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Title: Congratulations to the Ron Paul Institute
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Lew Rockwell
URL Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog ... ons-to-the-ron-paul-institute/
Published: Jan 15, 2015
Author: Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Post Date: 2015-01-15 20:59:32 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 10835
Comments: 38
RPI, an educational force for peace and freedom, is just 20 months old, but it’s already having a huge impact. Its social media influence is already off the charts, and its website is a daily must-visit, despite its shoestring budget. All the enemies of Ron Paul, peace, and freedom wanted him to go fishing after he left Congress. They’ve been stamping their feet in frustration when, if anything, Ron’s intellectual influence has increased. He will not be silenced. There are even some exciting television developments ahead. And his writing grows ever more significant. In every way, Ron Paul will continue to lead the freedom movement, no matter how the regimists threaten to hold their breaths until they turn purple. Oh, and congratulations to RPI executive director Daniel McAdams. Long Ron’s foreign policy advisor in Congress, the scholarly Daniel was chosen by Ron to head this new venture. They are a great team
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
While he continues to make some campus appearances, you can't seriously pretend that Ron Paul is more influential now than he was in Congress or as a prez candidate. McAdams has been so-so overall. I think he makes some unforced errors. Ron Paul had better put the Institute on a leash or the neocons will use some careless utterance to destroy any chance Rand will have in 2016, especially with the much-shortened debate schedule being reduced from 25 debates (too many) to only 9 (too few).
Shutting down??? Awh....no such luck! Keep him around to remind us of the old axiom: "Like father like son!"
I am not a neocon, but I did let out an utterance that was not useless in the my previous post when I said: "Like father like son."
I think a case can be made for him still having much influence in the marketplace of ideas. Does he have more influence now? Possibly. Ron Paul had better put the Institute on a leash or the neocons will use some careless utterance to destroy any chance Rand will have in 2016, Seriously, I don't think Rand has a chance - the CFR will not allow him to become president.
Ron and Rand have little in common politically. Rand is just another pandering politician who will say or do anything to get elected.
Ron and Rand have little in common politically. Rand is just another pandering politician who will say or do anything to get elected. Oh! What has Ron ever accomplished besides getting ONE bill passed during all the years he spent in Congress?
More than you, that's for sure. Do you count posting huge annoying flashing graphics that are a literal danger to people with eye problems as an "accomplishment"?
CFR has gone in a different direction the last few years, returning to a classic realist position and rejecting the neocons across the board. Hence, Rand expressing some appreciation for James Baker and Bush Senior who at least didn't destabilize Iraq and the entire Mideast back in GW I. So CFR may not oppose him as much as you think.
Yes, you are.
It's extremely unlikely that they have strayed from their ultimate goal of a one-world government and the end of American sovereignty.
Yes, you are. Then please tell me what you say a neocon is....and explain why you say I am a neocon.
More than you, that's for sure. Translation in the answer to: "What has Ron ever accomplished,"
The goal of every aspiring empire for the last 5,000 (or more) is a one-world empire under their leadership and domination. You act like no other empire has ever pursued this goal.
He annoys the living crap out of a lot of tools. I consider him to be much like a canary in a mine. Even his mildest remarks smoke out un-American individuals.
And you see them whining about Libertarians constantly, guess it helps them feel better about themselves.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I just recall how Reagan knew and understood the libertarian wing of the party. He cultivated them and kept them close. Including Ron Paul who was a leader of the Texas delegation who tried to nominate Reagan instead of Ford in '76. By 1988, RP was disappointed that so little had been accomplished and he foolishly thought he could force change by running as the LP candidate, a mistaken notion. OTOH, the LP had been uniformly pro-abortion and by the time RP was done with them, a majority were pro-lifers. Abortion is still a touchy subject that the LP shys away from. A few pix from the era (drives the neocons crazy):
He doesn't annoy me because he is irrelevant since all he has ever done is talk while accomplishing nothing. I just take exception with those who believe: ….Ron Paul is God .
A pix the neocons laugh about:
Ron Paul was greeting people following a campaign event. Black and his son were among those who met him and got their pictures taken with RP, like hundreds of others did. In the early Battle For Floriduh during the 2000 recount, there were a number of large rallies to support the Bush side and build support for Bush. One of the most prominent leaders on the stage at these rallies was none other than Don Black. So if Ron Paul is a Nazi because his photo was taken with Don Black at an event where RP stood for photos with all comers, does that make Dumbya a Nazi because Don Black organized and led his neo-Nazis in large public rallies back in 2000? Bush/Rove never denounced Don Black when he was leading rallies to help them win the presidency in Floriduh.
Is there a picture of Bush with Don Black?
Not that I've seen. I could dig up some photos of Bush Senior with Saddam and other loathsome figures. And with Dumbya being photographed with various butchers and despicable dictators. Repellant as he is, Don Black is a very small fry when compared to the evil characters our presidents often associate themselves with while in office.
Any Nazi supporters in the Paul family? I see, the answer is: NO!
I see, the answer is: NO! Which is worse - a guy who had his picture taken with hundreds if not thousands of people, one of whom turns out to be a Nazi - or a guy whose family supported the Nazis during WW2? You frightened little toads pulled this same tactic when Ron Paul ran for POTUS. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now. Even years after leaving office, Ron's ideas and his very existence scares the piss out of you neocon pricks.
Standard neocon disinfo attack, dutifully echoed by the usual suspects. Weekly Standard had another attack like this on some blogger at the Ron Paul Institute (former Reagan assistant Treasury secretary) over his writings. Obviously trying to blame Ron Paul for those and, by association, Rand Paul. You notice they don't blame the Holy Reagan for his having appointed this fellow as an assistant Treasury secretary. That goes completely unmentioned. We should be careful not to inflame this obvious neocon rumormongering. They hope to force us on the defense and debate their ridiculous accusations, to force us to waste our time or, by responding, grant their scurrilous rumormongering some credibility with those who don't pay much attention. These are typical FUD attacks (fear, uncertainty, doubts) that Microsoft was so notorious for over the years.
If all the other congressmen only got one bill passed in that much time, this country would be in much better shape!
I'll have to think about this....and get back to you.
There's is no reason, on principle or otherwise, to refuse to take a campaign donation from a supremacist of any color, alleged or real. Everyone has a right to donate, and their right to their own reasons for donating. Ron had no moral requirement to query everyone who donated what they believe in.
If Ron Paul had returned that donation to Black, the neocons would have written blaring headlines in Weekly Standard saying "Ron Paul writes check to Nazis". This is exactly how they operate. Like trolls.
Nor do they take the Wall Street Journal to task for hiring him as the Editor of the Editorial page, at one time a very prestigious position among conservative DC insiders. Nor do they take Business Week or the Scripps-Howard News Service to task for hiring him as a columnist. Their outrage is selective and contrived. Without a doubt Roberts is a well connected, life long DC insider. There is no doubt in my mind that his views, to include those on 9/11, are shaped by information received from his beltway connections.
I think Paul addressed this issue directly. Don't know if it was Black or someone else, but he had no apologies, and didn't even sound the least bit defensive about it. Maybe it was accepting a speaking invite at a function put together by a similar group. Paul's response was basically, "take every opportunity to spread your message to anyone who will listen, no matter who they are". So obvious a point. Paul has a great attitude and a great common sense about him. Unfortunately Rand only seems to have inherited a small portion of that good sense.
Make no mistake: Rand is most certainly his father's son. And his legitimate political heir. However, he is about 10x the retail pol that Ron ever was. Because he was careless in his remarks over the years, Ron could never get the nomination. Rand, a more careful player, actually has a shot at it.
Rand has more of a shot at it precisely because he's much closer to the R mainstream, which is the exact reason I'm much less excited about him.
Because he was careless in his remarks over the years, Ron could never get the nomination. Rand, a more careful player, actually has a shot at it. --- TooConservative Ron Paul let his emotions sway his speech far too often. Rand is a user of common sense.
You say: Au contraire, mon frère. There are “otherwise” reasons covered in the Federal campaign law. Prohibited Contributors/Contributions: Other than the listed prohibitions, I agree with you when you say: You also say: Of course there is no “moral” requirement for a politician to query everyone. I stand to be corrected if I have mistakenly presented any wrong information.
Rand has my vote. A perfect balance of conservative & Libertarian ideals without all the Ron Paul kook.
They’ve been stamping their feet in frustration when, if anything, Ron’s intellectual influence has increased.
Oh, and congratulations to RPI executive director Daniel McAdams.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
Congratulations to the Ron Paul Institute....
He will not be silenced.
#3. To: TooConservative (#1)
Ron Paul had better put the Institute on a leash or the neocons will use some careless utterance to destroy any chance Rand will have in 2016
#4. To: TooConservative (#1)
While he continues to make some campus appearances, you can't seriously pretend that Ron Paul is more influential now than he was in Congress or as a prez candidate.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state.
Paul Craig Roberts
They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
#5. To: Gatlin (#3)
"Like father like son."
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state.
Paul Craig Roberts
They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
#6. To: Deckard (#5)
"Like father like son."
#7. To: Gatlin (#6)
What has Ron ever accomplished
#8. To: Deckard (#4)
Seriously, I don't think Rand has a chance - the CFR will not allow him to become president.
#9. To: Gatlin (#3)
I am not a neocon
#10. To: Operation 40 (#7)
flashing graphics that are a literal danger to people with eye problems
#11. To: TooConservative (#8)
CFR has gone in a different direction the last few years, returning to a classic realist position and rejecting the neocons across the board.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state.
Paul Craig Roberts
They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
#12. To: TooConservative (#9)
I am not a neocon
#13. To: Operation 40 (#7)
What has Ron ever accomplished
The answer is: NOTHING!
Thanks for the admission.
Please ping me if you ever find anything he accomplished.
#14. To: Deckard (#11)
It's extremely unlikely that they have strayed from their ultimate goal of a one-world government and the end of American sovereignty.
#15. To: Gatlin (#13)
Please ping me if you ever find anything he accomplished.
#16. To: TooConservative (#15)
Even his mildest remarks smoke out un-American individuals.
#17. To: CZ82 (#16)
And you see them whining about Libertarians constantly, guess it helps them feel better about themselves.
To really enact the full conservative/libertarian agenda will require a candidate who can and will unify both wings of the GOP. Reagan was the last one who really tried to do so.
#18. To: TooConservative (#15)
He annoys the living crap out of a lot of tools.
#19. To: TooConservative (#17)
(Edited)
A few pix from the era (drives the neocons crazy):
#20. To: Gatlin (#19)
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#21. To: Gatlin (#19)
#22. To: TooConservative (#21)
#23. To: Gatlin (#22)
Is there a picture of Bush with Don Black?
#24. To: Gatlin, TooConservative (#22)
Is there a picture of Bush with Don Black?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#25. To: Deckard (#24)
Is there a picture of Bush with Don Black?
#26. To: Gatlin (#25)
Is there a picture of Bush with Don Black?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#27. To: Deckard, Gatlin (#26)
You frightened little toads pulled this same tactic when Ron Paul ran for POTUS.
#28. To: Gatlin (#6)
What has Ron ever accomplished besides getting ONE bill passed during all the years he spent in Congress?
#29. To: Deckard (#26)
Which is worse - a guy who had his picture taken with hundreds if not thousands of people, one of whom turns out to be a Nazi - or a guy whose family supported the Nazis during WW2?
#30. To: Gatlin (#19)
#31. To: Pinguinite (#30)
There's is no reason, on principle or otherwise, to refuse to take a campaign donation from a supremacist of any color, alleged or real.
#32. To: TooConservative (#27)
You notice they don't blame the Holy Reagan for his having appointed this fellow as an assistant Treasury secretary. That goes completely unmentioned
#33. To: TooConservative (#31)
If Ron Paul had returned that donation to Black, the neocons would have written blaring headlines in Weekly Standard saying "Ron Paul writes check to Nazis".
#34. To: Pinguinite (#33)
#35. To: TooConservative (#34)
Because he was careless in his remarks over the years, Ron could never get the nomination. Rand, a more careful player, actually has a shot at it.
#36. To: TooConservative, pingunite (#34)
Paul has a great attitude and a great common sense about him. Unfortunately Rand only seems to have inherited a small portion of that good sense. ---- Pinguinite
#37. To: Pinguinite (#30)
(Edited)
There's is no reason, on principle or otherwise, to refuse to take a campaign donation from a supremacist of any color, alleged or real.
1. A person in prohibited from making contributions made in the name of another.
2. A person may not make a contribution that exceeds the law’s limits.
3. A foreign national may not make contributions.
4. Federal Government Contractors may not make contributions.
5. Corporations and labor unions may not make contributions.
6. A person many not make contributions that exceed the law’s limits.
Everyone has a right to donate, and their right to their own reasons for donating.
Ron had no moral requirement to query everyone who donated what they believe in.
#38. To: TooConservative (#34)
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