On Thursday, Ron Paul released a video on his website (see below) in which he indicates that his run for president is now over. Ron was labeled early on by the mainstream media as a kook. I think the reason they did this is because they didn't understand what he was talking about. "Sound money, what the hell does that mean?" What they didn't notice is that Ron Paul understands the ROOT of most of the problems, and offers many one-issue and multiple-issue voters a form of requiem from the mess caused by President Bush.
For example, if you are a liberal Democrat, you probably want an end to the Iraq war. You feel duped into it based on Bush's manipulation of false intelligence. Ron Paul was the only candidate with any momentum who was not only against the war in Iraq from the beginning, but who also pledged for immediate and total withdrawal once elected.
Maybe your a conservative Republican and you feel the government has become too large and cumbersome on American business/economy. Ron Paul is the only candidate who wanted to ensure a scaling back of the government's global hegemony, cutting out unnecessary programs, etc.
But there are concerns that face both parties. Ron Paul knows what to do about free market economics and sound money, what to do about moral issues such as abortion, and what to do about state's rights.
I am sad to say that Paul's presidential bid is out, but it's good to know that he'll still be around in the House. Please take careful note in his video below.
UPDATE:
Also of interest to you - please compare and contrast Ron Paul's concession announcement with that of Mitt Romney, probably the worst candidate on both sides. Mitt indicates that the election of Obama or Clinton is a concession to terrorism. What a moron.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
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Ron Paul not only gets it but he has class. I'm gonna buy his book.
Mitt did two things while running:
1) His candidacy showed bigotry against Mormons is alive and well.
2) Mitt reinforced reasons (although for the wrong ones) why it is considered OK by Americans to continue said bigotry.
Mitt's Utah Legacy:
1) Slow down of trend of Californian's dumping their properties and moving to Utah to be ersatz-rich.
2) His son will be running against Congressman Matheson (D-UT)(I voted for him; great guy) to not only unseat the only Dem in UT at the national level but to get a third shot of a Romney running for president.
FUZE! Living in UT still beats OH hands down.
One of the questions that never came up in the debates that should have come up was about Mormon allegiance to "The Brethren." Mormons pledge total allegiance to their leaders in secret temple rituals, which Romney has had and still participates in. The question that should have been pitched to him is whether or not, if there was a conflict between leading the country or doing the will of "The Brethren," where would his allegiance be? Most Mormons are fiercely (maniacally?) loyal to their leaders, and I would imagine that he would have squirmed an awful lot at that question.
But this brings up an even bigger problem in America: religion gets a free ride, no matter how absurd or delusional it might be. Not only do passive things like Romney's Mormonism go virtually ignored by the media, but the media won't even openly embrace the fact that 9/11 was essentially a theological attack. This business that "they hate us for our freedom and liberty" is grade-A horsecrap. Religion is a real problem in the world and for some reason nobody wants to say anything on that or do anything about it. When people act strangely under the guise of religion, their behavior is "respected" and "condoned," but if done without the umbrella of religious belief, much of what we observe in other religions would create chaos and get people jailed.
Romney's allegiance to his faith might have been his downfall, but honestly I think it's mainly because he's too far to the (neo-con) right. America doesn't want another Bush.
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