No...I'm not dead. I know that some of you will will rejoice over that news and others will lament. Sorry. I have not forgotten you either...any of you. I've been busy with life. It seems to be taking more of my time these days. I have also been keenly observing the "greatest show on Earth" and no I'm not talking about the cirus. I mean the American Presidential Election Race.
As some of you know I am a supporter of Dr Ron Paul and that is one of the reasons why I haven't been here that often. We are busy working for Dr Paul. Due to the decision by the media to virtually ignore Dr Paul we have found that we need to take his message to the people directly so that they can hear about him.
It has been my experience that 0nce people actually hear him and his stance on the issues they tend to want to know more and they tend to like him. So a small group of us have taken it upon ourselves in my local area to make signs, handouts, talk with people...educate them. It till amazes me how many people have never heard of him. That alone is sad.
The work we are doing for Dr Paul is exhilarating and we love engaging with people. Not all agree but they are all curious. It's a wonderful experience that I think everyone should try at least once. There are so many interesting points of view and ideas out there.
What has truly been breathtaking to witness is the level of manipulation that is going on for this election. Now elections by their very nature are about persuasion and Presidential Elections are the worse but this time around it's different. There is an infiltration taking place that is sad and frightening to see to be frank.
The TEA Party has no idea that it is being played like a piano by the establishment GOP but they are. They are being emotionally pushed from candidate to candidate only to see that candidate bested by another in a few short weeks. Polls are all over the place and I get the feeling that the intent here is to cause voter fatigue so that people will become de-energized. Confusion can cause people to become dispirited quickly.
Take for example the massive swings in support from Bachmann to Romney then to Perry and now to Cain. Some pPeople think that this is good for the process and the right person eventually emerge and become the nominee. Sometimes that is true and that is technically the way it should work but this time is different. I can't remember the last time so many "establishment" candidates ran on the "I'm not the establishment candidate"platform.
Many inside the TEA Party have no idea they are being duped. There is only ONE candidate that is anti-establishment and that is Ron Paul. He is at odds with his own party and they do everything they can to marginalize him because he actually wants to take his marching orders from the PEOPLE. Instead you have a bunch of "insiders" who want us to believe that they "get it" and they'll be different. REALLY?
Romney and Perry are both backed by the bankers. I think we know who they are going to assist and who is going to get the short end of the stick here. Cain is a former President of The Federal Reserve. Do we really even need to go down that road? If you think that The Fed is actually good for the country and is beneficial to the American People then you need to educate yourself. The Fed is not what you think it is.
Gingrich, Santorum, Huntsman, Johnson....yeah, right. They are all running for a cabinet position in a Republican Administration.
The most amazing thing to me is that the "Father of the TEA Party" (generally considered to be Ron Paul) is not getting any support from them. They are taking the bait...hook, line and sinker and the establishment in DC is playing them like a fiddle.
The other side is just as bad. How can all those anti-war protesters stand by and cheer when Obama kills an American Citizen without even so much as a hearing? Oh, that's right...he was a "terrorist" so that makes it ok. The precedent has been set now. The CIA can assassinate ANY American Citizen that is deemed a threat by what we now know is a faceless, unaccountable, secret committee.
Ron Paul rightly came out against this because it is unconstitutional. The other candidates all lined up behind the President for "doing the right thing." Ron Paul has the courage to stand in the face of adversity and stand for the rule of law. Something few in Washington know anything about these days.
Regardles of what you have heard from the media Ron Paul is always consistent and has been looking out for the American People and the rule of law for his entire career. It's not something he does or says to get elected like others are doing right now.
This election will be historic because it will have far-reaching implications upon our country and society as a whole. If you are not involved yet you need to be. It's too important to sit on the sidelines and ride it out. It CAN all go away. It's a distinct possibility. Time to get off the bench and get in the game...before it's too late.
Ron Paul wants to end the wars, end the stupid money games we are playing with our children's future and elevate The Constitution to the place of honor that it deserves. He is for LIBERTY...for all. When is the last time you heard a politician talk about that...and mean it.
America needs Ron Paul and right now Ron Paul needs America.


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Me? I'm going to actively involve myself in the state and local political races in 2012. And I'm going to tell people that I don't care who they vote for for POTUS.
I am a registered Independent who will vote for Barack in any case.
I wouldn’t vote for the GOP candidate no matter what.
But I admire that you are dedicated to actually doing work on behalf of the candidate you think to be best.
Oh, lest I forgot, when You google the moron, watch for the part where he claims that he loves to argue and is proud to have been thrown off THREE religion discussion sites.
Credibility lower than a stinkin pile of sh*t, old apisa sh*t has.
DJohn, when his cat involvement is low, he seeks out people like You to badger them.
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The big question in my mind is whether we can afford another pendulum swing that is really just a switch from one part of the "Ruling Elite" to another. I will be voting the "Nobama" ticket in any case- Hopefully I will get to vote for Ron Paul in the Ohio Primary, and then again in the Presidential election. I'm at this point a "Skeptic" (see Jonathan Wolfman's post) about anything happening at the National level. I am leaning to the opinion that the Tenth Amendment is the salvation of the country. I think the states must gird up and prepare for an implosion of the federal government. It will be interesting. ( as in the Chinese curse, may you live in interesting times)
? How can you support Obama? Can you really say that his presidency has been a success at this point?
I can support Obama even though I might not term his presidency a success at this point, if for no other reason than I think the Republican candidates are an abomination. But that truly is not the reason I support him. I honestly think he is doing the very best he can considering the political climate in which he is working.
I understand there are Republicans (probably you included) who feel the “obstructionism” was needed and justified. I, on the other hand, feel it was just obstructionism—and of no particular value.
HOWI don't understand how people like yourself who lambasted "W" for his warring ways can embrace Obama who basically has the SAME exact foreign policy stance?
I have mentioned several times that I see starting unnecessary wars is one thing, but disentangling from wars is another altogether. I think Obama properly listened to the military advice he was getting from our commanders…and did not disengage precipitously. I hate the idea that we are still engaged, but I suspect I would have hated even more the possible results of an immediate withdrawal.
. It's time we separated ourselves from the rhetoric and started looking at who can best get this country back on track.
I agree with that completely. But I suspect we differ in how that can best be accomplished.
defeatedThe worst part about this situation is that the COUNTRY has lost faith in Obama. Even if he wins a second term , which I still think is possible, the country will not embrace his ideology and instead we'll be left with a decade of non-leadership and stagnation. Business will stop, unemployment will skyrocket, violence and desperation will continue.
I think a reasonable number of people in this country have not lost faith in Obama…and see the huge problems he is facing and trying to address. I think they also see the obstructionism…and are as bothered by that as you are bothered by Obama.
It is my opinion that unemployment will skyrocket no matter who is elected. It simply no longer makes sense to employ large numbers of humans to do jobs that machines, robots, and computers can do much more efficiently and much, much cheaper. Decent jobs are a thing of the past. We can have jobs—plenty of them, if we were to lower the minimum wage to 75 cents per hour, but that does nothing to deal with the underlying problem.
Violence and desperation will not just continue, no matter who is elected…it will escalate until we finally start to realize that distribution of our great bounty truly is the problem…not jobs. We can get most of the work we need and want done by our technically advanced machines. Most humans will never again be able to EARN the needed money to buy the necessities of life, let alone the wants of life. That is what we have got to deal with…that is what our leaders have got to deal with.
The reason Ron Paul is the right candidate for this time is because he is for THE PEOPLE.
With all the respect in the world, Djohn, Ron Paul is a dreamer…and I don’t even like his dreams. Ron Paul has as much chance of being elected as you or I—no more.
We need someone who knows how to heal the wound and that is why we need a doctor. Dr Ron Paul.
The last thing in the world I see Ron Paul as…is a healer of our nation. In fact, I could ask you a form of the question you first asked me: How in the world, considering the doddering, mangled answers the man has offered in the “debates” I’ve watched (just about all of ‘em) could you possibly consider voting for him?
Not being a smartass here, Djohn, but I truly hope Paul is selected as the Republican candidate, mostly because I see him as one of the easiest of that sorry group to beat.
But I admire that you are dedicated to actually doing work on behalf of the candidate you think to be best.
http://open.salon.com/blog/jimgalt/2011/10/08/man_of_the_year
frank wouldn't be caught dead looking at the post, as frank is the man who is ALWAYS right - it is the world that is wrong.
PS - I suppose You know that Dr. Paul easily won the latest straw poll held yesterday:
Here are the results of the straw poll:
Ron Paul – 37 percent
Herman Cain – 23 percent
Rick Santorum – 16 percent
Rick Perry – 8 percent
Michele Bachmann – 8 percent
Mitt Romney – 4 percent
Newt Gingrich – 3 percent
Jon Huntsman – 0 percent
Undecided – 1 percent
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-wins-straw-poll-cain-2nd-193226764.html
PPS - Be aware that the more You post, the more You will be subject to apisa sh*t attacks, despite his passive-aggressive:
"But I admire that you are dedicated to actually doing work on behalf of the candidate you think to be best."
The only thing frank admires is his trollish decrepit sh*t eating ass.
I have no idea why anyone would vote Obama into office for another four years of cronyism, bankrupting America policies, dividing the American people and flat out lies, unless of course it is about an agenda of the “transformation of America” into a socialist nation. They need to look up the track record of socialist countries; it is not doing too well for them today. Obama is feeding the anti Tea party movement, where any socialist, communist and anarchist group is crawling from under their rocks to “seize the moment”. Obama is a master manipulator.
After trillions of dollars of Obama spending, this country is now much worse off than when he took office. I agree that Paul would give this country “shock therapy”, which is desperately needed.
Can Paul be elected? One thing I have learned, never count anyone out.