American Spectator Slams Our Own Matt Collins

[ClayTrainor]

excellent translation.
matt should use this in his rebuttal.

i 2nd that, Matt. That is a brilliant one liner.

 

[dannno]

Go Matt!!

 

[Brian Defferding]

TRANSLATION:

If the Paulites would only learn to sell out and water down their philosophy, the ruling elites would gladly throw them a crumb or two.

Well said.

And, go Matt!

 

[Deborah K]

Apparently the writer of this blog is reading our responses to his article on the site. He responded and I just gave him a whack. Check it out.

 

[torchbearer]

Apparently the writer of this blog is reading our responses to his article on the site. He responded and I just gave him a whack. Check it out.

Hey maw! I'm on the internets!

 

[Anti Federalist]

(shameless cross post)

From the article:

The Ron Paul movement is certainly not the answer to all that ills the Republican Party, but, at the very least, it is a breath of fresh air. It is a right wing movement that shows youth, vigor and potential for growth. If moderated, if absorbed into the elements of the establishment Right, one could see how it could provide some of the vision and foot soldiering for the GOP's trip out of the wilderness.

If you assimilate into the Borg, if you play nice, if you make sure you say and do and write and act in no way outside the "polite norms", you too will become "mainstream" and be able to partake in all the all benefits that accrue to having that label.

All that it requires is to jettison your soul, your heart and your principles.

*yawn*

Heard this story before, the only reason it's being written is because the hacks are nervous.

Good for Matt.

 

[Michigan11]

What a joke! Matt is displaying that he is a principled man who bristles at those who would subvert the very foundation of our nation. He is going to get criticized for everything he does while people like this writer talk out of both sides of their mouths!

Matt made an important statement not shaking that subverter's hand. Kudos to Matt.

Right On!

Good job Matt...

+1776

 

[IPSecure]

Matt made an important statement not shaking that subverter's hand. Kudos to Matt.

Saudi's and Russians refuse to shake Obama's hand

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=200605


Hmmmm...

 

[torchbearer]

Saudi's and Russians refuse to shake Obama's hand

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=200605


Hmmmm...

I think Matt is onto something.
I vow not to shake the hands of someone who has betrayed our constitution. Never.
Nunca!

 

[disorderlyvision]

Apparently the writer of this blog is reading our responses to his article on the site. He responded and I just gave him a whack. Check it out.

His response:

W. James Antle III| 7.20.09 @ 4:45PM
The point that some of you seem to be missing is that Ron Paul consistently stands up for his principles but also behaves like a gentleman. He even shook Rudy Giuliani's hand. Yes, even the Ron Paul movement could use more Ron Paul clones.

 

[brandon]

^^Good point he made

 

[torchbearer]

^^Good point he made

The reason I support Peter Schiff is because I believe him to be more aggressive than humble/polite Ron.
I love Ron, but i'm not as nice as he is- but I still believe in the constitution. the same as he.

 

[brandon]

The reason I support Peter Schiff is because I believe him to be more aggressive than humble/polite Ron.
I love Ron, but i'm not as nice as he is- but I still believe in the constitution. the same as he.

I hear ya.

I'm more of a Paul guy than a Schiff guy myself. Don't get me wrong, I already donated to Schiff, but his huge ego sometimes gets on my nerves.

I love the way Paul handles himself.

 

[Bruno]

WE ARE NOT RON PAUL CLONES.

that's the bottom line. Matt makes his own decisions.

 

[specsaregood]

^^Good point he made

Eh, I'd disagree.
What has Guilianni done directly to RP to violate the constitution, steal from his pocket or in other ways done harm to RP? Did RP shake his hand after the petulant behavior by Guilianni at the debates, I don't remember.

Whereas, Zach Wamp HAS done things that directly negatively impacted Matt and all of us.

Edit: I can understand shaking the hand of someone you simply disagree with; BUT I can also see NOT shaking the hand of somebody that has directly harmed you in some way.

 

[Cowlesy]

TRANSLATION:

If the Paulites would only learn to sell out and water down their philosophy, the ruling elites would gladly throw them a crumb or two.

I agree.

There is a difference between watering down your philosophy and shaking someones hand.

I respect your stand Matt. But shaking someone's hand isn't that big of a deal.

I agree here too.

WE ARE NOT RON PAUL CLONES.

that's the bottom line. Matt makes his own decisions.

And this one.

I think not shaking someone's hand is immature. You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. At the same time, this little blog post is fairly immature in its pontification about how "Ron Paul Republicans" or, "Traditional Conservatives" should act.

Even though Matt may drive us nuts sometimes, and clearly "the establishment" guys, I have no doubt in his heart he works extremely hard for the TRADITIONAL republican principles.

Being a sheepdog of traditional republican values does not always mean you need to bear your metaphorical teeth.

 

[dannno]

Diversify diversify diversify..

Pushing any of them out of the movement is a bad thing.

Let them all stick to their guns.

We need Ron Paulazols, Peter Schiffnickles and Matt Colonacausts in DC.

 

[MikeStanart]

If he had, he wouldn't have gotten any press on it and we wouldn't be talking about it. So in that sense, it's a VERY big deal.

At first I thought it was silly to not shake someone's hand; but now I see the genius behind Matt's political move. You're absolutely right, Deborah...had the hand been shaken, the message would have never been exposed.

 

[disorderlyvision]

What has Guilianni done directly to RP to violate the constitution, .

Are you serious?!? What has Guilianni done that hasn't violated the constitution?

 

[specsaregood]

Are you serious?!? What has Guilianni done that hasn't violated the constitution?

Details please? I have not lived under this thumb as mayor. Do you have a list? And far as I know he has never been a part of an legislative branch of govt.

Regardless, that's not what I said. I said has he done anything directly to RP.