How does Ron stay so calm?

[Redcard]

Your totally wron on this point....the means is always going to be the same and I am sure Dr. paul has his "plans" already.

It doesn't "concern him" it more than likely energizes him with HOPE.

When you say "win this" I think you are not listening to Dr. Paul. Winning is not about getting nominated (though that would be AWESOME) this goes MUCH deeper than any "office" of government.

That's what I MEAN. I mean his goal for this was likely to get the message out, NOT to get nominated. The fact that he's probably done better than he thought he would is pretty clear by the fact that his campaign staff seems to not know what to do. They weren't READY for this.

As for his plans, when you make bold statements, you're going to have to explain how you want to implement them, otherwise people will just view you with their "That'll never happen" glasses.

 

[Edu]

if he does get in , I don't see how he can pull off the plan.

He pulls back the troops we pay for all over the world.
The savings allow the easy dropping of the tax code. ( how is it most people don't know there was no direct tax before 1913? )
He starts to print real U.S. gold backed notes, Kennedy did it. We don't have to wait for some outside organization (fed reserve) to tell us how or when to print dollars.
What's the rest of the plan? That's it. It's all you need to keep us from collapsing.
Why wouldn't any real American want to see this happen?
Then, when everyone is rich again and can save money, we get the government out of the school system so this doesn't happen again (educate people on real history).
With all the money you will have you can go get a solar car too

 

[MsDoodahs]

"The prophet's career began at the end of King Uzziah's reign, say about 740 B.C. This reign was uncommonly long, almost half a century, and apparently prosperous. It was one of those prosperous reigns, however – like the reign of Marcus Aurelius at Rome, or the administration of Eubulus at Athens, or of Mr. Coolidge at Washington – where at the end the prosperity suddenly peters out and things go by the board with a resounding crash.

In the year of Uzziah's death, the Lord commissioned the prophet to go out and warn the people of the wrath to come. "Tell them what a worthless lot they are." He said, "Tell them what is wrong, and why and what is going to happen unless they have a change of heart and straighten up. Don't mince matters. Make it clear that they are positively down to their last chance. Give it to them good and strong and keep on giving it to them. I suppose perhaps I ought to tell you," He added, "that it won't do any good. The official class and their intelligentsia will turn up their noses at you and the masses will not even listen. They will all keep on in their own ways until they carry everything down to destruction, and you will probably be lucky if you get out with your life."

Isaiah had been very willing to take on the job – in fact, he had asked for it – but the prospect put a new face on the situation. It raised the obvious question: Why, if all that were so – if the enterprise were to be a failure from the start – was there any sense in starting it? "Ah," the Lord said, "you do not get the point. There is a Remnant there that you know nothing about. They are obscure, unorganized, inarticulate, each one rubbing along as best he can. They need to be encouraged and braced up because when everything has gone completely to the dogs, they are the ones who will come back and build up a new society; and meanwhile, your preaching will reassure them and keep them hanging on. Your job is to take care of the Remnant, so be off now and set about it."

- Albert Jay Nock, from Isaiah's Job

Full text here:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/nock3b.html

 

[Redcard]

He pulls back the troops we pay for all over the world.
The savings allow the easy dropping of the tax code. ( how is it most people don't know there was no direct tax before 1913? )
He starts to print real U.S. gold backed notes, Kennedy did it. We don't have to wait for some outside organization (fed reserve) to tell us how or when to print dollars.
What's the rest of the plan? That's it. It's all you need to keep us from collapsing.
Why wouldn't any real American want to see this happen?
Then, when everyone is rich again and can save money, we get the government out of the school system so this doesn't happen again (educate people on real history).
With all the money you will have you can go get a solar car too

Right, but he can't do that via fiat. He can call on Congress to reduce the troops. He can call on congress to drop the tax code.

The point I'm trying to make is, this is NOT something we got into over 8 years.. it's not something we're going to get out of in 8 years. Ron Paul is just going to get this STARTED, at best.

 

[Thurston Howell III]

Seriously, it seems every time he speaks they all laugh at him. Every time he asks them a question they simply ignore it. The MSM ignores him. How has this man not exploded yet lol.

IMO he puts all the pressure on the message, the message does the work.
They laugh because they can't talk to his talking points. Hell, they don't even understand the questions let alone the answers.

 

[laurak]

IMO he puts all the pressure on the message, the message does the work.
They laugh because they can't talk to his talking points. Hell, they don't even understand the questions let alone the answers.

+1

 

[Paulitical Correctness]

Hell if I know, but let me tell you something...

I almost cried while reading A Foreign Policy of Freedom. Discovering how he's been putting up with this crap for decades.. God, it burned me up at first, but then I was on the verge of tears. Both tears of joy, and tears of sadness.

Sad because it's hard for me to even begin empathizing. Can you imagine pouring your heart and soul in desperation to deaf ears? And not only does nobody listen, no...ignoring him isn't enough, they ridicule him. Can you imagine knowing damn well that you're right, but continually being shot down for it? How many times can you be told to give up before you actually do? Does being the last sane man on earth make you crazy? A lesser man would've crumbled years and years ago.

Joyous because it's nothing short of remarkable that there's a guy willing to go against the grain and wage a one man war against corruption, pure evil, and the enemies of liberty. Joyous because one man can rally so many people together and create a new-found hopefulness. Ron Paul is a true hero. Ron Paul makes me appreciate our country. He literally makes me want to be a better person. Ron Paul is the only cure for apathy.

 

[MsDoodahs]

Hell if I know, but let me tell you something...

I almost cried while reading A Foreign Policy of Freedom. Discovering how he's been putting up with this crap for decades.. God, it burned me up at first, but then I was on the verge of tears. Both tears of joy, and tears of sadness.

Sad because it's hard for me to even begin empathizing. Can you imagine pouring your heart and soul in desperation to deaf ears? And not only does nobody listen, no...ignoring him isn't enough, they ridicule him. Can you imagine knowing damn well that you're right, but continually being shot down for it? How many times can you be told to give up before you actually do? Does being the last sane man on earth make you crazy? A lesser man would've crumbled years and years ago.

Joyous because it's nothing short of remarkable that there's a guy willing to go against the grain and wage a one man war against corruption, pure evil, and the enemies of liberty. Joyous because one man can rally so many people together and create a new-found hopefulness. Ron Paul is a true hero. Ron Paul makes me appreciate our country. He literally makes me want to be a better person. Ron Paul is the only cure for apathy.

that made me cry.

 

[WilliamC]

It helps that he has the courage of his convictions. When you know you are in the right it is easier not to get upset with those who attack you. And I really think he already has come much further in this campaign that he ever though he would, so any other wins are icing on the cake.

Winning the nomination? I'm sure he considers it possible now, unlike 6 months ago, but I think he is also not staking his future on it either. In that respect he's like Fred Thompson, who's made no bones of the fact he isn't thrilled to be running for president.

In a worse-case scenario of losing the nomination, if Ron Paul can keep 1/10th of this support he's generated he could be one of the most influential men in Congress. Imagine every time a piece of legislation comes up 100,000 Ron Paul Republicans call their representatives and tell them to toe the Constitutional line.

Ron Paul would love to win the White House, but I don't think that is what's driving him to do this. I think he really wants for the next generation of Americans to remember their what this country is all about, and why the consititution is so important. He wants to be able to pass on the torch of liberty when he finally does retire and have it burning brighter because of his good work. And in that he's already succeeded.

 

[slantedview]

wisdom

 

[yongrel]

Ron Paul doesn't get mad. He gets even.

 

[ConstitutionGal]

I honestly think that just as Tom Tancredo got in this race just to make the other candidates address illegal immigration, Dr. Paul got in this race just to make the other candidates address both the war and economics. I don't think he envisioned the ground-swell of support that his message has caused. I think this is why we see the offical campaign dropping the ball or not being nationally savvy - they simply weren't recruited to actually RUN a drawn-out natinoal campaign and have littel idea about how to go about it now that they actaully have the money and momentum to do so. I keep hoping that we'll see some shake-ups in HQ to better utilize what the grassroots has given the campaign and done for the campaign. I also think that Dr. Paul will continue to do his best as he has stated recently that he is in this for as long as his supporters give him the funding to continue and, while this has got to be tiring for him, I think he is dedicated to seeing it whatever end comes.

 

[gtjwkq]

Sad because it's hard for me to even begin empathizing. (...) A lesser man would've crumbled years and years ago.

Joyous because it's nothing short of remarkable that there's a guy willing to go against the grain and wage a one man war against corruption, pure evil, and the enemies of liberty. (...) He literally makes me want to be a better person. Ron Paul is the only cure for apathy.

That made me teary eyed too. Ron Paul is a kind of hero I can't remember ever seeing in real life.

wisdom

I think that's the word that best describes him. Not easily losing his temper is a testament to that, because we often make fools out of ourselves when we do.

 

[Bossobass]

Ron Paul is from a different era, and he's one of the best of that era.

I grew up in the next neighborhood over from Ron Paul's family in Pittsburgh. I'm 18 years younger than Ron, so I was just being born when Ron was off to college. He delivered milk for his father's dairy (Greentree Dairy) to our house just before I was born, and his family continued to deliver our milk for the next 10 years.

My old man was a fanatic about "real" milk (whole milk and buttermilk) vs what he called "blue" milk (Homogenized, pasteurized, Vitamin D milk), so being able to get what he wanted was important to him.

I remember my dad talking about the family who owned Greentree Dairy when I was a young'n because he had personal dealings with them, as they were relatively close to where we lived.

My dad spoke very highly of the Pauls and their sons many times, and my dad was a for real, principles-first-no-matter-what guy 'til the day he died. I remember it well, 'cause dad didn't lavish that sort of praise on many people.

Besides the fact that praise from my father meant the recipient of that praise had integrity, it went without saying that it also meant they were very hard working and honest.

When Ron said, in the townhall meeting last night, that he believes you derive strength from confidence, not by a show of force or bullying, you have the answer to your question. Ron has lived a lifetime of proving himself right in that you are stronger than the opponent by your confidence. It eliminates the necessity to hide your lack of self confidence by bullying.

When I first met Ron, we reminisced about the old neighborhoods and those old work ethic ideals. I was floored to find, after all these years, that we grew up so close to each other and, even though he's closer to my father in age, we both worked in our respective family owned businesses under the old school of men who made it through the Great Depression (no doubt why we share a dislike for the Fed).

I'm just sayin...

Bosso

 

[Perry]

I attribute it to the peace from God the bible promises. You are right, it does seem miraculous.

He has the peace amidst the storm. Jesus Christ.
All the great men of the bible were humbled in tremendous ways. Ron Paul remains humble and stays on the narrow path.

 

[laurak]

Comparing with american pianos...

He's the Steinway / Mason Hamlin of all politicians from the golden era..known for structural( in Dr.Paul's case it is ideological) integrity, long lasting, joy to listen to....

 

[rpfan2008]

agility

 

[btwilli1]

If he does good in New Hampshire, 3rd or better, the next debate he needs to let the other candidates feel his wrath. I know it is not like him, but they can't laugh and get away with it again, Ron Paul needs to put them in their place. I am sure there is one thing he could say...
somebody suggested when they are laughing about his foreign policy to say something "the families that have lost soldiers are not laughing with you," or "the elderly relying on their social security are not laughing with you because of inflation from this war"

 

[brumans]

I'm just waiting for him to do snap and do a "morton downey jr" on someone.

 

[Edu]

IMO he puts all the pressure on the message, the message does the work.
They laugh because they can't talk to his talking points. Hell, they don't even understand the questions let alone the answers.

That's a good way to say it.