How does Ron stay so calm?

[OrbitalGun]

Ron Paul is a fighter has been battling the Orcs for decades.

 

[cicatrice]

"klug zur reden ist oft schwer - klug zur schweigen noch viel mehr"

I totally just sent that to my mom in the context of describing Ron Paul. She is German but a naturalized American citizen and she considers him a true hero. I'm sure she'd appreciated that saying and will find it suits him well.

 

[Malakai0]

The man's secret? Twofold, in my opinion.

First, he's older, and wiser. A lot of his supporters seem to be teenagers and young adults, who have not yet realized that punching someone in the face is not going to do anything to forwards your career. Ron is a career politician, having been in politics for over 30 years. He knows how to play the game as well as anyone.

Second, I think he already knows he's not going to win this, and is playing this game on a long form. It's why he can't tell you how much revenue comes in via taxes, or how he's going to remove the IRS without having a funding option in play, or how he's going to get everyone else in congress to follow his plans. The answer is, he doesn't know. His intention wasn't to win the election this time around, it's just to start opening people up to the ideas he has. The fact that he's done this well must concern him, because if he does get in , I don't see how he can pull off the plan. So, that's reason number two.. he's calm because he doesn't want to win this right now. He's wanting to get people aclimitized to his message.

Insanity!

 

[Malakai0]

Cutting the department of homeland security, and bringing our troops home from everywhere, possibly with a little bit of cutting back other bullshit harmful agencies like the CIA or the dept of education could bump out the income tax in it's entirety right there.

Income tax revenue - interest on debt = not that much


Either way it's 1.2 trillion out of a 2.5 trillion budget. I can say easily that easily we could cut out half the federal government and have no negative impact on our lives whatsoever.

 

[billjarrett]

I wouldn't say he isn't going to win this, I'd say he's in it for the long haul.. and I think yesterdays debate might give us some insight into how he's stayed so calm with just one comment:

"Make fun, buddy"

This comment, combined with the look on his face and the look on Romneys made me an immediate believer in the "secret plan" that's been rumored around here. It almost seemed like a "I'll have the last laugh" response to me.

 

[Soccrmastr]

Ron Paul's true force unleashed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHB2I83_N_k

 

[jon_perez]

The man's secret? Twofold, in my opinion.

First, he's older, and wiser. A lot of his supporters seem to be teenagers and young adults, who have not yet realized that punching someone in the face is not going to do anything to forwards your career. Ron is a career politician, having been in politics for over 30 years. He knows how to play the game as well as anyone.

I agree. Ron Paul has more than his fair share of immature supporters who can be a big liability.

I came across an economic blog posting where the writer questioned Ron's beliefs in a gold standard and where she poked some light fun at it, suddenly you see a commenter (who called himself a Ron Paul supporter) call the blogwriter a "cunt" along with many other vile comments.

It is sad that such ugly behavior from a supporter will reflect on Paul. The paradox of Paul's candidacy: The most intellectually and emotionally mature candidate around has by far the most immature and worst behaved supporters.

 

[TXcarlosTX]

Ron's a Ninja. Ninjas don't get upset.

haha. thats what i was thinking

 

[rpfan2008]

The man's secret? Twofold, in my opinion.

First, he's older, and wiser. A lot of his supporters seem to be teenagers and young adults, who have not yet realized that punching someone in the face is not going to do anything to forwards your career. Ron is a career politician, having been in politics for over 30 years. He knows how to play the game as well as anyone.

Second, I think he already knows he's not going to win this, and is playing this game on a long form. It's why he can't tell you how much revenue comes in via taxes, or how he's going to remove the IRS without having a funding option in play, or how he's going to get everyone else in congress to follow his plans. The answer is, he doesn't know. His intention wasn't to win the election this time around, it's just to start opening people up to the ideas he has. The fact that he's done this well must concern him, because if he does get in , I don't see how he can pull off the plan. So, that's reason number two.. he's calm because he doesn't want to win this right now. He's wanting to get people aclimitized to his message.

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[Trance Dance Master]

By not responding to every provocation, he doesn't reveal all the cards he has in his hand. He's letting all the others reveal their hand with their attacks. "Make fun, buddy" indeed. Ron Paul knows he'll have the last laugh when he gets the nomination.

 

[sunny]

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

what a beautiful post - thank you!

 

[AlexMerced]

He knows he rights, no need to not be calm when you know your right

 

[EvilNight]

Ron knows blowback will give him the last word. He's also been putting up with this for what, 30 years now? The man has thick skin.

 

[David805]

Well I have to agree.. RP might not wan't to win this .. Then again he Might.. (The world and us NEED him)

IF he were to become the President everyone has to relize that he will not be able to do the majority of what he wants to. In reality the president has limited powers.

Yes .. He has the ability to bring the troops home.. (A very important item)
Yes he has the ability to prevent (Veto) stupid bills that are brought to his desk.

What he doesn't have the ability to do without having support from Congress etc is changing any of the laws.. Without that support he can not do a thing.

In my opinion Ron Paul has won regardless if he wins the primarys or the general election. He has brought out the MESSAGE. And the people (You and i) Have heard that message and will in time make sure that message is spread and put into effect..

So Ron Paul is a hero... No matter how he does

 

[bnyles]

So Ron Paul is a hero... No matter how he does

Not a long time ago only a few thousand souls felt like that. It grew to tens of thousands. Then it became hundreds of thousands. Now there millions of souls feeling the same way David does. Soon there will be tens of millions of us and then we can really start turning things around.

 

[acptulsa]

Ron's a Ninja. Ninjas don't get upset.

And the reason ninjas don't get upset is because as soon as you get mad, your brain quits working--and as soon as your brain quits working, you've lost the fight. Please try to remember that as you speak on the man's behalf.

 

[sb10]

That's why I support him. I want a calm assertive pack leader, borrowing a phrase from the "Dog Whisperer".

 

[LittleLightShining]

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.

Awesome post!

 

[LittleLightShining]

"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

Thanks for this. Great post

 

[LEK]

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

He knows Who is in control and it ain't man.