I have a serious question....

[hrdman2luv]

You know, i read this and i thought, how could anyone be semi-active on this forum, and NOT know what the reason for staying in the race is. And if you didnt agree with it, ok, but how could you not know. And why would you ask. Then i looked at all your posts, going back to Nov. and you are ALWAYS negative, even starting one thread in Nov. about the KKK. You belittled our third place finishes, and said we only beat Rudy cause he wasnt "active".

Also, you have said you are a trucker, and in another thread, you are unemployed.

My suggestion: If you don't have anything nice to say, dont say anything.

First off, I can say any thing I want to. And excuuuuuuuuse me for still supporting and giving money to Ron Paul but having questions about things within his campaign. I would imagine I am not the only one who has questions and don't think everything any politician tells me on blind faith.
There are a lot more questions I could ask since we are talking about blind faith. But I won't.

My negativity may be seen by others as legitimate reasons to question. It also may be seen as someone striving to find reasons to continue to fight. Just like anyone would question a new job, or leaving an old job. Or question the bible for that matter.

About me being a truck driver. Yes I am a truck driver taking some time off. Not that it's any of your business. And my industry is about to be crushed by the Illegals and NAFTA. And though Ron Paul is against both, as far as I know, he hasn't stepped up to the plate with any of the other congressmen, James Hoffa of the Teamsters or OOIDA To help spread the message of what it will do to this industry. He seems to focus more on the Gold Standard and abolishing the IRS, which seems to fly right over the top of most voters heads. So yes I have concerns about Ron Paul. And will support anyone who stands up and defends my industry and my livelihood.

And let me say this before I get too upset, the next time you want to address me, I would advise you to do it in private. My Yahoo is available and this forum has PM. So use one if your going to question me personally.

All that time you spent looking up information about me, you could have been looking up information about McCain or Huckabee.

I believe in Ron Paul. But it's not a "blind Faith".

P.S. About me being semi-active in this forum. I don't live on a computer. I have another life outside of this internet.

 

[minitri97]

unemployed.

My suggestion: If you don't have anything nice to say, dont say anything.

Ha, this is great. So basically if you aren't completely brainwashed by the Ron Paul campaign then don't contribute. Nice.

 

[HenryKnoxFineBooks]

Ok, how about nice, or intelligent...

Add something to the conversation, not garbage like insinuating that he's "gonna keep all the monies!"

 

[dbhohio47]

In my opinion, Ron Paul's 2008 presidency campaign, like his 1988 run as a libertarian candidate, was NOT about winning the nomination. Ron Paul is no fool.... he realized from the beginning that his views are (ironically) not mainstream and how much of an uphill battle this would be.

At the same time, a presidential run is a great opportunity, a "bully pulpit", if you will, to raise awareness of the principles he so firmly believes in. Even with the MSM blackouts, his message is now being heard, considered, debated, by MILLIONS of people that would never have considered it otherwise. He has used the run as an opportunity to raise the public conscious about significant issues effecting our very way of life.

You ask why we should continue. The answer, is quite simple. This campaign has been a success in that in achieved its goal of raising public awareness. But, it is only a starting point. Our job now is to keep the debate alive..... to continue informing others about the principles of liberty, freedom, and the design and intent of our constitution. We, as a nation, have clearly strayed off the path set by our forefathers that founded our system of government. Unfortunately, this direction change has transpired very subtly over a number of generations... to the extent that most people do not even realize that it has occurred. Our country has been reduced to a collection of people that realize that the system is not working.... but have no idea how it got broken or how to fix it. Voter apathy and polls of approval ratings for congress as low as ELEVEN PERCENT are evidence of public acknowledgement that we have gone astray. Dr. Paul's message is the first step in informing people HOW our course has veered and what is necessary to get it back on the right track.

Failure to raise the public consciousness to truly SEE what has occurred dooms us to the status quo. Our job is to take this momentum and use it to bring spread this awareness to ultimately effect change. To that extent, every vote, donation, delegate, hand-out, convention speech, etc. is a step in that direction.

THAT, my friend, is why we continue.

 

[WilliamC]

I'm a county Delegate in my State. I will take this as far as i can.

Plan B for me is to write-in Ron Paul if i have to, and the big reason i implore everyone to exercise plan B, is so we can see how many of us there really are. I'm talking about TRUE supporters, not the fair weather wussies. You will be throwing away your vote regardless, so you may as well vote RP.

I like the way you think

 

[klamath]

Ever vote for RP by RP republicans is the exact number of people that will not fall back into the party fold and vote for the nominee in the fall.

That is going to send a huge message to the Republican party, far more than the percentage warrants because it is a number that will make or break the election for them. If they want to to win they are going to have to take a hard look at RP's message.

They ridiculed us and figured RP would run out of money and drop out and we would all come sheepishly back to in the fall. The longer RP stays in and the more that percentage stays up there they are going to get the message they have lost us.

 

[dbhohio47]

Ever vote for RP by RP republicans is the exact number of people that will not fall back into the party fold and vote for the nominee in the fall.

That is going to send a huge message to the Republican party, far more than the percentage warrants because it is a number that will make or break the election for them. If they want to to win they are going to have to take a hard look at RP's message.

They ridiculed us and figured RP would run out of money and drop out and we would all come sheepishly back to in the fall. The longer RP stays in and the more that percentage stays up there they are going to get the message they have lost us.

Great points.

 

[hrdman2luv]

Ok, how about nice, or intelligent...

Add something to the conversation, not garbage like insinuating that he's "gonna keep all the monies!"

Blind faith my friend will lead you right into a wall.