Lew Rockwell - Ron Paul Kids Do Us Proud

[sailingaway]

I refrained from posting about the Rumsfeld protests before it happened. Now I'll say what I think. Ron Paul covered himself a little by advising against the protest. That's fine. And so is the protest imo. The neocons paint us as weak. Fighting them shows that we are not afraid of them. It is time to declare this election a War on Neoconism.

Ron Paul we all hope becomes president because he believes in freedom. Freedom is essential because consolidation of power is a weakness. It is very possible imo that this action of individuals will prove to be a large net bonus for us in the end.

true neocons are very very few. WE WERE BEATING THEM and hopefully still will. They need the others on their side, and now are the 'injured party.' Whatever. I'm going to stay off the threads because there is nothing we can do at this point, anyhow, and I do think it was intentional, the way the speakers were stacked. I mean, come on!

 

[Justinjj1]

Lew Rockwell needs to shut up. Ron Paul requested that people be respectful and here's Lew cheering on their chicken shit behavior.

The only chicken shit behavior, is when the so-called "libertarians" sat on their hands or applauded those war-criminals in order to be polite.

 

[eOs]

Props to all the people who made a statement when Rummy received a Defender of the Constitution award. And for all those that didn't like it, you gotta take the good and the bad when it comes to freedom. Not everyone can sit idle as they get metaphorically slapped in the face. Kudos to you guys though.

 

[sailingaway]

The only chicken shit behavior is, the so-called "libertarians" who sat on their hands or applauded those war-criminals in order to be polite.

That would be none. They all left before he came in. THAT was also reported by the press, and that we have no problem with.

 

[Gaius1981]

Judging by many of the posts here, the Ron Paul movement would be well advised to arrange educational events on public relations and professional campaigning in general. Some basic things that are self-evident to most adults, seem to be hard to comprehend by many here. Yelling out "Ron Paul" while acting like a brat only serves to ruin his "brand," so to speak. Especially when it takes place at a high-profile event that's watched by most of the people whose vote you'll need in the primaries. Having some basic dignity goes a long way.

 

[__27__]

No.

I'm a grown man, with a lot to lose.

I wish I had been there.

I'd have been proud to stand with them.

And I stayed out of this entire argument so as not to appear as "egging on" while not even being there.

I'll NEVER be embarrassed to stand next to a passionate lover of freedom, EVER.

Thank you AF.

 

[Captain Shays]

Many of them aren't adults. But Ron's got the huge advantage of the youth, and with all that passion and energy, you take the good with the bad.

Forget the media and their meme...Paulians are a force to be reckoned with, and if these neocons and envious liberals want to whine and cry about a few hecklers, let em.

Well there you have it. The one's who are acting like children and not respecting the wishes of Ron Paul...are children

 

[__27__]

Judging by many of the posts here, the Ron Paul movement would be well advised to arrange educational events on public relations and professional campaigning in general. Some basic things that are self-evident to most adults, seem to be hard to comprehend by many here. Yelling out "Ron Paul" while acting like a brat only serves to ruin his "brand," so to speak. Especially when it takes place at a high-profile event that's watched by most of the people whose vote you'll need in the primaries. Having some basic dignity goes a long way.

You'll notice that some of those who were interviewed after speaking up were members of IAVAW. Im sorry but those two are directly responsible for the brothers we lost. So when you have a family member who has been killed and the person who was responsible for it is getting an award Ill be the first one standing there telling you that you have to be polite and respect him.

 

[Gaius1981]

Here's a visual representation of a a Ron Paul supporter and Donald Rumsfeld at CPAC, only with more love. The basic appearance and demeanor is the same.

 

[erowe1]

I don't see any reason we should feel obligated to go along with the narrative that the rude people were Ron Paul supporters.

 

[Cap]

I am sorry, but I have no respect for Cheney or Rumsfeld. The very idea makes me sick. Being quiet will not get these peoples approval. They will never approve unless Ron promises them a multi billion dollar military contract or something. Then he will be a great guy. Are you willing to go that far?

This!

 

[Fox McCloud]

this is one area I disagree a bit with Ron on. I really don't see how just walking out is unprofessional, especially when a hawkish neocon is given the "Defense of the Constitution" award...yelling, screaming, and making a rukus? Sure, definitely unprofessional, but just walking out? Eh, I don't personally see it that way, but that's me.

 

[Gaius1981]

It's pretty much a question of whether you want to...

1) Think strategically for the long-term, consider the big picture, stay rational and level-headed, and respect Ron Paul's request.

2) Make an emotional outburst for immediate gratification, consequences be damned.

I'd say that number 1 is the "Ron Paul approach" while number 2 is the "Lew Rockwell approach."

 

[Agorism]

I don't think screaming at Sean Hannity hurt us last time. Paul himself always stayed above the fray as he should, but people protesting was never a problem.

I can see more people voting for Romney though out of anti-Paul sentiment. There will probably be enough people to defeat Paul if they all combine together. Hopefully not though.

 

[erowe1]

this is one area I disagree a bit with Ron on. I really don't see how just walking out is unprofessional, especially when a hawkish neocon is given the "Defense of the Constitution" award...yelling, screaming, and making a rukus? Sure, definitely unprofessional, but just walking out? Eh, I don't personally see it that way, but that's me.

I agree. If somebody merely left, and did it in a way that didn't disrupt the speech for the rest of the audience, that's not so bad. It was the rowdy ones who cast a bad light on whatever movement they thought they were representing.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Well there you have it. The one's who are acting like children and not respecting the wishes of Ron Paul...are children

Not that I consider it nonsense, by any means, but:

"That's one thing about freedom; you have to tolerate the nonsense too." - Ron Paul

 

[Gaius1981]

Not that I consider it nonsense, by any means, but:

"That's one thing about freedom; you have to tolerate the nonsense too." - Ron Paul

Let's just have a crazy drunken dance party instead of running a professional presidential campaign, when the time comes. The voters should tolerate our nonsense and vote for us regardless of our behaviour.

 

[roho76]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Are we not desperate?

 

[__27__]

Let's just have a crazy drunken dance party instead of running a professional presidential campaign, when the time comes. The voters should tolerate our nonsense and vote for us regardless of our behaviour.

Lets just start a war and get millions of people killed. When they give us an award for it the sheep should just shut up and respect our power.

 

[Agorism]

They booed Paul when he won last time, and they will do the same this time if he wins.

Just saying.