Lindsey Graham Says it Again: "Ron Paul is Not the Leader of the Republican Party"

[iddo]

The very fact that Lindsey Graham felt obligated to say "Ron Paul is not the leader" on two different occasions in South Carolina shows that he bumped into party members who don't support his neocon policies.

 

[South Park Fan]

The very fact that Lindsey Graham felt obligated to say "Ron Paul is not the leader" on two different occasions in South Carolina shows that he bumped into party members who don't support his neocon policies.

Good point. If only we had Bob Conley in that seat instead of Lindsey Graham.

 

[angelatc]

this guy obviously doesnt know how to read the Constitution or uphold his oath of office to it..

we need to start the process of removing this guy from office... Is this guy up for re-election this year or something?

No. He started his 6 year term this year.

There's nothing to gain by arguing that Ron Paul is the leader of the party. A quick thinking heckler could have "pwned" him by asking him why real Republicans should have supported TARP and the stimulus spending packages, which will inevitably send our taxes sky-high.

 

[wd4freedom]

what a complete waste of human tissue. let the GOP die a slow and painful death with the likes of this moron.

 

[Anti Federalist]

It all depends upon who "they" are. We all know both parties are controlled by the same people at the top. Sure, they might change the rhetoric, but nothing is going to really change until we decide to BECOME on of the parties. If we'd do that, the people at the top would be so totally outed and could easily be kicked out the door. All it takes is us deciding to do it. The question is, will we?

We're all doing our small parts to that end, I think.

Since endless war seems to be the only thing that energizes these people, I wonder how they are going to "square" the idea that the endless wars are not going anywhere under Obama.

Four years from now, we'll still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and probably Pakistan to boot.

They'll probably say we're not killing enough.

 

[MRoCkEd]

My two least favorite senators happen to be John McCain's best friends, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman...

 

[anaconda]

Wow. RP is gaining stature. The "first they ignore you" phase appears to be drawing to a close. Nothing would make me happier than for all of the GOP hacks to keep announcing to large groups of people: "Ron Paul is not the leader of this party!" It's like telling a bunch of kids to not do something. Whaddya' think the outcome will be?

 

[dr. hfn]

He must be brought down! Anyone running against him?

 

[anaconda]

Are you guys trying to beat neocons for the head in the sand game?

There were people who opposed him in the audience. The reason why he gt a standing ovation is because the people that went to see him are probably the people that support him.

I think the key point here is that it is apparent that the Ron Paul and his platform are now beginning to rise into the main stream public discourse. The old GOP sees their military/industrial/medical complex platform slipping away and it looks like they are attempting some serious damage control. It is not in their best interests that there is already someone in their party with a cult-like following and the perfect platform that may have wide appeal to real conservatives. The charade is coming to an end. It should be interesting to see how they start doing damage control when HR 1207 gets about 20 or 30 more cosponsors.

 

[dannno]

If these guys all talk in doublespeak... does that mean Ron Paul IS the leader of the Republican Party?

 

[misterx]

If all he cares about is winning and principles don't matter, why doesn't he just become a Democrat?

 

[Original_Intent]

On This Week this mornig I don't remember who said it or the exact words, but on panel member said something to the effect that "there are a bunch of young people coming up in the GOP, and they are going to be controlling things in 2012". and another panel member responded "Ron Paul was the wrong messenger" - implying, I guess that his message was good but he was unelectable because ...?

Maybe the fact that his vote is clearly not for sale makes him the wrong messenger to these people?

ah I see there is already a thread on this http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=192813

 

[LibertyEagle]

We're all doing our small parts to that end, I think.

Since endless war seems to be the only thing that energizes these people, I wonder how they are going to "square" the idea that the endless wars are not going anywhere under Obama.

Four years from now, we'll still be in Iraq, Afghanistan and probably Pakistan to boot.

They'll probably say we're not killing enough.

There are all kinds of reasons why and how the party became what it is, but the reality is that when the dollar crashes, the every day Repub is not going to care one cahoot about warmongering in foreign lands. If we have done our jobs and positioned ourselves well, we will be able to lead them in the right direction.

A whole lot of people right now are starting to realize they've been lied to and MANY more will realize that soon. Good 'ol Lindsay wouldn't be mentioning Ron Paul so much, if Ron Paul wasn't having a huge impact. Is Graham on the TV on a weekly basis? No. Is Newt? No. How about any of the rest of them? Ron has a huge spotlight right now. Keep on speaking the truth, Ron.

 

[specsaregood]

A whole lot of people right now are starting to realize they've been lied to and MANY more will realize that soon. Good 'ol Lindsay wouldn't be mentioning Ron Paul so much, if Ron Paul wasn't having a huge impact. Is Graham on the TV on a weekly basis? No. Is Newt? No. How about any of the rest of them? Ron has a huge spotlight right now. Keep on speaking the truth, Ron.

If we are lucky, an enterprising mediahead will ask Ron Paul what he thinks of Graham's comments in an upcoming interview. For fun, lets see who can predict the closest to RP's reply. I'll go first.

I'll use Wolf Blitzer as my theoretical talking head posing the question:

Blitzer: Dr. Paul, At two recent public appearances Senator Graham claimed that you are Not the Leader of the Republican Party. Here, let's watch it:
*plays clip*
Blitzer: Dr. Paul, what do you think of his comments? Are you the leader of the Replican Party?

Dr. Paul: Wolf, I think he is correct. I am not the leader of HIS republican party. I don't know if I would want to be considered the leader of a party that supports bailouts of corporations at the expense of the American citizens, the party who's main talking points include defending torture and foreign wars of intervention, the party that has lost their majority in both houses of congress and the presidency. No, wolf I am not the leader of that republican party.

Blitzer: Interesting Dr. Paul, Why do you think he felt that need to say that? We all know that you had a very energetic base of support in the last republican primary, does that have something to do with it?

Dr. Paul: I think so Wolf. I have often said that it is not about me, that freedom is popular and it brings people together. During my campaign, I was amazed to find that many of my supporters had not been involved in politics before and many of the supporters were coming from both the right and left. I am working with the Campaign for Liberty to bring these new activists into the party and return the party to the party of principle. I think if anything Senators Grahams comments reflect a fear of the Republican establishment of losing their hold on the direction of the party.

 

[Maverick]

If these guys all talk in doublespeak... does that mean Ron Paul IS the leader of the Republican Party?

Perhaps they think he's dangerously close to being the leader of the party. I don't really see much other reason for Graham to bring up Ron Paul on multiple occasions unless he's worried about RP's growing influence.

 

[Anti Federalist]

A whole lot of people right now are starting to realize they've been lied to and MANY more will realize that soon. Good 'ol Lindsay wouldn't be mentioning Ron Paul so much, if Ron Paul wasn't having a huge impact. Is Graham on the TV on a weekly basis? No. Is Newt? No. How about any of the rest of them? Ron has a huge spotlight right now. Keep on speaking the truth, Ron.

And with that, I could not agree more.

And it's a glorious sight to behold.

 

[devil21]

bad sign....they all stood and cheered for thast faggot when he bashed Ron Paul...

GOP is hopeless...these fools STILL support this war after 8 friggin years

They will support it probably until their dying days. Ive had enough interaction with the type over the last couple years to conclude that they have way too much emotional investment in the wars (and defending them) that it would make most neo-con's heads explode if they actually had to admit they've been flat wrong all this time. It's not human nature to admit fault (well, at least Americans...can't speak for rest of the world) and such a fault as supporting the wars is colossal.

 

[ctiger2]

It's pretty obvious that if Lindsey Graham has to keep telling people that Ron Paul isn't the leader of the party, then Ron Paul actually IS the leader of the party. Woot@!

 

[MRoCkEd]

Someone sounds desperate.

 

[SLSteven]

Ron Paul is the leader of the free world. (As opposed to Lindsey Graham's world)