Republicans at Odds, Internal Ron Paul Uprising

[Change]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-paul1308apr13,0,3595380.story?track=rss

 

[ItsTime]

How about the GOP pledge loyalty to the CONSTITUTION? (and mean it)

A similar fight played out recently in Pasco County. The county Republican chief there called on Paul supporters to pledge loyalty to the party in front of the group's members.

 

[The One]

From the article.........

"The push to put Paul supporters into GOP leadership roles is a byproduct of the energy generated by the candidacy of Paul, a Texas congressman whose policies are sometimes at odds with more traditional Republican leaders."

I think the opposite is true. I think the policies of all the current Republican leaders other than Ron Paul are at odds with traditional Republican leaders.

 

[tajitj]

So good Republicans do not care about issues just getting elected and we have to pledge to a party like it is a religion.

That is what is wrong with the party. He made our point perfectly.

 

[Leroy_Jenkems]

So good Republicans do not care about issues just getting elected and we have to pledge to a party like it is a religion.

That is what is wrong with the party. He made our point perfectly.

Amen. The Good Doctor is the only one with the cajones to not fall in line and unconditionally support the fraternity/gang of the party, unlike all the rest.

 

[Conza88]

How about the GOP pledge loyalty to the CONSTITUTION? (and mean it)

DAMN straight.

 

[Humblecowboy]

Leroy Wrote:

Amen. The Good Doctor is the only one with the cajones to not fall in line and unconditionally support the fraternity/gang of the party, unlike all the rest.

Ron Paul is to the Repulsivan Party as what Martin Luther was to the Catholic Church. He's nobody's "Lap Dog".

 

[Change]

Leroy Wrote:


Ron Paul is to the Repulsivan Party as what Martin Luther was to the Catholic Church. He's nobody's "Lap Dog".

not getting that connection.

 

[Humblecowboy]

Change, Martin Luther stood up to the Catholic church because he did not agree with a lot of their beliefs and the direction it was going. I am not a "Professional Expert' to the whole thing but the basics are pretty parallel. The Luthern Church became the, shall we say, spin off of the Catholic Church.

 

[Yom]

not getting that connection.

Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church's selling of indulgence (forgiving of sins) &c, which was the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.

Ron Paul's trying to actually reform "the Church," though, not split away from it, though I'd be happy if we could actually get such large factions to split from the party (and Democrats, otherwise, we're just handing the more blatant socialists victory).

 

[Humblecowboy]

Critics contend the Paul infusion into leadership posts is a takeover attempt by Libertarian-leaning activists.

I don't see it as a takeover, I see it as reform. The true Republicans(Paulties) are just trying to salvage a once great party and most important, a once great Nation. The Neocons can't stand it and will try every way they can to blackball the Paul supporters.

 

[Humblecowboy]

Thanks Yom, I was worried Change might ask me some more questions that I didn't know the answer to.

 

[Change]

Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church's selling of indulgence (forgiving of sins) &c, which was the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.

Ron Paul's trying to actually reform "the Church," though, not split away from it, though I'd be happy if we could actually get such large factions to split from the party (and Democrats, otherwise, we're just handing the more blatant socialists victory).

off topic, but I am watching the tutors on showtime and it seems interesting all the different takes on the Catholic Church in society - a real mixture of fact and fiction. Seems man is forever trying to reform themselves in all institutions they create. For full disclosure, I am totally a Roman Catholic and love the belief of forgiveness of sins. It works for me. But I certainly acknowledge the structural weaknesses of man's hand in it all.

I see the connection and understand it's reference, thanks for clarifying.

 

[Change]

I don't see it as a takeover, I see it as reform. The true Republicans(Paulties) are just trying to salvage a once great party and most important, a once great Nation. The Neocons can't stand it and will try every way they can to blackball the Paul supporters.

I support this statement.

 

[chickens]

Wrong head lines : State Party loyalists at odds with Ron Paul Republicans

 

[LEK]

a Texas congressman whose policies are sometimes at odds with more traditional Republican leaders.

False statement - the current Republicans are neoconservatives (neo meaning "NEW") where RP Republicans are of the "Traditional" Republican platform.

"It's an extraordinarily disruptive influence," Oliver said of Paul's local backers.

Why? Because the mindless status quo is being shaken?

"But I cannot permit any element of the party to become disruptive to the goal of electing Republicans. We have to have a party that's unified."

Really? The party is unified? What rock is he living under?

Very biased newspaper.

 

[Malakai0]

I live in Pasco County, Florida. I heard about what our RNC did to the Paul supporters who tried to get involved, needless to say it increased my 'angry at the establishment' level.

Of course our own paper, the St Pete Times, never bothered to mention it. Even in the pasco times section. Our paper only published 2 paul articles ever, both blatant hit pieces filled with total bulls*it.

One of the articles made a big joke out of the fact we caught the Romney campaign cheating the straw poll before the St Pete debate. Like we were the assholes for being pissed the local republican party happily allowed the Romney folks to cheat.

 

[tommyzDad]

How about the GOP pledge loyalty to the CONSTITUTION? (and mean it)

Frakin' A. + 1776!