Ron Paul campaign statement concerning Reince Priebus and RNC Rule 11

[AngelClark]

Reince Priebus (the RNC chairman from Kenosha, Wisconsin), and the Republican National Committee (RNC) threw their support behind Mitt Romney after Newt Gingrich announced he would be suspending his campaign. Through the RNC chair, Reince Priebus, the RNC will help register voters and encourage outreach for Mitt Romney. Ron Paul, however, is still in the race. On Sunday, the 12-term Congressman from Texas released a statement through his campaign team regarding the calls for RNC leader to resign. Many have questioned Reince Priebus's principles as he tries (through the RNC) to unite Republicans behind Mitt Romney while so many are volunteering for Ron Paul. In fact, many Paul supporters state they will not support Romney in this election cycle, regardless of what the RNC says.

Below please find comments from National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton:

“In April, the RNC asked our campaign for our blessing to begin assembling the Victory organization Republicans will require to guarantee a win in the fall. Building such an operation is no small undertaking, and our Party needed to build in a few months what the incumbent president has been building for four years.

“The RNC offered to set up a joint fundraising committee with the Paul campaign and were very clear that if Dr. Paul became the nominee, the Victory Operation would be behind him 100 percent. They also were clear that they would hold off if our campaign objected. I gave my full consent for the RNC to move forward.

“Chairman Priebus has always treated Dr. Paul and our team with respect, and we appreciate his leadership. He has been an outstanding chairman and has our full confidence.”

This campaign statement does not clear up any questions one may have regarding GOP Rule #11. This statement seems to be saying that the RNC had Ron Paul's permission to set up joint fundraising committees with the Republican presidential candidate. This campaign statement does not state that the RNC had permission to endorse candidates, breaking GOP Rule #11.

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[PaulSoHard]

What in the fuck why is Benton kissing ass now

 

[oldpal]

I really hoped the campaign would have jumped on this one.

 

[Okie RP fan]

What in the fuck why is Benton kissing ass now

I don't know, and I don't care. Here's why:

This movement is beyond Dr. Paul and his campaign now. It is up to us to continue educating our friends and family and continue the liberty movement on our own. The campaign has failed to jump on a number of things in order to show they are serious (such as attacking Mitt Romney, producing a foreign policy ad, etc.). I don't know what their true intentions are, whether they truly want Dr. Paul to challenge Romney in Tampa, or, just get a speaking slot and continue to educate the masses (which, is great) or what.

We are taking on these conventions, whether the campaign likes us to or not, is beyond the question now. Whatever Benton and Wead are doing, I don't care, because this has been and will be all on the grassroots' shoulders.

We need to make sure we stay intact once this race is over, no matter the outcome. We MUST focus on getting liberty candidate's in every facet of our government, local, state, and federal.

People who were planning on donating a large sum of money for the May 17th MB, may I simply suggest that you half it and consider donating a portion to other candidates such as Thomas Massie, Glen Bradley, Karen Kitowski (sorry, I am misspelling her name), or your candidates running in your state? They are the future.

 

[revned]

Benton is kissing ass because the RNC gave their word that if Paul actually ended up as the nominee, that they would be behind him 100 percent. So Benton told them to go ahead in hopes of getting their support later.

That is my assumption anyway.

 

[eleganz]

no big deal, continue working.

 

[PaulSoHard]

I guess it's a statement worth ignoring since it's not coming from Ron Paul himself.

But the timing to release this statement was horrific in my opinion. I thought at the very least we would be hearing congratulations from the campaign to the Oklahoma and Arizona delegates

 

[CaptUSA]

Please understand this, troops. We are trying to overhaul the Republican party. This cannot be done from the outside. All of our victories have happened when we have successfully taken over the local establishment.

I understand that people have a lot of disdain for the GOP as it currently stands, but we have to remember that we are trying to win the GOP. You don't want the party destroyed when we finally gain majorities. We want to restore the GOP - not destroy it. Again, I know this is hard for many of you to grasp, but this is the chosen course. Benton's remarks indicate an understanding of this.

 

[walt]

What in the fuck why is Benton kissing ass now

Because he is a plant and is about himself (and whatever interests support him). About time people wake up to what I've known for four years.

 

[walt]

I guess it's a statement worth ignoring since it's not coming from Ron Paul himself.

But the timing to release this statement was horrific in my opinion. I thought at the very least we would be hearing congratulations from the campaign to the Oklahoma and Arizona delegates

As long as Ron Paul employs Jesse Benton, Jesse reflects on Ron.

 

[Titus]

@Walt, that's probably right here but not always. I volunteer for Ron Paul but I disagree with him on some stances. I do think he is right on the constitution and major unifying issues but I am a blue republican ATM. No two people agree on everything.

 

[airborne373]

Be like Ron Paul ... gentle as a dove, wise as a snake.

I would suggest reading the official statement in full before passing along partial truths and full opinions.

Also when did R.P. ask anyone to "fall in line" or "follow orders from the campaign" did I miss the memo? Those delegates at various conventions will do as they do. And the campaign will do as they do.

The petty bickering and complaining is lame and exposes the qualities of a persons character.

 

[BUSHLIED]

I don't know, and I don't care. Here's why:

This movement is beyond Dr. Paul and his campaign now. It is up to us to continue educating our friends and family and continue the liberty movement on our own. The campaign has failed to jump on a number of things in order to show they are serious (such as attacking Mitt Romney, producing a foreign policy ad, etc.). I don't know what their true intentions are, whether they truly want Dr. Paul to challenge Romney in Tampa, or, just get a speaking slot and continue to educate the masses (which, is great) or what.

We are taking on these conventions, whether the campaign likes us to or not, is beyond the question now. Whatever Benton and Wead are doing, I don't care, because this has been and will be all on the grassroots' shoulders.

We need to make sure we stay intact once this race is over, no matter the outcome. We MUST focus on getting liberty candidate's in every facet of our government, local, state, and federal.

People who were planning on donating a large sum of money for the May 17th MB, may I simply suggest that you half it and consider donating a portion to other candidates such as Thomas Massie, Glen Bradley, Karen Kitowski (sorry, I am misspelling her name), or your candidates running in your state? They are the future.

Exactly. Forget about the campaign per se. I don't know what they are doing anymore. We the people need to take over the GOP and restore the party to it true purpose which is limited government and civil liberties. While it is great that Paul is still talking to college kids, it is the grassroots that have fueled everything since 2007. I've grant the campaign one "pass" despite it general incompetence which is likely vote fraud and/or some state GOP corruption (which was known to going to happen well in advance) but besides that, it's up to "us" to win delegates to support the cause of liberty. Benton doing the best he can to bring Ron into the fold by commending the Chair, it's good move politically.

 

[RDM]

This should be a PURE wake-up call to ALL Grassroots. The remainder of this election to get Ron Paul in office rests completely on our shoulders and No One Else. That means ALL efforts with advertising, organizing, educating, delegate training, gotv, assisting delegates get to Tampa in transportation costs, hiring attorneys, hiring Parlamentarians, etc., etc., etc., are our COMPLETE responsibility NOW!!! To rely on the campaign at this point for ANYTHING is a futile effort to get Ron elected.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

Please understand this, troops. We are trying to overhaul the Republican party. This cannot be done from the outside. All of our victories have happened when we have successfully taken over the local establishment.

I understand that people have a lot of disdain for the GOP as it currently stands, but we have to remember that we are trying to win the GOP. You don't want the party destroyed when we finally gain majorities. We want to restore the GOP - not destroy it. Again, I know this is hard for many of you to grasp, but this is the chosen course. Benton's remarks indicate an understanding of this.

This.

I don't know, and I don't care. Here's why:

This movement is beyond Dr. Paul and his campaign now. It is up to us to continue educating our friends and family and continue the liberty movement on our own. The campaign has failed to jump on a number of things in order to show they are serious (such as attacking Mitt Romney, producing a foreign policy ad, etc.). I don't know what their true intentions are, whether they truly want Dr. Paul to challenge Romney in Tampa, or, just get a speaking slot and continue to educate the masses (which, is great) or what.

We are taking on these conventions, whether the campaign likes us to or not, is beyond the question now. Whatever Benton and Wead are doing, I don't care, because this has been and will be all on the grassroots' shoulders.

We need to make sure we stay intact once this race is over, no matter the outcome. We MUST focus on getting liberty candidate's in every facet of our government, local, state, and federal.

People who were planning on donating a large sum of money for the May 17th MB, may I simply suggest that you half it and consider donating a portion to other candidates such as Thomas Massie, Glen Bradley, Karen Kitowski (sorry, I am misspelling her name), or your candidates running in your state? They are the future.

And this...but I think Bradley is toast.

 

[Paul Fan]

Plausible deniability. Good cop, bad cop. Etc. The campaign makes nice, the grassroots kicks a**. It is a good division of labor.

 

[dancjm]

Plausible deniability. Good cop, bad cop. Etc. The campaign makes nice, the grassroots kicks a**. It is a good division of labor.

Exactly.

Well said.

 

[Maximus]

Plausible deniability. Good cop, bad cop. Etc. The campaign makes nice, the grassroots kicks a**. It is a good division of labor.

Exactly.

This shows our true strength, that the campaign knows it can put on a nice face only because they know that we are gonna do what they truly want anyways.

 

[Badger Paul]

What this all boils down is simple: Power. It's a zero-sum contest for power of a major political party and when that happens there's going to be a lot of raw emotions involved in the process (as the Democrats know all too well). Let's face it, a lot of the GOP regulars are not used to this. They're not used to being challenged. They're not used to proper procedure. They're not used to their conventions lasting well into the evening because in the past the leadership would make all the decisions beforehand, the delegates would rubber stamp them, they hear a few speeches and that would be it. That's why Nevada got shutdown last year, that's why the same happened in Arizona and Oklahoma. And upcoming conventions (Missouri, Washington, Georgia) could get worse.

Obviously the campaign wants to stay in the establishment's good graces for Rand's sake and I understand that. They don't have to endorse what we do but I guarantee you it will happen anyway regardless of what they say. Again, this is a fight over power, about the future direction of the party. It's going to get heated. This is not a Rotary Club meeting, not Jaycee's brunch. If the old guard is offended just remember Barry Goldwater took over the party in largely the same fashion and so did Ronald Reagan and in the Taft-Roosevelt nomination contest of 1912 both sides duked it out with baseball bats during their conventions. They have no clue what disruption truly is in a political contest.

We've tried convincing people and have actually made a lot of progress. But the one little sticking point unfortunately happens to be the key to all of RP's plans for the country. That's not something you compromise. You can't convince people who cannot deal with the reality that the U.S. is broke and cannot be the world's policeman anymore. What more can you say to them?

If you're in a battle, you have to act like it. It's not something you seek out nor am I advocating violence but in reality I don't have to, because the establishment is fighting back and challenging us anyway. We're not cutting deals in Tampa nor will we be bound by them. If we lose, we lose whether its the platform fights or the nomination. We battle to the end because you can only get of a point of power in history by taking it through struggle. We're not going to be the Religious Right and be the Republican's bitch. They didn't go all the way because somebody always promised them something and they readily agreed acquiesed only to be the suckers in the end. No sir! We will fight if we have to gain a foothold in the party and shape it to the modern realities of politics.

 

[kathy88]

What in the fuck why is Benton kissing ass now

Because some of the delegates are going into these conventions acting like complete animals, and he needs to distance RP from that. Bottom line.