Who is, this man??? Why does he want to save, my country?

[rehdrahk]

WaltonGOP, I don't think Ron Paul is trying to work the system. Rather, I think that his political thoughts align more with what has traditionally been the Republican Party, which has now shifted to center. If anyone is trying to work the system, it is all of the other heavy spending, large gov't candidates running under the guise of being Republicans. Want to get some people to show up at Republican mtgs? Get the crooks, large-govt thinking people to stop calling themselves Republicans, out of office.

I could not agree with Joe more ... I think he hit the nail square on it's head!

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

* Also, the ideas of a Republic (an) and the ideas of Liberty (arian) are not so different.

* Warning: this may be considered controversial.

 

[Little Fish]

30aBob/WaltonGOP:

I share some of your concerns and have become disillusioned with the state of politics in this nation. IMO, the Republican Party will lose this round (which is probably what they deserve given the past few years of miserable performance). Personally, I remain ambivalent to the outcome of the Election and will do my best to navigate whatever may come my way.

Little Fish

 

[wrobert]

I just remembered one other thing that has to happen to get people to show up at the GOP mtgs. You have to take away people's TVs, alcohol and firearms. Do that, and I guarantee your party's success.

Firearms? Are you nutz? If you take away our guns we would no longer be Republicans. lol!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Oh, is that the only recognizable common characteristic of Republicans these days? You could probably get plenty of people by just taking away the TVs and alcohol. You can keep the firearms.

 

[ckhagen]

Just for the record... for those who say Ron Paul isn't a Republican. He's been a Republican congressman for TEN terms. Elected as a Republican, in Texas for that matter.

Also, there is a reason that many Ron Paul supporters don't attend the local meetings. First of all a large percentage of them are disenfranchised voters who haven't voted in years because they were so disgusted with the choices. Also, some of us are actually somewhat discouraged about attending the meetings because in GOP meetings all over this country, once you get "labeled" a Ron Paul supporter, your opinion no longer counts and you have zero chances of being elected to anything, including a delegate.

FWIW, I spent much time working at the SoWal Rep HQ during the 2004 election. So I'm not one of those "new" voters. And the reason I've not been able to attend GOP meetings in this county is because I have two toddlers and a husband who works nights. Last I checked, it wasn't cool to bring kidlets to political meetings. I'll show up sometime soon though. I just probably won't tell anyone I'm a Ron Paul supporter

 

[ckhagen]

Oh and we had a Ron Paul meetup tonight. Eight new (never met 'em before) members showed up. All from SoWal

 

[wrobert]

Oh and we had a Ron Paul meetup tonight. Eight new (never met 'em before) members showed up. All from SoWal

And where are you advertising this? I have been looking for one for months. I even stop people on the street that wear Ron Paul T-shirts and ask but so far no luck.

 

[wrobert]

Just for the record... for those who say Ron Paul isn't a Republican. He's been a Republican congressman for TEN terms. Elected as a Republican, in Texas for that matter.

Also, there is a reason that many Ron Paul supporters don't attend the local meetings. First of all a large percentage of them are disenfranchised voters who haven't voted in years because they were so disgusted with the choices. Also, some of us are actually somewhat discouraged about attending the meetings because in GOP meetings all over this country, once you get "labeled" a Ron Paul supporter, your opinion no longer counts and you have zero chances of being elected to anything, including a delegate.

FWIW, I spent much time working at the So Walton Rep HQ during the 2004 election. So I'm not one of those "new" voters. And the reason I've not been able to attend GOP meetings in this county is because I have two toddlers and a husband who works nights. Last I checked, it wasn't cool to bring kidlets to political meetings. I'll show up sometime soon though. I just probably won't tell anyone I'm a Ron Paul supporter

Ron Paul was the 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate. So he must have been a libertarian at that time.

I also understand that Texas allows you to run for dual offices. So he is also running for reelection at the same time he is running for President. I guess he is not one that wishes to go 'all in'.

But I would still love to hear more about him from reasonable people. I tried to talk to some of his supporters at the debate in Orlando and those people were over the top. I have done some research on the internet but all I seem to find are the extreme for and against web sites. His site is okay but I want real people to tell me why I should vote for Paul.

 

[Jdarg]

Ron Paul was the 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate. So he must have been a libertarian at that time.

I also understand that Texas allows you to run for dual offices. So he is also running for reelection at the same time he is running for President. I guess he is not one that wishes to go 'all in'.

But I would still love to hear more about him from reasonable people. I tried to talk to some of his supporters at the debate in Orlando and those people were over the top. I have done some research on the internet but all I seem to find are the extreme for and against web sites. His site is okay but I want real people to tell me why I should vote for Paul.

Yes thank you. I don't know if you were SoWalling when someone kept up an insane Ron Paul thread campaign- mostly just repeating "Vote Ron Paul" over and over. We tried to watch his youtube videos, we tried to understand, and while parts of his message sound good (but I can't bear to dig any deeper than his ultra conservative views on reproductive choice), his messengers are, well, a little out there. He appears to be an easy bandwagon- this internet campaign style is appealing and easy for many people, and of course we all want to get out of Iraq ASAP.

 

[User 3]

But I would still love to hear more about him from reasonable people. I tried to talk to some of his supporters at the debate in Orlando and those people were over the top. I have done some research on the internet but all I seem to find are the extreme for and against web sites. His site is okay but I want real people to tell me why I should vote for Paul.

Go to meetup.com and search for "Ron Paul South Walton County". The group ckhagen is referring to is the top group listed.