Some observations about Ron Paul's appearance on O-Riley's show.

I am not a regular viewer of Bill's show and I do not pay much attention to him.
I know he is a loud mouth who likes to talk about nothing of substance in general
and likes to hear himself talk. He adds little of value to the news since most of
his presentation is just his opinions... So I guess that is not really news at all..??
(Not that Fox news really shows anything of great value and nothing that can
be useful..)

But, as I and many others on Digg predicted, it was a shout-fest by Bill and
some interrupted answers to the same question over and over from Ron.
O'Riley never really did give Dr. Paul any kind of chance to answer any of
his questions, except for one point where I think the producers must have
told him that he had to give Ron SOME time... Ron did well considering the
context, of which there was none. Of course O'Riley is just looking for a
sound bite, 10 word answer, which is what he generally provides to his
viewers.

Personally, I think it was some kind of "freak show". O'Riley brought Ron
on to embarrass him, to show his (Bill's) "intellectual superiority" and astute
analysis of the situation in the Middle East in general. He has no clue!!
He would not allow any discussion about what got us into the whole mess
in the first place! Yes, it is a little irrelevant right now and we have to deal
with the situation as it is, but in order to do so, one must know how we got
here.

Ron's quotes from the debate are RIGHT ON THE MONEY!! None of them
want us there (another link to my blog, sorry). We have been there way too
long, way beyond THIS war in Iraq and we are in bed with the rich leaders
in the Arab nations who support terrorism and commit human rights
violations! No wonder they hate us!! Like Ron says, it is the policy that
is wrong! The world is less safe when imperialistic administrations like
we have now think that they can cram their ideals down the throats of
everyone else. It just can't work. Believe it or not GW, EVERYONE
wants to be free; not just Iraqis and Americans...

Should we step in when atrocities are being committed; yes.
Should we as Ron says, "...mind our own business, defend our borders
and defend this country..". Hell, yes! I have no desire to police the
world and the rest of America is getting just as tired of it!

Look at these polls:

Iraq CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 4-8, 2007. N=1,035 adults nationwide
FOX News Poll: Even With Surge Improvements, Most Want U.S. Out Of Iraq (granted from July 2007)
Global Poll: Majority Wants Troops Out of Iraq Within a Year

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More ways to get the word out on Ron Paul.

I was watching football yesterday and it came to me.

Why not make a sign and take it to the game? Walk it around both
inside and out. Do you have season tickets ( I can't afford them)?
If so, take a sign to every home game and display it.

Take one to baseball games if you go. Any where you can get exposure
to groups of people. Make one on a bed sheet with some markers
from your kids' drawers. Anything to get more people to hear Ron's
message!

And, do you know a celebrity? No matter how famous, infamous or
little known. Talk to them about Dr. Paul; see what they think and
ask for an endorsement! If you get it I will post it!

Oktoberfests should be cropping up, especially in the Midwest. Get
out and put up some signs. Staple them to telephone poles. Just an
8.5 X 11 sheet of paper with the stock yard sign from the campaign
website will do. I put a bunch of them up around a recent car show in
my neighborhood.

Try to get window or counter space at your local businesses. Get the
word out that way; as people pass buy or shop. Ask the business owners
about Ron Paul; pass out some information and tell them they can be on
our online Honor Roll of Businesses for Ron Paul. I will gladly post their info
on that blog!

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I guess more people agree with Ron on Iraq than anyone thought..

So, what did Ron Paul say at the latest debate?

Some quotes before the actual meat of this post:

"The people who say there will be a bloodbath are the ones who said it would be a
cake walk, a slam dunk and that it would be paid for by oil. Why believe them?
They've been wrong on everything they said..."

"Going into Iraq and Afghanistan and threatening Iran is the WORST thing we
can do for our national security! I am less safe; the American people are less safe
for this. Its the policy that is wrong!"

"...shifting troops around, taking in 30 more and reducing by 5; totally irrelevant!!..."

"What do we have to pay to save face? That's all we're doing is saving face!!"

Recently, so articles has come to light about the Republican voters and Iraqi
view on the troops in Iraq. Seems both of them want our troops to come
home (or at least get out in the Iraqis case). Yet all of the Republican candidates
(except RP) and GW insist that we must stay!

Well, you tell me. Look at these articles and tell me what we should do:

Poll:Majority of Iowa Republicans Wants Out of Iraq in Six Months

US surge has failed - Iraqi poll

So, what do you think? Was he right? Should we leave ASAP?

Seems both the Republican voters in Iowa AND the Iraqi people agree!

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Best Ron Paul quotes from the September Republican debate

I think, as many, that Dr. Paul did very well at this debate. He was handed loaded questions,
ridiculed by both the participants and commentators but he handled all of it with
grace and the TRUTH!

There were some great quotes from him while all of the other just spewed the same old
neo-con crap that they think everyone wants to hear.

Just a few that I thought were so direct and poignant that I cannot BELIEVE people
still are not in his camp:

On Iraq and removing the troops:
"The people who say there will be a bloodbath are the ones who said it would be a
cake walk, a slam dunk and that it would be paid for by oil. Why believe them?
They've been wrong on everything they said..."

"Going into Iraq and Afghanistan and threatening Iran is the WORST thing we
can do for our national security! I am less safe; the American people are less safe
for this. Its the policy that is wrong!"

"...shifting troops around, taking in 30 more and reducing by 5; totally irrelevant!!..."

"NO! I'm saying we should take our marching orders from our Constitution!"

The Huckabee debate:
"When we make a mistake, it is the obligation of the people to CORRECT the mistake,
not to continue the mistake!"

(My personal favorite! This is so true!!)
"What do we have to pay to save face? That's all we're doing is saving face!!"

On eliminating Federal agencies:
"Yes, we have every right in the world to know something about intelligence gathering,
but we have to have intelligent people interpreting this information."

(This is also a great one! Probably the best one!)
"Don't we remember that when you sacrifice liberty for security you lose both! That's
what's happening in this country today!"

It is so refreshing to hear a politician say these things. The rest of the "neo-bots",
minus Huckabee every once in a while, were just regurgitating the same old garbage
we always hear: "America is so great, but so feared and hated. We have to protect
our interests. The government can save us; even from ourselves."

Ron says the things people don't want to hear; the truth. We got ourselves in this mess;
we allowed the Federal government to get out of control, turn the world against us
and control our lives. Is this why people fear him and are so against his message?
How did American politics get to this? Dr. No is the only one who can save us and
save our country!


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