Thread: Ron Paul on the Issues

Presidential Candidate Ron Paul 1st To Call For "False Flag" Criminal Charges To Be Filed Against Eric Holder

Submitted by AnAppealToHeavenWash on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 15:48
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Just days ago, CBS national news printed new details about Department of Justice operation "Fast & Furious." Internal memos show that agents actually discussed using the operation as a "false flag" to justify taking away the 2nd amendment rights of US citizens.

Congress is currently investigating Fast & Furious. Attorney General Eric Holder has already been caught making at least one false statement under oath.

Gun rights advocates have been asking why Republicans aren't calling for criminal charges against Eric Holder. Many have criticized FOX News for giving the story little coverage. CBS national news has been breaking most of the new details related to Fast & Furious. Recently Eric Holder yelled at a reporter at an event in DC. He blamed the media for public outrage over Fast & Furious, and told a reporter "you guys need to stop it."

Today, Texas Congressman Ron Paul became the first GOP president candidate to call for criminal charges against Eric Holder.

Speaking to syndicated radio talk show host Alex Jones, Paul called for Holder to be "immediately fired." Paul went on to say "I think it was criminal," and called the operation a "false flag." He said that there needs to be an immediate investigation into Holder himself, and said Holder "deserves charges."

More here... Ron Paul calls for criminal charges against Eric Holder. - Charleston Charleston Conservative | Examiner.com

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Did the Media Black Out Ron Paul's First Win?

Submitted by Tom Mullen on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 15:50
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During the first 2 months of the Republican presidential primary contest, the mainstream media consistently reported that Ron Paul had failed to secure a win in any state. While Paul had likely accumulated the majority of delegates in several caucus states, including Iowa, Maine, Nevada, Alaska, Minnesota and possibly several more, he had not placed first in the straw polls in any of those states.

Despite the fact that the straw poll is non-binding and ultimately has nothing to do with selecting the party’s nominee, the media consistently reported the straw poll winner as the winner of the state caucus. They even went so far as to project the delegates won by each candidate based upon that candidate’s percentage of the straw poll vote. This is misleading because the straw poll results have nothing to do with the allocation of delegates in most caucus states The delegate process is completely separate and takes place after the straw poll is over.

The media has not missed an opportunity to point out that Ron Paul has not won a state in this election cycle, although those listening carefully heard John King admit after the Arizona debate that Paul was in second place in terms of delegates. This was the result of several strong second place finishes and several wins - if one defines a win as securing the most delegates. However, the media recognizes the straw poll winner as the “winner” regardless of who actually gets the delegates.

That is, until Ron Paul wins a straw poll. Then the rules change.

Immediately after the Virgin Islands caucus, the Associated Press reported that Mitt Romney had won. However, there was something curious about this particular story. It reported the number of delegates won by each candidate, but did not even mention the results of the straw poll.

I’ll give you three guesses who won that poll (hint: it wasn’t Romney, Gingrich, or Santorum). Yes, as the Virgin Islands GOP website confirms, Ron Paul won the straw poll with 29% of the vote. Romney came in second with 26%, followed by 6% for Santorum and 5% for Gingrich.

Certainly, the Virgin Islands delegation is numerically insignificant in terms of the 2,286 delegates in play during the Republican primary process. However, so are the delegations from Iowa and New Hampshire. The importance of these wins is the momentum they give to the campaign and the effect they may have on voters in subsequent states

The media can’t have it both ways. They can’t report the straw poll winner as the caucus winner in states where Paul fails to win the straw poll but gets the majority of the delegates and then turn around and report the delegate winner as the caucus winner when Ron Paul wins the straw poll. Any reasonable person would scream bias at that.

However, the media may not be real problem here. With 10 primaries or caucuses being held on one day and several more within a few days before and after, the media has to rely heavily on what local/state GOP officials tell them about the results of these contests. If the media simply relayed in good faith what they were told by the Virgin Islands GOP, it raises the real question. Why was the Virgin Islands the first caucus that did not announce the candidate that finished first in the straw poll as the winner of the caucus?

Perhaps it was an honest mistake, but the honest mistakes that hurt Paul’s campaign are adding up. As I pointed out before the Washington caucus, the only vote-counting or election scandals during this primary season have occurred in states that Paul has been expected to have a good chance to win. As anticipated in that article, Washington joined that dubious list of states before the voting even started. Paul has taken the high road so far, explaining his lack of a win by saying that "changing one hundred years of history takes a little time." However, after drawing thousands to rallies in one state after another while his opponents have only drawn hundreds, if that, even Paul is starting to get suspicious of the highly massaged caucus straw poll results.

Although his support has increased by orders of magnitude since 2008, Paul admits that the chances are slim that he can win the nomination. They are certainly no slimmer than Newt Gingrich’s chances at this point. However, no candidate could have any chance to win with his own party teaming up with the media to thwart any momentum he might generate.

If the United States had a vibrant political system in which many parties competed on a level playing field, one might say that Ron Paul should take the hint that he’s just not wanted as the Republican Party’s candidate.

However, the playing field is not level. Both the Republican and Democratic Parties receive government subsidies and benefit from a labyrinthine set of rules that give them a virtual monopoly on the political process. Without fairly conducted primaries, no American citizen is truly guaranteed "a republican form of govenrment."

If those lofty ideals don’t resonate with entrenched Republican Party leaders, then perhaps this will: Ron Paul’s supporters may not be a majority within the Republican Party, but you’ll need them to win in November. If they walk, you get four more years of Obama. Treat Paul’s campaign fairly and stop trying to give it extra adversity to overcome. Otherwise, you may be treated to another Obama inaugural address.

Tom Mullen is the author of A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America.

Did the Media Black Out Ron Paul's First Win? | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

Whose fault is it a Tacoma soldier killed 16 in Afghanistan? Don't blame Ron Paul!

Tacoma : WA : USA | Mar 12, 2012 at 1:51 PM PDT
By Stephanie Ealy



Young girl reaches for Ron Paul campaign balloon as Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks at a town hall campaign stop in Meredith

The soldier who went on a shooting rampage in Afghanistan leaving 16 dead Sunday is from a Tacoma area base called joint base Lewis-McChord, and as a resident in the area I am mortified, stunned and beside myself seething with anger. When will the government of the United States wake up?

I am personally so angry about this that hot tears are forming in my eyes as I type. Why am I angry? I am angry at the United States government who is continuing these wars that have no purpose. I am angry at President Barack Obama for not keeping his campaign promise to bring the troops home.

I am not angry at this soldier. I am angry at the president, the government -- whoever is responsible for starting this war and for keeping this war going, for calling out yet another unconstitutional war.

I feel so very sad and broken for the staff sergeant who mentally lost it and went on a shooting rampage. I feel so much empathy for his wife and two kids. Most of all, my heart is broken in two for the Afghan families and people trying to pick up the pieces from this horrific event.

Do you know what it is like to live in an area with a huge military base? It is devastating! Common news stories are about another soldier who had been deployed five times and when he heard he had orders for a sixth tour, he committed suicide!!! Another soldier who lost it and killed his son, wife and himself. Another soldier with PTSD who did not get the help he needed committed some crazy crime because he was mentally messed up from watching a friend die in his arms from a roadside bomb. I could go on and on -- it is unimaginable the amount of frustration that builds to constantly hear these true stories knowing they could have been stopped!

I am angry because a Texas Congressman named Ron Paul has been crying out like a prophet in the wilderness saying, "We must stop these endless, careless wars -- we are not the police of the world -- we need to stay out of the business of other countries' borders and protect our own."

But instead of listening, some call him crazy, discredit him, black him out of the mainstream media. Many say, "I would never vote for Ron Paul because his foreign policy is too radical." Really? It is America's meddling in the business of others that is too radical, not Ron Paul! People have flipped out over the fact that Ron Paul said we caused the 9/11 attacks. Think about it people! We are in THEIR land building embassies and bases all over the world. What would we do if other countries came into our land and tried to set up troops?

America has become the bully of the world! And our soldiers are the poor bullied kids in school who can't take it anymore. Once they get over there in their deployments they see they aren't fighting for America's freedom, they are bombing people for no reason. They are pawns for oil. They are not defending America, they are helping other countries defend their borders. Why do so many of them support Ron Paul? WHY?
Dr. Paul predicted many things about the economy years ago and he is right about his foreign policy, and what does he get for it? Made fun of, mocked, scoffed and practically spit on by many Americans. And in the meantime, another crazy thing happens that angers others in another country because we have no business building bases around the world and defending other people's borders.

What is our responsibility now? It is to help our broken soldiers and bring our troops home! You know, from one of the wars that should have never happened in the first place!

Why are so many asleep? Why are there so many brainwashed and in a trance by the biased mainstream media? We are not that dumb, are we? Open your eyes, get out of your slumber...quit being stupid sheep and following the others over a cliff!

Wake up America -- WAKE UP!

Whose fault is it a Tacoma soldier killed 16 Afghans? Ron Paul can't be blamed

Voters read "Ron Paul Family Cookbook" as they listen to Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX) at a town hall campaign stop in Meredith

Supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul waves next to a cardboard cutout of Paul in Greenville

Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk 3/12/12: An Administration Gone Rogue

Caucus and Convention Results: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, Minnesota, and Virgin Islands! +Much More!

Submitted by GCN3030 on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 22:02 in Delegates

I've been watching closely and I have seen results posted here on DP recently from Conventions and Caucuses in Alaska, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, the Virgin Islands, Rhode Island and even Georgia.

Did I miss any contests? EDIT: Looks like I did; so I also posted some results below California, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Maine, and Wyoming I will update as I find more.
I'll try to gather the threads up and post them in the comments below if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated sometimes it is too easy for things to go down the memory hole here on DP I think we need to make the results easier to find.

Someone suggested I try to consolidate them into the thread (please help me find more reports guys I know there are more) anyway here is what we have as of 3/12/2012 8:44 PM Pacific:


______________________ALASKA______________________ __________
Alaska District Conventions 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219972/alaska-district-convention-n...






_____________________CALIFORNIA___________________ __________
Mendocino County Congressional Nomination Meeting 3/5/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/218662/mendocino-rcc-congressional-...






______________________COLORADO____________________ _________
Denver GOP Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219994/ron-paul-revolution-in-progr...
Another Denver GOP convention thread (w/ several important comments from participants)
http://www.dailypaul.com/220035/ron-paul-supporters-plunge-d...
Excellent Comment from attendee: http://www.dailypaul.com/220035/ron-paul-supporters-plunge-d...
Another comment from a Paul supporter that was there:
http://www.dailypaul.com/220035/ron-paul-supporters-plunge-d...
Unknown County Divisional Meeting 2/18/2012
Some small but positive news! | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012






_____________________GEORGIA______________________ _________
3/10/2012 Chatham County Convention(also reports from Seminole, Lowndes, Bryan, Columbia, Glynn, Cook, Coweta, and Camden County conventions)
http://mail.dailypaul.com/219898/my-county-convention-chatha...
3/10/2012 Clarke County Convention
http://www.dailypaul.com/219978/3-4-denied-their-voice-at-co...
Cobb County Convention (Grassroots Report) 3/10/2012
Cobb GOP, how the fraud works | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012
Dekalb and Cobb County Coventions(MSM report) 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219937/new-article-georgia-conventi...
Dekalb county Convention Grassroots Report
Our friend, TMOT, his wife and a friend become delegates!
http://www.dailypaul.com/220373/3-more-rp-delegates-our-frie...
Forsythe County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219944/convention-chaos-in-forsyth-...
Fulton County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/220256/fulton-county-gop-admits-to-...
unknown county convention 3/10/2012
2012 GOP County Convention | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012






_____________________IOWA_________________________ __________
Polk County Convention (Des Moines) 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219963/polk-county-convention-des-m...
Harrison County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219866/iowa-county-conventions-toda...
Story County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219943/account-of-an-iowa-county-co...
Unknown County Convention 3/10/2012
Iowa Delegate News Looking Good | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012
Unknown County Convention 3/10/2012
http://haproxy.dailypaul.com/219822/im-leaving-in-ten-minute...






_____________________KANSAS_______________________ _________
Ron Paul supporters observe caucus 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219934/ron-paul-supporters-observe-...






____________________MAINE_________________________ __________
Westbrook Republican Committee 2/8/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/212438/paul-backers-ruffle-local-go...






____________________MINNESOTA_____________________ __________
Comment from Organizer 3/10/2012
http://haproxy.dailypaul.com/219822/im-leaving-in-ten-minute...
Minneapolis District Convention 3/10/2012
MN BPOU convention update | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012
Wright County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/220347/ron-paul-landslide-in-wright...
Unknown County Convention Minnesota 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219907/good-news-in-mn-this-weekend...
Unknown County Convention Minnesota 3/4/2012
Going to District! | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012
Unknown County Convention Minnesota 3/10/2012 (comment from attendee)
http://www.dailypaul.com/220175/just-became-state-delegate-f...






_____________________NEVADA_______________________ _________
Clark County Convention (Las Vegas) 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219926/breaking-las-vegas-nevada-ro...
Storey County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219930/what-happened-at-the-convent...






_______________________OKLAHOMA___________________ _________
Oklahoma County GOP Convention 3/3/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/218336/oklahoma-county-gop-conventi...
Video: Paul Supporter Denied Attempt to Crash Polk GOP Convention - YouTube
Major County GOP Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219864/major-county-oklahoma-county...






________________RHODE ISLAND______________________________
Party meeting 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219894/rp-suuporters-dominate-rhode...






________________SOUTH DAKOTA_______________________________
3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/220175/just-became-state-delegate-f...






_______________THE VIRGIN ISLANDS__________________________
Caucus 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219961/ron-paul-wins-virgin-islands...






____________________WYOMING_______________________ _________
Hot Springs County Convention 3/10/2012
http://www.dailypaul.com/219979/ron-paul-wins-hot-springs-co...
Sweetwater County Convention 3/10/2012 (comment from supporter who was there)
http://www.dailypaul.com/219618/saturday-caucuses-kansas-gua...



Caucus and Convention Results: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, Minnesota, and Virgin Islands! +Much More! | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

SCHEDULE: Ron Paul to Hold Giant Town Hall Meeting in Illinois

‘Youth for Ron Paul’-sponsored event to occur at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – This week in Illinois, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will hold a massive town hall meeting comprised of well over 1,000 voters.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Wednesday, March 14^th at 7:00 p.m. CST at theUniversity of Illinois Foellinger Auditorium, located at 709 South Matthews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. Doors open to the public at 6:30 p.m. To reserve your seat for the event featuring Dr. Paul and enter the venue 30 minutes prior to the general public, please click here.

U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (IL-15^th), a friend of Dr. Paul and in whose district the event will take place, will introduce the 12-term Congressman from Texas.

“Illinois supporters are delighted that Ron Paul will visit the state to engage voters, and we guarantee that here in Illinois there is significant support for his candidacy,” said Ron Paul 2012 Illinois State Director Scott Davis.

The University of Illinois event is being organized by ‘Youth for Ron Paul’ (YFP), an initiative of the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign. Since ‘Youth for Ron Paul’ launched in September, students nationwide have organized 583 chapters and recruited more than 46,000 people.

“The campaign announced this event late Sunday evening, and by midnight, almost 1,200 people had already reserved their seats to see Ron Paul. Like the rest of the country, young voters in Illinois clearly understand the future of our country is at stake this election cycle. The Republican Party would be wise to take note, as no other candidate can inspire young people to mobilize for limited government and fiscal restraint. And no other candidate is better positioned to defeat Obama,” said Edward King, National Youth Director for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign.

“Young people understand the critical challenges our next president will face better than anyone, as they are the generation that will bear the brunt of an uncertain future. That’s why they are motivated by Ron Paul’s message of prosperity, constitutionally-limited government, and individual liberty and it is why they continue to show up by the thousands to hear Dr. Paul his ‘Plan to Restore America,’” said Ani DeGroot, Midwest Regional Director for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign.

To learn more about ‘Youth for Ron Paul’ including how to sign-up and establish a local chapter, visit the YFP website by clicking here.

Dr. Paul’s Illinois town hall meeting will be followed by an open press avail. Members of the local and major print, broadcast, and online media with particular needs should contact National Media Coordinator Megan Stiles via email at megans@ronpaul2012.com. Please, no exceptions.

Details of the event are as follows. Time is Central.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting
University of Illinois – Foellinger Auditorium
709 South Matthews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
For a map of the location, please click here.

SCHEDULE: Ron Paul to Hold Giant Town Hall Meeting in Illinois*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Ron Paul Competitive Against Obama in Latest Rasmussen Poll

Outperforming one-time ‘front-runners,’ Paul remains on track to defeat incumbent President

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul statistically ties President Barack Obama in a head-to-head matchup, according to a recent Rasmussen survey of likely voters.

Notable in the poll is that among alternatives to Massachusetts establishment-moderate Mitt Romney, Ron Paul is the most competitive when matched against the incumbent President. Paul is statistically tied with President Obama with a strong 41 percent to Obama’s 42 percent, and outperforms faux Romney alternatives Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
As Republican nominee, Rick Santorum would lose the White House with only 43 percent to Obama’s 46 percent, while Newt Gingrich would give it away with a six-point 46 to 40 percent landslide victory for Obama. Particularly worrisome for conservatives is Rasmussen’s stark prediction that, “The president runs strongest within his party when Gingrich is his opponent.”

According to Rasmussen, “Paul currently does best of the four [Republican candidates] among voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties” – a crucial bellwether in electability. The poll, then, forecasts that the 12-term Congressman from Texas remains competitive outside the Republican Party base, and that he is best able to win over America’s largest voting bloc, self-identified independents.

“In poll after poll, Ron Paul is the most electable conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, and the sole candidate able to provide real contrast with Obama. Dr. Paul is the only candidate on the ballot in all 50 states with the organization and stamina to defeat Romney, and transition into a decisive general election victory over the sitting President,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.

Poll results are based on telephone surveys of 1,500 likely voters and have a +/- 3-percentage point margin of error.

Ron Paul Competitive Against Obama in Latest Rasmussen Poll*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee