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Weekly Blitz: The Price for Ignoring Ron Paul

by Szandor Blestman
May 4, 2012


So, I've been writing about Ron Paul a lot lately. Well, there's not a lot being said about him on the establishment media who decided long ago to ignore him, so I figure why not write about him? He's drawing large crowds at rallies. He's getting lots of delegates to bring with him to the Republican convention. He has, in fact, won more delegates than any other candidate from some of the caucus states where the vote was just a poll, nothing more, and it's the delegates that matter. That's news worthy. Since the establishment media is determined to keep things hidden from the general public, it's up to little under read and mostly ignored bloggers like me to report on him.

Think about this for a minute. What happens if Ron Paul gets the most delegates even after all the primaries and caucuses have been held and the votes have been flipped, er, I mean counted, and the fraud has been finalized, er, I mean Mitt Romney has been declared the winner? How is that going to reflect upon the establishment media? Will people actually begin to realize that they've been toyed with? Will they wonder how the media could have missed such an important story? Will they finally get the hint and stop paying attention to the media altogether and find some more trustworthy, accurate sources to get their information from? Well, I don't know. I'll say this, I think whatever the RNC decides to do, it will be really tough to keep it out of the news.

There is the possibility that they will change the rules at the last minute. That's my guess at how they will try to keep Ron Paul out of the spotlight. If he brings more delegates, or even enough to cause a brokered convention, they'll call foul and say the democratic process was compromised and the popular vote should be what matters. Then he'll make the claim that his campaign was merely following the rules set down before hand by the Republican Party. If the rules change at that point so that delegates have no choice but to vote for Romney, I hope Ron Paul's campaign brings out the accusations and evidence of election fraud. Wouldn't the media look stupid if they didn't cover that?

They could try to keep him out of the convention like they did in 2008. They could try to smear him. They could try to spin his popularity. They could try to appeal to the masses of Ron Paul delegates and supporters to band together and back the Mittster so Obama can be at last be defeated along with his socialist agenda. I got news for the Republicans, it's not the socialist agenda that people should worry about, it's the globalist agenda, and Mitt Romney is just as much a socialist and a globalist as Obama, maybe more so. It's the devil you know versus the devil you don't, and Mitt is the devil we don't know this time around. It's either Ron Paul as the Republcan candidate, or four more years of Mr. Soetoro.

It's interesting to wonder what would happen if Ron Paul ran third party. The Republicans would claim he "took" votes away from Romney and helped Obama win the election. But then, he's just as likely to take votes away from the Obama crowd, after all, he is the only true peace candidate out there. Besides, Democrats aren't stupid. They know when they're being played. I bet Ron Paul could win running as an independent, if the vote was counted honestly. Oh, there's that election fraud thing again. Just another little story the establishment media decides to ignore. I guess that's another reason I have to do the job they're supposed to be doing. Maybe if these over paid pundits would actually do some digging and some real thinking and stop chirping the song those at the top tell them to sing, the general public would actually get some decent information. But, they'd probably get fired for that so they sit in their gilded cages chirping away.

What price is the media going to pay for ignoring Ron Paul? Will they lose viewers and readership? They are already doing so due to not only the convenience of the Internet, but the quality of the information that can be found there. Will the establishment media continue to bleed away customers as they are shown to be even more manipulated than imagined? Will they pay a price at all, or will the ruling elite be successful in their attempts to put the Internet genie back in the bottle, so to speak? Will the chilling effect the feds are trying to put on free speech with their Internet censorship bills (disguised as Internet security bills) work? Will there be an establishment media bailout? Or will that be a step too far for too many people for them to get away with such measures?

Perhaps more importantly, what price will the people of the United States pay for ignoring Ron Paul? It's good that so many have woken up to his message, or are at least curious about it, but there are still so many who are misinformed or don't understand and don't care to try to find out. This is understandable as so many people lead busy lives and don't even want to pay attention to politics. They seem to think that politics has nothing to do with them or their lives. What they may not understand is that politics is intruding upon their lives, more so every day that goes by where these control freaks in Washington, DC remain in power and assert more and more influence on the smallest details of everyday living.

It is Ron Paul who advocates removing the burden of intrusiveness of government from the backs of the American people. The other candidates may talk a good game, they may promise changes to accomplish more freedom, but their records suggest they will do the opposite. Their records suggest they will heap more government burden atop the already over burdened private sector. When was the last time you heard of a federal law being repealed? I remember learning something about December 5, 1933, when alcohol prohibition was finally repealed after much loss of life and treasure. Meanwhile other prohibitions have taken the place of alcohol, but perhaps too many of us are too drunk to care about those. As long as you are allowed your drug of choice, why should you care about anyone else's?

Let's consider some more of the possible costs for ignoring Ron Paul. It could cost us our national sovereignty. We could be relegated to being subject to an armed world government with centralized powers. A little far fetched maybe? Well, Obama has already started one war without consulting congress because the United Nations asked him to. Many people supported him. With that kind of precedent, how long until our government is following United Nations' mandates without question? It is a slow process, this global agenda, and both Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney are globalists, in my opinion.

The price we pay could be trillions of dollars more than the taxpayers of this nation have already been fleeced for. We complain about bailing out the huge corporations, but we do little to nothing about it. Oh, we latch onto someone who promises change, and delivers it to us. Only it was change in the opposite direction that it was supposed to go. We get more wars, not peace, more bailouts, not none nor payback, more government intrusion on our lives, not less. Both Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney are working for the banks, especially the elite central banks, not against them. Only Ron Paul has proven his tenacity when it comes to bringing accountability to the most influential of all institutions, the Federal Reserve. Either of those other two guys are going to just keep the fraud going and the money flowing to the top for another four years. They are trying to suck the economic body completely dry of its fluid currency. Only Dr. Paul addresses this fact and ignoring him could cost us our current currency.

The greatest price we might pay could be our freedoms. This is equivalent to our very nation. I remember in 2008, all the press about how George W. Bush was shredding our constitution. I remember certain Barrack Obama pundits celebrating in part because Mr. Obama was going to honor the Constitution. Well, three years later, I think we know better. Mr. Obama has not asked to repeal one overbearing, constitution shredding law. In fact, he has signed several more. As the feds decide to legalize violations of each of our precious individual rights, the nation looks more and more like an authoritarian, police state dictatorship. Either of the other two will keep this trend going. Only Ron Paul honors the Constitution. Can we afford another four years of having our rights tread upon? If so, what kind of a nation will we have in 2016? What kind of a nation will our grand children live in? Will they live in fear with limited choice, or will they have the opportunities that freedom provides to better themselves?

Ron Paul cannot be ignored. His message can't be ignored. His supporters can't be ignored. There are simply too many of them. His message is simply too important. Try as they might, the power elite are not going to be able to hide his importance much longer. You can't cap a volcano and expect it to not erupt somewhere else. Freedom is ready to erupt into our cultural awareness. It is ready to flow into our society. It is ready to be reborn as a worldwide phenomenon. I only hope it is allowed to do so in a peaceful rather than a violent manner.

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UPDATE on Isabella County, Michigan Convention: SSG. Williams Reports...

Submitted by theancientalien on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 21:02
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Getting dressed and pressed in my suit and tie adorned with a tasteful choice of military awards and medals, the other rEVOLution Army Troops are getting geared up for battle (Suits, Ties, Dresses, recorders, paperwork), marching orders have been given by the state coordinator (Thanks Adam D.!), and there are tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for all of central Michigan.

It is indeed a great day to be in the Infantry...the Paulite Army Marches rain or shine!

Tonight the Revolution Reaches Michigan! To The Top! Climb To Glory!
SSG. Williams (Ret.)

POST CONVENTION UPDATE: The Isabella County Convention went very well, without any malfeasance by Republican Party chair members. After party business was concluded and the time came to fill vacant Precinct Delegate seats. With only 2 seats available sans Alternates, 6 people volunteered and the convention goers were shocked as they had never had to hold on the spot elections to fill vacant seats. Each candidate was allowed a few moments to address the convention and votes were cast by written ballot by all current elected delegates. Both Delegate seats to the Michigan Republican State Convention were secured by Ron Paul supporters, including myself, and the available Alternate slots were filled by like minded Liberty Republicans.

In other words, every available position was filled by a Ronulan Paulite.

The measure of a man is not by the oath he takes, but how he adheres to that oath... To Defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and Domestic. We are taking our country back with the tools the Founders gave us, the Intellectual Revolution is upon us, and the Ron Paul supporters are among us. To The Top! Climb To Glory!
SSG. Rhys Williams, US Army (Ret.)

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New Video made by Nevadan about our Con-vention!

Submitted by ausscyn on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 21:08
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Nevada



A friend made this video. Please watch & "like."

It will make his day.

Tomorrow, we go off to write a Liberty Platform for Nevada.

I'm hoping to be able to report good things.

Cynthia

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Please Be Civil - Many Santorum Supporters Hate Romney As Much As Obama!

Submitted by BetweenUnemployment on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 19:17
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I've had many, many back-channel conversations with Santorum folks. The number one complaint--by far--is NOT about Ron Paul, but about us...his supporters.

As soon as they say who they support, they get attacked. We know exactly what this is like ("Bot, Cult, Racist, Anti-Semite"), etc. I see it time and time again: Ron Paul supporters JUMP on Santorum, Gingrich, other supporters spouting off facts, posting videos, etc.

CHILL OUT!

Once I get into a conversation about how we both would hate to see another 4 years of Obama, I get into how Romney is so liberal...they ALWAYS agree. I say one or two things about Paul...say I don't agree with him 100%, but I'd rather get 90% than 0%. I say how we can't convince Paul supporters to back anyone else, since they support the message, not the man. They tend to agree.

After a few days, I send them direct messages about this or that, Paul's updated delegate counts, etc.
JUST TAKE IT SLOW. DON'T INVITE PEOPLE TO DEBATE. WE ARE TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD. WE NEED TO BRING THEM INTO THE FOLD ANY WAY THAT WE CAN. THE BIGGEST WAY CONTINUES TO BE THE MUTUAL DISTRUST OF OBAMA AND ROMNEY.

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Paul Festival inteview with Bryan Siemon on The Josh Tolley Show

Dr. Ron Paul's OpEd on UK's Financial Times: Our Central Bankers are Intellectually Bankrupt!

Submitted by AnCapMercenary on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 21:11
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Our central bankers are intellectually bankrupt

FT.com OpEd
By Ron Paul
May 2, 2012 7:54 pm

The financial crisis has fully exposed the intellectual bankruptcy of the world’s central bankers.

Why? Central bankers neglect the fact that interest rates are prices. Manipulating those prices through credit expansion or contraction has real and deleterious effects on the economy. Yet while socialism and centralised economic planning have largely been rejected by free-market economists, the myth persists that central banks are a necessary component of market economies.

These economists understand that having wages or commodity prices established by government fiat would cause shortages, misallocations of capital and hardship. Yet they accept at face value the notion that central banks must determine not only the supply of one particular commodity – money – but also the cost of that commodity via the setting of interest rates.

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St. Clair County (Port Huron) Michigan convention

Submitted by Jason Sarnia on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 22:33
Delegates
Michigan

I arrived a wee bit late, huffing and puffing from running from my van. As I entered the Port Huron City Council auditorium, I was met at the front table by charming ladies that requested my picture ID. It became abundently apparent that I was there as an observer only, yet all we're friendly. The eventually elected precinct Chairman Deem Boldryfe thought he recognized me from playing hockey and welcomed me to the meeting.

The meeting started with an inspiring invocation and then the Pledge of Allegiance, which, I felt would be wrong for me to recite but nevertheless brought a small tear to my eye.

There were 37 slots available and therefore 37 alternates. Only 4 or 5 alternate positions could be filled (About 50 or so people attended). I asked Richard how we would know whom the delegates supported and he said we wouldn't know. I got the feel of Dr Paul's movement (one man wore a Gasden flag shirt)so I'm curiour to know if anybody here at the DP knows how it actually went for us.

I am a Canadian from across the St. Clair River and was only observing for my first time. I would have joined in the Pledge but felt it was not my place, respectfully. I would have offered to be a alternate delegate but I'm sure that would have been unacceptable.

This is the most important election anybody alive will ever witness. I pray and trust that my beautiful friends from the US will be guided by the grace of God and find the fortitude to make wise decisions.

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The importance of Iowa. Then and now

Submitted by Elwood78 on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 20:55
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This is the first time I have posted to the DP (Have only just worked it out)

An interesting vid I found on the Liberty Australia website that you might like.

Watching on from Australia is hard to do, but I am really hoping for a Ron Paul victory.Over the course of the last 12 months since discovering "The message" I have been researching the nomination process and trying to school people over how it all works (Ben Swann has been a good guide)

Good luck America!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/y4nQMnE4UHE

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Ron Paul Went Global

Hey Ron Paul, you took 60 % of the delegates and 90 % of the alternates in Washtenaw County

Submitted by dexterszyd on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 22:46
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Big turn out showed up and unfortunately a number of Rinos. Not a whole lot of drama but something special happened in my favor. Shamefully I neglected to renew my delegate seat in 2010. I know, I know...how could I. Cut me some slack though, I was too busy on the Daily Paul and missed the deadline.

At the beginning of the convention, one of the old County chairman had a motion on the floor to allow two special non precinct delegates to go to the state convention. He explained some clause under rule number 9 and said it was for people that go over and above to support the party but for some reason were not delegates. This is a guy you can't trust and it was obvious he was attempting to circumvent or counter the amount of Ron Paul people. His motion passed before anyone knew what was really happening.

Before the vote took place for the delegates and alternates, this same guy advanced his preferred members. As I stood there, a die hard, loyal and very vocal Ron Paul patriot named Sal leaned over to me and said, "do you want in?" I said of course I do! Just then , he motioned to have me nominated. Sal spoke on my behalf telling the district about the Fukushima efforts and other initiatives. He made a passionate pitch on my behalf.

The delegation voted and guess what.....I'M IN! As a special non precinct delegate beating the Rino at his own game....I'm going to the State Convention!

Another big plus was there was a list of Ron Paul delegates going around to key people so they knew who to vote for.

I am also happy to report that my father and a brother are going as alternates in Wayne County and another brother was voted in as a delegate in Oakland County.

I only wish we had taken the whole convention but at least we have the majority.

We duked it out for you Dr Paul and we are reloading for the State Convention in 2 weeks.

DEX

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