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Ron Paul: Mitt Romney Only ‘Marginally’ Better Than President Obama

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by Andrew Kirell | 5:01 pm, May 3rd, 2012
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On Thursday’s edition of Laura Ingraham‘s radio show, Congressman Ron Paul explained his skepticism that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would be any better than President Obama.

After describing why he thinks it’s silly to assume Romney’s election would be a cure-all, Ingraham pressed Rep. Paul on whether Romney would at least be “better” than the current president:

INGRAHAM: Would you disagree, then, with Giuliani and others when they say that there is no doubt Mitt Romney would be a better president than Barack Obama?
PAUL: Yeah, I think, marginally so.

He explained that it isn’t that Romney doesn’t necessarily have better ideas, it’s that historically changing parties never seems to truly change anything about how government grows.

“I think Romney would probably be better on the tax issue,” Paul surmises, but then explains how even though George H.W. Bush was supposed to be “good” on taxes — after all, he said “Read my lips: No new taxes!” — history unfolded otherwise. Paul did concede, however, that Romney’s Supreme Court picks would be more conservative, and thus potentially better than second-term Obama’s picks.

But Dr. Paul’s assessment is largely correct. It’s no secret that the two parties – once you cut through the partisan bickering – implement policy in a very similar fashion, regardless of who is in power. Ronald Reagan, the great “conservative” president, didn’t actually make big spending cuts. Government grows under both parties, and they both generally make a mess of foreign policy and civil liberties.

Heck, just look at look at health-care. The very policy known as “Obamacare” was instituted in a similar fashion by Mitt Romney, then-Governor of Massachusetts. (And hey, remember: the policy was pretty much conceived by Newt Gingrich and the conservative stalwarts at Heritage Foundation.)

There’s no better illustration of the futility of our two-party system than the famous South Park “Vote or Die” episode, in which voters choose between a “Giant Douche” and “Turd Sandwich.”

Check out Ron Paul on The Laura Ingraham Show below: Audio at the page link

Ron Paul: Mitt Romney Only ‘Marginally’ Better Than President Obama | Mediaite

Obama, Romney & Goldman Sachs

Michigan's 13th district (Detroit area where RP won the primary)

Submitted by David A Dudenhoefer on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 02:18
Delegates
Michigan

we are located in one of the most populated counties ( Wayne) and the only district in the state with one country.

Tonight was as positive night and a preview of things to come in this district. As you know, in Michigan we select delegates 2 years ahead. Despite redistricting and new faces, we managed to get 14 of the 40 delegate spots, but all of thew new delegates that I trained got the first 33 of 40 alternates ! And you know alternates are usually slotted in 5-10 perhaps. I feel good about 1 or 2 of the 3 national delegates and 2 or 3 of the alternates.

In addition, very low turn out for the establishment delegates, so next years new crop of Paul delegates are going to change the face of this district for years to come.

Michigan's 13th district (Detroit area where RP won the primary) | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

Officials Frantic Over Ron Paul Supporters Seizing Control Of GOP

Congressman fills another 4000 seater stadium in California

Steve Watson
Infowars.com
May 3, 2012

GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul continues to fill stadiums and attract thousands of people to his campaign events, while the establishment is once again becoming concerned about the effect Paul’s success will have on the national convention in Florida.

Paul drew a crowd of over 4000 people at the California State University at Fullerton campus yesterday at the school’s Titan Stadium.

Enthusiastic supporters were queuing around the block to get into the stadium, as the following video captured by one attendee highlights:



Paul took to the stage to boisterous chants of “President Paul!” and proceeded to outline his ‘Plan to Restore America.’

“Sounds like there’s a revolutionary spirit in town tonight,” Paul said, to thunderous applause. “I’m so encouraged that so many young people saying, ‘Things have got to change.’”

“Our time has come, and it won’t be stopped,” the Congressman noted during a 50-minute long speech. “In the short range, there will be bumps. In the long range, if we are dedicated, we will change this country and we will change the world.”





Saying that the economy was the most pressing issue at hand, Paul noted “Things have definitely changed in the last four or five years. People have woken up and realized that we don’t have a sound economic system.”

“The tragedy here in this country is that if you’re on the inside track, you get the benefits when things are going well and you get bailed out when things go bad,” he said.

“If you don’t have confidence in government, it’s a good thing,” Paul said. “You challenge things.”
A portion of Paul’s speech can be viewed below:

2nd Video: Ron Paul at Cal State Fullerton 5/2/12 - YouTube

Meanwhile, Paul’s refusal to drop out of the presidential race is beginning to cause some concern for establishment Republicans, as the Congressman’s supporters are ensuring that he is stealthily picking up delegates ahead of the national convention.

In the past few days, Paul has registered a number of successes at state committees and conventions in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

If Paul can score a plurality of delegates from five states, his supporters could nominate him from the convention floor. At this stage a brokered convention remains highly unlikely. However, with a strong showing among delegates the Congressman’s supporters hope to secure a speaking spot for Paul and some control over the party platform.

Josh Putnam, a professor of political science at Davidson College and expert on delegate procedures, told TPM that Paul’s supporters should “easily” reach the required threshold of delegate pluralities, and warned that the effects could be far reaching.

“Broadly speaking, I don’t think anyone has a firm handle on how deep this goes,” Putnam told TPM. “This is a headache for Romney and they’ll have to deal with it at some point.”

Republican officials are warning that Paul’s supporters are seizing control of the party at the State level.

“It’s down to a matter of trust,” Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Iowa Republican Party told The Hill.

“If you’re the Romney campaign, can you trust the Iowa GOP to work with you? If this delegation is going to go down to the Florida convention and cast their votes for Ron Paul, I think the answer is no. I wouldn’t blame the Romney campaign for being skeptical of working with the Iowa GOP.”

Similar situations are fomenting in several other states as Paul supporters are using the establishment system to their own advantage.

“Taken together, these victories and those yet to happen forecast a prominent role for Ron Paul at the RNC,” Paul campaign manager John Tate said after the Colorado and Minnesota gains. “They also signal that the convention will feature a spirited discussion over whether conservatism will triumph over the status quo.”

The Paul campaign will remain in California for the next few days and will hold several more events. The Congressman will speak at another large on-campus town hall meeting tomorrow at the University of California at Davis. On Friday, he will hold another at the University of California at San Diego.

Details of Dr. Paul’s ongoing campaign swing in the Golden State, including information on how to RSVP, can be found here.

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Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones’ Infowars.net, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.

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Calling out the RNC and for the resignation of Mr. Preince Priebus from the RNC

Submitted by mirand_sharma on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 16:01
Ron Paul 2012
Florida

We must call out the RNC for violating its own rules.

Rule 11 of the RNC specifically prohibits the RNC from financially supporting any political candidate until that candidate is declared the official nominee. Romney is not yet the nominee, yet the Romney Victory fund is a joint venture from the RNC. Please see my video.



I called the RNC (again today) twice and hit choice 1 and choice 2, and left a message both times how Reince Priebus is violating Rule 11 that he should resign.

See my post from earlier today Action item of the day: Call the RNC and ask them why they are violating Rule 11 | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

(Video) Calling out the RNC and for the resignation of Mr. Preince Priebus from the RNC | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

Fox "FAKE" News is Tripping Over Themselves in This Article: Hijack the GOP

Submitted by platoonleader on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 06:36
Ron Paul 2012

Front page Fox article on Ron Paul's new tactic: Hijacking the GOP.

Paul campaign has new tactic to win delegates, hijack GOP convention | Fox News

If he has no shot at winning, why are they tripping over themselves about his delegate wins? It's funny how they spin everything, in the article it mentions he could win a chunk of Iowa's delegates...

if 20 out of 28 is only a chunk, then they are right.

That's just ONE example. Furthermore, this isn't a new plan...

he's been telling them all along this was his plan, and they just responded to him during interviews with condecending looks like he was a loon and it would never work.

Once again...Paul was right.

PL

Fox News is Tripping Over Themselves in This Article: Hijack the GOP | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

Fox used to be worth a damn.... then they went Roge

PROOF the RNC is working with the Romney campaign and violating Rule 11

Submitted by 2012R3V0LUT10N on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 13:14

PLEASE BUMP THIS AND SEND TO BEN SWANN AND RACHAEL MADDOW AND ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO TAKE IT PUBLIC

bswann@fox19.com
Rachel@msnbc.com

SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE A SCREEN SHOT WITH TIME STAMP BEFORE THEY TAKE IT DOWN

From the official Mitt Romney site

Already hit your limit? If you’ve given the maximum of $2,500 for the primary and $2,500 for the general election to Romney for President, you can still give to the Romney Victory fund, our joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee.

Then it goes on giving further incriminating evidence and finishes with this

Paid for by Romney Victory, Inc., a joint fundraising committee authorized by and composed of Romney for President, Inc., THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, the Idaho Republican Party, the Massachusetts Republican Party, the Oklahoma Leadership Council, the Vermont Republican Federal Election Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

https://www.mittromney.com/donate/fi...FZFR7AodzBTL3g

Not only are they blatantly violating rule 11 but it seems they are also circumventing donation LAWS.

This may be the straw that breaks the elephants back!

Make this viral fellow patriots!

PROOF the RNC is working with the Romney campaign and violating Rule 11 | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012

"PAULFEST" Get your tickets now!

Submitted by Ron Paul Illinois on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 15:21
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Just found out about this.I'm probably late on thatAnyhow,I'll see you there!

Grinch Does A 180! Says He Already Endorsed Mitt?

Submitted by yrad on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:50
Ron Paul 2012

Washington (CNN) – A day after a seemingly lukewarm embrace of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich said Thursday he had fully endorsed the former Massachusetts governor and would enthusiastically campaign on his behalf.

"I thought I was endorsing him," Gingrich said of his speech Wednesday, in which he formally announced he was suspending his bid for the GOP nomination. Gingrich was speaking in an interview on "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."

Grinch Does A 180! Says He Already Endorsed Mitt? | Peace . Gold . Liberty | Ron Paul 2012