Comments on: Ron Paul opts out of Congress

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:30:11 +0000

Thanks eve for your sober thoughts as usual to CHB this night.

All I can offer is for Americans to batten down the hatches and to hopefully be well-provisioned in order to survive the ensuing heavy weather ahead for this nation. Expect nothing from our morally bankrupt, duplicitous leadership. They’re assured of their safe place in the bunker courtesy of their American tax serfs. / : |

This tired ol’ seadog is turning in for the night. I-)

Carl Nemo **==

By: eve

eve — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:50:09 +0000

One has to seriously question if most American’s really care about being free?

After all, there are so many wonderful distractions to occupy their time.
Bread and circuses anyone?

By: Almandine

Almandine — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:48:14 +0000

Politics is the practice of ideology… the ability to language and sell one’s ideas over those of your opponents, the ability to light fires of opposition to the ideology of those who oppose you.

Ron Paul can do that… he accepts donations from his followers to do just that… to provide a public airing of his and their views, which only one or two others can accomplish with similar effect. Should you ask his followers and patrons if they get their money’s worth, no matter which venue he chooses to disperse it through, you will be very hard pressed to find any who are dissatisfied.

I think it’s mostly because of his message: Nobody’s life, liberty or property is safe while Congress is in session or the White house is occupied.

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:37:10 +0000

This is Ron Paul’s ‘swan song’. This is his final act on the American political scene.

We live in a society that’s driven by glitzy marketing tactics. Regardless of Paul’s constitutionally intense platform, it’s his ‘croaky voice’ and lack of appeal to to the majority of voters who’ve been raised on media intense superficiality when it comes to candidates and ideas. The electorate is only cleared for ‘sound bites’ and nothing too intense that requires them to research or analyze concerning our founding documents, the evolution of America as a nation and the whys and wherefores concerning our current economic situation. Thinking isn’t fun for most folks, it’s painful… / : |

Then too, after analyzing prior Paul campaigns, there seems to be something lacking either in his choice of campaign managers and him having the necessary “fire in the belly” to get out there and slug it out in order to get elected. He seems to fade when the appropriate tactical choice is assert himself.

One thing for sure a lot of campaign donation bucks have made it his way over the years regardless of his lack of success as a candidate. This gives credence to Doug Thompson’s allegation as to how this money migrates to other causes. No specifics were given as to which causes, but it sounds plausible to me.

Ron Paul’s chances to win presidential election have been minimal to none, but he’s surely managed to turn the business of campaigning into a viable enterprise. / : |

Carl Nemo **==