Comments on: The R3volution’s Final Stand http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/02/the-r3volutions-final-stand/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sandy http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/02/the-r3volutions-final-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-236459 Sandy Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:02:34 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=8110#comment-236459 I believe that Ron Paul could have gotten alot farther along in the primaries except for his radical supporters. They remind me of the Obama supporters in that they worship the ground Paul walks on and treat him as their messiah. Paul's message was/is important in many ways, but his manner of hearding his supporters is less than admirable. He could have handled the whole thing much more commendably, and gotten his message out more effectively had he used his influence in ways other than to take his radicals to the RNC convention area. The pictures I saw on TV with the slashed tires, broken windows and other violent tactics were anarchy unleashed. I believe that many of those were Paul antiwar supporters. A Paul blogsite was frantic with telling everyone to shout and disagree and to make as much ruckus and noise as possible & etc at the convention. No wonder the McCain people barred them. And, I don't believe for a minute that many of the supporters will do anything but write his name in on November 4, they have already said that. Then they were advised to go to the precinct the next day and make sure their votes were counted. Can you say- President Obama? I believe that Ron Paul could have gotten alot farther along in the primaries except for his radical supporters. They remind me of the Obama supporters in that they worship the ground Paul walks on and treat him as their messiah. Paul’s message was/is important in many ways, but his manner of hearding his supporters is less than admirable. He could have handled the whole thing much more commendably, and gotten his message out more effectively had he used his influence in ways other than to take his radicals to the RNC convention area. The pictures I saw on TV with the slashed tires, broken windows and other violent tactics were anarchy unleashed. I believe that many of those were Paul antiwar supporters. A Paul blogsite was frantic with telling everyone to shout and disagree and to make as much ruckus and noise as possible & etc at the convention. No wonder the McCain people barred them. And, I don’t believe for a minute that many of the supporters will do anything but write his name in on November 4, they have already said that. Then they were advised to go to the precinct the next day and make sure their votes were counted. Can you say- President Obama?

]]> By: J. Tyler Ballance http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/09/02/the-r3volutions-final-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-236409 J. Tyler Ballance Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:14:54 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=8110#comment-236409 Had it been McCain and someone with a bit of leadership acumen, I could have held my nose and voted for McCain. However, by picking the notoriously snotty, vindictive, Palin in a shallow attempt to win Hillary's supporters, McCain alienated most of the Middle Class men and women who are the core of the Republican Party. By showing contempt for the Ron Paul supporters, the Party leadership have pissed away the goodwill of MILLIONS of new voters who were mobilized by the Ron Paul revolution. Here in Virginia, Ron Paul attracted a huge turn out at the annual Republican Advance. Those folks, many of whom are tech savvy, could have been quickly welcomed into local committees and put to work on behalf of local GOP candidates. Instead, the "old guard" treated these fine, patriotic citizens as if they were trailer park trash relatives showing up, un-invited, to the county club cotillion. The only reason the McCain staff wanted to know who the "Paulistinians" were, was so they could take action to neutralize any demonstrations. The right thing for the Party to have done, would have been to welcome Ron Paul as a key speaker at the Convention. He earned that right and America deserves to hear his ideas. I hope that the Paulistinians raise holy Hell at the Convention and that they get a great turn-out at the Ron Paul join-up. I am not sure how many will make it in person, since many of us have work, or class to attend on Tuesday, but you can bet MILLIONS will watch the Ron Paul event via the web and later on DVD, More people will see Ron Paul, than those who will suffer through watching that charade of a Convention. With Palin dragging the ticket into the sewer, I will likely vote for one of the alternative parties. I expect that, after being treated with such utter contempt by the GOP leadership, many of the Ron Paul supporters will not work for McCain and especially not Tammy Faye Palin. Paulistinians will likely support Mr. Barr, which means we shall all start practicing saying, "President Obama." Oh well, four more years of uninspired, incompetent leadership won't kill the Republic; or will it? Had it been McCain and someone with a bit of leadership acumen, I could have held my nose and voted for McCain. However, by picking the notoriously snotty, vindictive, Palin in a shallow attempt to win Hillary’s supporters, McCain alienated most of the Middle Class men and women who are the core of the Republican Party.

By showing contempt for the Ron Paul supporters, the Party leadership have pissed away the goodwill of MILLIONS of new voters who were mobilized by the Ron Paul revolution.

Here in Virginia, Ron Paul attracted a huge turn out at the annual Republican Advance. Those folks, many of whom are tech savvy, could have been quickly welcomed into local committees and put to work on behalf of local GOP candidates. Instead, the “old guard” treated these fine, patriotic citizens as if they were trailer park trash relatives showing up, un-invited, to the county club cotillion.

The only reason the McCain staff wanted to know who the “Paulistinians” were, was so they could take action to neutralize any demonstrations.

The right thing for the Party to have done, would have been to welcome Ron Paul as a key speaker at the Convention. He earned that right and America deserves to hear his ideas.

I hope that the Paulistinians raise holy Hell at the Convention and that they get a great turn-out at the Ron Paul join-up. I am not sure how many will make it in person, since many of us have work, or class to attend on Tuesday, but you can bet MILLIONS will watch the Ron Paul event via the web and later on DVD, More people will see Ron Paul, than those who will suffer through watching that charade of a Convention.

With Palin dragging the ticket into the sewer, I will likely vote for one of the alternative parties. I expect that, after being treated with such utter contempt by the GOP leadership, many of the Ron Paul supporters will not work for McCain and especially not Tammy Faye Palin.

Paulistinians will likely support Mr. Barr, which means we shall all start practicing saying, “President Obama.”

Oh well, four more years of uninspired, incompetent leadership won’t kill the Republic; or will it?

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