Ron Paul Supporters Plot Revolt At GOP Convention

Virtually all the nation's political attention in recent weeks has focused on the compelling state-by-state presidential nomination struggle between two Democrats and the potential for party-splitting strife over there.

But in the meantime, quietly, largely under the radar of most people, the forces of Rep. Ron Paul have been organizing across the country to stage an embarrassing public revolt against Sen. John McCain when Republicans gather for their national convention in Minnesota at the beginning of September.

Read the whole story here.

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[BadCompany]

I"m a paultard and I"m OK.
I spam all night and I sleep all day.

I smoke some weed. I watch YouTube.
I chase Sean Hannity.
I live in Mommy"s basement and I vote for the GOP.

I want to live in Paulville. I like to drink Kool-Aid.
I act like Ron"s the pope.
I put on hippie clothing and call everyone a dope.

I read manifestos. I hang with David Duke.
I spew talking points to all.
I aspire to be just as loony as my dear Ron Paul.

I"m a paultard and I"m OK.
I spam all night and I sleep all day.

[TheNuff]

Operation Chaos indeed!

[BadCompany]

Pyrum said:
"Cult leaders have followers who are easily controlled. I'd like to see you, or Ron Paul, or anyone else try to tell a Ron Paul supporter what to think or do!"

What would happen if I told a paultard what to do?

[Pyrum]

You would be politely, but firmly, told to go away and mind your own business.

[BadCompany]

Or chased down the street.

[Pyrum]

Doubtful. You wouldn't be worth the effort.

[Kalima]

Well, I hope that one of the 3, remembers to pack their Handycam for the occasion.
Wouldn't like to miss such a historic event, now would we?

[MajorKong]

This should be fun.

[Syco]

it would be awesome if they wore guy fawkes mask while in the act

[biged242]

Court Toady: "Your highness, the Paultards are revolting!"

King: "I'll say they are!"

(Nod to Mel Brooks)

[cognate]

If you want to expand your mind, listen to Ron Paul.

[ElkoJohn]

`
the 'Merikan TWO Party System =

"See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"

. . . HAPPY TALK, HAPPY TALK, HAPPY TALK . . .

tell the voters what they want to hear
stroke their egos
tell 'em how great 'Merika is
promise them everything
Repubs: reduce taxes on the rich
Dems: reduce taxes on the middle class
Repubs & Dems: SPEND, SPEND, SPEND
Q: Who pays the $10-trillion US debt ??
A: don't know, who cares.
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and then there's Dr. Ron Paul:

reduce the Federal government to its 23-enumerated powers
under the US Constitution
end US participation in the Iraq civil war immediately
withdraw U.S. troops from abroad
cut the Military-Industrial Complex spending by one-third
pay off the US debt. . . especially to China
balance the budget
abolish the IRS & the Federal Reserve
return to the silver/gold standard
freedom, truth & equal justice for all. . .

GO RON PAUL !!
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[MajorKong]

Ron Paul, building a bridge to the 1890s.

[ElkoJohn]

Dr. Ron Paul on CNN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWMDF92ZE7c&eurl

[huffnpuffn]

Well done. I only wish he would have taken a moment to point out how much the government distorts the price of gas in his response to the alternative fuels question. Oil companies get piles of federal incentives and tax breaks, and empire isn't free. If we were to factor those costs into the price of a gallon of gas, alternative fuels would be a lot more objectively attractive.

[huffnpuffn]

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Fine with me. Don't waste your time reading something you may accidentally learn from. You're not the first person I've called out as willfully ignorant.

I accept your offer of surrender.

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[huffnpuffn]

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To the ignorance being exhibited by Bush family members below:

Is that really what you think? I'm picturing the endgame of your scenario. All the ground has been turned up and we're flat out of oil. Cars sit empty on the highways. Grass grows tall. What then? Does everyone just sit around scratching their heads waiting for the government to tell them what to do next? I don't think people are that stupid. Somewhere along the way someone says, gee, oil is getting pretty expensive. Someone else, maybe the same person, says I have an idea. Boom. Alternative fuels enter the scene. It doesn't have to be the government. It probably isn't the government given how bureaucracy discourages creativity.

Let's look at a specific example: ethanol. I don't know where the idea to run our cars on it came from, but I will tell you the only reason we continue to process all our surplus corn into it right now is because of government incentives. Ethanol is too expensive and creates too much pollution on its own to be a viable alternative. So why do it? Because the government promotes it beyond all reason hoping to curry favor with voters from the Midwest. And if you're happy living in a world where the reelection prospects of members of Congress from the Midwest instead of science and economics determine what you put in your car, then you are beyond my ability to help you.

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[NexusSix]

Wow, this and Bob Barr running for POTUS as a libertarian. With any luck this should guarantee a democratic victory in November. At the very least this should send the far right wing of the republican party back into their caves, hopefully for decades on.

I doubt the Ron Paul supporters will even make it to the lobby of the convention. I guess Ron Paul wasn't kidding when he talked about REVOLUTION.

[iPolitics]

Lol

[NoFactsJustTruth]

As well those supporters should, republicants have long been about control of the message.

Ron Paul has one that sticks in their craw like few others, because it's a Constitutional message they don't want ANYONE to hear.

[abouttime]

I agree.
"Here no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"
Traditionally, the Conventions were a place where delegates convened to define the platform and goals of the party, and to select their nominee. The conventions have become centralized and void of debate and "democracy." In the past decades party "insiders" dictate platforms with no debate. At the 2004 Democratic convention presiding Chair McCauliffe took a vote on a platform in the first five minutes. Most delegates were still unpacking, but when he asked for a vote, he dismissed the antiwar delegates "Nay" shouts. Not a single word in the platform about Iraq! It passed without even a reading of just what it was that the Democrats stood for! It was a sham.

The Ron Paul delegation wants debate at the convention. It is not a plot -- its democracy in action. It's about the future of conservative Republican values.

The article states: "Paul, for instance, favors a drastically reduced federal government, abolishing the Federal Reserve, ending the Iraq war immediately and withdrawing US troops from abroad." Paul "has instructed his followers that their struggle is not about a single election, but a long-term revolution for control of the Republican Party."

Screw the one-party fascist dictates.

[YRM]

Karl Rove and the neoconservatives will more likely have McCain disqualified at the convention, citing dire health concerns or dropping some other bombshell. That's why it's a complete waste for the Democratic Party to spend money this summer running against him. Rove has been carrying out a covert strategy which goes like this: 1) Prevent Hillary Clinton from getting the Dem nomination by ignoring the G.O.P. primaries this year and directing finances/personnel into Obama's campaign, while at the same time organizing massive Republican crossover voting, especially in red state caucuses. That's how Obama racked up all those delegates (which will not help him in the general election), and 2) Whoever the presumptive G.O.P. nominee is, hijack the nomination at the convention (which is held after the democrats) and insert a traditional conservative who will easily carry the heartland and battleground states where Obama is unviable because of the white working class vote (Michigan, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania). For more on the manipulation of the primaries, see the following article: http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Archive/Winter08/2008Election.html

[BadCompany]

Huckabilly would be more fun than McBomb.

[huffnpuffn]

The mainstream, war-mongering, deficit spending, civil liberty and rule of law ignoring Republicans deserve worse than being shamed at their national convention, but this will be a good start.

[beboy]

What are they going to do? Lock themselves in a closet?

[BadCompany]

In the basement.

[BadCompany]

This is worse than Hillary.
At least, she gets about 1/2 of the votes.
wRong Paul and his 15 groupies want to reverse the will of the GOP voters.
It should say "MY SUPPORTERS ARE RACIST" across that picture of RP.

[MetalCanuck]

Clueless bad Company.

[BadCompany]

That's a compliment coming from somebody as dense as you.

[BadCompany]

Pyrum said:
"That means a lot from someone who doesn't seem to understand an "apostrophe s" is not always part of a contraction and can denote a possessive."

You're wrong as usual.
"It's" does not mean "belongs to it".
You should read something other than RuPaul's book.

[Pyrum]

That means a lot from someone who doesn't seem to understand an "apostrophe s" is not always part of a contraction and can denote a possessive.

[Pyrum]

You have no clue when it comes to the will of the GOP voters. I spend time every day with GOP voters. They hate McCain and resent the fact they're being coerced into backing him just because he's the "presumptive" nominee. And drop the "15 groupies" crap. You don't raise millions of dollars for your campaign and sell enough copies of your book to see it soar to #1 on both Amazon and the NYT list with "15 groupies."

[BadCompany]

Clues are easy enough to gather.

OH: McSame 60% RuPaul 5%
PA: M 73% P 16%
NC: M 74% P 7%
IN: M 77% P 8%

If GOP voters hate McCain, they REALLY hate wRong Paul (R-TX)!

[Pyrum]

If John McCain is more popular than Ron Paul, his supporters will do the same things we're doing. They will organize, come up with their slates and have their congressional and state delegates vote for the people they know are McCain supporters. No one's preventing them from doing that. If Ron Paul gets a significant amount of delegates at the national convention, it will be because the republicans delegates didn't care enough about McCain to support him, not because the Ron Paul supporters didn't follow the rules.

[MJD615]

Here we go with the "racist" crap again. Don't you know any other tune?

[BadCompany]

Again with the denials?

[filo]

WOW !! This is Operation Chaos in reverse. I wonder what Rush thinks about this.

[LivingStardust]

Ron, please stop it! You are confusing me! A Republican with a sense beyond what's best for the country besides fattening his pocketbook? Stunning. I . . . I . . . I am not sure what to say other than GO GET EM! I always liked your take on the IRS and our ridiculous tax code, but I had no idea you might be a decent person given your party affiliation. I have to agree with ReasonIsMyReligion. Keep it up. I'd like to see a reply of 1968, but on the GOP side this time. It has been a long time coming. And Ron? Just a word of advice - after you help dismantle the two party system, start your own party. You need to distance yourself from the GOP brand.

[TovSquirrel]

Two party system? Only if the MSM says it so.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

This guy is starting to grow on me.

[MJD615]

Me too.

[BadCompany]

Skin cancer does that, too.