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3 Reasons It's Important to Support Ron Paul to Win the Nomination and Presidency

Posted: 03/11/2012 12:00 pm

3. Are Ron Paul's ideas crazy?

Dr. Ron Paul's ideas about the U.S.'s economy, national defense and our Constitution are as real and solid as ideas had by another famous leader who was also initially not listened to. Winston Churchill saw the danger of Hitler leading Germany long before it became readily apparent. Others wanted to believe that everything was fine and that Hitler was being honest about his intentions. When Rep. Ron Paul talks about what is going on in our country regarding America's finances, the Constitution and corruption, he is telling the truth. It is ugly and scary, but ignoring Hitler didn't result in the problems going away for Europe. Problems have to be faced head on thoughtfully and responsibly. Winston Churchill's unrelenting warnings and leadership were crucial in gathering forces in time to avoid devastation. Ron Paul has an excellent and accurate grasp of our country's issues and has been talking about them for decades.


2. Are major news outlets ever wrong about who will win the presidency and do they ever intentionally mislead us?

Yes and yes. There is a famous photo of President Truman holding a copy of the Chicago Tribune after Truman won a subsequent term. The headline says, "Dewey Defeats Truman." Would major media outlets try to sway and mislead the public in 2012 to discourage you from voting for Ron Paul by discounting or downplaying his ability to win? Sure. A quote from over 150 years ago says it all, "Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see?"


1. Ignore the naysayers - it's their game plan to brainwash you. Vote your conscience.

The best strategy our current President, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have to chisel away at our belief in the best President for 2012, Ron Paul, is to downplay Dr. Paul's ability to win. Ron Paul is the only candidate who can right the economic and military ship and clear out the Washington political dead wood, which includes our current President and the other Republican candidates. The Rasmussen poll shows Ron Paul as the best candidate to beat our current President. If you want to vote for Ron Paul and believe in his ideas and his integrity, but say, "Well, he'll never win so I won't vote for him", that means that the other guys' tricks worked on you.

Keep the faith in Ron Paul, the U.S. and its Constitution. In Winston Churchill's famous words, "Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense."

Laura Trice, M.D.
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05:28 AM on 03/15/2012
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Mark Godbey
12:45 AM on 03/15/2012
Ron Paul all the way..!!
04:16 PM on 03/14/2012
Thank-you!
11:31 PM on 03/13/2012
Thanks for the great article! Regardless of who the GOP chooses as their nominee, I plan to vote my conscience. Ron Paul is the only candidate with the understanding of how we got into this economic mess we are currently in and the commitment to get us out of it.
07:55 PM on 03/13/2012
Great post, Laura! And thanks to Huffington Post for posting it! Those are very good points: Ron Paul's ideas are sane, logical and practical, and "they" don't want him to win.
11:18 PM on 03/27/2012
I Know! It's nice to see him on a positive light on HP
06:54 PM on 03/13/2012
2 options for the gop in tampa, Win with Ron Paul or elect obama!
06:52 PM on 03/13/2012
Notice how often the descriptor, "the only one", appears in articles and comments about the only one?
05:23 PM on 03/13/2012
Thank you.
03:31 PM on 03/13/2012
Nice!

Ron Paul 2012!!! No One Else Wil Do!!!
03:25 PM on 03/13/2012
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02:30 PM on 03/13/2012
Finally someone making sense! And a journalist of all people! Ron Paul 2012!
02:14 PM on 03/13/2012
Well done, Laura Trice!!! YESSSS!!!
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01:46 PM on 03/13/2012
signs of the black swan
only ron paul has it right
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000078341
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Pdubya
12:58 PM on 03/13/2012
Brian: Move over....I love Laura too. I'm 47 and love her article too. ;-).

p.s. paul has many more delegates slated to the convention than what is being reported in the "beauty" contest primaries.

p.s.s. the GOP is conducting election fraud (as does the DNC).

Fight til the death! RP 2012 or Liberty beyond!
12:37 PM on 03/13/2012
Watch out, Laura, this might be your last piece on Huffpost!! Thank you for stopping the streak of Huffpost vilifying and ignoring Dr. Paul. The system knows that if liberals start supporting Dr. Paul en masse, he will become president running away, so they need to vilify him particularly brutally on left-leaning forums. In that context, your piece is hugely important!!
11:20 PM on 03/27/2012
This is ridiculous! Looks like everyone in favor of Ron Paul becomes a target! Guess that our corrupted government really sees him as a threat!