Comments on: CPAC Straw Poll 2009: Ron Paul is 3rd http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/ Ron Paul is America's leading voice for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. The Ron Paul Revolution continues. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: San Francisco Bayhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-51081 San Francisco Bay Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:10:10 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-51081 What makes me mad is that Fox news had a poll asking who was a 2012 canidate for President and they did not even include Ron Paul. That is ticks me off! I think Fox was just scared that Ron Paul would out do their "country club republican princess" Sarah Palin. What makes me mad is that Fox news had a poll asking who was a 2012 canidate for President and they did not even include Ron Paul. That is ticks me off! I think Fox was just scared that Ron Paul would out do their “country club republican princess” Sarah Palin.

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]]> By: Colleen C.http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-44484 Colleen C. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:54:21 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-44484 So very true! What so many "conservatives" dont realize is that everything they rail against such as big government, taxes, etc... are the very things they supported for 8 yrs. And now that we have a democrat in charge, the conservatives are back to screaming again! I have never voted for a republican, but Ron Paul has my support 100% So very true! What so many “conservatives” dont realize is that everything they rail against such as big government, taxes, etc… are the very things they supported for 8 yrs. And now that we have a democrat in charge, the conservatives are back to screaming again! I have never voted for a republican, but Ron Paul has my support 100%

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]]> By: Todd Ghttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-25554 Todd G Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:34 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-25554 I don't believe this poll at all.http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ron_paul_demolishes_other_republicans_in_online_polls/It was already demonstrated that past polls was blatantly fixed and even that Ron Paul came in way ahead of Mitt Romney.now we're back to poll fixing? Common I don’t believe this poll at all.

http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ron_paul_demolishes_other_republicans_in_online_polls/

It was already demonstrated that past polls was blatantly fixed and even that Ron Paul came in way ahead of Mitt Romney.

now we’re back to poll fixing? Common

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]]> By: Ed Tonkinhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14744 Ed Tonkin Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:44:25 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14744 This is from my blog this AM at globalerie.com, The Gulf of...Congratulations Dr. Paul. I'm with you to 100%! No Second Obama Term. Best Regards, Ed TonkinHappy Monday!It was reassuring to see the Southern States and Philadelphia covered in an unusual late winter blanket of snow. Somehow having my father in Virginia call and ask me if it’s snowing and have to reply, “Why no, it is sunny and bright,” was very good for my soul. Being (mostly) snow free in Erie, Pennsylvania in March is wonderful. The month came in like a lamb. Granted a frozen lamb (no mint sauce) with temperatures in the teens, but we are snow free none the less. After semi-Siberian conditions for much of January and February, this break and the opening of the Zoo are appreciated by the inner man. Signs of spring are approaching.Speaking of signs of a blast of cold being thwarted, the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) had its annual meeting this past week. And while not a conservative anymore-stopped being one in ’91 and became a libertarian-I was heartened to hear the loyal opposition to this pleasant faced-megalomaniac in the White House finally getting themselves organized. I watched a bit on various channels, but what made me happiest was the 2012 straw poll.The CPAC asked attendants to vote for who they wanted to run against President Obama in 2012. Mitt Romney received 20%. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal received 17%. And what made me happiest was that Congressman Dr. Ron Paul tied Governor Sarah Palin at 13%. Not only was Dr. Paul tied with Mrs. Palin in third, but that the press had to announce it and his name. It was also reported that he was received very well by the convention.I have been following Dr. Paul’s political career since 1988 when he ran against Bush, the Elder. He got my vote that year. A former Congressman, he’d left the GOP and become a Libertarian candidate for President. He, obviously, lost, but a few years later returned to Congress as a Republican and has battled big government, unconstitutional legislation, Democrats and Republicans, his own party trying to redistrict him out of a seat, for many years now. This past year he ran for President as a Republican, and hung in there quit nicely. The press treated him very badly, especially the Fair and Balanced Network, Fox News.Britt Hume, the Managing Editor, believes Paul to be a nut and crackpot, and has treated him with distain for years. Why, because he is not an establishment conservative Republican. He is a constitutionalist, a libertarian, and defender of liberty, not power. Hume and most of the staff at Fox don’t like him or his views. Couple of exceptions are Neil Cavuto and Glenn Beck. Even thought he raised the third greatest amount of GOP campaign cash and had a vibrant internet cash cow, the press virtually ignored him. Even Joy on The View, treated him better.That’s the shame of it.For he has hit all the issues squarely on the nose and was predictive of a number of the crisis’s we are now in. For Paul it all goes back to the money and the Federal Reserves manipulation of the money supply, distorting the economy and picking winners and losers. This ability to manipulate the money supply and the income tax has allowed the Federal government to become an overseas empire, and an overextended one at that. (He was/is the only GOP Presidential candidate to vote against the Iraq War.)When powerful nations overextend (Rome, France, Great Britain, USSR) they either become lesser states or crash and burn and harm they very citizens they were trying to help, and or aggrandize. Paul has gone after inflationary policies, the income tax, deficit spending, empire building, over regulation, the welfare state, Fannie, Freddie, and all the other unconstitutional policies the Federal government is now doing. He is a defender of liberty. Liberty is an adult occupation and requires folks to work out their own problems without the nanny state.The press ignored an interesting candidate with fresh ideas. Now those ideas are getting a receptive hearing. The GOP has ransomed themselves to the Bush Dynasty for 20 years. When Reagan gave up on Reaganism the GOP ran to the Bushes’ and soft statism. Hopefully they will see in this man, and more importantly, the ideas and support it in 2012. I can get behind a Paul/Jindal ticket. Because that ticket would be full of constitutional, practical, American ideas on liberty. We don’t need more warmed over European style, “democratic” socialism, it doesn’t work and it’s wrong.How does this effect Erie you ask? Well has more and bigger government helped us to grow locally? You look at the last 40 years and tell me.Make it a great day! This is from my blog this AM at globalerie.com, The Gulf of…

Congratulations Dr. Paul. I’m with you to 100%! No Second Obama Term.
Best Regards,
Ed Tonkin

Happy Monday!

It was reassuring to see the Southern States and Philadelphia covered in an unusual late winter blanket of snow. Somehow having my father in Virginia call and ask me if it’s snowing and have to reply, “Why no, it is sunny and bright,” was very good for my soul. Being (mostly) snow free in Erie, Pennsylvania in March is wonderful. The month came in like a lamb. Granted a frozen lamb (no mint sauce) with temperatures in the teens, but we are snow free none the less. After semi-Siberian conditions for much of January and February, this break and the opening of the Zoo are appreciated by the inner man. Signs of spring are approaching.

Speaking of signs of a blast of cold being thwarted, the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) had its annual meeting this past week. And while not a conservative anymore-stopped being one in ’91 and became a libertarian-I was heartened to hear the loyal opposition to this pleasant faced-megalomaniac in the White House finally getting themselves organized. I watched a bit on various channels, but what made me happiest was the 2012 straw poll.

The CPAC asked attendants to vote for who they wanted to run against President Obama in 2012. Mitt Romney received 20%. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal received 17%. And what made me happiest was that Congressman Dr. Ron Paul tied Governor Sarah Palin at 13%. Not only was Dr. Paul tied with Mrs. Palin in third, but that the press had to announce it and his name. It was also reported that he was received very well by the convention.

I have been following Dr. Paul’s political career since 1988 when he ran against Bush, the Elder. He got my vote that year. A former Congressman, he’d left the GOP and become a Libertarian candidate for President. He, obviously, lost, but a few years later returned to Congress as a Republican and has battled big government, unconstitutional legislation, Democrats and Republicans, his own party trying to redistrict him out of a seat, for many years now. This past year he ran for President as a Republican, and hung in there quit nicely. The press treated him very badly, especially the Fair and Balanced Network, Fox News.

Britt Hume, the Managing Editor, believes Paul to be a nut and crackpot, and has treated him with distain for years. Why, because he is not an establishment conservative Republican. He is a constitutionalist, a libertarian, and defender of liberty, not power. Hume and most of the staff at Fox don’t like him or his views. Couple of exceptions are Neil Cavuto and Glenn Beck. Even thought he raised the third greatest amount of GOP campaign cash and had a vibrant internet cash cow, the press virtually ignored him. Even Joy on The View, treated him better.

That’s the shame of it.

For he has hit all the issues squarely on the nose and was predictive of a number of the crisis’s we are now in. For Paul it all goes back to the money and the Federal Reserves manipulation of the money supply, distorting the economy and picking winners and losers. This ability to manipulate the money supply and the income tax has allowed the Federal government to become an overseas empire, and an overextended one at that. (He was/is the only GOP Presidential candidate to vote against the Iraq War.)When powerful nations overextend (Rome, France, Great Britain, USSR) they either become lesser states or crash and burn and harm they very citizens they were trying to help, and or aggrandize. Paul has gone after inflationary policies, the income tax, deficit spending, empire building, over regulation, the welfare state, Fannie, Freddie, and all the other unconstitutional policies the Federal government is now doing. He is a defender of liberty. Liberty is an adult occupation and requires folks to work out their own problems without the nanny state.

The press ignored an interesting candidate with fresh ideas. Now those ideas are getting a receptive hearing. The GOP has ransomed themselves to the Bush Dynasty for 20 years. When Reagan gave up on Reaganism the GOP ran to the Bushes’ and soft statism. Hopefully they will see in this man, and more importantly, the ideas and support it in 2012. I can get behind a Paul/Jindal ticket. Because that ticket would be full of constitutional, practical, American ideas on liberty. We don’t need more warmed over European style, “democratic” socialism, it doesn’t work and it’s wrong.

How does this effect Erie you ask? Well has more and bigger government helped us to grow locally? You look at the last 40 years and tell me.

Make it a great day!

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]]> By: Patty Ryanhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14677 Patty Ryan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14677 Well, now we will get that other 9% undeceided and that will not be hard! We thank you so much for putting yourself and your ideals out there for all of us. I am certain that there is a Great majority ready to have you lead us! And those that are not will be there emotionally by 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Be safe and stay strong! Patty In Alaska Well, now we will get that other 9% undeceided and that will not be hard! We thank you so much for putting yourself and your ideals out there for all of us. I am certain that there is a Great majority ready to have you lead us! And those that are not will be there emotionally by 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be safe and stay strong!
Patty In Alaska

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]]> By: John Bhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14666 John B Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14666 I listened to Romney's speech last year at CPAC, and I was very moved by it. He referred to the entitlement/welfare system as a poison in our country. Basically, he won me over there. But I still prefer Ron Paul over Romney and plan to support one of those guys in 2012 (if they decide to run). I listened to Romney’s speech last year at CPAC, and I was very moved by it. He referred to the entitlement/welfare system as a poison in our country. Basically, he won me over there. But I still prefer Ron Paul over Romney and plan to support one of those guys in 2012 (if they decide to run).

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]]> By: chris sarappohttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14659 chris sarappo Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14659 I agree. The FAIRTAX would solve many of the problems (tax code, lobbyist etc) and bring millions of jobs back to our shores. The curruption holds it back. There is no reason to oppose it unless you benifit from the current tax code!! We tried everything else, why not the FAIRTAX.ORG Let people decide!! They don't even know there is a rebate every month. A family of 4, like myself, would recieve all of pay check and a rebate of about 500 bucks! People just don't know about it. They are waiting for thier "leaders" to tell that it is good. That ain't gonna happen! FAIRTAX.ORG I agree. The FAIRTAX would solve many of the problems (tax code, lobbyist etc) and bring millions of jobs back to our shores.
The curruption holds it back. There is no reason to oppose it unless you benifit from the current tax code!!
We tried everything else, why not the FAIRTAX.ORG
Let people decide!! They don’t even know there is a rebate every month. A family of 4, like myself, would recieve all of pay check and a rebate of about 500 bucks!
People just don’t know about it. They are waiting for thier “leaders” to tell that it is good. That ain’t gonna happen!
FAIRTAX.ORG

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]]> By: Chris Sarappohttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14658 Chris Sarappo Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:08:25 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14658 How is Romney still around?? Ron Paul will be the best thing for our country. The problem is, there are too many Fox news puppets and Limbuagh diddo heads who still support the trillions for the Pentagon and war. Over seas policies bankrupt us, and these people don't care, as long as we can bomb countries at will. Sadly for the war lovers, we are broke and will no longer be able to have the empire they salvate over. The problem then will blow back from decades of gangsterism we inflicked on the world. How is Romney still around?? Ron Paul will be the best thing for our country. The problem is, there are too many Fox news puppets and Limbuagh diddo heads who still support the trillions for the Pentagon and war. Over seas policies bankrupt us, and these people don’t care, as long as we can bomb countries at will. Sadly for the war lovers, we are broke and will no longer be able to have the empire they salvate over. The problem then will blow back from decades of gangsterism we inflicked on the world.

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]]> By: patrick ryanhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14656 patrick ryan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14656 Dear Americans, Ron Paul is the man for 12/21.12, Get on board with Fairtax.org, Mr Paul is the 1 with common sence wake up and smell the tea. Staywell Dear Americans, Ron Paul is the man for 12/21.12, Get on board with Fairtax.org, Mr Paul is the 1 with common sence wake up and smell the tea. Staywell

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]]> By: Harry Rubinhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2009-02-28/cpac-straw-poll-2009-ron-paul-is-3rd/comment-page-1/#comment-14645 Harry Rubin Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:46:46 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=1336#comment-14645 Jindal just has some color in his face and that's why the Republicans want him. Ron Paul all the way in 2012. If he doesn't get the nomination, then the Libertarian Party if they can come up with someone more pure than Bob Barr. Jindal just has some color in his face and that’s why the Republicans want him. Ron Paul all the way in 2012. If he doesn’t get the nomination, then the Libertarian Party if they can come up with someone more pure than Bob Barr.

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