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Title: Chuck Baldwin Defeats Alan Keyes for Constitution Party Nomination
Source: The LRC Blog
URL Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/020719.html
Published: Apr 26, 2008
Author: Eric A. Garris
Post Date: 2008-04-26 14:33:38 by James Deffenbach
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Chuck Baldwin Defeats Alan Keyes for Constitution Party Nomination Posted by Eric A. Garris at April 26, 2008 10:11 AM
The Constitution Party just overwhelmingly defeated the warmongering neocon Alan Keyes by nominating Chuck Baldwin, 383 to 125.
Last night, CP founder Howard Phillips strongly denounced Keyes as a warmonger, neocon, and egomanic. Phillips was subsequently attacked by Jim Clymer, the CP national chairman.
In spite of Keyes bringing in a lot of delegates, the CP remained true to their anti-interventionist views and rejected Keyes.
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#77. To: christine, ALL (#75)
I hearby move that 4um link to the Constitution Party and throw our support officially from Ron Paul and the GOP and to Chuck Baldwin and a REAL 3rd Party for Constitutional-Conservative-minded governance! Banners, the whole works!

Can I get a 2nd? an Amen?!

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 17:39:27 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#78. To: FOH (#75)
Chuck Baldwin was nominated as and has in fact accepted the Constitution Party Convention's nomination in Kansas City today...

Why do I suspect my endorsement will not be splashed across the front page of the New York Times?
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Dakmar posted on 2008-04-26 17:40:47 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#79. To: James Deffenbach (#72)
Don't much see how he could. Ron's delegates will be at the R convention and Chuck will be heading the Constitution Party. Of course if the CP has their convention AFTER the R's have theirs I would imagine Ron's delegates would be free to support anyone they wanted to.

You know that's leverage right there.. If no candidate.... The Geezer, the Pleaser or The Freezer (props to Jay Leno), has enough delegates for a legitimate nomination, I can't imagine what that throws us into.
One mentioned that unless McCain recieves enough delegates, the nomination process could wind up in court.

Peppa posted on 2008-04-26 17:41:15 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#80. To: James Deffenbach (#76)
assuming the CP makes ballot status where we live.

Ron Paul meetup groups, precinct leaders, et al should be working to get ballot access from coast to coast, border to border including ALL 50 of these several States STARTING NOW!

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 17:41:21 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#81. To: FOH (#73)
"Major B**bage" is really good and "Canada on strike" is pretty funny as well...imo ;) Good for a laugh now anagain.

Hahahah.. I've seen Canada on Strike.. that was great!!! I'll look for the other, thanks!!!

Peppa posted on 2008-04-26 17:42:04 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#82. To: Dakmar (#78)
Why do I suspect my endorsement will not be splashed across the front page of the New York Times?

The CP's Nomination of Chuck Baldwin may not make the NYSlimes...

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 17:42:32 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#83. To: Peppa (#81)
Bookmark that site, they're all there and they're free...

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 17:44:18 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#84. To: Dakmar (#74)
"I'm a little mean, but I make up for it by being real healthy"

Peppa posted on 2008-04-26 17:44:44 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#85. To: FOH (#75)
Chuck Baldwin was nominated as and has in fact accepted the Constitution Party Convention's nomination in Kansas City today...

Hip Hip.

Peppa posted on 2008-04-26 17:45:18 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#86. To: James Deffenbach (#72)
Don't much see how he could. Ron's delegates will be at the R convention and Chuck will be heading the Constitution Party. Of course if the CP has their convention AFTER the R's have theirs I would imagine Ron's delegates would be free to support anyone they wanted to.

I wish the primaries were all held on the same day, March 17 is sounding good. No voting allowed before 5:00pm, wear green and you get to vote twice!

And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Dakmar posted on 2008-04-26 17:46:04 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#87. To: FOH (#83)
Bookmark that site, they're all there and they're free...

Done!
Alrighty, see you all later.

Peppa posted on 2008-04-26 17:47:34 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#88. To: Peppa (#85)

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 17:48:01 ET (1 image) Reply Trace Private Reply
#89. To: Dakmar (#78)
Why do I suspect my endorsement will not be splashed across the front page of the New York Times?

Call 'em! Maybe they can get it in the Sunday edition. More people will see it then.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
James Deffenbach posted on 2008-04-26 18:00:13 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#90. To: Peppa (#79)
One mentioned that unless McCain recieves enough delegates, the nomination process could wind up in court.

Yeah, and wouldn't that just be a "tarble thang"? ahaha.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
James Deffenbach posted on 2008-04-26 18:01:36 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#91. To: , *Obama Reality Check* (#16)

In his acceptance speech, Baldwin said his presidency would result in the ending of illegal immigration, abortion, the streamlining of the federal government, the tapping of oil reserves in Alaska and withdrawal from Iraq.
"We will stop the international meddling...this international empire-building," Baldwin said.
When he takes office, Baldwin said, "The new world order comes crashing down!"
He pledged not only to pull out of the United Nations, but to push the international organization out of New York.
"The U.N. is going to have to find themselves another (home) because their rent is up in New York City," he said.
He said he would phase out the Internal Revenue Service and end the paying of personal income taxes. He said the country should return to the gold standard.
Home schoolers, he said, would have the best friend they ever had in the White House.

Where are all of the RPers4BHO?

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:04:55 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#92. To: Dakmar (#86)
I wish the primaries were all held on the same day, March 17 is sounding good. No voting allowed before 5:00pm, wear green and you get to vote twice!

I think that you can vote twice now depending on where you live and who you plan to vote for. And they say that dead people have been voting for years in Chicago so surely it is fair for living people to vote at least a couple of times.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
James Deffenbach posted on 2008-04-26 18:05:05 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#93. To: FOH (#91)
In his acceptance speech, Baldwin said his presidency would result in the ending of illegal immigration, abortion, the streamlining of the federal government, the tapping of oil reserves in Alaska and withdrawal from Iraq.
"We will stop the international meddling...this international empire-building," Baldwin said.
When he takes office, Baldwin said, "The new world order comes crashing down!"
He pledged not only to pull out of the United Nations, but to push the international organization out of New York.
"The U.N. is going to have to find themselves another (home) because their rent is up in New York City," he said.
He said he would phase out the Internal Revenue Service and end the paying of personal income taxes. He said the country should return to the gold standard.
Home schoolers, he said, would have the best friend they ever had in the White House.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get an actual American elected? I sure would like to see that at least one time in my life before it is too late.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
James Deffenbach posted on 2008-04-26 18:06:56 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#94. To: James Deffenbach, Dakmar (#92)
The primaries SHOULD be done on ONE DAY after a set period of campaigning, debating and then VOTE!
However, the illegal shadow government coopted the Parties and they now own BOTH wings of the Globalist-National UniParty...so thus we have these messed up and rigged primaries...caucases at least have a general pretense of giving the people more say than the electronic voting machines.
It's time for another organization, the Constitution Party, to deliver the goods...!

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:09:33 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#95. To: James Deffenbach, Mudboy Slim (#93) (Edited)
Wouldn't it be nice if we could get an actual American elected? I sure would like to see that at least one time in my life before it is too late.

That's my prayer...
If good people will stand up and do the right thing just once!
Enough Christian Socialism! Enough UNconstitutional governance! Enough Warfare-Welfare State-Police State, Enough PHONY 'Wars', such as the War on Some Drugs!
Enough EMPIRE!!!
B 4 it is TOO late .
Say "NO!" to Juan Hitlobama!

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:13:13 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#96. To: christine, TwentyTwelve, Original_Intent, ALL (#95)

What North American Union? STOP the North American Union!
~~~~~~~~~> Have you seen THIS yet? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:42:25 ET (1 image) Reply Trace Private Reply
#97. To: ALL (#96)
tagline change bump

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:45:47 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#98. To: All (#97)
Chuck Baldwin

Pastor & Radio Talk Show Host

Born: May 3, 1952 (age 54)

Political Party: Constitution

Religion: Baptist

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Chuck was born on May 3, 1952, to Mr. & Mrs. Edwin J. Baldwin in La Porte, Indiana. Ed Baldwin was a welder by trade and a converted alcoholic. His life story has been played over the international radio program, "Unshackled." He was a lay preacher in the jails and prisons of Northern Indiana for over 35 years.

Chuck is married to the former Miss Connie Kay Cole. Chuck and Connie were married on June 2, 1973 after meeting in college. They have three children. All three children and their families are active, dedicated Christians. Their daughter, Sarah, is married to Allan Baker, a Structural Engineer. They have three children, Emily, Jay and Amy. One son, Christopher, is married to the former Miss Jana McCoy. They have three sons: Charles, James, and Jeb. Chris owns his own plumbing construction business. The youngest son, Timothy, is a former Florida Assistant State Attorney (called District Attorney in some states) who now owns his own law firm. All three children and their families reside in Pensacola.

As a young man, Chuck had decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. His plan was to join the U.S. Marine Corps and afterward begin working as a Deputy Sheriff in La Porte County, Indiana. The Sheriff at that time was Cliff Arnold. (Arnold later became an Indiana State Representative.) Mr. Arnold had told Chuck that following his tour in the Marines, a position at the Sheriff's office was waiting for him. All that changed in the summer of 1970 when Chuck answered the divine call to Gospel minisitry. As a result, instead of joining the Marines, Chuck enrolled in Bible College.

After graduating from La Porte High School in 1971 Chuck attended Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan, for two years. He then married and moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. He enrolled in the Thomas Road Bible Institute (now known as the Liberty Bible Institute at Liberty University) and graduated with his Bible Diploma. He then earned his Bachelor of Theology and Master of Theology degrees via external degree programs from Christian Bible College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Chuck received his first honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Christian Bible College. He received his second honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. On this occasion Dr. Baldwin brought the Commencement Address to a crowd of over 5,000.

Dr. Baldwin and his wife met with four others on June 22, 1975, for the first meeting of the Crossroad Baptist Church. The church was organized in September of that year. Six acres of prime property were purchased in 1978. In 1985 the church was recognized by President Ronald Reagan for its unusual growth and influence. The church has gone through five building programs and has just move into its current 750-seat auditorium and office complex. The church plans to next construct a gymnasium/youth center. Some of the choice spiritual and political leaders of the nation have spoken in this pulpit including Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Reform Party Presidential Candidate Pat Buchanan, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, Evangelist Pete Rice, U.S.S. Pueblo Intellegence Officer Lt. Commander Steven Harris, Author Salem Kirban, Vietnam Veteran/Evangelist Tim Lee, Author & Liberty University Professor Harold Willmington, Rep. Joe Scarborough, Rep. Jeff Miller, Tortured For Christ Author Harlan Popov, Evangelist Chuck Millhuff, Pastor Walt Hanford, Author/Evangelist Don Boys, Author/Evangelist/ WW II Veteran Kenny McComas, Captain Eugene "Red" McDaniel, Businessman Stanley Tam, Dr. Reed Bell, "Top Gun" Pilot/Gulf War Veteran Commander Sandy Jones, Alabama Governor Fob James, Jr., Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, 2000 Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Howard Phillips, Reform Party Vice Presidential Candidate Ezola Foster, D. James Kennedy Associate Janet Folger, 2004 Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Michael Peroutka, Former Pastor of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple, Dr. Greg Dixon, Ambassador Alan Keyes, and others.

Dr. Baldwin is the host of a lively, hard-hitting radio talk show called, "Chuck Baldwin Live." This is a daily, one hour long call-in show in which Dr. Baldwin addresses current event topics from a conservative Christian point of view. This program, which has been on the air for nearly seven years now, has been highly successful in helping to elect conservatives to local, state and national offices. "Chuck Baldwin Live" is regarded as perhaps the most influential voice in the Florida Panhandle for conservative, Christian principles. Thousands of concerned citizens are being informed and inspired to social and political activism as a direct result of this radio talk show. Chuck's guest list reads like a "Who's Who" from both the local and national scene. The program made its national debut in early May 2001 on the Genesis Communications Network.

From 1980-1984 Dr. Baldwin served as Pensacola Chairman, and then State Chairman of the Florida Moral Majority. Through these efforts many successful rallies and conferences were conducted. (One rally drew nearly 2,000 people during a driving rain storm.) Pro-family legislation was enacted, and Christians were educated as to moral-political information and involvement. Also, thousands of new conservative voters were generated.

Chuck has authored two books. The first is entitled "Subjects Seldom Spoken On" which contains eleven sermons not normally addressed. The second, "This Is The Life," is a verse-by-verse exposition of the Epistles of John. Numerous theological booklets have also been written by Dr. Baldwin, including the popular, "Let's Look at Legalism." Through his radio program Dr. Baldwin has edited and produced "The Freedom Documents." This volume contains over fifty of the most important and influential documents of American history. No where else that we know of can you find these great, historic documents under one title. Chuck also writes daily editorials that are sent to thousands of subscribers electronically. These editorial opinions are carried by several newspapers, newsletters, and Internet web sites around the country.

Chuck Baldwin is a prolific writer/columnist whose articles and political commentaries are carried by a host of Internet sites, newspapers, and news magazines. His columns have appeared in such national publications as Insight magazine. His articles are featured regularly on Internet news sites such as World Net Daily, Covenant News, News With Views, Alan Keyes' Renew America, Gulf1, Web Today and a host of others. His columns also appear regularly in newspapers such as the Greenville, South Carolina Times Examiner and The Independent Florida Sun.

Chuck has appeared on virtually every local media outlet in the Pensacola, Florida area including television, radio, and newspaper. He has also appeared on national television networks, including CNN and MSNBC. ABC television news once filmed his radio broadcast for a feature story. He has appeared on prime time national news shows such as Scarborough Country on MSNBC and Anderson Cooper on CNN. He has also appeared on the German Radio Network, and the British Broadcasting Corporation's television network. Chuck has also been featured in national magazines and newspapers such as Esquire, The Miami Herald, and The Washington Times.

On May 2, 2004, Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Michael Peroutka asked Dr. Baldwin to join him as his Vice Presidential running mate for the 2004 general election. The Constitution Party officially selected Michael Peroutka as its Presidential candidate and Dr. Chuck Baldwin as its Vice Presidential candidate at its national convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on June 25th and 26th, 2004.

Chuck Baldwin has preached in churches all over the United States and overseas. He has spoken (Chuck's Speeches) at several notable events including being the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary of D-Day celebration at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Baldwin has been proclaimed an honorary member of both the Pensacola City Council and the Women for Responsible Legislation. He has appeared before the Tiger Bay Club as well as several civic organizations. He has also been the guest of honor at a meeting of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He was also awarded the Bronze Medal of Patriotism by the Sons of the American Revolution.

Twice, Dr. Baldwin was proclaimed "Minister Of The Day" in the Florida House of Representatives. Recently, this distinction was awarded him by the Florida State Senate. Also, Pastor Baldwin has had audiences with former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Sr. and Governors Bob Martinez, Fob James, Jr. and Jeb Bush. He has also been officially recognized by the Escambia County Florida Sheriffs Department as an Honorary Deputy Sheriff.

Dr. Baldwin is a member of the Board of Directors for Gospel Radio Latin America (G.R.L.A.) in Ft. Worth, Texas, and on the Board of Regional Vice Presidents for Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. He received the "National Medal of Patriotism" award from the American Police Hall of Fame and is a volunteer chaplain at the State Prison in Century, Florida. He is also listed in "Who's Who of the Gulf Coast."

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:48:58 ET (1 image) Reply Trace Private Reply
#99. To: All (#98)
Chuck Baldwin 2008

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:51:59 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#100. To: FOH (#91) (Edited)
Chuck Baldwin - Constitution Party Candidate Nomination Speech for President

Interesting speech. Baldwin mentions Waco. He says that DC is more dangerous than Tehran or Baghdad. He apparently misspeaks regarding the Patriot Act, which was signed into law much sooner than the Iraq war. (On October 26th, 2001.)
I don't know much about Baldwin, but his involvement in the Moral Majority is questionable. Perhaps his intentions were good, as most who would participate in that organization would be. The net result of the Moral Majority's efforts has been negative in my view, and they have only served to justify the nominations of candidates like George W. Bush and his father. Charlotte Iserbyt has documented the Rockefeller influence on the Reagan administration, as well — how they prevented him from abolishing the Department of Education, and so forth. Reagan was a favorite of the Moral Majority and the JBS, but the Soviet Union was collapsing anyway, and he presided over many policy decisions that set us up for what we have now with Rockefeller people in power everywhere.
The Christian right appears to be under quiet domination by the same forces that indirectly manipulate the left. Note Barbara Aho's research on the the John Birch Society and the Council for National Policy, the latter of which Vicki Dillen links to the Tavistock Institute. (More on the CNP and at watch.pair.com.)
I do not see that Aho gives credit to Eustace Mullins, but he has spoken critically of the JBS. Consider this excerpt from an interview with Mullins from 2003 appearing on rense.com:
On the John Birch Society...

JBS was setup by Nelson Rockefeller. I knew two people at the original meeting. They needed a right-wing, anti-communist organization. NR decided that Robert Welch was the man to run JBS, so he arranged for the sale of Welch's Candy Co. (where Robert Welch had been working for his brother John) to Nabisco (which was a Rockefeller controlled company) at a highly inflated price and Welch was given an income to run the John Birch Society.

Revilo Oliver was a good friend of mine and he was one of the founders of the JBS. He and I were sitting in his living room once and he told me that he knew Nelson Rockefeller ran the Birch Society because he had a revolving fund at Chase Manhattan Bank, and whenever Welch needed a quarter million dollars to meet the payroll, he'd go to CMB and withdraw the money.

In his book Murder by Injection published in 1988, Mullins writes in chapter 10 (The Rockefeller Syndicate):
In the United States, the Rockefeller interests continue to play the major political role. Old John D. Rockefeller's treasurer at Standard Oil, Charles Pratt, bequeathed his New York mansion to the Council on Foreign Relations as its world headquarters. His grandson, George Pratt Shultz, is now Secretary of State. The Rockefellers also wielded a crucial role through their financing of the Trotskyite Communist group in the United States, the League for Industrial Democracy, whose directors include such staunch "anti-communists" as Jeane Kirkpatrick and Sidney Hook. The Rockefellers were also active on the "right-wing" front through their sponsorship of the John Birch Society. To enable Robert Welch, a 32nd degree Mason, to devote all of his time to the John Birch Society, Nelson Rockefeller purchased his family firm, the Welch Candy Company, from him at a handsome price. Welch chose the principal officers of the John Birch Society from his acquaintances at the Council On Foreign Relations. For years afterwards, American patriots were puzzled by the consistent inability of the John Birch Society to move forward on any of its well-advertised "anti-Communist" goals. The fact that the society had been set up at the behest of the backers of the world Communist revolution may have played some role in this development. Other patriots wondered why most American conservative writers, including the present writer, were steadily blacklisted by the John Birch Society for some thirty years. Despite thousands of requests from would be book buyers, the John Birch Society refused to review or list any of my books. After several decades of futility, the Society was totally discredited by its own record. In a desperate effort to restore its image, William Buckley, the CIA propagandist, launched a "fierce" attack against the John Birch Society in the pages of his magazine, the National Review. This free publicity campaign also did little to revive the moribund organization.
Mullins is systematically documenting the way in which the powers that be control factions in this country. John Coleman has mentioned similar lines of control, as well (in his talk on the Committee of 300, for example).
I'm intrigued by Baldwin's concern regarding the North American Union. He says encouraging things in this speech. I'll be interested in learning more about him as his campaign continues. However, it seems that there is false opposition, under the control of the powers that be. It also seems that the powers that be have a much tighter control than a single President can change.

buckeye posted on 2008-04-26 18:54:04 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#101. To: FOH (#98)
wow! i have alot of catching up to do on this thread. why don't you create a Chuck Baldwin 2008 ping list?

christine posted on 2008-04-26 18:54:21 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#102. To: FOH (#98)
After graduating from La Porte High School in 1971 Chuck attended Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan, for two years. He then married and moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. He enrolled in the Thomas Road Bible Institute (now known as the Liberty Bible Institute at Liberty University)

Damn, that's an almost unbearable amount of brainwashing right there.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Dakmar posted on 2008-04-26 18:55:11 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#103. To: buckeye (#100)
He's not evil, he's not Establishment, and he's got my full unwavering support...short of irreconcilable differences that didn't get vetted out.
GOOD SEEING YOU!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 18:56:49 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#104. To: FOH (#103)
nevermind. we already have a Constitution Party ping list. i need to subscribe to it myself!

christine posted on 2008-04-26 18:59:54 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#105. To: Dakmar (#102)
Damn, that's an almost unbearable amount of brainwashing right there.

Many good people have reprogrammed themselves and thanked divine intervention...;)
Why Does The Establishment Hate Ron Paul? I made it out, I'm proof! America-First, Now and Forever!!

by Chuck Baldwin
January 8, 2008

What is it about Ron Paul that the Establishment finds so disturbing?
This is a man who perhaps personifies Christian character and integrity, American patriotism, and family values more than any other public figure. Ron Paul is a committed family man whose marriage to Carol has lasted for more than 50 years. He is a lover of families and children. As an OB/GYN physician, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 4,000 babies into this world. His life demonstrates a commitment to life and marriage.

Furthermore, Ron Paul's devotion to Christ is very personal and deep. Unlike many politicians (especially in the Republican Party), Ron Paul does not wear his religion on his sleeve. He doesn't need to. Anyone who knows him knows his faith is exhibited on a daily basis. His life and family are testaments to his Christian faith.
Beyond that, Ron Paul's record in Congress is so unblemished, so honest, so full of integrity that it is difficult to describe. This is a man who actually takes his oath to the Constitution (an oath every congressman, senator, and President also takes--but then ignores) seriously. So much so that he has never voted to raise taxes, never voted for an unbalanced budget, never voted for a congressional pay raise, never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership, and never voted to increase the power of the executive branch of the federal government.
In addition, Ron Paul has never taken a government-paid junket. Even though he is a 10-term congressman, he is not accepting a government pension. He also returns a portion of his office budget every year to the taxpayers. No wonder Ron Paul was declared to be the "Taxpayer's Best Friend."
Now, how in the name of common sense can a man such as Ron Paul be hated? Maybe it is because he is a man of integrity and honesty. Remember, our Lord said that men who love darkness hate the light. And if there is a word that describes the Establishment in America today, it is DARKNESS.
Name it: the establishment Democrat and Republican Parties, the establishment media, the establishment financial institutions, and even the establishment churches all seem to be run by people who exude the power of darkness. It should not surprise us, therefore, when a man arises who personifies the light of integrity and honesty, that the powers that be should hate him--and hate Ron Paul they do.
Conservative Republican Ron Paul is loathed as much by members of his own party as he is by liberal Democrats. Even though he is the epitome of a Christian gentleman, Ron Paul is despised by Christians and pastors as much as he is by pagans--maybe more. The media despises him--especially Fox News. The so-called conservative Fox News celebrity Sean Hannity practically goes ballistic at the mere mention of Dr. Paul's name.

Ron Paul has been categorized with the Ku Klux Klan, brothel owners, and Skin Heads. He has been called practically every name in the book. Conservatives and liberals alike rail against Dr. Paul in a manner never seen before in modern politics. Again, why does the Establishment hate him so much? I'll tell you why.
The Establishment hates Ron Paul because his honesty and integrity expose the rest of them for the moral reprobates they are. Their own conscience cannot bear the sight of him. His very presence condemns them. Their personal greed and ambition cringe at the very thought of Ron Paul. If Dr. Paul became President, the Gig would be up! It would be Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday at Tombstone all over again. They know it, and they will fight like mad to keep their corrupt stranglehold on American politics.
Another reason the Establishment hates Ron Paul is because he is a true American--and there are not very many true Americans left in Washington, D.C., these days. You see, Ron Paul has read and studied American history. He understands constitutional government. He knows what real money is--and is not. As historian and author Thomas DiLorenzo said, Ron Paul is a modern-day Thomas Jefferson. (See his column at: http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo137.html )
Unfortunately, most of what we have in Washington, D.C., these days (in both parties) is a bunch of internationalists who cannot see past their own selfish interests. They are consumed with greed and power. They are slaves to Big Business and special interest groups. They are petty, shallow hirelings who care nothing for constitutional government, the principles of liberty, or the American people. To them, Ron Paul represents everything they hate: limited government, freedom, selflessness, humility, and integrity.
Furthermore, Ron Paul is not interested in creating a world empire. Neither is he a warmonger. He would squash the burgeoning New World Order in its tracks--and the globalists ensconced in Washington and New York City know it.

There is only one Presidential candidate who would bring a modern-day revolution to Washington, D.C., and it is not Barack Obama or Mike Huckabee. It is Ron Paul. Obama and Huckabee--along with the rest of the Democrat and Republican contenders--are only more of the same. The same Nanny State, the same unconstitutional laws and regulations, the same advances toward global government, the same attacks against individual liberties, the same arrogance, the same hypocrisy, the same social programs, the same back-breaking taxes, the same jack-booted federal police tactics, the same IRS, the same lobbyists, and the same corrupt Washington politics.
That the Establishment would hate Ron Paul should not surprise us. It does not even surprise me that many pastors and Christians despise Ron Paul. (After all, many of them still worship at the altar of George W. Bush.) What is yet to be seen is, How will the American people receive him? His strong showing in Iowa surprised most of the "experts." I believe he will do even better in New Hampshire today. How Dr. Paul's campaign fares in future primaries is still to be seen.
Should Ron Paul fail in his bid to become the Republican Party's Presidential nominee, I believe it is critically important that he continue his bid as a Third Party candidate. His campaign is more than a campaign--it is a movement. People by the thousands and money by the millions is pouring in, and it will continue to pour in all the way to the general election. It is essential that Ron Paul stays in the race all the way to November.
Remember, when Abraham Lincoln won in 1860, there were four strong Presidential candidates, and Lincoln won with just 39% of the popular vote. With New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seriously considering an independent bid for the White House, and if Ron Paul, likewise, runs as a Third Party candidate, 2008 could see another race with four strong Presidential contenders. In such a case, anything is possible--including a Ron Paul victory.
The fact is, Ron Paul does not need the support of the Establishment to win. With God's help--and with the help of millions of fed-up and tireless average Joes--anything is possible. Anything.
Here is another thing: the fact that the Establishment hates Ron Paul so much must mean that there is ample reason for ordinary people like you and me to love him!

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FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:00:05 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#106. To: christine, *Chuck Baldwin President 2008* (#104)
WOOOOHOOOO! ping

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:00:36 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#107. To: FOH (#103)
He may think he's not Establishment. President Garfield probably didn't think he was, either.

buckeye posted on 2008-04-26 19:00:37 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#108. To: buckeye (#107) (Edited)
He may think he's not Establishment. President Garfield probably didn't think he was, either.

buck...
Bob Barr should be getting the Libertarian nod.
Nader, Independent? Jackson, Green? Hitlery, CommieCrat? McNAUer, PubbieCrat?
I will be surprised if Ron Paul 'endorses' anyone...should be Chuck Baldwin if he does IMO.
Baldwin/Paul 2008!

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:02:50 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#109. To: FOH (#26)
*Chuck Baldwin President 2008*

good lord. that will teach me to read the thread first. (blush)

christine posted on 2008-04-26 19:03:36 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#110. To: christine (#109)
How was your day there sunshine? ;)

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:04:56 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#111. To: buckeye (#100) (Edited)
It also seems that the powers that be have a much tighter control than a single President can change.

That's another reason I would like to see Ron Paul as prresident. I never harbored any illusions about his being able to undo every cockamamie law passed since 1914, but I can't help but chuckle when I think of AEI staffers heads semi-spontaneously exploding, in harmony.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Dakmar posted on 2008-04-26 19:05:09 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#112. To: FOH (#106)
did you check to make everyone who joins it co owners?

christine posted on 2008-04-26 19:05:15 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#113. To: christine (#112) (Edited)
did you check to make everyone who joins it co owners?

HELP?! [edit: I think I just figured it out and made all subscribers co-owners or such]

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:08:00 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#114. To: FOH (#108)
Bob Barr should be getting the Libertarian nod.

Barr was big-time drug warrior in the 90's, I'd vote for Ralph Nader first.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Dakmar posted on 2008-04-26 19:08:39 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#115. To: FOH (#95)
That's my prayer...
If good people will stand up and do the right thing just once!
Enough Christian Socialism! Enough UNconstitutional governance! Enough Warfare-Welfare State-Police State, Enough PHONY 'Wars', such as the War on Some Drugs!
Enough EMPIRE!!!
B 4 it is TOO late .
Say "NO!" to Juan Hitlobama!

From your mouth to God's ear as they say.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
James Deffenbach posted on 2008-04-26 19:08:41 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#116. To: Dakmar (#111)
Spontaneous combustion might be observed in more than one "institute." But they'd have an answer for neutralizing the power of his presidency.

buckeye posted on 2008-04-26 19:09:42 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#117. To: Dakmar (#114)
Barr was big-time drug warrior in the 90's, I'd vote for Ralph Nader first.

I just can't get down with watermelons. I thought about it for about a moment...got ill.

FOH posted on 2008-04-26 19:10:54 ET Reply Trace Private Reply

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