[BRIGADE] McCain, Paul, Huckabee and More...
Published: Mon, 02/11/08
Pass this one on to anyone still supporting John McCain. It is one
of the best videos yet and PJB is one of the commentators.
Also see below two articles about Ron Paul - one on going third
party and the other calling for us supporters to keep the
Revolution fired up [if you need hand-holding on how to get
directly involved let me know].
For the Cause - Linda
PS -- In case anyone on this list is considering a vote for
Huckabee see:
http://www.KnowBeforeYouVote.com
Make sure you look at the sources. This is solid confirmation on
where Huckabee stands on all the important issues.
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VIDEO: McCain... Electable?
John McCain will do or say anything to become President.
http://buchanan.org/blog/?p=939
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Trust Ron Paul's Judgement
Lew Rockwell - LRC Blog
infowars.com
Writes Robert Rehfeldt: "Regarding Ron's latest message: He's doing
the right thing by ruling out a third party run, for several
reasons. First, there is absolutely no chance for a third party to
win in November. The system is rigged against such candidates, and
Ron Paul knows this better than we do. He's been down that road
before. Trust his judgement. We all knew the odds against him
winning the republican nomination were slim, but it was at least
within the realm of possibility. As a Republican, he's gotten
relatively little media attention, but he has gotten some; that
would change to zero as a third party candidate. All his campaign
money would have to be spent securing ballot access, leaving none
for getting his message out, which is the important thing. There is
a real difference between long odds and impossible odds, and as we
know, politics is the art of the possible.
"McCain has no chance of beating Billary or Obama in November. We
all know this. He will lose in a landslide of Clinton/Dole
proportions, no matter what Paul does. If Paul stays out in
November, Republicans will be forced to examine why they were
defeated so badly. They will have only themselves to blame. BUT- if
Paul runs third party, both the Republicans and the mainstream
media will make him the scapegoat for McCain's crushing defeat, the
same way Democrats made Ralph Nader their scapegoat for Gore's
defeat. We all know that McCain will lose anyway, that Paul will
draw nearly as many votes from Democrats as Republicans, but Paul
will be blamed just the same. And then his political career wil be
over. Just look at all the hostility and hate directed at Nader
from most Democrats. Believe me, the Neocons would absolutely love
to pin this coming defeat on Ron Paul. They would love to further
marginalize him by painting him as another Harold Stassen or Ralph
Nader. Ron Paul is doing the smart thing; when Hillary is sworn in,
his hands will be clean.
"Think about how far this revolution have come in less than a year.
This is being accomplished, this message is getting out, not as a
third party candidate, but as a Republican. Remember that."
SOURCE: http://www.infowars.com
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An Open Letter to Ron Paul Supporters
by Rick Fisk - lewrockwell.com
My fellow patriots,
Have you ever had the wind knocked out of you? I don't know that
everyone has experienced it but I bet a lot of you have if you were
ever athletically active. Nothing in your respiratory system seems
to work, you can't even convulse properly and after what seems an
age your body's unconscious mechanics take over. Ironically, it may
be that your inability to breathe had more to do with your
conscious effort to control your breathing than your spasming
diaphragm.
Many things along life's path are like that. Too much thinking and
even the simplest things become harder. Many spiritual leaders have
tried to teach us how to make our so-called rational minds just be
quiet for some period of time to get closer to that which brought
us life. It isn't easy. If it were easy, people wouldn't spend much
of their lives perfecting the practice of meditation and prayer in
an attempt to drive out that constantly chattering inner voice. In
my head the chatter is often doubt disguised as reason. It's that
cosmopolitan intellectual in this uneducated brain that says, "You
know, you're going to make a fool of yourself by being optimistic.
You'll never have any real credibility by being unrealistic about
things. The powers that be aren't going to allow you to have what
you want. They have a plan and they have more resources than you.
You are deluding yourself."
Maybe that's true and maybe it isn't. While our federal Leviathan
has seemed to suck up more resources than we can ever provide it,
those who run it are not resourceful. They don't even come close to
what a group of motivated individuals possessing ingenuity can
achieve. Can anyone look at what has been accomplished this year
and fail to marvel? You all should be so proud of what has been
accomplished. Sometimes I've wondered how it could get any better
and then "something better" happens. As optimistic as I have been,
the reality has exceeded my optimism.
How the rest of this primary season fleshes out remains to be seen.
One thing I have noticed time and time again is the symbiotic
relationship between Dr. Paul and his supporters. When he's down,
the revolution lifts him up. And when we're down, he sticks out his
hand. I'm convinced that Dr. Paul's invitation to CPAC this year
was due to your accomplishments. At every event, supporters of Dr.
Paul have shown an incredible solidarity and enthusiasm that has
been the envy of every other candidate.
Dr. Paul's recent speech to CPAC attendees (after having been
snubbed for the past 10 conventions) was one of the best he's
delivered this year. It rivals the speech he made at the Iowa Straw
Poll. As I watched it, I came to the realization that I am truly
blessed to be alive at this time in our history and to witness
quite possibly the bravest man alive. In spite of the superlative,
I don't think I am exaggerating.
CPAC would normally be a fairly hostile environment to Dr. Paul in
recent years, but you know that he has no problem walking right
into the lion's den and preaching truth to power. He never backs
down and he never gives in. That speech in Iowa was a great example
of this but so was his performance at the Values Voters debate and
its follow-up convention and straw poll.
And boy did he ever speak truth to power at CPAC. Let's face it,
the credibility of the conservative movement has taken quite a
beating since 1994. People who have supported a blatant disregard
for constitutional and conservative principles in the name of
pragmatic politics can't be too proud about where conservatism
stands at the moment. Look at what they've had to defend. Laying
aside the wars, we have torture, blatant disregard for enumerated
rights and proscriptions found in our Constitution and a looming
financial catastrophe brought on by total failure in monetary
policy and fiscal responsibility. Most of this occurred while the
Republicans occupied majorities in both houses of Congress and the
White House.
This speech came after the loss on Super Tuesday and the
announcement by Mitt Romney that he was bowing out of the race.
Frankly, I think that Romney's "suspension" of the campaign may be
a clever ploy. McCain is not well-liked and if he fails to
galvanize the conservatives in the upcoming primaries and caucuses,
Romney might think he can, without spending another dime, walk into
the national convention as a potential savior.
There are still 20 states left to decide. The CPAC speech and the
gnawing reality amongst conservatives that a McCain nomination
ensures a Hillary Presidency (not that the media and Clinton
backers would want to orchestrate something like that) could be a
large factor in what happens from here on out. Conservatives have
just one real conservative to support. What is disheartening about
the "vote for a winner" mentality is that it is clearly what has
put us in the mess we are in today and it is the single largest
hurdle we as Ron Paul supporters have to face.
Who really thought that Bob Dole was the conservative nominee who
could cut Bill Clinton's presidency to one term? Nobody, that's
who. But instead of backing any of the real conservatives, people
picked the person who was more likely to get the GOP nomination.
They didn't even look past the primaries to the general election.
It was very short-sighted and demonstrated an utter lack of wisdom
if not a contempt for true conservative principles. There is
nothing pragmatic about picking a non-conservative "winner" who has
no chance to sway a majority of voters in the general election.
Expect Dr. Paul to point this out when he speaks at the GOP
Convention.
Yes. I believe he will be speaking at the GOP national convention.
That is because I believe in you as much as I believe in Dr. Paul.
We are Ron Paul. I also believe that it's possible to obtain the
nomination at a brokered convention even though the conventional
wisdom promotes the opposite view.
I try to stay up on the rules but I am not clear on what happens to
Romney's so-called delegates. Let's remember that even now, no
delegates have been chosen to attend the GOP's national convention.
If I'm not mistaken, the only delegates chosen so far are those
elected at West Virginia's state convention on Super Tuesday. And
three of those, by a brokered deal, have been committed to Dr. Paul.
Dr. Paul's latest communiqué to us has put this election into our
hands. He's pairing back the staff and getting them out of your
way. What happens from here on out is completely up to you. I
believe that you'll rise to the occasion. While a large majority
of the Republican apparatus has treated Ron Paul as if he had a
contagious disease, he has bravely defended the constitution and
his oath. Now the hardest part of our battle comes and it is up to
us to prove we can match Dr. Paul's courage and work ethic.
But let's go ahead and imagine that the goal of getting Ron Paul
the nomination fails. Staying in this fight to the "end" is
crucial. The upcoming county and state conventions do far more than
just select delegates. It is at these smaller conventions where the
platforms are drafted and party leaders are chosen. A select few
will become the future leaders of the Republican party and will
guide it for the next decade and beyond. What better ranks to chose
from than the Ron Paul Revolution? Where will the GOP's money be
spent? Will that money be directed towards the same country club
republicans who have been driving the party since the Nixon era, or
will it be directed to support those candidates who would work to
restore our liberties?
The answer is obvious and thus our responsibility is clear. We must
do everything in our power to eke out a Ron Paul nomination. By
doing so, we will be securing our future and the future of our
children even if we fail at that one task. What fun it will be to
utterly stun the Old Media which thinks that it can black us out.
Hold fast my friends. We are in for the drive of our lives. We must
talk to everyone, in person, about Dr. Paul and the message of
freedom he has championed. How we reach people is up to us. I have
faith in you and your ability to devise even more astounding ways
to promote the message of freedom. You have been doing this for a
year now and look what it has wrought; Faith, hope and love.
Yours in freedom, Rick Fisk
February 11, 2008
Rick Fisk is a 45-year-old software developer and entrepreneur. He
is married, has three children and resides in Austin, TX.
SOURCE: http://www.lewrockwell.com