The purity of Ron Paul has ruined my opinion of politicians. Frank Wolf, the current incumbent in Virginia’s 10th congressional district is a perfect example. The man has been in office for 28 years. If we could plot his conservative voting record on a graph over those 28 years it would look like this:
Yet for some strange reason many conservative minded voters in his district (my district) think he walks in the shoes of Ronald Reagan. The simple truth is that many voters in this district just aren’t paying attention. A perfect example appeared today in the editorial section of the Great Falls Connection newspaper.
I cannot be impartial when reviewing Ron Paul’s new book “The Revolution: A Manifesto“. I’ve spent over one year of my life thinking “Ron Paul” in almost every waking moment. More accurately I’ve thought about the potential for true liberty in my lifetime.
As a Libertarian voter since 1996 I’ve grown accustomed to losing elections. For me that did not matter. All that mattered was that I was voting for the person I believed would best uphold and defend the Constitution. Hope for winning was never an option. Then Ron Paul came along.
I knew of Ron Paul and was ecstatic to learn he was going to run for President. I liked that he was going to run as a Republican. That fact alone gave me hope. I didn’t realize just how hopeful I would become. Early in the campaign I did not have much hope. I said that he is the one with the right message but is the wrong messenger. I never expected for him to raise so much money and win the hearts of Constitutionalists everywhere.
In the sound bite world of TV news and politics Ron Paul sometimes comes off as extreme. He normally shines like a founding father in the longer more in depth segments, such as the interview he did on PBS with Bill Moyers. Then came his book. It demonstrates his expansive knowledge of history, the Constitution, the rule of law, and political psychology.
For someone who has studied Ron Paul for a year like a graduate course in liberty, the book started with the same principled Ron Paul. As the book developed it got better and more enjoyable. In the end it left me smiling on the inside, happy to be a member of the rEVOLution.
Many will likely see the book as the end of Ron Paul’s upstart campaign for President. Those of us who have been paying attention know better than that. In fact, the last words in the book demonstrate that this is only the beginning. There are Ron Paul supporters registering as delegates all over the country. The Meetup Groups are still meeting and strategizing. Ron Paul influenced candidates are running in states from Florida to Alaska.
The Republican Party is slowly being transformed back into the party of the “old right” in the name of Ron Paul. No one is aiming to crash the Party. The desire is only to blow out the candles of warmongering neo-conservatism and rekindle the flame of liberty. We owe it to ourselves, our children, and the founders.
Ron Paul’s “Manifesto” manifests uncompromising liberty. It is the bible of human freedom. It is up to each of us individually to spread this message. We must take action now so that one day in the future our children will not dust off a yellowing copy of the book and ask “Why didn’t we listen to this guy?”
Both Vern McKinley and Amit Singh, Virginia Ron Paul Republicans, have picked up endorsements from the Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia. This is not surprising but it certainly validates both of the candidates and their messages of liberty.
Mark Ellmore is Amit Singh’s Republican primary opponent in Virginia’s 8th district. Last week an author at North Star Writer’s group interviewed Amit Singh. This week it is Ellmore’s turn. Disclosure: Liberty Maven has endorsed Amit Singh in the race, and a few of the answers by Ellmore demonstrate why we chose to endorse Singh.
P.I.: There have been some questions about your stance on border security. Would you support building a wall along the border, a virtual fence or a combination of both?
M.E.: I have always been an ardent supporter of constructing a fence along the border. A border fence is the most practical solution and a good start at solving the illegal immigration crisis. (emphasis/sarcasm mine)
Big news from the Amit Singh For Congress campaign. In conjunction with an endorsement from Ron Paul they announce a money bomb. They’re calling it the Lunch Bomb and have a fun and horribly acted video to go along with the money bomb and endorsement. Amit isn’t running for Hollywood, and we all know Ron Paul is nothing but genuine so seeing this pair try to act just adds to the charm.
To check out the video and pledge for the “lunch bomb” on May 15th, check out the lunch bomb web site. You can even choose what they (Ron and Amit) will have for lunch, because apparently, they can’t agree.
NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Nolan Chart and is being reprinted here at the request of the author, Jake, The Champion Of The Constitution. Jake has also agreed to become a semi-regular contributing author to Liberty Maven. We look forward to more of his insight into liberty. In this article he demonstrates how the Iraq war may be more like Vietnam than many would care to admit.
Dare to believe that maybe 9/11 did not really “Change Everything” and perhaps we have done this all before. My premise is that there are eerily strange parallels between the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. This article is in 3 parts, a brief outline followed by its elaboration, then a digression on McCain in Vietnam.
“Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and our wealth are in jeopardy.” – Dr. Ron Paul.
“Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Communism:Terrorism. A Great Fear is used to Unify and Scare the American Public and Initiate the Wars. In Vietnam, Fighting on Asian Soil Prevents Communism from Reaching America (the Domino Theory). In Iraq, Fighting on Middle Eastern Soil Prevents Terrorism from Reaching America (more 9/11’s).
Gulf of Tonkin: WMD and Iraqi Support of Al-Qaeda. Lying was used to Initiate the Wars and Unify the American Public. In Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, revealed as a false flag attack in 2005, made it seem as if North Vietnam was the Aggressor instead of the USA. In Iraq, the Bush Administration’s false claims of “Weapons of Mass Destruction” and Al-Qaeda/Terrorist presence in Iraq were used to justify the Preemptive War by the USA.
Viet Cong : the “Insurgency”. The Single Enemy is another Lie. The American Public is Misled to Believe We are Fighting a Single Entity. In Vietnam, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong were separate entities, but most Americans thought we were just fighting the Viet Cong guerrillas in the jungle. For the starting years of the Iraq war, the Media classified the Iraqi resistance as “Insurgents” or the “Insurgency,” while in reality it is a civil war between multiple Sunni and Shia factions, with dashes of other groups added for good measure.
The Diem Assassination : The Hanging of Saddam Hussein. Political Killings of Our Evil Ex-Ally Spreads Total Chaos.
Secret Bombings of Nation States completely WITHOUT Declaration of War or even Approval by Congress. In Vietnam, Nixon executed the Secret Bombing of neutral Cambodia during Operation Menu in 1969. In Iraq, Bush and Britain’s Secret Bombing of Iraq occurred in mid-2002, well BEFORE Congress gave a rubber stamp to Bush to launch the invasion on October 11th.
“We Must Stay the Course. Leaving Is a Huge Mistake.” Vietnam: Presidents Johnson and Nixon. General William Westmoreland. Iraq: President Bush. General Petraeus/Powell.
Initially, the First Instinct of the US President was Refusal to Attack. (surprised?)
America Commits War Crimes Against Humanity. The My Lai Massacre. Abu Ghraib. Gitmo.
Use of Real “WMD” Against Civilians. Biochemical or Radiation Warfare. Agent Orange. Depleted Uranium.
The Legacy of Colin Powell Will Be to Have Lied in Both Wars.
Lastly, Murder of American Students by the National Guard in America. Kent State. Jackson State. And where next?
If Ron Paul were a poet he just might sound like this amazing work of art from Andrea Gibson delivered in 2006 at a poetry slam. This is “For Eli” and deserves your undivided attention.
Ron Paul is interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room today. Ron goes a bit crazy and endorses John McCain in this clip. Oh wait… no he doesn’t. We all know better than that. He does choose Obama as the lesser of three evils on foreign policy.
We have labeled John McCain has a political opportunist who does not truly represent what the general public thinks of him. Every news item coming out regarding McCain lately only reinforces this view. The latest discusses him dancing himself away from the policies and record of George W. Bush.
This week it was the ill-timed “Mission Accomplished” banner that the White House hung behind Bush five years ago when Bush declared major combat operations over in Iraq.
“I thought it was wrong at the time,” McCain said in Cleveland on Thursday, proceeding to criticize Vice President Dick Cheney’s various comments over the years that the Iraqi insurgency was in its “last throes” with “a few dead-enders” all that was left. (Source: Reuters)
Well that’s certainly easy to say in hindsight after what has become of the Iraq war. Sure he was critical of the Bush administration’s methods, but can anyone find a quote or speech from McCain saying that it was wrong? No one can because it doesn’t exist. In fact, he echoed the President’s words saying “the major conflict is over” as discussed in this Huffington Post article.
Prior to Ron Paul entering the presidential race I was never deemed a conspiracy nut nor a racist. I was never labeled a “moonbat” nor a “something”-tard. I was just a 36 year old libertarian leaning guy who went to work every day with career ambitions and came home to my two children and wife. Things are a little different now.
Because I chose to support Ron Paul for President through donations, time, and effort I’m now considered by some to be all of the things above. I’m regularly called a “Paultard” by a nice gentleman at work (Thanks Wonkette). I constantly read the “moonbat” and “racist” charge on forums and news/blog comments all over the web. I only take mild offense at these comments. Mostly it just makes me sad. Sad at what America has become. Sad that the general populace devours the media like fish on hooked bait oblivious to the danger that lies within.
Liberty Maven
