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Ron Paul is a statesman. Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are mere politicians. Americans are sick and tired of political hacks, and they want honest leaders to represent the people.
The Tea Party and Occupy movements demonstrate that Americans are finally ready for real change. An examination of the principles and grievances of the two movements show that Paul is the only candidate capable of bringing politically active Americans together.
The modern Tea Party movement was started by Paul’s grassroots supporters on Dec. 16, 2007, a full year and a half before Glenn Beck, Fox News and Republican Party leadership rallied around the April 15, 2009, tax day protests.
A simple YouTube search for “Tea Party ’07,” elicits thousands of videos documenting the hundreds of pro-Paul marches and protests across the country, the rally at Boston’s Faneuil Hall and the “moneybomb” event, in which supporters raised $6.2 million for Paul in a single day. Paul thought of similar ideas as those from Freedomworks, Tea Party Express, and the Tea Party Patriots, but nearly two years earlier.
According to the Tea Party Patriots’ mission statement, their core values are fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Paul adheres to these values more than the other candidates. His fiscal plan is the only responsible one put forth thus far — cutting $1 trillion his first year in office and balancing the budget before the expiration of his first term.
Paul has championed constitutionally limited government for more than 30 years, long before it became fashionable to do so. He is willing to stand up for civil rights no matter which party is in control — not only does Paul criticize President Obama for flushing the Constitution down the toilet, but he also spoke out when Bush treated the document like a roll of toilet paper. In regard to free market principles, Paul spoke out against the Troubled Asset Relief Program banker bailout. This is in contrast to Gingrich, Perry and Romney, who supported Bush and Obama as they shoved TARP down the throats of the American people.
In addition to Tea Partiers, Occupiers can rally behind Paul as well. Paul is a fellow member of the 99 percent, whereas, according to the New York Times, Obama, Romney and Gingrich are members of the 1 percent. No Political Action Committee and big banker money flows into Paul’s campaign. The same cannot be said about Obama — according to OpenSecrets.org, his top contributors include Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup. The “Declaration of the Occupation of New York City,” from OccupyWallStreet.org, clearly shows that Occupiers are aligned with the Paul campaign.
The Declaration states, among other things, that occupiers are against the taxpayer-funded bailouts of Wall Street banks; infringements on the privacy of the American people; colonialism at home and abroad, and the torture of and murder of innocent civilians overseas. The first grievance should be a no-brainer for Occupiers — Paul was very vocal in speaking out against the TARP banker bailout, while Obama suspended his 2008 campaign to help get it passed.
A version of this article appeared in the Jan 19 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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Your column reminded me of this awesome video from Occupy Wall Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmPWcLQ1Mk
Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are the only Repubs on the Virginia Ballot. It will be fun to see what happens with that.
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sorry for the repeat comments. CT website froze on me.
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Your column reminded me of an awesome video from Occupy Wall Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQow0Fhua1A
Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the only Repubs on the Virginia ballot. Will be interesting to see what happens with that.
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Your column reminded me of an awesome video from Occupy Wall Street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQow0Fhua1A
Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the only Repubs on the Virginia ballot. Will be interesting to see what happens with that.
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We, the people, are ready for Ron Paul. He has stayed the course, and he is the only one who has answers and a plan for restoring of our Country and our liberty.
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Ron Paul is the only candidate calling for the basic principles our country was founded on.
He has never waded from the truth.Some say his foreign policy is not sound.Let some individual or country strike us and Ron Paul will be the first to take care of the insult
.Hugh
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Ron Paul would be a terrible choice for the republican nomination:
he's to the left of Obama on national defense
he's fine with the government letting people die on the streets
he associates with very racist and anti-semetic people
his year one budget cut would put the economy into shock causing another great depression.
The only taxes he cuts are for the rich.
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@Anonymous: I suggest you inform yourself on his real stance with an open mind. Your statements show you are simply not well informed. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Don't be a tool to those who wish to oppress you.
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Ron Paul is a racist? Would let people die in the street? As a doctor, he treated thousands of poor people FOR FREE, including scores of blacks. Turn off MSNBC and the liberal news channels, and use your brain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rv0Z5SNrF4
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Great piece, Ron Paul's movement is definitely catching tons of attention domestic and worldwide. A Paul presidency could change the world for the better.
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I absolutely agree. How many people would be alive today if he had won in 2008 and ended ALL the warring and demanded that Congress actually declare a war instead of a single man acting as king to wage war w/out consent of the people? Committing our soldiers' lives without honest debate and following the Constitution? How many "too big to fails" would have failed so that we'd be in real economic recovery right now? How much unconstitutional crap would be gone? America needs to research this man, mocking someone who has been fighting for YOUR rights and YOUR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS for decades, standing alone while doing it, is not a wise thing to do because once you turn off the propaganda on tv and do your own research you're going to feel bad for not supporting him earlier. Paul is amazing and has the support he does because of his integrity, his loyalty to THE PEOPLE and not corporations. No one else running can come close to saying the same.
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Ron Paul is the only one who stands for anything. He leaves the campaign trail to vote against the debt ceiling because he cares more about principle than a few damn votes. I'm thankful for his honesty and consistency, agree with him or not. He's got my vote even though I disagree with a few of his stances. At least I know he won't go back on his word.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=262l6tbHSlU
http://www.whatthehellbook.com/2012/01/17/to-hell-with-peace/
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He's for fiscal sanity so naturally most Americans don't want to hear or do anything about that. When we wind up like Greece he can Nelson Muntz "HA-ha!"
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Many young people are supporting Ron Paul because he understands that the student loan racket is turning them into lifelong debt slaves.
For example, if the average student only had $5,000 per year available to pay for college, then the schools would only be able to charge that much. But when the government loans students an additional $20,000 per year, then the college can (and does) raise its charges to $25,000 in response. That's basic economics—law of supply and demand. So, some young people are taking on $80,000 or more in debt for something that should have only cost them $20,000 total.
Plus, the government passed a law that student debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, unlike other debts, so they end up trapped by the debt even if their careers don't go as well as expected.
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I only have $2,000 to buy a new car. Clearly the dealership should be forced to sell me a new car for $2,000.
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That is not what April is saying. Before government "helped" people pay for college, college was affordable. Before government involvement in higher education, you could pay your way through school by working part time as a waiter. But since government gives us loans to go to school, it drives up the cost of education because there is more money chasing the same amount of goods. In this case, the good is education. Because more money is after the same good, schools can charge whatever they want because they know the government will provide loans to everyone, regardless of their situation. If student loans ended today, it might be chaotic for a year or two,but then after that colleges would reopen their doors and charge a tuition that people could afford to pay out of pocket. In other words, without student loans colleges will still be here, but tuition rates would drop 80+%
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this guy impresses because of his solid reasoning and his passion. his non interventionist foreign policy is not 'left' its the way forward...the world has changed, take a look...
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Finally! People are starting to wake up. Ron Paul is awesome! Obama equals Bush's third term. I hope Paul win.s
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Yes, Ron Paul is completely honest, deeply philosophical, and pointedly rational. For these reasons, he is vilified by the media. I agree with Ron Paul on so many positions, I am amazed that the one major item on which we disagree has increased my trust in this man. He is anti-abortion, I am pro-choice. He comes by his view honestly, consistent with his career as a small town doctor. He never flaunts this position as holier than thou (yet politically expedient). No one else in the campaign or in Washington knows the economic theories he espouses. They are intimidated, thus in opposition. Learn more, vote Paul. Claims that Ron Paul is a racist have been completely demolished by truth.
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Heh, primaries are over and Bachmann, Santorum, and all the rest ended up endorsing RINO Romney, even though they decried him so much as being a liberal in conservative clothing when they were running against him. They are all frauds (except Paul, of course).
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