Posted on 02/03/2007 12:49:38 PM PST by OrthodoxPresbyterian
Rep. Ron Paul: Running to Win in 2008
Dave Eberhart
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 WASHINGTON -- Libertarians and conservatives alike, frustrated by their early options among the so-called 2008 front-runners, may turn to a familiar face in pursuit of the White House: Rep. Ron Paul.
Paul, R-Texas, has been a fervent advocate of limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. He's now considering taking his no-nonsense show on the road in an under-the-radar run for the White House... (full article at http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/30/151713.shtml?s=po)
Well, it's (very nearly) official: the Honorable Rep. Ron Paul, Texas 14th District, is running for the Republican Nomination for President of the United States. I don't mind saying that this news has me more excited about National electoral politics than I have been in a long, long time. We are past due for a 100% Pro-Life, Pro-Second Amendment, Pro-Capitalism, Pro-Liberty die-hard Constitutionalist Christian in the White House!!
Over the last few days, I have been speaking with a delightful Calvinist Christian political operative: Presbyterian Church in America member Penny Langford-Freeman, Ron Paul's own Political Director. She is enthusiastic about the prospect that Presbyterian and Reformed Christians and others can develop a powerful base of support for Ron Paul's candidacy by hitting the ground EARLY, leveraging our internet resources, our elbow-grease and our shoe-leather from the grass-roots up to overcome the financial advantages enjoyed by major GOP liberals like Giuliani and McCain. We need to get our Conservative Christian friends and neighbors registered Republican and committed to vote for Ron Paul in the Primaries, and then get them to get their friends and neighbors registered and voting for Ron, every day for the next 11 months until Iowa and New Hampshire... and then take the GOP Primaries by storm in 2008, swarming out of the shadows like the guerilla army of Huguenot Calvinist "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion in the Revolutionary War.
Towards that end, I have set up a new Email account for coordinating FreeRepublic support for Ron Paul's candidacy. I will be working with Ron Paul's campaign staff to help direct interested FreeRepublic Conservative Christians in their efforts to support Dr. Paul; while I will be working most closely with my own Presbyterian and Reformed FReeper Friends (due simply to long familiarity and camaraderie), Christians from ALL theological traditions are most welcome!
If interested, please send your Name, State of Residence, and Email Address (contact phone number and church membership are helpful but not required) to:
I will be accepting Emails from interested parties and then submitting the list en masse to Ron Paul's political director later next week. You will be placed on Ron Paul's campaign email list and put in contact with your State campaign organizers as soon as possible. In addition, any suggestions you can offer regarding campaign literature, strategy, and marketing will be appreciated!
Stephen Henkel, "OrthodoxPresbyterian"
Oklahoma
ronpaulcalvinist@sbcglobal.net
Stephen Henkel, "OrthodoxPresbyterian"
Oklahoma
ronpaulcalvinist@sbcglobal.net
BTTT
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In fact, you'd be much appreciated.
Best, OP
FYI
What? Haven't you heard?
I'm an official "almost" arrivee!
:>)
With Paul, as with others (except John McCain whom I reject out of hand), I will look at their positions and vote accordingly in both primary and general.
I'm tilted toward Duncan Hunter and Newt Gingrich at this moment, but Newt's skeletons probably make him unelectable. I've not heard Hunter in front of a live mike, yet, so the jury's still out on him.
Paul is virtually the same, although I don't like isolationism, the one position he has that I find near-sighted. (On the other hand, I don't appreciate willy-nilly meddlesomeness, either.)
Could you further define his position here for me?
Not attempting to be antagonistic....just curious about your opinion of Ron. I haven't followed his career for a few years.
It's been some months, and I didn't save the links, but I did look up Paul's positions on a number of issues. I can't even recall where, but it was clear that he was a classic isolationist. He has every right to be, if he wants, but I think that the best defense is a good offense.
As Barney Fife would say, "Nip it...Nip it in the bud. I'm all for bud-nippin'!"
I'd start with ACU's position points on congressman.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul356.html
The above is Paul in his own words. That way you'll have it uncolored by my opinions.
He calls himself "non-interventionist" rather than "isolationist." He has every right to describe himself. However, that he is answering this is evidence that others see his position as isolationist, and that means I'm not the Lone Ranger on this.
Yeah....thanks. I believe he is more of a Libertarian than Republican....and it comes across in his statement. Although.... I do enjoy hearing someone in the Republican party acting Constitutional from time to time. It's a rarity nowadays. Unfortunately, it also makes them unelectable.
Hunter introduces legislation to protect unborn
Hunter smacks down CNN on Wolf Blitzer
Hunter on borders: sponsored the very fence that is being extended 700 miles east.
Hunter's Reaganesque views on trade.
Hunter is the ONLY candidate talking about the threat from China
I think you'll like this gentleman! We need to get behind ONE conservative, or else we'll be looking at a Rudy nomination.
The big problem I can see with Hunter -- other than the fact that I don't believe that the current Iraqi government, dominated as it is by the SCIRI and Al Dawa Parties who attacked our Embassies in 1979 and 1983 and killed 241 US Marines in 1983, is a gang of terrorist thugs who aren't worthy of our continued support -- is his abysmal 56% rating from the National Taxpayer's Union... which can't even be blamed on increased wartime spending, as Hunter's "Taxpayer Friendly" rating has been declining for years.
While I strongly support Hunter's stands opposing abortion and illegal immigration, I don't know how many years the Republic can stand nearly half-Trillion dollar Tax-Borrow-&-Spend budget deficits before we're bankrupt, and Hunter's one of the pork-barrel culprits... as bad as the GOP Congress has been on spending, Hunter's been even worse. His low Taxpayer-Friendly rating is actually bringing the average Republican score in the house down.
Naturally, I'd rather go with the fella who ties for the highest Taxpayer-Friendly score in the House... Rep. Ron Paul. :-)
I think you'll like this gentleman! We need to get behind ONE conservative, or else we'll be looking at a Rudy nomination.
Naturally, I'd rather go with the fella who ties for the highest Taxpayer-Friendly score in the House... Rep. Ron Paul. :-)
Besides, Ron Paul has been employing die-hard Calvinists in his top ranks for years; we're the "in crowd" in his office. It's time we Calvinists give back some love.
However, Rep. Jeff Flake ain't running for Prez, so it's still Ron Paul all the way for me.
That and electability truly are considerations. In the primaries is the time to push for the guy who has the best conservative credentials who is most electable.
Thre are very few reasons that would make me desert the major party candidate opposing the Democrats in the general election.
Pro-life is one of those reasons.
Hunter is the only candidate who seems conscious to the China threat. I've already given money to his campaign, and back him 100% as the best CONSERVATIVE with a chance of winning both the primary and the general.
Still, what you've said about Ron Paul sounds quite attractive. Hunter has won in a few polls, most notably this one. Has Ron Paul shown any signs of momentum? What are his views on the military?
And that's a very real possibility this election cycle. Taxes I'm flexible on - protection of the innocent, no flexibility.
Incidentally, Ron Paul substantially out-raised Hunter in Contributions in the 2006 cycle, garnered 97% of his money from Individual Contributions from all over the country rather than a few corporations in his own district (showing broad national fund-raising ability), had a couple hundred thousand dollars more cash on hand in his last report, and already has a nationwide network of political operatives dating from his 1988 Libertarian run and his national chairmanship of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
Food for thought.
I'm open. I've not made up my mind.
I want to hear them.
Personally, I wish they were all required to come out with a LIVE personally taught slide show of one hour length without teleprompter on their major position and vision in the areas of: economics, foreign policy, social issues, etc.... Roughly 5 major areas that they get 20 minutes each on.
That would be far more beneficial to me than all those ignorant media-events falsely called "debates."
I'd like to see 1 of those to see how fast on their feet they were, and I'd like to see their major media nemeses get to hurl questions at them.
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