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Send THEM a message

01-14-2008
Send THEM a message!

By David Franke
Editor, UltimateRonPaul.com
January 14, 2008
 

Don’t throw away your vote by casting it for Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, or any of the rest of the so-called frontrunners. The only vote that will count is a vote for Ron Paul.

I know that goes against the unanimous wisdom of the mainstream media and the punditocracy. But let me explain my heretical position.

The differences between the anointed “frontrunners” are minor and cosmetic. Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Romney—they are all Big Government, Establishment Republicans. Sure, they talk conservative, if not libertarian, when they are seeking your vote. But look at their records and at the details of their policy positions and you will find the same old nostrums for ever bigger government. You won’t find any calls for repeal of government programs.

A vote for Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Thompson, or Romney is a wasted vote. It doesn’t send any message to the Establishment that you want change from Big Government politics as usual. Heck, they ARE the Establishment! 

A vote for Tancredo or Hunter is a vote that will disappear as soon as you pull the lever. They don’t have the staff, volunteer army of grassroots workers, or money to wage a serious campaign. The day after each primary, try to find any mention of how many votes they got. Besides, while libertarian conservatives might agree with them on a couple of points, there are far more substantial grounds for disagreement and disapproval.

Then there is Alan Keyes. He gets my vote for the best orator in America today, but not for President. His one-man “campaign” is a joke. 

That leaves Ron Paul. The Establishment press tried to ignore him as long as it could, but his presence keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now he gets the full “Meet the Press” treatment. 

Ron Paul is running a different kind of campaign—an Internet-era netroots campaign. He’s also running for far different reasons than all the other candidates, who are in it for ego and personal power. And you can bet that he will stay in this race all the way to the Minneapolis-St. Paul convention, even if he fails to win a single state’s primary. Other candidates will be dropping out along the way, and as the field narrows, he has a realistic chance of support in the double digits. That makes him a power to contend with at the convention and beyond. (More about that in a later posting.)

In summary, a vote for any of the other candidates gives no message at all to the Establishment. It will be business as usual for them. Only a vote for Ron Paul will give the Big Government Establishment notice that we are fed up and will be a force to reckon with—if not today, then tomorrow.
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I am honored to be a Ron Paul supporter AND one of first to comment on your site! Bless you for such in depth commentary and devotion to the only man worthy of our vote.



I'm canvassing a lot for Dr. Paul in Orlando, Fl. In two weeks we'll have our primary. I don't see a lot of support for any other candidate. Most people said they will be going to the polls but have not decided. Hope the literature and personal testimonial that I left will get them to support Dr. Paul



Paul is under serious attack from the beltway. This details the when and by whom the anti-Paul smear campaign was conducted on New Hampshire primary day: The Orange Line: anatomy of a smear campaign



Hello and welcome to the r3vo|ution. Since you seem to be the 'editor' of this effort, I would be interested in your specific issues and views on Dr. Paul's stances. Mine are personal liberty, privacy and property rights. I believe in personal responsibility and peace with individuals as welle as foreign states. I think free markets work until the government intervenes. From what I've seen, most of Dr Paul's supporters are not supporters of a 'default' or least of several evils candidate. My guess is that your first post will not endear you to them. Be ready for some thoughtful and well documented opposition. Again, welcome, Jeff Keehn Florida



Thank you, Mr. Franke, for this excellent website and tools. I look forward to promoting Dr. Paul. A favor please: every time I clicked on a link on this website to contribute some information I was greeted by a form which required me to log in using MS "Passport." I have long resented tools used by various companies to gather personal information on their consumers and potential consumers. It seems a bit cynical that this wonderful site requires supporters of Dr. Paul, who has been fighting against loss of privacy, to submit to loss of privacy in order to participate. I'm happy to have found this form which doesn't require it. Please replace it with a form link this one which doesn't collect personal information. And since I have the floor, may I suggest you add to your links: http://www.jews4ronpaul.org/ ?



nice site - it's important to emphasize to today's younger conservatives, who formed their worldviews mainly in the hannity/limbaugh/fox information cocoon, that the hated mammoth Big Government necessarily includes the national security state, with its secret budgets, furtive media influence, and coercive threat against civil liberties, not to mention the enemies it cultivates abroad in its torture prisons. I'm on board with Paul because he's the only one serious about this particular critique. 'Homeland Security/GWOT' IS Big Government. It is more of a threat to freedom than vague notions about 'too many government programs' or 'socialized whatever'. Ron Paul is so important right now because TV discourse marginalizes a true critique of the national security state.



RP is The only choice to "reset" the government before it careens into he wall at full speed from overspending and trying to be the world police. I dont agree with him on something s but Getting out of the UN closing the Federal reserve and ending the spending spree before it is to late would put a real monkey wrench into the globalist plans. It is either Ron Paul or Bush V.30 or some type I dont see the country surviving more globalism



I FEEL THE PROBLEM WITH OUR COUNTRY EXCLUDEING SUPREME COURT JUDGES ARE THE SENATE IF ANYTHING GOOD IS TRYING TO BE PASSED THE SENATE ALWAYS SHOOTS IT DOWN THEY ARE THE SCUM OF AMERICAN POLITICS SO I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME VOTEING FOR A SENETOR RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT NO MATTER WHO HE OR ( SHE ) MIGHT BE



David Franke, I like your attitude and this site is gonna make a difference! There is a sense of meaning business here that is missing in other Paul sites. What is wonderful to me is to see Americans rallying around Ron Paul not for Ron's sake but for the Nations sake. Keep up the great work.



I've seen more Ron Paul signs and magnetic bumper stickers in Georgia than any other candidate, yet while canvassing, some people have never heard of him. I think the only way to reach these people is through the boob tube in the living room. Even the candidates that are running out of funds know this. Paul has to spend some of his money on serious campaiging to become better known.



I agree.. we need a potent argument for turning the "he can't win, so I won't vote for him" folks. There should be many.. some appeal to one person, other arguments appeal to others. They should be short and easy.. personal ethics?, make a difference?, send a signal?, make a power broker out of him?... We can really win? How do we say it?



I'm proud to let anone who reads this blog know that I voted for Dr. Ron Paul in the Michigan Primary on Jan. 15th. It was a vote for freedom and individual liberty. My hat is off to Ron Paul who endures a political life and continues to be the voice of truth in Washington. He deserves our thanks as the statesman of liberty when he could be enjoying te rewards of a private life free from public scrutiny. JAL



I would Like to say that for the fiorst time since the 80's I see a canadate I can vote for and not have to hold my nose and gag. His name is Ron Paul and I beleve that he is the only last real hope this country has to live more than an year or two more. We are wide open to an invasion from a forign nation all our troops are over somewhere else> this country has followed the UN Ideal of nation destruction to be remade in a U N idea since the early 60's remember the Freedom FROM WAR ACT of 1961? Kennidy put his name to it and then it became a public law Its time to end all this nation destuction and build our own nation back up and to hell with the U N they are un AMerican. and to hell with agenda 21 also notice the extra 21.00$$$ that your water bill went up lately? that is the UN doing like it or not well have a good day and VOTE RON PAUL UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE WILL FALL!



As the first election I will be voting in, I find it the most important to re-establishing the philosophy of liberty and honesty in which our fathers not only dreamed, but lived. The youth of this world are awakening to the mistakes the generations before us made because we are directly affected by those prior decisions. What most of the country fail to see, or atleast accept, is the truth that we no longer live a life in which we truely have control over. Instead we keep shut and do what the tube tells us to do and as a result, we lose our voice. We Have Lost Our Civil Liberty. It is time we take back what is ours. Liberty is NOT a Luxury. In all honesty, I not only believe in Ron Paul and support his campaign to bring truth to our land, I love Ron Paul as if he was the father of my father from whom I trust with my life. Ron Paul 2008



Ron Paul is the only candidate that we could consider as a "change" from what we have had in the last 20-30 years. All the rest of the candidates are the same, and if we don't do something, we are going to become the North American Union, instead of the United States of America. If Ron Paul does not make the Republican nomination, I am hoping he runs on the Constitution Party. We might be able to elect him that way! The Constitution Party platform is exactly what Ron Paul has been stating that he believes!



Mr. Franke, I totally agree with you, a vote for one of the so-called frontrunners is a vote for big business as usual in Washington. Unfortunately, the other candidates do not want to face up to the fact that our nation is broke, and the time is now to bring our troops home, secure our borders, stop sending foreign aid to other nations, and start taking care of our country and it's people now, as Ron Paul is working to do. By bringing our troops home we can start the healing process not only financially, economically, and socially, but emotionally as well. Other Republicans, (McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Thompson and Giuliani) argue that we can't bring our troops home because the terrorists would then win, what they do not realize is that these terrorists have already won by bringing America to a near financial collapse with this war spending, and the killing of our soldiers, and innocent Iraqi civilians. By the way I am an Honorably Discharged U.S. Air Force member, and McCain is not telling the truth about our soldiers and what is really going on with the surge. It saddens me to see that people do not understand we have to stop all this warmongering and nation building, and bring our troops home now, it is the only logical and sensible choice, we cannot afford it, our nation is broke. Are they going to wait for a total collapse in our economy in order to wake up and see the truth? God Bless Ron Paul, and America. I pray for wisdom to the future leader/s of America. Ron Paul has my vote and support here in California.



I'm a little tired of hearing from the mainstream that Paul supporters are a bunch of "lazy, pot-smoking college kids." The last time I checked, "lazy, pot-smoking college kids" didn't have millions of dollars to donate to a political candidate! I am a thirty-something, married, post-graduate educated female with a post-graduate educated husband. We earn over six figures, have never smoked pot, and voted for Bush last election. When we "met" Ron Paul online, chills went down our spines. FINALLY! He's the first candidate we've ever donated $$$$ to. We never knew we'd find a candidate with his frame of reference...actual history! If Ron Paul supporters are kooks (and well-funded, kooks, at that), then count me in. Kimberly



I have been trying unsuccessfully for the past several months to get someone either from my local area or nation HQ to work with me on auto calling. I am able to do large quantity auto calling. We did over 3 million last election. I want to use one of the radio ads Dr Paul has recorded as the message. I can even strip off the "paid for" stuff if that is an issue. I can donate 10,000 calls for free and give the cheapest rate hands down for all calls after that. ANYONE that can put me in touch with the right people I'd appreciate it! Trying to help here!



I couldn't agree more. Never thought I'd live to see the day; and I've lived quite a while. Never voted for years. or voted for lessor of 2 evils. also never thought I'd see this nation in such a terrible state. looks like maybe 1% of population wants to follow our constution. certainly those who control the goverment don't want to. and that's only part of the picture. we had and still have an oppertunity to become a loving, har- monios, family like nation; excpt of course for some who just don't want that. Think about what a strong, united, loving, wise and dedicated family- nation could do for ALL it's members. the last time I think the gov. (or part of) was for it's people was in Lincoln's time. since then it's slowly deterated. JFK was starting to think like Lincoln and was starting to do something a- bout it and what happaned to both of them? think it's time (past time) for citzens to take back what was their country (bloodlessly), don't see a better option right now than Ron Paul and people like him. "To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism" Sincerely, E. Gordon Ellis, Ca. certainly



All right here it comes. Is it possible to run against the government establishment? Does Ron Paul need to dumb it down? More importantly will people accept his smaller government approach? Jon Stewart seemed to sum it up correctly when he quipped about Ron Paul’s straight talk and integrity and Americans don’t like that. Is it just me or do Americans care about issues? I honestly believe that Ron Paul lives and believes in Bastiat. Bastiat can be said to be of the "Harmonic" school of libertarians, who consider utilitarian (morals) and natural law(as Thomas Aquinas ,John Locke) opposed to arguments as two complementary aspects of a same world. This is what you believe in when you live by the constitution of the United States. These were the influences of the writers of the constitution. Ron Paul studies this because Austrian economics pushes these “complementary” arguments. How in the world does Paul use this knowledge? To Quote Bastiat, “To the Youth of France,” “And now I would appeal with confidence to men of all schools, who prefer truth, justice, and the public good to their own systems. Economists! Like you, I am the advocate of LIBERTY; and if I succeed in shaking some of these premises which sadden your generous hearts, perhaps you will see in this an additional incentive to love and to serve our sacred cause.” Now it is fine that Paul can quote Aquinas’s Just war theory or Marcus Aurelius stoic values, but you have to tell people why in a marketing sound byte. Now Bastiat example did this. FDR, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Regan, Bush.. all had big government plans but could sound byte (dumb down) a message to the electorate. I don’t think that any of these presidents had the intellectual capacity of Dr. Paul but the message demands some thinking.. This brings up my major question should Paul dumb it down? Should he hire a Peggy Noonan and deliver like Regan? Should he adapt a preacher style Huckabee , Obama? In my opinion Dr. Paul cannot because the government has been hijacked by people who’s motivation, morals have been compromised by the perceived power of “government good” not individualism. I agree with Paul on the issues and find we are in a very exciting time at the beginning of an “information age”. Ron Paul will get my vote NO MATTER WHAT and will live like Killroy if only in the V for vendetta markings…My biggest solace in this whole campaign is people generally get what they deserve. The free market is voting strongly on the way the one party corporate government is run. When is enough enough?



Thanks for the new Ron Paul web page! Yes, the conservatives of the 1960s have been co-opted by the neo-Conservatives of the 90s. These statists, such as the ideologues pandering for and living on corporate grants -- found in such places as The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, The National Review, and The Heritage Society, are now nothing more than Nationalists, whose belligerent flag-waving policies and dictatorial "solutions" have led them into fully supporting the endless war and deepening debts of a fascistic economy -- what is termed the "industrial-military complex". I am really happy that someone, such as Mr. Viguerie, is still with us. He would remember times in which we were not mired down in an endless war within that stinking cesspool of crazy religiosity stretching from Palestine to Pakistan, a time in which we were concerned with the well-being of our own country rather than accepting torture and loss of our rights so as to be in accord with the "Patriot Act". Some still remember the days in which being a "Conservative" meant being for less government rather than more of the Welfare State, and a turning away from nothing less than a nationalistic fascism with its endless wars and demands. The "War on Terror" has become a war on America. In sum, we will have a choice, perhaps a final choice, between the inevitable collapse of our treasury and the loss of our civil liberties or a radical turn to regain our lost freedoms. Well, then again, it might well be that the American people need a good, if painful, history lesson. What was gained can be lost. And, sadly, Hegel might be right --"The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history".



At 49 years old I have never ever been excited about voting for a single president until 6 years ago I read a few of Ron Paul speaches that he delivered before Congress. (I google "Ron Paul Speaches" frequently these days.) I knew then that if this man ever ran for President I would vote for him in a heartbeat. While spending nearly $200,000.00 and 11 years fighting the Federal Government just to keep one mining claim, I delved deeply into some 350 pages of the "FEDERALIST PAPERS" to determine for myself what the Founding Fathers intended in the US Constitution with respect to "property rights" among other topics of interest. The URL to the Federalist is provided here so that when anyone hears Ron Paul speak of the Constitution and they ponder what our founders meant with respect to "the right to bear arms" or "the right to own property" and so forth, the Federalist papers are available to answer their questions. Reading the Federalist Papers and the US Constitution, and other founding documents as an adult changed my life and views with respect to our Federal Government. This education is why I am a rabid supporter of Ron Paul! URL to Yale Avalon Project website provided. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm I was wondering if posting links to the Federalist Papers, the Text of the US Constitution, or any inspirational founding documents might be of some help to the campaign since we appear to be moving in the direction our founding fathers created. Since Ron Paul refers to the Constitution frequequently, having links to historical support for his ideas might be inspitational/educational to his supporters and as such might be used in sound bites created by them. In other words back up Ron Paul's references to anything; notes/bills of credit, gold coinage, etc. with the appropriate text taken directly from the Constitution, Federalist or relevant historical documents. These students making videos for UTUBE could make great use of these materials from what I have seen so far! What do you think?



The Old Media continues to write off the Ron Paul Campaign. Most updates mention Rudy Huck McRomney, but exclude news about Paul. We have to bring heat to force fairer coverage. Boycotts, letters to the network, phone calls... Maybe we should start with a "melt FOX" campaign, where Ron Paul supporters call FOX non-stop for 3 days to complain about coverage? A web page to promote boycotts of FOX "news" sponsors and offering competing products as alternatives? Picketing the FOX headquarters with "FAUX News" and "FOX is FASCIST" signs. And FCC complaints. LOTS of FCC complaints. I'm sure there are a lot more creative ideas out there in the Ron Paul grass roots. But we need to kick it up a notch, unless we are willing to just lie down and accept the dictates of the Old Media.i



Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate who is truely consevative & the last Republican I will ever vote for if the Republicans don't stop their song & dance tunes just for election years. I am 'once bitten, twice shy' wise to your rhetoric. I will not vote at all if he isn't the candidate for Pres. Respectfully, Heather C. Brandon



I have listened to Dr. Ron Paul's visions of what he wants to do 'FIRST' if he becomes President..and I agree with him about abolishing the IRS and the Fed.Reserve and it's associates. However, The Fed Reserve has been in existence since before and more prominently since 1928- with a Blue Print of their intentions to bring the USA to it's knees!(to start a One World Govt.) He has a great battle to face, and unless the whole of USA is WITH HIM in this battle, I'm afraid he's putting himself in "danger" because the "forces" behind the Fed.Reserve are very powerful, and he may not have a chance to be successful. "They" (F.R.and CFR)etc.)will dig into his background and find something to pin on him, just to get him out of office.. as they have done in the past with previous Presidents and Govt.officials. "They" are the ones who are influential in SELECTING who will be the next president etc. I'm afraid for him, but if God is on his side, I hope he can make a difference for the middle class and the people of the USA in general, through whom the F/Res. has become the tool by which we (the middle class) have seen how the tightening of screws has affected us. Why don't we expose the "foreign" bankers connected to the Fed.Res. who are making trillions from the banking system, and taking away our gold reserves. This is all so evil and diabolical. Unless one is informed about the inside workings of these "foreign" banks, we, the public, will remain ignorant and can kiss our hard-earned financial status and personal liberty - good-bye! I hope this forum doesn't collect personal information and have Big Daddy come after me? God be praised and Help us if we should get someone in the White House, who is going to run this country without HIS laws of honesty and integrity putting our National Security at risk of being taken over by "globalism" - which will bring us to the point of Armagedon/New World Order!! God can only help the USA/UK if we return to HIM. We have turned against God, and if we don't get back on track with HIM, He will punish us, and bring us into bondage of the forthcoming "Powers-to-be."



I believe that Ron Paul would make a great president, but no one is really wanting to hear what he has to say. Why won't Fox and all the rest of these so call wants what is best for the people and America give Ron Paul a break? I do know that people will tell the people what they want to hear, but according to their back grounds, I have no confidence in most that are ahead. If America doesn't get a president in that will stand for truth and rightousness, then God, the Creator will destroy this Nation , by using other nations to do it. I do know that God doesn't need anyone, but if one truly knows the whole bible, not just any bible, and believe what it says, then one will truly turn this Nation back to the ways of the bible, that God will hear from Heaven and heal our land, people.



What is up with Fox news? We get a Republican who wants smaller, fiscally responsible government in the ideal of Ronald Regan and they do all they can to exclude and supress him? Winning in November is not a given, don't exclude the most energised, active and involved grass roots movement in the history of the Republican Party. Go Ron Paul!



Dr. Ron Paul is on the right track about abolishing Bigger Govt. and the "crooks" that are running this country for their own positions of power. This "quote" from another person is in the right frame of mind also- so that we can bring GOD back into our lives otherwise HE Nehemiah 10:31 states: And if the people of the land bring war or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. If we canceled every debt that could not be repaid in seven years, every country on this planet would be prosperous. If Ron Paul is elected, and the IRS and the Federal Reserve are abolished, this dream would be on its way to reality.



Great article,as a former 2 time Bush voter and supporter,i hang my head in shame at the blind faith i had in this SHAM of a president and this SHAM of a government. If it weren't for Ron Paul and his courage to go against the grain i probably would have quit voting or thrown it away on a 3rd tier candidate.I have now downloaded the constitution and have become a student of the monetary system, now i talk to who ever will listen. OH and also i turned off Rush Limbaugh, Shaun Hannity, Fox news, not that the rest are any better.Keep it going folks lets not disband this movement no matter what the outcome.



Thanks for stating this so plainly! I'm wondering how we wake the rest of America up to this candidate.



As a Ron Paul supporter I believe that he owes it to his contributors to enter the race as an Independent Republican. The party has been taken over by neo-conservatives that want nothing but war. They will do anything to deny his nomination. I believe he owes it to the people to run as an Independent if he doesn't get the nod from his party.



Ron Paul is being ignored by all the other hopefuls, can this be a good thing? It seems as if everyone talks over him and ignores him when he does speak. I like every thing he says, well quite a bit of it. Is he for the Fair Tax? I dont think I've heard anything about that. Also he will really need backing and if the congress stays Democrat, I just don't know??? I just wish I had the money to contribute but right now, all I can do is talk for him. A lot of my kinfolks are e-mailing me about him. I'm a registered Democrat but havent voted that way in years. I cannot stand the way Dems are giving our country away dollar after dollar, job after job, illegal after illegal. I don't care if it's "not popular" to drug test before welfare checks are distributed (JUST DO IT) Thanks Robert Hopson



Great statement David, - on the money. If we can just get the truth about what is going on out in front of more people, they will recognize that Ron Paul is the only honest guy standing up for what is right (and best for all). To catch the attention of more people, it seems Dr. Paul should try to explain himself in a little more detail. Even after watching a debate, some people express views (on blogs) that are the same as his, but don’t realize this, and say that none of the candidates agree with their views. Many more people would support him if they understood his position (better). He could explain a little more about how our government has dealt with, manipulated, coerced and exploited other countries – to reveal, and help others recognize why many other people hate the U.S. and are “fighting back,” and WHY it is so important to exit the occupation in Iraq and so many other areas. Many Americans think that the U.S. only does good around the world. They need to hear about some of the exploitations and reasons why others mistrust & dislike the U. S., and what an extremely negative effect this has on our reputation and foreign relations. If the 100’s of billions of dollars spent on the wars and bases around the world (meddling in the affairs of others, creating mistrust and hatred toward the U.S.) were spent instead on STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY and defenses, securing our borders and conducting ourselves with integrity and concern for others, coming to their aid, instead of occupying and exploiting them, we would have very little reason to fear an attack. This is living by and acting out of faith and charity – with integrity, as opposed to acting out of greed, fear and selfishness (how the current administration is leading us). Just imagine the amount of good that could be done and how much more peace could be promoted with the right use of the massive resources that are spent / wasted on the (unjustified, useless, counterproductive) wars and military activities. About the economy: Because the Fed (Federal Reserve) creates as much money as they like (out of nothing), do mostly what they want with it, and set interest rates arbitrarily according to their whims, we no longer have a free market economy - regulated by the marketplace (supply & demand). This allows for the creation of bubbles, then market crashes, much deception of the people, a more corrupt out of control government with overspending (to bankruptcy) more taxes & inflation, confiscation and loss of wealth, a lower standard of living, more suffering, and loss of liberties and security. We need to return to a FREE MARKET and sound monetary policy which would automatically adjust imbalances before they get out of hand and cause disasters, and limit the extent of the government (to that allowed by our brilliant constitution). All of the other candidates have many good ideas and recommendations, but are treating mainly the fringe, more superficial issues – which almost always mean more programs, more government agencies, more and bigger government – more spending, more waste, more raping of society, more manipulation & intrusion in the lives of the people and more loss of liberties. In order to have a healthy economy and a safe environment, we need to restore the free marketplace, eliminate the control of the big money (lobbyists, etc.) and quit exploiting and trying to control others around the world. We need to be acting out of faith and charity and not from fear and greed. These core issues & principles are of utmost importance to the health, safety – even salvation of this country, and probably the world, as they treat the ROOTS of our problems. All the other (fringe) issues, like healthcare, employment, taxes, immigration & safety, etc., can be taken of care easily, if we can correct the roots of the problems and restore core basic principles. Bob



One word I am just not seeing in the MSM blackout on Dr. Paul needs to be stated, not just once but as often as possible. The word is CENSORSHIP! Dr. Paul's views so alarm the one-world elitists that they shake in their boots that he might win. The only way to prevent that is to CENSOR his views. Thank God for the internet where we can, at least for now, share the truth and spread the word. Folks, call it what it is---CENSORSHIP. Maybe at some point that will register with more in the media than Jay Leno.



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