Ron Paul - 'There Will Be No Third Party Run'

[zengrifter]

Ron Paul - 'There Will Be No Third Party Run'
Turns Attention To Keeping His Congressional Seat

Message from Ron Paul / 2-9-8

Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.

Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.

I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen.

In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

Sincerely, Ron

[zengrifter]

Why Has Ron Paul All But Suspended His Presidential Campaign?
Congressman makes a shrewd decision to safeguard amazing progress made by retaining Congressional seat

HERE- http://prisonplanet.com/articles/feb...8_ron_paul.htm

[Brutus]

As Ron Paul himself says,
"This Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked."

if there is any campaign money left over, he should consider using it to organize a new politcal party and lobbying effort.

[aslan]

He is the prophet of our times.

He has seen the light and has rightly done his best to convey this truth to the American people, most of who are too self absorbed and wrapped, or rather smothered, in their self conceits regarding the history, health and future of the Republic, learned in numerous brainwashing classes throughout the public and private school systems of the United States that are controlled by the wealthiest of the wealthy.

They think they KNOW and that is a most dangerous thing. They ridicule the prophet, deride his ideas, attempt to marginalize him in our eyes, and throughout it all a little bright shaft of light still manages to insinuate itself through the narrowest of slits into the darkness which is their abode. That light will increasingly break forth until the entire room of American thought is bathed in its nation-healing warmth, until America throws off the shackles once gleefully donned under the guise of true liberty and the common good for all. But once exposed, the reprobate designers and the implementers of our doom will run for the basements and sewers and dark places of America in hopes of saving their sordid souls.

And so to Ron Paul I say:

"We thank you, messenger of hope; we thank you from our innermost being, for undergoing what every prophet must at the hands of his adversaries, sacrificing serene existence amidst their clamor of lies, self in their crucible of contempt, soul on their blood altar of appeasement to gods of cupidity and power, all for the sake of truth for ourselves and for our children yet unborn. Thank you, Ron Paul, prophet to and of the people of the United States."

[Automatic Monkey]

Originally Posted by Brutus

if there is any campaign money left over, he should consider using it to organize a new politcal party and lobbying effort.

Agreed. He appears to hate everything the Republican Party stand for, so why does he insist on putting an 'R' after his name?

[aslan]

Originally Posted by Brutus

if there is any campaign money left over, he should consider using it to organize a new politcal party and lobbying effort.

But as he says, he is a Republican and he does not want to start a new party. Any left over money then should be used to further the spread of thought that reveals and responds to the real issues and crises of our time--the secretive and harmful Federal Reserve system, out of control spending, taxation that threatens to skyrocket under a new administration, the protection of our borders, campaign finance by wealthy individuals and corporations, the real reasons for our presence in hundreds of places around the world including our presence in Iraq and the government's warning of possible future war with Iran, living within the limits envisioned by our own Constitution, smaller Federal government, support for states' and property rights, and not the least, the rights of the individual, to name just some of the issues.

[moo321]

Originally Posted by Automatic Monkey

Agreed. He appears to hate everything the Republican Party stand for, so why does he insist on putting an 'R' after his name?

He IS a republican. They're the ones that don't belong in the party.

[aslan]

Originally Posted by Automatic Monkey

Agreed. He appears to hate everything the Republican Party stand for, so why does he insist on putting an 'R' after his name?

Except for the war in Iraq, what does he disagree with the Republican Party on? He is pro-life--they are pro-life. He believes in curbing spending--they believe in curbing spending (although some have not lived up to it). He believes in lower taxes--they believe in lower taxes. He believes in protecting the borders--They believe in protecting the borders (although some drag their feet in doing anything). He believes in smaller government--they believe in smaller government (although some have grown government against their own avowed beliefs). He believes in strict interpretation of the Constitution--they believe in strict interpretation of the Constitution. He believe is states' rights--they believe in states' rights. He believes in the right to own guns--they believe in the right to own guns. He believes in the rights of the individual--they believe in the rights of the individual (although some have acted in ways that could undermine personal liberties, citing the war on terror). He believes in a strong military--they believe in a strong military. He believes in the use of armed force only in defense of the nation--I'm not sure what they believe in. He is every part a Republican, only more so than the average Republican.

[moo321]

Originally Posted by aslan

Except for the war in Iraq, what does he disagree with the Republican Party on? He is pro-life--they are pro-life. He believes in curbing spending--they believe in curbing spending (although some have not lived up to it). He believes in lower taxes--they believe in lower taxes. He believes in protecting the borders--They believe in protecting the borders (although some drag their feet in doing anything). He believes in smaller government--they believe in smaller government (although some have grown government against their own avowed beliefs). He believes in strict interpretation of the Constitution--they believe in strict interpretation of the Constitution. He believe is states' rights--they believe in states' rights. He believes in the right to own guns--they believe in the right to own guns. He believes in the rights of the individual--they believe in the rights of the individual (although some have acted in ways that could undermine personal liberties, citing the war on terror). He believes in a strong military--they believe in a strong military. He believes in the use of armed force only in defense of the nation--I'm not sure what they believe in. He is every part a Republican, only more so than the average Republican.

EXACTLY! Bush and the neocons are the liberals, not Paul. He's been the most liberal president since Johnson.

[zengrifter]

Ron Paul's Goodbye

By Jeff Rense
2-9-8

The real issue now is that Ron Paul is effectively out of the race ....whether he directly came out and said it or not. In his statement of thanks to his supporters (see below), he also announced he's cutting his staff way back. The message is clear.

The last Ron Paul 'money bomb' showed a substantial loss of support momentum...which was/is largely the result of his complete public disassociation and denouncement of the entire 911 Truth Movement during that national 'debate' several weeks ago.

That was either a bald-faced, enormous, lie to try to keep himself politically 'alive' ... OR that is HIS truth.

Either way, it cost him a lot of support.

We know several Ron Paul backers who dropped him at that moment... and it was reflected in the failed, subsequent fundraising.

MORE- http://rense.com/general80/goodbye.htm