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Ron Paul’s Internet Army Defend Him: President of the Web

By: Daniel Chubb | September 9, 2007 | 36 Comments

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My recent post concerning whether Ron Paul’s popularity was at stake or not with his recent stabs from the media has indeed had a very definite response from Dr. Paul’s army of supporters.

The post, which can be read here, well into 100+ comments all of which are in his defense can indeed clear up that in no way is his popularity dropping with some comments giving the impression that the Fox News treatment has strengthened their vote for him.

The comment given by James shows a different view on the points made in the article which I find interesting:

James

Sorry, but your post is only partially correct.

Regarding Ron being a hypocrite. Yes, this is true, but he is less of a hypocrite then guys like Romney.

Regarding Ron being an opportunist. Sure, this is also true. But on the other hand, who isnt?

Ron has explicitly said he does NOT believe that 9/11 was an inside job. So, I don’t think saying he believes is conspiracy theories is correct.

Regarding consitutional rights of child predators…well this is a tough one, it may be that he’s interested in maintaining the due process rights of all criminals, as guaranteed by the consitution.

Safer without the CIA. I don’t think he’s a big fan of the CIA, but he recognized the importance of intelligence gathering.

Regarding saying that Iran has no military, well. I don’t know about what Ron said, but you might consider the fact that Iran’s military is probably not capable of serious harm against America.

Ron does not support the war. Its only natural that he would vote for it. — Theres very little to like about the war in general and a vote to defund it seems imminently sensible. Saying he doesn’t support the troops is nonsense if you look at his record of veterans affairs.

Thanks for an interesting post!

Best,

James

It is extremely clear that Ron Paul, even though he may not be the most popular candidate in the odds of betting, sure has some worthy supporters that will stick with him to the end.

Personally, even after all the comments given showing how wanted he is, I do find it hard to see him ever reaching the goal of president of the states. However, if there was a title for the president of the world wide web, we can all clearly see that Ron Paul will have grabbed it by now. Why do I say this?

Randy

I am a Canadian. I wish I was a American just so I could vote for this great man!

With hundreds of comments along the lines of this, it’s pretty hard not to.

 

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  • TheOneLaw

    From the 751st Avenging Angels Truth Illumination Squad
    of the Ron Paul Fighting Fifties Division,

    We salute your shifted perceptions!

    Vote 2008 for President Ron Paul
    the rEVOLution has begun!

  • American

    The “neo-conservatives” and the warmongers have Fox News and others protecting and defending their view’s.

    RON PAUL has his own Defenders and thier called citizens.

  • BobJ

    Ron Paul has a definite chance of winning if Americans truly vote their conscience.

  • raymond

    We have 3 choices this election. Socialism, Fascism or Freedom. I choose freedom. Whether we win or not, I will not regret voting for freedom. I will not vote for socialism or fascism no matter what.

  • http://tmiub.blogspot.com brian

    Ron Paul has a majority of interest on the internet but barely shows up in the national polls. The enlightened elite point to this and say that the online support is overstated and that he cannot be elected. You seem to agree with this opinion. Please consider that he has won many straw polls, his poll numbers are higher than Bill Clinton’s in 1992 at this time before that election, and most importantly that NOT ONE primary vote has been cast.

    Why do they never question the validity of polls that have not changed with the times in light of the obvious level of individual interest online? You could tell if we Dr. Paul supporters were pure spam in two different ways.

    1. We would have obvious form letter type posts with no original thought. Well I am sure some would say that is true (and in some cases I couldn’t argue) but the volume of pro Paul support in every comment section of every blog, newspaper comment section and online poll is hard to write off.

    2. The other candidates would be duplicating the effort. This to me is the proof that we are real. Why wouldn’t Tancredo, Hunter or even Romney have an equal spam presence to end Ron Paul’s fake representation? Well they would… but since it is a truly genuine and open source spontaneous effort there is no way to fake it.

    So, when will the media elite wise up to the fact that the polls are not working and they are not reflecting the people’s true will?

    or

    Have they already caught on and they like it that way?

  • stevo

    He makes the point that Israel which does, unlike the US, have some reason to be concerned can easily nuke Iran into the stone age without any help from us.

  • http://tmiub.blogspot.com brian

    How many primary votes have been cast? zero

    Plus he is exactly where Bill Clinton was in the polls at this time in 1992.

  • William

    “Personally, even after all the comments given showing how wanted he is, I do find it hard to see him ever reaching the goal of president of the states.”

    Voting for ANY candidate is not a lost cause. Comments such as yours foster the attitude you exhibit which is the reason that people “try to vote for who can win,” when they vote, instead of getting active in the primaries for the party candidate selection process and voting for who they want to win.

    Register Republican, and vote for Ron Paul in the Primaries.

    ———————-
    While watching the rerun of the debate, boo’s have been added to the audio after Ron Paul’s answers to drown out his cheers.
    ———————-

  • William

    Not “his” cheers, but the cheers for him.

    When compared with the footage from the original debate you will be able to hear the mixed response from the audience instead of only boo’s.

  • Seth

    The opinion of the establishment media is not representative of the people, nor is it relevant. The fascist wet dream of the neo-cons is coming to an end. Time to throw the sheets in the hamper and Ron do some laundry.

  • William

    Maybe, I’m imagining things…
    Maybe, I remembered incorrectly…

    No one is perfect.

  • http://opposingleviathan.blogspot.com Corey Cagle

    In your last post, you listed some “facts” and then linked to http://www.ronpaulexposed.com to back them up. I have to tell you, that site is pretty pathetic. It used to claim that Ron Paul was a “9/11 Truther” until that was exposed as a blatant lie (see http://www.ronpaulunexposed.com) and now claims that he “believes in conspiracy theories.”

    I think that 90% of Americans believe in conspiracy theories in one form or another, whether we’re talking about the JFK assassination or other questionable events in U.S. history. With the release of the CIA’s Family Jewels, and specifically the details of Operation Northwoods, it’s pretty clear that there actually are conspiracies, and we are justified in being suspicious of our government. (Note that I am not a 9/11 “truther,” but I do think we need a better investigation that actually identifies failures and investigates the sources of al Qaeda’s funding.)

    In this post, James agrees that Ron Paul is a hypocrite, though less so that other candidates. The specific claim of hypocrisy stems from his supporting term limits, but having served 10 terms as a Congressman. The fact is that Paul voluntarily gave up his Congressional seat in 1984, then was reelected in 1996 to serve a different district. As further evidence of his non-hypocrisy, he has refused his rather lucrative Congressional pension, and also returns a portion of his annual budget to the treasury.

    You also repeated the claim that Ron Paul a political opportunist, which again originated from ronpaulexposed.com. That site would have us believe that because Ron Paul ran as a Libertarian in 1988, he is somehow opportunistic. The fact, though, is that Ron Paul was elected to Congress in 1976 as a Republican, ran as a Libertarian in 1988, then was reelected to Congress as a Republican in 1996, and during all this, his positions never changed. That isn’t political opportunism. Political opportunism would be changing your position on the issues depending on whether you were running, say for Governor of Massachusetts or President; political opportunism is capitalizing on a national tragedy to increase your name recognition, fatten your bank account, and give you credibility as a great leader.

  • zenpiper

    Some inconvenient truths: Clinton, Giuliani, Thompson, Romney, Obama, Biden, Edwards, Romney, McCain: all are members of the CFR (the Council on Foreign Relations). Ron Paul is not. This is significant.

    The CFR has, since the 1920s, undermined the sovereignty of the United States, and continues to do so by the U.S. involvement in the U.N., GATT, the WTO, NAFDA and the likely North American Union. Thanks to the CFR, our country is in shambles, by design. As former CFR director David Rockefeller writes in his Memoires, not only is the objective of the CFR a one world government, that he is “proud of it.”

    At the moment, our borders remain open, Mexican trucks are heading into the heartland, the dollar is weak and our economy is in deep debt to the Peoples’ Republic of China (to the tune of $3 billion per day). The CFR, and its parent organizations, The Tavistock Institute (London) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (London) have wreaked great havoc, and have gotten away with it. So far.

    Therefore to support a CFR candidate (incidentally President Bush and President Clinton, and Bush senior) were all members, is to support the ending of our sovereign United States and way of life. This is not good, in my opinion. Of course, the CFR’s web site would have you believe they are in the business of cultural and educational programs, dedicated to improving the lot of humanity. If you buy that, then you probably believe that the Corleone family are in the olive oil business.

  • Ward Ciac

    brilliant video – Fox News presidential debate, Sept 5 2007

  • Kenny Griffin

    Your next article should be called GOP DEAD IN THE WATER without RON PAUL.I am a republican and i can assure you the republicans will lose the next election and many to come ,unless they nominate Ron Paul.If you do not think Ron Paul will win the nomination,then i can promise you the gop will be dead in water and lose this next election,no matter how many millions they spend.Americans are over both parties and in reality,both parties are screwing with the constitution.My vote will be going to Ron Paul,but i assure you i will not waste it on either party.Ron Paul or neither party. thanks kenny ps a reminder for republicans,YOU WILL LOSE THE NEXT ELECTION AND MANY TO COME,unless you nominate Ron Paul,the balls in your court and if you want to doubt ron paul,then you will destroy the gop.

  • Ronny J Torres

    Our great country is at a crossroad…. either we continue upon the same road of destruction or we see history and realize we have to make a change to keep America great. We need a president like Ron Paul! If you:

    - Want to stop spending billions of dollars to build bases in other nations and police the world.
    - Agree to get rid of the I.R.S. and big government spending.
    - Agree that the federal government should not take up to 35% of our paycheck and put money into social security, which would be bankrupt within 30 years.
    - Agree that we need to address and solve our own issues before we go and try to solve the issues of other countries.
    - Agree that the government’s only purpose according to the Constitution is to protect liberty and freedom of the U.S. Citizens.
    - Agree that we should pull our troops out of Iraq and focus on the group that attacked us on 9/11 ( a.k.a. Al Qaeda).

    - Disagree with the National I.D. Card and other “methods” of carrying papers.

    - Agree that to solve the problem with illegal immigration is to:

    -No child born of illegal immigrants should be granted automatic citizenship ( a major motivation factor for illegals).
    -No path to legal citizenship ( if you break the law of the country you want to be part of, how can anyone think you would obey the laws if you were a citizen.)

    ….Then you should think about Ron Paul!

    Vote Ron Paul!

    http://www.RonPaul2008.com

    Ronny J. Torres

  • Johnson

    Interesting that you would say Paul is president of the Web. That must mean that Romney is president of the TV. Who the hell cares what the media format is? The Internet is massive and nearly everyone in the US is on the Web. Saying someone is president of the Web is probably more significant than saying someone is president of the TV, especially since I don’t watch TV.

  • Walk the Talk

    Interesting that you would say Paul is president of the Web. That must mean that Romney is president of the TV. Who cares what the media format is? The Internet is massive and nearly everyone in the US is on the Web.

    According to the results of a recent online survey conducted by IBM, television sets are losing ground to the internet when it comes to personal leisure time. 19 percent of all respondents stated that they spent six hours or more per day on the internet versus 9 percent of respondents spending the same amount of time in front of the TV. 66 percent responded that they spent one to four hours in front of the television versus 60 percent on the internet.

    Read this for facts –
    http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/23/tv_vs_the_internet_internet_wins/1

    Thus, Paul has a MASSIVE and VERY REAL following and the data is there to back it up. Now go pinch a loaf, data dope.

  • Joe Lawson

    They said the same thing about Clinton when he first ran, who is he and he doesn’t have a chance. I am glad Thompson got in, its true he will spread the Neocon vote even thinner. I think Ron has 50/50 chance to win the Republican nomination. After that it would get interesting. I think it could happen if a Bloomberg type gets in the race as an independent.

    I was flying back from a trip the other day, wearing a Ron Paul t-shirt and 4 flight attendants came up to me and told
    they are voting for Ron Paul. When stuff like that happens I see a momentum shift for Ron Paul.

    I do believe the shift has happened and momentum is now moving fast Ron Pauls way. Can they stop it, I don’t think so unless some major attack happens.

  • America Restored

    “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguements and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance- that principle is contempt prior to investigation.”

    -Herbert Spencer

    Even though you may or may not now understand this…

    You still need your mouth washed out with soap and a good spanking! and if your mommy isnt willing I am sure someone else would be.

    I hope you don’t think this is a Revolution against Britian?

    God Bless America!

  • Ray

    I did my usual Sunday talking to folks at the flea market and at garage sales while wearing a Paul T-shirt. Today two people thanked me for turning them on to Ron Paul and for explaining certain issues to them pertaining to the federal reserve and how the private bankers create money out of thin air and then use that created money as a reserve to create more. I informed them ofthe CFR and their commitment to the NWO and the war, where elitists and bankers make more money and what has happened to Iraq and how much liberty they actually had before we liberated them. We spoke for a good hour regarding out of control cops and illegal searches going on. That the statutes are based to collect revenue and how many people are locked up for victimless crimes while the prison and criminal justice system is the fastest growing industry in the country. Judges illegally denying jury trials and lawyers just making money on people’s misfortunes. It’s pretty pathetic. Anyway, these folks had never heard of RP until I turned them on today and gave them a slim jim. I encouraged then to tell others and look him up on the web. That he would speak for himself. They were very thankful and enthusiastic Get rid of the IRS, one said. Thats enough for me to vote for him. They are tired of the same crap as most people are. Thats 2 more form me and maybe two more from each of them. Its RP for me, I know I could do more and I should. We will soon have the Paint the Town RON Day here where I live when we will plaster this town with Ron Paul signs and banners EVERYWHERE! The revolution will soon be in full swing! RP for me!

  • http://www.myspace.com/tamera_ann Tamera

    It’s clear Dr. Paul is growing in popularity because people want to hear the truth. I’ve been watching Freedom to Fascism in which film maker Aaron Russo interviewed him about how much control the US government has in the lives of its citizens… people need to hear this stuff, and we need a brave leader who will stand for government for the people and by the people…

  • http://freshcutsalads.com Chad

    I really like Ron Paul. Ever since that Giuliani spat, I can’t stope looking him up.

    I just heard he will be on Bill O’Reilly on Monday. I hope he convinces O’Reilly to turn in his microphone.

    -Chad

  • http://www.halldorson.com Kelly Halldorson

    Yes, I believe he can win. :)

    We need him and every day more people are realising it.

  • http://mototourscostarica.com Paul Furlong

    Again, could we please have more mainstream media so the nation can see what freedom looks like?

    Government has three functions: Defend our country, keep criminals (those who make victims) off the street and settle civil disputes. Anything else can be done better privately or not at all.

  • http://ronpaul2008.com Bill Moore

    According to the national polls I do not support Ron Paul. The filters they put on those polls do not consider me a “potential republican voter”.

    I will tell you, I most certainly support him. I’ve donated a whopping $10 to any presidential campaign before Ron Paul ran and now I am working on donating the max $2300.

    I have done more for Ron Paul’s candidacy than my own LP Constitutional run. I will be driving as many people in my precinct personally to the polls on primary day.

    And do I support Ron Paul according to those so called “scientific polls”?

    No.

  • justin

    maybe there is so much internet hype for him because people are on the internet and we feel it is a very useful tool in getting the truth out? just a thought… we cant be on tv as a tv host, but we can sure tell the truth over the net.

  • Shahzad

    With all the support Ron Paul is picking up day to day in the form of meet up group membership on http://www.meetup.com, this is going to be the election where the public will awaken and change American politics by helping put a smart man into power rather then just another moron.

    Think about it, people are self organizing and spending there own money to make signs for Ron Paul and organizing events to get his name out to the people.

    This is what’s called “grassroots support”, have you ever seen this before?

    I find it interesting how people like this write find ways to disrespect this man and just want him to go away.

    Remember this is the primaries, this is where we should be voting for the person we like, it does not matter if they just get a few votes, this is where we should vote our hearts and not be disrespecting people who want to run.

    If Ron Paul wins it will be a history making event, because we will have won people of people and not the media.

  • Hoof Hearted

    Ron Paul Rocks!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tom

    The MSM are not covering RP so our only outlet is the internet and stomping in the streets.
    The Ron Paul rEVOLution is underway!

  • Scott Perry

    Anyone who watched the debate and is not a Ron Paul supporter afterwards is a sheep being led to slaughter.Rudy and mitt said nothing but pre-rehearsed responses and never answered a single question without running around it.I am 44 years old, previous Democrat, and donated to my first campign ever after learning what Dr. Paul has to offer.I hope this is the start of a new future as I would also vote locally for anyone with the same ideas as RON PAUL.

  • Kirk

    Of course we are heading towards economic collapse!
    How can anything else be possible?
    The U.S. is over 53 Trillion dollars in debt, up over 33 Trillion dollars just since Bush got into office!
    Ask yourself what Bush and Chaney did with that money?
    Consider what the interest payment on 53 Trillion dollars is like!
    Consider who holds most of that debt – China!
    Consider that the U.S. has to borrow over 2.5 Billion dollars every day just to keep spending.

    The question isn’t if the economy will collaspe, the question is when, and it’s probably less than a year away!

  • LoneWolf

    Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, stands for everything the bolshevik powers that be despise; Truth, Honor, Conviction,
    Love, Strength and Courage. Dr. Paul is NOT compromised, he is NOT part of the Tyrannical Globalist Elite. He is the only hope for our Freedom and Liberty, our National Sovereignty and our Constitutional Republic.
    Unfortunately, I don’t believe the Puppet Masters will allow Dr. Paul to become president.

    INFOWARS.COM
    PRISONPLANET.COM
    PRISONPLANET.TV

    Chris TN

  • Jerry Anderson

    Ron Paul, a true and courageous American Hero, embodies the ideals of the founding Fathers which made our nation great. He wants to limit government unlike the Usurpers in office now who live for power, who are the embodiment of greed and corruption, who are intentionallly destroying our country.They have us dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for their personal wealth and empowerment. They used 9/11 to scare us into allowing it. He’s our last chance to stop that madness and revive our country’s greatness. Stop us from policing the world. Make us strong again by living in accordance with the greatest political guide for a nation ever written, the Constitution, which the Neocons trample daily, which he will restore to its rightful place so that freedom may ring!

  • Junior

    Ron Paul for President 2008!

  • William Fletcher

    The time has come for truth.
    The time has come for honesty.
    The time has come for Freedom.
    The time has come for Ron Paul.