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Ron Paul Supporters "a Cult"

by Micah Tillman

On his show today, during the bottom of the 4:00 (Eastern) hour, Hannity was talking to Serena (sp?), a delegate to (?) the NV GOP convention (and the daughter [?] of Las Vegas talk radio personality Alan Stock) about the commotion at said convention.

Before warning other state Republican parties to beware, lest Paul supporters try to disrupt their conventions as well, Serena (Ms. Stock?) called Paul supporters a cult.

Which would seem way over the top, were it not for this. Not that all Paul supporters would go for that kind of thing.

-MT

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I don't really know who is more embarrassing, people who act like not liking Ron Paul makes you a Commie, or people who think that enthusiasm is limited to cult members!

The true nature of the political process was revealed at the Nevada convention. What happens when citizens exercise their right to the political process, is a select few who are assets of the establishment, exert their influence and earn their double pay.

# posted at by Davey D

I heard that gal on the Hannity show, and boy was she a joke. Ron Paul delegates/supporters are not trying to take over the party, we are trying to get the party back to it's conservative roots. The ones who have taken over the party are the McCain supporters who really are not conservative, and do not follow our Constitution, and what it stands for. I am a Ron Paul supporter, and I guess you can classify me as a cult member of the Constitution, as well as an ex-military personnel that still believes in Freedom, and Liberty. As far as the war is concerned we won when we took down Saddam, please people stop believing in the so-called terrorist fear mongering stories that our government, and the media have concocted. There are bad people in this world, and we do have enemies, but not enough to require all our American forces to be in the middle east, and the United States citizens to be left unprotected with our borders left wide open. If you all haven't noticed, we are being invaded from the south of the border everyday, and it is costing us more than the war.

# posted at by Tess

I've been a lifelong Republican. I thought Ron Paul was a kook. Then I started to listen to what he had to say. In short, I guess I am now a member of his "cult" because I believe in the Constitution. PS. He must be doing something right if EVERY other politician tries to discredit him....they fear him.

# posted at by Justin

Speaking of listening to Ron Paul and the Constitution, I tuned into C-SPAN radio one day and heard Ron Paul talking about getting the country back to the Constitution. I was inspired.

And then it turned out to be Dennis Kucinich.

-MT

I'm with you Justin, I've voted Republican for over 30 years. At first glance Ron Paul's ideas were a little shocking. Stop paying taxes, abolish the federal reserve, just to name a couple.

Then I started researching what he was saying, how deeply in debt we are, and how that affects everything, from the price on gas to the price of food.

No other politician was willing to stand up and tell us what the real problems were, they would just keep saying, 'change, change', but they wouldn't offer to change their over-spending which is the root cause of most of our problems!!

Ron Paul now has my vote, even if it means writing his name in. McCain does not represent what I stand for and I will never vote for him.
Tim

# posted at by TimM

MT-
"if not for this" LOL
Go to google trends and put in "ron paul", "John Mccain" you will be shocked to see that Paul has been ignored for months. Unfortunately for those who don't like to hear a conservative voice, the message is out there and "Liberty, when it takes root, is a plant of rapid growth" GW

# posted at by RK

Every revolution started with a protest. The true "cult" is the government. Every aspect of the government exists to further its' own existence. Every government employee buys into the cult-mentality as well. Ron Paul's message of liberty is the polar-opposite of the government cult group-think.

# posted at by Drumz

Yes isn't it funny -- these gov't McInsane suck ups have a lot of nerve in saying WE'RE a cult?

We just recognize who is telling the truth and if that makes one a 'kook' I'm all for it..

# posted at by NH

I'd heard pro-Paul people called "annoying" and "combative" and "obnoxious" before. And I've heard RP himself called a "kook" plenty of times.

But never heard p-PP's called a cult before today. (Or "kooks" for that matter. Does voting for a kook make you a kook [like voting for an idiot makes you an idiot]?).

-MT

I am more than happy to drink Koolaid for this man - Go RP2008, the r3VOLution continues...

# posted at by Baba Padmanabhan

What is it about Ron Paul that makes established Republicans froth at the mouth and pee in their pants?

He must be doing something right.

Is there a problem with taking over the party? Is the party an unchangeable thing that people must take as is and never question or try to improve? "We turned our gaze from the castles in the distance, eyes cast down on the path of least resistance." (Rush, Farewell to Kings)

Being new to party politics I have asked the question and never gotten an answer. Who runs the party? Do the bosses pronounce and the plebes fall in line or do the rank and file run the party?

# posted at by Slower_Traffic_Keep_Right

Is there a problem with taking over the party? Is the party an unchangeable thing that people must take as is and never question or try to improve? "We turned our gaze from the castles in the distance, eyes cast down on the path of least resistance." (Rush, Farewell to Kings)

Being new to party politics I have asked the question and never gotten an answer. Who runs the party? Do the bosses pronounce and the plebes fall in line or do the rank and file run the party?

# posted at by Slower_Traffic_Keep_Right

..."if you're not drawing the flak .... you're probably not close to the target!" Let me think .... who in the hell was it that said that recently? Oh yeah!, I remember now ... it was good ole Huckleberry the Hounddog killers daddy.

# posted at by ricknhouston

"Momentum is a terrible thing to waste" .... Give them no quarter, onward and upward!

Vive Le Revolucione !

Ron Paul For President '08!

# posted at by ricknhouston

That's funny, I always thought of the mainstream media as having some cult-like qualities.

# posted at by Smithers

Ron Paul has got my vote. I'm 19 and eagerly going to write him in. Obama doesn't have all the youth voting for him, and he certainly isn't pro-american values.

Ron Paul wants to protects our rights and the Democrats(including McCain) want to take them away. They want a strong federal government who tells us how to live in every way imaginable.

We will lose our rights to bear arms, choose our own healthcare, teach our own children, and also our freedom of Speech.

Did you know that in Canada, it is illegal to say something against homosexuality? Illegal, to say something is wrong? Ahh, beware America, because the same thing is coming here.

# posted at by Joseph

A cult??? Since when is the message of freedom, liberty and hope considered being part of a cult?? Whoever came up with that is a total idiot! lol! What a moron.. lol

# posted at by George

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift

# posted at by Bill
cult (kult) n. 1.a. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.

I'll grant that some consider Congressman Paul's allegiance to antiquated concepts like liberty and personal responsibility to be extremist or false.

But there is nothing religious or supernatural here. His campaign has been the best example of a grassroots political effort in recent memory. Paul does not guide his supporters as an authoritarian, charismatic leader. He simply reminds people about the principles which founded this country and made it great. Once reminded, we pick up the torch and carry it ourselves. We carry it because we remember why this country was founded. We carry it into caucuses and assemblies. We use that torch to illuminate the contrast between the revolutionary founding concepts of this country and a dismal collective slide into mutual dependence and hopelessness offered by the current "mainstream".

But this is not specifically about Paul. If there were other candidates advocating freedom, personal responsibility, and a constitutionally limited federal government, they'd share the support. But there aren't. We're left with only one candidate defending these original principles. So pick your future America: Land of the Free and Home of the Brave, or Land of the Regulated and Home of the Terrified.

# posted at by Akston

Why should democrats care about republican politics? The Ron Paul debate is a party issue for republicans alone. Could it be that Ron Paul is an attractive candidate to some of the democrats who may be holding their nose with the choices that their national party has given them? How would either of their candidates fare in November if (by some strange stroke of fate) that either of their objects of adoration had to run against Ron Paul?

# posted at by ew keane