From Mr. L’s Tavern: Exploring Ron Paul Mitt Romney Alliance

 

Punching Bags No More

 

Virginia Goes Ron Paul- Confusion to the Enemy – Them and Us by Maggie over at Maggie’s Notebook

 

With only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul on the Virginia ballot, the plan to derail Romney is for you, there in Virginia, to cast your primary vote for Ron Paul, and deny Romney the electoral votes, but doing nothing for Ron Paul in the race to the nomination. The Conservative blogosphere is belching Romney-resistance.

 

The dawning of a third party…next time around, is on the horizon, with the naming of such a party being chatted. I favor The Conservative Party, which already has some presence as you can register as a Conservative in New York. But I digress. Not important at this moment. The point is, as Congressman Allen West said this week, Conservatives will no longer be punching bags for the establishment elite. Decades past time to stand on principle.

 

Dan Riehl is framing the argument: ”It’s insane for Conservatives to back Romney in the General Election.” Riehl will not vote for Romney.

 

My friend Reaganite Republican has a plan:

I’ll be quitting [the GOP] the day they coronate this scheming snake Romney. One hard-to-swallow strategy at that point would be to simply ignore the presidential contest this fall and fully concentrate on obtaining powerful congressional majorities to control and contain Obama (since Mittens is going to lose in the general anyway)… meanwhile, the investigations continue.

 

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A Message To Gingrich, Santorum, Paul

 

Fight like you were in the “Battle Of Bull Run”. Work together to help us to defeat our enemy. Keep Romney from winning.

Mark Over At Mark America Talks About Thursday Night Debate

 

Thursday Night Debate by Mark over at Mark America

I was suspicious about this debate when I heard Tammy Bruce play audio on Thursday of Romney telling his supporters who couldn’t get tickets to shove their way in, so I wasn’t surprised to hear rumors as the debate wore on that the audience was stacked with Romney supporters. The scuttlebutt is that 900 additional Romney supporters were brought in by the Florida Republican party, but I’m looking for confirmation. It seems that the Florida GOP did control 900 of the 1200 seats, so if they wanted to rig it for Romney, they certainly could have, but as of yet, I have been unable to confirm that it was disproportionately given to Romney supporters, but the fact that the Florida party controlled them means it could have been.

 

If I had to pick a “winner,” I would say Rick Santorum, but that’s provisional, because I think while he definitely made some excellent points, and put Romney in the position of making an ass of himself, I also suspect most people didn’t catch one thing he said that would actually damn him in my book, and theirs if they thought about it. If I had to say who was most honest in this debate, I would say Ron Paul, followed by Gingrich and Santorum in a tie for second, with Romney getting the evening’s Pinochio award.

 

You might ask why I would give Mitt Romney such a distinction, but it has to do with what he said about his vote in 1992. In the primary that year, he voted for Paul Tsongas, in the Democrat primary, so I’m a bit confused about what he said during this debate. The other significant issue was his use of the whole Gingrich “ghetto” business in relation to language. What Newt had been discussing was that he didn’t want to see people locked into ghettos defined by language barriers because they had not learned English. It had nothing whatever to do with the Spanish language, or those who speak it, as Romney and his ad attempted to imply. These two lies were the worst among lesser ones, but definitely noteworthy.  

 

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Media Dictatorship At A Debate Or Censoring The Opposition

 

Brian Williams v. Crowd- Who Is More Intelligent-by C. Edmund Wright

 

When you compare the substance of the so-called rowdy mob debates in South Carolina with the serious Brian Williams exercise in Florida, there is simply no contest.

Yes, it is true. The substance of the supposed cockfights in Carolina was actually far more intellectually important and informative than anything that was accomplished in Tampa. Frankly, what these debates must have are intelligent, concerned, and rowdy crowds to keep the feckless and clueless liberal moderators on the subject of anything important. Moreover, their reaction to the passionate and articulate defense of conservatism is a good way to motivate the candidates to keep articulating conservatism with passion too. It's a win-win. And for the media and other liberals, it's a lose-lose.

 

Without the crowd as a governor, so to speak, Monday night in Tampa, what we saw was a tortuous exercise where supposedly valuable time was wasted discussing the difference between sugar cane and sugar beets, Terry Schiavo and "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) orders, Elian Gonzales, and something about the Everglades that I'm sure is important to Floridians -- but should be none of the federal government's business in all likelihood. (Thank you, Ron Paul.)

 

And all of this crucial business was after we were tortured over how many years of tax returns the son of George Romney should release -- and some kind of discussion of business overhead that had something to do with gross versus net income of venture capital firms versus consulting firms versus CEO compensation of said firms and whether or not a man on Mars should pay that high a rate. Or something like that.

 

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/brian_williams_v_crowd_who_is_more_intelligent.html#ixzz1kTdmPBfG

My List Of Articles I Read On December 16, 2011

 

1. AP Poll- Majority of Americans Want Obama Voted Out of Office…

2. Christopher Hitchens Is Dead

3. RIP- Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)

4. Christopher Hitchens Sui Generis

5. Issa on Justice Department- 'I've called for a house cleaning'

6. Federal Judge: Iran Shares Responsibility For 9/11 terror attacks

7. Blogger who broke stories on Climate Gate2 has computers seized by police

8. Justice Dept- AZ Sheriff violated federal law

9. Joe Arpaio Fights Back- 'Don't use me as whipping boy'

10. JANET'S REVENGE- Homeland Security limits ties

11. Are you part of ‘the political establishment’? (Open Thread)

12. Is Ron Paul a Conservative-

13. TROUBLE- NEW YORK TIMES CEO Stepping Down

14. High school athletes suspended for Tebowing

15. Even Al Jazeera asks- 'How did we get here‘

16. The Department of Labor vs. America's Farm Kids

17. What's wrong with this picture-

18. NY Times goes to war against all Jewish settlers

19. Freedom Lost

20. ‘Disappearing’ dissenters in Obama’s new Amerika

21. Terry family wants criminal charges against officials responsible for Fast and Furious

22. Fast and Furious debuts in debate, Santorum joins calls for Holder's resignation

23. Paul- Holder should be 'fired,' criminally charged for Fast and Furious

24. London Police put Occupy Movement on terrorist list

25. Police include Occupy movement on ‘terror’ list

26. Finally: Fast and Furious Comes up as GOP Debate Topic

27. Calling out the black-robed tyrants and traitors

28. ‘Holder Unveils Voter Fraud Program

29. NZ Herald Writer Says Journalists Lack Skepticism

30. They Wonder Why She Was Jeered-

31. Should women wear bikinis

32. Girls if you want a Prince Charming you really do need to be a princess

33. What attracts attention and what doesn't

34. Christmas Stuck-In-Yo-Head Of The Day

35. Netanyahu To The NY Times: Go Pound Sand…

36. UN-Backed Report- Pakistani Taliban Fighters Cut Breasts Off Woman Seen Breastfeeding, Ask Other Women To Eat The Pieces

37. Iowa Radio Host Nails Tingles- “You’re Clearly Working for the Re-Election of Barack Obama”…

38. Gallup- Gingrich Leads Romney By 20 Points Among Conservatives, Romney Leads Gingrich By 10 Among Liberals And Moderates

39. Linda Gibbons- In Canada we jail peaceful grandmothers and lionize “occupiers” who destroy public property

40. Al-Shabarb Hall Just Fainted! Poll Reveals Canadians Have A Dim View Of Islam!

41. Glenn Beck Interviewed Rep. Allen West on ‘Indefinite Detention Bill’ Stance

42. Big Fraud- Eric Holder Is in Denial

43. ‘Super Tense Moment’ Occurs When Jon Corzine Is Served Papers During His Hearing Recess

44. New Poll- A Plurality of Democrats Think ‘Big Government’ is More of a Threat Than ‘Big Business

45. $5 billion gone faster than you can say, “ERRP”

46. Support for Obamacare hits new low

47. Congress Reverses Light Bulb Ban… NOT

48. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer urges colleagues to pass trillion dollar spending bill no one has read

49. DNC sends out race-baiting fundraising letter

50. Leo Gerard – The Most Powerful Man In Obama’s America?

51. Victory II- Democrats Cave on Keystone in Payroll Tax Cut Deal

52. Adam Carolla: Emerging Defender of the Meritocracy

53. U.S. Gov't- Freddie, Fannie ... Fraud

54. Groups Want Apology for Rep. West's Nazi Reference

55. Why They're All Out for Newt

56. Dana Perino- Rush Gives GOP Spine

57. Ron Paul Puts on the Tinfoil Hat

58. The Sandusky Hygiene Defense

59. Romney on Abortion- Flip-Flop or Genuine Change of Mind-

60. The Best Debate Yet

61. Who’s the Fairest GOP Candidate in the Land-

62. Gingrich campaign works to translate Hispanic ties into votes

63. Why We Need the Gingrich-Obama Debates

Can You Believe This? Third Party Is Peeking It’s Ugly Head Out Again And It Ain’t Ron Paul This Time

 

The country is in great peril under the continued Presidency of Barack Obama. It behooves any Republican, whether in-name-only or conservative, to put defeating the sitting

President ahead of his or her own personal agenda.

 

According to Christie Todd Whitman, a third party is the way to go and Jon Huntsman is her choice.  She believes it's unlikely he has much of shot at the GOP nomination. Huntsman wants the nomination as a Republican because he has been a long standing Republican.

 

Of course, Huntsman isn’t going to rule out going third party either like Ron Paul.

 

I think a third party is a good idea but after the 2012 elections. It should be the Tea Party that goes third party and to say to heck with the Democrats and Republicans.  Neither party are going to change in my opinion. Look at what both parties have thrown at us as nominees, not to mention the corruption in both parties.

My List Of Articles I Read On November 20, 2011

 

1. Occupy Oakland Sets Up Tents Despite City Officials Saying They Won’t Tolerate New Camps
2. GOP Candidates in Iowa Talk Social Issues as Protesters Outside Hold Signs ‘Outlaw Ignorance’
3. Three Dead in 52-Vehicle Pileup on German Autobahn
4. Newt Rips Into OWS- ‘Go Get a Job Right After You Take a Bath’
5. Ron Paul On Gay Marriages
6. Unlike '08, Obama now 'like every other politician'
7. Washington conducts public business for private gain
8. This won't be 2008 all over again, Barack
9. The Declaration of Independence defines our principles
10. Why 2012 looks like a lot like 1860
11. Ron Paul- 'I Won't Rule Out Third Party Run'
12. UPDATE FROM GRASSLEY OFFICE: Actually Mexico Didn't Know About WR, Confirmed: Operation Wide Receiver a Controlled Delivery, Not Gun Walking
13. Discerning the Call to Prophetic Intercession
14. Getting Womanhood Right
15. The Best Gift You Can Give a Blogger Is Completely Free
16. Tired of Hearing Romney is the One - We Haven't Voted Yet
17. Alan Colmes- What’s with these infiltrators causing violence at OWS events-
18. Poured Out Revelation [Sunday, November 20, 2011]
19. The last Navajo 'code talker' from famed USMC unit
20. Islam Was Not for Me
21. The Democrats Were Not for Me
22. Teacher teaches teachers about social justice
23. Corruption and Do-Nothingness in Government
24. Tebow, Palin & the Logic of Thanksgiving
25. Newt Gingrich Does It Again – The Best Anti-Occupy Quote Yet!
26. NASCAR Crowd Boos Michelle Obama
27. White House plans celebration of 'country music'
28. Conservatives win landslide victory in Spain
29. What we DO know for SURE is SUBSTANCE - What we DON'T know for SURE is HOPE
30. Ron Paul-The Appeasement Candidate
31. #OWS Hijacked: #Occupy Congress Next Steps On Unions’ Agenda
32. Ron Paul could be GOP spoiler
33. Hispanic voters' uncertain allegiance to Dems could swing three states in 2012
34. HuffPo Continues to Flack For Obama
35. U.K.- Local government attempts to pander to Muslims, winds up offending everybody
36. Saudi journalist- It's not the Arab Spring, but the Muslim Brotherhood Spring
37. Genocide dreams in my mailbox
38. New York- Muslims protest counter-terrorism
39. Last week of the campaign - Preview of tonight's debate
40. “We’re Conservative”- “So Are We”
41. History of NZ - Treaty of Waitangi in completely new light
42. Crystal Cathedral will be sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese
43. Seeking Sanctity
44. United Futures fix for pointless bureaucracy
45. Will God give you a good report-
46. AMERICA – NOW A POST CHRISTIAN “EUROPEAN” NATION
47. Incest Charges; Former Head Of House Page Program
48. Sunday Crib Sheet- The Media’s ‘Scott Olsen’ Treatment, Aggressive Media and Herman Cain
49. Anita Perry Says Obama Is a Socialist, Too
50. It Begins… Occupy Protester Busted With Handgun & Ammo in Rented Truck
51. CAUGHT ON TAPE– #Occupy Milwaukee Commits ‘Recall Walker’ Fraud – Gives Kids Cigs for their sig (Video)
52. Sorry Libs… The UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident Was “Standard Police Procedure” (Video)
53. Obama-Endorsed Occupy Movement Calls For Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown on 12-12
54. Occupy Of The Day
55. Peer Recognition Of The Day
56. Tweet Of The Day
57. Could Care Less Sunday
58. The B&R Sunday Edition
59. Raynard Jackson- The Media vs. Mr. Herman Cain
60. Newt Gingrich – Still the “GOP Godfather”
61. Martin Martinez- Body-Image Distortion
62. Matthis inciting OWS
63. He Said Balls!
64. Crocodile tears for the police
65. No, that’s not hypocrisy at all
66. The reality of the Occupy movement
67. Senator Coburn- Congress proposes cuts to watchdog office because it 'embarrasses' members [VIDEO)
68. Police Arrest Alleged Terror Suspect
69. 'Al-Qaida sympathizer' arrested in NYC for bomb plot