The following comments are collected from various news sites, including the NY Times, yahoo news, cnn, and several other sites. Please read as many as possible, before you cast any judgement on the last American running for president.
jason shaw from
houston, tx
Lets make this easy - How many politicians actually follow their own rhetoric once elected?
This is why Ron Paul scares the establishment, he wont go back on his campaign promises, ever! Dont let the media spin their version of the gold standard or other issues, listen to Ron Paul speak about these issues if you want to understand.
Its very easy to tell an uninformed Paul Hater from people who are knowledgeable on his issues but dont agree with him. I dont see many of the later posting in these comments, hats off to Chris L. for listening to what the man has to say.
BidNo from
Dallas, TX
The Republican and Democratic parties no longer represent the American people -- both have been captured by corporate and moneyed interests. And crony capitalism reigns in American.
Ron Paul and supporters should leave the Republican Party and join with Progressives on the GREEN PARTY ticket. We MUST RECLAIM GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE. There is more synergy, commonality and opportunity for compromise between Libertarians and Progressives than in either of the parties controlled by MONEY.
Let's do this. Let's provide a REAL CHOICE and REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT for the American people.
Sept. 4, 2012 at 7:48 a.m.
William Dalton from
Burlington NC
The presence of Barack Obama in the White House may have made it easier for Republicans in Congress to side with protests of Administration war and monetary policy, but it had no effect on Paulites in the body politic.
We were with him when Dr. Paul was denouncing the policies of GW Bush just as unabashedly. These years of seeing Ron Paul's predictions of failed wars and stimulus spending come true have added to our number, not the occupant of the White House. If Romney persists in the most repugnant of Barack Obama policies, or even doubles down on them, as he gives every indication of doing, our rejection of him will be even sharper.
After all, we expect more of a Republican, and, we have been spending the better part of the last year belaboring our less astute party members that a Romney Administration will not be much improvement over Obama's. You don't think we'll give up the opportunity of saying, "We told you so!", do you?
Dead Serious from
Somewhere
To correct Donald Quixote here, Ron Paul's three big ideas are:
1. Strict adherence to rule of law (the Constitution).
2. No undeclared wars or "hostilities" in foreign countries.
3. Common sense economic policy (no overspending, no monopolies, no pricefixing).
Other than that, read his election platform. It pretty much reflects everything what and who he is.
christopher glidden from
farmington nh
Watch this and understand why we need his ideas.
http://www.documentary24.com/this-is-how-our-money-system-works--86/
Christopher London from
New York, New York
Mr. Douthat makes some cogent points. And for all the critics of the NY Times, it ought to tell you a great deal more about the earnest character of the journalism provided on these pages. A society without a news source with the breadth and character of the NY Times, will simply perish.
Ron Paul has gotten a fair shake from pockets of America's intelligentsia because Ron Paul the man has presented himself, his ideas in a forthright and deliberate fashion and made those ideas center stage, not his ego. You have no choice but to respect Mr. Paul regardless of whether you are inclined at first to side with him or not.
Even as a currently Registered Democrat, I respect Ron Paul for coming forth with a rare degree of candor and integrity about the agenda that he represents. Paul patiently, rationally and deliberately makes the case for Liberty and it forces you to reconsider the America that once was, that you live in currently and what it might still yet become. I am proud to live in a country where Ron Paul is a citizen.
John B from
Austin, TX
lib·er·ty (lbr-t)
n. pl. lib·er·ties
1.
a. The condition of being free from restriction or control.
b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See Synonyms at freedom.
2. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
3. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
Do you believe in Liberty? You may be a US citizen, but if you don't believe in Liberty, can you really call yourself an American? Is not Liberty to very idea of America?
