For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance [Title Shortened]

WaPost ^ | February 2, 2012 | Amy Gardner

[greyfoxx39]

For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider

...........................But Mitt Romney and Ron Paul haven’t laid a hand on each other.

They never do.

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Romney’s aides are “quietly in touch with Ron Paul,” according to a Republican adviser who is in contact with the Romney campaign and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss its internal thinking. 

Infiltrating the party

Yet the insurgents are executing a concerted strategy to infiltrate the Republican Party. Five Paul supporters, for instance, sit on the state GOP’s central committee in Iowa, where their candidate finished a strong third in the Jan. 3 caucuses. A common refrain is to “cover your tattoos and cut your hair,” said Paul’s campaign manager, Jesse Benton, who often tells coordinators to “dress for business, because we mean business.”

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And at Rand Paul’s suggestion, Olson joined his father’s presidential campaign this year, basically to do what he did for Rand: help bring the Paul constituency into the Republican coalition without threatening the party. It’s probably no small coincidence that the partnership helps Rand’s burgeoning political career, too.

“You can dress in black and stand on the hill and smash the state and influence nobody, or you can realize the dynamics and the environment and get involved in the most pragmatic way to win minds and win votes and influence change,” said Benton, the campaign manager. “That’s what we’re trying to do.”

[matthew fuller]

All I’m saying is that that one Tea Party organization apparently approved of Ron Paul, above Sarah Palin. I have also heard a commentary stating that Ron Paul was an early influence of the Tea Party. I know that he is most closely associated with Libertarians, not GOP. I’m not sure of his relationship with the Tea Party. He is a certifiable loon, IMHO.

[matthew fuller]

From Wikipedia, under Tea Party movement-
“The Tea Party’s most noted national figures include Republican politicians such as Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, Dick Armey, Eric Cantor, and Michele Bachmann, with the elder Paul described by some as the “intellectual godfather” of the movement.[16][17] The Tea Party movement is not a national political party; polls show that most Tea Partiers consider themselves to be Republicans,[18][19] and the movement’s supporters have tended to endorse Republican candidates.[20]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement

[Proud2BeRight]

“I have also heard a commentary stating that Ron Paul was an early influence of the Tea Party.

That is a false claim that was spread by Paul cultists trying to jump on the Tea Party bandwagon. Paul and his wacko cult are unwelcome anywhere they go but they try to barge in anyway. Paul’s lunatic newsletters, traitor praising, terrorist ignoring, defense weakening, dope pushing, America blaming, conspiracy theory believing, Occupy parasite supporting, and other fringe crackpot crap is anti-Tea party.

[Proud2BeRight]

Anyone can write stuff into Wikipedia and that is why Wikipedia is so suspect and unreliable. The “some” in that line, “described by some as the ‘intellectual godfather’ of the movement” means “Paulistas”. It is no different than some worthless online polls showing that lunatic favored in every primary that comes along and the “winner” of every debate.

[matthew fuller]

"Paul’s lunatic newsletters, traitor praising, terrorist ignoring, defense weakening, dope pushing, America blaming, conspiracy theory believing, Occupy parasite supporting, and other fringe crackpot crap is anti-Tea party."

I agree completely with all of your statement. I was just referencing the possibly false claim of the Tea Party / Paul relationship. It is likely to be info from the Paulbots. I am NOT promoting Paul.

[editor-surveyor]

Paul hasn’t “laid a hand on” anybody.

Paul isn’t running for president, he is running for influence on policy planks.

No Paul supporter is ever going to vote for Mitt, and both Paul and Mitt know that.

Drink less WAPO kool-aid.

[greyfoxx39]

You have your opinion...I have mine. I don’t take orders about mine.

[Clintonfatigued]

OK, it’s official now, Ron Paul has lost all credibility. This would turn me against him even if I were a Libertarian.

[Sun]

As I wrote on another thread, I’ve been noticing since the Iowa caucus, they’ve been putting out nasty ads, or robo calls, on Newt or Santorum, but not on each other.

[Sun]

“Ron Paul has intimated, on more than one occasion, that the United States is to blame for the 9/11 massacre. He claims al-Qaeda slaughtered 3,000 U.S. civilians because America is “bombing them,” because we have military bases in the sacred sand pit and because we support Israel over the dear Palestinians. Wonder who he blames for the Muslin conquest of Constantinople in 1453? The CIA wasn’t around then, was it? Or for the Christmas bombings of Nigerian churches?”

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/12/to_get_ron_paul_you.html#ixzz1jzWDMNKV

[Sun]

“If you think Romney is still some nice Republican just trying to win an election, (snip) as he tries to smear Newt over known false ethics charges that the Democrats used against him in the 90s. In fact we’ve already shown here that Newt was exonerated by the IRS. We even linked the great piece by Byron York detailing the truth about the ethics charges.

But Romney insists on trying to destroy Newt Gingrich over the same false, trumped-up ethics charges just like Democrats did. He’s acting exactly like a power hungry Democrat who is willing to say anything to get elected”

excerpt http://www.therightscoop.com/new-romney-ad-smears-newt-over-old-ethics-charges/

[Sun]

“Paul hasn’t “laid a hand on” anybody.”

Guess you never heard of the Ron Paul robo calls, in Iowa, saying that Santorum was against 2nd amendment rights and pro-choice. But it didn’t work. Santorum won in Iowa.

Rick Santorum received an A+ rating from the NRA.

Ron Paul only received a 56% rating from National Right-to-Life, while Santorum received 100%, and here’s why:

“Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)

Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)

Rated 56% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)”

snip http://www.issues2000.org/Ron_Paul.htm#Abortion

Why is Ron Paul against a parent deciding what’s right for their minor child?

[9YearLurker]

Santorum’s played nice with Romney all along too.

Gingrich and sometimes Perry have really been the only two who appeared to be running against Romney instead of running interference for him. (Perry and Romney had some overlapping/related political operatives as well.)

[Tennessee Nana]

It seems that liberals have collusions with libertarians...

[Tennessee Nana]

No Paul supporter is ever going to vote for Mitt, and both Paul and Mitt know that.
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Did you listen to Mark Levin tonight ???

between 7 and 7.30 ???

[Tennessee Nana]

Why is Ron Paul against a parent deciding what’s right for their minor child?
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Well isnt that interesting ???

Willie Mitty doesnt want parents to decide about minors and abortions either

Willie Mitty said that if a minor under 18 wants an abortion and her parents say “dont” then that minor can go to a judge to get told “do”

Seems Willie Mitty and Ron Paul have lots in common..

[Sun]

“Seems Willie Mitty and Ron Paul have lots in common.”

Yup, they both want to trump the parents’ rights to raise their minor children.

Pretty disgusting.

[Sun]

Rick Santorum, both at the debate, and on the campaign trail goes after Romney.

People also said that Palin wanted to be Romney’s VP. I don’t know where this stuff comes from.

[Impy]

Secret deal to let old man Crazypants address the convention if he kisses Romney’s ring when the time comes?

[Impy]

Only about half of Paul’s voters are fruitloops. The rest are conservatives who votes come directly out of Santorum and Gingrich’s hides. A shame.