Why is there such an avalanche of Ron Paul pronouncements in FR in the past week?
Few people on this site know more about Ron Paul than I do. I grew up in his district. His OBGYN partner delivered both of my sons. I personally knew one of his sons, and volunteered for the first campaign for Rand.
I actually also volunteered on Ron’s Presidential campaign in 1984. I FOUGHT to get Dow Chemical PAC money donated to him, and voted for him OVER my personal HERO, Ronald Reagan. I love me some “Dr. No”.
His words hold up well today, and I don’t mind hearing them. But, I have to wonder: WHO is posting all this stuff, now... and, why?
Why not? He’s still got a voice. He’s Rand’s dad
If you must know Rand posted this to his twitter I thought it was interesting.
Also, it’s in the public domain we can post it here (no copyright)
I thought it’d be interesting for anyone to read while bored over holidays
Nothing more to it :)
Also, did you know a lot of Freepers LIKE the long posts and to read transcripts rather than watching or listening to a YouTube video.
My all-time favorite modern political figures (heroes, if you will) are Barry Goldwater and Ron Paul. You may recall that Reagan's political career really got off the ground in 1964 when he was supporting Goldwater against LBJ.
Goldwater made the sad comment that he was heartbroken when JFK was killed, not just because of their friendship, but because he had looked forward to debating with someone of that intellectual caliber. He had no such respect for LBJ.
Ron Paul (and Rand) represent the best modern voices for the principles of the Founders. It's sad that there is no one among the Democrats who is anywhere near their level, that they could debate meaningfully. Ah, well.