Ron Paul – Texan Vote’m: After kicking the tires, this voter is “All In” - Minneapolis Independent

PROLOGUE

Quite simply, we are going to have some fun exposing the “Con Job” that our American elections have become. Together we are going to make common sense out of the deliberate confusion that the 2 major political parties and major media have created around previous elections. By the end of our conversation, you should realize that you should simply cast your vote in accordance with your own “best interests”. Hopefully, you will realize that this is less my endorsement of Ron Paul than it is your very own endorsement of Ron Paul. And we will accomplish all of this in 12 fun and easily understood sections:

1) “All In”?;

2) Prologue;

3) Donald Trump Endorsement;

4) Donald Trump, The Used Car Salesman;

5) Whose decision should you value in making your voting decision?;

6) Counter-Intuitive Tire Kicking;

7) Demonizing and Discrediting the voices of dissent;

8) No perfect Candidate;

9) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs;

10) The Man in the Arena;

11) Settling on a Candidate;

12) I’m All-in!

2) “ALL IN”?

In the card game, Texas Hold’em, “all in” refers to betting the last of your chips/money. http://bit.ly/w5ukXM “All in” is most often invoked by a player who has been on a losing streak and has depleted most of their resources. When a good hand has finally been dealt and the odds indicate it is likely winner the player declares “All In” and bets all of their remaining chips.

This scenario seems to be an apt analogy for the situation we voters find ourselves in this 2012 election. But before I continue with that analogy, let’s talk a little bit about Donald Trump.

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3) DONALD TRUMP’s ENDORSEMENT

Recently I heard that Donald Trump was endorsing Mitt Romney. And I thought to myself, so what? Donald Trump is most likely going to endorse a candidate that embraces the concerns of millionaires and reality show executives. I am neither a millionaire nor a reality show executive. So, why do I care who Donald Trump endorses? Donald Trump, as far as I am concerned, you and your endorsement are fired!

But for some reason, the major media considers Donald Trump’s endorsement newsworthy. Perhaps the major media thinks this next presidential election should be like a Junior High Student Council election – A simple popularity contest with few consequences for choosing poorly? I don’t share that perspective.

And then I thought; perhaps the major media and the political parties have framed and confused the elections in such a way that the candidate a person should select to vote for is not obvious. Perhaps the average American is not aware that the propaganda techniques of Edward Bernays are being used upon them to subvert their individual will? (I often advise my fellow citizens that they can't protect themselves, their perspective of reality nor their family from our Government if they don't know about Edward Bernays http://bit.ly/nY9BjW)

Along those lines, my thoughts go to those frazzled rank and file Americans who are busy raising their families and earning money to pay taxes.

“It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor, so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion.”

Aristotle in Politics, J. Sinclair translation, pg. 226, 1962 http://bit.ly/pAI8O0

Further, I am concerned for the newest voters who may not know the “ins and outs” of “kicking the tires” on their first presidential election.

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.”
John Adams

And I am also concerned for our more Seasoned Citizens that dutifully contributed to Social Security and other programs but were lied to by the politicians who frittered away the funds that were supposed to be in the lockbox.

“WE THE PEOPLE have an obligation to keep the promises that were made to previous generations…

…I personally believe if our fiscal problems can’t be solved without cutting benefits to those already retired and retiring within 10 years, all congresspersons who voted yes on budgets which included SS and Medicare taxes in the general fund should be charged with fraud and/or treason and forfeit all of their retirement benefits to fund the now unfunded Social Security and Medicare Liabilities.”

Don Mashak

I feel a duty to sort out the deliberate confusion of this election for my fellow rank and file citizens who may be unaware, frazzled and worn out. I will start out by telling them that the endorsement of Mitt Romney by Donald Trump should mean nothing to them.

4) DONALD TRUMP, THE USED CAR SALESMEN

For you less seasoned citizens, may I first suggest you not get caught up in the hoopla of things like a “Donald Trump Endorsement”. Let me point out that when Donald Trump endorses Mitt Romney, Donald Trump is essentially acting as a glorified used car salesman.

A used car salesman’s job is to sell cars, not protect the buyer. First time buyers are easily duped into buying a lemon because they don’t know how to “kick the tires”.

Used Car Salesman Donald Trump is there to tell you good things about Mitt Romney to get you to vote for Mitt Romney. Donald Trump is not going to tell you about the bad things about Mitt Romney. Donald Trump is not going to tell you about the policies Mitt Romney supports which cause Millionaire’s to want to endorse him.

And straight forward questions generally don’t yield helpful answers. Generally you have to figure out what’s wrong with the used car yourself, rather than expect to get straight answers from the salesman.

During the course of the rest of our discussion, I essentially am going to show you some ingenious, sometimes counter-intuitive ways to “kick the tires” on candidates yourself. In the process, you can discover what the used car salesman is hiding. And in so doing, you can make an informed decision to vote for a candidate that represents your best interests and not get stuck with a lemon of a candidate.

5) WHOSE ENDORSEMENT SHOULD YOU VALUE IN MAKING YOUR VOTING DECISION?

The single most important endorsement you should value in making your voting decision is your own. No one knows what is in your own “best interests“better than you. (In making that voting decision, it is just as important that you exercise “Critical Thinking http://t.co/3LctubrA”)

That having been said, endorsements by persons demographically similar to you may be a good indicator of the endorsed candidate also representing your best interests. May I suggest that having celebrated more than one anniversary of my 29th birthday and having voted more than a few times, I might be such a person. More importantly, I believe most rank and file Americans will find more that I am more like them than Donald Trump, other millionaires, corrupt incumbents and others the major media have chosen to exult for their endorsements.

To begin with, a little more about me:

I have had no two way conversations with any of the current presidential candidates or their representatives. I have not ran for office. I am not intending to run for office.

I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. I graduated from college. I held a few meaningless jobs and then started my own business. I am currently suffering through the worst economic turmoil of my life right now.

I embrace the equality of women but I am still “old school” when comes do my expectations of what it means to be a man. I have been fooled more than once in my life, but if I am fooled a second time in the same manner, I blame myself.

I don’t buy designer clothes. I don’t fawn over celebrities. And when I was younger, I preferred playing sports to watching sports.

I think the bailouts and stimulus bills were treasonous rip offs and betrayals of WE THE PEOPLE by both political parties. I think it is disgusting that Congress did not vote to prevent Congressional Insider Trading. I believe government corruption is the biggest single factor destroying jobs and our economy. I believe all politicians and judges lie. I believe Politicians tell their constituents whatever it takes to get elected and the day after the election sell their votes to the highest bidder with utter disregard for the best interests of WE THE PEOPLE.

I was a Democrat earlier in my life and a Republican for the past 20 years. I changed parties over corruption I received at the hands of Democrats. And now I am far more conservative than I am Republican. I place loyalty to Country and rank and file Americans over loyalty to Political Party. I am a bit of War Hawk but believe we have over extended ourselves with no coherent foreign policy.

I believe in Natural Law. And I believe the constitution says what it means and should not be “re-interpreted”. And finally, I believe elected officials should represent WE THE PEOPLE not manage and manipulate us like livestock.

With all that having been said, the selfish millionaires, celebrities, incumbents, political operatives and political hacks devoid of any sense of altruism, may stop reading now. It should be obvious to all such persons that my endorsement, especially in this time of great common hardship, will reflect the issues and concerns of rank and file Americans. Just as Mitt Romney said he was not concerned about the very poor, I am not concerned with those who cannot or refuse to stop pressing their advantage even in these times of dire hardship.

As for the rest of my fellow Americans who have more in common with me than Donald Trump, I hope you find my endorsement useful to you. When you hear me endorse Ron Paul, you will have a general idea that my concerns, issues and best interests are very similar to your own. If you share my perspective, you can rest assured that I believe Ron Paul is the best candidate to press and reflect our mutual issues, concerns and best interests. You can learn more of my issues and concerns here:

If I Were Running For President http://bit.ly/wtiWe6

and,

Why You Must Attend Your Caucus This Year! http://bit.ly/AyRuGR

Most of the reasons for my endorsing Ron Paul are listed or can be deduced from my short description of me. But, as a summary, I am endorsing Ron Paul because he does not reflect the status quo. The status quo is what caused this crisis and will be unable to fix it. Unlike the rest of the candidates, Ron Paul says what he means because he means and believes it, not because he thinks it is what voters want to hear. I, further concur with most of his statements and positions regarding the Constitution and Bill of Rights. And finally, the Federal Reserve Bank must go! (More reasons for my endorsement of Ron Paul for President are interspersed throughout this article)

6) COUNTER-INTUITIVE TIRE KICKING

But perhaps it is more revealing to see who is not endorsing Ron Paul and the lengths they are going to ignore and dismiss Ron Paul. We have seen how an endorsement by an individual by someone else is a reflection of their belief that the candidate will act in the best interest of the endorser. But can we infer anything from the failure of certain persons and groups to endorse a candidate? Can we infer anything from persons or groups that make derisive comments about a Candidate?

If you have watched the presidential debates, have you noticed how few questions and face time they give to Ron Paul? May I suggest to you that the major media’s attempted marginalizing of Ron Paul means they do not believe Ron Paul will act in the best interests of major media and their backers and advertisers? Now, if you share the same concerns and issues of major media you might overlook this… But do you really believe the best interests of major media, their backers and advertisers are the same as your best interests? If not, does it not behoove you to question their reporting bias and not let their “spin” cause you to vote counter to your own best interests?

Next, a few of congressional Incumbents and political hacks have come out to support other candidates and/or to ridicule Ron Paul. Do you think you have more in common or less in common with Congressional Incumbents and Political hacks? Do you like the job they have been doing? I ask you to consider that the reason political incumbents and hacks would not only not endorse Ron Paul, but also ridicule Ron Paul is because he is a threat to the power and status quo they now enjoy? Ron Paul’s pursuit of liberty and justice for rank and file Americans necessarily means diminished power of politicians. Don’t let their ridicule of Ron Paul adversely affect public opinion of the candidate that best reflects your best interests.

Next, I ask; “Do you like the current economic, moral and political status quo of America?” Personally, I don’t. And it is with this perspective that I suggest you assess the candidacies of Romney, Gingrich and Santorum. My assessment is that they represent the same old, go along to get along, don’t rock the boat, status quo. Unless you think the current status quo is acceptable, Ron Paul is your only logical choice as only he has voiced positions that challenge the status quo.

In summary, along the way to November 2012, I suggest to you that you pay particular attention to the folks whose candidate endorsements are being covered by the major media and those folks and groups that criticize certain candidates. If you do not share issues and concerns in common with the person making an endorsement, their endorsement should mean little or nothing to you in making your voting decisions. This is not a popularity contest. This is your life.

7) DEMONIZING AND DISCREDITING THE VOICES OF DISSENT

On the other hand, one candidate has taken and withstood an unfair amount of derision – Ron Paul.

The Federal Reserve Bank reviles Ron Paul. Myself and Ron Paul assert that the Federal Reserve Bank is an unconstitutional privately owned bank that all Americans pay money to for allegedly managing our monetary system? Ron Paul wants to audit and dismantle the Federal Reserve Bank. Unfortunately, there is not enough time in this article to detail how the Federal Reserve Banking Systems exploits rank and file Americans, but you can learn more here in Section 9:

If I were running 4 President of the US Part 2 of 3 http://bit.ly/wSsTwy

To the heart of the matter, essentially a part of every dollar you earn goes to the FED before you ever receive it. Further, the FED co-opts your elected officials with campaign contributions and kickbacks derived from your hard earned money? Are your best interests the same as the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK? Ergo, We must END THE FED. What other candidate, besides Ron Paul, is talking about ending the Fed? Now ask yourself, why the other candidates are not talking about ending the FED?

It is the policy of empires to demonize and discredit the great agitators. If you do not believe that demonization and discrediting is an engrained, institutional practice of the American ruling class then read about the FBI, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and operation COINTELPRO.

FINAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE
TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
UNITED STATES SENATE
APRIL 23 (under authority of the order of April 14), 1976

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CASE STUDY

http://bit.ly/pXRwip

From December 1963 until his death in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the target of an intensive campaign by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to "neutralize" him as an effective civil rights leader. In the words of the man in charge of the FBI's "war" against Dr. King:

No holds were barred. We have used [similar] techniques against Soviet agents. [The same methods were] brought home against any organization against which we were targeted. We did not differentiate. This is a rough, tough business.

I include this citation only for the benefit of those so trusting of their government that they cannot accept such allegations as being anything but fanciful conspiracy theories. For the rest of you, firmly affixed to reality, this proof should crystallize you awareness that persons singled out for discrediting and demonization are often benefactors of the masses and a threat to the ruling class status quo.

I submit to you, my rank and file fellow Americans, that such is the case with Ron Paul. The corrupt incumbent ruling class elite seek to “NEUTRALIZE” Ron Paul because he is a threat to their power and the status quo.

The status quo elite are so alarmed at the possibility of Ron Paul dismantling their power and corrupt status quo that they are lashing out to discredit and demonize him in your eyes. Please do not be duped into voting against your own best interests.

In short, the incumbent status quo do not seek to represent you, they seek to keep their hold on power. Those who would champion the best interests of WE THE PEOPLE, are seen as enemies of the status quo. Therefore, the incumbent status quo use the tactic of demonizing and discrediting (as described in COINTELPRO) the champions of WE THE PEOPLE in the eyes of WE THE PEOPLE with lies, rumors and innuendo. Before you buy into the uniform derision of any candidate by the status quo, determine first if the status quo is simply protecting their own selfish interests instead of your own best interests.

Do not fall prey to the prey to the detractors of Ron Paul who use derision for the sole purpose of attacking those who would dare confront the status quo. I ask you to stand with me and not allow Ron Paul to be demonized and discredited for standing for the best interests of WE THE PEOPLE.

8) NO PERFECT CANDIDATE

We are told over and over by the operatives of the two major political parties that there are no perfect candidates. WE THE PEOPLE are told we must compromise. And finally we are told, we have to vote for our parties candidate because if we don’t the other party’s candidate will win.

I do not agree with voting for candidates of our own party because we have to. What incentive is their to the political parties have to give us candidates we want to vote for if they know we will vote for whoever the party elite determine should be our standard bearer. There may be no one perfect candidate but we still must determine those things most important to us and identify which candidate will best represent our best interests.

I reiterate that Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been endorsed by persons that do not represent the lifestyle, issues, concerns and best interests of rank and file Americans.

With regard to Romney, flip flop is just another way of saying lies. I just don’t trust the man. And statements that he does not care about the poor do not represent my values.

With regard to Gingrich, he had his shot in the 1990’s. Next! Further and more derisive, those that follow me on Facebook and Twitter often see me tweet the following:

In about 20years, #incumbent #rulingclass took US from undisputed world SuperPower 2brink of collapse.Why reelect them? http://GOOOH.com

Mr. Gingrich was there for the first part of those 20 years. Either he was ineffective in resisting tor Shepparded and voted for the policies which 20 years later have us on the brink of collapse. Next!

Which brings us to Rick Santorum. I did not know much about Mr. Santorum until recently. But now I have heard he also was in Congress from 1991 to 2006. He also has had his shot to lead and failed. Next black mark, he his a lawyer. While doing research, I was further concerned to learn that is a statist. Further, there are concerns about him taking campaign contributions to try to pass legislation requiring airplane pilots to pay for weather information. On the other hand, the political elite and millionaire donors are not lining up to give him money, so perhaps he is not all bad. But his failure to speak strongly to restoring the constitution and liberties of WE THE PEOPLE along with his failure to demand ending the privately owned, unconstitutionally Federal Reserve Bank, bounce him out of contention. We don’t need more status quo.

And then we have Ron Paul. He is perceived as the most honest of the candidate pool. And most agree he cannot be bought. But to some he is not hawkish enough and to others, his libertarian leanings are unsettling. But further, he is willing to talk about corruption and ending the FED. And no one disputes that Ron Paul is being duplicitous in promises and policies. Ron Paul says what he says because he is genuinely concerned for the best interests of Rank and File Americans.

A bit later in this article, we will throw all of these candidate’s qualities into the balance and see where the balance settles

9) JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

And now we come to another one of those less obvious “kick the tires” tests from a veteran voter.

Romney, Gingrich and Santorum lead their campaigns with promises of jobs. And essentially these are broad promises to put a temporary band-aid on the problem. Big promise, no details. Does that sound like a sincere promise or standard election rhetoric merely designed to get your vote.

Are you as disgusted as I that the corrupt incumbent ruling class elite would pass policies to cause you to lose your jobs and then ask you to vote for them when they promises you another job? Are you as disgusted as that the corrupt incumbent ruling class elite would make you so desperate and in dire need of a job that you won’t notice their rampant corruption just because they promise you a job? Why aren’t they talking about holding someone accountable for the shenanigans of the bailouts, stimulus and congressional insider trading?

If you listened to only the campaigns of Romney, Gingrich and Santorum it is obvious that they gloss over the bailouts, the stimulus, and Congressional Insider Trading. Which led me to recently tweet”

So they can talk about it in #Russia, but not here in US: Systemic

#Corruption - main problem of Russian economy #Putin http://bit.ly/wfHNHu

Ron Paul talks to dismantling and fixing the underlying problems which cost you your jobs. Corruption and waste, Big Government, pork barrel spending, deficit spending. While the rest of the Candidates for President won’t talk about Government and Judicial corruption, Ron Paul leads with it. Does it sound like Ron Paul represents your own best interests?

If Ron Paul wanted your vote just for the purpose of exploiting you, wouldn’t he just follow the “happy, happy, joy, you” promises strategy of the rest of the candidates? Do you realize how much harder it is to get elected speaking the truth when the rest of the candidates are just telling you what you want to hear? And in that simple exercise you can see the differences between candidates who will just tell you what you want to hear to get your vote and candidates with integrity who are sincerely concerned for the welfare of rank and file Americans.

If you still don’t understand, consider this. Candidates who promise and then get you jobs expect you to be beholding to them, because they can as easily take them away from you. Ron Paul’s promise to address the root cause of the destruction of our economy and jobs empowers rank and file Americans by enabling to find their own jobs without being beholding to any politician. Ron Paul’s attitude towards rank and file Americans is as equals, not as beholding, subservient subjects as the status quo ruling class elite want you to be.

The choice is yours; do you want to be in control of your life as a sovereign citizen or do you want have to bend to the will of the ruling class as a subject managed and beholding to the ruling class elite for your job?

I call upon you angrily refuse to vote for status quo candidates just because they promise jobs, when status quo candidates are the ones who made the policies and cast the votes that cost you’re your jobs. I call upon you to vote for Ron Paul to end the corruption and status quo politics that cost you your jobs in the first place.

10) THE MAN IN THE ARENA

My fellow rank and file American’s, we have allowed major media and the politicians to dictate what we want and what we should be. We spend so much time acquiring material things that we don’t have time to enjoy life or pay attention to the graft and corruption in our government. We spend so much time avoiding pain and embarrassment that we have lost our zest and zeal for life itself. And in so doing, we have empowered the incumbent ruling class elite who do not have our best interests in mind.

Please resist pursuing what major media, corporations and politicians tell you is important and instead pursue what you yourself know to be important – Integrity, freedom, family and friends. Major Media, Corporations and politicians just want the money in your pocket in their pocket. They will tell you whatever they think you want to here to make that happen.

Determine what makes you happy and set your own goals and if you do not deviate, you will not be disappointed. Don’t let others tell you what you should think is important. This is the liberty and freedom to which Ron Paul Speaks.

I offer the following quote to inspire you to the adventurous, pioneering spirit of our founding fathers:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizenship in a Republic,"
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Savor your life, for life itself and not what others tell you your life should be.

My fellow rank and file citizens that lean to the left, I ask you to ponder how much money you would get to keep if the government was not skimming money off the economy through corruption and its various other scams like the private Federal Reserve Bank? I ask you to trust me when I tell you that you will have more money in your pocket if the status quo is overturned and Government gets gutted, than if you sell your vote for a few scraps that the government promises you in return for your vote. Please assume the role of the Man in the Arena, and dare to strive for high achievement. Please respect the logic of my endorsement and vote for the candidate that best represents your own best interests. I believe that person to be Ron Paul

My fellow rank and file citizens that lean to the right, please don’t vote for a candidate just because the party says: “You have to vote for our candidate or the other party’s candidate will win.” Force them to give you a candidate you want to vote for. Please assume the role of the Man in the Arena. Don’t vote for the status quo. Get out of your comfort zone and vote to reinstate the animated contest of freedom. Please honor the logic of my endorsement and Vote your own best interest. I believe that candidate to be Ron Paul.

My fellow rank and file Americans of all political persuasions, we are more alike than we are different. Let us the many not let ourselves be divided by the few. Let us vote to take control of our country from the ruling class elite and give it back to WE THE PEOPLE.

For those who refuse to participate in the animated contest of freedom, I offer this:

"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."

Samuel Adams

11) SETTLING ON A CANDIDATE

So finally, we are back to the other half of “No perfect candidate” equation known as settling.

Which brings us to throwing all the candidates onto the rhetorical political balance. Let’s get out our political balancing scale, and figure out which candidate carries more weight in representing rank and file America’s best interests.

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum basically say they have better plans to restore our economy and get us jobs. They are critical of the way the Military and foreign policy are being handled but say their plans and strategies are better than Ron Paul’s. But they won’t talk about corruption and ending the FED. Essentially, they are pro Status quo.

Mitt Romney comes up short on the scale because he flip flops aka lies. (And as a purely party strategy point – Obama is going to roast him with commercials of “don’t care about very poor”) Clearly Mitt Romney does not bring any weight to the scale with regards to the best interests of rank and file Americans.

My fellow rank and file Americans, Do you really think Mitt Romney is going to put your best interests first, regardless of how many times he tells you he will? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. And when America’s Arch Enemy George Soros says:

“No Difference Between Obama and Romney” http://bit.ly/xZq1S0

There in endeth the lesson.

Clearly Mitt Romney doesn’t have much, if any, weight to put in the balance as far as rank and file Americans are concerned.

Newt Gingrich is next in line. Newt Gingrich had his shot just after the USA became the undisputed super power of the world. Newt was around to for much of the 1990’s, the first part of the last 20 years that brought us from undisputed super power to the brink of collapse. Newt is promising jobs to those who lost their jobs because of policies enacted while he was in Congress. Finally, Newt Gingrich is the status quo. Next.

Newt Gingrich doesn’t have much weight to put in the balance as far as rank and file Americans are concerned.

Rick Santorum is a more vanilla version of Romney and Gingrich. And, similar to Gingrich, he was in congress from 1991-2006, much of those 20 years that saw America’s slide from undisputed super power to the brink of collapse. Rick Santorum was in Congress when the policies that cost Americans their jobs were enacted. Yet he promises Jobs, jobs, jobs… Defense, Defense, Defense with some religion thrown in for flavor… Essentially more status quo for the ruling class elite when what we need is a champion for rank and file America.

Rick Santorum has more weight to put in the balance than Romney or Gingrich, but not much more in the eyes of rank and file Americans.

The first thing I throw in the balance is Ron Paul’s integrity, honesty, sincerity and patriotism.

Ron Paul’s detractors talk to their concerns about Ron Paul’s foreign policy and his libertarian perspectives on Civil liberties, and say that tips the scales in against Ron Paul.

What better time to have someone that wants to cut back on the military than when we are going to be forced to do because of no money? Further, to those who allege that Ron Paul wrecklessly, I say pish posh. Ron Paul exults the constitution. Ron Paul is not going to have it rendered meaningless by destroying our country. And Congress wouldn’t let him even if he was so predisposed.

And as far as his libertarian leanings on civil liberties, again these choices are not made in a vacuum. Ron Paul can’t do anything in this regard that Congress does agree with.

But again, Ron Paul detractors can’t get around is the massive weightiness of his honesty, integrity, sincerity, patriotism and genuine concern for rank and file Americans.

When I throw Ron Paul’s honesty and integrity on my balance scale it more than counters my concerns about Ron Paul’s position on the military and libertarian perspectives on civil liberties. When I weight the issues and the candidates as most rank and file Americans would, it settles for Ron Paul

And as far as Israel is concerned, their government announced that they conquer with Ron Paul’s assessment and proposed policies for the region. Nothing their to make the balance move.

Thunk, Ron Paul’s side of the scale quickly bottoms out and settles in his favor with “Mitt Romney” in the balance.

Thunk, Ron Paul’s side of the scale quickly bottoms out and settles in his favor with “Newt Gingrich” in the balance.

Tink, Ron Paul’s side of the scale more slowly bottoms out and settles in his favor with “Rick Santorum” in the balance.

Finally, When I add Ron Paul’s positions on corruption and ending the Federal Reserve Bank to the scale, the other 3 GOP candidates are not only left hanging high, but are hopelessly outclassed.

12) I’M ALL-IN!

In case you haven’t noticed, America has been on a losing streak. The economy is shot. The treasury is bankrupt. The government is printing worthless currency to pay our bills. And the Politicians and judges are morally bankrupt.

Most Economists agree no nation's debts should exceed 60% of Gross Domestic Product GDP & never exceed 90%. US is at 105% & rising http://bit.ly/yCFnHs http://bit.ly/wFNtOV

Why Robert Redford won't run for public office http://bit.ly/sSy66m

USA Fear of Big Government at Near-Record Level http://bit.ly/urMZBb

Even with these sources, you may still question the boldness of my statements, but they are true. Surely, you think to yourself, if things were as bad as he says it would be reported all over the place. However, just because the major media, the candidates and the incumbent status quo aren’t telling you how bad it is, doesn’t mean it isn’t that bad.

For those of you not old enough to remember, ask those who were around for the fall of the Former USSR what a surprise its collapse was. The Soviet Union Government suddenly ran out of money to maintain the communist status quo. In a few short months, the Berlin Wall came down and many eastern block nations broke away from the USSR.

Even the citizens of Russia were surprised to see how suddenly it all collapsed of its own weight.

And so I assert to you that the collapse of the USA will likely come as quickly and as surprisingly as that of the USSR. As the USSR government sought to keep control and prevent panic, so is our government not telling us the true extent of the dire circumstances WE THE PEOPLE find ourselves in. And corrupt, incumbent ruling class elite are certainly not going to tell you the truth now, just before the elections.

But there is one simple truth, the ruling class elite cannot deny, in about 20 years the corrupt, incumbent ruling class elite have taken the USA from the undisputed super power of the world to the brink of collapse…. 210 years of freedom and prosperity destroyed in about 20 years by the raw greed of our politicians.

It would be easy to just blame the politicians, but the truth of the matter is that, WE THE PEOPLE are to blame. We have placed our bets poorly in terms of who we have cast votes for in these many elections.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. http://anse.rs/wFmq8C

We have spent half a century voting for political parties and politicians that have promised the voters whatever our current need, desire or issue of the day was.

How many times must we vote for lying politicians because they promise us voters whatever they think we want (jobs) so we vote for them, only to have them sell their vote to the highest bidder the day after the election, before WE THE PEOPLE wakeup to the reality?

As for myself, I am changing my own voting pattern this 2012 election.

I am not betting on the politicians that tell me just what they think I want to hear. And, I am asking you to do the same.

There is one candidate for president who has been saying essentially the same thing for 30 years. Most of it contrary to what status quo incumbent politicians promise the voters, and more to the point, contrary to the way status quo politicians actually behave once they are in office. Ron Paul has been the object of derision of both major political parties. And, you saw it for yourself in the debate, the major media has tried to give him as little coverage as possible lest his words of liberty and adhering to the Constitution resonate with rank and file voters.

Our National Debt is greater than 100% of GDP. We don’t have many chips left.

Meanwhile, the hands of other countries are only going to get better over time. If we do not abruptly change the course our country is on, it will inevitably collapse.

4 of our choices, Romney, Obama, Gingrich and Santorum want maintain the status quo. They don’t want to address the corruption that is destroying our country. They don’t want to restore our Constitution and Bill of Rights. And they want to sweep the bailout, stimulus and congressional insider trading under the rug.

Regardless of your political party affiliation, what else do I have to say to outrage you against incumbents and the status quo than that? Can you imagine how emboldened these status quo elitists are going to be if they don’t suffer great repercussions and defeat in the next election?

The simple question is, “Do you prefer the status quo vision of these four ruling class elite water boys or the vision true Liberty and Justice of Ron Paul?”

The next question to ask is, “Do you think your best interest are best served under the status quo vision of the 4 ruling class elite water boys or the vision of Liberty and Justice of Ron Paul?”

As for myself, I am “all-in” for Ron Paul. I betting the last of my chips on Ron Paul before all my liberties are gone and our Country is forced from the game.

I would rather die on my feet, than live groveling for scraps before the status quo tyrants.

I am endorsing and voting for Ron Paul.

At the same time, I trust your common sense in looking after your own best interests.

I believe Ron Paul represents the best interests of rank and file Americans, Do you?

In Closing,

Thank you, my fellow citizens, for taking your valuable time to read and reflect upon what is written here.

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