Why Ron Paul is misnamed in Iowans (ICA) ?? take a look :?
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I’ve received emails from people telling me that the folks at the ICA insist that they had nothing to do with excluding Dr. Paul, and that the blame rests with Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief. (Ed’s not too popular with a lot of people these days, apparently.)
Now I have no doubt that there may be some decent people at the ICA, and that they may really believe what they are saying. But that organization cannot possibly be believed when it innocently claims it has nothing against Ron Paul.
The ICA has a page on its site that lists all the announced candidates for president. Here is the link.
Until yesterday, when I pointed it out on the LRC blog and embarrassed them a bit, there was no Ron Paul.
Now look at the list again. Ever heard of Hugh Cort? John Cox? Mark Klein? The people at the ICA evidently have, since there they are on the list. But they apparently hadn't heard of Ron Paul until just yesterday.
Actually, though, they did know who Ron Paul was. They even used to have him on their list, as this Google cache shows. But then he disappeared.
They also used to have a link to Paul’s YouTube site, along with those of the other candidates, at the bottom of the page, but that’s also been suppressed. So if they thought they could claim that deleting the link to Ron Paul’s campaign site was some kind of innocent mistake, that isn’t going to work.
Heck, they even include a list of "potential" candidates. That list includes Al Sharpton.
So Al Sharpton merits inclusion, but Ron Paul does not. There is the faith of the apostles, according to the Iowa Christian Alliance.
Now let’s return to my other favorite Iowa organization, the Iowans (Allegedly) for Tax Relief. Its executive vice president, Ed Failor, wasn’t happy about my LRC article on Wednesday. Not happy at all.
In fact, he called me on Wednesday and insisted that I correct something I’d said – that by replacing Jim Gilmore with Duncan Hunter at the last minute (a fact I discovered by comparing press releases from earlier this month), Iowans for Tax Relief implicitly revealed that the reason they were excluding Ron Paul – that the event had supposedly been organized months ago and was now cast in stone – was bogus, and a lie.
Here is the earth-shattering change Failor wanted me to make. Hunter, he said, had been one of the original invitees – man, these guys are just great at picking out the credible candidates, aren’t they? – but failed to respond by the deadline. So when Gilmore dropped out, they went back to Hunter, who accepted.
But if they really wanted "credible" candidates, why would they do such a thing? By now even the zombie population can see that Ron Paul is far more credible than Hunter by any measure. The comparison is almost laughable. And since Hunter had his chance to participate but elected not to respond, why not give Paul a chance, since his initial exclusion – on the ludicrous grounds that he was not a "credible" candidate – has subsequently been shown to be a gross misjudgment? Paul seems particularly "credible" given that he came in second behind Fred Thompson in a straw poll that Iowans for Tax Relief itself co-sponsored!
Meanwhile, with Failor’s technicality off his chest, he had absolutely nothing to say about 99 percent of what I wrote: he never denied his support for the execrable George Pataki (what non-hack ever supported Pataki for anything, much less for president?), his support for Pataki’s spending increases, or his donations to the McCain campaign, for which Failor is a senior advisor.
The humorless Failor appeared on Jan Mickelson’s radio program later that day in order to justify his organization’s exclusion of Dr. Paul; Ron Paul campaign manager Kent Snyder also appeared. You can listen to it here.
My favorite part is Failor’s claim that other non-credible candidates weren’t invited, either, so Ron Paul hasn’t been treated unfairly. And which candidates would those be? Why, Hugh Cort, John Cox, and Mark Klein, of course!
You cannot make this stuff up.
The "Rudy McRomney" moniker is meant to suggest that the establishment’s favorite Republican candidates are indistinguishable from each other, and that they collectively represent the same inoffensive commitment to nothing that characterizes the entire political mainstream. As surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, electing one of these men means absolutely nothing will change. Of that you can be certain.
And that’s just the way Ed Failor, Rudy McRomney supporter, evidently likes it. No Ron Paul revolution for him. Who needs a revolution when you can vote for John McCain and get a slightly more maniacal status quo?
This is the man who sits in judgment of Ron Paul?
And no, Ed, I don’t buy your phony explanation. Neither does anyone with an IQ over 75.
June 22, 2007
Thomas E. Woods, Jr
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Wow, long question. Ron Paul is the type of candidate America will someday be lucky enough to have. But we need lots of Ron Pauls in every office, we need American sheeple to wake from their slumber, and we need (sadly enough) things to get alot worse before they get better.
The mainstream media and powers that be don't want anyone like Paul in power. He is too honest and still believes in the constitution.
Ed Failor supports and works for McCain. And the rest is history! It is a misnamed organization, much like the "patriot" act is misnamed.
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John McCain-Organization, Iowa
updated June 11, 2007
Senior Advisor Ed Failor, Jr.
(announced Jan. 23, 2007) Executive Vice President of Iowans for Tax Relief. Senior political advisor to Gov. George Pataki's 21st Century Freedom PAC (announced June 14, 2006; part of initial leadership team; departure reported Nov. 21, 2006). During the 2004 presidential campaign Failor served as executive director of Iowa Victory 2004, helping Bush to carry the battleground state.
Good that they are not wasting people's time and money on a loser. Maybe if he ran as the true Libertarian that he is Ron Paul would get the attention he deserves.
Now I really like Ron Paul....
I always thought his name was Ru Paul?
http://www.fantribute.com/actors/r/rupau...
Ron Paul is too good. These men are blinded by power and political lights, so much so, that they care not for the Constitution, nor anyone who stands for it. They obviously do not care for we, the people, but rather the swimming pools in their own back yards. As defined, the fool is the person lacking judgment or prudence. Prudence is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. By this definition, it is safe to conclude that Ron Paul's vision of self-government is reasonable. Resistance to this idea is foolish. Period. We would be wise to step out from behind the political divides that separate and recall that which unites, lest we dare risk our survival and our freedom. The time has long passed for our leaders to step out from behind these divides and be held accountable to we, the people. Grant it, there is no absolute truth in human thinking and there is no judgment which is absolutely correct in the human world. However, if we set "to follow Universal way" as correct, we can judge correctly always. "The ability to judge" is to judge correctly by oneself. When we apply this concept to our Constitution, agreeing that it is notably for all Americans and is the blueprint for our freedom, it is fair to say that the idea of self-government is the correct approach for the American people, ensuring the protection of our foundation. Active and informed citizens are vital to the effective functioning of our constitutional system. We each have the obligation to both study and apply the Constitution, participating actively in the system of self-government that it establishes. This is an obligation we owe, not only to ourselves but to our children and their children. Anything less is foolish.
Let us never forget how rare and precious freedom is and how we are indebted to do what we must in order to maintain it.
May freedom ring...always.
P.S. Henry VIII, like your hero, you are obviously a gambler. It is evident to many that you are the REAL loser. Many Americans have found a hero in the man who supports and defends our Constitution. If you wish to exclude yourself from this, indeed, you are a free man. The least you should contribute, however, to your fellow Americans, is the right to be free themselves without tying them to the cross of your ridicule. The difference between you and I, is that I speak in defense of others and that which is inherent. Please, for your own good, find a life. I wish you well. KostyaLotz, the sooner you allow yourself to grow up, the happier you will be. Best wishes.
The two biggest things I get out of that:
1) Iowans for Tax Relief? Ron Paul thinks personal income tax is unconstitutional. Why exclude him?
2) The exclusion from websites, links, etc. tells me that some people are nervous because he is getting exposure and his message is getting out.
Ed Failor is an idiot.
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