Ron Paul — the least likely get the most press
As a nation, we are now entering the most humorous of times — a presidential election year. As Newty and Mitt rise and fall in the polls, and Cain departs the race to shore up his marriage, it seems that the man who the media loves to hate gets far more coverage and analysis than any two or three front runners combined.
On the surface Ron Paul is probably the least likely of all the candidates to win a presidential election if you consider certain points that usually keep a man or woman from seeking the highest office in the land.
First, there is Paul’s age. He is 76 years old, making him one of the oldest persons to ever run for president. Most voters get concerned if a candidate is over 65. Additionally, Paul is not the best orator to ever deliver a speech — a point that seems to endear him to his supporters because he comes across as just a normal human.
Then there is the matter of his newsletters the press finds highly objectionable, even though Mr. Paul reassures reporters and pundits several times every day that he did not write the material they object to and that he, too, finds that material to be highly offensive. No matter how many questions they ask him leading up to their real reason he’s been asked for an interview, reporters just can’t seem to get past the newsletters. The look on their faces when asking about them ranges from utter delight in trying to make Paul squirm, to sheer glee at the thoughts of torturing him with details about the newsletters — again. So predictable, so obnoxious, but still they persevere in their quest. And just what reaction are they trying to achieve?
I’d be embarrassed to ask the same question about the same subject, knowing I’m going to get the same answer. Move on, already. But, then, by now most candidates would have changed their story, or admitted they’d lied or stepped down to go to rehab after confessing to authorship. Ron Paul is not your typical politician.
Those of us who have read his books, talked with him at length or know him personally, laugh at the thoughts of Ron Paul writing those newsletters. It’s simply not what he believes. Even if he did, he is certainly not ignorant enough to write what he is being accused of. And Ron Paul is genius.
While the Democrats and Republicans all start sounding like Libertarians leading up to a presidential election, they cannot describe in any detail how their newfound Libertarian ideas would work in reality. The best they can do is say things like “reduce the size of the federal government,” or “make Congress accountable to the American people.” They are unable to offer even one or two examples of how they would accomplish these things.
In contrast, Ron Paul has written several entire books on the subjects of economics, health care, education, reducing the size and scope of the federal government, drug policy and dozens of more hot topics. Reporters laugh at and are skeptical of Ron Paul’s stance on the important issues of the day because for so many years they have embraced the federal government as some kind of god who can cure all that ails America — and the world for that matter. Ron Paul is speaking a foreign language reporters are unprepared to understand because they have been brainwashed into believing in Government First rather than the Constitution First.
Through it all, Ron Paul has remained polite while under assault from the press. I wonder how much longer he will be able to refrain from telling reporters they are slow learners with very poor memories and even worse manners?
