In the recent GOP debate
in New Hampshire, a stunning turn of events occurred. Ron Paul
which has been minimalized and demonized, by the GOP and their
media cohorts, has surely struck a chord with the base of the
Republicans, which is sure to gain in momentum. The press does
not seem to be covering the multitude of wins Ron Paul has accumulated
in the various Straw Polls around the country, opting instead
to mention every other candidate by name, even those that place
below the Congressman.
Fox News received a little dose of reality when according to
their own poll; Ron Paul completely trounced all of the other
candidates, including Mike Huckabee, who traded barbs with Congressman
Paul on the war in Iraq. During this unscripted part of the
debate, Ron Paul received a much greater response from the Conservative
audience then did Mike Huckabee. The obvious show of approval
was afforded to Ron Paul for his tongue lashing aimed at the
current foreign policy.
Sean Hannity, who is staunchly opposed to the nomination of
Ron Paul, had to begrudgenly concede that Ron Paul had won the
debate. However, he did make it clear that he believed that
Congressman Paul only won the debate because he had a lot of
supporters calling in. Well, we must ask the question, who watches
Fox News? The answer of course, is conservatives, and Libertarians,
which are the majority of the people who vote in the polls.
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Even Mike Wallace, the moderator of the debate tried to demonize
Ron Paul by asking him a loaded question. The question goes
something like this, "So Congressman Paul, you are basically
saying that we should take our marching orders from Al Qaeda?
What kind of question is that to ask in a debate setting? It
is obvious that Mr. Wallace is trying to bait Ron Paul into
a wrong answer, but even the conservative audience did not like
that tactic and was quick to denounce it with boos and jeers.
Nevertheless, when Ron Paul answered this question, by saying
that we should take our marching orders from the Constitution,
you could see the faces of the hard line GOP delegates change
to an expression of bewilderment as the audience cheered for
the Congressman.
The base of the Conservative Party is no longer falling into
lock-step with the Party leaders. The people are beginning to
open their eyes and see that their Party was hijacked and used
for purposes that they were not aware of. It is now that the
Party leaders will see their stronghold crumble before the people
and we will see justice prevail. It only takes courage and fortitude
to make sweeping changes, and by all accounts, I see this in
Congressman Ron Paul.