Listening To The Ron Paul Boosters
December 8, 2007 at 10:52 pm
The Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog does something fascinating and I believe unprecedented with the Ron Paul Internet phenomenon: It takes the Paulites’ thoughts seriously.
Andrew Malcolm pens a fascinating blog post that examines comments submitted “in recent days by Paul boosters and opponents (yes, there are some willing to say so). Hundreds of readers — 60+ pages of printouts.”
That’s quite a bit. And what he find? “An eclectic mix of people, who identify themselves as lawyers, Democrats, housewives, first-time voters, young, old, suspicious of established institutions like the dreaded MSM (mainstream media) who resent being portrayed as fringe fanatics.”
You’ll want to read the whole item here. The Times’ insightful work reminds me of something a colleague said recently — a person much wiser than myself in the ways of the Internet. He said that the biggest web innovations have come from losing efforts. John McCain in 2000, Howard Dean in 2004, and now Ron Paul (assuming he doesn’t get the nomination) in 2008.
If the innovation this time is to merely listen to what the Paulites are saying, I’d say that’s a pretty big step. Cheers to Top of the Ticket for doing something new — taking blog comments seriously.
Dave said,
January 16, 2008 @ 6:32 am
Yes maybe it is about time they did take us seriously .. Because WE represent quite a few more people then even they realize.
Ron Paul Gets my vote.. I disagree on some KEY issues with him but i know where he stands . The others running both Dem and Rep are nothing more then a extension to what we have the last 20 years.
Cheers and Thank you for pointing out this fact
Kai Jansen said,
January 16, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
16.1.08
There are millions of people around the world watching the direction the States is going in. As in the late-Aaron Russo’s film (America:From Freedom to Fascism), Ron Paul makes it quite clear the direction he sees from sitting very close to the heart of government, and one should really listen to such a man. His ’style’ tells you everything, if you’re not too busy giggling like a Guiliani-girl or sniggering like some demented shell-shocked McCain who really has NO IDEA of what the issues are, as shown by his crass statement that the USA should stay in the Middle East for 100 years if neccessary! I mean, what a complete Neanderthal and smug with it! As far as pretty-boy Mitt, what’s to see?! No substance, no depth, no real class. At least Fred has that: real class, he’s just slow in the head at grasping the real facts: War is coming because of the grotesque American involvement around the world, but it’s more complicated than that. It is a deliberate provocation that the current American government is embarked upon in seeking an ENDLESS WAR. It’s good for business afterall, that and taking away all human beings free rights, pesuading humanity that THEY are the saviours of mankind, but you’ll have to give up your freedoms as a by-the-way… by stealth, by deception, by media propaganda, by lying through their fake-smiles & back-teeth. I’m telling you ALL, it’s a manufactured, pre-planned existence that we will be facing if Dr Paul does not make a big enough impression on the vast and ignorant American public. PLEASE, wake up America! Before it really is too late…
Raphael said,
January 16, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Take a look at the Republican candidates views on Iran:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–hs0fSiJrg