Buchanan's American Conservative Magazine endorces RP

[jason43]

Reported Here over the AP (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080201005640&newsLang=en)

[prolifer4paul]

We could have used this ohh I don't know about 2 months ago.

[nullvalu]

about f'ing time that sellout buchanan did something for us.. ;)

[jacmicwag]

Great news - the link from Ron's announcement to the actual magazine does not show the endorsement however.

[Daniel McCarthy]

The endorsement is going on-line later today. It's in the issue that went to press yesterday. -- Dan McCarthy, former TAC literary editor, now Ron Paul Internet Communications Coordinator

[WilliamC]

Great news - the link from Ron's announcement to the actual magazine does not show the endorsement however.

Does the magazine expect us to subscribe to see the endorsement?

[Matt Collins]

We could have used this ohh I don't know about 2 months ago.

My thoughts exactly :rolleyes:

[raystone]

soap
ballot
jury
ammo
(in that order)



Ed Howdershelt should be given credit as the author for the soap, ballot, jury, ammo quote

[colecrowe]

http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/images/magcover.jpg



http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/feature.html

February 11, 2008 Issue
Copyright © 2008 The American Conservative

Paul for President

The presidential fields of both parties have narrowed, and the arguments about how we should move forward are now familiar. TAC believes that only one candidate has put forth a diagnosis of America’s current ills and has a vision to turn the country off its misguided course. That is Congressman Ron Paul, whom we endorse for the Republican nomination.

On the key issue of foreign policy, the differences between the other Republican contenders can be measured in microdots. All remain enthusiastic supporters of the invasion of Iraq and of maintaining a presence there for years to come. All speak as if it is America’s right and duty to station its armed forces over much of the world. All have embraced neoconservative paranoia about the “threat” posed by Iran, setting the table for another war. All, that is, except Dr. Paul.

He is the one candidate who sees how the realities of world power have shifted since the 1990s, the one who recognizes that the time of unilateral American hegemony is over—and can’t be maintained even if it was in our interest to do so. He alone understands that the ever expanding federal government is a far greater threat to American liberty than some tinpot dictator in the Caucasus. By speaking about the benefits of smaller government and limited executive power, he has introduced a generation of young Americans to a more traditional and true style of conservatism—to the movement and the country’s benefit.

Ron Paul is a libertarian, and his stances are very much derived from that minor party tradition. To many, his ruminations about sound money seem academic—if oddly prescient. He was sounding the alarm about dollar devaluation long before the current panic and broke with libertarian orthodoxy to oppose injurious free-trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA. Conservatives also find common cause with his 30-year pro-life voting record and commitment to ending birthright citizenship.

Paul came by his congressional nickname—“Dr. No”—honestly. Anyone combing through his lengthy record will find many lone stands and idealistic statements that ignore the maxim that politics is the art of the possible. We are under no illusion that he has much chance of winning the GOP nomination this election cycle.

Nevertheless we urge a vote for him. This campaign sends a signal to both parties that a significant number of Americans value their country’s great Constitution, that many conservatives reject wiretaps, waterboarding, and senseless wars. There is far more realism in Paul’s analysis than can be found in those Republicans who believe that Washington’s policy of borrowing billions from China to pay for the occupation of a growing number of countries is desirable, much less sustainable.

Ron Paul has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise desultory Republican campaign. Long may he run.

[Sey.Naci]

Sheesh, colecrowe beat me to it. :)

[The Good Doctor]

Yeah baby! The tide is turning! :D


http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/images/magcover.jpg



http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/feature.html

February 11, 2008 Issue
Copyright © 2008 The American Conservative

Paul for President

The presidential fields of both parties have narrowed, and the arguments about how we should move forward are now familiar. TAC believes that only one candidate has put forth a diagnosis of America’s current ills and has a vision to turn the country off its misguided course. That is Congressman Ron Paul, whom we endorse for the Republican nomination.

On the key issue of foreign policy, the differences between the other Republican contenders can be measured in microdots. All remain enthusiastic supporters of the invasion of Iraq and of maintaining a presence there for years to come. All speak as if it is America’s right and duty to station its armed forces over much of the world. All have embraced neoconservative paranoia about the “threat” posed by Iran, setting the table for another war. All, that is, except Dr. Paul.

He is the one candidate who sees how the realities of world power have shifted since the 1990s, the one who recognizes that the time of unilateral American hegemony is over—and can’t be maintained even if it was in our interest to do so. He alone understands that the ever expanding federal government is a far greater threat to American liberty than some tinpot dictator in the Caucasus. By speaking about the benefits of smaller government and limited executive power, he has introduced a generation of young Americans to a more traditional and true style of conservatism—to the movement and the country’s benefit.

Ron Paul is a libertarian, and his stances are very much derived from that minor party tradition. To many, his ruminations about sound money seem academic—if oddly prescient. He was sounding the alarm about dollar devaluation long before the current panic and broke with libertarian orthodoxy to oppose injurious free-trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA. Conservatives also find common cause with his 30-year pro-life voting record and commitment to ending birthright citizenship.

Paul came by his congressional nickname—“Dr. No”—honestly. Anyone combing through his lengthy record will find many lone stands and idealistic statements that ignore the maxim that politics is the art of the possible. We are under no illusion that he has much chance of winning the GOP nomination this election cycle.

Nevertheless we urge a vote for him. This campaign sends a signal to both parties that a significant number of Americans value their country’s great Constitution, that many conservatives reject wiretaps, waterboarding, and senseless wars. There is far more realism in Paul’s analysis than can be found in those Republicans who believe that Washington’s policy of borrowing billions from China to pay for the occupation of a growing number of countries is desirable, much less sustainable.

Ron Paul has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise desultory Republican campaign. Long may he run.

[jason43]

I actually subscribed to the Mag Yesterday. I generally like Buchanan, and want to keep up with what the libertarian/paleo side of the party is up to...

[RonPaulMania]

about f'ing time that sellout buchanan did something for us.. ;)

To call him a sell-out shows your age. The man is the furthest thing from a sell-out.

[Sey.Naci]

Need to correct the OP. That's not an AP report; it's a news release from the RP campaign, distributed through and appearing on businesswire.

[slacker921]

... unfortunately CNN is blasting on repeatedly about McCain's latest endorsement.. sigh. Do you think maybe they want a war-mongering GOP candidate to win the nomination so the GOP has zero chance in Nov? Maybe? Just a little?

[tommyzDad]

[QUOTE=colecrowe;1147057]http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/images/magcover.jpg

I love the cover.

[Buzz]

... unfortunately CNN is blasting on repeatedly about McCain's latest endorsement.. sigh. Do you think maybe they want a war-mongering GOP candidate to win the nomination so the GOP has zero chance in Nov? Maybe? Just a little?

Maybe, but also, the warmongers want a warmongering GOP candidate to guarantee the continuation of the war. Neither Clinton nor Obama will end the war if elected.

[statesman]

i have never heard of this magazine until today. I love Pat Buchanan.

I subscribed today.

[wxflyguy]

Is this just a magazine that endorsed Ron Paul or did Buchanan actually come out and endorse him? Wonder if something could be brewing...

[angelatc]

Does the magazine expect us to subscribe to see the endorsement?

You should subscribe. This magazine is an excellent source of conservative talking points and news that you're not going to see anywhere else.

Month after month, they have written good things about Congressman Paul. The least you could do is throw some business their way.

We're going to need them long after the elections are over.

[angelatc]

[QUOTE=colecrowe;1147057]http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_02_11/images/magcover.jpg

I love the cover.

You should search their archives for the last one, with Giuliani on it.

[Sweman]

Why not buy 500.000 copies for a discount price and distribute to precinct captains for Super Tuesday...

[hueylong]

Be HAPPY people! It's a good endorsement. And there is a LONG TIME to go.

Thanks, Dan!

[deanne]

Is this just a magazine that endorsed Ron Paul or did Buchanan actually come out and endorse him? Wonder if something could be brewing...

Buchanan's said some short, but positve things about RP on the McLaughlin Group (PBS) and cable news shows he's been on; look it up on youtube.

[Peace&Freedom]

A fabulous endorsement from a fabulous magazine. Somebody ought to start systematically cataloging (from reviewing the comprehensive archive of threads on this forum) who the 'good media' were who stood up for Paul, and every single one of the 'bad media' folks who omitted or did a hit piece on Paul, for future reference. Who stood up for liberty, and who collaborated with the tyrant occupiers, when this Revolution first dawned? Assembling the good and bad lists now will make things go bigger, better and faster in subsequent election cycles.

[VoluntaryMan]

Who wrote the endorsement? Do we have Buchanan to thank?