Why is Dr Paul running for President ? [Archive] - Ron Paul Forums / Liberty Forest

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 01:20 PM

For individualism. Against collectivism.

I'm for that also, but I'm not running for President.

Why is he running for President ?

I think the answer to that question is important,
as we move on to the next stage.

acroso

02-07-2008, 01:21 PM

Against 1 trillion dollar nation building in Iraq...

Against amnesty

Against the IRS and the Fed.

WilliamC

02-07-2008, 01:21 PM

I'm for that also, but I'm not running for President.

Why is he running for President ?

I think the answer to that question is important,
as we move on to the next stage.

Well the other candidates are for collectivism and against individualism.

Isn't that enough reason for Ron Paul to run?

acroso

02-07-2008, 01:22 PM

To sabotage McStain too! Who wants to waste another 1-2 trillion in Iraq.

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 01:22 PM

Well the other candidates are for collectivism and against individualism

You speak my mind for me, beloved brother, but still,

Why is he running for President ?

sgrooms

02-07-2008, 01:25 PM

Why is he running for President ?

are you kidding me? to return our country to the way our founding fathers envisioned it.

to get rid of big government.

which USED to be the GOP platform.

rg123

02-07-2008, 01:25 PM

To restore Freedom & Liberty & Rule of law

WilliamC

02-07-2008, 01:26 PM

You speak my mind for me, beloved brother, but still,

Why is he running for President ?

Well if you believe what he himself says it is because he was talked into it by his closest friends.

wgadget

02-07-2008, 01:26 PM

Why is Dr Paul running for President ?

The answer, if we can decide what it is, may be illuminating.

To keep the spark of Liberty alive in the USA and the world.

emilysdad

02-07-2008, 01:27 PM

Why is Dr Paul running for President ?

The answer, if we can decide what it is, may be illuminating.

For Truth, Justice...and the American Way.

Superman

sgrooms

02-07-2008, 01:28 PM

Why is he running for President ?

Why are you here? Why are you a part of Ron Paul Forums?

THAT answer might be illuminating.

acptulsa

02-07-2008, 01:31 PM

I voted for him for president twice, friend. The reasons were the same each time--and those votes were twenty years apart.

His voting record and his record of integrity speak for themselves.

I, too, would like to put the spotlight on you. Why, again, do you ask?

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 01:34 PM

Well if you believe what he himself says it is because he was talked into it by his closest friends.

What arguments do you think they used to convince him to run ?

Did he run because of the things the others above have been suggesting ?

gnp

02-07-2008, 01:34 PM

Bob, you've got to be kidding...if you don't know the answer to your own question, you need to get off this forum and go support Mcstain.

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 01:44 PM

I, too, would like to put the spotlight on you. Why, again, do you ask?

I ask because I can't answer the question. I don't know the answer.

I also ask because you can't answer the question either.

and I think the answer is important, the election is not over, our revolution is not over, but it is time for all of us to understand why we are doing this

Why is Ron Paul running for President ?

It should not be concidered a troll question, the answer should be on billboards and tv.

Edit========

No one answered my question, aparently no one knows the answer.
So the mods have sent this to the dungeon, god forbid a scarey question interupt someones delusions.

WilliamC

02-07-2008, 01:50 PM

What arguments do you think they used to convince him to run ?

Did he run because of the things the others above have been suggesting ?

Because the takeover of America by the collectivists is near complete, but for the first time in history (well since the invention of the printing press) the individuals have a tool that allows them to coordinate.

The internet.

Plus, he's getting on in years, and it was now or never.

What answer are you looking for?

Do you expect us to say he knew he would loose? Or win?

None of us know the future, not our allies, not our enemies.

Just keep doing the best you can for individual rights.

That's what it's all about.

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 01:59 PM

Bob, you've got to be kidding...

LOL, It's your first post here , so I will honor it with a reply.

I am not kidding. I don't know why he is running.

Apparently no one else does either.

No One can answer my question.

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 02:10 PM

What answer are you looking for?

I'm looking for the real one, the simple truth.

What happens next, will be determined by why all this happened in the first place.

If it was just politics as usual, he would have dropped out weeks ago.

If was about being the next President, he would have dropped out weeks ago.

As have the others who saw they didn't have a chance, he would have been polite and quit as they did, but he did not quit. He has a different agenda.

Why did he run for President ?

and why is that question so difficult to answer ?

2young2vote

02-07-2008, 02:26 PM

He was not running to become president. He was running to train and educate people about how bad and corrupt the government is. How many of us would still be Neo-cons and democrats if it were not for him? probably alot.

I know this because when he started getting more popular we started saying something like "i am getting more support than i thought it would". If he knew he wouldn't have had a ton of support then why else would he have run?

Of course now that his campaign is probably a million times bigger than he thought it was going to be he is actually running a real campaign. Remember when you could just walk right up to him after straw polls and events? Well now at big events he has body guards which means he is a real contender now so he is actually trying to run a real campaign now.

That is just what i think.

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 02:51 PM

He was running to train and educate people

Certainly that is true. He is a good man.

But when those folks convinced him to run,
they surely offered him a more powerful
reason than that.

What was it ?

dvictr

02-07-2008, 02:53 PM

read sig

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 02:58 PM

read sig

I did.

I wish it would happen .

Bob Spruill

02-07-2008, 03:21 PM

http://www.lewrockwell.com/thornton/thornton42.html

nosebruise

02-07-2008, 03:34 PM

I'm for that also, but I'm not running for President.

Why is he running for President ?

I think the answer to that question is important,
as we move on to the next stage.

Because, apparently he is more steadfast than you are, and is prepared to make sacrifices to uphold the principles he believes in.

He is doing what he believes is right. and that's why we support him.
because there needs to be SOMEONE standing up for these things.

nebulous

02-07-2008, 04:12 PM

Why is anyone running for President?

The Democrats and McCain are running on federally socialist issues that are unconstitutional! I don't know why we ever allowed people to run on federally socialist principles, ever, they go against our Constitution!

Ron Paul is running on the principles of our Constitution and I wish he would run as an Independent!

FortWorth38

02-07-2008, 04:24 PM

Bob...

I'll take "Why is Dr Paul running for President?" for $500 please..

To be our Voice and Serve "We The People"

Lordsteven

02-07-2008, 04:57 PM

Bob...

To be our Voice and Serve "We The People"

Exactly Dr. Paul is still running for US the American people because WE asked him too. I do agree in the beginning it was just to get the message across but now it's because we continue to support him. I really in all honesty doubt Dr. Paul wants to be President, be if we want him to be he sure as hell will try.

FortWorth38

02-07-2008, 06:01 PM

Bump

pcosmar

02-07-2008, 06:13 PM

Even though I think this is Troll bait, And the OP will not be satisfied with any answer, I will give one.
Ron Paul is running for President to Lead.
To Lead the discussion back to the Constitution and to Conservative Principals.
To Lead Americans back to the Constitution and Liberty.
To lead the Nation as President.

amy31416

02-07-2008, 06:16 PM

You speak my mind for me, beloved brother, but still,

Why is he running for President ?

Because he believes it a moral obligation to do all he can to change the course of this country, to protect our God-given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I think he believes it to be a calling of a sort, and he has the wisdom to not use nor push his personal beliefs, but allow freedom of choice, free will to sort it all out, and allow people to live in peace and dignity as they so choose. The message is more important than the actual figurehead, he is a role model for all politicians, citizens and free people everywhere.

By the way, I think it's a provocative question, and a good one to ask. The answer is likely very simple, but not one that most people ask themselves.

PrayToday

02-07-2008, 10:18 PM

Why is Dr Paul running for President ?

The answer, if we can decide what it is, may be illuminating.

The longer he stays in, the more opportunity there is for a few hundred more people every day to figure out what's really going on in the world. There are that many more people every week who will never see the world the same way they did even a week ago. RP's mere presence forces the CFR gang to go to absurdly conspicuous lengths in effort to marginalize and misrepresent him. TPTB are tipping their hand hourly now, and RP is the reason. He is forcing them to pull back the cover on their own operations, if only for this season. I cannot say whether he genuinely believes he'll get the nomination, but he certainly knows that every day he's in this thing, the current world order is that much more exposed. I have to think that is a big motivation now.

stilltrying

02-08-2008, 01:05 AM

The longer he stays in, the more opportunity there is for a few hundred more people every day to figure out what's really going on in the world. There are that many more people every week who will never see the world the same way they did even a week ago. RP's mere presence forces the CFR gang to go to absurdly conspicuous lengths in effort to marginalize and misrepresent him. TPTB are tipping their hand hourly now, and RP is the reason. He is forcing them to pull back the cover on their own operations, if only for this season. I cannot say whether he genuinely believes he'll get the nomination, but he certainly knows that every day he's in this thing, the current world order is that much more exposed. I have to think that is a big motivation now.

so eloquently stated. this is not over and each day is another day to get more people onboard and educated about TPTB and Rons intention to stop it

Bob Spruill

02-08-2008, 05:29 AM

By the way, I think it's a provocative question, and a good one to ask.

Thank-you, that is what I wanted it to be.

By running for President he has introduced the idea of freedom to many thousands who otherwise never would have thought of it.

But, is that it ? Is that the reason ?

I'm wanting for something more. The 'Big Surprise' didn't happen last Tuesday. Maybe soon.

Why is he still running for President ?

TPTB are tipping their hand hourly now, and RP is the reason.

Yep, it is worth it to me just for that reason alone.

Even though I think this is Troll bait, And the OP will not be satisfied with any answer, I will give one.

I think provocative is a better term than troll bait, but whatever. You, along with many others on this thread have provided many good reasons for him to run for President.

But my question remains unanswered. Maybe only he can answer it.

Where do we go from here, is my next question.

LibertyEagle

02-08-2008, 05:33 AM

What arguments do you think they used to convince him to run ?

Did he run because of the things the others above have been suggesting ?

Bob, he's talked about that before. He didn't know if there was enough of the remnant left.

Enough of the people who understood that liberty didn't involve turning your life over to the government to manage, or to "take care" of us and that it was dangerous to do so. That if we gave up our liberty for security, we would end up with neither. That our country was never designed to be the policeman of the world and that it was totally illogical to fool ourselves into thinking that we could export democracy through the barrel of a gun. That government which governs best, governs least.

For so very many years, he has often been the lone voice of Constitutional government in Washington, D.C. He didn't know how many of us there were. I think we've happily surprised him.

Bob Spruill

02-08-2008, 06:00 AM

He didn't know how many of us there were. I think we've happily surprised him.

OK, but why did he run for President ? No one knows.
If he could have answered that well, he may have won the thing

Where do we go from here, is my next question.

But the 'why are we doing this' remains important.

FortWorth38

02-08-2008, 02:17 PM

Bob,

I'll take that one for $500.

.....

PM ME

Bob Spruill

02-08-2008, 02:31 PM

I'll take that one for $500.

Batter up ! Answer it.

There ain't no secrets here.

Dieseler

02-08-2008, 02:58 PM

A more important question might be,
what are not the reasons that Ron Paul run for President.
You may narrow your question down once you get that answer.
There are simply to many reasons why he did run.