Can/should Ron get an endorsement from Wesley Snipes?

[wgadget]

http://www.nolanchart.com/article3552.html

Just thinking out loud...I don't really know who the guy is...

[The One]

No, it would cost Ron Paul the vampire vote and the votes of all the white men who can't jump.

[BarryDonegan]

people who resist things they don't believe in and go to jail over it are heroes.

especially those who could've just paid it and kept doing movies and lived a superstar quality of life forever.

I hope that people listen to Wesley Snipes more seriously now, and that this arrest brings to attention the unfairness of the tax code, and even the unfairness of the sentencing. 3 years for misdemeanors is bizarre, and totally uncommon.

[humanic]

No, it would cost Ron Paul the vampire vote and the votes of all the white men who can't jump.

+1000000000

[ClayTrainor]

people who resist things they don't believe in and go to jail over it are heroes.

especially those who could've just paid it and kept doing movies and lived a superstar quality of life forever.

I hope that people listen to Wesley Snipes more seriously now, and that this arrest brings to attention the unfairness of the tax code, and even the unfairness of the sentencing. 3 years for misdemeanors is bizarre, and totally uncommon.

Well said bro...

It would be great if Snipes would endorse Paul but my bet is, he hasn't heard of him, and good luck contacting him right now with all this crap going on.

Observing Snipes' incrimination should be a wake up call for US citizens. Im not sure about the legality of the income tax in canada but this has inspired me to look into it more.

[flames2dust77]

No, it would cost Ron Paul the vampire vote and the votes of all the white men who can't jump.

you forgot: it will also cost us the drag queen and trans gender vote.
http://blogs.tampabay.com/juice/images/2007/11/07/snipes.jpg

[FreedomRings]

Celebrities could do a lot more good by actually paying taxes and at the same time publicly raising questions about the legality of taxes. That way nobody can attack them (because they pay up) and they can still get the message out.

[ClayTrainor]

Celebrities could do a lot more good by actually paying taxes and at the same time publicly raising questions about the legality of taxes. That way nobody can attack them (because they pay up) and they can still get the message out.

But nothing brings in the publicity quite like a celebrity arrest does.

Not paying taxes seems to be a much better way of getting the media involved and raising awareness.

[bcreps85]

No. First of all, most middle-class American's gut reaction to this is that he wasn't punished enough -- not because they believe in excessive taxes or the IRS, but because they would have been punished even more because they lack riches and celebrity status. Second of all, some people who will support Ron Paul because of his stances on the war or something like that still don't understand that our income tax doesn't pay for any of the things they think it does...so they will see him as a criminal...only enlightened and unbiased people will understand, and we already have that crowd.

Finally, Snipes wouldn't do it. Why you ask? Because he's not going to serve a day in jail. He's going to appeal and get a non-sentence sentence, but that won't make headlines. The whole point of this conviction was to make headlines and scare activists into submission.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Celebrities could do a lot more good by actually paying taxes and at the same time publicly raising questions about the legality of taxes. That way nobody can attack them (because they pay up) and they can still get the message out.

I would have agreed with that 10 years ago. But, who's going to listen to Wesley Snipes talking about the unfairness or legality of taxes? Media successfuly blacked out Paul, who had the biggest grassroots movement in american history. They didn't have to work very hard at it, either. At most, you'd get a few stories about celebrity crackpots.

[asgardshill]

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[wgadget]

I thought it was just a misdemeanor...?

[RonPaulFever]

I'm waiting for the inevitable "exclusive" interview from prison with AJ :)

[szczebrzeszyn]

But, who's going to listen to Wesley Snipes talking about the unfairness or legality of taxes?

I don't quite understand his hero status. Did he actually challenge the legality of this tax return etc. ? I've read he apologized to the judge that he was poorly educated in this area and that's why he failed to file a return. Not because he thought it was unconstitutional or whatever. But maybe there's more to this story which I have not read about yet, so pass me a link, thanks.

[devil21]

I say no. Most people look at Snipes as a rich celebrity that didnt want to pay his taxes. 99% of the population has no clue about the tax resister movement. It wouldn't look good for a guy that just got sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for tax evasion to endorse a candidate.

[asgardshill]

I thought it was just a misdemeanor...?

It was - I stand corrected.

Convicted misdemeanant.

[Mr. White]

A hero? He was convinced he didn't have to pay. He wasn't taking a stand, he was trying to keep his money. Understandable, but not something which raises you to hero status.

[torchbearer]

I thought it was just a misdemeanor...?

It was.... 3 years for a misdemeanor, for a non-violent, non-threat to society human being... who will now be treated like an animal and be put in a zoo with the violent and the inhumane.
Great use of jail space. /sarcasm.

How much of your tax money is now going to provide food and housing to a bunch of common people who are enslaved against their will for not pay the king's taxes?

[ronpaulhawaii]

Whats weird is that they advertise it as a 3 yr sentance, but I thought I read somewhere where it will be 1yr "supervised release" or some such jargon...

[torchbearer]

Whats weird is that they advertise it as a 3 yr sentance, but I thought I read somewhere where it will be 1yr "supervised release" or some such jargon...

I haven't seen that, every article I read shows the Judge gave him max, to serve as a warning to all us little people to get back to work and pay your earnings to the King or you will rot in prison too.
That was actually the prosecutions argument for the 3 year sentence.
"This is a high profile case, if he doesn't get max, then what message would that send to the poor people?"

Does this whole thing just reek of socialism.. aka USSR type governance?
This isn't a free society anymore, this isn't a republic where people's wealth is protected from the majority.
Its sickening.....

[devil21]

Whats weird is that they advertise it as a 3 yr sentance, but I thought I read somewhere where it will be 1yr "supervised release" or some such jargon...

He will basically be on probation for a year after his 3 year sentence is up. He's gotta serve 85% (I think? could be 91%) of his 3 years. He'll be put up in a nice country club prison with Mike Vick as his cellmate. Wesley will be ok.

[ronpaulhawaii]

He will basically be on probation for a year after his 3 year sentence is up. He's gotta serve 85% (I think? could be 91%) of his 3 years. He'll be put up in a nice country club prison with Mike Vick as his cellmate. Wesley will be ok.

OK thanks - bummer for him. Don't know that an endorsement would help at this point...