humanic
05-10-2008, 11:29 AM
From an article entitled "Surprise GOP rule switch?" (http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9214559) in The Salt Lake Tribune:
On blogs and in e-mails, Paul backers have spread a strategy aimed at getting Paul supporters elected as delegates in order to keep Sen. John McCain from getting enough delegate support to clinch the nomination. That could force a convention fight, they argue, and give Paul a path - albeit a contorted one - to win the nomination.
“We will try to force a brokered convention - there is no way around it,” writes Steve Parent on "The Daily Paul" blog.
spacehabitats (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?u=10065), who, unlike "Dr Steve Parent", is not and internet ghost and has substantiated his claims of being a doctor, writes:
"Infiltrate" and "force" are exactly the kinds of words They want to associate with the liberty movement. These words imply coercion and tyranny, which is exactly what we are fighting!
People don't want to be "forced" or "infiltrated". And they don't want "anarchy" or "chaos" either.
Our strategy, ultimately, is to educate, persuade, and convert. But They want to continue to marginalize us; separate us from the mainstream of good, honest Republicans that must eventually be our power base, blaming us for the disruption that They cause!
But one of the most disturbing (but hardly surprising) aspects of this article was it's anointing of Dr. Steve Parent as "our" spokesman.
Interesting how the MSM, that has gone so far out of its way to discredit and ignore Ron Paul throughout this campaign, is so ready to choose this charlatan to quote in an article about RP delegates. Regardless of what you think of "Dr? Steve", "he" does not exist except as an online pseudonym.
In the interest of journalistic integrity an article should describe "him" as someone "who uses the online name of 'Dr. Steve Parent' ' rather than implying that that is his real identity. He is no more a named source than was "Deep Throat" but this article does not make this apparent. If a newspaper ever wanted to quote me I would use my actual name. And the "Dr." part WOULD be a real and verifiable part of it.
I say again to "Dr Steve Parent":
Please send Bryan proof that you are an American physician named Steve Parent (as you claim).
You are right that specific personal information such as your address and license number is not our business, but knowledge of whether or not you are lying about your identity (as all signs suggest) is.
If you are an American physician named Steve Parent you can easily prove it to Bryan without him releasing your personal information. Him vouching for you would stop speculation about your identity.
You can try to spin your unwillingness to do this however you want, but the bottom line is that there's no reason you'd refuse if you are who you say you are. It's that simple. You have much to gain by doing so and nothing to lose.
On blogs and in e-mails, Paul backers have spread a strategy aimed at getting Paul supporters elected as delegates in order to keep Sen. John McCain from getting enough delegate support to clinch the nomination. That could force a convention fight, they argue, and give Paul a path - albeit a contorted one - to win the nomination.
“We will try to force a brokered convention - there is no way around it,” writes Steve Parent on "The Daily Paul" blog.
spacehabitats (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/member.php?u=10065), who, unlike "Dr Steve Parent", is not and internet ghost and has substantiated his claims of being a doctor, writes:
"Infiltrate" and "force" are exactly the kinds of words They want to associate with the liberty movement. These words imply coercion and tyranny, which is exactly what we are fighting!
People don't want to be "forced" or "infiltrated". And they don't want "anarchy" or "chaos" either.
Our strategy, ultimately, is to educate, persuade, and convert. But They want to continue to marginalize us; separate us from the mainstream of good, honest Republicans that must eventually be our power base, blaming us for the disruption that They cause!
But one of the most disturbing (but hardly surprising) aspects of this article was it's anointing of Dr. Steve Parent as "our" spokesman.
Interesting how the MSM, that has gone so far out of its way to discredit and ignore Ron Paul throughout this campaign, is so ready to choose this charlatan to quote in an article about RP delegates. Regardless of what you think of "Dr? Steve", "he" does not exist except as an online pseudonym.
In the interest of journalistic integrity an article should describe "him" as someone "who uses the online name of 'Dr. Steve Parent' ' rather than implying that that is his real identity. He is no more a named source than was "Deep Throat" but this article does not make this apparent. If a newspaper ever wanted to quote me I would use my actual name. And the "Dr." part WOULD be a real and verifiable part of it.
I say again to "Dr Steve Parent":
Please send Bryan proof that you are an American physician named Steve Parent (as you claim).
You are right that specific personal information such as your address and license number is not our business, but knowledge of whether or not you are lying about your identity (as all signs suggest) is.
If you are an American physician named Steve Parent you can easily prove it to Bryan without him releasing your personal information. Him vouching for you would stop speculation about your identity.
You can try to spin your unwillingness to do this however you want, but the bottom line is that there's no reason you'd refuse if you are who you say you are. It's that simple. You have much to gain by doing so and nothing to lose.