bobbyw24
04-13-2010, 04:19 AM
The Daily Caller reports on the reception Ron Paul received at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, where he delivered to the crowd a message to which many of them were unaccustomed: that Obama is a corporatist, not a socialist, and war is the health of the state. Only the early shuttering of polling staitons prevented Paul from beating Romney in the straw poll.
Ron Paul Rising
By James Plummer
NEW ORLEANS – Rep. Ron Paul’s supporters were in the grand ballroom early Saturday, lightly heckling Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour during his speech for omitting the libertarian congressman from his list of Republican leaders. Barbour quickly added Paul’s name.
But that was nothing compared to the divided reaction when Paul himself took the stage Saturday afternoon at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference here in the Big Easy. Paul began by challenging the conventional wisdom among Republicans concerning congressional earmarks, then took on the common assertion heard throughout the weekend that President Obama is a ’socialist.’
With a somewhat professorial tone, Paul said that, in the technical sense, the president is no such thing.
“What he is, is a corporatist,” Paul said. “And, unfortunately, we have corporatists in the Republican party. And that means you take care of corporations, and corporations take over and run the country. We see it in the financial institutions, we see it in the military-industrial complex, and now we see it in the medical-industrial complex.”
Isolated boos mixed with supporters’ cheers upon these remarks, but as Paul continued, it became apparent that many in the audience were objecting not to Paul’s list of big-government villains, but rather to the congressman himself.
One man wearing Mike Huckabee apparel repeatedly booed Paul throughout the first part of the speech, ultimately resorting to the chant “Ron Paul sucks!” as he discussed foreign policy. SRLC staffers walked the man to the back of the ballroom and silenced him.
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http://amconmag.com/headline/1661/index.html
Ron Paul Rising
By James Plummer
NEW ORLEANS – Rep. Ron Paul’s supporters were in the grand ballroom early Saturday, lightly heckling Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour during his speech for omitting the libertarian congressman from his list of Republican leaders. Barbour quickly added Paul’s name.
But that was nothing compared to the divided reaction when Paul himself took the stage Saturday afternoon at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference here in the Big Easy. Paul began by challenging the conventional wisdom among Republicans concerning congressional earmarks, then took on the common assertion heard throughout the weekend that President Obama is a ’socialist.’
With a somewhat professorial tone, Paul said that, in the technical sense, the president is no such thing.
“What he is, is a corporatist,” Paul said. “And, unfortunately, we have corporatists in the Republican party. And that means you take care of corporations, and corporations take over and run the country. We see it in the financial institutions, we see it in the military-industrial complex, and now we see it in the medical-industrial complex.”
Isolated boos mixed with supporters’ cheers upon these remarks, but as Paul continued, it became apparent that many in the audience were objecting not to Paul’s list of big-government villains, but rather to the congressman himself.
One man wearing Mike Huckabee apparel repeatedly booed Paul throughout the first part of the speech, ultimately resorting to the chant “Ron Paul sucks!” as he discussed foreign policy. SRLC staffers walked the man to the back of the ballroom and silenced him.
Read Full Article...
http://amconmag.com/headline/1661/index.html