Ron Paul on Front Page of New York Times Today

[MRoCkEd]

http://i.imgur.com/duGbI.jpg

Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/us/politics/13paul.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

[Lucille]

Wow!

[cswake]

Anybody find it haunting that an article that lends credibility to Paul is adjacent to two headline articles on American deaths in Afghanistan and increasing Iraqi violence against Christians? (Both topics he's addressed to a significant extent)

[Vessol]

Very nice. Bit peeved that it's saying that Ron Paul wants to return to the gold standard(he doesn't, he wants competing currencies), but this is a common misconception that is hard to explain to those not learned much on economics and currency.

[sailingaway]

Woot! I'd seen the article, but didn't know it was front page!

Thanks!

Too bad it is designed to be divisive - to splinter off other conservatives and even Rand's supporters (by pretending Ron is hogging the spotlight). They are subtly hammering on all the themes they used to try to divide Rand from his supporters. Hopefully they will be 'as effective'. :p

[sailingaway]

Very nice. Bit peeved that it's saying that Ron Paul wants to return to the gold standard(he doesn't, he wants competing currencies), but this is a common misconception that is hard to explain to those not learned much on economics and currency.

Uh, yeah, and they say Austrian economics is 'magical thinking' to marginalize it.... they are DEFINITELY trying to instill preconceptions.

[Vessol]

Uh, yeah, and they say Austrian economics is 'magical thinking' to marginalize it.... they are DEFINITELY trying to instill preconceptions.

Yeah I noticed that too. Extremely one sided view on Austrian economics to make it sound kooky and strange.

But, any press is good press. Having Ron Paul's name on the front page of a major international newspaper is going to at least catch peoples attention.

[AGRP]

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years…It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries.”

- David Rockefeller, Bilderberg meeting, June 1991, Baden, Germany.

[Dissident]

This further proves Ron Paul can no longer be ignored. The front page is a big deal.

However, it's frustrating the article was crafted with intention to undermine Ron. The main photo was likely selected to portray him as an outcast--sitting awkwardly and alone in the room. Many statements about Ron's philosophy were without any explanation. There was a clear bias against Austrian economics. The former Fed governor made an unsubstantiated attack on Ron Paul's knowledge of economics. No quote from a free-market economist for balance. No mention of Ron's extensive work in economics or him correctly predicting the housing bubble.

Perhaps most shameful is the predictable remark on his no vote for a Congressional Medal of Honor for Mother Theresa WITHOUT explanation. I think most people would commend his justification and proposed alternative means of funding for it.

I really respect how humble and dignified Ron is. I just wish he would stop downplaying his influence and shed the "fighting a losing battle" attitude. Ron is not a Ross Perot or Ralph Nader type of candidate. He can be a major player.

Perhaps most promising are the reader comments, most of which express support for Ron.

[Suzu]

I notice also the article says RP got less than 2% of the vote. Do they mean in New York? Because I thought he got a good deal more than 2% of the vote nationally. This might be another attempt to marginalize him.

[sailingaway]

I notice also the article says RP got less than 2% of the vote. Do they mean in New York? Because I thought he got a good deal more than 2% of the vote nationally. This might be another attempt to marginalize him.

Per ballot access he got 5.6%

I have another thread with the link.

[mconder]

This article is nothing less than an attempt to marginalize RP and his views.