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freshjiva
04-20-2011, 12:44 PM
Anyone notice something interesting about all of Ron Paul's books compared to other politicians and Presidential candidates? ALL the other books have glorified photographs of their faces plastered on their frontcovers. Not Ron Paul.







Mike Huckabee:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71WTWnGqA%2BL._SS500_.jpg

Mitt Romney:
http://mittromneycentral.com/uploads/No-Apology1.jpg

Newt Gingrich:
http://images.betterworldbooks.com/159/To-Save-America-Gingrich-Newt-9781596981904.jpg

Sarah Palin:
https://www.newsmaxstore.com/nm_mag/images/AmericaByHeart_300.jpg

Tim Pawlenty:
http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/Courage_to_Stand_An_American_Story-68923.jpg



...and then...you have Ron Paul:

http://images.betterworldbooks.com/160/Liberty-Defined-Paul-Ron-9781609419073.jpg

http://mises.org/images/EndTheFedCover.jpg

http://www.intelliot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/the-revolution-a-manifesto-ron-paul.jpg

http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222382377l/1265296.jpg

Acala
04-20-2011, 12:49 PM
Good point.

It reminds me of the video of the ceremony where Ron Paul signed in for the New Hampshire primary. "For Liberty".

Mini-Me
04-20-2011, 12:53 PM
I never noticed that consciously. I only noticed that his covers always appealed to me a lot more than some others do. I'm subconsciously drawn to tasteful covers like that, because they feel like they have some kind of "classical" quality to them. I never even considered the vanity aspect, but covers with closeups of individuals just always looked embarrassing to me.

muzzled dogg
04-20-2011, 12:54 PM
i believe it was jack hunter who pointed this out on facebook a while back

edit: about rand's

VBRonPaulFan
04-20-2011, 12:55 PM
yeah, because those politicians are trying to build a 'brand' for themselves and sell their image rather than their substance. ron is trying to sell the message, not the messenger.

virgil47
04-20-2011, 01:02 PM
Anyone notice something interesting about all of Ron Paul's books compared to other politicians and Presidential candidates? ALL the other books have glorified photographs of their faces plastered on their frontcovers. Not Ron Paul.






Mike Huckabee:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71WTWnGqA%2BL._SS500_.jpg

Mitt Romney:
http://mittromneycentral.com/uploads/No-Apology1.jpg

Newt Gingrich:
http://images.betterworldbooks.com/159/To-Save-America-Gingrich-Newt-9781596981904.jpg

Sarah Palin:
https://www.newsmaxstore.com/nm_mag/images/AmericaByHeart_300.jpg

Tim Pawlenty:
http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/Courage_to_Stand_An_American_Story-68923.jpg



...and then...you have Ron Paul:

http://images.betterworldbooks.com/160/Liberty-Defined-Paul-Ron-9781609419073.jpg

http://mises.org/images/EndTheFedCover.jpg

http://www.intelliot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/the-revolution-a-manifesto-ron-paul.jpg

http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222382377l/1265296.jpg

Perhaps this is why he is not well known. He must remember that the first thing he must sell to get elected is himself. Then he can sell his message.

LatinsforPaul
04-20-2011, 01:02 PM
What you have stated is the difference between a Politician and a Statesman. ;)

UtahApocalypse
04-20-2011, 01:24 PM
yeah, because those politicians are trying to build a 'brand' for themselves and sell their image rather than their substance. ron is trying to sell the message, not the messenger.


What you have stated is the difference between a Politician and a Statesman. ;)


Some great quotes these are.

FrankRep
04-20-2011, 01:26 PM
The non-Ron Paul candidates have boring book titles.

iamse7en
04-20-2011, 01:28 PM
This is more like it:

http://i.imm.io/5760.jpeg

muahahah

scottditzen
04-20-2011, 01:49 PM
LOL at Huckabees "crazy eyes" syndrome.

freshjiva
04-20-2011, 02:26 PM
LOL at Huckabees "crazy eyes" syndrome.

LOL, Huckabee looks like a chump in that photo. He definitely picked up some weight after his 2008 campaign. And Newt Gingrich? Yuck.

Romulus
04-20-2011, 02:38 PM
LOL at Huckabees "crazy eyes" syndrome.

Haha... I want to punch that book in the cover so hard.

VBRonPaulFan
04-20-2011, 03:17 PM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71WTWnGqA%2BL._SS500_.jpg

http://itslaurenservideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/MrDeeds_2.jpg

lol...

sailingaway
04-20-2011, 03:27 PM
Ron is about ideas. Uhg^^^

Ray
04-20-2011, 03:33 PM
This is more like it:

http://i.imm.io/5760.jpeg

muahahah

Oh god I lol'd

outspoken
04-20-2011, 03:41 PM
A conscience superior to his/hers ego?

McBell
04-20-2011, 04:12 PM
The non-Ron Paul candidates have boring book titles.
To go along with their boring ideas.

ClayTrainor
04-20-2011, 04:19 PM
Ron Paul isn't in this for the ego-trip. :)

Humanae Libertas
04-20-2011, 06:27 PM
Another comparison to other neocons:

Glenn Beck:
http://www.bolgernow.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/glenn-beck-book.JPG

http://aconaz.org/inconvenientbook.jpg

Mark Levin:
http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/images/readtolead/Liberty%20and%20Tyranny.jpg

Sean Hannity :
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JI-hFSvfL._SS500_.jpg

Bill O'Reilly:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9c4vqIBxfc/TWp3D-Xy0oI/AAAAAAAAAys/6PVz1zMY4zI/s1600/Pinheads%2Band%2BPatriots.jpg

They are all opportunist a-holes.

Romulus
04-21-2011, 11:54 AM
What a bunch of dickheads.

sailingaway
04-21-2011, 12:05 PM
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9c4vqIBxfc/TWp3D-Xy0oI/AAAAAAAAAys/6PVz1zMY4zI/s1600/Pinheads%2Band%2BPatriots.jpg

I'm surprised he called Obama a patriot.

Romulus
04-21-2011, 03:46 PM
He's done plenty of oogling over him.

goldencane
04-21-2011, 04:29 PM
As much as I like that Ron Paul puts the message before himself, the fact of the matter is that having an ego is actually something that is necessary. Take a look at all great "leaders" or "managers" or whatever you want to call them throughout history. The one thing they all have in common is they have a strong ego. Having an ego is even more important when it comes to getting elected. The reality is, most people don't vote based on someone's platform, they vote based on who best presents themselves as the only person capable of fixing things. I think Ron is doing a great job, but he does need to kick the ego and badassness notch up a bit if he wants a large following.

Kregisen
04-21-2011, 04:57 PM
As much as I like that Ron Paul puts the message before himself, the fact of the matter is that having an ego is actually something that is necessary. Take a look at all great "leaders" or "managers" or whatever you want to call them throughout history. The one thing they all have in common is they have a strong ego. Having an ego is even more important when it comes to getting elected. The reality is, most people don't vote based on someone's platform, they vote based on who best presents themselves as the only person capable of fixing things. I think Ron is doing a great job, but he does need to kick the ego and badassness notch up a bit if he wants a large following.

That's just not who he is....I think Rand could do that though.

Expatriate
04-21-2011, 04:57 PM
As much as I like that Ron Paul puts the message before himself, the fact of the matter is that having an ego is actually something that is necessary. Take a look at all great "leaders" or "managers" or whatever you want to call them throughout history. The one thing they all have in common is they have a strong ego. Having an ego is even more important when it comes to getting elected. The reality is, most people don't vote based on someone's platform, they vote based on who best presents themselves as the only person capable of fixing things. I think Ron is doing a great job, but he does need to kick the ego and badassness notch up a bit if he wants a large following.


And that's why democracy inevitably self-destructs.

TNforPaul45
04-21-2011, 05:01 PM
Ron Paul's campaign is about his ideas, not about him. SailingAway nailed it up there. That's why his pic is not on his books.

It's a good thing that Suckabee can spread his eyes apart like that. It means that he will be able to copy the person on the left AND the right of him ( haha, get it? Triple Entendre!)

goldencane
04-21-2011, 05:04 PM
And that's why democracy inevitably self-destructs.

I agree. Although, Ron doesn't actually need to have a big ego, but he needs to present himself the same way a person with a big ego does. Hopefully if someone like him can do that and then break the chain of actual egotistical people, real change might happen.

QueenB4Liberty
04-21-2011, 05:05 PM
And that's why democracy inevitably self-destructs.

Pretty much!

goldencane
04-21-2011, 05:08 PM
Ron Paul's campaign is about his ideas, not about him. SailingAway nailed it up there. That's why his pic is not on his books.

It's a good thing that Suckabee can spread his eyes apart like that. It means that he will be able to copy the person on the left AND the right of him ( haha, get it? Triple Entendre!)

In a perfect world that is how it should be, but in reality people vote for the person, not the ideas. People need to be sold on Ron Paul himself and want to follow him, not just his ideas. I don't think that is how it should be, but people arn't smart enough to do otherwise.

acptulsa
04-21-2011, 05:10 PM
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71WTWnGqA%2BL._SS500_.jpg

http://s11.acephotos.org/images/orig/f/w/fwc5v18zuv4981uc.jpg

I'm not the only person who sees this, right?

TNforPaul45
04-21-2011, 05:14 PM
In a perfect world that is how it should be, but in reality people vote for the person, not the ideas. People need to be sold on Ron Paul himself and want to follow him, not just his ideas. I don't think that is how it should be, but people arn't smart enough to do otherwise.

Right, and a point that I have made a lot of times. The Majority of voters choose a candidate based on how well that candidate will make them FEEL that the future is bright and that the candidate has all the answers that they have been looking for. Most people have been trained to be Feel-good voters, look-good voters. Style over substance (See Gary Johnson ;)).

Ron has the ideas down pat, of course. But I wish that he would channel some of that happy, optimistic Reagan-esque charisma so that feel-good republicans would turn on to him more easily. But there is another group of republicans that base their vote off of feelings as well: The Always Angry and Determined to Destroy Terrorism Neo-Conservative. They are always filled with the hatred of "our enemies." That voting bloc will never come around to our message, I am afraid.

TNforPaul45
04-21-2011, 05:15 PM
http://s11.acephotos.org/images/orig/f/w/fwc5v18zuv4981uc.jpg

I'm not the only person who sees this, right?

Gooolll-y :) It's Jim Nabors! He owns a trailer-home business not far from where I grew up :D

acptulsa
04-21-2011, 07:12 PM
Gomer bump.

ssantoro
04-21-2011, 07:54 PM
There is something to be said of humility when it comes to Leadership. The person who has the real power to lead should not have to promote himself. Ron Paul's record of consistency, honor, knowledge and perseverance speaks for itself. Those who have come to understand him will push him to prominence. When the Revolutionary War ended, George Washington had to be dragged into the office of the presidency. He preferred a more humble and private retirement, of which King George III said: "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world." His humility in the face of absolute power was a building block for this nation. IMHO Ron Paul exhibits this kind of humility.