nayjevin
02-06-2012, 05:04 AM
Please share the latest myths and why they don't fly: misunderstandings, untruthful memes, misinformation, and spin about Ron Paul, the 2012 campaign, the grassroots movement, and the primaries/caucuses in the GOP nominating process.
Ron Paul 2012, The Official Campaign, and the Grassroots Movement
- The official campaign is not 'dropping the ball'
Reasoning: Great new ideas that come from individuals in the grassroots campaign by their nature should be handled by the grassroots. The official campaign has its projects and strategies, and asks us for help when needed. The rest, is us. (Suggestions for the campaign should go to the campaign - no need for excess criticism of it on these forums)
- The grassroots isn't 'falling short'
Reasoning: Failure and success are subjective measures. Impact of results can be strongly related to expectations/predictions/hopes, and each of us have our own.
- Ron Paul isn't 'unelectable'
Reasoning: Recent polls vs. Obama show Ron as competitive or more competitive than Mitt Romney against Obama. When debate time comes, Romney's moderate wishwashery is no match for Ron's clear differences in policy and voting record.
Ron Paul has a lot of integrity, a stellar voting record, and many unique things about him which make him an attractive candidate. He represents ideals acceptable to a wide swath of America, if only the information reaches these people in a way they can accept it as truth. He is the only man in the race to serve in the military; he saw Iraq to be a quagmire before we even got involved. He's got credibility in economics for predicting the housing crisis and serving on the Financial Affairs Committee. He has fresh and popular ideas like auditing/ending the Federal Reserve and ZERO income taxes - abolishing the IRS. He is the only candidate with a comprehensive, consistent, and workable economic plan for all to see.
- The percentage of the popular vote Ron receives in a state does not tell the whole story
Reasoning: Delegates determine the nominee of the Republican party, not popular vote (though in some states the first round of delegate voting is predetermined based upon popular vote).
- A Ron Paul win isn't impossible
Reasoning: Though newly acquired 'soft' support is a challenge to maintain, few people move further away from acceptance of Ron Paul over time. Even if they don't quite get all the way by the time they pull the lever, they are most often heading in the right direction to the extent they are exposed to Ron Paul.
Ron Paul is well funded and has two SuperPACs which are also well funded:
http://www.revolutionpac.com
Is headed by respected members of the Ron Paul grassroots, running streaming broadcasts during elections results, producing and running TV ads, and much more.
http://www.endorseliberty.com
Is founded by Peter Thiel, the founder of Paypal, and is backed by several wealthy individuals. This PAC has run television ads and its future actions have the potential to make a gamechanging impact on the race.
Elections have many times in the past changed direction overnight - and this race is no exception. Charting the path of Gingrich shows this clearly. Even though the media is the driving influence in many of the major changes this cycle, and that is something we cannot control - it is not the only way a race can change in an instant. There's no telling the future. No one can honestly claim hopelessness prior to a full steam effort through the end of the race.
- Pressing on is worth it
Reasoning: For a potential victory, for potential to re-direct the GOP to minimize human suffering.
- Pressing on would be worth it even if a Ron Paul Presidency were impossible
Reasoning: It's not the destination it's the journey. All along the way we are spreading humanitarian ideals. Every person who learns a bit about Ron Paul is closer to keeping their family safe from the coming financial crisis, and is a step closer to understanding the importance of bringing about peaceful change before it is too late.
- America does deserve Ron Paul
Reasoning: Lack of understanding is not evidence toward inability to understand. Further, blaming those who are intentionally indoctrinated is blaming the victims of fraud. All human beings deserve peace and prosperity.
Current Events:
- The special evening Adelson caucus in Nevada that was televised for a time on CNN is not to be assumed to be representative of what should be expected across the entire state.
Reasoning: Aside from demographic variation that must be assumed across areas as large as a state, this special caucus was attended by a disproportionally large number of Ron Paul supporters who mobilized specifically for this event.
Source: hxxp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/05/special-evening-caucus-adelson-school-ignites-more/
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This is a work in progress.
If you have anything to add, newly dispelled myths, sources, or better wording, please post below.
Help me round these out and I'll keep editing the OP, thanks!
Ron Paul 2012, The Official Campaign, and the Grassroots Movement
- The official campaign is not 'dropping the ball'
Reasoning: Great new ideas that come from individuals in the grassroots campaign by their nature should be handled by the grassroots. The official campaign has its projects and strategies, and asks us for help when needed. The rest, is us. (Suggestions for the campaign should go to the campaign - no need for excess criticism of it on these forums)
- The grassroots isn't 'falling short'
Reasoning: Failure and success are subjective measures. Impact of results can be strongly related to expectations/predictions/hopes, and each of us have our own.
- Ron Paul isn't 'unelectable'
Reasoning: Recent polls vs. Obama show Ron as competitive or more competitive than Mitt Romney against Obama. When debate time comes, Romney's moderate wishwashery is no match for Ron's clear differences in policy and voting record.
Ron Paul has a lot of integrity, a stellar voting record, and many unique things about him which make him an attractive candidate. He represents ideals acceptable to a wide swath of America, if only the information reaches these people in a way they can accept it as truth. He is the only man in the race to serve in the military; he saw Iraq to be a quagmire before we even got involved. He's got credibility in economics for predicting the housing crisis and serving on the Financial Affairs Committee. He has fresh and popular ideas like auditing/ending the Federal Reserve and ZERO income taxes - abolishing the IRS. He is the only candidate with a comprehensive, consistent, and workable economic plan for all to see.
- The percentage of the popular vote Ron receives in a state does not tell the whole story
Reasoning: Delegates determine the nominee of the Republican party, not popular vote (though in some states the first round of delegate voting is predetermined based upon popular vote).
- A Ron Paul win isn't impossible
Reasoning: Though newly acquired 'soft' support is a challenge to maintain, few people move further away from acceptance of Ron Paul over time. Even if they don't quite get all the way by the time they pull the lever, they are most often heading in the right direction to the extent they are exposed to Ron Paul.
Ron Paul is well funded and has two SuperPACs which are also well funded:
http://www.revolutionpac.com
Is headed by respected members of the Ron Paul grassroots, running streaming broadcasts during elections results, producing and running TV ads, and much more.
http://www.endorseliberty.com
Is founded by Peter Thiel, the founder of Paypal, and is backed by several wealthy individuals. This PAC has run television ads and its future actions have the potential to make a gamechanging impact on the race.
Elections have many times in the past changed direction overnight - and this race is no exception. Charting the path of Gingrich shows this clearly. Even though the media is the driving influence in many of the major changes this cycle, and that is something we cannot control - it is not the only way a race can change in an instant. There's no telling the future. No one can honestly claim hopelessness prior to a full steam effort through the end of the race.
- Pressing on is worth it
Reasoning: For a potential victory, for potential to re-direct the GOP to minimize human suffering.
- Pressing on would be worth it even if a Ron Paul Presidency were impossible
Reasoning: It's not the destination it's the journey. All along the way we are spreading humanitarian ideals. Every person who learns a bit about Ron Paul is closer to keeping their family safe from the coming financial crisis, and is a step closer to understanding the importance of bringing about peaceful change before it is too late.
- America does deserve Ron Paul
Reasoning: Lack of understanding is not evidence toward inability to understand. Further, blaming those who are intentionally indoctrinated is blaming the victims of fraud. All human beings deserve peace and prosperity.
Current Events:
- The special evening Adelson caucus in Nevada that was televised for a time on CNN is not to be assumed to be representative of what should be expected across the entire state.
Reasoning: Aside from demographic variation that must be assumed across areas as large as a state, this special caucus was attended by a disproportionally large number of Ron Paul supporters who mobilized specifically for this event.
Source: hxxp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/05/special-evening-caucus-adelson-school-ignites-more/
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This is a work in progress.
If you have anything to add, newly dispelled myths, sources, or better wording, please post below.
Help me round these out and I'll keep editing the OP, thanks!