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XTreat
02-25-2012, 03:59 PM
For those of you having trouble with family, maybe this provides some motivation and encouragement. Just lead by example, just like Dr. Paul.


Testimony>>>> My son, Rxxx Txxxx, introduced me to Dr. Paul. He kept talking about this guy he was all excited about. I would read what he had to say or hear with one ear while I fixed supper. I would insert all the right, "uh-huhs" in all of the right places...but I was not listening, I was just hearing and being polite. One day while I was on Facebook, I got down right pissed off with him because my page was always filled up with all of this BS about some old man who was running for office, "A YEAR AND A-HALF FROM NOW"! I got so tired of seeing all of that crap all over my wall...I just ALMOST hid his posts. Now, I know that sounds awful, but it is the truth, my boy and I had come to such an impasse, I was considering shutting him out of my life. But I didn't, because I love him. When Rxxx told me he was going to Iowa to work the straw poll, that kind of turned my head, I thought, "What is so special about this old man, in the ill fitting clothes, and the goofy looking shoes, that my son would, SPEND MONEY, to fly half way across the country to WORK FOR FREE?" (If you KNOW Rxxx, you get this) When the poll was over, Rxxx sent me a link for Dr. Paul's after-speech; and because my curiosity was up, I listened to it. End of Story... Following the first 10 minutes ...I was crying.....the heart of a cynic, calloused by many years of empty guarantees and broken promises, was buffed smooth and supple by this funny looking, tied of tongue, quick of wit and keen of eye, magnificent, Statesman. And I have been hooked ever since.... and this is why there are no FORMER Ron Paul supporters.....for once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT....once the eye and mind has SEEN....it cannot be UN-SEEN.....and once your heart is in step and in line with the heart of Dr. Paul and every red blooded patriot who has dared shake a fist in the face of tyranny, you too are a patriot...forever. I confide this in you, because I want you to know, you too can heal a wound between yourself and a family member through the love of your country and Dr. Paul. If it can work for a battle-hardened soldier of the US Army, and his stubborn, stiff-necked mother…it can work for your family too. My son and I, do not always see eye to eye, but I know for a fact...when the time comes and we must make our own personal decisions as to, "which side of the line" we will be on; I know my son and I will be standing shoulder to shoulder in defense of our country and the ideals awakened within each of us by Dr. Paul and his vision of a, “Freedom and Liberty for All.”


I thought it was really nice and even though I am tooting my own horn a bit, I thought some of you may enjoy it too.

Crotale
02-25-2012, 04:02 PM
Beautiful.

jdmyprez_deo_vindice
02-25-2012, 04:03 PM
Dude... I love your Mom. Give her a hug for me.

kathy88
02-25-2012, 04:05 PM
So eloquent. I'm sniffling.

slamhead
02-25-2012, 04:05 PM
And god smiles in heaven. Another soul awaken.

jene277
02-25-2012, 04:06 PM
I read that earlier (I happen to be fb friends with your mom!), and it made me all teary-eyed. Thanks for what you have done for the country and the movement, and thanks for converting your mother!!

Tyler_Durden
02-25-2012, 04:08 PM
I have 240 ppl on my facebook. Lately, I've been getting more "likes" or comments to my Paul posts. It's refreshing. :)

mickey mouse joy division
02-25-2012, 04:11 PM
Must be amazing to have a mom like that. Mine just says, no matter how much she agrees with him, that he's too old and he doesn't look Presidential. There's nothing that'll get her over that hump. Doesn't matter now, either; she voted Romney, the guy she's never mentioned she agrees with on anything.

Tyler_Durden
02-25-2012, 04:12 PM
I may have to steal your moms post, fib as if it were posted by one of my friends moms, and repost it to my Facebook.

A little fib never hurt nobody.....

phill4paul
02-25-2012, 04:12 PM
The fact that your mom named you Rxxx is ALMOST as cool as this post! ::cool:

No Free Beer
02-25-2012, 04:15 PM
Let me put it like this. If a former Neocon like myself woke up...

Others will too...

kathy88
02-25-2012, 04:16 PM
I may have to steal your moms post, fib as if it were posted by one of my friends moms, and repost it to my Facebook.

A little fib never hurt nobody.....

His mom's going viral.

Boss
02-25-2012, 04:19 PM
Thank you for sharing this.

Travlyr
02-25-2012, 04:26 PM
"once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT"

QFT!

kah13176
02-25-2012, 04:30 PM
I saw this and was tempted to "share" it.

Cabal
02-25-2012, 04:31 PM
Bombs of truth... sometimes they're on a timer. :)

Cap
02-25-2012, 05:28 PM
And I have been hooked ever since.... and this is why there are no FORMER Ron Paul supporters.....for once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT....once the eye and mind has SEEN....it cannot be UN-SEEN.....and once your heart is in step and in line with the heart of Dr. Paul and every red blooded patriot who has dared shake a fist in the face of tyranny, you too are a patriot...forever. OMG, so powerful...so true.

3kgt
02-25-2012, 05:28 PM
good work.

Tyler_Durden
02-25-2012, 05:30 PM
I saw this and was tempted to "share" it.

It's up to 43 shares on my Facebook page. Viral.

KCIndy
02-25-2012, 05:34 PM
Three cheers!!! :)

Margo37
02-25-2012, 05:39 PM
[QUOTE=kathy88;4217573]So eloquent. I'm sniffling.[/QUOTE)

Same here!

PierzStyx
02-25-2012, 05:42 PM
The fact that your mom named you Rxxx is ALMOST as cool as this post! ::cool:

Cuz it rhymes with their last name Txxx! :)

PierzStyx
02-25-2012, 05:43 PM
Makes me wish my Mom was still alive. I know she'd get it too. Good mothers are incredible people. :)

jr4693
02-25-2012, 05:59 PM
My story mirrors yours almost exactly! Had my awesome 18 year old son not followed me around the house for a week yelling Ron Paul 2012 around ever corner, I too had paid so little attention to this man. I thank my son for getting me to listen, as I have not stopped listening since! I am so very proud of our young men and women for taking an energetic committed role in finding the right path to the future they want for themselves and their families. We are so very blessed by you each and every day we wake up and start working for Ron Paul and the path to "TAKE BACK AMERICA"!

TIMB0B
02-25-2012, 06:03 PM
Link?

I would like to share this as well.

Adversary
02-25-2012, 06:12 PM
Got a link to the speech?

Bodhi
02-25-2012, 06:12 PM
Very cool, I just e-mailed that to my mom. Even though it is a bit hard for me to believe the last part comes from a new person starting to get the message, that is a patriot talking, not someone sitting on the fence who just got the message. In any case, that was cool and it has been passed on.

Tyler_Durden
02-25-2012, 07:08 PM
Got a link to the speech?


Tube?

ArmyChick
02-25-2012, 07:41 PM
That is awesome... Thank you for sharing!

BlackTerrel
02-25-2012, 07:46 PM
Very very nice. You are lucky.

Danke
02-25-2012, 07:51 PM
Is your mom married? :toady:











Sorry.

Matthew Zak
02-25-2012, 07:55 PM
That made me tear up.

So I shared it on another forum.

Then I read it a second time, and teared up a second time.

First two times I've ever actually teared up about anything Ron Paul related.

Danke
02-25-2012, 07:58 PM
That made me tear up.

So I shared it on another forum.

Then I read it a second time, and teared up a second time.

First two times I've ever actually teared up about anything Ron Paul related.

Whoa. Is it the mild winter this year here in MN that causes this?

Matthew Zak
02-25-2012, 08:03 PM
Whoa. Is it the mild winter this year here in MN that causes this?

*Sits up straight, sniffs*

Um, YES! That's it And um, I think I have something in my eye as well. Ahem.

Lightweis
02-25-2012, 08:10 PM
im a man! i am 22! I teared up :D

sirgonzo420
02-25-2012, 08:11 PM
MILF?

:D

QuickZ06
02-25-2012, 08:14 PM
Your mom rocks!

Danke
02-25-2012, 08:18 PM
*Sits up straight, sniffs*

Um, YES! That's it And um, I think I have something in my eye as well. Ahem.

Dude, when it gets colder, I'm taking you Ice Fishing.

affa
02-25-2012, 09:23 PM
i wish i could wake up my Democrat dad. whew he's a hard nut to crack.

got my mom and rest of family, though.

Tyler_Durden
02-25-2012, 09:25 PM
i wish i could wake up my Democrat dad. whew he's a hard nut to crack.

got my mom and rest of family, though.

You almost had my atheist communist Facebook friend. Almost. ;)

mosquitobite
02-25-2012, 09:29 PM
I got my mom & brother pretty early on (I think my mom voted for him in 2008). My dad was and is still somewhat of a neo-con. He was a TOUGH nut to crack. VERY tough. I finally had him trapped during a car ride and opened his eyes to OUR AGGRESSION being the cause of what's going on - he had refused to see and refused to support Dr Paul because of the blowback message.

He's now signed up to be a delegate :)
<3

My inlaws are awesome - every single one of my husband's family support Ron Paul! :)

And my liberal aunt ... I might still be able to get her vote since she loves how fired up I am about Dr Paul.

sailingaway
02-25-2012, 09:35 PM
The fact that your mom named you Rxxx is ALMOST as cool as this post! ::cool:

lol!

But seriously, great post!

bunklocoempire
02-25-2012, 09:35 PM
"once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT"

QFT!

Yep! My favorite part.:)

Way to go OP!

+ rep your ma for us!

XTreat
02-25-2012, 11:48 PM
Still one of my favorite speeches


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTkyyrcNJ-w

It was the afternoon speech outside at Ames last year.

PolicyReader
02-26-2012, 03:03 AM
"once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT"

QFT!

Agreed


@OP, thanks for posting :)

Gurv720
02-26-2012, 06:19 AM
Cool mom is cool.

Liberty74
02-26-2012, 07:11 AM
Awesome!

Remember my friends, we have been for years and are still planting the seeds. Let's just hope those seeds get activated soon and start growing fast. Time is of the essence.

Treathurst
02-26-2012, 07:42 PM
Get one of Dr. Paul's best quotes, tell her Romney said it...do that 4 or 5 times...then...tell her the truth....even if she gets pissed, she was not going to vote for RP anyway...and this way she might change her mind.

XTreat
02-26-2012, 07:46 PM
^^My mom everyone say hi!

Johnny Appleseed
02-26-2012, 07:47 PM
brought a tear to my one good eye!

Treathurst
02-26-2012, 07:49 PM
I keep looking for the "LIKE " button.... LOL

Revolution9
02-26-2012, 07:50 PM
For those of you having trouble with family, maybe this provides some motivation and encouragement. Just lead by example, just like Dr. Paul.




I thought it was really nice and even though I am tooting my own horn a bit, I thought some of you may enjoy it too.

Very touching XTreat.

Rev9

kathy88
02-26-2012, 07:52 PM
Get one of Dr. Paul's best quotes, tell her Romney said it...do that 4 or 5 times...then...tell her the truth....even if she gets pissed, she was not going to vote for RP anyway...and this way she might change her mind.

Hi MOM!

Tyler_Durden
02-26-2012, 07:52 PM
^^My mom everyone say hi!


Get one of Dr. Paul's best quotes, tell her Romney said it...do that 4 or 5 times...then...tell her the truth....even if she gets pissed, she was not going to vote for RP anyway...and this way she might change her mind.

Nice!! Your post has 106 likes and 82 shares on my FB page! we aren't Facebook friends, but I found you guys through mutual friends. Lol

Adrock
02-26-2012, 07:53 PM
Get one of Dr. Paul's best quotes, tell her Romney said it...do that 4 or 5 times...then...tell her the truth....even if she gets pissed, she was not going to vote for RP anyway...and this way she might change her mind.

+ rep

Revolution9
02-26-2012, 07:58 PM
Get one of Dr. Paul's best quotes, tell her Romney said it...do that 4 or 5 times...then...tell her the truth....even if she gets pissed, she was not going to vote for RP anyway...and this way she might change her mind.

With a devious mind like yours it is a good thing junior got you on board with us;)

Rev9

speciallyblend
02-26-2012, 08:06 PM
epic thread,

PursuePeace
02-26-2012, 08:17 PM
Following the first 10 minutes ...I was crying.....the heart of a cynic, calloused by many years of empty guarantees and broken promises, was buffed smooth and supple by this funny looking, tied of tongue, quick of wit and keen of eye, magnificent, Statesman. And I have been hooked ever since.... and this is why there are no FORMER Ron Paul supporters.....for once you GET IT.....you cannot UN-GET IT....once the eye and mind has SEEN....it cannot be UN-SEEN...

:)

Voluntary Man
02-26-2012, 08:46 PM
For those of you having trouble with family, maybe this provides some motivation and encouragement. Just lead by example, just like Dr. Paul.




I thought it was really nice and even though I am tooting my own horn a bit, I thought some of you may enjoy it too.

Congrats!

Lindsey
02-26-2012, 08:51 PM
I wish I could "share" this or at least "like" this.

Edit: I just noticed the facebook option for the first time on RPF.

Treathurst
03-09-2012, 09:57 PM
I am sorry for your loss...I lost my father a few years ago...that is all I have to say about that.... :-(

Treathurst
03-09-2012, 09:58 PM
:-).... :-)

Treathurst
03-09-2012, 10:00 PM
We need a like button.... :-)

Treathurst
03-09-2012, 10:01 PM
I hug you back.... :-)

J_White
03-09-2012, 10:15 PM
where is the weepy smiley when u need it !!
power of truth !!