Kuldebar
07-02-2007, 08:45 PM
The Albuquerque Tribune
Great story:
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jul/02/nm-supporters-motley-passionate-texas-presidential/
Excerpt:
The small cadre of Paul believers who turned out for a recent meeting hope to change that. And though the group was small, its members brought a wide range of backgrounds from the disaffected of both parties.
Some were Republicans disaffected by what they saw as that party's turn away from libertarian, leave-me-alone, small-government principles. At least as many were Democrats who said they were tired of that party's mincing stances and corporate ties.
"I'm not real happy with the Democrats right now," said Jeff Pappert, who campaigned for Dennis Kucinich in the last election. "They voted to prolong the war by voting for funding it. Ron Paul wants to get us out right away."
Most, however, agreed that Paul is an entirely different sort of candidate from the front-runners on both sides - a candidate who they say eschews political pork and canned, relentlessly on-message baloney.
"What we need is a Mr. Smith," Sally Chapman, the MeetUp group's founder said in a reference to the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," about a straight-shooting Everyman. "We almost have one."
Paul's credentials on that count are hard to assail. He returns part of his congressional salary and says he's never voted for legislation that isn't expressly authorized by the Constitution, earning him the nickname "Doctor No."
don't forget to DIGG IT (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/N_M_supporters_motley_but_passionate_for_president ial_hopeful_Ron_Paul).
Great story:
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jul/02/nm-supporters-motley-passionate-texas-presidential/
Excerpt:
The small cadre of Paul believers who turned out for a recent meeting hope to change that. And though the group was small, its members brought a wide range of backgrounds from the disaffected of both parties.
Some were Republicans disaffected by what they saw as that party's turn away from libertarian, leave-me-alone, small-government principles. At least as many were Democrats who said they were tired of that party's mincing stances and corporate ties.
"I'm not real happy with the Democrats right now," said Jeff Pappert, who campaigned for Dennis Kucinich in the last election. "They voted to prolong the war by voting for funding it. Ron Paul wants to get us out right away."
Most, however, agreed that Paul is an entirely different sort of candidate from the front-runners on both sides - a candidate who they say eschews political pork and canned, relentlessly on-message baloney.
"What we need is a Mr. Smith," Sally Chapman, the MeetUp group's founder said in a reference to the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," about a straight-shooting Everyman. "We almost have one."
Paul's credentials on that count are hard to assail. He returns part of his congressional salary and says he's never voted for legislation that isn't expressly authorized by the Constitution, earning him the nickname "Doctor No."
don't forget to DIGG IT (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/N_M_supporters_motley_but_passionate_for_president ial_hopeful_Ron_Paul).