The Political Inquirer

I found a blog by chance today, while searching the long list of reddit items, truly a gem on the internet by all standards. It’s a political blog, 80% of the articles are strictly anti-Ron Paul, and I find it very good for entertainment as I read through some of the BS that is being peddled here. His latest work of art is titled: Ron Paul Demostrates He is the Ringleader in a Crazy Circus of Delusion. I read the title and decided to give the guy a chance, and I certainly regretted it later.

His argument during the article is basically that Ron Paul is the Ross Perot of the 2008 election. He also believes that both men belong nowhere except for a mental asylum. In the middle he says:

That message has galvanized a grassroots circus of Bong-toking Libertarians, MoveOn.org Clintonistas, Far Out Mao Leftists, Angry Anarchists, Code Pinkos, Stormfront Neo-Nazis and a few Conservatives that are convinced Ron Paul is bigger than Jesus and the only hope to save Mankind from the evil neocons that came from outer space…or Israel.

And I said to myself .. wait a second! I’ve seen something like this before. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Something about this statement struck my memory, then I remembered it. I read Ron Paul’s reaction to Mao’s death in his book: A Foreign Policy of Freedom. The book is basically a collection of Ron’s speeches regarding foreign policy matters during his entire time in Congress. Let me give you a little taste of this:

Mr. Speaker, for many years now there has been virtual censorship in America about the true facts regarding oppression in communist China. We are seeing this once again in the press coverage of the death of Mao Tse-tung. He is portrayed as a great leader and a shrewd politician — which indeed he was — but this completely overlooks the monstrous tyranny he exercised over the Chinese people.

-Ron Paul, September 15 1976

Wow .. so far out Mao leftists are supporting Ron Paul? Not only that, but the most free market candidate we have had .. in possibly half a century even? A man who believes in a weak federal government and non violence? This truly does boggle the mind. And it gets better. On the side I noticed he also wrote an entire blog entry on this subject. George Soros is funding the candidate that is most like him on the GOP side — Ron Paul? Last time I checked, Soros was anti-gun, pro-tax, pro-socialism, and wants world government. Ron Paul is pro-gun, anti-tax, pro-free market, and has taken heat for “conspiracy theories” because he is so concerned about the sovereignty of the United States.

His source is an equally brainless Townhall.com entry that has no real substance to it. We could get into how non interventionism has been the Republican way for decades, but I’m pretty sure neither this blogger, nor the guy at Townhall will really understand history or policy.

I see nothing in his entry besides one giant, lame, baseless metaphor. Keep reading and tell me when you see some real substance anywhere:

Being surrounded by Libertarian clowns, Marxist beasts and assorted political freaks among the average voters mesmerized by the spectacle Ron Paul makes of himself, it is I suppose, no surprise that delusional paranoia sets in and is shared by his mob.

I don’t see anyone signaling to me yet, so we will just skip the rest of the nonsense and get down to the end, there should be something worthwhile to sum it up, right?

Makes about as much sense as a mini-car filled with clowns demanding to run America’s foreign policy.

I recall seeing this circus show once before, where a populist-speaking Texan had bewitched the people with clever quips and a strong grassroots following built on the problems of fixing a runaway government with Quixotic notions. The people and the pundits are sure Ron Paul is a shoe-in for president, but methinks the sudden implosion in a paranoid fit of delusion and whacked-out rhetoric, just showcases to the country that Ron Paul not quite ready for anything but a straight jacket, or a top hat and whip.

This guy peddling his bullshit also stated, referencing a WND entry, that Ron Paul is complaining about an event that was canceled, and that he is an idiot for it. Well now I’m just confused, are the New Hampshire Republicans out of the loop too?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 31, 2007

Contact: Fergus Cullen, Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party

NH REPUBLICANS: DON’T LIMIT DEBATE PARTICIPANTS

CONCORD – New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen releases the following statement regarding primary weekend debates:

“Limiting the number of candidates who are invited to participate in debates is not consistent with the tradition of the first in the nation primary. The level playing field requires that all candidates be given an equal opportunity to participate – not just a select few determined by the media prior to any votes being cast.”

“Therefore, the New Hampshire Republican Party calls upon all media organizations planning pre-primary debates or forums for both parties to include all recognized major candidates in their events.”

“The New Hampshire Republican Party has notified FOX News of our position, and we are in ongoing discussions with FOX News about having as many candidates as possible participate in the forum scheduled for January 6.”

And the AP must be in the dark on this too:

GOP candidates to meet in N.H. forum

WASHINGTON (AP) — The New Hampshire Republican Party is sponsoring a forum for Republican presidential candidates on Jan. 6, two days before the state’s first-in-the-nation primary.

The forum, where the candidates will be questioned by Fox New Channel’s Chris Wallace, will be held a day after ABC holds back to back Democratic and Republican presidential debates.

“Never underestimate New Hampshire voters’ appetite for politics,” said Fergus Cullen, the chairman of the state Republican Party.

Participating in the forum will be Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson.

Unlike a debate, the candidates will face questions from Wallace around a table in a studio on the campus of St. Anselm College in Goffstown, N.H.. The 90-minute encounter will air live beginning at 8 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel and on Fox News Radio.

Eight out of this last fifteen article attack Ron Paul directly in their title, while others surely mention him somewhere, since this guy has some strange obsession with him. But on a positive note he seems to actually understand that Huckabee isn’t much of a conservative. Nice job, maybe there are some brain cells over there afterall.

Sidenote: I just noticed he quotes Romans 13:4 on his website banner. Here is the full passage from Romans 13:

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.