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They even managed to briefly shut down Nevada’s GOP convention earlier this month over a rules change controversy. Now they’ve taken his latest book to the top of the Amazon.com bestseller list.
“The Revolution: A Manifesto”, released earlier this month, is currently No. 1 on the Web site’s list of top sellers, besting even Oprah’s latest Book Club selection.
“Despite a media blackout, this septuagenarian physician-turned-congressman sparked a movement that has attracted a legion of young, dedicated, enthusiastic supporters . . . a phenomenon that has amazed veteran political observers and made more than one political rival envious,” boasts the book’s product description, adding: “Candidates across America are already running as ‘Ron Paul Republicans.’”
No matter what you think about this guy, throughout his political career he has stuck to his principles, and thats more than you can say about the current lot of candidates. I think people, Americans in particular, are afraid of change, but they better get used to it.
Anyone who would like to conduct a case study on mainstream media censorship and corruption in regards to United States politics should look no further than the 2008 presidential campaign of Ron Paul. Begin with his exploratory committee and move forwards. It will flabbergast all but the most jaded.
It’s funny I’ve heard no mention of this book.
What the hell I didn’t buy one?!
Excellent… I’d like to read it.
Oh Yeah, change is coming, like a freight rain, America, you’ve made your bed.
I don’t know squat about the guy.
I was so turned off by the large amount of spam posted by his supporters that I just avoided anthing and everything about him.
If you would like to learn more about Ron Paul go here:
http://tinyurl.com/yra5e8
“Paul also wrote that although “”we are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational. Black men commit murders, rapes, robberies, muggings and burglaries all out of proportion to their numbers.”
A campaign spokesman for Paul said statements about the fear of black males mirror pronouncements by black leaders such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has decried the spread of urban crime.
Paul continues to write the newsletter for an undisclosed number of subscribers, the spokesman said.”
[Please use TinyUrl.com for overly long URLs. – ed.]
News Flash… There have been a lot of authors who have had their book on Amazon’s Best Seller List.
Ron Paul has different ideas but he’s not sure about evolution? Nice critical thinker there.
And Liberal Fascism has been high on their list too.
#9. MikeN -Bush supporter…talking about fascism..I am Laughing My Ass Off.
Cool, I just ordered it.
No matter what you think about this guy, throughout his political career he has stuck to his principles, and thats more than you can say about the current lot of candidates.
Actually, I think its intellectually lazy and unabashedly populist to suggest that sticking to principles is some rare characteristic.
Going back to Iowa, what are the big principles that all the other candidates betrayed? Mainstream observers, armchair pundits, and the like, all get these attitudes that “they are all corrupt” or whatever, but never really back up the claim, and when they try, all they manage to prove is that the leaders we elect are like us… human, and therefore flawed.
But further, Ron Paul isn’t even unique. He’s just a different flavor or Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, Dennis Kucinich, Jesse Ventura, and so on.
I guarantee this… If Paul were in and by some miracle were elected, he would not usher in a golden new utopia of corruption free, common sense driven American politics. I’d give it about 6 months before we start hearing about how Ron Paul is just like all the rest (whether he actually is or not).
And honestly, for all the ballywoo about his fresh political ideology, he’s just an isolationist, and an adherent to the church of the unfettered, unregulated free market… the later of which is just another way of saying a staunch defender of the status quo.
Ron Paul is some marketing geniuses version of repacking a pile of crap and calling it “New and Improved”.
Who is Ron Pauls?
The string “thats” should bomb out in some kind of internal DU lameness filter—especially in blurbs written by staff that preface articles.
Bought it.
You want to know who RP is? He’s the man who is scaring the sh*t out of the media-selected parties _and_ the main stream media, all at the same time.
Anybody who thinks any of the main stream candidates can fix the problem has got their heads shoved so far up their @ss, it just looks like it is sitting on their shoulders.
The government can’t fix anything. The government IS the problem. As soon as they figure that out, the better everything will be.
By and large, any populist leader with a strong cult following is just that.
Pick any loopy philosophy you want, spread it thru a population of 320 Million, and the more radical and dysfunctional the philosophy, the more radical and dysfunctional will be the followers.
Competency is boring (and pedantic==can I get an amen?).
thanks to his followers, all things ron paul are impossible to take seriously. i just snicker when i hear the name – the man is completely ineffectual
#15 – He’s the man who is scaring the sh*t out of the media-selected parties _and_ the main stream media, all at the same time.
Yea… He’s got them rascally media selected candidates and the mainstream media by the short and curlies all right…
LOL
They are shakin’ in their limousines.
Those who were turned off by Ron Paul’s fanatic supporters (understandable – they even annoyed me) must admit that however frenzied his support, Paul remained very humble. He always speaks of “we” and “the message” and hardly ever of himself. He doesn’t see himself as some bringer of liberty to the people, he sees the words of the Constitution as the people’s protector.
I obviously am a Ron Paul supporter, but I try to emulate his example and think in larger terms than myself about politics. For those who think he’s a nutjob, you ought to read up on the Founders of our nation and the world that gave birth to our Constitution. You’ll quickly see the parallels between our modern-day slide into fascism and the oppression of the Georgian monarchy.
#12 For the Love….
I am in complete agreement with your entire post, and I very much applaud your insight and frankness. You are particularly praised for bringing up the fact that, even if he were elected, not much would change, and whether he was the flying spaghetti monster in the flesh or Satan, the politicos and media would have a field day sooner or later.
But I take issue with your last line….
“unregulated free market… the later of which is just another way of saying a staunch defender of the status quo.”
Where on earth do you get the idea that we in the United States are operating under an unregulated free market? Heck our markets are so tied to government intervention that even when the retired Fed chairman (Greenspan) sneezes, things go kablooie! Not to mention corporate welfare, corporations in general (they are both protectorates of and slaves to the state), the welfare state, drug prohibition, etc. etc.
And yet, as a lifelong libertarian, I have issues with Ron Paul. His religious beliefs scare me. Unfortunately, we don’t appear to have any non-theist candidates.
Oh, and as a libertarian, who reads a major newspaper every day, listens to NPR and commercial news radio, watches local and sometimes network news, and gets two newsletters from libertarian organizations, I didn’t know he had a book out until I saw it right here on on the blog!
Also, with regards to Paul’s decades old racist newsletter publications, which he claims were hijacked by a member of his staff who he later dismissed (and who was the one who showed the newsletters to the MSM), I was sorely disappointed in them, as any Ron Paul supporter ought to be.
However, I saw far more minorities at Paul rallies coming out to support his message than any other Republican candidate. You want a candidate who reaches across party lines? It’s him. Not only that, in a PBS debate, Paul was the only candidate saying that the law treats minorities unfairly and the only candidate advocating removing penalties for possession of drugs, which lands so many minorities in jail. While his newsletter might have said that it’s rational to be scared of blacks, Paul is also the Republican most interested in helping them.
#12. OFTLO- “Actually, I think its intellectually lazy and unabashedly populist to suggest that sticking to principles is some rare characteristic.”
I admit to being lazy, intellectually or otherwise. Or maybe I am just getting old and cranky. Now get off my…….never mind.
#23–OFTLO==you were clear enough, only the last line about Ron Paul being for the status quo. No, he is for unfettered free markets as you said earlier.
But you again just misstated in #23 that we need to “prevent the rise of abusive bullies in the market.” That horse left the barn a few administrations ago, but also again, I think your meaning is clear.
Ron Paul is a nut. Why wouldn’t a minority of folks follow him avidly? Intelligent, insightful change agents advocating reasonable responses never get out of the starting gates. We choose our presidents from politicians.
#24 – Nuts comprise a lot of people… both brilliant and mad. I’m not a fan of Paul and he seems to harbor some “ideas” that I cannot follow… But there are elements of his being that represent some really good ideas and he certainly can really a restless electorate.
As for the horse leaving the barn, you can still round up a horse. We can, and do, round up loose stallions and bring them back to the barn (or shoot them). But only because we have controls… like the SEC for example.
I say this as someone who voted for Ron Paul during the primary…
Anybody who “publishes a manifesto” is a kook. You only see unibomber and other madmen publish manifestos. Normal people publish autobiographies and musings on the way things ought to be. It might be the same content, but seriously, manifesto?
Oh Yeah, change is coming, like a freight train, America, you’ve made your bed.
Ditto #4 Ditto
I donated money to RP and I wear his hat. I never encouraged people to vote for him and I won’t now.
I will say this we (the USA) will soon be eating a $hit sandwich and we ordered it.
So enjoy.
“No matter what you think about this guy, throughout his political career he has stuck to his principles, and thats more than you can say about the current lot of candidates.”
So did Hitler, Mao, and Stalin. Consistent adherence to bad or foolish principles is not admirable.
Say what your want about Dr Paul but at least you know where he stands. Better that then the puppet government choices given by main stream media. The unending sound bites and political ass wiping has turned the whole process into to a glorified episode of American Idol.
“I think people, Americans in particular, are afraid of change, but they better get used to it.” Were you stoned when you wrote that??? Stupid. Like Asians or Euros are into “change”. Wow..moronic.
The trouble I have with Ron Paul is that he unwittingly is a fascist, just like most libertarians.
As the 1983 American Heritage Dictionary noted, fascism is: “A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism.”
This is what will happen if the libertarians have their way and give over the state functions to gigantic corporations.