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Ron Paul, Where is the SC love?

January 20, 2012 by  
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(ThyBlackMan.com) My thoughts turned to Dr. Ron Paul as the plot thickens in South Carolina. Where is the SC love for him?  Like Gov. Rick Perry, Paul is also a fellow southerner.  Besides Dr. Ron Paul has the money to get his message out to SC voters.   All the media hype has been about whether Speaker Newt Gingrich will win the SC primary since Perry announced the suspension of his campaign for the 2012 GOP nomination and endorsed Newt.  It is as though the opinion shapers think that there is not enough love in SC to make Paul a potential winner.

With purportedly more military contributions than any other candidate, a loyal fan base, solid social conservative credentials, and a fiscal message in tune with national priorities, what are the internal polls suggesting about Ron Paul chances?  Newt is not that well-liked.  So why are most of the predictions about a horse race in SC on Saturday in which the question is whether Newt will catch Romney?  Each of the other candidates, as well as the media in the  main, has been so dismissive of Ron Paul becoming the party’s nominee.  Yet, each immediately follows the prognostication with concerns that Paul’s running on a third party ticket would cause the GOP to lose the general election.  So, I ask, “Where is the GOP love for Ron Paul?”

I am looking for confirmation in the media or by other candidates of earlier polling that suggested a path for a potential Ron Paul victory in SC.  That was with Perry in the hunt.  Now that the fellow Texan and southerner has suspended his campaign, now that fellow southerner Cain is gone, now, after together Ron Paul and Mitt ripped Newt a new orifice in Iowa over his taking more than a million dollars from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, now, after NH where Ron Paul weakened Senator Rick Santorum with ads and where Santorum proved ineffective and immature in responding to criticism, why isn’t Paul being talked about as a potential winner in SC?

Ron Paul has held his own in every debate.  There is another tonight before the voting.  Mitt Romney has had a bad week the media say.  In fact, in one flap, Romney had Ron Paul come to his defense and to the defense of “vulture” capitalism as it was called by Perry and Newt.  Ron Paul has been a defender of even the one per centers when he felt it was right. So, where is the GOP reciprocity?  Where is the love for Ron Paul?

South Carolina will vote on Saturday.  Will the GOP voters vindicate Ron Paul?  Will they give him the love he deserves?  If not, is a separation pending?  Is it desirable?  We know a divorce is out of the question.  Or is it?

Staff Writer; Victor Langhorne


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18 Responses to “Ron Paul, Where is the SC love?”
  1. Kelly says:

    I dismissed Ron Paul at first because of racist rumors. Now, after much research, his voting and beliefs don’t match up with racism. Seeing his interviews with Fox news made me wonder what is going on because they asked such stupid questions, didn’t give attention to his plans, and it seemed like a set up? All of this has made me more curious.

  2. Grekko says:

    The love is there, but the Establishment will never admit to it. They can’t! It would be the end of their rule over the sheep. If RP had 4 years in the bully-pulpit in DC, he would educate the majority of this country. There would be no going back. Imagine a critical thinking majority! What a change.

  3. Democrats are utterly terrified Obama will have to run against Paul in the general election. Let’s face it, those other three guys ARE Obama, with a little tinkering around the edges.

    The only problem Paul has is marginalization and constant media attacks. This is perfectly understandable because papers and tv stations aren’t owned by some guy now – they’re owned by 6 giant corporations that control over 90% of the airwaves and big chunks of the internet. Look at the comments on any story – you’ll see the Paul support there.

    What if this is the last chance you’ll have to prevent the collapse of the dollar? Our infrastructure can’t function without oil and oil is denominated now in dollars. What happens when people stop accepting them? No oil means no diesel. No diesel means no trucking. No trucking means no FOOD – most supermarkets carry only 3 days’ inventory. Let’s say it only takes a couple months to find a new supply, what do you think will happen in a city with 10 million starving people, people who’ve never gone hungry a day in their lives? Armageddon.

  4. Arthur says:

    As the media studiously avoids Ron Paul, momentum keeps switching back and forth amongst everyone else as they bandy about “electability,” a wholly imaginary construct. So we see the candidates not just debating each other, but comparing themselves to a theoretical formulation that has little reality. Only Ron Paul has a solid base that media spin cannot affect. As long as he holds onto it, and he surely will, all he has to do is slowly but surely build upon it which is, in fact, what he is doing. All of his opponents are fighting a conventional war using Super PACs, establishment donors and media support while he engages in a sort of asymmetrical warfare. His guerilla tactics, as in so many real world conflicts, may in the end win the day. . .

  5. Eliza says:

    Thanks for this article. I think that it is shameful that the MSM has not been reporting that Paul just got 4 South Carolina senators to endorse him today or yesterday. This is a big deal. This is a great site for debunking the skewed media reporting on Paul: http://www.ronpaulmyths.com Thanks for this article! Very refreshing! And I believe the love is where it needs to be, just not in the MSM.

  6. Rikki says:

    Very informed, smart article followed by great comments. This has become my ‘go-to’ site for articles on Dr. Paul. I am a 29 year old white woman and this is where I come for my RP fix!

    So nice to have somewhere to go with REAL journalism!

  7. Ralph Hornsby says:

    If Ron Paul were to win in S.C., do you think the evil powers that be would let him? 8 counties in Iowa have still not been counted–and they lean heavily independent and Democrat. In the 2008 New Hampshire primary, votes were stolen from Obama and Paul and given to Hillary Clinton. Rumor has it in the Iowa caucus a few weeks ago, votes were stolen from Perry and given to Santorum–they wanted to make sure Ron Paul was not close with Romney. I don’t know if S.C. is using Diebold voting machines, but that is another big factor in voter fraud in city, state and national elections.

  8. fntsmk says:

    Folks, please visit and pass along: kookyronpaul daht cahm. This not-for-profit pro-paul site with a ‘twist’ has some great videos, articles, and info beneficial to everyone, regardless of their political affiliation. Peace and Ron Paul in 2012. Please feel free to copy and paste this post if you agree.

  9. fntsmk says:

    There are two types of “anti-Paul” groups of people, if you will. One group is the uninformed folks who know nothing of Ron Paul’s positions on the issues
    and have simply formed their opinions of the candidates based upon what they read in the newspapers, see on TV, or hear from their Church Pastors.

    The other group of Paul-haters is VERY informed on Ron Paul’s positions on the issues. They are the Establishment folks who stand to lose big money because Ron Paul would put an end to their “Public Debt and War for Profit Gravy Train.”

    Who doesn’t want to see a President Paul? Let’s see…,

    Anyone who owns or is employed by: The Fed, IRS, TSA, EPA, DEA, BATFE, Dept. of Ed., Dept of Energy, Dept of Interior, Dept of Commerce, H&R Block, Quicken Tax Prep, all CPA’s, all Tax Lawyers, all Law Enforcement (narcs)in the War on Drugs, all lobbyists, all regulators, the Big Banks, Wall Street, Mainstream Media, Military Industrial Complex, all Civilian sub-contractors who have guaranteed Gov’t contracts making products for military use, the Pentagon, people on the Gov’t dole, etc.

    I’m sure there’s more and it will be an uphill climb for Dr. Paul, but his supporters are fervent, have seen the light, and campaign endlessly for the good Doctor. We shall overcome. Peace and Ron Paul in 2012!

  10. ivykid says:

    Having served in the military service used to be almost a requirement to run for president. Ron Paul is the only veteran still in the race. We just need to keep spreding the word.

  11. Cam says:

    SC Debate – This was Ron Paul’s best debate yet. Ron Paul comes off humble and yet principled when it comes to his political stances. He spoke up when he needed to and was able to give a clear vision of what he believes in. Newt won over a lot of the audience with another attack on the media. Newt does this quite often and personally, I think it’s starting to get old. I’m beginning to find his smarmy remarks tiresome and I can’t imagine a president behaving in this way. Romney did terrible last night. He did not answer the questions about his personal taxes in a satisfactory manner; it looked as if he were trying to dodge the question. I would never vote for him anyway due to the fact that he is pro-NDAA. Santorum did well but I don’t believe he is a true conservative. I think his semi-support of SOPA (which is not conservative) was a loser. The only one I can vote for is Ron Paul.

  12. Sam says:

    Ron Paul is anti-establishment. This means he’s against the corrupt multi national corporations colluding with governments. The media is owned and operated by this corporatocracy. So, of course they are going to do what ever it takes to make sure he doesn’t win. The best they can do is ignore him and continually lie by omission.

  13. CorAutMors says:

    it is beyond incredible to think that Mitt Romney stood on the stage and told people he would sign the NDAA bill ( that allows for indefinite detention of americans without representation ), and yet he is still in the lead ? Have americans lost their minds ?

    Santorum wants a theocracy. He wants ( his personal ) morality imposed on people whether they like it or not.

    Gingrich has far too incestuous a relationship with Washington insiders, lobbyists and other corrupt leaders. He attacks the press well but his ideas are convoluted and unwieldy ( imagine a board of local citizens judging who can stay or go in regards to immigration ).

    the three are also warmongers and ready to start one with Iran just as soon as they settle in. All three also are in favor of the Patriot Act.

    I believe that soon it will come down to Dr. Paul versus Mitt Romney ( captain wall street ).., and the choice will be clear.., do we want plasticity.., or the Constitution.. ?

  14. I’m just a plain thirty year old white guy from Michigan that would like to share that I LOVE THIS SITE! You guys consistently offer up wonderfully researched and insightful articles on Dr. Paul almost every day! I’d like to thank you for not falling for the irrational narrative which unfortunately plagues our military media complex.

  15. pissedoffmom says:

    Where’s the love? Are you kidding? SC boo’d the golden rule which begs the question what kind of children are you raising?

  16. asher says:

    BTW—-thank you for a non-hit article on Ron Paul…you will be rewarded for your effort.

  17. asher says:

    I still am unable to comprehend how the GOP cannot understand that if Paul does not get that “Love”, then we will take our vote to Obama in protest, and lack of a clear choice within the GOP field.

  18. timdog73 says:

    i dont understand how people dont understand that “if the media and establishment hates ron paul , that means hes not owned by them” this isnt just ron paul vs the establishment,this is real good versus real evil.

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