Look out, Huck, Ron Paul's people are gonna be furious

OK, Disciples of Paul, here's the chance you've been waiting for to get Mike Huckabee, the only remaining contender between your guy, Rep. Ron Paul, and the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, that nobody senator from Arizona, John McCain.

Do you know what Huckabee wrote on Tuesday? You won't believe it. Seriously.

Because he needs the publicity and doesn't have the money to buy much advertising to convince the rapidly growing number of Republicans who see the former Arkansas governor as a lingering nuisance who can't take a hint that his presidential hopes are over, smoked, done, dashed, cooked, fried, kaput, finished, completed and hopeless, Huckabee has challenged McCain to a debate. Hey, it only cost a stamp.

Huckabee's letter says: "I believe a Lincoln-Douglas debate so that voters can better understand our views on critical issues such as health care, education, energy independence, terrorism and national security is just what we need."

Of course, the Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred in....

a U.S. Senate race. There were seven of them, each three hours long. (That was in the 1850s before commercials for bathroom breaks.) And, also, the Republican lost that race.

But nevermind, Huckabee wants the spectacle of a debate before next Tuesday's March 4 primaries, when his campaign hopes could become absolute cinders. He'd also like your online signature on the letter for publicity.

But here's the real outrage that will rock the Internet in the next few hours. After paying the now-required tribute to Sen. McCain as "an American hero," Huckabee writes:

"Now that the race for the Republican nomination is down to just the two of us, I believe this is the time for a real discussion about our vision for the future of this great country."

The two of us? As in 2? One more than one and one less than three? Huckabee has no idea what he is in for, dissing the party's other remaining candidate. Just watch the comments section below for a taste. He's completely disregarded the existence of the 10-term libertarian-like congressman from Texas. Who may not have a realistic chance of beating McCain either, but don't tell that to members of the Ron Paul Revolution.

Paul, by the way, has consistently raised more campaign donations than Huckabee for the last year -- five times Huckabee's total in the third quarter of 2007 alone and more than any other Republican last quarter, nearly $20 million.

Paul has been spending a good deal of time recently in his home 14th District where, like Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich, he's facing a serious party primary challenge next Tuesday because he's been spending a lot of time not in his home 14th District.

But that doesn't mean Paul's countless thousands of fervent followers are tied up. Huckabee doesn't know the meaning of evangelical until he runs into Paul proselytizers. First, they will spread word of this Huckabee outrage within their chatrooms, meet-up groups, phone chains and message boards.

They will start leaving hundreds, then thousands of comments on blogs like this. They will, of course, politely remember that this blog has resisted the mainstream media ignorance and written often about their man. So they will direct their displeasure at the Huckmeister.

If the Paulunteers can discover Huckabee's e-mail, he'll get an electronic earful. And once they find Huckabee's campaign schedule on his website and realize that the former governor is also in Texas these days, they will march on Huckabee's campaign events as they did Rudy Giuliani's.

And remember what happened to Giuliani's candidacy.

--Andrew Malcolm

         Typical Ron Paul supporter

Comments

[TPMalone]

They are all fully aware of the fact that 3 people are left in the race.
They have to ignore Ron Paul because he will ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISH them in a debate.
They do not want to sway the tide too much. This debate would be all fluff anyway.
I hope this is adjusted and Dr. Paul is allowed to be on the stage with them, and get a fair say like everyone should.

[TJD]

Ron Paul's candidacy is more than a run for president, it is a revolution. With media outlet's other than the MSM, people can see what is going on. The influence peddling that has become commonplace, the cycle of funneling money to your district to get reelected. No wonder our country is going broke. If you could get every person to hear or know what Ron Paul actually stands for, 70% of the people would vote for him or his policies. The other 30% are the craddle to grave socialists.

[Carlo C]

One thing. When you start this article "O.K., Disciples of Paul, here's the chance you've been waiting for "... you should change it to "O.K., Disciples of Liberty, The Constitution and Freedom, here's the chance you've been waiting for"

WE ARE NOT DISCIPLES OF RON PAUL, BUT OF HIS MESSAGE, THE MESSAGE OF AMERICA... A MESSAGE OF PEACE, FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY.

(Good point. Will remember that for next time. Thanks.)

[jen]

That is a debate that wont happen. The McCain FIX is IN.
Huck may as well drop out. Just offering another choice in the primaries is not the best of reason's to waste what little money he is getting from his supporters.
BUT, what we do have from Ron Paul's persistance to stay in this race is a real Message of Peace, Prosperity and Liberty, which is a revolution in this day and age.
THAT is meaningful.
Hey, check out this fun Video~Ron Paul Goes to the Zoo! Ha!
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/32443

[cons3rvative]

Paul supporters should be angry at Mccain and the media if anything.
I'd like to see a debate. This is America right? What's wrong with hearing for ourselves what they stand for? I for one, want to know that Mccain, the "presumptive nominee" as the press has labeled him, stands for more than war, slack immigration and gay marriage. All of which are important issues we face, and yet Mccain only addresses war, war, war.
Huckabee is being ignored by the Mccain camp to debate. you can sign the petition at www.mustdebate.com

This election isn't over till WE say it's over!

[Larry]

You guys are cool.

[RonBot]

I surely won't vote for a candidate who can't count beyond two!
Huckster should stick to tele-evangelics and rock n roll. What a combination. Good vs EVIL. He plays for both sides. I guess that is being safe. He'll always have a home in the after life.

[Anonymous Ron Paul Supporter]

Dear Mr. Malcolm. Thanks yet again for lambasting our candidate in that sarcastic tongue in cheek way you are so artfully skilled in. Let me inform you of something. The gravy train is over. The temporary super-popularity of your blog is over. If our candidate, sadly, drops out, of necessity or choice, this blog will no longer be popular and no-one will care what you have to say. So keep milking the good dr.'s name while you still can. When this presidential race is over and/or you fail to mention the dr.'s name I for one will not be returning. Indeed the only thing that brought me here was that your article has "Ron Paul" in it which the google search engine picked up.

BTW Good luck with those "thousands of comments". You'll need it.

PEACE!

[Katie]

Actually, Ron Paul has publicly stated on his website that he is scaling back his run for president to run for his Texas 14th district Congress seat. Basically, technically he's still running, but practically he is not because his campaign's efforts are directed towards a congress run. I don't think it's innapropriate at all for Huckabee to challenge McCain. His beef is with McCain, not Paul or his supporters. He thinks McCain is the one who needs to explain himself on issues such as embryonic stem cell research, his record on vets, his stance on border security, etc.
Ron Paul has made his opinion known to voters, and voters will choose him if they agree with him.
The gauntlet has been thrown to McCain and has not grazed Paul's cheek. I think that communicates respect to Ron Paul that he doesn't need to debate to get his word out.

[Carl Buschmann]

Good morning Andrew. Sounds like the start of a brush fire in Texas.

We need Ron Paul sitting in the White House for sure, although the chance of that happening is chancy for sure. If he does not sit in the White House he needs to be right where he is.

The three leading CFR members are certainly making "much ado about nothing". Somewhat on the level of the rag sheets we could read.

Mr. Huckabee is not really aware of this countries true condition from these statements you wrote about. Really sad. He shows how strong he is by making nice to John McCain. This talent show we are presently having does not even come close to measuring up to American Idol.

It matters not which of the three major contenders becomes president as they are all puppets of big money. The big money buys these people and then we pay for it.

If I spent my household money the way the government spends our tax money I would have had to declare bankruptcy many moons ago. (Note: Our inflation tax is rising dramatically.)

These politicians are supposed to represent us but such is not the case as has been shown by their voting records, lies, assumption of powers they do not have, and complete disregard for the voters/constituents.

We the people need to wake up fast and start correcting these problems or as I have said before - welcome to slavery with injustice to all.

One piece information - The Fort Worth Star Telegram allowed an opinion letter on Ron Paul in this mornings issue where the writer says to Vote for Ron Paul and gives the reasons.

Thanks again for giving us a place to share views about the state of our country and the current political scene.

Regards, Carl

[JC]

Well, naturally Malcolm, you have become my journalistic hero. I love your missives about Paul and all the candidates. Reading this on the LA Times (blog or not) is like stepping through the looking glass for a few fleeting moments. Thank you, good, kind sir.

[Jason]

You are absolutley correct. This posted 28 minutes ago and it was sent straight to my pda. There are several thousand like me and the Huckster just blew it. I hope he has fun in Texas; because we sure will. This article will be sent to 10's of thousands of Ron Paul supporters within a couple of hours. Thank You L.A. Times for catoring to the interest of millions of Americans.

(Send the link pls so they can come see for themselves.)

[BMH]

Hey Huck may not be doing real well, but we can all admit he's doing better than Ron Paul. Yeah, he still needs a miracle and it's a longshot but at least Huck is getting more votes than Ron Paul. It seems that Ron Paul is consistently getting around 5% and has not won any states. Huck has won a few and came really close in a few others.

[WritingontheWall]

You say all this like we didn't know already.
The other candidates have always been claiming Ron Paul has left the race, regardless of the truth in the matter. This is all scripted theater. We all know that it doesn't matter what Huckabee or Obama or anyone else says or does. The next President has already been decided for us, and if anyone still thinks their vote actually counts... just watch the HBO special "hacking democracy". We have lost our country. I hope we can find a way to peacefully bring back the rule of law to America, but I fear the only way we will ever regain our Bill of Rights is by an outright violent militia style revolution. I will be at the March on Washington for Ron Paul as a last ditch effort to peaceably show our masters that I want my freedom back. However, after November all bets are off...

[Gmartine]

Very bad form for Huckabee, he should quit the race, nobody is watching him, but we are and continuing to watch Ron Paul and create more Ron Paul republicans.

[Mark]

the hucksters been ignoring Ron Paul's existence all along, in one of the last debates he stood on stage next to Paul and stated that "all the candidates on the stage voted for tax increases" which is incorrect, Paul has never voted to increase taxes (one of his main campaign points). I think the huckster does it on purpose (the poster above is right; Ron Paul would mop the floor with any of them in a real debate) which is dishonest but even giving him the benefit of doubt just means that he's equally clueless, neither is a good trait for a president (look no further than the current one for proof of that)...

[Robert Moore]

Huckabee makes me want to vomit.

[DefendTheConstitution]

Mr. Malcolm,

Thank you very much for the fair coverage of Ron Paul.

"They will, of course, politely remember that this blog has resisted the mainstream media ignorance "

ABSOLUTELY, I am one of the readers, who cancelled LA Times subscription last year after realising how MSM including LA Times blacked out Ron Paul completely and is unfairly biased toward other GOP candidates.

You are a courageous exception in MSM, who is abiding by the ethics of jornalism.

[Keith]

Ron Paul - over

Huckabee - over

The Paulettes and the Hucksters had a great time. Now it's time to go home. Beat it.

[512]

These times will either be remembered one of two ways in history. Ron Paul will lose marking the time democracy was overrun by corruption and greed or as the era when we, the great nation of the United States elected Ron Paul and found our way back to the Constitution.

Huckabee likes to espouse honor, yet he fails to actually live up to his cardboard facade of principles, McCain uses the same tactic. This is exactly why there won't be another GOP debate, Huckabee and McCain don't believe in what they are spewing and it wouldn't stand up to real character.

When McCain and Huckabee speak, they forever are trying to convince the voter/viewer yet it sounds so hollow as if they are trying to convince themselves.

[Bob]

We've had nearly 20 debates already. We don't need another one. You learn nothing new from debates any way. Just a bunch of one liners hoping to show up in the next day's headlines.

Read each candidate's position online and VOTE for who you want and not for who you think is going to win. This isn't a horse race. You don't win by voting for the candidate you think is going to win. You (and America) win by voting for who is the BEST candidate matching YOUR views.

For me that candidate is Ron Paul.

Wake up America. Our biggest battle isn't on the war front in Iraq and Iran. It's here in the US at our borders and with our economy. Are the rising prices of gas, gold and euro of concern to you? Then worry about the sinking US dollar.

If the US gov't doesn't stop printing new money to pay for record deficit spending we are all going to be in big financial trouble.

McCain is for the war even if he spends every dollar you have and kills every young soldier to do it. Clinton and Obama want to increase gov't spending and with a democratic congress they'll get it at YOUR expense.

How much further does America have to sink before it wakes up? Just read the front of the Drudge Report to see how bad America's economy is getting.

[Mary Lucina]

Congressman Ron Paul is honest and wise. No other presidential candidate knows the world economy better than Paul. And no other candidate has the courage to state the truth, as Paul does. He is consistent in his message, and not beholden to corporate interests.

[John]

Keith - over.

Now get lost, loser.

[jkhutz]

Actually, I think Mr. Huckabee only spoke the plain truth.

Other than advertisement in and around his congressional district, the Ron Paul "Presidential" campaign is NOT advertising.

Other than appearances in and around his congressional district, the Ron Paul "Presidential" candidate does NOT do speeches or any other events.

The Ron Paul "Presidential" campaign and candidate are in fact AWOL.

So Huckabee is correct in stating that there are -- de facto if not de novo -- only two candidates left in the GOP race (and having the name "Ron Paul" on the ballots is irrelevant, most states still list "Rudy Giuliani" and "Mitt Romney" as well... in fact in some states I would not be surprised if one of THOSE names actually gets a higher vote count than Ron Paul.)

And what happens to the remnants of the $6 Million? Who knows? Other than spending as much as they can on *ahem* "Presidential" ads near the 14th District, I think Campaign Managers (known colloquially by their nicknames "Baldrick" and "Blackadder") are having a hard time coming up with a cunning plan that allows them to channel as much as possible into their own (or familial) wallets... stay tuned to see what happens.

[greg]

Huckabee is a tool. Mccain is a war monger. I will vote for Paul.... I do like obama but just because he's kennedy esque and would probably stick it to the CFR. RP was never in the CFR.. the only one besides kusinich that isn't. Take back your country!

[poppatml]

There is nothing new here. Huckabee is trying to do the correct thing and get a one on one with MacCain. Let them, Huckabee and MacCain, do what they feel is best for their campaign. The more the people hear from MacCain and Huckabee the more viable Ron Pauls message becomes. We, Ron Paul supporters, understand the deck has been and will continue to be stacked against us. The message of Ron Paul will grow in spite of not because of the media. Stil a long way to go, the media is just getting started with MacCain and the convention is a long way out. Pay attention to the canidates and you will slowly but ever so surely hear more and more of the Ron Paul message on the issues of the day, it can't be silenced, the message is more correct than any other message out there. Do your homework, study the canidates and the choice is clear.

[Kathy Smith]

This article was soooooo accurate! I went to meet -up just last night in Port St. Lucie, FL where our Primary has been over for more than a month and the support is holding firm and growing. "WE THE PEOPLE" showed the movie "Freedom to Fascism" and we talked about sticking together to make big changes we want to work from the inside of government out. We are trying to get more like-minded people to run for office and and make real change, the way Ron Paul has done for 20 years. We will not go away after this election cycle, we have just begun.

[Koh Choon Lin]

I support the 3 of them debating on a forum.

[Sandra]

It's an interesting idea to go after Huckabee, but I still think McCain is the main target. Huckabee has been beaten in the polls by Ron Paul before. His fundraising is nowhere near competitive, and he has no nationwide organization (let alone worldwide).

Huckabee owes his success to the media who have now abandoned him. If anybody needs to be giulianied, it's McCain.

I doubt either of them can muster 7,000 people at a rally as Ron Paul did over the weekend.

I would love to see Ron Paul in a debate with either of them. He would be great. He has more wisdom and knowledge of history and economics and how they relate, than both of them put together.

[Vincent M]

These men know that the dribble that comes out of their mouths cannot come close to the words of the good and honest doctor. His words are backed by the founders, his voting record speaks volumes, his loyalty to his family is a role model for us all to follow. Every day I watch these other "candidates" borrow words from Dr. Paul. He is their guiding light and they know no matter how many fingers they stick in this cracking dam, it is about to blow open with such force as to consume everything in it's path. We've been contained far too long, this reactor is on overload, take the women and children and head for cover. Mark these words.

[Kathryn]

Mr Malcolm-

Great job, as always. There is another debate brewing that Ron Paul has been excluded from: Science Debate 2008 to be held in Philly just before the PA primaries. Science Debate 2008 is pulling a Fox News and has decided to exclude one of the five remaining major-party candidates due to their arbitrary definition of "viability".

As a scientist, I am really disappointed and disturbed by this. I contacted the organizers (of course) and Shawn Otto responded that "Ron Paul was invited to the AAAS debate last weekend in Boston and he didn't even respond to the invitation." However, according to Yahoo! News, Huckabee didn't respond to that invitation either, and no candidates were actually present because "the organization had put together the session 'at the last minute.'"

Maybe with the news that Ralph Nader is running, they should extend invitations to both Ron Paul and Ralph Nader.

[Darla]

Andrew, I can just hear your chuckling as you wrote this. Silly Paulites; can't even tell when a writer is baiting and sarcastically draping "compliments" over direct insults and derision. My disdain is directed right now not toward Huck nor the old media in general, but at you, sir.

That you, or anyone, would laugh and take lightly the erosion of our Constitution, and mock the one candidate who actually defends our Constitution completely, displays the mentality and character of those who would willingly trade in freedoms for shackles, while smugly smirking at those fighting for your liberty.

[Grunt]

Neither McCain or Huckleberry will debate Ron Paul as they know that he speaks the truth and maybe people could see that and see them for what they are. I would like to see a debate between just the Huckster and Ron Paul but I doubt any media would carry it. I refuse to vote for the lesser of the two evils this year so I will be writing in Ron Paul

[Mark]

Huckabee and McCain surely would not want a debate with Ron Paul in it. He would eat them alive if given equal time (something that would never happen). The GOP is destroying itself by trying to keep Dr. Paul out of sight and out of mind of the American people.

Obama will destroy McCain or Huckabee in the general election. The only chance that the Republicans have after 8 disasterous years of Bush is to inject some new ideas (like following the rule of law and not policing the world) into the campaign. McCain is simply Bush Lite without all the verbal stumbles that make watching Bush so much fun.

[Robert in NJ]

Ron Paul belongs in any and every debate, primarily because he is the ONLY candidate who has demonstrated an ability and willingness to actually speak specifically about the issues and his positions.

Ron Paul does not play with rhetoric, or make vague statements - he has said exactly what his positions are, what he plans to do as President and HOW he plans to do it. Name one other candidate who has done the same.

I support Ron Paul all the way through the General Election in November. I WILL WRITE-IN RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT if need be, as will hundreds of thousands of others.

As each day passes, we continue to reach out to new voters, and when they are given the opportunity to hear Ron Paul's vision vs. the nebulous and undeliverable promises of the other candidates, they become Paul supporters as well.

[dawn marie clark]

GO DR. RON PAUL! - the only true statesman in the entire congress!
and forget it huck for trying once again to ignore dr. paul. it won't work.
the ONLY debate worth watching is a debate with dr. paul in it!
wisdom and common sense always prevail as he has shown over and over.......it's a pity there are so many dumbed down americans.
ps - just take a look at global economics and see how dr. paul is positioned PERFECTLY!
go doc!

[Thisisridiculous]

What is wrong with you people? Are you all middleschoolers? Malcolm is milking Ron Paul supporters for time and attention...he is not about fair journalist. You guys make me ashamed to support my candidate sometimes. Grow up guys and stop being sheeple. Malcolm is NOT our friend!

[JohnMyr]

Huckleberry is nothing more than a glorified evangelist..The support he is yearning for , from the likes of ultra conservative and evangelsits, are the ones repsonsible for the rot in America..These absurdly rich evangelist who donot even pay taxes , live a rich, luxurious life in the name of GOD and run a parallel industry which thrives on church-going easily gulliable people and exploit them to the core..
They spread hatred and resentment about Americans and the Chrsitianity in thirld-wprld country by conducting covert conversions!!
Every time I see Huckleberry on the debate I find him quite patronizing and "devilishly" humorous and soul searching--a common trait of evangelist who play with minds to find weaknesses and pounce on people's vulnerability..
Even at the cost of my vote going void- I will be supporting Ron Paul.
Long live the Revolution.

[dawn marie clark]

GO DR. RON PAUL! - the only true statesman in the entire congress!
and forget it huck for trying once again to ignore dr. paul. it won't work.
the ONLY debate worth watching is a debate with dr. paul in it!
wisdom and common sense always prevail as he has shown over and over.......it's a pity there are so many dumbed down americans.
ps - just take a look at global economics and see how dr. paul is positioned PERFECTLY!
go doc!

[dawn marie clark]

GO DR. RON PAUL! - the only true statesman in the entire congress!
and forget it huck for trying once again to ignore dr. paul. it won't work.
the ONLY debate worth watching is a debate with dr. paul in it!
wisdom and common sense always prevail as he has shown over and over.......it's a pity there are so many dumbed down americans.
ps - just take a look at global economics and see how dr. paul is positioned PERFECTLY!
go doc!

[brian]

Bob wrote: "We've had nearly 20 debates already. We don't need another one. You learn nothing new from debates any way. Just a bunch of one liners hoping to show up in the next day's headlinee."

I disagree with this point of your, Bob. We have not yet had one single debate using debate format and rules. They have all been question and answer sessions run and controlled by moderators. In a debate, candidates would use the entire time to ask each other questions and to be able to answer those questions.

[ohgosh]

It's sad:
Huckabee's continued support despite his lack of money or good ideas can be attributed simply to the fact that more Republicans are mysticists who believe in miracles than are Capitalists who would sooner rely on scientific and economic truths.
Ron Paul is just the beginning.
Huckabee is the end.

[JeffnDallas]

I think the fact that there are now House and Senate GOP candidates running as (in their own terms) "Ron Paul Republicans" speaks VOLUMES of this man's influence far beyond the primaries and election.

This is not about a "man" but a "movement" as many have correctly indicated.

Huckabee can just keep up his cameos on Saturday Night Live and similar as he seems to enjoy the comedic spotlight over the more demanding spotlight of relevance and consistency.

[danny]

Forget the New York Times... I'm reading the LA Times and Andrew Malcolm from now on!

In my humble opinion, I find it hard to believe that Huckabee is that delusional. He has stated that his goal is to have a brokered convention which is what a lot of Ron Paul supporters are hoping for. After the debates in May 2007, Huckabee started to sound a lot like Paul.... Could Huckabee have had an epiphany?

[Laura]

Huckabee has complained often and loudly about being ignored, yet, he himself began calling it "a two-man race" as soon as Romney dropped out, completely ignoring and disrespecting both Ron Paul and his supporters. Huckabee promotes himself as the "Christian" candidate, yet he is ignoring one of the most basic of Christian principles -- "Do unto others as you would have done unto you" (The Golden Rule). Some Christian! Mike Huckabee is nothing but a hypocrite.

Why doesn't Huckabee want to face Ron Paul in a debate? Maybe because Huckabee has stolen many of his talking points from Ron Paul and knows that the good doctor would blow him away in any debate. Ron Paul is the true conservative in the race. Huckabee is just a poser. If people were really given the opportunity to compare McCain, Huckabee, and Dr. Paul, Dr. Paul would win by a landslide.

Dr. Paul is the only candidate who can beat the Democrats in the fall and the GOP is shooting itself in the foot by not giving him the respect and attention he deserves.

All of the Republican candidates besides Dr. Paul are pro-war. Polls indicate that 70-75% of the American people are against the war. If the GOP were to put Dr. Paul against either Democrat, the war issue would be neutralized. Then Dr. Paul could concentrate on the differences between himself and the Democrats. Dr. Paul would easily win over fiscal conservatives, those who are in favor of a tougher position on illegal immigration, those interested in protecting their Constitutional rights, the pro-lifers, etc. Ron Paul would be able to unite the GOP while attracting Independents and anti-war Democrats. He would also attract Democrats in states which have lost jobs due to NAFTA because of his stance on free trade. Dr. Paul is a man of integrity who always votes based on his principles and he has a long record in Congress to back it up.

The question for the GOP leadership is this: If the war is going to end anyway because a majority of the American people are against it and will vote for the anti-war candidate, wouldn't you rather have a Republican who espouses all of the other positions you claim to stand for end it than a Democrat who will drive our economy further into the ground with all of their programs that they have no way of paying for other than raising taxes, printing money, or borrowing from China? Why do you insist on defending a war that we cannot afford either in the cost of young American lives or in dollars? This war is only inciting hatred for us around the globe which makes it easier for the terrorist groups to recruit new members. Let's bring our soldiers home, protect our own borders, invest in our own infrastructure, and fix our own economy before it is too late.

[ellen]

As a pro-lifer, Huckabee has remained "of interest" to me, but Ron Paul is BOTH pro-life and pro-peace. I am fascinated by Ron Paul's message, and have become more convinced of it, with each passing day. The message takes time to digest, but it is utterly sound. What could be more sound than the Constitution, for example?

Sometimes the tone of some of Ron Paul's supporters is hard to take, but they are good people, just way excited about their candidate. I appreciate Mr. Huckabee for NOT treating Paul's ideas with disdain, and even thought, at one point, that a Paul/Huckabee ticket was a possibility. Too bad...

[Shary Keller]

Once again, he hits it out of the park, rooting for the Champion of the Constitution and his r3VOLution.

Andrew...what can I say...I 3VOL You!!!

[Larkin G. Mead]

As a Huckabee supporter, I do agree that Ron Paul should be included in the debates. His fiscal conservative values are crucial to this campaign, however, as a Huckabee supporter, I do not ascribe to any of McCain's or Paul's social liberal leanings.

In any event, a debate will not take place before March 4 and McCain will in all likelihood wrap this primary campaign up soon. I was very impressed with Ron Paul's campaign and his supporters who have been as fervent about their support for Ron as we Huckabeee supporters have been with Mike.

It is time for the Republican Party to unite and take this campaign to the Democrats, Clinton and Obama. These two Socialists must be stopped as they are both imminent threats to our national security and their Marxist policies threaten the survival of this Republic and our democratic principles.

Congressman Ron Paul is a fine man and I sympathize with all of his faithful supporters and their revolution. As a Huckabee supporter, we have had to "lick our wounds" time and time again as the conservative talking heads and the establishment Republicans have done everything to derail Mike's campaign. Ron and Mike have a lot in common and both men are worthy of our support, but, the establishment folks in the Republican Party will not allow either Mike or Ron to be our banner carrier in 2008. What a shame, what a national disgrace.

[A.J.]

One would have thought Huck learned something about being ignored from the debate in South Carolina. Apparently not. Huck, huck, huck. I want you out of the race, so please go right ahead, ignore the good Doctor: The more you do it, the faster your eventual drop from the race. Remember Ghouliani? (I'm guessing you don't, as you can't even remeber there are indeed three candidates left in the race.)
Ron Paul, FTW!!

[Dave]

"Actually, I think Mr. Huckabee only spoke the plain truth."

Actually he didn't. Ron Paul continues to gain grass root support despite the MSM blackout, and the other candidates have vocally dropped out. So what plain truth is he speaking?

[Jake]

Andrew, not a bad article! I do thank you for continuing to write about the good doctor when many media sources continue to ignore his existence. I personally think that Paul should challenge Huckabee to a debate and leave McCain out. McCain has been parading around as if he is the de facto nominee when in reality he has weak support from the Republican party.

Oh, one more thing. Ron Paul is not in any threat in his re-election bid for the 14th district. He is dominating in the polls by about a 40 point margin.

[Tess]

Mr. Malcolm:

Thank you once again for this write up on Ron Paul.
I sure do enjoy reading your blog. You are one of the few in the media that understands the Ron Paul Supporters, and their determination. We have come a long way. I would make a suggestion to those Ron Paul supporters in Texas to pay attention to the Huckster's schedule as you have suggested, and make a showing at his events with their Ron Paul signs, just like we did to Giuliani. Thanks again Andrew.

[Jett]

It looks to me like McCain must have begged Hucklbee to stay in the race just to run blocker for him against Ron Paul, especially if another debate is scheduled, imagine McCain vs Ron Paul in a debate with no one else in the race,
McCain == Toast

[Chris Bieber]

the use of the word 'facade" is quite accurate...to describe the Potemkin Village-like campaign of the fmr Governor of Arkansas and Council on Foreign Relations member and tool(CFR Leader Richard Haas is Hucks advisor)....and "corporate socialist" is a quite accurate name for hisAND HIS SUPPORTERS economic plans.... mindless UNDEDUCATED and SYCOPHANTIC Skinner rats...whose understanding of Free Markets and Reality of Politics is mutually EXCLUSIVE...

Thanks to the rest of the Party and its approved Candidates "principled" support for the More War, More PRINTING UP WORTHLESS fiat currency, More international entanglments, More Signature Statement UnConstitutional Governance, more wars on the Bill of Rights and MORE LAWS AND SURVEILLANCE we will all get to enjoy these/THEIR "fruits" of labor.....

Huckabee and the marching cohorts/legions/phalanxes of Benito McManiac are shoveling off loads of statism and lies and bankrupt faux patriotism.... their shooting and mocking of the message of freedom, liberty and independence of Congressman Paul's message will rightfully and deservedly help sink the carcass hulk of the Republican Party so the rest of us who care about freedom can rebuild the freedom machine....while fighting off Big Brother....

Thanks MSM and Hucklberry Hounds and McManiacs...you can enjoy your faux coronation in Minneapolis...and "victory" in November.....

[Liberty Gal]

It would be wise to do the math and remember that there were 11 individuals campaigning for the Republican nomination a year ago and now there are three. Dr. Ron Paul is one of them. Whether he advertises, holds rallies or stumps around the country ad nauseum like the other candidates is not the issue. One person can invite another to debate, and the other can accept or reject the offer. There are plenty of other ways to find out where candidates stand on the issues than viewing a 30 second commercial or watching them go at it on TV for 60 minutes.

Dr. Paul's record on low taxes, small government and wise foreign policy is 10 years in the making. Anyone who hears his message can take heart that we do have a choice to vote for change and a return to the guidance of the U. S. Constitution. Please exercise that choice with a vote for Dr. Paul, even if you have to write it in.

It's not over 'til the fat lady sings...and I haven't heard any singing yet.

[Frank N Stein]

Is this a 13 year old's myspace rant or the LA times? Hard to tell, sometimes.

I'm more curious on why journalists are so beholden to big government interests, and so against Constitutional restraint - is it like job security (the more government grows, the more corrupt it gets, the more they can write about the corruption and claim more government is needed to fix it)?

[MWO]

Huckabee is not what this country needs. Anyone who would take the furniture out of the governers mansion when he left office, would not be my first choice . By the way he had to return it. He made the top ten most corrupt politicians for 2007. See judicialwatch.com. When challenged by the ethics comittee of Arkansas, he sued to have the charges dropped rather than respond. The list goes on and on. Adlai Stevenson met a lady while on the campaign stump who said,"every thinking person in this country has your support". Stevenson replied: "that not enough madam I need a majority. Now you know why Huck has more popular votes than Ron Paul.

[Karen]

The Huckster may as well drop out - the money for Ron Paul will never run out - as his message will not run out! There are most certainly 3 candidates in the GOP. The debate should be all three! Ron Paul speaks the truth and people know it as soon as they hear him. That's what McCain and Huckabee fear. The Ron Paul rEVOLution inspires many to carry on because once you hear the truth - there's no going back. The rEVOLution will only get stronger as our country falters. Vote Ron Paul and get our lives back to what our Constitution intended! Freedom & Liberty!

[WILL WORK FOR PEACE]

Hey Huck -

Thanks for inviting us to your events. You can count on us to be there in force.

Always and forever,
A Loyal Ron Paul Supporter

[Doug]

I just wish that everyone who thinks Ron Paul is the best candidate will vote for him in Texas and Ohio and elsewhere, now that McCain has the nomination pretty much wrapped up. The biggest obstacle to Ron Paul earning more votes so far, behind the media bias, is the large number of people who thought he was the best candidate but didn't vote for him because they wanted their votes to matter in determining the winner. Now that the winner is a foregone conclusion, why not vote for Ron Paul?

[Gary]

Andrew ole buddy, I hate to break it to you but there are four candidates still in the Republican race for the presidency. That's right four, 1 more than 3 and 2 more than 2. Interesting that you should forget Dr. Alan Keyes. Interesitng.

[Bill]

Andrew, you're an idiot.

[Talk Show Host]

RON PAUL HAS NEVER LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THE MORE PEOPLE HEAR HIS MESSAGE, THE MORE WILL VOTE FOR HIM.

America should be ashamed for denouncing him as "nut" or "looney."

HUCK, CAIN, and MSM ARE SCARED TO DEATH OF RON PAUL.

Perhaps if said "Change" and "Hope" as much as Guiliani said 9/11, the truth would be easier to swallow.

[AYE]

Good One mr. writer...WE DONT CARE ABOUT HUCK, he is not a threat. Your paper endoresed MCCAIN, AND THATS WHO WE HATE. Your yesterdays news, and you only mention RP to get some hits (good for you, we dont care). Keep writing to liberals and leave this man alone, because we know you dont care either.

[Talk Show Host]

RON PAUL HAS NEVER LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THE MORE PEOPLE HEAR HIS MESSAGE, THE MORE WILL VOTE FOR HIM.

America should be ashamed for denouncing him as "nut" or "looney."

HUCK, CAIN, and MSM ARE SCARED TO DEATH OF RON PAUL.

Perhaps if said "Change" and "Hope" as much as Guiliani said 9/11, the truth would be easier to swallow.

[Don]

A constitutionalist third party needs to run a good candidate. Of course, Nader doesn't count. Too bad Ron Paul won't run as a third party candidate. I hope the Constitution Party brings a good man on board and that the Ron Paul supporters will gravitate towards them for the General election. For the primary vote, I hope Paul keeps going and that his message continues to reach out far and wide.

http://www.constitutionparty.com/
http://www.constitutionparty.com

[Ryan]

Is this the same Huckabee that complained about not wanting to be an umpire at the debate? Does he not like being ignored? How hypocritical could he possibly be? He only plays the fair card when it serves his own selfish interests, but at first opportunity, excludes another candidate without even a mention. Wow. I wonder why this guys isn't a pastor anymore.

[Darryl Schmitz]

Huckabee's comments kinda confirm that he's just a wee bit arrogant. Plus he apparently figures he has a score to settle with the Paul campaign over the cross-in-the-background-of-his-video-message controversy.

[Mike]

GOOGLE RON PAUL. What's new? Dr. Paul is not wanted because he'll smoke the other two idiots. He's 10x the candidate of Mike Huckabee and 100x the candidate of John "the slacker" McCain.

[AG in ID]

Been there done that. We are used to being ignored.

I can't wait to see how they ignore us when Ron Paul wins the nomination in September and the election in November.

We the People are working hard under the radar so to speak and we will be heard. The American Revolution was won with less than 3%. The Ron Paul Revolution will see victory as well.

[Bruce Walker]

Mike Huckabee did not disregard Ron Paul; Ron Paul practically dropped out. His campaign is only still active in his congressional district, not in the entire county. If Ron Paul wants to run for President, he needs run in a bigger area than his congressional district. Ron Paul's supporters may be keeping his campaign active, but if Ron Paul isn't campaigning, it is hard for him to debate. Mike Huckabee may not be everyone's first choice, but he deserves to have a chance. Ron Paul has his chance, and what he does with it is up to him. But if he isn't going to campaign in a bigger area than his district, he can't expect to win the election. The best thing for Ron Paul to do is to ask both Huckabee and McCain to debate him. If he isn't willing to do that, then in my oppinion, his campaign has basically stopped and it is down to two candidates.

[MJ]

I am a bit surprised at Huckabee's comments. I say this because the Huckabee folks and the Paul folks should not be fighting presently. There are bigger problems. Both camps should be working against McCain. Paul and Huckabee are both far from McCain's platform and there supporters while in the long run will disagree presently there are larger and more pressing fish to fry.
Why did you say that Huckabee?
I was saving all my special scorn for McCain...don't tempt me and other PATRIOTS to unleash it on you. We need to work against McCain. Watch what you say Huckabee. We may not tolerate this much longer and if Huckabee and Paul start wasting resources on one another then McCain will more easily get his delegates.

Go Ron Paul. I will go contribute a few more bucks please join me!

[AGGOZZUR]

You know... Whenever you write about him its always tainted with sarcasm & belittlingness. When you do that your 'news' stops being 'news' and starts becoming a place to bash or praise people. You are no better then the MSM when you write like this. You will see when this country goes from bad to worse. The things you could have done to make it better but didn't. You will have this on your conscience. Not to mention 1000,s of us at your door.

(This is a blog. Not the news columns. That's where we tell stories in our way and you can read and join in. Wide open for you too. Thanks for visiting.)

[MJ]

We need to concentrate on stopping McCain from getting the delegates.
Are Paul supporters surprised that Huckabee would say such a thing?
NO! But Paul supporters should not waste much time on Huckabee. We need to concentrate on new voters, getting the message out, and driving up contributions to the Presidential and Congressional campaigns.

PAUL FOLKS -DO NOT LET THIS ARTICLE DISTRACT YOU!
We must stay focused. I just wasted a minute responding to this.

[Prija]

Yes, thank you Andrew. We are growing. The Ron Paul Revolution will not be televised.. it will be blogged and youtubed.

Huckabee is running out of money fast. He needs that debate to get free advertising on a grand scale.

Andrew any thoughts of the Freedom March in Washington???

http://people.ronpaul2008.com/campaign-updates/2008/02/26/freedom-march-update/

Please email back on this if you can. Thank you.

[Thomas]

You are so funny and so kind.

I hope Ron Paul delegates will take the seeds of revolution to the national convention. I think Paul will get some congressional district delegates from Texas. I hope he will top the 20% threshold to get some at-large delegates. This is part of what makes the continued Paul race important.

[Tommy M]

Oh man.... Huck is in for about 20,000 emails.

Wherever this debate is held, there will be more Ron Paul supporters there than anyone else.

[George Dance]

Maybe Mr. Huckabee simply miscounted. He's already admitted that he didn't major in mathematics.

[RaferJanders]

Hey Andy, well your right on this one, Huckerybee, I come on, It's like saying John McShame is tall, You know man I am so sick of all this, I leave for Pearl Lagoon, next week for three weeks, going fishin and laughing and drinkin with the coolest people on the planet mon. Have a good one.

[George Dance]

Maybe Mr. Huckabee simply miscounted. He's already admitted that he didn't major in mathematics.

[Eric Sundwall]

This Malcom fellow is still prattling on like this ?

Let's just get on with the endless coronation and silly partisan sniping (the leisure of the theory class) so we can figure out how to support ourselves as the warfare & welfare state demands its pound of flesh . . . nuff said !

[Baba Padmanabhan]

Neither Huckabee nor Mcain have the balls to invite Dr. Paul for a debate - they will get smacked by his message. Yeah, he got single digit votes from the republicans in the primaries, that's about right - people with any brains in the republican party, as a matter of fact is in the single digits.

[Andi]

I love how you post a picture of a "typical Ron Paul supporter." Is this to convey that young, beautiful people are not allowed a voice or an opinion about our country? That young people are stupid and they have thrown their support behind the wrong person? Why must all MSM outlets bash Ron Paul supporters? We deserve respect as much as any other person who supports any other candidate.

THIS MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, MR. MALCOM, BUT US YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY. I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RON PAUL AND HIS MESSAGE MUCH LONGER THAN THIS ELECTION. ALL OF US RON PAUL SUPPORTERS WILL BE LAUGHING IN 8-10 YEARS WHEN OUR IDEAS OF FREEDOM PROSPER. AND DONT WORRY WE WONT BLOG HOW STUPID EVERYONE IS FOR NOT BELIEVING WHAT WE SAY. PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THOSE BELIEFS.

RON PAUL FOR THE LONG HAUL! SEE ALL YA'LL AT THE MARCH TO FREEDOM!

[PerkiDe]

OK Christians this should tell you that your vote should NOT go to MIKE HUCKABEE... He said there were only two left in the race (LIE) Ron Paul is still in so there is THREE and he knows this. He also has stated that he has a THEOLOGY degree .. he does not have one!! (lie) May God have mercy on him! So please for your family and their families sake please take another look at Ron Paul I am so begging you!! www.ronpaul2008.com
Thanks ... His message should be shouted everywhere and its the ONLY one that will work.. GOsh people please open your eyes!!

[Dave]

I was a precinct captain in New Jersey. I canvassed, and did all the work. At my polling location, 2 out of three Diebold machines were replaced during Super Tuesday for "malfunction." Of course my local paper recorded that there were no voting anomalies. And since Diebold has no paper trails here, I'm sure we're just going on the honorable word of our local Diebold officials.

I'm not saying Ron Paul won, but we'll never know the real count till we clean up our election process.

This is something all Americans, regardless of who you support, should be concerned about.

[Laura]

Why aren't you posting our comments?

[Heather]

Huckabee must be terrified of Ron Paul. Of course in a setting of 3, (yes, 3!) candidates, RP would be given more of a chance to speak. And neither McCain or Huckabee want that. Why? Because RP --though not as well spoken-- knows what he believes and why he believes it INSIDE AND OUT. RP would absolutely demolish Huckabee and McCain in a debate. Of course they want to pretend RP isn't in the running... Cowards.

Thank you for covering this Mr. Malcom!

[observant]

i would absolutely love to have another debate...as long as ron paul is included....everyone knows ron paul would win as always....thats why if they do have one, they will exclude ron paul....unless we rally now...we need to band together and expose this!!!!!!!

[Ron Moss]

Masquerading as communitiy leaders, bankers invaded our nation back in 1913. Destined to run up the debt, creating wars, depressions, credit expansions and contractions, they have gone unrecognized until now. How much interest do we presently pay these terrorists?
google" Federal Reserve Fraud" Is it time for a change? Ron Paul, only, might be gutsy enough to challenge these real terrorists we now face. here at home. Ron Moss

[Heather]

Huckabee must be terrified of Ron Paul. Of course in a setting of 3, (yes, 3!) candidates, RP would be given more of a chance to speak. And neither McCain or Huckabee want that. Why? Because RP --though not as well spoken-- knows what he believes and why he believes it INSIDE AND OUT. RP would absolutely demolish Huckabee and McCain in a debate. Of course they want to pretend RP isn't in the running... Cowards.

Thank you for covering this Mr. Malcom!

[Fern Dolearn]

The Republicans need to get a clue and get behind the most conservative ELECTABLE candidate, Hilary Clinton. McCain is all over the board.

[Albert Meyer]

Huckster is on his way out to join the televangelist scam-wagon. His campaign was an opportunity to obtain national recognition and hone his fund-raising skills. Kenneth Copeland showed him the ropes and dropped a million in his campaign coffers.

So, you heard it here first: with Falwell pushing daisies and Robertson so senile that he can't distinguish Julie-Annie from the Pope, a new scam artist is much needed in the land of the blind. Old one-eyed Huckster will ride into the rescue.

By his own admission he has sunk his political ship by staying in the race. Fear not, reverent, a lucrative profession awaits; as seedy and fraught with ethical issues as the Governor’s office in Little Rock. You will feel quite at home.

[ricknhouston]

jkhutz.... I'm sorry! ...and you are who,... specifically? I don't find anyone named "LOSER" on my invite list!

[Jay in Texas]

I voted in the Texas primaries yesterday (early voting). I voted for Ron Paul. -J

[JiveTurkey]

of course the Huckaturd doesn't want to acknowledge Ron Paul... He's scared of the dude.. and so is McCain. Dr. Paul is quite capable of making both of those Neo-Cons look like idiots in the debate arena... how many times has he proven this already?... It's a shame that most Americans aren't even watching those debates though... then they'd know Ron Paul is the ONLY option... unless you're evil and don't have a soul... in that case.. vote for ANY of the other candidates.
Huck's gonna get a good tongue lashing from us RP folks... you can't count on that!

[ThomasJ]

The problem is that this has been going on the whole time. Since the start of Dr. Paul's campaign. There is a large number of Republicans out there that do not know what Dr. Paul stands for. If they did they would vote for him.

Without the close to a billion dollars in free advertising that CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and FOX have given to McCain he would have dropped out back in August.
On name mentions alone the MSM has given him millions in free ads.

It is all bull crap and until the real patriots out here in America wake up this crap will continue.

As Einstein stated.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over (Electing the same idiots) and expecting different results (good governance)

It may take a total economic collapse before that happens though.

[Ionikios]

Right on Kathy Smith

[J Jones]

Wow Andrew,

Either that post is highlighted with sarcasm or jabs at Pauls base, or you sir are becoming one of us! If you are I say congratulations on your wise decision. The fact of the matter is Huck has to try to make himself appear as the difinitive second place in order to maintain his run for president. We both know he cant afford it otherwise. I expecially like the "typical ron paul supporter" picture at the bottem.

If I was to try and describe what a "typical" ron paul supporter looked like to you. I would say just look at anyone you see every day on the street, From the guy that just gave you your non-fat mint latte to the guy that just perscribed you vicadin for your tennis elbow. All walks of life.

But you can pick a really cute girl too. Whatever gets his message across.

Pretty sure history has proved that innovative ideas and ideals allways get branded "crazy" untill the people in the mainstream realize their stupid.

good thing that crazy printing press idea took flight huh? or the crazy internal cumbustion engine? So glad those loonies never gave up.

Good article, allways like to hear about Paul. Even if its just on the web.

[L.Step]

I'm a registered Republican, and I really don't understand why my party has offered up this war-hungry lobby-loving crazy McCain for President (along with his war chief, Lieberman)! I guess they have been neoconned. Real Republicans will vote for Ron Paul.

[TJF]

@jkhutz "I do like obama but just because he's kennedy esque and would probably stick it to the CFR. "

Are you making reference to Mrs. Obama sitting on the board of directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs? Yes, Obama will probally stick it to her, as for the rest of the CFR gang don't count on it.

Anyone hear Barney Frank say the economy is bad because we don't have enough government regulations on the banking industry?

[Carol]

I'd love to see this debate -- but only if it included Paul.

But Huckabee and McCain would both look moronic. I can see why they wouldn't want Ron Paul there...

[Tannim]

Easy, Andrew, easy. :)

Dr. Paul will be back in it once he wastes Peden in the 14th race Tuesday. This was just shoring up his left flank against a neocon wannabe.

As for Hucky, the Panamanchurian Candidate won't debate him anyway since McCain will wind up looking foolish, especially after Dr. Paul's supporters infiltrate and crash the audience anyway. They both know this. Plus, the ongoing chaing of scandals involving McCain (Iseman, funds, eligibility, obnoxious introductory speakers, POW/MIA stuff, Renzi, etc. with more to come!) are starting to wear on him. A focused negative assault on him on those will finish him off, no matter what the delegate totals are presumed to be.

But Huckabee serves a different purpose, which is to keep McCain off-balance for a while and force a brokered convention, at which point all bets are off. Don't believe the delegate counts you read from the MSM, because they are not accurate and are only their political fantasy league. That's alos why Dr. Paul's supporters, while not liking Huckabee very much, is laying off of him as an ally of convenience. His presence in the campaign actually benefits Dr. Paul, at least for the moment.

This race isn't over yet, folks. Things.are getting interesting on the GOP. All the focus has been on the Democrats lately. After March 4 you'll see that completely flip as Hillary will be done and Huckabee will surprise and Paul will "return".

Stay tuned...

[wallace]

Ron Paul must be included in any debates. I hear he is a master debater.

[Jason]

THe seed has been planted, I am a Ron Paul Republican, and have altered my education, from bussiness to politics. Dr. Paul may not win the presidency, but in light of the Revolution, he has resparked the principle of the Framers, and the message will echo, for many many years. THe GOP will be temporaly disabled, or knocked out for a while, but over time, these ROn Paul republicans will take back liberty, and the GOP. Once we push them out, the Neocons will have a hard time finding their place again.

[Brett]

Huckster should be ashamed of himself after being virtually left out of that California debate along with Paul. Now he is leaving his fellow low covered in the MSM comrade out of it. Probably b/c he doesn't want Paul to expose his BIG GOVERNMENT liberality and PERSONAL LIBERTY CONSERVATISM right along side McShaim's. Saem goes for Obamanation and Billary....who all believe in LIMITED PERSONAL FREEDOMS and stealing the tax dollars of hard working Americans and sending their poor children off to be casualties in senseless wars they ALL have supported.

[Eric]

The greatest kind of debate would include all the candidates of all the parties BEFORE the conventions. I would LOVE to see how the potential nominees stand up against his/her most likely adversaries in Novemeber.

I would LOVE to see Ron Paul in this environment. He would shine...

[ricknhouston]

I'm wondering, how many other Americans are experiencing the feelings of relief that I am, these days, since I turned off my TV, cancelled my cable, disconneted the video games, stopped the news paper and magazine subscriptions. I put my tv in storage & replaced it with a brand newcomputer & desk. Now my family gets our news & entertainment straight from the source. You know what ? I don't miss it a bit. Instead of coming home and sitting in front of that box that spews nothing more than lies, deceit, subliminal phsycological & neurological reprogramming of my our thought processes & habits, while stuffing our faces with all of that pizza, fried chicken, burgers & ice cream, cookies & chips that they tell us to eat, to make us keep self diagnosing ourselves with sleep or digestive disorders, "restless leg syndrome", hemmoroids, hormonal deficientcies, headaches, sinus problems, the choice of either using Condoms or taking treatment for STD's, depression or hyperactivity or any of the 2,000 other "ailments" they talk us into having and the products we "should talk to your doctor" about taking to keep them all in business so we can sit in their waiting rooms, waiting for hours, and keeping their privately owned hospital beds fulll, so that they can keep performing all of those "optional surgeries"(that are unnecessary) and writing prescriptions for the myriads of "mediciations" (that we don't need), so that the pharmeceutical companies keep running 3 shifts, so the big beautiful 24 hr "drugstores" can stay in business, ... Nah!
Not anymore! Now I come home, eat what my body needs, actually spend talking to and enjoying my family, taking walks, exercising, think about what I'm doing and eating & putting into my body. When and if I want, I can sit down at my puter & go wherever I want to go. My kids are making better grades, taking better care of themselves and can actually remember my name! ... it's great! Just last night I said to my wife, that had it not been for the way that the MSM had censored and abused my rights to hear Ron Paul's message, so that I could make an informed decission of my choice for President, that not only would I probably have never even heard of things like, the CFR, documentaries like "freedom to fascism", the NewWorld Order, Federal Reserve, I N C., fiat money, Nafta, SPP, TTC, oligarchy, hegemony, waterboarding, Bilderberger, zeitgeist, or this guy named Soros. To make matters worse, ... more than likely, I would have never even taken the time or trouble to learn who & what they really were! And I surely woudn't have spent the time to read... & re-read ... & then re-read again things like the U.S. Constitution, the "Federalist Papers", the Bill of Rights, & the Declaration of Independence. I would have never thought that I would learn anything from re-reading the History of the American Revolution, this time from the actual documents and historical facts, instead of the books we were given in school. Never would I have believed that my own government was capable of conspiracy, lying, cheating, misleading, murdering, torturing, abusing, its own peoplesorof selling us out! Wiping out 250 years of blood, life & limb sacrificed for individual liberty, freedom & rights set out & guaranteed by our Constitution. By what I have learned from the internet ... I am shocked, dismayed, terrified, disgusted & shamed by the realities of what our "real history" in the world has really been. My life is changed forever... and I fear for the future of my Country and for the futures of her children, for generations to come. ,

[joe]

why shoud huckabee presumptualy include a political rival to debate mcain in a personal letter between thier two cammpains? I dont think huckabee has any reason not to debate Dr.Paul, thats up for ron paul to decide for himself

[Carla]

I am a former Romney supporter but have been fully converted to the message of Ron Paul. Mormons who have been alienated by Huckabee and alarmed by McCain might be interested in considering these thoughts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eia3NcSv7S8

[Tominellay]

In addition to campaigning for president and campaigning for his congressional seat, Dr. Paul actually represents his constituents. Just about an hour ago he was doing his job, calling Fed Chairman Bernanke to account for monetary policies during his testimony in Washington, D.C..
Did Sen. McCain work today?

[JK]

It all about Paul's message, not about the person Ron Paul.
It is the only message of sanity on the political field these days.

[Tim]

All of this is only relevant if you trust the polls or more importantly the integrity of the voting Diabold machines.
We will never know how bad we have been deceived.
The press should be all over this hoax like flies on --it!!!!!
The truth hurts, and we need to feel some pain to make the gain in our growth as a country.
Debate? Instead of debates, why not challenge? Challenge is for all of us. Challenge the status quo in the press, in Washington, in the coffee shop, and in our own lives.
Wake up,"Tolerance is not ignorance"

[Mike]

Not all Paul supporters are nuts. They really want Paul to win, they are desperate, we are all desperate for someone new. And also, Paul supporters snapped out of the 'brain washed' "they hate us cuz we're free!" or "if its not an American flag, its a bomb!!!" mind set. . Paul supports get even more upset when the media totally ignores the man, the ideas and the responsibility of factual information. Shit rolls down hill man....

[Parke]

A-dog,

You rock buddy. Keep up the good work.

Just goes to show how endlessly shady politicians are.. I agree with most of the above. This isnt about Ron Paul to me.. I love my country and thats what Im fighting for.

Our future.

Revolution? You betcha. Ill bring my own gun and ammo.

I want my kid to grow up with her GOD GIVEN RIGHTS. Governments can only take our rights AWAY government cannot grant something GOD GIVEN.

Until we get rid of the Federal Reserve system, do not expect change folks... They print the effing money. Dont you think they get what they pay for??? There can be no liberty without honest money. We are slaves to the US government and nothing less.

[Eloy Gonzalez II]

This was a pretty fair article considering the others that have been published over the last few months. I've noticed a lot lately that words like "long shot" and "libertarian-leaning" have been missing from recent articles describing Ron Paul (this one uses "libertarian-like" but that's okay, I guess). Maybe that's a good sign that the media is changing it's attitude about the Ron Paul's campaign.

Anyway, I live in Texas. So time to spread the message! ;)

[Colt-1]

Andrew,

You'll go down in history as someone who cared about America. Thank you.

To Paul's supporters: after reading this, we can all thank Andrew... then ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND GO TO WORK.

[Colt-1]

By the way- to all of those telling us Paul supporters "'it's over" & "go home", I've got two words for you:

Get ready.

[Craig]

I will see you in texas huck!

-revolution supporter

RON PAUL!
RON PAUL!
RON PAUL!

[Juliet Annerino]

Nice work again, Andrew! Thank you for your attention to Truth.

Well 7,000 people attending Ron Paul's last rally does show that Americans are still interested in Peace and Freedom, and therefore an American President (much like Thomas Jefferson) who will honestly and faithfully represent that!

I'm sure the good Doctor Paul would love to join McCain and the slick, but copy-catting Huckster in a true debate..oh, you remember the kind, right? Where everyone actually gets to give their answer to a question? Where one debater is not cut off by some moderator for speaking Truth?!

I don't count on this happening...but I DO believe that we of the New Revolution will make our presence known no matter what.

Dr. Ron Paul is the Ignition of Truth. WE are the Fire of Freedom!

"Go forth and set the world on fire!" ~ St. Ignatius

For Peace, Love & Liberty,
Juliet Annerino

ps: The Revolution continues...and I'm even thinking of doing a 2nd printing of the sold-out "Hotties 4 Ron Paul " Calendar, since demand has been so high! (The lovely Krista DiPaola pictured here is our Miss February by the way.)

[LarryW]

I believe what has happened is that many of us feel we have lost many liberties because of fear. We have lost more soldiers now than people because of 9/11 and massive amount or Iraqi civilians.

In the moment and in fear many did not care so much about our liberties. And it seems as though the more me let go the more the governemtn becomes powerful.

Eventually there may not be anyway to turn back. You can not tell me that it is impossible for a terrorist to bring another attack here when so many cross our borders now freely.

Maybe what we should have done was put a much better effort into getting Osama Bin Laden and not given up any more liberties. These liberties are what make us different and are what make me love this country.

Reduction of liberties, more powerful and greater spending government equals..... corruption, unconstitutional laws, tyranny, UnAmerican I must say.

No one can show me from a global perspective how the world loves our presence everywhere and therefore can not prove to me that our foreign policy does not need changing. We had global precense and yet 9/11 still happened and can still happen today.

Most presidents can not get hardly anything really done in their first term of office and so to think Ron Paul would put us in the dark ages is just not even right to think. Especially when the opposing party controls the house and Senate.

For me, first and for most I believe is our economy. It is struggling badly and to think we can keep spending like we are is just the dumbest thing I have ever heard. All of thos in favor of the war, give your stimulous check back to the government so they can pay for one more week.

[J Geranmayeh]

There are years and years worth of records on Ron Paul's platform at the www.ronpaullibrary.com web site. It is for all who are on the internet looking for enlightenment to see.
I don't blame any of the other candidates not wanting to debate Ron. How can they debate against Truth and supreme intellegents and how can you debate the constitution?
Past debates, the others just stood there snickering like kids or else acting like they know something nobody else did..common acts when one might feel pressured to THINK.

[LarryW]

I just want to know the home addresses of all congress members, the president, and those controlling the media. Post these somewhere and then let the economy snap. See where the mobs of people go.

Personally I do not need to. The economy may not last long or it could be 5 or 10 years. But eventually there will be no backing of the dollar.

With the way we are going we have less and less percentages of people paying taxes, eventually if the government keeps spending the way they are they will have to continue collecting more of my money and eventually I might as well leave the country. And to keep some focus off of the taxes they will borrow more money also. I do not think it has much longer. It is a scary thought and I am no profit, but we all know it can happen if we keep going this way.

[MarDeLeon]

Huckabee, are you REALLY prepared for whats coming your way???

[Trans-Mutant]

Great piece Malcom!

Huck is broke; trying to get his name printed for free.

Paul is watching; from the right margin of the page.

McCain is probably laughing about this during breaks with his lawyers on his matching funds FCC invest.

That's it! this makes it officially a three ring circus!

[Dixon Cannon]

I find this kind of 'humor' amazing! At this critical time in American history to trivialize and belittle a grassroots movement to restore respect and adherence to the Constitution is abominable and contemptible! Shame on you!

The Ron Paul Revolution isn't about Ron Paul (the man), even though his personal integrity and his Congressional record is praiseworthy. The Ron Paul Revolution is about hundreds of thousands of individual Americans becoming aware of their Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Natural Law and the principle of limited government. It’s about an increasing awareness of the usurpation of our God-given rights by politicians and bureaucrats and the expansion of government control and regulation into areas of the private and personal sector that are wholly outside the jurisdiction of the federal government. The Ron Paul Revolution is about individuals becoming aware of lost liberty and the ever increasing erosion of freedoms and rights … and responsibilities. Responsibilities that were intended for the States or the people themselves.

Your disparagement of the Ron Paul Revolution is a slap in the face to every freedom loving, Constitution supporting citizen of this country (which includes, I might add a vast portion of our active-duty military!) and indeed, a denigration of the Founders of this Constitutional Republic and the principles that they fought so valiantly to save. We are their posterity - defamation of ‘we, the people’ is to hold the very creators of the Constitution and this Republic in contempt. Again - SHAME ON YOU!

The Ron Paul Revolution grows daily across the nation, fueled by defamatory articles, newscasts and blogs that trivialize and negate its purpose and its goals. Whether you care to acknowledge it or not, the Ron Paul Revolution expands its influence in towns, cities and states - infiltrating the Republican Party, recruiting precinct workers, grooming candidates, disseminating literature and videos, emailing and blogging updates, news and strategies. Only a self-possessed fool could fail to acknowledge the change in the political climate that IS the Ron Paul Revolution.

It’s not Ron Paul (the man), it’s Ron Paul (the messenger) and that message is moving like a brushfire across the American political landscape. Long after Ron Paul (the man) has left the stage the Ron Paul Revolution he started and inspired will continue the work of the Founding Fathers - the restoration of this Constitutional Republic, the limited jurisdiction of the federal government, and expanded individual liberty.

The dogs may bark, but this caravan rolls on!

-Dixon Cannon

[ryan rabalais]

Martin Luther King was never President of the United States, but he nonetheless presided over a revolution in it.

[Frantz]

WE ARE THE FUTURE.

Ron Paul's ideas are as old as this country. And its time we bring truth, justice, and freedom to ourselves.

[MBB]

I'm writing to ball Huckabee out. Thanks for the heads up!

[Patrick Shields]

This is outrageous! Ron Paul has the best policies by far! Upholding the constitution is one of the most important things we can do at this stage!

[Rod Miller-Boyer]

Why would we Ron Paul supporters be angry? When you're organizing the 2nd American Revolution, there is absolutely nothing you pray for more than the privilege of being underestimated. The element of surprise is indispensible if we hope to prevail against the Empire, its ostensibly superior forces, and its clear lack of principles.

Hopefully, the contemporary lackeys of today's King George won't take us any more seriously than his equally brain-damaged ideological ancestor in the 1770's.

Who wants the respect of thugs like these? All that matters is that we live long enough to see them all rot in jail, so that there will be some hope our children may inherit the liberties that are their natural right. On that there is no compromise. The Bill of Rights is not negotiable.