Posted under Election 2008 & Ron Paul
Dear Fellow Conservative:
The next Republican presidential debate is just days away. It will be held at 7:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 5 in New Hampshire. Its sponsors are CNN, the Manchester (NH) Union Leader, and WMUR-TV. CNN will televise the debate, which is being hosted by Wolf Blitzer.
It’s up to you and I and all our conservative friends to make sure this is a real debate—with real conservative views allowed—and not a sham Soviet-style “debate†with just one Establishment-approved viewpoint expressed.
You know what happened during and after the last debate in South Carolina. Rep. Ron Paul was the only debater who took the traditional Republican foreign policy positions of Robert A. Taft (“Mr. Republicanâ€). And Ron Paul was the only debater who called for the elimination of entire Cabinet departments that are not authorized by the Constitution—which had been the position taken in recent Republican platforms.
So what happened? A movement began to oust Ron Paul from future debates, led by Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. He found Ron Paul’s conservative positions “off the wall and out of whack†(even though Paul was the debate winner in viewer responses to Fox News and MSNBC after the debate).
Anuzis has since flip-flopped on his demand to ban Ron Paul (he heard from We the People), but I don’t trust the Big Government Republicans one bit. If they can’t get their way publicly, they’ll try to get their way behind closed doors.
I expect intense behind-the-scenes pressure to be placed on the three debate sponsors to get Rep. Ron Paul off the panel on June 5.  And WE have to counteract with pressure to keep this a true debate.  That’s why I have launched a petition on www.KeepRonIn.com. Â
The title says it all. And we will be keeping the three debate sponsors—as well as the rest of the media—fully informed of your desire to see a real debate.
Please note: This petition is not an endorsement of Ron Paul for president. It’s for everyone who believes in democracy. As the petition says, “Whether we agree with Ron Paul’s viewpoints or not, we believe that Republicans—and all other Americans—deserve a real debate with more than one viewpoint. Keep Ron in!â€
Thank you for joining me in expressing your opinion at www.KeepRonIn.com.
Cordially,
Richard A. Viguerie
ConservativesBetrayed.com
Suite 400
9625 Surveyor Court
Manassas, VA 20110
P.S.
After you’ve signed the petition, please go to www.ConservativesBetrayed.com for new news and to view the interesting results of our “Speak Out!†poll on that site. We’ll be changing polls soon, so this is your last chance to vote!
Filmer on 31 May 2007 at 5:35 pm #
I think this is significant. For a long time I have been saying that the “conservative movement leadership” needs to disentangle itself from the GOP. Richard Viguerie is doing that. Now the rest of the leadership needs to join him.
“You know what happened during and after the last debate in South Carolina. Rep. Ron Paul was the only debater who took the traditional Republican foreign policy positions of Robert A. Taft (“Mr. Republicanâ€).”
Is he endorsing non-intervention? Let’s hope so. Weyrich already has.
Liberty Silver on 31 May 2007 at 8:57 pm #
Ron Paul is a REAL Conservative.
It is amazing how this Country has intentionally been erroded.
Years back we fought against Socialism, Communism, and Imperialism.
Which all lead to one thing, Fascism.
I believe whole heartedly that NO American wants that in their heart of hearts.
It is the constant confusion of these parties that is the problem.
Neither the Republican or Democratic Parties are what they were.
The Republican Party is Imperialist and the Democratic Party is
Socialist.
With the exception of some members who don’t “fit the bill”
Both of these “Parties” are leading towards Fascism.
Ron Paul is a light in that darkness.
He wants to reverse that trend.
He wants a florishing , prospering America, where the individual still
has rights.
laura light on 01 Jun 2007 at 3:13 am #
If we loose our Sovervienty, look in the mirror and see who is to blame,..Apathetic, Americans,…too darn lazy to support/donate to a Statesman that has no ax to grind, except that he loves his Country and his fellowman to bring back Life, Liberty, Prosperity and pursuit to Happiness !!
See anything wrong with the format Ron Paul is running on?
Laura Light
tom ellery on 01 Jun 2007 at 7:00 pm #
Ron Paul deserves to be heard…he must stay in the debate…thanks a mil for your patriotism…tom ellery
Lorella J. Plum on 03 Jun 2007 at 12:13 am #
I think it’s a shame that American finally has a man to stand for our freedom, and the government controlled “spokespigs” want to stop him.
As Janis Joplin said, “Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” We’ve almost lost it all!
No wonder the other nations of the world think that we’re fools. We’ve been fooled for way too long. Wake up America!