I love how these Paultards come out of the closet for these posts.

Ron Paul’s candidacy is dead in the water. His sound fiscal plans are overshadowed by his unsound social ideas. When his supporters run around claiming that the U.S. blew up the World Trade Center and shot a missile into the Pentagon on 9/11, all credibility for the man as a candidate is lost.

While Ron Paul may have some good ideas, this “R3VOLution” is over, and will be declared dead by the time the national delegates hit the convention floor in Minnesota.

While McCain was not MY first choice for president, he has the delegates to do this. This is NOT Kennedy/Johnson, or even Lincoln. History will NOT be repeated, because RATIONAL conservatives realize that Ron Paul is UNELECTABLE in November, because of his kooky ideas, and the kooks that follow him.

Hillary and Barack continue to beat the crap out of each other, and I find it difficult to believe that there will be party unity once one drops out. John McCain is most likely the next President of the United States, and it all boils down to who he chooses as his running mate, because whoever is VP is the likely president in 2012.

If anyone is trying to assure democrat victory for the White House in November, it’s the Paultards that continue to try to divide the Republican Party (thus turning it into the Libertarian Party), and the Republican Party’s ridiculous responses to them.

This is to Jim the Republican. You are not like the Republicans I know, or was taught that Republicans are. McCain was going to leave the party to run as a Democrat, he is no conservative. Any then again, maybe you are not either. To condone the GOP’s behavior in shutting out Americans that have been elected to the positions of delegates and alternates shows that you are not a TRUE Republican. Our Republic is based on Common Law, where the individual is protected. To support these kind of tactics is a far cry from true Republican Ideals. The party really has gone astray, and that is evident in how many factions there are in it. We did not divide the party, we are trying to unite it, back to the principles this nation was founded upon. The party has been dividing for some time, it was dying until we decided to come back and fight for it. Without us, the party will die. If we are shut out, it will fall. We were even told this by leadership that they could not keep the offices open from lack of support. Putting a strangle hold on those that would fight for true unity, under principles and the banner of the Constitution is foolishness.

Jo Mannies, I commend you for your very straight forward way of reporting the news. I cannot say the same for those who are reporting of this event in Springfield at the News-leader. Their personal bias is glaring, whereas your neutral position is appreciated. I wish that there were more reports that gave the information without a ton of opinion.

I look forward to Ron Paul’s visit. And to get to meet all the true patriots that have stood for what is right when it was not and to some extent still is not popular. However, freedom is popular, we all want it deep down, and one day, many will look back and see these patriots for what they are patriots that tried to right the wrongs and restore the rule of law to our nation. And they will wish that they had stepped forward at this time to do something more then complain. They will feel sheepish for the positions that they took about us, and for the lack of investigation on their part, letting the media think for them, rather then looking at everything for themselves.

By what right do party officials have to cull out duly elected representatives regardless of who they favor? This just stinks to high heaven. Why bother with caucuses if party officials are going to select the delegates themselves? This is pure neo-con facism and a perfect example of why many of us are fed up with the way the Republican party has been hijacked by a bunch of big government, autocratic would be dictators.

The fact that the Party leaders think they can remove elected delegates, Delegates that have followed the rules to become delegates should really cause everyone to ask questions. How would you feel if you got noticed that you have been challenged and you must come to a integration as to your republicaness because you had the mind to support a candidate other than McCain. Under the new ideas of the party leaders close to 70% of the Missouri primary voters that did not vote form McCain could be removed or excluded from the state and national delegate election process. to from the process.
If these questionable tactics are allowed and excepted by others how long will it be before they come for the Huckabee or Romeny supporters? Who will they come for next? Who did you support in the primary? If the fix is in what are the party leader worried about? Some may down play the seriousness of the actions of the party leaders by saying they are trying to weed out the Pro- Paul supporters—I say they are trying to fix the process. Is this the kind of democracy our forefathers had in mind?
These kind of tactics threaten all not just Republicans, When will we as Americans speak out?
First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me

It’s good to see someone use the correct term “declining” (to quit) in this article for a change rather than the word “refusing.” The word, refuse, indicates willful failure to do what you have a duty to do. Refusal is always attached to a prescribed penalty. To decline is merely to not accept an offer. It is nearly impossible to affect a positive change toward freedom when one doesn’t understand the words of freedom. My compliments to the writer.

The image of Dr. Paul holding the infant wrapped in the flag is awesome!

“The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George. I accept the definition of patriotism as that effort to resist oppressive state power. The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state.” - Ron Paul

To watch the way our state conventions are allowing a few selected people to hand-pick the state delegates from those already voted in makes me ashamed to call myself a Republican. It’s a disgrace.

Two redeeming factors of Missouri the Show Me State! The first is that I was born there. Second and most important is, they know who needs to become the next president!! Show us a great political rally and three cheers for Ron Paul and Missouri!!