Ron Paul supporters take over GOP convention
Source: Potland Press Herald (Maine)
AUGUSTA In a major upset, Ron Paul supporters narrowly won the chairmanship of the Maine Republican Convention today.
Paul supporter Brent Tweed edged Charles Cragin 1,118 to 1,114 in a very close vote.
The vote came after Paul supporters elected Ron Morrell secretary. Morrell got 1,119 votes out of 2,204 to be elected convention secretary.
Paul supporters are here in large numbers, with more than 500 having attended an organizational meeting last night and even more here today, said Matthew McDonald, a Waldo delegate and Paul supporter.
Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/news/Thousands-pour-in-to-GOP-convention.html
A major defeat for the Romoney machine.
P.S. Ron Paul is a douchebag
yup
elleng
(131,370 posts)good to hear paul giving rmoney trouble.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)I wonder what he is up to?
TBF
(32,139 posts)he's either hoping for a brokered convention or planning to run Indy. He is a scary little man.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)keeping an eye on him. He is shady
Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)Despite all of the talk about him being nonconventional, Ron is just another beltway party-line hack who wouldn't dare endanger Willard's 2012 chances.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)TBF
(32,139 posts)and maybe staying in longer generates more revenue ... he likes money
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)some of the delegate votes that have been made. He thinks that the results as reported were not accurate.
I am also not a Paul supporter, just for the record.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Permanut
(5,705 posts)this is great news. I might get sick of popcorrn before this is over, though.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)if he gives trouble to Romney, it helps us.
SunSeeker
(51,796 posts)I mean, douchebag on douchebag attacks are a wonderful thing.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)And his supporters scare the hell out of me. They are a bunch of insane bigoted zealots bent on taking the country back to the 1800s. I can't cheer any victory of theirs no matter how much it hurts Romney.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)Bad for the Repubs, obviously, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for the Dems.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)I know that Cumberland and York will go Dem but the rest of the state, not so sure.I hope that LeTeabag is enough of an embarrassment that Mainiacs don't want anything to do with the Paulites, tea baggers, or other extremists.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Lasher
(27,664 posts)Rozlee
(2,529 posts)His ears are even kinda pointy.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)bluedigger
(17,090 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)They know the system and they play it to a tee. We should have the same thing on our side if we can find a true progressive to rally around.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)They have plenty of time to run around doing crazy things. Though I am not voting for Romney we sure don't need the Nazi group either. Paul would dance like a puppet to their music. If Paul ran on his record of voting no and only having one bill he introduced to pass out of 464 is not something to rally behind. It has to be a different agenda. If his medical practice had his congressional record he would be in jail somewhere. Someone strong in the republican party like Graham is going to have take a stand and bring the GOP back to reality.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)There is so much wrong with Paul's social agenda, do we really need to make up bullshit?
Yes, the storm front clowns think they like him, because he'll cut back on social services, which they think minorities make heavy use of. Joke's on them though, white people are the largest recipient of aid like Food Stamps. They're just too racist and arrogant to realize it.
Racists don't talk like this:
If you need to shit on Paul, by all means, stick to how he'd torpedo social services that would leave poor people on the streets, seniors eating dog food, and e.Coli in our un-inspected food.
There's plenty wrong with this paleo-conservative without perpetuating the storm front nonsense.
patrice
(47,992 posts)big eeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllll government!!! Save us unca Ron!!!"
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)We are registered Independent, but overwhelmingly vote Dem. It didn't occur to me to play spoiler until after I had already voted early.
I'd like to give Paul enough impetus to run as an independent. Really stir things up.
P.S. I agree. Paul is a douchbag.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)to be VP or some important position in Mittens administration. Pres O knows exactly what he is doing. Rachael Maddow explained this a little while back. Apparently this gives Paul leverage quite a bit. While Santie, Newtie, Buchmanie, Perry, Mittens (most) of their supporters left each state after the state's gopper elections, Paul's supporters stayed and became delegates.
Mittens need most of Paul's delegates I think. Apparently he has Rmoney's balls, but, big but, Paul has to deal with Bushies wrecking crew.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)This is going to come down to Romney and Paul in a monkey shit-flinging fight pretty soon.
Good times.
cbrer
(1,831 posts)That most of the people in this country are tired of the bullshit that has plagued this nation? There are many voices of change. And just about 300 million different proposals for cures. But the 1% are gearing up for a fight. If Ron Paul pushes his success further, (he is ultimately doomed), we could see some cracks in the hierarchy. Bring it on baby!
greiner3
(5,214 posts)Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy...
Sorry OP, I did read the link prior to posting and I know your post is from the original and in no way am I commenting on your grammar.
Suji to Seoul
(2,035 posts)He is truly a gadfly for the GOP. I hope he runs third party and sucks the wacko libertarian idiot from Rmoney.