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Here Are 3 Notable People You Won’t Hear From at the GOP Convention

Several major conservative leaders, including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, have been invited to speak at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

That’s not a bad lineup.

However, as of this writing, three notable figures are still missing from the list of announced speakers. And we’re not talking about right-leaning celebrities or conservative politicians who have recently found themselves in the spotlight; we’re talking about three public figures who, at one time or another, have played a major role in rallying the conservative base.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s get this out of the way: National conventions are little more than an excuse to unite the base and fire up voters. Sure, a few people might show up and dispute their party’s candidate, but, as it has been for quite some time, both parties usually have their nominations tied up long before the conventions roll around.

Therefore, one of the only reasons these rallies still exist is to stoke voter enthusiasm.

That being said, here are three public figures the GOP — if it’s really interested in firing up and uniting the base — should perhaps give a second look:

Newt “Shoot the Moon” Gingrich

Here Are 3 Notable Exclusions From the Republican National Convention

While there are many who dispute Newt Gingrich’s conservative credentials, even arguing that he falls hard on the side of “progressivism,” there’s one point on which most everyone can agree: He’s a gifted orator.

Indeed, during the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, who was it that received multiple standing ovations for his eloquent and impassioned defense of conservative principles? It wasn’t Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX):

However, despite his ability to energize audiences and get people on their feet, there may be a few reasons why the GOP chose to keep Gingrich away from the microphones.

First, there could still be some bad blood between the former Speaker and the presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Second, as TheBlaze’s Meredith Jessup notes, “GOP leaders were probably also wary of giving Gingrich a speaker’s spot after his tepid endorsement of Romney earlier this summer.”

“I don’t particularly dislike him as a person,” Gingrich said during his halfhearted endorsement.

As Jessup points out, this probably isn’t the kind of enthusiasm the GOP is looking for. Still, one can’t help but feel that (given the chance to speak) the former Speaker would bring down the house.

Michele “Queen Bee” Bachmann

Here Are 3 Notable Exclusions From the Republican National Convention

Known to conservatives as the “Queen of the Tea Party” and referred to as the “Queen of Rage” by liberals, Rep. Michele Bachmann’s role as a leader on the right cannot be disputed. Sure, some may disagree with her stances and think her too “extreme,” but, again, if the GOP wants to get voters pumped for November, it should keep in mind Rep. Bachmann was one of the chief architects of the 2010 “Red Wave.” If the GOP wants to see something like that happen again, perhaps having “The Queen” on hand wouldn’t be such a bad idea.

So is there a reason she hasn’t been invited?

“Bachmann, along with four other members of Congress, have requested that [Huma] Abedin’s family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood be formally investigated — a move that has not won her any popularity contests, even among fellow Republicans like John McCain, who subsequently took to the Senate floor to openly chastise the congresswoman over the matter,” TheBlaze’s Tiffany Gabbay reminds us.

Which is to say, it’s entirely possible the GOP chose to exclude Rep. Bachmann so as to avoid having an outside issue such as Abedin’s ties to the Muslin Brotherhood distract from the convention’s focus on the economy.

Still, “distraction” or not, if the GOP’s interested in getting voters “jazzed” about the upcoming election, Rep. Bachmann’s charisma and energy is far more likely to resound with conservatives than say, Jeb Bush or Sen. John McCain (both scheduled to speak at the convention).

Ron “The Doc” Paul

Here Are 3 Notable Exclusions From the Republican National Convention

First off, we’re well aware Sen. Rand Paul is speaking at the convention. Second, having Sen. Paul speak is not exactly the same as having his father who, for more than 30 years, has been an unflinching advocate for serious economic reform. In fact, we‘re pretty certain it’s this legacy that has earned Rep. Ron Paul the backing of an entire movement. Indeed, as we have noted before on TheBlaze, it’s no secret that the Texas congressman has something of a corner on the youth vote.

Why does that matter? Consider the following:

[there has been] a noticeable decline in youth support for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. If these reports are accurate, and young voters are indeed abandoning President Obama en masse, then the implications for the 2012 election could be enormous.

Recall that in 1980, President Ronald Reagan was able to win the White House with strong support from voters ages 18-29.

“Reagan brought an entire generation to the Republican Party in 1980, and in 1984 he won the youth vote by 20 percent,” writes Margaret Hoover in the Wall Street Journal. The youth vote, historically pro-Democrat, populated Reagan rallies with cries of “Four more years!” according to PBS’ “Reagan” history series.

In 2008, President Obama won a full 68 percent of the youth vote, the biggest in American presidential history. And this was no small thing. It can easily be argued that youth vote guaranteed him the presidency.

So what does the current state of the U.S. economy [and] a loss of youth support for President Obama’s re-election campaign … mean? It could mean that the youth voting bloc is up for grabs and the entire 2012 election is contingent on whoever wins their support.

As mentioned in the beginning of this article, conventions aren’t just about firing people up — they’re also about uniting the base. There is a large and active voting bloc out there that likes Rep. Paul in a big, big way and it might not have been a bad idea to include him on the list of speakers. Furthermore, if it is indeed the aim of the convention to focus on the economy, who better to speak on the subject than Rep. Paul?

Now it’s entirely possible that Paul didn’t want to speak and it’s entirely possible that the GOP invited his son as some sort of compromise. All we’re trying to say is that there is an active and energetic voting bloc out there and we’re not entirely certain having his son speak at the convention will be enough to win them over come November.

BONUS: Sarah “Mamma Grizzly” Palin

Here Are 3 Notable Exclusions From the Republican National Convention

This is an odd selection (that’s why it’s a “bonus”). Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced last week that she won’t be speaking at the convention, adding that she’s “excited to hear from this year’s candidates.”

“Sarah Palin not speaking isn’t the news story. … The big question is whether she was invited at all, or if she just declined the invite,” writes TheBlaze’s Mytheos Holt.

Indeed, was she not invited or did she decline? Her announcement tells us very little.

“Palin says in a statement that she supports Mitt Romney and his running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, and will focus on grassroots efforts to help get the pair elected,” the AP reports. “She says everything she said at the 2008 convention still holds true — including her prediction that President Obama would set out to fundamentally transform the country.”

And it’s still up in the air as to whether she’ll attend the convention at all.

Now, considering the fact that she has become a wildly successful kingmaker, as well as the fact that her, um, less-than-energetic 2008 counterpart was invited to speak in Tampa, we can’t help but wonder: Was she invited or not?

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And there you have it. Feel free to sound off in the comments section if you disagree with any of the selections on this list.

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All photos courtesy The Associated Press. This story has been updated.

Comments (214)

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  • louise
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:21am

    I have been a supporter of Ron Paul since I first heard of him in late 2006. He has brought attention to how far removed from the Constitution the Republican party (and America as a whole) has become. He has educated Americans about sound economic policy via discussions about the differences between Austrian and Keynesian economics. Most of all he is the only one who consistently spoke about the erosion of our liberties.
    He would have been my #1 choice for president.
    I know that he has been instrumental in “curing the apathy” of many Americans. HE is the father of the original and true Tea Party. He deserves time to speak in Tampa. He is deserving of recognition.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:31am

      Louise..Ron Paul still could be..
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvAIzTf6tA&feature=player_embedded

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    • blanco5
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:57am

      Hold on…..the “tin foil”, “Paulbots”, etc. etc comments are coming your way! You aren’t allowed to say favorable things about Ron Paul without repercussions on here!

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    • JRook
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:17am

      Its clear that with Gingrich and Bachmann the concern is that they might not take their medication before speaking. And therefor bring up the communist, socialist members of NASA who want to ship all Christians to Mars. In the case of Ron Paul, no one including Republicans want to hear the real truth. While he sometimes goes over the top to make his point. Ron Paul is almost always right on accurate. Let’s face it the real threat he poses is his notion of bringing back the military to its constitutional mandate…. DEFENSE. Not as an instrument of the military industrial complex and US global corporate interests.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:22am

      Ron Paul revived TRUE conservatism.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:25am

      I’m uninterested in listening to Newt “I’m really more of a Progressive” Gingrich.

      I’m completely uninterested in listening to Ron “Why shouldn’t Iran have a Nuke?” Paul.

      I’d love to see the RNC embrace Matt Kibbe and Glenn Beck.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:29am

      JRook
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:17am
      Its clear that with Gingrich and Bachmann the concern is that they might not take their medication before speaking. And therefor bring up the communist, socialist members of NASA who want to ship all Christians to Mars. In the case of Ron Paul, no one including Republicans want to hear the real truth.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      And THAT is why the “Paul-bot” comments flood your way. One of your bestest buddies just can’t wait to jump in and trash the other people mentioned in a way that makes them sound crazy, yet hypocritically WHINES about how crazy his own guy sounds.

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:32am

      LOUSIE,
      I personally think their making a big mistake not getting Paul to the convention. And agree with you Paul is the only Constitutional grounded Republican candidate in the my life time. His son is a chip off the old block but lets see what a few years in Washington does to him.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:39am

      Hey..Ron Paul Supporters..Do you know of any website that we can post the truth about what is going on in our government? We need an alternative place to blog so that we can be reaching people..Maybe it is just the technicians on duty..but maybe not..we need to be getting the truth out..Thank you.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:41am

      3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:22am
      Ron Paul revived TRUE conservatism.
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      If by “TRUE conservatism” you mean “unthinking, unquestioning, blind-faith in one man to cure the ills of the country”, then you’re absolutely right. The only thing more frightening than a Ron Paul supporter is a Barrack Obama supporter, and Barrack Obama hasn’t openly supported Iran gaining nuclear capability.

      But hey, Obama and Paul are lock-step in their disregard for Israel, so philosophically, they aren’t too far from each other. Of course, you can’t forget that Paul seems to support Austrian Economics, so you can ignore everything else he says about 9/11 conspiracies, global warming, his anti-Semetic BFFs, etc.

      Only his economic policies matter, right?

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:44am

      Hey Ron Paul supporters. Clearly, you aren’t allowed to post your “truth” here, or anywhere else on the internet. Can you find your own tiny blog site to post to each other, so you can only hear your own thoughts and ideas reverberated back at you?

      Man alive, I can’t figure out why so many Conservatives think Paul and his supporters are really Progressives in their mentalities and attitudes. Nope, it completely eludes me.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:48am

      @Blanc05, I’d argue you establishment types are the ones wearing the tin fiol hats. You’re all so paranoid about a 3rd world country based on UN reports, our internationalist media, and our intelligence community that has proven it’s incompotence over the past 20 years. But yeah, we’re the ones that are not grounded in reality. The tinfoil hat brigade believes middle eastern countries with no substancial fleet actally pose a threat to our national security. Look out… here comes the Iranians a raft. They’re going to throw rocks at our tanks… Pfft!

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:55am

      @justangry

      LOLZ!

      You guys are so rabid, you can’t even see one of your own! Go back and read his comment, justdouchey, and you‘ll see he wasn’t calling you crazy, he was crying about the fact that others were!

      Wow, man, you guys are just frothing-at-the-mouth ATE UP. When I see a Ron Paul supporter post a comment, I always get the image of the tazmanian devil spinning in a whirling dervish.

      You get’em boy!

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:05pm

      @Jaycen.

      The fact you are o threatn by Paul I think speaks volumes. And if you kew ANYTHIING at all about the Paulies you’d know we put our faith in GOD and THE CONSTITUTION!

      Also, our debt is a far bigger threaten to our nation than Iran and NO ONE-NO ONE AT ALL- disputes that our debt will contiue to grow at a similar pace under Romney’s big govenment plan.

      You want to make fun of the Paulies? How about instead you explain to us all why you are supporting a guy more fically liberal than BILL CLINTON for president?

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:19pm

      News alert: Rand Paul is a Republican, his pa ain’t. Sara is serving well in the spot she has chosen and that is get out the vote. She is tea and not for the establishment (ie Texas Ted Cruz), Newt played dirty politics and they don’t need him anyway. Maybe Michele Bachman one of my favorites had nothing to add. Why is this a “story”?

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:19pm

      @3monkeysmomma

      Notice how you carefully avoided talking about any of the points I made? That keeps you from having to answer for your “man’s” own serious problems.

      Now, notice how your guy isn’t a contender for the race? That explains why I wouldn’t waste my time “supporting him”, because it’s a futile gesture.

      Lastly, I know exactly what Mitt Romney is, but he’s the one who has a shot at being President this time around. Mitt Romney is actually a candidate for President. Get it? As in, Ron Paul isn’t in the running any more.

      The choice right now is Mitt Romney or Barrack Obama. Is Romney a great candidate? Does he resemble anything that looks like a Constitutional Conservative? The answer to both questions is an unqualified “NO!”, however he is the only other option in the race.

      Now, you probably don’t understand this, but the President isn’t the only guy in the Federal Government. He does have to deal with Congress, the media, and his constituents. We can try to apply pressure to the President to slide farther to the Right until we can get a GOOD candidate on the ballot.

      No charge for the basic Civics lesson. You’re welcome.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:34pm

      …JAYCEN you been listening to capt. beck too much. you have all the anti-paul talking points down pat. but what you lack are facts and vision. if you think that the GOP machine gives a damn about you or your liberty and freedom, then the tin foil hat is on your head. why defend the GOP machine…what have they done for you? you people that hate Ron Paul are the ones “frothing” with seething hatred… and for what? to protect your precious phony “two party” war machine, fat, bloated, unconstitutional, progressive central government system…

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:40pm

      @Jaycen, No need to get your panties in a bunch. It isn‘t our fault the RNC put up a clown who sucks so bad he won’t be able to unseat the worst president in US history.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:43pm

      @midwesthippie

      “you have all the anti-paul talking points down pat.”

      Point at one I’ve used. Point at a single “talking point” I’ve used. Thanks.

      “if you think that the GOP machine gives a damn about you or your liberty and freedom, then the tin foil hat is on your head.”

      I didn’t say Ron Paul supporters wear tinfoil hats. Your point is fallacious, but unsurprising.

      “why defend the GOP machine…”

      I haven’t, not even once. Please show me where I have. Thanks.

      “what have they done for you?”

      Unlike you, I don’t vote based on what a candidate will “do for me”. That‘s a mentality that’s tearing our country down. I‘m sorry you’re so blinded by your own greed and selfishness that you can’t consider how our government will affect your neighbor, but I think that’s more important that what I can personally get from a politician. In fact, I don’t want ANYTHING from a politician.

      The rest of your rant is meaningless. I‘m clearly opposed to most of what you say I’m for. Grow up, children, and join the conversation instead of standing on the sidelines, crying over having to work for what you get and complaining that your messiah isn‘t being allowed to float to into the king’s throne from which he will cast loaves and fishes for you to consume free of charge.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:46pm

      @justangry

      In fact, by dividing your support from more Conservative options early in the race, it IS partially your fault we’re stuck with Romney.

      I just wish you could force yourself to read more than the first few words of my comments. Either you aren’t, or you’re a flat out liar. You can’t read my comments and then accuse me of being a Progressive or an establishment guy (which are really the same thing). I’m obviously a Tea Partier. You can choose to dislike me just because I don’t support who you support, that’s the glory of America, but it does make you a groupthinker.

      Have a great day.

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    • Ramv36
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:47pm

      It‘s not that WE don’t like Ron Paul…it‘s that a MAJORITY of Americans don’t like Ron Paul!

      THAT is what matters right now. And if the Ron Paul supporters “Perot” the country like the 3rd party split in the Clinton election, then we might as well all shoot ourselves right now, because we can ALL agree that 4 more years of The Obama is GAME OVER.

      Romney may be bologna, and Ron Paul prime rib….but we’re starving right now and we have to take what we can ACTUALLY get into office. At this point I’m not a Conservative, A Tea Partier, a Republican or any of those labels anymore…I’m a Realist Mathematician!
      All I’m looking for is who can we get the votes for who is NOT named Obama…and If you’re not doing the same, regardless of who you support you ARE supporting Obama for another term! It’s just that simple.

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    • Flash287
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:51pm

      The selection is fine with me. Conservatives are already in the bag.

      Ron Paul, Newt, Palin wont add conservative votes but could drive away independent voters on the social issues. Let those sleeping dogs rest until after a victory. Meaning…Anything but Obama.”

      Bad enough that with have lefties moderating the debates. You can be sure they will keep banging Ryan on abortion issues. Getting him to talk about overturning Roe/Wade could lose the election. The issue is jobs, the economy and domestic cheap fossil energy.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:06pm

      …ok JAYCEN…let’s go…talking point: “let iran have a nuke”. talking point: “disregard for isreal”. talking point: “unthinking,unquestioning,blind follower”. talking point: ” rabid, frothing at the mouth”. talking point: “anti-semitic”. you are clearly frightened of independence. you don’t care about the debt that will be paid by children who are yet to be born. you don’t care about keeping a constitutional republic in America. you have a seething hatred for Ron Paul….and for what? for the GOP? for isreal? what is it? if you want to talk about how great mitt is, i’m not going to beat you down or try to criticize you for your support of a candidate or try to lump you in with all the other “romney-bots”. get a grip…there are a great number of Independents in this country who feel that we are NOT represented by either party. and your GOP can’t win an election without us…

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    • louise
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:12pm

      Jaycen, you said,

      “But hey, Obama and Paul are lock-step in their disregard for Israel, so philosophically, they aren’t too far from each other.”

      Ron Paul does not disregard Israel. He sees them as a sovereign nation who does not need to come crawling to the USA to beg for permission to defend herself from enemy nations who want her annihilated.

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:36pm

      …LOUISE…you’re making too much sense. JAYCEN can’t deal with that. when he runs out of glennbeck crafted talking points he has nothing left to go on. I would love to see isreal making her own decisions again…

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    • ColoradoProudAmerican
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:40pm

      Wow, what a bunch of idiots. Really. I love it when I hear a vote for Paul is a vote for Obama. NO A vote for Paul is a vote for Paul. I declare this, The majority of Ron Paul supporters will not vote for a liberal in November. If that means Obama wins, then you fake a$$ conservatives are the only ones to blame. I suspect the RNC is purposely setting themselves up to fail. I suspect they already know the dollar is going to fail, and they don’t what the presidency when it happens. I cry out to all of you. Pull your heads from your butts. This election, and no election afterwards should ever be just to get someone out of office. We need to fix our country, and that should be the only motive. You neocons have a choice, vote for Paul, and give yourself the ability to tell you children you tried to save their future, or don’t, live in your fantasy world where nothing wrong can happen to us because we are labeled Americans, and suffer with all of the other blind rats who refused to do something about it. “Those who are most blind are those who are unwilling to see” If Ron Paul isn’t the nominee, (Which in court yesterday, the court battle over “bound delegates” was won by the RP people) then you deserve a country bankrupting liberal in office. Oh yeah, and celebrate the deaths of our soldiers, because both Obama and Romney are telling you they are sending them off to die. Make your choice.

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    • jonnydoe
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 2:49pm

      Jaycen, Tell me, what exactly did Ron Paul have to say about 9/11 conspiracies and global warming?

      As for JRook’s comment that you ridiculed; Is it wrong to assert that the constitutional responsibility of the military IS national defense and not democracy spreading pre-emptive strikes, nation building, world police, etc? And if you disagree, is your problem not with Dr. Paul but the constitution?

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 3:59pm

      @Jaycen

      Congratulations on having become comfortable with selling your soul.
      The devil is dancing as we speak.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:21pm

      @Jaycen, Blaze moderators got me again. Conservative is a relative term. All the other canidates running were progressives. The reason people didn’t like RP were his views on undeclared wars and drugs. Those people are progressives too.

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    • pudssweetie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:42pm

      One question for you Paulbots, if you are so sure that Ron Paul is going to be on the ballot, then why has there been no news of him vetting anyone for VP or hasn’t chosen one as of yet? It is because Ron Paul knows he is not a contender and knows he cannot get on the ballot and that is why there has been no news of him vetting anyone for VP or has announced his decision for VP. Furthermore, all you Paulbots keep saying how Ron Paul got cheated out of votes and delegates. If that were the true case then why isn’t Ron Paul himself making a big stink over it? Could it be the fact that it is a manufactured lie by some Ron Paul supporters because they cannot admit to loosing?

      Sorry that was more than one question, but still want to hear answers, not excuses.

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    • DLV
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 5:49pm

      Here are my thoughts on RP. I like him a lot. I respect that he wants to bring us back to the constitution and if he actually had a chance at winning, I’d vote for him in a heartbeat, A HEARTBEAT! But Paul does not have the numbers. Paul supporters keep claiming to have the numbers but I don’t see it. I also like most of Paul’s positions. Where I disagree with him is on foreign policy. The biggest and most obvious thing is his position on Iran. Paul supporters can‘t deny that Paul says he doesn’t mind for a Nuclear Iran and that we should not sanction them.

      http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/Texas/Ron_Paul/Views/Iran/

      This is my single biggest issue with Paul and would be the only possible reason why I would not vote for him. Iran is a threat. The have insane government who wants to do with Israel. A-jad has said multiple times. Watch Beck’s video on the caliphate. And the fact of the matter is war in the future between Israel and Iran seems inevitable. We see the articles everyday about Netanyahu talking about an Israel strike on Iran. What would Paul do if Iran got a nuke? This is what worries me. Paul suppoprtes let me know what you think. It‘s also possible the reason why Beck did not endorse him because of this policy which is so central to America’s future because htis could easily erupt into WW3. I‘d still like to hear Beck’s reasoning though.

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    • Sorionc
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:31pm

      See the problem is just that. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still evil. Two candidates getting 99.9% of the vote is the reason we are in this mess to begin with and unheard of anywhere else in the world. vote for the right man for the job. Don‘t be a sheeple and get herded into the **** hole that’s coming.

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    • cykonas
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:42pm

      @almost everyone on this thread

      Man alive! You folks missed the point of the article. The point was that conventions are to unite and energize the various factions that make up a party, in this case the Republican Party. In other words, to be inclusive.

      The R establishment seems to be ignoring the Tea Party faction (Palin and Bachmann), they seem to be ignoring the Constitution faction (Ron Paul) and they seem to even be ignoring some of their own establishment stalwarts (Gingrich).

      No matter where you our on the spectrum of the Republican party adherents, ignoring those factions is stupid. Yes, I said stupid. In negotiation lingo we call that leaving money on the table. The establishment R Party is not acting in the best interests of the people who support it. They (think they) are acting in their own personal self interest. When you do that often you become irrelevant. And they are moving in that direction very quickly. Peace.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:14pm

      @Cykonas

      No. I think SOME OF US understand that quite well.

      The “Big Tent” republicans can find room for gays, aitheists, pro-abortion, and pro-amnesty and big government so-called conservatives, but if you like balance budgets, sound money and non-interventionism, you get shown the door and ridiculed.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:33pm

      @PUDSWEETIE Volunteer attorneys came to the rescue of Ron Paul..He did not hire them..watch this video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWZ7VkfhHEE
      And they just won their case in a Federal Court.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvAIzTf6tA&feature=player_embedded
      A telivision is just that Tell A VISION. That is someone else programming you..Romney and Obama are in the back pocket of the Federal Reserve..both backed by banksters.. Ron Paul is the wild card..How could he know if he is going to be on the ballot? But his delegates have been unbound..They had their hands tied..illegally..by the RNC.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:34pm

      @Pud (fitting) I don’t think Paul will be nominated. I don’t believe there will be a coup of delegates voting for Ron Paul. I made peace after the Ohio primaries that he wasn’t going to be there. Even if he did have the support the establishment would shut him out of the process regardless. On a side note, I still haven’t found anyone in Ohio that voted for Romney.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:35pm

      All I know is that the Paul bashers have something wrong with the way they think. They cannot reason, they just listen to a handful of people telling them what to do and they do it. I believe that the Republicans these days are like alcoholics, they will not admit they have a problem, until they lose everything, which is what is about to happen this election. Romney will not win without the Paul supporters, it is just impossible. They will, like alcoholics, blame the Paul supporters instead of themselves, they will walk around in a daze and wonder how it happened, and maybe they will wake up at that point. We can only hope they wake up.
      Real Clear Politics: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
      Obama is back up +3.9 !! You cannot discount this polling site as it is a conservative site. Fox News and Rasmussen, the two most right leaning polling has Obama ahead and that should say something, but all on here will turn a blind eye to it.
      This is one of the reasons Paul supporters will not vote for Romney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OZkBiqg4Y&feature=youtu.be
      Go ahead and nominate Romney, and the price that you pay will be high, another four years of Obama.

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    • DLV
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:58am

      http://dailybail.com/home/glenn-beck-endorses-ron-paul-for-president.html

      I think the reason why Beck is talking so much about Romney is because I don’t think he believes Paul can win the presidency. If Paul was the GOP choice and not Romney he would be endorsing Paul, it’s that simple.

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    • Naps
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:26am

      The GOP is going to lose by a landslide come November. And the #1 reason is because Ron Paul will not be the nominee. Of course the GOP won’t let him speak at the convention. Because TRUTH is frightening to the minds of IDIOTS! And all you Beckistani’s are gonna hold your heads in your hands when NoBama gets 4 more years. it is so sad that our country is full of fools who listen to hacks like Rush,Beck.Maher,and Maddow. Ron Paul is the candidate who is making the Republican party grow. The Independent and youth vote would be a lock for him. But nooooooo? You want the slimeball slick haired Corporate Banker Boy Romney. HAHAHA….this election is a joke. Keep your 3 G’s ready folks. Guns,Gold,and a Getaway Plan. Ron Paul is my President no matter who is in the oval office.

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    • DMemphis
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:34am

      I have watched Ron Paul speak, read his books, and researched his VOTING RECORD! He has never waivered from the Constitution (do you remember that old thing).
      Romney and Ryan have both strayed from fiscal responsibility, but only the Dems bring that up.
      I wish Glenn and his truth seeking TEAM would tell the masses how Romney and the RNC have disenfranchised Ron Paul delegates in many state conventions. The video proof is overwhelming and yet ignored.( Even by the Blaze). Way to go guys. It’s sad the Fox news way of life followed you here.

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    • cykonas
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:26pm

      @3MONKEYMOM

      I addressed my post to @almost everyone, not @everyone. I see your postings often and you are definitely not meant to be included in my comments. You get it. So does West Coast Patriot, Just Angry, and a few others. Unfortunately many more do not.

      They will follow their party of choice right over the side of the cliff, sure to the last second that they and their party can’t be wrong. And the whole time they will chant their favorite mantra “We Only have Two Choices”. Sorry if I offended you. Peace.

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    • girlnurse
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:00pm

      “If nothing changes-nothing changes”
      I agree with you fellow RP supporters that Pauo is the best candidate to turn this machine around.
      I voted for him in the primary.
      However, it appears that he’s not on the ballot and not everyone thinks the way we do.
      Sooo you still think we should vote for RP? Tell me how that wouldn’t be giving it to Obama?

      I want all you die hard GOP’ers to promise us something…IF Romney wins and things remain “business as usual” will you realize this 2 party system is two wings of the same bird?!
      When Romney wins and you start seeing things that just “don’t make sense” will you realize that it is because they are hell bent on this New World Order that the elder Bush promised us!?
      IF Obama wins can we all admit this thing is rigged and start planning how to take back our country?

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:17pm

      PudSweetie, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OZkBiqg4Y&feature=youtu.be

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o7iu4TQhszs

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

      http://www.fox19.com/story/17216091/reality-check-delegate-slates-illegally-selected-in-georgia

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

      I can tell you this, I was in Nevada visiting my son that lives in Pahrump, 40 miles from Vegas, and drove all over the area, around Vegas, through Reno on the way, and I saw hundreds upon hundreds of Ron Paul posters among the local candidate posters, and I did not see one, not one, Romney poster, Gingrich poster, Santorum poster, not one! I talked to a lot of people while I was there on the election, and most all were pro Paul. Some were Gingrich, but I did not find one person who told me they were pro Romney. I just do not see how the heII Romney won that state from my own personal experience, and my son does not understand it also. Nobody is going to convince me that the vote was not rigged. Look at the ballots lost in Iowa. Look at how the Maine caucuses were run. Look at Arizona ballot stuffing, the same in Nevada. Louisiana! Georgia! The list goes on.
      https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumZzI2bVlON2VTMnFyYVZZSnpDYnNyQQ/edit?pli=1

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDd21pEmP4g

      If you think that there is not election fraud happening, then you are turning a blind eye to it.

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    • cykonas
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:36pm

      @GIRLNURSE

      I try very hard not to tell others how to vote because I believe our system of government dictates that one vote their conscience. I don’t vote for who I think will benefit me personally the most. I don’t vote for who I think is the most electable. And, I don’t vote based on Party affiliation.

      I voted for Ron Paul when he ran as Libertarian in 1988. I wrote him in in 2000 when I thought both the R, the D, and the L candidates were unacceptable. This time around I will either write him in again, or I’ll vote for Gary Johnson (Libertarian) or Virgil Goode (Constitution), but I haven’t finished my research on Johnson and Goode yet.

      I don’t know how the election will turn out, and I have no idea how my one vote will effect the outcome. What I do know is that I’ve only voted for a Progressive once (Bush “04) and that didn’t turn out well. Until the establishment Parties can field a true Constitutional Patroit they will never get my vote again.

      I‘m sure this hasn’t helped much with your question, or your ultimate personal decision, but that is how I go about deciding who I will cast my ballot for. The central questions; who’s closest to the Constitution, by record not speeches, and who’s, in my opinion, best for America. Nada mas. Peace.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:38pm

      This is what you have to consider:
      ol·i·gar·chy
         [ol-i-gahr-kee] Show IPA
      noun, plural ol·i·gar·chies.
      1.
      a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.

      There have been only two families that have been in power positions in Washington for over three decades.

      G.H.W. Bush 1980-1992, V.P. and President; B. Clinton, 1992-2000, President; G.W. Bush, 2000-2008, President; H. Clinton, 2008-present, Secretary of State . Two families, and their friends, in control at the highest levels of government. G.H.W. was director of the CIA in the latter 70′s also.

      Mitt Romney and George W are cousins, distant cousins, but cousins just the same. Maybe all of this is just coincidence, maybe not. I just find it all strange.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:53pm

      Pudsweetie, I have sent a post here with links that shows election fraud, but it could take a while before it is posted, if posted at all. It took several hours for The Blaze to post them here: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/zing-paul-ryan-just-took-a-snarky-shot-at-biden-during-oh-speech/

      If you want to see them right away, go to this link and go to the bottom of the first posting and click them. Some are posted twice, but if you watch and read, you will see the pervasiveness of fraud in our elections from the establishment. I wish people would wake up to these facts.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:54pm

      PudSeetie, sorry, they posted them sooner than I thought they would.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:07pm

      It is funny how most that post on the blaze just want to stay blind.

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  • Capt. Ron
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:19am

    Big mistake not letting Palin and Bachmann speak.

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    • IMCHRISTIAN
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:11am

      Oh, well they haven’t asked me either but I will get over it.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:14am

      I don;t know how much time there is. At 1st blush, I think everyone but Newt should speak. On second thought even Newt should speak but not on a prime time slot.

      Show me a politicians & I will show you someone who has made compromises and./or is hypocritical to one extent or another. Ron Paul puts earmarks in bills that he knows will pass & then votes against them. So he has written earmarks for his district, inserted them into bills that must be passed (e.g. defense) & then votes against them. Still he is right about auditing the fed. We need to hear Ron Paul speak.

      Bachmann & Palin might be better off not speaking. I am sure the Democrat party (as currently constituted) will fall in a generation. It might have a successor that carries the name but it won’ be the same party. Maybe the Republicans won’t survive either. That might bring benefits to Bachmann & Palin.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:52am

      If Bachman and Palin were invited to speak, the Republican Party would see an upswell of support from Tea Partiers. As it stands, most of us recognize the Establishment Republicans simply need to go, and there’s nothing for it.

      I also think they should allow some time to people like Paul and Gingrich, because it’s important to hear alternative and opposing ideas, if only to crystalize your understanding of your own ideas.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:19pm

      The point is – they are notable for BAD reasons.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:32pm

      @Verceofreason

      Yeah! No one wants to hear from someone who has a different opinion, especially if it’s different from Verceofreason. You’ll just flip Obama a “Sieg Heil!” and keep goose-stepping along with the Socialist Worker‘s Party if you know what’s good for you.

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    • USA5
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 6:05pm

      I agree!
      Feels like they are excluding women leaders.

      I think it is important to show a male/female balance.

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    • Naps
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:35am

      Capt.Ron……..Are you high?!!! They have the combined IQ of a jockstrap worn by Bam Bam Bigelow.

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  • SnowCypher
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:18am

    All of these people have been snotty to Romney during the campaign and less than perfectly supportive of Romney after he won the primaries. I really do not see what they could now say that would help the GOP win and letting them waste time promoting themselves will not get Obama gone. Ron Paul just needs to go away, permanently.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:25am

      Attention Ron Paul Delegates..The Lawyers for Ron Paul have tentatively won their lawsuit against the RNC..He is up for nomination in Tampa.. and as of now..Delegates are unbound!! Be There!!
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvAIzTf6tA&feature=player_embedded

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    • stone2016
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:11am

      To all the Ron Paul worshippers,

      Please keep putting your Hopes of Change into one man. Trust me, it works out in the end.

      Sincerely,
      Barack Obama.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:26am

      Dear Stone,

      Ron Paul supporters put their HOPES in a return to Constitutionalism. Ron Paul is just our most visable champion and, yes, we love him for it…..so bite me!

      @Ashes, I saw that. Score one for the rule of law!

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:35am

      @#MONKEYS MOMMA..I have tried 3 times to post about what is really going on in our government.and three times..just on this thread..I have been denied..The truth lives here.. Yeah!!

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:40am

      @Ashes

      I had the same thing happen to me when I was begging the Blaze to report on Ron Paul supporters being beaten up, threatened and unlawfully arrested at our own conventions.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:20pm

      I don‘t think any of us Paul supporters didn’t have to deal with the Blaze’s fascist moderators. All part of the black out I suppose.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:37pm

      @SnowCypher

      I think Ron Paul is a fruit cake, however, you are part of the problem with the Republican Party.

      You think Republicans should bow and kiss Romney’s ring? He’s not a dictator, he’s a man. In America, we don’t have to suck up to a candidate to be in his party. Yeah….I know, it’s a wild concept of personal freedom.

      That‘s probably why you don’t like it much. Progressives have made serious in-roads into the Republican Party, but they’ve saturated the Democrat Party. You might find that’s a more comfortable polititcal party for someone with your mentality.

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    • IsThereADifference
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:42pm

      AshesToAshes

      Hey try and post your information underneath one of those Blog Stories that hardly ever have any comments. Then get back on this thread and tell us where you put it. I’ll go look for it. I’m sure many others will too. Give it a shot.

      Thanks

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    • Wool-Free Vision
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:51pm

      Hahaha, here we go! You guys complaining about The Blaze conspiracy blocking your posts need to take your meds. Understand that there is no human moderator censoring you. There is a word filter in place which automatically blocks certain letter combinations. It has NOTHING to do with your position, only with your wording.

      If your comment doesn’t post, you should review all of your text and edit out any conspicuous words or letter combinations.

      The one letter combination that I am SURE will block a comment is “c” followed by “um.“ I discovered this when I tried to use the word ”modic-u-m” in one of my diatribes. It may be silly, but it’s not that anyone is actively censoring your opinion.

      So, please, remove your tin foil hats. No one is censoring you but yourselves.

      Do I win a Ron Paul bobblehead for invoking the tin foil hat now?

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    • IsThereADifference
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:03pm

      WoolVision

      I still want to hear what he has to say… Your blather means nothing to me.

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    • Classical Liberal
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:57pm

      @jaycen,

      If you are worried about the progressive/neocon infiltration of the republican party, then why support Romney? The man is more progressive than Gingrich.

      The only reason Romney was better than the the rest of the morons in the primary was because he didn’t start shouting about how we need war. He also didn’t make a complete ass of himself(LOL FROTHY!). Of course, Ron Paul would have fared far better if he was not treated like the 13th floor in a hotel (great analogy by Stewart).

      Your other posts suggests you want reform in the republican party despite your problems with ron Paul and his supporters. Trust me when i say, that the rhetoric about ‘getting our guy elected coming first and that we will reform afterwards,’ it never happens. The establishment in control has been feeding us this crap for years and they do it to maintain control of us and the parties.

      A telling comment by Glenn beck, when he still had the fox show, was about how the ‘progressives would use fear tactics to get us to go along with their BS. I had forgotten it until recently, but I heard beck on the radio saying that ‘America will not survive an Obama second term.‘ It reminded me of that speech about fear tactics way back in 09’. Just something to think about before you decide to push back reform another 4 years like a fat man who needs to diet.

      Bloated, that’s good way to think of the parties and the government.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 2:55pm

      @THREE MONKEYS MAMA.. If you want to learn something really enlightening. try googling AG Eric Holder responsible for 168 deaths in O k l a h o m a C i t y B o m b i n g under F r e e d o m P r e s s.. It will give you a plethora of information that is just mind blowing..It relates to d o c u m e n t s obtained by a lawsuit by a S a l t L a k e attorney via the F R E E D O M o f I N F O R M A T I O N A C T.. It is an eye opener..

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 7:18pm

      @ISTHEREADIFFERENCE..I have it under 3monkeesmama..below and I also posted under Obama Asks Hilary. I think that the reason it didn’t post is there are words that block it..So I tried going around that.. Thanks..

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  • mbriz
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:15am

    Romney hasn’t invited these people because they are the loons of the party. I respect him for not pandering to the far right haters, and hypocrites.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:06am

      If anybody is a hater and a hypocrite, it’s you Marxists. And the Democrats is full of Marxist lunatics.

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    • mbriz
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:14am

      Not worth the time.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:22pm

      They need Bachmann to retell us how the Founding Fathers freed the slaves!

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 4:01pm

      @MBRIZ

      Do you also respect him for being more fiscally liberal than Bill Clinton?

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  • Exidor
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:07am

    Just for the record. Sarah Palin is still hot….

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    • TexasHunter
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:29am

      Especially hold a gun! Women and Guns nothing sexier. Women please take notice. :)

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:37am

      texashunter, wrote
      nothing hotter than women and guns.
      For the record that depends on why the woman is holding the gun. If she you‘re ex and pulling a sawed off 12 it’s not hot …not at all

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  • Sharon Rose
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:02am

    Thats the conventions loss, big mistake on their part.

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  • John 3:16
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:00am

    I just sent to RNC a message and told them to take John (Liberal) McCain off the speaker roster and to add a real American, Michele Bachmann!!!Bachmann deserves to be there and McCain deserves to speak at the Democratic Convention. If you believe McCain should be pulled send them your thoughts.

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    • KangarooJack
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:08am

      In total agreement with you.

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    • Richard_Cranium
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:21am

      Especially after McCain said that genious idea of dropping Biden for Hillary Clinton…what a dumb*ss…oh wait, Sarah Palin said the same thing a day earlier…

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:10am

      Apparently..truth is being stalwarted.. here is some truth..
      .http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2822262/posts

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    • Palrak
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 11:51am

      John McCain has lost all credibility and respect in my eyes. I wouldn’t go hear him speak, even if it were for free. I used to admire him; now he’s just an old f**t who still wants to be in the limelight.

      I’m sorry that Newt was left off the roster. To me, he was the most energizing and positive of all the candidates during the debates. Sarah would have added a lot of excitement, as well.

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  • TerryJ70
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:00am

    I believe Sarah Palin not speaking is a mistake. Once again, the party seems to do what they can to separate themselves from the Tea Party, which in my opinion is a huge mistake. Our country has to move to the right, and who better to communicate that message than Sarah, who has made it her mission. I sure hope it doesn’t backfire on this election. We have to change the direction we are heading, and now!

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:23pm

      Sarah is dead meat politically.
      That‘s why she’s not speaking.

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  • CPLGEORGE
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:53am

    It is apparent to me that there is a divide in the Republican Party that goes deep beyond superficial scars of the past. The “good ‘ole boys” network is alive and well. This happened before in the Nixon administration, anybody remember the “Committee to Re-elect the President?” (CREEP) Romney is not a uniter, in fact he did more damage on Gingrich than he is doing on Obama. Ryan is a “Godsend” that may help, but the wounds run deep. The only saving grace in my eyes is getting Obama out of office may temporarily cement what’s left. The people will have to elect a Congress that will truly do its job and be the branch it was designed to be.

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  • nobull14
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:51am

    Palin is a pin head fox wantabe .Paul is a nut case with a lot of weird followers and .Gingrich is a progressive rhino that flip flops to both sides of government ? The only one that should speak is Michele Bachmann because the tea party is coming and the GOP better wise up or be looking for a job in the private sector !!!!

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    • Richard_Cranium
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:19am

      You’re spot on…Sarah has worn out her welcome and she has proven that she is truly a dumb*ss, Paul lives in the 1700s and some of his blind supporters deserve to be locked up in the sanitarium, Newt Gingrich is a big government progressive RINO with a loud mouth.

      People saying the republican party is seperating itself from the Tea Party are mental…have any of you people seen Reince Priebus the Republican National Committe Chairman??? You cant get any better than this guy! That’s the direction the republican party is taking…I‘m sorry the RNC didnt bring in any Bush’s. The only RINO’s I see that are set to speak at the convention are John McCain!

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    • tajloc
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:30am

      trolling again…ignore

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    • midwesthippie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:31pm

      …RICHARD is clearly rino-blind if you think mcan’t is the only rino at the RNC…

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:48am

    Quoting the worst theblaze writer and his pretentious comment on Sarah Palin is the best you can do, Mr. Adams?
    Or should I say “We” can do?

    Is it laziness or does no one else care?

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  • novemberelection
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:43am

    Considering the eviscerating faux religious personal attacks Beck launched against Gingrich during the primary, LOL at this list.

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  • momrules
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:43am

    I would have loved to hear Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich stir up the base as only they can.
    RNC, you have misjudged the American voter once again.

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    • Richard_Cranium
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:05am

      Newt Gingrich is a progressive RINO and Sarah Palin is a dumb*ss who I’m quite frankly sick and tired of seeing.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:21am

      You‘re Name fit’s Perfectly
      dick head

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  • spudwhite
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:41am

    Ron Paul IS the grandfather of the Tea Party, as anyone can understand that looks at his record seriously. But the Rhinos and the media made sure the people never even heard his message.
    This slight by Romney the Rhino is to be expected but will certainly cost him. I’m still voting for
    Ron Paul 2012

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    • Globmgmt
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:49am

      As Andrew Breitbart so eloquently said before he passed away: “If you don’t vote for the Nominee – Shame on you – You are on the Other Side: That makes you a Communist Supporter and and probably an anti-Semite to boot.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:01am

      @spudwhite

      “I’m still voting for
      Ron Paul 2012″

      ….So you’re voting for 0bama and therefore have no business associating yourself with the tea party.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:02am

      Globmgmt
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:49am

      As Andrew Breitbart so eloquently said before he passed away: “If you don’t vote for the Nominee – Shame on you – You are on the Other Side:
      ===========================================

      There’s only one side though:

      Romney in 2002: “My views are progressive….”

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    • Individualism
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:04am

      look at the book of mormon before you accuse others of being communist and anti semite.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:27am

      @KidCharlemagne
      Romney never said he was “A PROGRESSIVE”. He said his views were progressive. Perhaps you don’t know what the word means. (Hint: The people who call themselves “progressives” are really quite the opposite.)

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:06am

      qpwillie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:27am

      @KidCharlemagne
      Romney never said he was “A PROGRESSIVE”.
      ========================================

      Well….if you wanna go that route then……Obama has never labeled himself as “A PROGRESSIVE” either…..

      Are you trying to say that Obama is not a Progressive then?…

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:09am

      qpwillie
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:01am

      @spudwhite
      ….So you’re voting for 0bama and therefore have no business associating yourself with the tea party.
      ===========================================

      Ron Paul started the Tea Party on December 16, 2007:

      http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/BostonTeaParty07.jpg

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:39am

      I’ve actually been thinking a lot about what some of the Libertarians are saying. I was convinced I was going to write Paul in and probably still will, but there is something to be said about not voting and giving support for a system that has given us a choice between a marxist and a fascist. I mean if either of these men wants to rule me, it will be without my consent. Any leader that refuses to govern within the confines of the Constitution is not a legitamate leader of this Republic.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:51am

      @ everybody on this thread

      Forget the lables and do the Math.

      Romney‘s budget plan is nearly identical to Obama’s. No matter who wins (between R&O) we are going to wakeup 20+ trllion dollars deep in debt in 4 yeas at this point. Personally, if we are going over the fiscal cliff, I think I might prefer the guy driving the car have a “D” next to his name.

      Those who vote for Paul will at least be able to look their children in the eyes and say “I did what I could”

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:26pm

      @3monkeys And that excludes the cost of any future military adventures. Invading and rebuidling countries isn’t cheap.

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  • saranda
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:39am

    Article could have been titled “keeping the crazy out”.

    They may regret Paul’s base not being included, but the other three represent the fringe loonies who would likely say or do something to set the party back.

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  • dannyo
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:38am

    mb and jan brewer should definitely be there, they have more guts and shark skills than any MAN on the stage..ron paul should be there just to sartisfy those paulbots who can’t seem to get enough of the rocking chair freak, although his son rand is a rockstar..

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  • TheMajority
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:38am

    My dad used to say to me as a child, “I will give you something to cry about” if I was not crying about something important at the time. So, the Republican party has a line up, and does not get some voices who have excited people during this election cycle. But what is the other hand doing to make you cry? Allen West and Donald Trump were 2 of the three I guessed before I opened the article, but I notice they are not even mentioned. Funny, because that card (and Ron Paul for head of Treasury) can beat the 2-party system in 2012 with about 71% of the vote. I would bring my #2 pencil.

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  • ashestoashes
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:35am

    RON PAUL is still up for nomination..at Tampa..Lawyers for Ron Paul have won their lawsuit against the RNC.. Delegates You are as of now Unbound,,Be there.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvAIzTf6tA&feature=player_embedded

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:34am

    The fact that Ron will have a heavy influence on whatever Rand has to say is some consolation, I suppose. Not that the hardcore R.P. people are easily consoled.

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    • EqualJustice
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:40am

      Rand is rational and won’t say anything STUPID. Ron, on the other hand.. WHO KNOWS! Let Rand speak. lol

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:42am

      GONZO, what do you suppose would happen if Romney easily pulls out the nomination in Tampa, followed by Ron Paul stepping up to put all of his support behind Romney to take 0bama out of office? Probably something like mass hysteria and a large number of suicides considering some of the things that I have read here.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:47am

      Quite so Gonzo. The hope for little “L” libertarianism in the GOP now sits with Rand Paul. I can easily see him being a VP choice if, after 8 years, Ryan shoots for the Presidential slot. In fact, that would be a nearly perfect pairing in my estimation.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:58am

      Lew Rockwell said “If you compare Rand Paul to Ron Paul, he really stinks. But if you compare him to the other members of Congress, he’s practically a saint”…or something like that.

      I thought it was good way to look at it.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 2:27pm

      @Gonzo. Ron Paul is a bigger person than Romney. We can only Pray and follow our hearts. can’t wait for football to start.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:33am

    I WANT SARAH! We need a “write in” campaign. RNC: http://www.gopconvention2012.com/contact/ Here you go! EVERYONE spread that around and tell them you want Sarah to speak! :)

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    • mecbb55
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:53am

      I dont think that palin has any interest in ever holding political office ever again (elected or appointed). as rush would say “its to big of a pay cut”.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:54am

      I don’t want her to speak, and neither does most others. Why upset a winning combination by installing a lightening rod for media abuse.

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    • copatriots
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:55am

      No, EQUAL, Sarah is wise to sit this one out. She knows the lamestream media will ridicule her and attempt to make it about her. I have no doubt that Sarah and Michelle understand the absolute importance of ousting 0bama. And I am quite sure they are “taking one for the team” by stepping aside at this most important juncture for our country.

      I can only hope that RP will unify support for Romney/Ryan since Ron and Rand opted to remain in the Republican Party. I hope they unify their supporters behind the same cause as the gracious ladies noted above are doing.

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    • ilevy57
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:37am

      Sarah is taking the high road. She wants Obama to lose and is not going to get into any petty bs to divide the party by complaining that she wasn’t asked to speak. She is great but her role is better in the background because she does polarize voters. She knows it. Her heart is in the right place because she will take any active role that helps get rid of Obama. Michelle Bachman and Newt also feel the same way, they are not interested in pettiness know what is at stake and they want Obama out!

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  • dannyo
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:26am

    sarah palin is too busy trying to get hilary on the dem ticket, she has no time for the party who has all the ryan momentum on its side..just can’t leave well enough alone..

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:57am

      @ Danny
      It was an absolutely Brillant Stategy.
      By Sarah Palin Suggesting it.
      Now there is Absolutely Possitively
      No Way in Hell Obama can Switch.
      without looking like He‘s Taking Sarah’s Advise

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  • amerbur
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:23am

    Unbelievable. What the ………………………

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    • DrunkGOP_Hack
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:46am

      My take, there is a very delicate balance here.
      With Ryan on the ticket with you have a great chance of bringing in the moderates, liberterians, and center leaning.

      I like Newt and Palin/Bachmann, but the last thing we need is OVERLY, how do I say this? Too much passion.

      The MSM is going to watching for anything to bring down this convention.

      WE ALL NEED TO STAND STRONG. RESERVE OR CRITICISUM, AND STAND BY THE FUTURE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITE STATES OF AMERICA.

      DEMS/LIBS ARE GOING TO TRY AND DIVIDE US AS MUCH AS THEY CAN…

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:21am

    Well I wouldn’t call them all winners, but I would put the other 3 in more the Walker (winner) camp.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:19am

    Sorry but all those have the stench of loser on them. The present line up are winners.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:36am

      You should take some time to read the analysis attached to each, to determine why they mentioned them. A convention is in fact for shoring up the base and getting everybody on the same page. I know your comment included Dr. Paul, but reading the analysis I’d have to agree with the article. If you can bring in more of the youth vote, you do it, especially given how important it is to the Left. I mean, why wouldn’t you? So you can have some pseudo-religious theocrat like Huckabee chomp on the mic? To only have old party hacks saying the same tired things will leave a lot of potential and otherwise sympathetic folks shrugging their shoulders and moving on. Include the old party hacks, by all means, but play it intelligently by including the “outsiders” that attract a large number of folks who may not align 100% with the old party hacks. Just like Reagan did, for example.

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    • Mutiny
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:53am

      Again the GOP and Romney show a complete and total lack of brain power. The supporters of the people talking are going to vote for Romney no matter what.

      Say what you will about Newt, the would bring the zingers against Obama. The guy would get laughs and has pull in the south where Romney is going to struggle.

      Bachmann is a important member of the House and is on the right side of many issues the GOP establishment have been against.

      Ron Paul would bring in the youth vote, but instead Romney and the GOP would rather not have votes like mine. Ron Paul is one of the only followers of the Constitution we have in government, why would the GOP what him?

      Palin doesnt need to be on the ticket to but to ignore her power is ignorant. She was the only thing that kept McCain from getting beat by 30 million votes.

      Romney has been playing this election to lose since the beginning so none of this surprises me. In couple of years everyone will see Romney for who is he is and hate him just like they do McCain. I refuse to vote for Romney because his has the same major policies as Obama.

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    • bobad
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:06am

      If I were Romney, I wouldn’t let anyone speak who savaged me in the primaries. Romney tried to keep things civil, then Newt, Bachmann, and the rest savaged him, giving him no choice but to retaliate. Paybacks!

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:14am

      I will try to keep this simple
      If you Exclude The Ron Paul Supporters
      The TEA Party Members,The Palin,Bachman
      Gingrich,Allen West,Herman Cain Supporters
      an ALL Stanch Conservatives from the GOP
      All you would have is a room full of RINO’s
      Looking at each other saying .
      What the Hell Just Happened.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:15pm

      @ Flipper So true.

      Actually, you just described the AZ Republican Party!

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