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columnist: Kipper Mathews

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Posted By: Ivan from Oregon
Date: 2008-03-09 01:46:33

Kipper, you don't get it.  This has been a grass movement from the start.  Dr Paul said he would run with ihis as long as there was evidence of support.

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Posted By: BahBahBlackSheep
Date: 2008-03-09 08:34:51

Uh oh a storm cloud... better run for cover before you get wet. Fair Weather Friends always raining on my parade.

If you really think that video was a pull out speech then you don't have good comprehension skills. He plainly said that efforts will continue to the convention, and gave a solid date for the March (June 21st).

Save your anger. We, The Revolution will be at the convention in mass. The delegates that McBushlite supposably has are the very people that were Booing him at his "acceptance speech". This idea that he is winning is pure propaganda strait from the bowels of the ministry of truth, don't fall for it. Semper Fi, Always Faithful. We have a real chance at the convention that McCain will have to face off against Ron in a direct showdown for the delegate votes... Meaning McCain will somehow have to out debate the good Doctor.

Semper Fi 

 

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Posted By: Maggie
Date: 2008-03-09 11:26:19

This is what he says, a direct quote from the video..

"Though victory in the conventional, political sense
is not available in the presidential race..."

He does not come out and say that he is dropping out of the race. He does put quite a hamper on hope of his inning the presidency. And he has, in the past, repeatedly said that he won't run on a third party ticket or as an ndependent.

And if we are to continue to do all the work what does he need the $6 million for?

If he doesn't use it for the campaign I want my money back. I sent it in for the campaign, not as a personal gift.

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Posted By: Mark
Date: 2008-03-09 13:37:00

He is a sly politician. He has not dropped out of the race. There are lots of delegates up for grabs, more and more every day as McWar stuff's his foot in his mouth every chance he gets. A lot can still happen in the many months still remaining before the delegates are counted. He's been wanting this thing to go down under the radar all along, and that is exactly where this is heading.

 Until he really does drop out, which I doubt will happen, we need to support him to the end. He knows who he is doing. Just think back at the debates how well he handled himself with every imaginable off the wall question. 

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Posted By: ricknhouston
Date: 2008-03-09 14:54:18

Chicago '68 An Introduction

Links: A Chronology Bibliography Related sites All original material is written by Dean Blobaum. © 2000 by Dean Blobaum. All rights reserved. This text may be quoted in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of the US Copyright Act. It may be archived and redistributed in electronic form, provided that no fee is charged for access and provided that this entire notice is carried and the author of this site is notified. Archiving, redistribution, or republication of this text on other terms, in any medium, requires the consent of the author.

They called it "Czechago." Nowhere else during that decade was dissension so dramatically opposed as on the streets of Chicago during the turbulent Democratic National Convention in August 1968. The barbed wire-laced jeeps in Grant Park evoked images of Russian tanks in the streets of Prague. For many it was a watershed event. After the Tet offensive that January many Americans began to shift their opinions of the war in Vietnam; after Chicago '68 they began to doubt the ability of American institutions to tolerate active dissension. Chicago '68 was more than just another in a series of antiwar protests, and it was more than just a riot—no matter, whose riot. Chicago '68 was a focal point of the decade. On the streets and in the parks of Chicago the social conflicts of the Sixties were on display. Heads were cracked, tear gas billowed, police lines advanced through demonstrators—and television cameras captured some of the graphic scenes. The eyes of the nation focused on Chicago and we decided who we were, what side we were on, and what we would fight for. Chicago changed minds, Chicago changed politics, Chicago changed the Left, Chicago changed the media, Chicago changed those who were here and those who watched from far away, and Chicago changed Chicago. What happened in Chicago in August of 1968 changed our political and cultural institutions, and so it shaped our current political and cultural life. If we understand Chicago '68 we will understand not only a major event in our history but we will also better understand who we are now. For the Democratic party, Chicago '68 doomed the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey and set off shock waves of reform. For the Left, Chicago '68 hastened the demise of SDS and intensified the revolutionary fervor that would spawn street violence and bombings. For the media, Chicago '68 created a deep suspicion of the state and its minions. For Chicago, Chicago '68 weakened support for the last of the big-city bosses and fanned the flames of political reform. The resources available on this site include: A chronology detailing the events of Convention Week and placing them in the context of other events of the late Sixties. Links from the chronology will take you to documents such as FBI memos and material from Rights in Conflict, the official report of the events. A bibliography of the books, films, and archival sources about Chicago '68. Some related web sites about Chicago '68 and its aftermath. Thanks for visiting this site.

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Posted By: ricknhouston
Date: 2008-03-09 14:57:50

Perhaps our focus should be directed at Minneapolis, instead of D.C., in a purely non-violent manner, you understand.....

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Posted By: gravel kucinich paul nader
Date: 2008-03-09 23:01:48

pls note CSN&Y's Chicago lyrics.

beware of infight op (?) 

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Posted By: Jessie Jones
Date: 2008-03-10 02:15:20

I authored the Ron Paul is a Quitter article and I'm and with you!!! He's forever known as Robber Paul to me...

http://www.nolanchart.com/article3111.html

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