Everyone who personally knows me or who has visited this website for the past few months knows that I will vote for Dr. Ron Paul tomorrow in the Florida primary. It’s hard to miss the giant graphic on the right side of my page or the bumper sticker on my car or the signs that I post on my windshield when I park. A few of my friends have teased me, other’s have politely nodded, and other have even honestly engaged with me in the discussion about Dr. Paul’s message of personal liberty, sound money, and a humble foreign policy. All of these discussions have brought a great joy to me because what matters is that these topics are addressed.
For the past 2 weeks I’ve been canvassing my neighborhood, talking to my neighbors about the primary and who they would vote for. You know what the most surprising thing is? More than ninety percent (90%) of the people I asked had no idea who they were voting for. Mind you, these were registered Republicans! In a way, I can understand the confusion among them when the only info presented to them by the media is a mishmash of approval ratings, spin rooms, attack ads, and rhetoric about “front runners” without ever really addressing the issues.
And so I present the video above to the YouTube generation. I think it beautifully paints a picture of who Dr. Paul is and the message he’s sharing to those of us who are disenfranchised by both the politicians in Washington and the politicians in the Media. I have been so encouraged by this message that I have started considering a possible career in politics so I can help bring a positive change to our country, as many other young inspired Americans are doing right now.
And so I urge you to think about and research who you will be voting for tomorrow. By this time next year we will have a new president. It’s up to us voters to wisely think about the kind of person we want to entrust our country to. I will be proudly voting for the Champion of the Constitution.
Just finished reading my monthly WIRED magazine (to my suprise found an interesting article on Ron Paul’s Web 2.0 extravaganza) WIRED’s 13th article on Ron Paul so far … this is the “nicest” one
Here’s an excerpt – below is the link to the full article.
“There’s just one problem with the Ron Paul story: Ron Paul. Sure, he seems like a decent guy, forthright and honest. Unfortunately, his paleo-libertarian policies make Ayn Rand look like Mother Teresa. I like the gold standard as much as the next guy, but I’m not sure we’re ready to overturn three decades of reasonably successful economic policy in order to reinstate it. I don’t agree that the minimum wage should be abolished. (Ever work in retail, Ron?) And while I like Paul’s stance on Iraq (let’s get the hell out), I’m not thrilled with his position on the United Nations (let’s get the hell out).
The Ron Paul candidacy is a lot like the first wave of Facebook apps: thrilling as a notion, disappointing as content. If this were a meta-election — an election on how to run an election — I’d happily throw my digg behind Paul. Unfortunately, it’s an election about how to run a country. So, much as I’m drawn to long shots, I’m afraid I’ll have to sit out the Paulapalooza.” – Wired
Homeboy – did you make that video? Had you used Helvetica in combination with that compelling soundtrack and the out of context “taser” video – he would’ve had my vote.
Just teasing bro— the guy can sure raise money quickly
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-02/st_ronpaul
Haha. Well, WIRED’s opinion is all well and good when it comes to gadgets and technology. I don’t think I’ll be reading it to get a political philosophy anymore than I’d go to it to get a good recipe for clam chowder. Although I am partial to the magazine’s design and I am a subscriber.
Funny thing is that Ron Paul’s not doing much of the fund raising when you think about it. Those million dollar donation days have all been coordinated by people who believe in the message. Someone comes up with a catchy title, makes a simple web page, films and edits a youtube video and all of a sudden there are literally tens of thousands of individuals logging on and dropping $100 or so each time. No corporations, no government funding, just a bunch of people wanting their freedom back.
And how many times have I told you, Helvetica isn’t the answer to everything. Just to your video titles.
Uribe for president? I dunno how i feel about that, ;0)
You should have been at FIU yesterday with the Ron supporters. They had fun chanting against the Guiliani people. Good times. I wrote about it on my blog. :0)
I always miss the good parties.
“And how many times have I told you, Helvetica isn’t the answer to everything. Just to your video titles.
that was brilliant. i laughed a lot-a-bit.
uribe is already president (in colombia).
dave- nice video you posted but i think your efforts to get this guy elected were too late. nice try, even though we do live in a red state. voting here is irrelevant.