{"id":539,"date":"2012-07-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:25:44","slug":"rnc-confirms-ron-paul-presidential-nomination-tampa-149451","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/society\/rnc-confirms-ron-paul-presidential-nomination-tampa-149451\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Confirms Ron Paul Will Be Up For Presidential Nomination In Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

The GOP has confirmed that Ron Paul will be on the slate as a potential Republican nominee for President in Tampa Bay on August 26.<\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t look now but tens of millions of Americans who don\u2019t follow the real news online\u00a0 are going to be in for one hell of surprise when the find out the media has been lying to them about Romney having sealed the GOP nomination for President for 2012.<\/p>\n

As the alternative media has been reporting for months, the media has just been outright lying about all kinds of things that is when they weren\u2019t just outright ignoring the facts to begin with.<\/p>\n

We have seen them turn a blind eye to horrendous voter fraud, police arresting, beating and injury Ron Paul elected delegates, counting votes one way in way place to make their establishment darling be the winner and in an entirely different way when their lap boy didn\u2019t win that way some were else.<\/p>\n

Perhaps even more horrendous was the repeated lies about delegates being won all over the country when in truth the delegates were still up for vote \u2014 all part of a concerted effort to manufacture consent for Romney.<\/p>\n

Well despite the lies about the delegates and the outright attempt to force Ron Paul out of the GOP national convention by pretending like he hasn\u2019t secured a slot reporters with integrity have kept on the Republican Party and have now forced them to follow their own rules.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"RNC<\/a><\/p>\n

RNC Confirms Ron Paul Will Be Up For Nomination<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That means that Ron Paul will be at the GOP national convention and there is a little rumor going around the internet about\u2026 I can\u2019t remember exactly but \u2026 a\u00a0 coupe de latte or a cafe d\u2019eta or a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat<\/a><\/em> or something the like that\u2026<\/p>\n

Anyway\u2026 From the Examiner on the Ron Paul rELOVution:<\/p>\n

\n

The Republican National Convention is quickly approaching (August 26th). For over the past year, avid Ron Paul<\/a> supporters have won delegate spots in various state conventions across the country. Through this hard-work, Ron Paul will officially be allowed to be nominated for the nominee of the Republican Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Ron Paul Revolution<\/a> is planning on amassing 100,000+ supporters to Tampa in order to celebrate Paul\u2019s 30+ year career in American politics. However, the Republican National Committee senses pressure from the Paul supporters. The RNC<\/a> has attempted to block access in order to make the convention as exclusive as possible.<\/p>\n

Read The Full Article\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0Update:<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s an update 8\/21\/2012 from the Huffington Post:<\/p>\n

\n

Why the GOP Is Scared of Ron Paul and 4 Reasons He Might Still Get the 2012 Republican Nomination<\/h2>\n

Wait, isn\u2019t Dr. Ron Paul out of the presidential race? Isn\u2019t it all tied up nicely in a bow with the Romney\/Ryan ticket?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Why would the GOP be scared of Ron Paul but end up nominating him?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n

Romney and the GOP have demonstrated both poor judgment and poor sportsmanship that might cost them by damaging Romney\u2019s electability among the Ron Paul supporters thus leading to a splitting of votes, which in turn, could cost the GOP the entire election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Ron Paul is still in the race for president and is a strong contender for the 2012 GOP nomination.<\/p>\n

To be on the GOP ballot Aug. 27, 2012 in Tampa and get a 15-minute speaking slot, a candidate must have won the plurality (majority) of delegates in at least 5 states.<\/p>\n

Well, Ron Paul<\/a> did win the plurality of delegates in 5 states, enough to be eligible for the nomination and a 15-minute speaking slot at the GOP convention. The states he won are Louisiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Maine and Nevada. Then Ron Paul went on to win the plurality in Massachusetts<\/a>, Romney\u2019s home state and half the delegates in Oregon<\/a>. Dr. Ron Paul also has around 500 delegates<\/a> who support him. The exact number of delegates that Romney and Paul have is still a mystery but should be clarified at the convention.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 Ron Paul won his 5-plus states, he\u2019s on the ballot and writing his speech, right? Not exactly.<\/p>\n

What happened next is what may cost the Republicans and Romney the entire election. Instead of accepting that Ron Paul, the GOP underdog, had won enough delegates in enough states to be allowed his rightful place on the ballot and his 15-minute speaking slot, the GOP and Romney\u2019s people decided to try and take these legitimate wins away from Ron Paul and his supporters. Ron Paul supporters fought hard, played fair and won. Romney supporters didn\u2019t play fair and still lost those 5-plus states. These Ron Paul pluralities were won in spite of shenanigans and tricks tried by Romney supporters and the GOP to prevent or undermine Ron Paul wins. The Ron Paul supporters were well prepared and won the needed amount of states anyway.<\/p>\n

So, how did Romney and his supporters handle their losses of five measly states to Ron Paul? Honorably? Graciously? With dignity? Maturely?<\/p>\n

No. Quite the opposite.<\/p>\n

Romney\u2019s people ran to Big Daddy GOP to rescue them from their defeats by trying to disqualify the valid Ron Paul delegates and to take away Ron Paul\u2019s right to speak and be on the ballot by reducing his states won to fewer than the five needed.<\/p>\n

So far, Romney and the GOP have contested the Ron Paul wins in Louisiana, Maine<\/a>, Massachusetts<\/a> and Oregon. They threw out the Massachusetts Ron Paul delegates after the GOP tried to force the delegates to sign a long legal document <\/a> that required them to vote for Romney. This was not something that had ever been done before. The GOP allowed Romney, big lawyers and big bullying to invalidate Ron Paul\u2019s solid win in Massachusetts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As in the other states, the Ron Paul delegates in Maine played by the rules and won. Even Governor LePage of Maine<\/a>, a Republican, is appalled with GOP efforts to throw out the duly-elected Ron Paul delegates.<\/p>\n

The entire plot to reduce Ron Paul wins to under five states to take his name off the ballot and take away his 15-minute speaking slot is well under way. If Romney\/Ryan are so great, why can\u2019t they handle a little competition without whining and crying like sore losers?<\/p>\n

Are they afraid of losing the 2012 nomination to Ron Paul if he speaks and is on the ballot?<\/p>\n

Why not play fair and let the best man win?<\/p>\n

Who cheats? The lazy, bratty, insecure and less-qualified people who can\u2019t win honestly and fairly. Is that really presidential material?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wonder if Romney and the GOP are worried that if Ron Paul speaks and gets the nomination, that Ron Paul will fire all of them. Is the GOP that terrified of change, even if it is for the betterment of the country?<\/p>\n

Here is why I think that Ron Paul might still walk away with the nomination.<\/p>\n

Read The Rest\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stay up to date with the latest news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The GOP has confirmed that Ron Paul will be on the slate as a potential Republican nominee for President in Tampa Bay on August 26. Don\u2019t look now but tens of millions of Americans who don\u2019t follow the real news online\u00a0 are going to be in for one hell of surprise when the find out … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1257,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/1257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}