Mart Military and Ron Paul - Mutual Respect
Recently it was found out that Ron Paul lead ALL candidates in donations from military members. This was a big shocker for Fox News, which tried explain it away. However, as a 17 year Air Force vet, it was no shock to me. Probably not for fellow blogger Jason, who was in the Air Force. I spent time fighting in Somalia, Bosnia, and Iraq, and came to a clear understanding that our military was being used for political purposes, not defense. When I found out about Ron Paul, I realized that finally, here was a politician who would not abuse the military for political purposes. That's one of the many reasons I support him. Some other potential reasons that people from the military support him:
- He is one of the very few Candidates that was in the military himself - a flight surgeon in the Air Force during the Vietnam era.
- He has consistently supported Veterans. He was complaining about poor medical care BEFORE the Walter Reid scandal - see this speech.
- As outlined above, Ron Paul is strong on DEFENSE. Reagan Recognized this with this quote: "Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country!"
- An example of his strong stance on defense, is he has been pushing to go after binLaden in Pakistan, something other candidates ignore - see this interview on Tucker Carlson.
A good example of Dr Paul's refusal to use the military for political purposes was reported in the Houston Chronicle.
VICTORIA - When U.S. Rep. Ron Paul recently gave the keynote address at a ceremony presenting overdue medals to 24 veterans, he talked about patriotism, the country's debt owed to veterans, the need for a strong military and strong personal freedom.
What he didn't mention was that he's running for president.
Nobody else on the program said anything about his presidential campaign or even that he's also running for an 11th term in Congress.
"It didn't seem appropriate," Paul, R-Lake Jackson, said after the July 3 ceremony.
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A few more reasons for his support from members of the military:
He takes his oath to defend the Constitution seriously, as they do.
He won't sent them into harm's way unless the country is united behind them, with a declaration of war, for legitimate national security reasons.
That comment he made that 'it just didn't seem appropriate' tells me that, in addition to his other fine qualities, he's one class act!
Any other of the candidates would have used it as an occasion to give a 'stump speech'. -cmw
ooops, I meant 'any of the other candidates' in the previous comment... -cmw
There is a nice article on Ron Paul in The Economist magazine on page 32 of the July 21st-27th issue. Please spread the word.
It actually states in the article, "His supporters are diligent correspondents and, having published this article, The Economist expects to hear from them."
Spread the word to contact The Economist and thank them for the positive press!!!
Here is how to do it.
Letters to the editor
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Here is the letter I sent to the editor:
Thank you for writing such a fact filled, informative article on Dr. Ron Paul. If more Americans knew of his commitment to defend the Constitution, his refusal to “play politics” to garner votes, his service to his country, and his stand on taxes and the war; the Republican parties top candidate would certainly not be None of the Above. Thank you for taking a closer look at a real conservative Presidential Candidate and a true American Patriot.
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