Reply to Thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="TulsaBandit" data-source="post: 1793428" data-attributes="member: 9155">I was there.  While there were many problems with the way things were done, such as people being checked in improperly at registration and having to skip lunch in order to vote on issues, the stall tactics by the Ron Paul folks were just a bit too much.  They wanted the rules changed so we voted on it and they were denied, they wanted a 2nd slate with all Ron Paul supporters being the chosen national delegates and we voted and they got denied.  Then they proclaimed voter fraud since it didn't go their way.Basically the same thing happened in Arizona - stall the convention until you tire everyone else out or the place gets shut down, then hold their own convention in the parking lot saying that it was really a continuation of an illegal convention - throw out the rules, elect a new chairman, throw out the chosen delegates and replace with their own - all while screaming at people, booing officials, and calling everyone else "Romney supporters" or "Rombies".I like some of the stuff that Ron Paul says, I like the way he votes, and I like the way he gets other candidates talking about issues that normally would take a back seat.  It's the in-your-face and if-you-aren't-with-us-we-despise-you supporters of Ron Paul that really give less credence to his cause.  I think if that same passion for a candidate would be used to help convince other people rather than strong-arm them it would do his candidacy a lot of good.</blockquote>

Verification