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My wife came home from the grocery store the other day and tossed me a DVD–one of those free hand-out discs. The grocery store is apparently allowing them to be distributed near their cash registers. The disc is titled Ron Paul 2008: Hope for America. It contains video clips from an array of different interviews and debates. It also has directions to visit www.RonPaul2008.com or to call 877-RON-2008. The small-print around the edge of the disc is what surprised me: “This DVD has been provided at the expense of private individuals who support Ron Paul and his message of liberty and freedom. It has not been endorsed, sponsored, or funded in any way, by the official Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee.”
Last night, my wife and I were in Idaho Falls doing some Christmas shopping. It was a cold, snowy night (anyone familiar with Eastern Idaho knows it rivals Siberia). We drove through a very busy intersection where on each corner there were families of Ron Paul supporters–old and young. They were dressed like Eskimos trying to survive the cold as they waved their Ron Paul signs at the traffic. I’ve heard reports of similar scenes from my cousins in Oregon.
I don’t travel a lot, but in my journeys between Utah and Idaho as well as a quick trip to Detroit, I’ve been amazed at the number of unofficial Ron Paul support signs. I’m not referring to the official little campaign yard signs (although there are plenty of them). I’m referring to the seemingly endless “home made” looking signs. They are everywhere! I don’t remember where I heard it but someone said, “If I didn’t know who Ron Paul is, I would think he was the world’s best real estate agent.”
It appears to me that Ron Paul has more unofficial support than any candidate out there. People are fed up with the smooth-talking politicians who will only take a stand just strong enough to do what is “right,” but not so strong that they offend someone. Ron Paul is a principle based man that stands behind those principles regardless of what anyone thinks.
I’ve never given anything more than a vote to a politician because I’ve never known one to stand for true principles like Ron Paul does. Tomorrow is his TeaParty 07 fund raising event. My wife and I are both students and we don’t have much to give, but we are still going to make a donation. We hope all this unofficial support will turn into official support.
My political views have been forming for quite some time, but I recently read The Law by Frederic Basitiat. He helped me solidify my views and define the proper role of government.
Government is to protect the life, liberty, and private property of each of its citizens.
Government should not take on other roles and responsibilities or it will eventually infringe on the very rights it was intended to protect.
Ron Paul is the presidential candidate most in line with this view. In fact, he is the only candidate (as far as I can tell) that is trying to bring the government back in line with its proper role.
Before my wife and I made our four hour drive to Utah for Thanksgiving, we stopped at the library to find an audio book that would entertain us on the drive. The Johnstown Flood caught my eye because I was already familiar with David McCullough ( I heard him speak at BYU a couple years ago).
The book is a historical account of Johnstown Pennsylvania being flooded because the South Fork Dam broke in 1889. McCullough writes in such a way that you don’t feel like you are reading a history text book laden with boring facts. It’s not as fast paced as a novel, but McCullough keeps the story moving and for the most part kept my attention.
The story was especially fascinating to me because I’ve spent the past few months in Rexburg, ID; a town that was flooded when the Teton Dam broke. I’ve been dying to go through the Teton Dam Museum, but its hours are like a Bank’s–only open when I’m at work.
Back to Johnstown . . . I’m not going to summarize the story, but I do recommend the book, especially to anyone who loves history.