Comments on: MN GOP State Convention Wrap-Up

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:11:32 +0000

Your one word description of the convention is dead on. I knew it would be messy, but underestimated how just how far the ‘leadership’ would go. Carey is a tyrannical, power hungry RINO.
As conservatives, it should be our mission to vote him the hell out of the state chair position next year.
Hopefully, we can put a real conservative there.

By: Chas

Chas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:21:04 +0000

Ron Paul was 2nd (McCain last) in my precinct and states straw poll.He was the only pres. candidate to talk at the convention.Obviously any tactics are OK to get a liberal GOP canidate

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By: Final Thoughts and Reactions from the Convention « Marty Andrade

Final Thoughts and Reactions from the Convention « Marty Andrade — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:31:55 +0000

[...] Aplikowski and Kevin Ecker both had reactions and suggestions regarding the convention and like usual their writings are filled [...]

By: Popazulu

Popazulu — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:54:01 +0000

Please see this:

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/332/ron-paul-to-speak-in-rochester

By: bk

bk — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:45:26 +0000

Both sides were guilty of various improprieties, but for the first time convention goers who were there because of the Paul campaign (like myself) it was an education. There are always going to be differences in opinion out there, but I was surprised by the manner in which the party leadership decided to resolve those differences. I had resigned myself to make this weekend my last, formal stand in opposition of the party’s endorsement of McCain. Now I find myself asking if it was this past weekend or will it now be the first Tuesday in November

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:20:28 +0000

Nobody said being fair was easy…or quick.

By: Raymond Molter

Raymond Molter — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:51:14 +0000

All of this was necessary because of the RPers tactics. They whined and complained about everything. ie “I didn’t know this, nobody told me that.” I got the same information. I almost threw out the letter that had a 1 page-what to do if I wanted to be a delegate. Most of their complaining is because they wanted to highjack the delegate slots. So their main beef was with the nominating/selection committee. Was their review subjective & selective? Absolutely but should we have been subjected to some 300 1 minute speeches and countless ballots. Not every girl gets to be judged in the big beauty contest. Keep in mind do you honestly believe had every rube got their chance to say something at the microphone it would have gone quicker? That line grew with questions, and got longer with objections…and those objections were coming no matter what. Vote…lose, Standing vote…lose(overwhelmingly)Count vote…c’mon! Their whole goal was to win by attrition, to stick to their guns, their slate, and frustrate the majority by being relentless. These were not a victimized minority. Congratulations they know how to play the game, it doesn’t make them right or representative of much but themselves, again has Ron Paul won anything? This was the Tyranny of the minority is action.

By: Princess FlickerFeather

Princess FlickerFeather — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:33:08 +0000

Tony – Thanks for your commment.
It added a laughter to my day. I wish I would have seen the Paul supporter following the McCain supporter with the sign.
Sounds hilarious.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:16:18 +0000

Raymond – Yes the wishes of the majority should prevail. However, the opinions of the minority should at least be heard.

And in the case of the Ron Paul people, some of them we will agree with, other items we’ll find repulsive. So what’s the harm??

End result is that since the party leadership wouldn’t allow them to be heard we chewed up much more time dealing with their objections than it would have taken had we just let them be heard.