Dear Fellow Conservative:I think Ron Paul should voluntarily drop out of the race...but I don't think party officials should be making decisions like this. I won't be signing the petition because I do think doing so would be construed as open support and endorsement of Ron Paul's whacky ideas on the modern world and our role in it. I like having the guy around because it will keep the war on terror issue alive and well in these debates and we won't have to endure too much of the contest to Dobson's endorsement...
The next Republican presidential debate is just days away. It will be held at 7:00 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 5 in New Hampshire. Its sponsors are CNN, the Manchester (NH) Union Leader, and WMUR-TV. CNN will televise the debate, which is being hosted by Wolf Blitzer.
It’s up to you and I and all our conservative friends to make sure this is a real debate—with real conservative views allowed—and not a sham Soviet-style “debate” with just one Establishment-approved viewpoint expressed.
You know what happened during and after the last debate in South Carolina. Rep. Ron Paul was the only debater who took the traditional Republican foreign policy positions of Robert A. Taft (“Mr. Republican”). And Ron Paul was the only debater who called for the elimination of entire Cabinet departments that are not authorized by the Constitution—which had been the position taken in recent Republican platforms.
So what happened? A movement began to oust Ron Paul from future debates, led by Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. He found Ron Paul’s conservative positions “off the wall and out of whack” (even though Paul was the debate winner in viewer responses to Fox News and MSNBC after the debate).
Anuzis has since flip-flopped on his demand to ban Ron Paul (he heard from We the People), but I don’t trust the Big Government Republicans one bit. If they can’t get their way publicly, they’ll try to get their way behind closed doors.
I expect intense behind-the-scenes pressure to be placed on the three debate sponsors to get Rep. Ron Paul off the panel on June 5. And WE have to counteract with pressure to keep this a true debate. That’s why I have launched a petition on www.KeepRonIn.com.
The title says it all. And we will be keeping the three debate sponsors—as well as the rest of the media—fully informed of your desire to see a real debate.
Please note: This petition is not an endorsement of Ron Paul for president. It’s for everyone who believes in democracy. As the petition says, “Whether we agree with Ron Paul’s viewpoints or not, we believe that Republicans—and all other Americans—deserve a real debate with more than one viewpoint. Keep Ron in!”
Thank you for joining me in expressing your opinion at www.KeepRonIn.com.
Cordially,
Richard A. Viguerie
If it weren't for the fact that real issues and views need to get out to the American people, I'd recommend these debates with Ron Paul be moved to Pay-per-View as the fireworks will continue...
