Why I will vote for Rand Paul -

The Pen Sat, 02/20/2016 - 23:56
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I've been absent here of late, and for good reason. When Rand Paul suspended his campaign, I was deeply affected. Mind you, I followed Ron Paul from 2011 onward and was not only a repeat donor but also a supporter via letters-to-the-editor. I was where I fit best in support of Ron, and not for some reason of joining the 'popular' bandwagon of the time. I heard a message of hope, above ALL else. The first black man president; the first woman president; the first...and so on. Why do we seem to forget that skin color and gender are poor denominators for some inevitable successes by way of such human identifications.

made-an-enema to the people victor in South Carolina.> To give you an idea of how far I've fallen away - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=korn+falling+away+from+me&qpvt=korn... - from the presidential race, my wife had to tell me Trump 'won' the South Carolina primary. I feel that Rand wasn't ready to handle such an operation as demonstrated in his ceding of encouragement and empowerment to press on and demand the Federal Reserve answer for the income inequality they have projected upon every last American citizen.

I have talked with people who relate foremost to Sanders...mad at the 'corporate demons' and willing to STEAL in order to make one wrong a right. I find it interesting that those who are dire advocates for fairness and income equality would resort to the very thefts they oppose so adamantly. The Sander supporter may have the angst and purpose, but the reasoning is hard for me to follow. How can ou be so passionate as an anti-corporatist yet fail to understand that NOTHING is FREE! Corporations are vital to our economy and infrastructure. As I told my wife, "I'm not anti-corporation, but I am anti-corruption". This is what the Sanders supporter doesn't grasp, in my opinion.

And then we have Mr. Made-In-China himself, Donald Trump. Pay no never mind to the fact that he is self-funded, as this is a good thing. Or so he leads us to believe. Is there a difference between someone who is self-funded and someone who is funded by the establishment? Who amongst the candidates managed to self-fund their campaign, besides the nihilist? None of them. Why? A man with enough funds to see through his own visions may just be driven enough to make a reality those visions, even if unfit for our nation.

If it doesn't make you sad-in-helplessness to realize people apparently want a tinge of glisten of a bad mock-up 'Christopher Hitchens' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA55jGyq2C8 - when the time is opportune, then don't let the stone roll behind you before you rise to the other-world of a time long before you. Of course the Vatican has giant walls, it is a place of condemnation. It very well should have condemned it's own conspiracies when it was prudent to do so, but a church that commits in it's clergy such unspeakable acts as to afflict any being, it becomes impossible for me to cast my heart to the whims of something so complicit in dissolving it's own integrity-in-usefulness.

I think the last two weeks have been pivotal for me. As Michael Nystrom once said of me, [The Pen has a very bad attitude, a Know-It-All or a Know-Nothing]. I have rarely known much, memorized my way to a 3.68 GPA and a Graduate-With-Honors, yet even more of a rarity is my appreciation for memorization. As a frustrated college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts I too understand the devastation of a college degree. To the Sanders devotee out there I ask this of you: "Who is paying for the education you are getting for free?" Do the teachers get paid more, do they work more hours or do the colleges hire on more teachers to accommodate the students in which there are not enough classrooms to hold already? I went to college for six years and when you sit in an auditorium full of 400 students, watching your instructor draw on an overhead 60 feet away, projected onto a film canvas, you truly begin to the education you receive from the stands.

Free Tuition! $15 minimum wage! Sanders is Yellen! Every candidate on the stage is Pro-Federal-Reserve! Why? They are not speaking out against it! Sanders cannot legitimately speak out against the Fed when he calls for "free tuition" and increasing the minimum wage to $15/hr. Who is paying for all of this? Does anybody ask anymore? Stealing is justified to get back at the wealthy; borrowing is justified to honor the fight in spreading our failed political systems; theft is justified by seeking to make criminal the dissentive acts of the people, when their government shits on those who feed it.

Tonight is sobering. I have absolutely zero respect for the media at this point. I will not watch on when liberty is relegated to ghosts. I believe Rand's message was much greater than could be found in a seat atop the corrupt bodies below it. If things get worse, remember what you've heard that you cannot unhear. Remember that sting which liberty impressed upon you to desire it for all your neighbors and fellow beings. We are living in miraculous times, not religious in nature, but naturally so. Lift up liberty in your own communities. Our children deserve better than what we have. Our children deserve to reserve the inalienable rights their greatest of grandparents knew. If you have nothing to hide, you have very little left to give.

Peace and Love always.

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in Saturday's SC Republican primary. It wasn't the pure cleansing moment I experienced voting for his Dad in 2008 and 2012. It felt good though for all the good it did and it was an interesting experience.

Due to construction, my precinct's polling place has moved back and forth during the last few elections. Not sure, I showed up at the elementary school where I voted last time only to find that Murphy's Law had moved my precinct back to the recreation center next door. The lady at the registration desk did give me a piece of candy. The Smarties made the trip worthwhile. There was a sheet on that table with all of the candidates names on it. Rand Paul's name (along with others) was lined through with a marker and the word "withdrew". I mean, what the heck, his name is still legally on the ballot. Can't I decide who I want to vote for?

So over to the recreation center where the poll workers outnumbered the voters (me) 8 to 1. I was in and out in three minutes. I had a few qualms about Rand like everyone else for endorsing Romney and McConnell and sanctions. It wasn't a case of voting for the lesser of two evils though. I felt that I was voting for the only non-evil choice. I left happy but just a little disappointed too that I didn't get another roll of Smarties. Maybe they are saving them for the Bernie voters next week.

It's interesting to note that when you type in SC Primary Results in the search engine, it takes you straight to the MSM news stories. I rephrased my search for the SC Election Commission to get the complete vote totals I was seeking. It seems the tireless tabulators of electronic votes were too tired to count any for Rand Paul. His name is not listed in the official tally.

No surprise to any of us still left on our side. The game is rigged. It's all a reality TV show where the putative candidates are selected for us. It doesn't matter a bit whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton or Ted Cruz or Bernie Sanders or Marco Rubio is (s)elected. The result will be the same. Our insane, aggressive foreign policy will not change. The Fed will still call the shots and peddle its funny money. Politicians from both major parties will fear-monger and divide the citizenry. The government (and its debt) will continue to grow and what's left of our freedom will be chipped away.

Liberty, by-and-large, has already died a slow, apathetic death sometime back and no one really noticed. I'm glad I'm old. I'll go back to lurking now. Maybe the football will last for my time but I feel sorry for the next generation who will live in some kind of new world order hellhole.

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"I have absolutely zero respect for the media at this point. I will not watch" Bravo! We vote with our brains. We vote with our FRN toilet paper. We vote by #votenobody

Fact: 1) Corruption has infiltrated every nook and cranny of our system.
2) Some Ron Paul followers are purist. No compromise. We respect that.
3) How many felt the pain of seeing Ron Paul walk away when corruption had been documented for the world to see with the delegates manipulation scheme.
4) How many millionaires put their beloved FRN toilet paper to work to get Rand where Rand needed to go.
5) Was Ron Paul subjected to court circus and forced to testify against his own relating to one of his followers/workers?
5) Was Rand stripped of his most valuable supporters through some concocted story of corruption?
6) Was one of Ron's supporters/delegate (not sure of position played) arrested and daughters subjected to standing on the street on their PJ's and under ware at gun point? (teenagers)
7) Was Rand's son made an example on TV something about an airport this that or the other.
8) Was Rand going to pledge allegiance to the war mongers of Israel indefinitely and bow his head and let the mongers kill more of our military on their wars? Remember, unless the sitting prez pays his honor dues to the mongers "he ain't going anywhere".

It is my hunch/my gut feeling that something big is developing and it is not just the breakdown of our economy. The country hasn't landed yet to the bottom of the pit. Think of a pimple. Sweet relief when it bursts. Right? Think of Kennedy and Reagan. What is common with both?

Think of the constant development of mass shootings all around the country. False flags bring some light? The constant on the script of each and everyone of them seem ALL TOO OBVIOUS. Get the agenda here?

Think of the obvious. The sitting actor in the WH just released a statement that all citizens must pass a mental test. And health insurance companies have to foot the bill.

Focus on what just happened in Oregon with Finicum's murder on video and the Bundy's incarceration. And martial law in place in Oregon. THINK. Focus.

Do you know the best lesson being taught by Russia to the world and the USA? WW4 (because 3 was the cold war) will not happen even when some of it is actually happening.

The best way to let the enemy fall is to get out of the way. Let them die of hunger, thirst and no resistance. Forcing them to give it up. Not bend over. Force them to come out and face the music. I think that is what is really happening.

While Russia keeps shaking hands with countries around the world with business in mind not war. What do you think they are doing? Teaching by example. What is the US doing?

1) Advertising to the world that Americans are scared. America has lost every war ever started. What a ridicule and monstrosity.
2) Our FBI sounds so paranoic it is laughable. "there is ISIS in all 50 states". They forgot all their territories.
3) All USA is interested is on spying not lifting the economy from the floor. Apple must open all phones so we are all naked in our communications.
4) USA is corrupt and we care not as FBI has not indicted Hillary. Making the FBI a mockery of anything related to justice.
5) Add here. You know the rest of the list.

When the time is ripe. Beware, Liberty is alive and pumping. What do U think is going to happen when everything falls flat on its face? Yep, nothing is free and that will be exactly why these people will fail.

Do one thing. Stay happy. Keep spreading the knowledge and seeds of Liberty. It's ok to feel sad for a while. U know the rest. Pick yourself up, dust the dirt, and keep on keeping on. FOR LIBERTY. It's natural and eco friendly.

Welcome back when you put your smile back on. No frowning allowed in ACTP. BREEZE

I went to Popular Liberty looking for silver education and I got GOLD. Thank YOU Question more. https://youtu.be/3eA4OHW8v2k https://youtu.be/mgm8qYEFKwc

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In protest and out of spite. I know everything and I know nothing. A presidential election will not decide our lives. Unless you want it to. Be free and act like an adult, that's my only advice. I love your insight "The Pen".

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