{"id":452,"date":"2012-02-27T23:44:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T04:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=452"},"modified":"2014-07-31T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T20:19:56","slug":"can-ron-paul-pull-it-off-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/452","title":{"rendered":"Can Ron Paul pull it off in 2012?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am an ardent independent. I have had it up to here with both political parties, neither one of them really give a crap about the average American, so I say why not? Let&#8217;s give Ron Paul a chance, we sure as heck can&#8217;t do no worse, after all, Ron is a supporter of&#8230;.(my Rep &amp; Dem friends should leave the room now).. the Constitution. You know, that silly little document that laid the foundations of this country, was it perfect, nope &#8211; but it works and I personally am a real big fan of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronpaul2012.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-453 aligncenter\" title=\"Let's save our Constitution!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?resize=196%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Let's save our Constitution!\" width=\"196\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?w=196&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?resize=112%2C148&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?resize=23%2C31&amp;ssl=1 23w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?resize=28%2C38&amp;ssl=1 28w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/RonPaul.jpg?resize=163%2C215&amp;ssl=1 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think the worst thing a person can do as a voter is vote for the person they &#8220;think&#8221; is going to win.\u00a0 Vote with your heart; then, win or lose you can look at yourself in the mirror, knowing that you didn&#8217;t prostitute your vote. The graphic is from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VAforRonPaul\"> this website<\/a>.\u00a0 What say you?\u00a0 I look forward to the discussion&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am an ardent independent. I have had it up to here with both political parties, neither one of them really give a crap about the average American, so I say why not? Let&#8217;s give Ron Paul a chance, we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/452\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[80],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-duty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":940,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/940","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":0},"title":"What\u2019s a Poor Congressman To Do?","author":"John Sweeney","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"My congressman sent out an e-mail in which he was inexplicably whining about some backlash he\u2019s gotten from his constituents over some recent political decisions.\u00a0 He appeared genuinely perplexed at why we would be upset, and went on to wonder if compromise and \u201cgetting along\u201d would ever be possible in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AoM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AoM","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/rants-raves\/aom"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15065,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/15065","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":1},"title":"Virginia vs. the Fed\u2026. Who\u2019s got the better case?","author":"DR D","date":"October 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently, the governor of Virginia, Glen Younkin, ordered the removal of 1600+ individuals from Virginia\u2019s voting roster.\u00a0 These 1600+ people were previously identified, and are known non-citizens.\u00a0 According to the governor\u2019s press secretary, \u201c\u2026everyone who was removed from the voter roll [has] 14 days to come back and demonstrate that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/virginia_Seal.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2790,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2790","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":2},"title":"Reality show government","author":"DR D","date":"October 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, my cat and I were watching Fareed Zakaria's show, GPS (Global Public Square) on CNN; yes - I still watch CNN, and really try and watch Mr. Zakaria's show whenever possible.\u00a0 Today he had on two former Secretaries of State, General Colin Powell and Madeline Albright.\u00a0 It was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/life"},"img":{"alt_text":"We The People....Not we the Lobbyists","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/WeThePeople-300x208.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1159,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1159","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":3},"title":"Voting day 2013","author":"DR D","date":"November 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Voting took place nationwide today.\u00a0 My race was pretty small, only our Governor, LT. Governor, Attorney General, and local races.\u00a0 After I voted, I was chit-chatting with one of the persons pounding the pavement in front of the poll places, and they stated that there were no major lines to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"I_Voted.__Did_You.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-05_08-28-25_109-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1136,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1136","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":4},"title":"My way or the highway pal!","author":"DR D","date":"October 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, as the US Government shutdown continues; we need to pause and reflect. All I can think of is: \"How the hell did this happen?\"\u00a0 The more I think about it, the less and less I feel it is a democrat vs. republican (lower case intentional) problem.\u00a0 I'm beginning to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":825,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/825","url_meta":{"origin":452,"position":5},"title":"Mail Bag &#8211; Freedom and Liberty Hijacked","author":"DR D","date":"December 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Good morning Boys and Girls.\u00a0 This is the first reader who has written using the \"What's on you mind\" link.\u00a0 Here's what he(she?) had to say: Our Freedoms and Liberty have been Hijacked. I'm tired the fruits of my labor are being stolen by \"the state\". 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