Review of New Book About Ron Paul

[Herb Schaffler]

The following is a review of a new book about Ron Paul entitled "Against All Odds: The Ron Paul Revolution":

Ron Paul was the invisible candidate - the Republican pariah nobody wanted to talk about - at least not in a nice tone of voice. Neocons, who believe in spreading "Democracy" at gun point, promote big government, AND treat the US Constitution like an obstacle on the path to empire, are going to hate this book.

Why? Paul, you see, rejects the tax-and-spend, nanny state, unconstitutional stampede of the Rhino (Republican in name only) Party. He would return the country back to the government of the founders (gasp), get us out of Iraq, the United Nations, shut down the IRS and many of the other unconstitutional "branches" of government. Paul believes that the best government is the government that governs least. He says, "Freedom is popular." It's a theme that's attracting old and young from all political persuasions - millions at a time.

You wouldn't know that - except for this book and a few stories that slip by the media's censors.

Richardson chronicles the incredible and exciting grassroots uprising in favor of this rather plain spoken Texas doctor and constitutional scholar - what they did, how they think, and why they gave him so very much money (more than all the other GOP candidates in the last quarter of '07), so very much time, and so very much of themselves.

She covers the media back-out, blackout and rubout on Ron Paul and gives us well-researched reasons why the lap dog press hates him.

In addition to being the Typhoid Mary of the drive-by media, Paul fought an uphill battle against the lies and hypocrisy of his own party.

Richardson covers the shocking, often sad story of a party betraying the only candidate true to that party's stated goals of small government, less taxes, and less micromanaging of American life.

Republocrats changed the rules, the regs and often the primaries themselves to make sure they kept Paul on the outside looking in. Richardson tells you when, where, and how.

Paul's beliefs show up here too, often in his own words. Outside of this book, his campaign, and a few honest political journals, there are few places indeed to get a dose of the real doctor's prescription. Tasty stuff.

Richardson chronicles the march toward power by a young, growing army of freedom lovers with a look at the future of the movement that began as a campaign and has the potential to morph into a nationwide force for reform.

This book is a must read if you want to understand the man and the movement that threatens to change America and take it home again.

[hrdman2luv]

This book was excellent. I got the audio version so I could listen to it while driving my semi across country. I spend many many hours behind the wheel. And I guess I have listened to it at least twice and some chapters several times.

A few things that stick out, is the so called differences between the democrats and republicans. He points out, that on the major issues, war, spending, taxes, foreign policies and trade, that there isn't much differences.

And one very very important point, which answers the question of why average Americans aren't more involved with politics and why most Americans don't vote.
He quoted someone else when he said "Americans, as long as they are entertained and fed well, then they don't mind being slaves" ( I couldn't agree more)

I see people argue over things that disrupt their lives on a daily basis, but refuse to take the 30 minutes to register and vote. I read blogs and debates in places like this over issues that have no substance. For example, when I asked the question "Why do you "NOT" support Hillary, I didn't really get any legitimate answers. I didn't get any factual documentation on her voting record, her stance on foreign policy or our monetary system. What I did get was alot of redundant and sometimes childish statements.
I didn't support Hillary. But for things I could point out. Facts that I could put my finger on that were not speculation. As in her immigration stance. Her membership of the CFR.

Which, to me, only solidifies the above statement.

One thing that I have learned about this election, that only those who don't really want change, will be voting for either Obama or McCain who will deliver no true changes. Obama and McCain will deliver the same foreign policy(except Obama will do it in Afghanistan), open door policies with Mexico, and continued taxation without representation and a complete destruction of our remaining constitution.

I have almost become "uninterested" in debating with people who don't even know why they support "their" guy.