Ron Paul told he could speak at RNC only if speech vetted 1st by Romney team & included endorsement

[highplainsdem]

From the NY Times, an article online this evening, for tomorrow's paper:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/us/politics/ron-paul-passing-torch-to-a-libertarian-legion.html

Even now, backers like Ms. Ryan see the Paul campaign ending in a fizzle rather than a bang at the convention. In addition to disappointments over delegates, Mr. Paul, who finished second to Mr. Romney in New Hampshire’s signature primary, will not get to address the party convention.

That reflects both sides of the movement’s new circumstances. To enhance its long-term viability among Republicans, Paul campaign leaders decided to cooperate with Romney forces for a smooth convention, while eschewing compromises that would have alienated core supporters even more.

Mr. Paul, in an interview, said convention planners had offered him an opportunity to speak under two conditions: that he deliver remarks vetted by the Romney campaign, and that he give a full-fledged endorsement of Mr. Romney. He declined.

“It wouldn’t be my speech,” Mr. Paul said. “That would undo everything I’ve done in the last 30 years. I don’t fully endorse him for president.”

[FSogol]

1. That's all folks!

[FSogol]

2. Sad trombone!

[warrior1]

4. is Ron a sellout?

[FSogol]

7. No he's a cretin. And his great "ideas" are pseudo-intellectual crap.

Just like his followers.

Fuck Ron Paul.

[freshwest]

10. +1. Oh, and a sell out. Playing the fools against each other in the Koch echo chamber.

[Brickbat]

3. Bum bum pa-bum

Ooohhh...

[freshwest]

5. Well, boo fucking hoo! They dumped Grandpa for Little Dedo. Give it up!

[sarcasmo]

6. Speak, only if they apporve the message.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. They left out the fact that Romney also demanded that Ron Paul

wear a butler's uniform and follow Romney around at the convention, maintaining a respectful distance behind him but rushing forward every time he rang a liltte bell.

[toddwv]

9. And kiss Queen Ann's ring.

[highplainsdem]

11. I hope Paul supporters will see the demands as just that insulting. Don't want them

deciding in a couple of months that they can hold their nose and vote for Romney.

[summerschild]

12. They did throw dad a bone by letting BozoRand Jr speak.

Teabaggers love Rand Paul and Paulbots love the son of the sun.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rand-paul-weekly-address-convention-20120824,0,7338882.story

[former-republican]

13. Sorry guys this is where my Republican or Libertarian side comes out

I support Ron Paul's foreign policy 100 %

[Dustin DeWinde]

14. what's Ron Paul's foreign policy? complete isolation?

That's as loony all his other ideas

[former-republican]

15. Non intervention

Stop propping up dictators , starting unnecessary wars.
Stop sending foreign aid to countries when we can't afford it.

The usual stuff that makes sense.

[Dustin DeWinde]

17. But we both know that ron paul goes beyond

Non intervention and into the lunacy of isolationism.

Just like he goes beyond the common sense of legalizing weed into the madness of legalizing heroin

Going to extremes is what madmen do. And Ron Paul is definitely a madman

[former-republican]

19. And how would he legalize anything?

The power of a President is paving foreign policy not domestic as many like to think.

Sure if he has both houses he can try to sway them to send bills he endorses.

But in the end his power lies with what he can do without congress.
Not with them.

Ron Paul has a very sound foreign policy. Too bad you can't see that.

[Bjorn Against]

16. I will celebrate the end of the Ron Paul campaign after the convention is over

Before then however I am still going to hold out hope that they disrupt the convention, just enough to cause an embarrassment for Romney is all I ask but if they can bring about chaos all the better. Obviously Romney will be the nominee no matter what happens, but I would love to see a disastrous convention.

[ellisonz]

18. They're all nuts. n/t

[DeSwiss]

20. ''I don’t fully endorse him for president.''

- That's all she wrote.......

[A-Schwarzenegger]

21. The Keystone Gops.