The Economist über die Ron Paul Rally

Der britische "Economist" hat einen Journalisten nach Minnesota geschickt, um vom Kongreß der Republikaner zu berichten.

Dort hat er sich offenbar gelangweilt:

"WITH nothing much happening at the real convention yet, I decide to check in on the Ron Paul movement. I was surprised at the breadth and depth of his primary support. As depressed as the Republican party was, just about the only signs and bumper stickers I saw this winter (which I spent in Georgia) were for Mr Paul."

Der Autor fährt fort seine Erlebnisse zu schildern. Es ist ganz amüsant sich vorzustellen, wie dieser heterogene anarchistische Haufen Individuen auf einen "gebildeten" Etatisten wirken muß. "Huch! 9-11-Truther die für freien Waffenbesitz sind! Die glauben bestimmt auch alle an Ufos und sind mindestens latent eliminatorische Antisemiten!":

"The Paul people are like that: over here, a view lots of people in both parties can agree with, like opposition to the war. And over there, a view so far out of the mainstream I sputter to rebut it politely."

Who cares about the "mainstream", dear Economist? We are no lemmings, Sir.

Ich blogge hier und kann nicht anders: ich finde Jesse Ventura großartig:

"The burly former professional wrestler says that the second amendment protecting gun ownership isn’t there to protect hunting and fishing. “The second amendment is there so that if our government gets out of control, we can rise up and change it.” The room is electrified: thousands of people are on their feet, screaming with glee at the notion of turning their firearms on the federal government."

Der Artikel schließt mit der Erwähnung, daß er es erlebt hat, wie die 18.000 Menschen in der ausverkauften Halle alle zur Musik von "New York, New York" "Ron Paul, Ron Paul" singen:

Back in the hall, I file this as a song, “Ron Paul, Ron Paul,” blares out the loudspeakers to the tune of “New York, New York.”

I want to wake up to a country that doesn’t sleep
to fight for our rights
and civil liberties…
These neocon blues
Are melting away
We’ll make a brand new start of it
Vote Ron Paul
And let’s show we care
And shout it everywhere
It’s up to us to vote Rooon PAAAAAAAAAAULLLLLLL
ROOOON PAAUUUUUL!




Ron Paul, Ron Paul ~ "Sinatra"