Results 1 to 17 of 17

Thread: RNC changes nominating rules on the spot, prevents Ron Paul from being nominated

  1. #1
    Dr. Lulz
    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
    Dr. Love's Avatar
    Member No
    124
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    03-02-2020 @ 09:51 PM
    Location
    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
    Age
    43
    Posts
    7,825
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    488
    Thanked 1,443 Times in 997 Posts


    Rep Power
    43

    RNC changes nominating rules on the spot, prevents Ron Paul from being nominated

    TAMPA, FLA.–It was a far cry from the hijinx at the 1980 convention, when Ted Kennedy tried to wrangle delegates, along with the Democratic nomination, away from President Jimmy Carter–but Ron Paul’s supporters did wage a small-scale revolt in Tampa today.

    Delegates from Nevada tried to nominate Mr. Paul from the floor, submitting petitions from their own state as well as Minnesota, Maine, Iowa, Oregon, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. That should have done the trick: Rules require signatures from just five states. But the party changed the rules on the spot. Henceforth, delegates must gather petitions from eight states.

    Ron Paul supporters filled the hall with boos and shouts of “no!” Delegates from Maine chanted “point of order!”

    Then, during the roll call to officially nominate Mitt Romney, 17 Nevada delegates loyal to Mr. Paul voted their conscience, even though Mr. Romney carried their state handily.

    This act of defiance also made absolutely no impact on the nominating process, but upset the former governor of Nevada, Robert List. He called the chairman of the state delegation an “outlaw.”
    Now there's a rumor that several state delegations are going to walk out during Romney's speech. I hope every Ron Paul supporter gives the republican party the finger and works to make sure that Romney does not get elected.

    FUCK YOU

    http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...-revolt/?mi338
    Last edited by Dr. Love; 08-29-2012 at 09:16 PM.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  2. 2 users say thank you to Dr. Love for this KICKASS post:

    lesfunk (08-30-2012),LoungeMachine (08-30-2012)


  3. #2
    Dr. Lulz
    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
    Dr. Love's Avatar
    Member No
    124
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    03-02-2020 @ 09:51 PM
    Location
    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
    Age
    43
    Posts
    7,825
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    488
    Thanked 1,443 Times in 997 Posts


    Rep Power
    43
    A minor revolt broke out on the floor of the Republican Party's presidential convention Tuesday afternoon and evening. Ron Paul delegates from several states erupted into protest over a controversial change to the party's rules to block future insurgencies mounted by outside candidates like their hero. Paul supporters also freaked out over the convention's refusal to recognize about two dozen Paul delegates and for refusing to treat Paul like a serious candidate for the nomination.

    During the roll call of the states, the Paulites were irate, screaming at the podium, as convention secretary Kim Reynolds declined to read out the delegate votes for any candidate other than Romney. "The Republican Party is so afraid of Ron Paul that they won't repeat his name," shouted Jim Ayala, a Nevada delegate and Paul supporter wearing an Oath Keepers T-shirt.

    Minutes earlier, the Paulites were enraged when the convention adopted the new set of rules on a voice vote during which the Paul backers out-shouted the other delegates. One Nevada delegate and Paul supporter, Mark Carducci, thrust two middle fingers into the air toward RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), screaming "Fuck you, tyrants!" (That's him in the above picture.)

    The Republican National Committee had altered the convention rules to bind delegates in future elections to vote for the candidate who wins their state's primary or caucus. This change would hurt outsider candidates like Paul, who collected 158 delegates during the Republican primary season. The RNC also refused to recognize Paul's delegates from Maine, and this incensed his many supporters, leading to a nasty yelling match on the convention floor immediately before Mitt Romney's nomination. "Seat them now!" the Paulites yelled.

    Roger Leahy, an Iowa delegate and Paul supporter, says he and other Paulites had pleaded with Reynolds to recognize Paul during the roll call, but she would not. "This is the Republican steamroller," Leahy said.

    All this led to the unseated Maine Paul delegates storming out of the convention together. And a pack of angry Paul fans all clad in white ballcaps left the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The Romney campaign and the RNC had hoped to avoid this kind of floor flight, large or small, during the convention. But once it was done, the convention proceeded and Romney was nominated, to polite applause.

    Following the dustup, Yelena Vorobyov (pictured below), a 30-year-old Paul delegate from Apple Valley, Minnesota, was eager to vent. Barely taking a breath, she said: "This is just evidence of the manipulation of the Republican Party. They're not even allowing us to bring signs in, but they brought in their own [pro-Romney] signs. We couldn't nominate Ron Paul. The 'no' for not passing the rules was louder than the 'aye' and they ruled in favor of the rules. They're cheating. The Republican National Committee is not transparent and does not have integrity. They stole votes. They stole delegates. They refused to send buses for our delegates. It's a totalitarian process. This is not democracy. It's a really sad day for us. I've worked for Republican candidates since I was 16. We believed the Republican Party had more integrity. Boy, did they prove us wrong."
    http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012...medium=twitter
    Last edited by Dr. Love; 08-29-2012 at 09:29 PM.

  4. #3
    Speaking Cherry Red
    Veteran
    gbranton's Avatar
    Member No
    15909
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Last Online
    04-12-2015 @ 10:32 PM
    Location
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Age
    59
    Posts
    1,847
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked 565 Times in 344 Posts


    Rep Power
    25
    Admittedly Ron Paul wasn't going to win the GOP nomination but to refuse to acknowledge the delegates that Paul won fair and square is a giant "fuck you" to everyone who voted for him. They basically ignored any dissention and made up rules to silence opposition as they went along. Like something I would expect to see in the USSR. This isn't even about Ron Paul for me anymore, and it shouldn't be for anyone who wants their vote to matter, no matter who they voted for.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  5. #4
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 05:58 PM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,671
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,281 Times in 4,711 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    I heard a piece of this on the radio yesterday. Boner was clearly too chickenshit to take an actual vote, and he got his ass booed for it.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  6. #5
    Speaking Cherry Red
    Veteran
    gbranton's Avatar
    Member No
    15909
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Last Online
    04-12-2015 @ 10:32 PM
    Location
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Age
    59
    Posts
    1,847
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked 565 Times in 344 Posts


    Rep Power
    25
    Quote Originally Posted by FORD View Post
    I heard a piece of this on the radio yesterday. Boner was clearly too chickenshit to take an actual vote, and he got his ass booed for it.
    Chuckle all you want, your vote for Rocky will not be counted, just like my vote for Ron Paul was not counted. That SHOULD mean something to you.

  7. #6
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 05:58 PM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,671
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,281 Times in 4,711 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    Quote Originally Posted by gbranton View Post
    Chuckle all you want, your vote for Rocky will not be counted, just like my vote for Ron Paul was not counted. That SHOULD mean something to you.
    I'm chuckling because Boner's a drunken chickenshit coward. Not because the Paulbots got screwed.

    As for Paul, since he's planning to retire from Congress anyway, I think he should have said "fuck it" and ran for President as a Libertarian. I doubt Gary Johnson would have stood in his way.

  8. #7
    Dr. Lulz
    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
    Dr. Love's Avatar
    Member No
    124
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    03-02-2020 @ 09:51 PM
    Location
    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
    Age
    43
    Posts
    7,825
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    488
    Thanked 1,443 Times in 997 Posts


    Rep Power
    43
    He got more exposure as a Republican, participating in the debates. As a Libertarian he would have been even more ignored. And he did manage to take over several states and get his people elected to a lot of good positions in those states.

  9. #8
    Speaking Cherry Red
    Veteran
    gbranton's Avatar
    Member No
    15909
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Last Online
    04-12-2015 @ 10:32 PM
    Location
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Age
    59
    Posts
    1,847
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    271
    Thanked 565 Times in 344 Posts


    Rep Power
    25
    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Love View Post
    And he did manage to take over several states and get his people elected to a lot of good positions in those states.
    You are right, maybe some good will come of his candidacy.

    But it is still an outrage.

  10. #9
    Fear the Elf
    ROTH ARMY SUPREME
    Unchainme's Avatar
    Member No
    12680
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Last Online
    08-29-2021 @ 06:13 PM
    Location
    Northeast Ohio
    Age
    34
    Posts
    7,741
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    2,016
    Thanked 532 Times in 375 Posts


    Rep Power
    31
    Code pink tried to disrupt Ryan's speech.

    I'm anti-war and all, but christ, fuck those hippies attention whore assholes.
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  11. Thanked Unchainme for this KICKASS post:

    ELVIS (08-31-2012)


  12. #10
    Builder of Sites
    DIAMOND STATUS
    LoungeMachine's Avatar
    Member No
    6584
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Last Online
    02-08-2016 @ 02:28 AM
    Location
    Milan to Minsk
    Posts
    32,555
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    4,111
    Thanked 3,705 Times in 2,513 Posts


    Rep Power
    89
    Quote Originally Posted by FORD View Post
    I heard a piece of this on the radio yesterday. Boner was clearly too chickenshit to take an actual vote, and he got his ass booed for it.
    The NOS had it.....



    And The Boner was drunk
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  13. #11
    the juggernaut bitch
    Full Member Status

    Redballjets88's Avatar
    Member No
    12533
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Last Online
    10-04-2021 @ 11:47 PM
    Location
    Dallas
    Age
    35
    Posts
    4,453
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    43
    Thanked 46 Times in 38 Posts


    Rep Power
    24
    This could have lost the election for Romney...plenty of Paul supporters are probably going to vote Liberitarian instead of GOP now
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  14. #12
    Loon
    SUPER MODERATOR

    Nickdfresh's Avatar
    Member No
    8719
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 09:39 PM
    Location
    Buffalo, NY
    Age
    53
    Posts
    49,067
    Status
    Online
    Thanks
    3,455
    Thanked 4,564 Times in 3,450 Posts


    Rep Power
    116
    Quote Originally Posted by LoungeMachine View Post
    The NOS had it.....



    And The Boner was drunk
    LOL Someone last night said Clint Eastwood looked less like Dirty Harry and more like someone's drunk Uncle Harry...
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  15. #13
    Banned
    REPENT AND SINS NO MO!

    Member No
    14
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Last Online
    11-04-2021 @ 07:27 PM
    Location
    China
    Posts
    44,120
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    2,838
    Thanked 3,233 Times in 2,449 Posts


    Blog Entries
    2
    Rep Power
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by LoungeMachine View Post



    And The Boner was drunk
    He stays drunk...

    There's a clip of him speaking to the house a few years and he's wasted...couldn't even talk...
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  16. #14
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 05:58 PM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,671
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,281 Times in 4,711 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    When he came out after Mittens to close the convention, he was so shitfaced, I'm surprised he remained vertical. :bottle:

  17. #15
    Rock God
    DIAMOND STATUS
    Hardrock69's Avatar
    Member No
    11017
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Last Online
    03-03-2024 @ 04:13 AM
    Location
    A Small Dive in a trashy neighborhood somewhere on Fornax 9
    Posts
    21,833
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    1,570
    Thanked 2,616 Times in 1,647 Posts


    Rep Power
    68
    Well, they will be shitfaced to the end.....especially when they lose in November. Then it will be an all-out massive BINGE....
    Hey Jackass! You need to [Register] or log in to view signatures on ROTHARMY.COM!

  18. #16
    Banned
    REPENT AND SINS NO MO!

    Member No
    14
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Last Online
    11-04-2021 @ 07:27 PM
    Location
    China
    Posts
    44,120
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    2,838
    Thanked 3,233 Times in 2,449 Posts


    Blog Entries
    2
    Rep Power
    0
    As the Chicago thugs eat through what's left of the economy...

  19. #17
    Fuck this and fuck that
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    FORD's Avatar
    Member No
    32
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Last Online
    Today @ 05:58 PM
    Location
    Cascadia
    Posts
    58,671
    Status
    Offline
    Thanks
    3,391
    Thanked 6,281 Times in 4,711 Posts


    Rep Power
    143
    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    As the Chicago thugs eat through what's left of the economy...
    Or worse yet, if the Kolob/KKKoch thugs finish the BCE's job of destroying it.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Vinnie Jones rules..
    By Jack68 in forum Max's Non VH/DLR Related Stuff
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 08-15-2012, 04:04 AM
  2. ron paul=awesome/kickass?
    By Unchainme in forum The Front Line
    Replies: 2033
    Last Post: 07-13-2012, 12:33 AM
  3. Liam Neeson fucking rules..
    By Jack68 in forum Max's Non VH/DLR Related Stuff
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 04-01-2012, 12:36 PM
  4. Thin Lizzy Rules!
    By rocknrolldork in forum House of Music
    Replies: 40
    Last Post: 03-23-2012, 08:27 AM
  5. Meatloaf's Aussie Rules Football Meltdown
    By Nickdfresh in forum House of Music
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 10-30-2011, 06:27 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •