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

[Dr. Love]

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/2012/08/28/the-ron-paul-revolt/?mi338

[Dr. Love]

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/2012/08/ron-paul-supporters-rebel-convention-floor-fuck-you-tyrants?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[gbranton]

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.

[FORD]

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. :biggrin:

[gbranton]

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. :biggrin:

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.

[FORD]

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.

[Dr. Love]

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.

[gbranton]

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.

[Unchainme]

Code pink tried to disrupt Ryan's speech.

I'm anti-war and all, but christ, fuck those hippies attention whore assholes.

[LoungeMachine]

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. :biggrin:

The NOS had it.....

:gulp:

And The Boner was drunk

[Redballjets88]

This could have lost the election for Romney...plenty of Paul supporters are probably going to vote Liberitarian instead of GOP now

[Nickdfresh]

The NOS had it.....

:gulp:

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... :)

[ELVIS]

:gulp:

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...

[FORD]

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

[Hardrock69]

Well, they will be shitfaced to the end.....especially when they lose in November. Then it will be an all-out massive BINGE....

[ELVIS]

As the Chicago thugs eat through what's left of the economy...

[FORD]

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. :(