Why Does The Establishment Hate Ron Paul?

By Chuck Baldwin

January 8, 2008

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What is it about Ron Paul that the Establishment finds so
disturbing?

This is a man who perhaps personifies Christian character
and integrity, American patriotism, and family values more than any other
public figure. Ron Paul is a committed family man whose marriage to Carol has
lasted for more than 50 years. He is a lover of families and children. As an
OB/GYN physician, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 4,000 babies into this
world. His life demonstrates a commitment to life and marriage.

Furthermore, Ron Paul’s devotion to Christ is very
personal and deep.

Unlike many politicians (especially in the Republican
Party), Ron Paul does not wear his religion on his sleeve. He doesn’t need to.
Anyone who knows him knows his faith is exhibited on a daily basis. His life
and family are testaments to his Christian faith.

Beyond that, Ron Paul’s record in Congress is so
unblemished, so honest, so full of integrity that it is difficult to describe.
This is a man who actually takes his oath to the Constitution (an oath every
congressman, senator, and President also takes–but then ignores) seriously. So
much so that he has never voted to raise taxes, never voted for an unbalanced
budget, never voted for a congressional pay raise, never voted for a federal
restriction on gun ownership, and never voted to increase the power of the
executive branch of the federal government.

In addition, Ron Paul has never taken a government-paid
junket. Even though he is a 10-term congressman, he is not accepting a
government pension. He also returns a portion of his office budget every year
to the taxpayers. No wonder Ron Paul was declared to be the “Taxpayer’s
Best Friend.”

Now, how in the name of common sense can a man such as
Ron Paul be hated? Maybe it is because he is a man of integrity and honesty.

Remember, our Lord said that men who love darkness hate
the light. And if there is a word that describes the Establishment in America
today, it is DARKNESS.

Name it: the establishment Democrat and Republican
Parties, the establishment media, the establishment financial institutions, and
even the establishment churches all seem to be run by people who exude the
power of darkness. It should not surprise us, therefore, when a man arises who
personifies the light of integrity and honesty, that the powers that be should
hate him–and hate Ron Paul they do.

Conservative Republican Ron Paul is loathed as much by
members of his own party as he is by liberal Democrats. Even though he is the
epitome of a Christian gentleman, Ron Paul is despised by Christians and
pastors as much as he is by pagans–maybe more. The media despises
him–especially Fox News. The so-called conservative Fox News celebrity Sean
Hannity practically goes ballistic at the mere mention of Dr. Paul’s name.

Ron Paul has been categorized with the Ku Klux Klan,
brothel owners, and Skin Heads. He has been called practically every name in
the book.

Conservatives and liberals alike rail against Dr. Paul in
a manner never seen before in modern politics. Again, why does the
Establishment hate him so much? I’ll tell you why.

The Establishment hates Ron Paul because his honesty and
integrity expose the rest of them for the moral reprobates they are. Their own
conscience cannot bear the sight of him. His very presence condemns them. Their
personal greed and ambition cringe at the very thought of Ron Paul. If Dr. Paul
became President, the Gig would be up! It would be Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
at Tombstone all over again. They know it, and they will fight like mad to keep
their corrupt stranglehold on American politics.

Another reason the Establishment hates Ron Paul is
because he is a true American–and there are not very many true Americans left
in Washington, D.C., these days. You see, Ron Paul has read and studied
American history. He understands constitutional government. He knows what real
money is–and is not. As historian and author Thomas DiLorenzo said, Ron Paul
is a modern-day Thomas Jefferson. (See his column at:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo137.html
)

Unfortunately, most of what we have in Washington, D.C.,
these days (in both parties) is a bunch of internationalists who cannot see
past their own selfish interests. They are consumed with greed and power.

They are slaves to Big Business and special interest
groups. They are petty, shallow hirelings who care nothing for constitutional
government, the principles of liberty, or the American people. To them, Ron
Paul represents everything they hate: limited government, freedom,
selflessness, humility, and integrity.

Furthermore, Ron Paul is not interested in creating a
world empire.

Neither is he a warmonger. He would squash the burgeoning
New World Order in its tracks–and the globalists ensconced in Washington and
New York City know it.

There is only one Presidential candidate who would bring
a modern-day revolution to Washington, D.C., and it is not Barack Obama or Mike
Huckabee. It is Ron Paul. Obama and Huckabee–along with the rest of the
Democrat and Republican contenders–are only more of the same. The same Nanny
State, the same unconstitutional laws and regulations, the same advances toward
global government, the same attacks against individual liberties, the same
arrogance, the same hypocrisy, the same social programs, the same back-breaking
taxes, the same jack-booted federal police tactics, the same IRS, the same
lobbyists, and the same corrupt Washington politics.

That the Establishment would hate Ron Paul should not
surprise us. It does not even surprise me that many pastors and Christians
despise Ron Paul. (After all, many of them still worship at the altar of George
W.

Bush.) What is yet to be seen is, How will the American
people receive him? His strong showing in Iowa surprised most of the
“experts.” I believe he will do even better in New Hampshire today.
How Dr. Paul’s campaign fares in future primaries is still to be seen.

Should Ron Paul fail in his bid to become the Republican
Party’s Presidential nominee, I believe it is critically important that he
continue his bid as a Third Party candidate. His campaign is more than a
campaign–it is a movement. People by the thousands and money by the millions
is pouring in, and it will continue to pour in all the way to the general
election. It is essential that Ron Paul stays in the race all the way to
November.

Remember, when Abraham Lincoln won in 1860, there were
four strong Presidential candidates, and Lincoln won with just 39% of the
popular vote. With New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seriously considering
an independent bid for the White House, and if Ron Paul, likewise, runs as a
Third Party candidate, 2008 could see another race with four strong
Presidential contenders. In such a case, anything is possible–including a Ron
Paul victory.

The fact is, Ron Paul does not need the support of the
Establishment to win. With God’s help–and with the help of millions of fed-up
and tireless average Joes–anything is possible. Anything.

Here is another thing: the fact that the Establishment
hates Ron Paul so much must mean that there is ample reason for ordinary people
like you and me to love him!

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