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When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Locals vocal in their support of Ron Paul BY ANDREA CRAMER For The Daily Gazette
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is on the Web and in the money, fueling a passionate, sign-waving, door-to-door campaign effort in the region as Super Tuesday looms next week. It’s a bit like a long-distance romance. Paul, a congressman from Texas, will not be campaigning here. In fact, he isn’t spending any of his war chest in the state. “It’s a smart decision not to spend here,” says Schenectady attorney and Paul supporter Warren Redlich. Redlich says the candidate knows he isn’t likely to win the delegates in this winner-take-all state. But the effort goes on. Last weekend, volunteers set up a booth at the gun show at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Paul is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment. Another booth went up at an organic farm conference in Saratoga County. In preparation for the primary, groups of supporters organized online will get together in person at RPI and at the Albany Public Library on Washington Avenue. And anyone who’s driven anywhere lately has surely seen the campaign signs and the rallies at crowded intersections. Volunteers have even formed a political action committee, recorded a radio commercial and shot a video — all in the Capital Region. On the Web, New Yorkers for Ron Paul organizer James Ostrowski has been blogging criticisms of the Rudy Giuliani campaign and the state Republican Party. On Friday, the party certifi ed a new list of candidates for the primary ballot. Now, the former New York City mayor’s name comes right after Paul’s on the ballot, a move critics said was aimed at increasing Giuliani’s vote tallies. The move was made before Giuliani pulled out of the race Wednesday, and Ostrowski noted that John Mc-Cain is now the new man to beat. Although seemingly focused in different directions, Paul’s supporters have something in common. “It’s the message,” says Steven Vasquez, the ad hoc group’s Capital District coordinator. Vasquez says the true American values of the Republican Party have been missing in the current administration. Paul’s vote against the Iraq war, his support for economic conservatism and his voting record have united the more than 300 volunteers going door to door, staffing phone banks, rallying and hanging campaign signs. “We are in it to win,” says Vasquez, “but also to have an impact on the discussion. And we’ll be bringing it to the convention.”
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