“But I do wonder if Ron Paul will get assasinated if he ever gains some traction with the mainstream American public.”

first step would be to try and steal his thunder

part of being a good politician is knowing when to jump in front of a developing trend so you can claim to be leading that trend (Gore and the internet, Gore and global warming, etc)

if the Ron Paul train really took off, both Dems and Reps would be jumping in front of it and blowing their horns madly

the media is bought and paid for in America so very easy to marginalize Mr. Paul and the next thing you know, Ron’s train has become Palin’s train

the Tea Parties are a good example of this – started as a grass roots movement but after it caught on, numerous politicians were having Tea Parties and acting like the parties were their idea

and isn’t that when the swine flu scare first broke … don’t assemble in groups because you might get swine flu … no tea party … mumble mumble … conspiracy theory … add more foil to hat …

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it is interesting to note that the last time the Fed was under serious pressure to reveal their books, the sitting president, who happened to be the one bringing the pressure, was shot (by a magic bullet that changed directions by 180 degrees some 3 or 4 times during its trajectory according to the official coverup, oops, I mean investigation)

now we have Ron Paul and his bill to audit the Fed …