Tony Nolan Says: February 10th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I want to apologize to Bill Reddish for including his name in a premature and erroneous conclusion I drew about a post on this site concerning the Ron Paul endorsement of Wayne Gilchrest in the 1st district congressional race. Mr. Reddish did tell me he did not remember Gilchrest making such a statement, but he also said he would have to review the transcript to be absolutely certain. I should have shown more respect for Mr. Reddish’s professionalism. Evidently Ron Paul did in fact tell Mr. Gilchrest he thought he was the best candidate for the 1st district seat, but he has not issued a public endorsement. And Rep. Gilchrest did make the statement on Mr. Reddish’s radio show Thursday.
I am very surprised by the sentiment expressed by Paul in this instance because of the deep Constitutional differences between Paul and Gilchrest, as manifested by such House votes as the Iraq war authorization and the Patriot Act.
As a long time Ron Paul supporter, I am also very disappointed at Paul’s statement to Gilchrest in light of the candidacy of Dr. Joe Arminio for the 1st district seat. Armino has been a loyal advocate for Ron Paul in the presidential primary, has worked long hours and spoken out publicly for him in addition to working his own campaign. Ron Paul has clearly demonstrated that he does not value loyalty as highly as Joe Arminio does and that he is at best uninformed about the positions of the Republican candidates in the 1st district primary. If he were not uninformed, or indeed ignorant, of the issues in this primary, he would have supported the candidate that is actually right on the issues and part of his own ticket.
I still support most of the policies of Ron Paul, but this incident leaves me with some serious doubts about his certain aspects of his character.
This comment was made/confirmed on Michael Shwartz Site today.
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Wayne Lied!
ReplyDeleteRon Paul did in fact tell Mr. Gilchrest he thought he was the best candidate for the 1st district seat
ReplyDeleteSounds like an endorsement to me.
When will you EVER learn how to spell Michael's name? You are a schmuck.
ReplyDeleteWill the Daily Times Retract the statement they printed as an endorsement?
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ReplyDeletePlease don't insult our intelligence. Telling him (hearsay) & putting it in writing as an endorsement are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
If the Gilchrest Camp have any ounce of integrity left, they would retract the "suspect statement" which they circulated & appoligoze for misleading the public.
Who Cares?! It's RON PAUL, for goodness' sake. What sort of worth could that endorsement have for Gilchrest?
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until Tuesday when Gilchrest wins and you have nothing to write about. Why don't you go campaign for somebody in Delaware. What do you think Dr. Andy Hardy is ever going to do for you? He is just using you like a cheap blog whore. Once Tuesday is over, he is going to drop you like a bad habit.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Wayne is history & he knows it. He can lie all he wants, he has already lost this election.
ReplyDeleteWayne lied about the Ron Paul endorsement. Wayne Gilchrest should retract the false press reliese.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I see this whole endorsement process as a collaborative effort on the part of the Defense Intelligence community to infiltrate the Gilchrist and Paul camps to undermine the candidacy of Dr. Joseph Arminio, because of the constitutional positions he has taken on Iraq as well as the view he has on the overall prospects sustaining the dollar and our economy. Since the Red Rags have not exposed the duplicity on the part of both congressman it my opinion that this is a total SIB operation.
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