Romney insults Ron Paul and Rick Santorum

The Romney controlled convention refused to read that any votes
for Rick Santorum or Ron Paul were cast.  Fox News went along with
this insult are refused to list votes cast for other candidates on their screen.

"If you're trying to win a presidential campaign and put on a show, you shouldn't poke a sharp stick in the eye of conservative activists. That's what happened."   - - - Dudley Brown, Colorado Delegate



By Gary;

Mitt Romney went out of his way to insult Ron Paul and Rick Santorum during the roll-call of states at the Republican Convention in Florida.

Paul amassed 177 delegates to this year's convention, but in an insulting and petty act, the Romney controlled Convention refused to even acknowledge that Paul votes were even being cast.  Votes cast for Romney were read from the podium, but votes cast for Paul or Rick Santorum were ignored.

What rational politician would insult a defeated rival when he needs every vote in November?

In 2008 the GOP lost states like Nevada, Iowa and New Hampshire.  For example, Ron Paul got 23% of the New Hampshire vote and Santorum got 24% of the Iowa vote.

Why insult those voters?  It is the mark of small, weak, insecure and petty people.

Better Mitt than Marx.

Romney Changes the Rules

Feeling slighted, supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul's presidential bid chanted and booed after Republican convention delegates adopted new rules that could impede insurgent candidates in the future reports Associated Press.

The brief uproar was a rare unscripted moment in a carefully-choreographed convention that organizers hoped would showcase Republican harmony over nominee Mitt Romney. After the voice vote on the rules, the next speaker was quickly called in an attempt to limiting the amount of time Paul's supporters had to chant "Shame on you."

The rules are designed to limit the ability of insurgent presidential candidates to amass delegates to future Republican conventions. They will bind delegates to the outcome of presidential primaries and caucuses, preventing a candidate like Paul from pushing up their delegate counts at state conventions.
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Paul delegates saw them as a power play by the Republican old guard.

"If you're trying to win a presidential campaign and put on a show, you shouldn't poke a sharp stick in the eye of conservative activists. That's what happened," said Colorado delegate Dudley Brown, who leads a gun rights organization back home.


(Editor's Disclosure  -  In the 2008 California primary I voted for Mitt Romney to try and stop McCain.  In the 2012 GOP primary I voted for Ron Paul.)

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks with a Texas delegate on the floor at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks with a Texas delegate on the floor at the

Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.