Your opinion is interesting. Since shouting down the candidate is not the best way to suppress his message and advertise that there are average American citizens, passionate enough about a candidate to meet and rally for him. Then, what should they have done?

I don’t know if any of what I just wrote is true, but I heard it from a guest on William Benette’s show this morning.

My point is that Giuliani should have embraced Paul supporters. There was bound to be one weak link there, ready to turn on Paul if givin the chance to shake Giuliani’s hand. *Then, all over the news, “Paul supporters find Giuliani palatable.”*

Giuliani is afraid. Now he will think twice before showing his face in public again. You commentators don’t understand that these people running are human. Who wants to be shamed in public? They do it because of the eventual reward, but if the shaming is consistent and unrelenting, unless they represent the truth, they disappear.

Show us you are as strong in your convictions as Paul, and you will earn your space. Until then you deserve to be drowned out.

The reactions we are seeing are the result of an unfair process. It not about Ron Paul, its more about frustration.

Many feel they are being “told” who to vote for before they ever have a chance to form any kind of opinion of their own.

People are sick of the pundits telling them what to think and sick of having to chose between two evils. They are sick of the party elite deciding for them who the rightful heir to the throne will be.

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Get used to it Rudy.

First impressions are very important in politics, especially as we head into the primary contests. If all a voter knows of Ron Paul prior to voting is that his supporters were rude to “the nation’s mayor,” even if they are inclined toward liberty, they will be very reluctant to vote for him.

Ron Paul is spending millions right now on repetitive advertising impressions expressly designed to give voters warm feelings toward him. He especially needs to do this because many voters had never even heard of him before. If too-zealous supporters do stupid things that tick lots of voters off, it will undo all the hard work.

Lyndon LaRouche’s democratic supporters were frequently nasty-tempered zealots who turned off voters right and left. I fear some of the same sorts of people have glommed onto the Paul campaign.

Take a clue from how Dr. Paul conducts himself. He does not bully or interrupt. He responds to emotional accusations with logic and reason but also with humility and grace. Dr. Paul is well-liked by most all who know him and that should be proof that his way works.

Now Ron Paul supporters are giving Rudy a little blowback.

In these modern times, no one is getting tarred and feathered – no one is getting run out of town on a rail. There are just well intentioned individuals passionately participating in the political process as best they can with the tools that they’ve got.

Speaking strictly for myself (I was not present in Georgia), I’ve grown tired of the mendacity, the hubris and the outright misrepresentations by Demopublican politicians. Frankly, they deserve a little heckling and raucaus disent. For the first time (ever) we have candidate that represents our Constitution, our Republic and who respects our intelligence by being honest and forthright with us. I’d say it’s time for a little passionate support and promotion – square in the face of the opposition!

You may not do it. I may not do it. But I certainly respect the right of the individuals that feel that they want to do it! Ron Paul, the Constitution, and this Republic should be hailed from the highest mountaintop – and if that’s in earshot of Rudy Guliani – so be it! -dixon cannon

If Rudy had been any kind of politician, he would have tried some politicking with the guys on the boat. Rudy was just taking the ferry, so ribbing him wasn’t really out of line.

Showing up with signs when a supposedly more popular candidate visits your city and outnumbering his supporters is okay, but being rude and shouting over him when he tries to speak isn’t.

If they weren’t there to persuade, then they were there to shout down. It’s rude, it’s stupid and it’s immature.

They have every right to do it, it just doesn’t reflect well on them or their candidate.

I doubt Doug really believes something so ridiculous, but he pretends to for reasons yet to be revealed…

Maybe, just maybe we shouldn’t believe the polls and the MSM. And maybe, just maybe Ron Paul does have the kind of actual support that could cause Parties to cancel straw polls and drown out the “frontrunners” supporters. Maybe, just maybe Ron Paul has the kind of actual support that he could win the nomination.