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Antiwar.com Radio<\/strong> <\/a>yesterday posted a very informative interview between Charles Goyette and Ron Paul.\u00a0 At about 10 minutes into the interview, Goyette asked Congressman Paul about my <\/a>comment on the blog<\/a><\/strong> <\/a>regarding negotiations with the Republican party for a speaking slot at the Republican Convention in September convention.<\/p>\n

Congressman Paul replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know where he got that information because there will be no negotiations.\u00a0 And if they [the Republican Party] would call me up and ask – \u2018do you I wanted to speak at the convention,\u2019 I would probably say yes.\u201d\u00a0 Paul added that \u201cthere is zero chance of that happening – so there are no negotiations going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad to hear that the Paul campaign is not currently negotiating for a speaking slot. It\u2019s good that seeking the podium at the convention will not impede Paul\u2019s\u00a0criticism of Bush\u2019s foreign aggression.<\/p>\n

As I have said before<\/strong><\/a>, Ron Paul is America\u2019s best congressman.\u00a0\u00a0 It is great that Paul\u2019s campaign has awakened many Americans to the perils of government and the value of liberty.<\/p>\n

Paul\u2019s comments in the Antiwar.com Radio interview are especially helpful in resolving the different signals\u00a0 from his campaign staff and other officials in recent months on this issue:<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/em> reported on May 6 that \u201cPaul\u2019s campaign hopes to turn such support into upward of 50 delegates for the party\u2019s national convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul in September, where he is gunning for a speaking slot.\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 9, the Boston Globe<\/em> reported that Paul’s Maine coordinator, Ken Lindell, declared, \u201cThe goal at the national\u00a0 convention\u00a0 is to get a\u00a0 speaking\u00a0 slot for Dr. Paul to deliver that message.”<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times<\/em> blog on May 12 reported that Ron Paul supporters \u201chope to demonstrate their disagreements with McCain vocally at the convention through platform fights and an attempt to get Paul a prominent speaking slot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fox News<\/strong> <\/a>reported the same day that according to Jesse Benton\u2019s comments, \u201cPaul is planning on having as big a delegation as possible at the convention, and he continues to seek a speaking opportunity there, something the party has not offered to him yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The focus on a speaking slot has been mentioned by the campaign off and on going since early February.\u00a0 On February 12,\u00a0 MSNBC<\/strong> <\/a>reported that after the Super Tuesday showings, \u201cPaul\u2019s goal, according to spokesman Benton, is to get a substantial delegation to\u00a0 convention (they estimate they’ll have about 42 delegates) get a good\u00a0 speaking\u00a0 spot, and \u2018spread the conservative message.\u2019”<\/p>\n

These comments confirm what top operatives said at a meeting of a few dozen of Ron Paul\u2019s key supporters in Washington in late April, according to one attendee.
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\nI hope Ron Paul gets a great speaking slot at the GOP convention. Giving the delegates and the television audience a double-barrel dose of truth could be the best tonic the nation receives this Fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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