“Star” of the Republicans, Obama’s “Nightmare”

TEHRAN — Ronald Ernest Paul, 76, is, without a doubt, the star of the tight race among Republican candidates in the USA to determine Barack Obama’s rival in the elections to be held in [November] — a star that, if he can put aside the competitors in his party, would be a nightmare for Obama.

Paul, in the first round [of voting] for Republican candidates in Iowa, was unbelievably successful and placed among the top three candidates for the party. Unbelievable because this liberal, revolutionary physician in the Republican Party who has retained his seat as a representative for Texas in the U.S. Congress for 13 consecutive years had to start the first round of the race in a state where liberals make up only 1 percent of its party members.

According to Republican Party rules, elections in the state of Iowa take place in a “caucus;” [from the original meaning] a meeting of tribal elders — or a caucus, as it’s called — is held. Conservatives make up 88 percent of the members of this gathering, who naturally would prefer over Ron Paul: Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House; Rick Perry, governor of Texas; Rick Santorum, former senator of Pennsylvania; Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts; and even Michele Bachmann, current House representative.

In this tough election, Paul was able to obtain 21 percent of the votes and stood in third place after Romney and Santorum. Romney and Santorum each won 25 percent of the vote, with only eight votes separating them. Gingrich, Perry and Bachmann gathered 13 percent, 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively, which forced Bachmann, “the favorite woman of the tea party movement,” out of the race.

The next round of the race will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in New Hampshire, and this time, everyone in the state is free to vote for any of the candidates. This election will actually show the status and political weight of each candidate to some extent. Not only Republicans will participate in this election, but also Independents and — in some cases — Democrats who plan to divert [votes from] the rival candidates. If Paul can retain or improve his position in this election, or if his main competitor, Romney, can’t extend his lead from the pack, this Republican star will take his next step toward the presidency of the United States more forcefully.

Paul believes the United States must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and bring its soldiers home, as well as decrease taxes and focus all its efforts on the economy and rebuilding infrastructure. Young Republicans, Independents and even Democrats who are disappointed with Obama have become attracted to his ideas of a small but efficient government, jobs for everyone and cutting off America’s foreign aid — including the $6 billion a year to the Zionist regime [Israel]. Of course, Paul has created fierce enemies just as much for himself with his views.

Israel’s powerful lobby and the powerful media network in America under their control have made every effort to label Paul as a fringe candidate and actually discourage voters. For this reason, his victory in New Hampshire will be very important, because this victory could, to some extent, set back the coordinated propaganda [campaign] of the powerful Israeli lobby in America.

A review of developments in the American election shows that the Israeli lobby in this country, despite the fierce competition among the Republican candidates to show their loyalty to the Zionist regime, has reached the conclusion that the currently weakened Obama can better serve their illicit goals in America. Obama’s actions against Iran over the last two months coincided with the intensification of the publicity of the American presidential campaign; it seems that they were mainly his campaign team’s prescriptions to satisfy the Israeli lobby and so maintain his presidential seat at any cost.

The Israeli lobby is aware that Republican voters, unlike Democrats, place a lot of importance on the issue of a candidate’s religion; many of them are intensely opposed to followers of the Mormon religion and will not vote for a candidate who follows this religion. Even though a radical sect of Mormons calls itself Christian, they don’t fit in any of the three branches of Christianity: Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant.

Official opinion polls in America show that if Romney becomes the candidate for the party, 20 percent of Republican voters will not vote for him because he is Mormon. In America, religious Republicans consider it a duty to participate in elections and vote for a Christian candidate. In an atmosphere of a close two-party contest, this 20 percent of votes will become more meaningful.

Currently, the only winning ticket is Romney, who has been a successful economic manager. Just imagine if America’s economic situation — slowly and with the help of companies loyal to Israel — improves on the eve of elections, and the final candidate is Romney. What would be the result of the race? Undoubtedly, Obama’s chances against Romney will double in such circumstances, and Republicans will lose another opportunity to obtain the office of the presidency.

However, if in the meantime Paul can defeat Romney, he [Obama] will be forced to face the capability to mobilize young American voters, and certainly a tsunami of young voters are Paul supporters. It would be a nightmare for Obama, who has betrayed anti-war groups and American youth, whose votes he leaned on heavily when he gained power back in 2008.

Paul and his views have seriously challenged the war-seeking and profiteering policies of not only Obama but also the rivals in his own party. So much so that even if the Israeli lobby prevents him from reaching the last stages of this election race, he will certainly maintain his standing as a star in the Republican Party, and a broad spectrum of thought in America will be represented.