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New Paulevision commercials in Iowa!
Posted on 08/07/2007 5:44:31 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul began running television campaign ads Tuesday in Iowa.
The spots for the Texas congressman began just days before a straw poll in the first presidential nominating state.
The 30-second ads will be in rotation in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.
Campaign spokesman Jesse Benton declined to reveal the cost.
The ad features Paul speaking to a crowd of supporters while an announcer repeats the Texan's fiscally conservative campaign themes.
Various statements flash across the screen, including "Stop the national I.D. Card."
Benton said the ad, the first of two for TV, will be accompanied by similar radio spots.
Curious, does his ad mention he wants to abolish the Fed Reserve?
That his foreign policy is to run away and hide and hope the bad men around the world kill him last?
So in short, NO he doesn’t tell the truth. He just another politican saying what he thinks people want to hear.
I have no idea what you are talking about. But maybe that’s what you want to hear.
Hiya!
That keyword vandal is quick.
My name is Ron Paulnut and I approve this message: To al Qaeda and the enemies of the US, you have nothing to fear from me, I will make our military surrender to you. If I had my way, Saddam would still be in power to rape and murder the innocent. He was not a threat to us or the world, just his people of Iraq, which I do not care about. I am no friend of Israel, so they better get used to the fact, I will let them get wiped off the map. Vote for me and I will let our international friends down. I am Ron Paulnut and I approve this message.
Whoa, he refused his congressional pension? That’s impressive!! We should ask the other candidates if they will do the same!
Nice more insults and trash talk. Is any other candidates running ads for this poll?
You don’t have anything ingelligent to say, so why don’t you go play in your sand box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv0YH7tikY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Fsv7iwZRc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtXjm77Wo4k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bohDo_NDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDjpsZkJ0Tw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWfIhFhelm8
Ron Paul’s Earmarks
August 6, 2007; Page A12
Texas Congressman Ron Paul — libertarian gadfly and current Republican Presidential hopeful — has made a name for himself as a critic of overspending. But it seems even he can’t resist the political allure of earmarks.
After reporters started asking questions, the Congressman disclosed his requests this year for about $400 million worth of federal funding for no fewer than 65 earmarks. They include such urgent national wartime priorities as an $8 million request for the marketing of wild American shrimp and $2.3 million to fund shrimp-fishing research.
When we called Mr. Paul’s office for an explanation, his spokesperson offered up something worthy of pork legends Tom DeLay or Senator Robert C. Byrd: “Reducing earmarks does not reduce government spending, and it does not prohibit spending upon those things that are earmarked,” the spokesman said. “What people who push earmark reform are doing is they are particularly misleading the public — and I have to presume it’s not by accident.”
On the other hand, good libertarians should want to start cutting somewhere. The problem with earmarking is that each year the habit grows by leaps and bounds so that it now represents real money. It is also a gateway to political corruption — a la Duke Cunningham, and other Congressmen currently under investigation for trading favors for earmarks.
Mr. Paul is one of Congress’s better fiscal conservatives. So the fact that even he feels obliged to grab multiple earmarks is all the more reason to keep fighting for transparency in the earmark process, as well as for the line-item veto, which would give Presidents a chance to impose some spending discipline from outside Congress.
Does he wave the white flag the blame America first traitor
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He wants to abolish the Federal Reserve?
Oh, that’s bad. We wouldn’t want to be confused with a capitalistic country;<)
He's not going to win, right?
What's the worry?
Okay, you’ve brought freerepublic down to the level of the “Koz.” Now, why don’t you demonstrate your genius by explaining why we were attacked by 17 Saudis on 9/11?
All Congressmen gives money back to their district. It's what they do.
But Paul has led the fight to limit the federal government overall so states would have more money to take care of these problems themselves. You know, so Congressmen wouldn't have to fight over table scraps to give back to their districts.
Not sure of the technicalities with ‘earmarks’ and how they are applied/granted etc. but he has always said that as long as they are part of the legislative strategy—he will forward any constitutient request without favor or prejudice.
It is not inconsistent with a libertarian philosophy to allow his voters access to the same trough from which others feed.
He is the only one who submitted a declaration of War.
His position is declare war and fight it like you mean it.
Bush has lost this War by letting media lies go unchallenged.
I am a Veteran, it is my DUTY to support Ron paul. I take my oath seriously.
Good thing there's a cadre of operatives keeping the web properly indoctrinated on all things Paul. Otherwise we might, you know, have a trend back toward constitutional government or something.
And on Sunday's debate, Ru Paul cried to cut and run.
Interesting.
Bump for that trend...
I am a VETERAN too and it is my duty not to let him anywhere near the keys to the whitehouse.
“It is not inconsistent with a libertarian philosophy to allow his voters access to the same trough from which others feed.”
It is however inconsistent with a candidate who claims to be the staunchest defender of the Constitution. Either Paul belives these are un-Constitutional or not. If he thinks they are un-Constitutional, then he shouldn’t foward these earmarks.
Thanks to the generous donations of supporters around the country, the campaign has purchased 500 red tickets and will make them available at no charge to eligible Iowan residents who have yet to purchase a ticket for the straw poll. In addition to voting, this red ticket will allow access to the Hilton Coliseum where the candidate speeches will be delivered.In addition, the grassroots raised $10,000 for tickets and then a CA lawyer offered to buy up to $5,000 in tickets, totaling another 428 tickets on top of these 500 the campaign already bought. Although some lib idiots like NPR keep saying the tickets are only $25 (the 1999 price), they're $35 each.
Subject to the provisions below, these tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis to those of you currently without tickets. Please contact our field coordinator, Heather Olson, at heather@ronpaul2008.com and you will receive a voucher for a ticket that can be picked up at the straw poll.
He is the only one who submitted a declaration of War.
His position is declare war and fight it like you mean it.
Bush has lost this War by letting media lies go unchallenged.
I am a Veteran, it is my DUTY to support Ron paul. I take my oath seriously.
Do you have any idea why Paul would begin ads a few days in advance of the Straw Poll?..... Seems that money would be better spent in getting the tickets and giving them to supports who would attend and vote in the poll..... And or the event you mentioned on I believe it was Fri. night.
You can't stop the bum rush. Paul has a burgeoning group of supporters and he's raised more money than all of other GOP candidates besides Rudy McRomney & Fred, and Fred technically isn't a candidate yet. Paul's campaign has zero debt.
Like it or not, people don't want to see a long-term committment in Iraq. Bush has let the liberals frame the debate, from Abu Ghurab to Gitmo to prosecuting our Marines over BS allegations.
We need Paul & his supporters. Please, stop bashing the man, disagree with his call for an immediate withdrawal but there's no need to trash him. Paul brings a crucial voting bloc back to the GOP who haven't voted GOP since probably 1984 for Reagan. Unless Fred is the nominee, they're not going to vote for the GOP nominee.
Obviously you have a very dim understanding of what is going on around you.
Ron Paul gave Rudy a reading assignment, perhaps you should educate yourself with the reading assignment as well.
See my #28.
Then you do *not* understand your oath.
That’s a fact.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service too.
How do you suppose he's going to vote on them?
Thanks..... I see then he is buying tickets. That’s the way to go I think. What the public thinks/feels means nothing if they aren’t there at the straw poll to vote. Now come Caucus time in Jan that is a different situation. Have fun and hope you enjoy the event.
Weren’t some examples previously posted that contradict his position of being a constitutionalist?
If so, someone please remind me.
Thank you for taking your Oath to uphold the Constitution seriously.
I would not dream of letting Ron Pauls campaign pay for my vote. I paid for my own bumperstickers, yard signs, buttons and even local ads.
I do everything I can to keep Ron Paul's campaign from having to spend money.
Multiply his 2.4 million by a few thousand of us.
Campaign finance reform was a attack on the 1st amendment, thank you very much, McCain and F Thompson!
No Veteran can vote for either man. We took an Oath.
This is the first election where our Oath has come into play.
Ru Paul is a joke but these threads do make for a laugh
According to the constitution, isn’t it the Congress that’s supposed to have the authority that the FED currently has?
Supposedly, there are some flaws with the FED and private companies connected to the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and groups like that, have control over it.
Woodrow Wilson stated in his memoirs that the creation of the Federal Reserve was a bad idea.
(I know it's a sophomoric thing to say, but I figured I'd fight fire with fire.)
I'm just sayin'.
“He is the only one who submitted a declaration of War.”
You got a copy or a cite for that? In the speech I read, Ron Paul proposed Letters of Marque and Reprisal so I’d really like to see where he actually submitted a DoW. BTW, a resolution authorizing force fulfills the Constitutional requirement.
That's because it doesn't take much for you to laugh. You probably still have one of those pre-school toys that makes animal sounds when the arrow lands on it.
Why did only half the people vote while in attendance GWB?
Were the tickets required before a vote could be cast?
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