[CJ Wolf]

More good news.

[MNJohnnie]

So in other words he lies about his real agenda to pretend he is something he isn’t.

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?

[MNJohnnie]

So in short, NO he doesn’t tell the truth. He just another politican saying what he thinks people want to hear.

[mysterio]

Addressing the keyword vandal who accused Paul of being a truther : Paul doesn't support the theories of the truthers.

[CJ Wolf]

Hiya!

[Nephi]

Whoa, he refused his congressional pension? That’s impressive!! We should ask the other candidates if they will do the same!

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

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.

[George W. Bush]

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New Paulevision commercials in Iowa!

[Oberon]

Wow! The antis got in on the second post of the thread...now THAT's vigilance.

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.

[George W. Bush]

A recent RP update newsletter:

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.

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.

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.

In the last open GOP primary in 1999, the straw poll was attended by over 40,000. But only 23,000 ballots were cast.

So 928 tickets is 4% of 23,000. Unless attendance is much higher than in 1999, we have a decent baseline. In 1999, there was no strong favorite among the college kids. We'll see how strong RP's support is with them.

Despite claiming he's not participating, Giuliani is doing a lot of campaigning. If his numbers look good, I bet he'll show up. And even though he remains undeclared, the Iowa GOP decided to put Fred Thompson on the ballot. Well, their fundraiser, their choice.

[FreepersareproAmerica]

Weren’t some examples previously posted that contradict his position of being a constitutionalist?

If so, someone please remind me.

[TEEHEE]

RP threads will be used to bait for purges before the campaign gets down to the wire. One solid poster was banned today on strength of nothing but strenuous truth. Watch yosefs, Paul supporters.

[Redcloak]

Will there be any shots of him cookin’ up some shrimp?

[Abcdefg]

Nice ad. I really like it.

[John Farson]

Here is some local news coverage of Ron Paul.

It is tempting to drive to Ames and volunteer with the exit-polling. (There were shenanigans last time when Buchanan was threatening.)

Also nice to recognize a few of the Iowans for Paul who were at the candidate forum in June.

[billbears]

Excellent ad. Short sweet and to the point. Unfortunately about everything in the ad ‘conservatives’ will have a problem with. Liberty?!? What’s this liberty thing....

[aruanan]

I saw a pickup covered with Ron Paul posters try to get past a police barricade outside Soldier Field in Chicago where the Dem candidates were meeting with the AFL-CIO folks.

[takenoprisoner]

I clicked the source (KWTX) , then scrolled my cursor over the words (presidential candidate) in the story, an ad to meet Obama popped up.

Now that’s what I call coverage.

[MacArthur]

Thank you for the update. I love Ron Paul! Regards,