Posted on 08/26/2007 7:43:52 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul participates in the Londonderry Old Home Day Parade in Londonderry, NH, on August 18. Approximately 8,000 spectators lined up along the 1.2-mile parade route.
CENTER STRAFFORD, N.H. — In a New Hampshire meadow on a recent weekend, Ron Paul is without a doubt the main draw at a Republican presidential straw poll that attracts several long shot candidates.
Paying little heed to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Tom Tancredo, the immigration-control firebrand from Colorado, a crowd circles the Texan to quiz him on everything from foreign policy to the Federal Reserve's intervention in the jittery financial markets.
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Another great post on Dr. Paul’s campaign.
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I was a t a friensds party yesterday evening, and Ron Paul was a topic of conversation. In very favorable way.
How is he polling nationally?
How many of his supporters are actually polled? How many own landline phones?
He’s probably leading and we just don’t know it, I guess.
I was at this event, it was awesome. Dr. Paul was mobbed all day, and his speech drew some really loud cheers from the crowd. Our grassroots organization is very strong here because for once people are really psyched to have a candidate they can support on at least 85% of the issues.
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101 reasons to vote for Ron Paul in 2008
1. He Supports the Constitution. (Wow Go Figure!)
2. He Believes In Religious Freedom.
3. He Has Never Voted For A Tax Increase.
4. He Is Against Public Funding Of Abortion.
5. He Is Against Funding Abortion Abroad.
6. He Is Against The National I.D. or Real I.D. Act.
7. He Believes In The “Just War Theory”.
8. He Supports The Rights Of Private Property Owners.
9. He Wants Us Out Of The U.N.
10. He Wants Us To Trade With Nations And Not War With Them.
11. He Is For 2nd Amendment Rights.
12. He Opposes NAIS.
13. He Wants To Shrink The Federal Government, Not Expand It.
14. He Has No Plans To Start A War With Iran Or Anyone Else.
15. He Wants To Bring Our Troops Home.
16. He Does Not Belong To The CFR (Council On Foreign Relations).
17. He Has Not Received Campaign Contributions From Rupert Murdoch
(Like Hillary).
18. His Running Mate Most Likely Will Not Have Shot Anyone In The Face.
19. He Wants To End The I.R.S..
20. He Wants To Cut Spending?? Really, Cut Spending.
21. He Is Against Eminent Domain.
22. He Is Against The NAFTA Superhighway.
23. He Is Against The North American Union Or SPP (It Exists Google It).
24. He Is For The Principle Of Sound Money.
25. He Is Against The Idea of The Amero (Google It).
26. He Is Against The Federal Reserve’s Monopoly On Monetary Regulation.
27. He Is Philosophically Opposed To Big Government.
28. He Voted Against The Misnamed Patriot Act That Stripped Us Of Our Rights.
29. He Is For The Bill Of Rights.
30. He Knows The Meaning Of Liberty.
31. He Was 1 Of 4 People That Supported Reagan Early On.
32. He Has Been Married For 50 Years, Which Is An Achievement These Days.
33. He Is Not Married To Hillary.
34. His Supporters Love Him.
35. He Is A Once In A Lifetime Candidate.
36. Because His Record Is Consistent.
37. He Is Against Funding The So-Called War On Drugs (Another Unsuccessful War).
38. He Is Actually Against Funding Many Unsuccessful Federal Programs.
39. He Does Not Want To Ruin Healthcare By Nationalizing It, (LikeHillary, Obama, et al.)
40. He Is A Student Of History.
41. He Votes In Accordance With The Constitution.
42. He Will Not Forcibly Implant Us Or Our Troops With Microchips Or Like Devices (It’s For Your Safety, Of Course).
43. He Is The Only Conservative, In The Traditional Sense, Left.
44. Republicans Love Him Because He Is For Small Government.
45. Democrats Love Him Because He Will End The War For Oil.
46. Libertarians Love Him Because He Wants The Government Out Of Their Business.
47. He Is The Only Electable Republican Candidate.
48. He is Against The Creation Of A Surveillance Society (See London).
49. He Supports Homeschool Rights.
50. He Wants To End The Corporate Welfare System That Is Destroying Our Government’s Credibility.
51. He Tells It Like It Is. He Is Truthful.
52. He Reads.
53. As A Doctor, He Is Informed On The Healthcare Issue.
54. He Has Not Been Hannitized.
55. He Has The Courage To Speak Out Against What Is Wrong.
56. He Will Be Good For The Economy (Freedom Generally Is Good For The Economy).
57. He Wants Us Out Of The WTO And Like Organizations.
58. The I.R.S. Is Scared Of This Guy.
59. He Is Smart Enough To Prefer Gold Over Paper.
60. He Knows The Term FIAT-CURRENCY and knows what it means.
61. He Wants To Secure Our Borders.
62. He Favors Guarding Our Country Over Policing The World.
63. He Opposed The War In Iraq From The Beginning.
64. He Authorized The Hunt For Osama Bin Laden.
65. He Believes Local Governments Are Better Suited To Handle Their Own Issues.
66. He Is Willing To Listen And Reason With Others.
67. He Is A Christian Who Believes Christ Was Right When He Said, “Blessed Are The Peacemakers”.
68. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
69. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
70. He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
71. He has never taken a government-paid junket.
72. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
73. He voted against regulating the Internet.
74. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
75. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to
the U.S. treasury every year.
76. He Is Against Selective Service Registration.
77. He Is Against A Mandatory Draft.
78. He Is Still Not Married To Hillary.
79. He Has The Support Of The Youth.
80. His Campaign Has People Across The Country Motivated.
81. His Supporters Are Enthusiastic.
82. He Is Educated.
83. He Wants To Apply The Golden Rule In Government (How Radical).
84. He Believes in Freedom Of Speech.
85. He Believes In Individual Rights
86. He Believes Those Rights Come From Our Creator.
87. He Does Not “Move With The Herd”.
88. He Has Delivered Over 4,000 Babies And Values Life.
89. He Doesn’t Have To “Act The Part” Because He Is What He Is.
90. He Has Not Waffled On The Abortion Issue As Every Other Republican Candidate.
91. He Has Faced Tremendous Opposition With Dignity.
92. He Is Optimistic
93. He Values The Traditions That Have Kept Us Free.
94. He Understands That Monopolies Are Bad Things.
95. He Understands The Difference Between Individual And Government Responsibility.
96. He Understands Inflation Is Not Just The Prices Going Up, But Rather The Value Of Money Going Down.
97. You Will Feel Good About Your Vote For A Change.
98. You Will Know You Have Done The Right Thing.
99. For The First Time In A Long Time, You Will Not Be Voting “For The Least Worst”.
100. You Will Help Undo The Damage Done To Our Country Over The Last
Several Decades.
101. He Is Our Last Hope For A Free Nation.
I don’t know if Ron Paul can win, I do think that we are much better off with an Internet presence then with our old methods of reaching voters.
I would bet that Paul supporters are the most enthusisastic about supporting him.
>>quiz him on everything from foreign policy to the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the jittery financial markets.<<
I wonder what he said about the Fed.
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Nope.
Your choice is .....?
My choice of what?
If you mean choice for President, I’d vote for Paul or not at all.
I’d like to see Paul with Hunter as VP or vice versa. I think Fred T would be great as Sec of State. Communists around the world would be needing diapers 24/7.
So did Deans. And we’ve all seen where it got him...
So did Deans. And we’ve all seen where it got him...
Fred T is an interventionist, R Paul is not. Fred T supported the 1999 NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia. Ron Paul led a coalition who actually sued Clinton over it. Not likely a compatible mix.
“Ron Paul’s campaign buzz resonates on Internet”
And Nowhere else. That matters. Of course that makes him no different that Hunter, Tancredo or John Cox.
“He’s probably leading and we just don’t know it, I guess.”
Most likely by thirty or forty percentage points, LOL!
The 1994 agenda could have been back in play if our incumbents weren't only interested in business-as-usual. That's why Paul looks so good. I hope he goes all the way.
Did any of the Paulbots bother to ask him to explain this politics as usual position of his on earmarks?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292334,00.html
Ron Paul’s $400 Million Earmarks
Seems Paul is a faurd. A demagouge who merely spews nice sounding retoric while being just another good old boy politican.
Your mention of 1994 reminds me how great the Contract with America was. In 2008, Republicans should have a similar set of promises. It should state that, if a republican president is elected and Republicans win majorities in both houses of Congress, they would pass a set of five bills. Here are some suggestions:
1. Each state should take care of the welfare needs of its residents. It’s unfair that federal tax money is sent, from states with low poverty rates, to Washington DC, where it’s redistributed and sent, in welfare payments, to states with high poverty rates. Congress should eliminate HUD, food stamps, unemployment benefits, and TANF. This would save about $150 billion per year.
2. The above law would save 8% of the budget, so Congress would pass an across-the-board 8% tax rate reduction.
3. Each bill will only have one subject. That would save money because no senator or representative could add unrelated unconstitutional pork barrel spending at the end of a bill.
4. A baby who is born in the U.S. may become a U.S. citizen only his or her parents prove that at least one of the child’s parents are in the U.S. legally.
Do you have any suggestions?
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