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Speculation Mounts That Ron Paul Will Launch Third Party Presidential Bid On Tuesday’s Tonight Show
Mediaite ^ | 9/4/2012 | Noah Rothman

Posted on 09/04/2012 7:42:04 PM PDT by RightGeek

Speculation is mounting that Texas Rep. Ron Paul will mount a third party bid for the presidency as pressure from his supporters builds ahead of his appearance Tuesday night on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

According to a report, Paul’s supporters were deeply upset by how the libertarian Texas Representative was treated at the Republican National Convention last week. 300 of them joined in a conference call on Sunday night planning to urge Paul to launch a last-minute independent bid for the White House.

In order for Paul to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, he would have to join the Libertarian party’s ticket — either as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s running mate or as his replacement. The party’s present vice presidential nominee, Jim Gray, would have to drop out of the race.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: larouchies; libetarian; obama2012; paul; rino; thirdparty; tonightshow
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To: RightGeek

This BASTARD. I hope he bunrs in hell. What an arrogant S.O.B.

If he does this, I won’t even vote for his damned son.


121 posted on 09/04/2012 9:36:59 PM PDT by ZULU (See: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=D9vQt6IXXaM&hd)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

don’t blame republicans for the insanity of Ron Paul and his followers.


122 posted on 09/04/2012 9:37:55 PM PDT by ChiMark (chewed up his body for a decade)
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To: RightGeek

It’s a free country and anyone who can meet the criteria to get on the ballot should be free to do so without being criticized. Our voting system is at fault for being inadequate to count people’s true preferences when there are more than two candidates. But that’s not the fault of anyone who happens to get their name on the ballot. Either have a real runoff election or record the voter’s preferences on all the candidates on the ballot to have an instant runoff calculation. Otherwise you always risk disenfranchising the voters’ true preferences as probably happened in 1992.


123 posted on 09/04/2012 9:39:46 PM PDT by JediJones (Upcoming Democrat Presidential Primary: Tuesday, November 6, 2012)
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To: RightGeek
I all ways thought that pro paul freepers were stupid, Now we all KNOW!
124 posted on 09/04/2012 9:49:43 PM PDT by factmart
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To: RightGeek

Let Paul run as a 3rd Party candidate.I was worried that if Romney win the election, some crazy Paultard serving in Electoral College will vote present or even throw the election to Obama altogether .This way, it won’t be a problem to throw his supporters from the party.


125 posted on 09/04/2012 9:52:13 PM PDT by paudio (Post-racial society: When we can legitimately hire and fire a Black man without feeling guilty.)
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To: ncalburt

Pre recorded sure but ‘done days in advance’? Where did you hear ‘days’?


126 posted on 09/04/2012 9:55:35 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired high up in the mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a GREAT life!)
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To: Fledermaus

BTW, you’re correct.


127 posted on 09/04/2012 9:57:24 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ncalburt

Oh, now a caveat about certain times. I’ll stipulate that, but the daily, live shows are taped on the same day.


128 posted on 09/04/2012 9:59:23 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Democrats are dangerous and evil. Republicans are useless and useful idiots.)
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To: sawmill trash

Ross Perot might have won! Had he not dropped out and then reentered.


129 posted on 09/04/2012 10:03:07 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter"you min)
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To: ncalburt

I see ya moved to back to Louisiana. No wonder you sound hysterical.

Take care!


130 posted on 09/04/2012 10:04:07 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Lazamataz

Ron Paul is a decent American—He will not do this! This would be giving a hand to Obama (paid for with Soros Money and Unions) If he can pull 11% of the Conservative vote from Romney—he could swing the race to Obama and four more years of stagnation.


131 posted on 09/04/2012 10:14:16 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: wideawake
Ya think? Democrats will swear that Ralph Nader gave Florida, and the presidency, to Bush in 2000. They are right.

'Rats are smart enough to remember the lesson. They won't be deserting obama for any of these idiot banjo hitters. They learned their lesson.

The fringe republicans and assorted d--chebags didn't learn from the rats' mistake in 2000. No. Good little spoiled brats that they are, they insist on learning the hard way.

Too bad millions of innocent people may suffer for the sake of these punks' snot-nosed narcissism.

132 posted on 09/04/2012 10:42:08 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: RightGeek

There are a lot of college aged students who might support Ron Paul, instead of voting for Obama again. Works for me!


133 posted on 09/04/2012 10:43:36 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Kansas58

Rand Paul is finished, for any VP or Presidential bid, ever, if Ron Paul does this.
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Rand Paul disagrees with his dad Ron on most/many issues and, to my knowledge, has never expressed his support for the radical views of his dad. ...Don’t write off Rand for a possible influential position in our government.


134 posted on 09/04/2012 10:57:44 PM PDT by octex
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To: RightGeek

They better throw him a bone.....

The GOPE treated him about like Akin

You have to wonder....are they that stupid


135 posted on 09/04/2012 11:01:24 PM PDT by wardaddy (this white hair don't cover up my redneck......)
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To: apillar

Good point


136 posted on 09/04/2012 11:03:11 PM PDT by wardaddy (this white hair don't cover up my redneck......)
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To: RightGeek

Hey Ron! Think of your brilliant son’s political career!


137 posted on 09/04/2012 11:04:33 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

I don’t care how good Rand is, if Ron does this, Rand goes down.


138 posted on 09/04/2012 11:06:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Exactly. Couldn’t he also be’selected’ by that Americans Select Democrat front group that got their name on all fifty ballots as well?


139 posted on 09/04/2012 11:12:32 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RightGeek

So the “Tonight Show” has aired in the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones...any word on an announcement? About ready to come on here in PDT.


140 posted on 09/04/2012 11:30:31 PM PDT by Drago
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