...first candidate that I have ever donated $100 to ...

Steve Says: April 11th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
For 50 years I’ve never cared for politics but I just donated to Ron Paul’s campaign (the first political contribution of my life), I’m telling everyone I know about him, and I am taking two days off work this week to drive 7 hours to hear him speak. For those of you who have not heard his unique brand of honest, simple and intelligent common sense, please check out his videos on Yahoo, Google and YouTube.
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Ron Paul on Alex Jones Show (04 / 10 / 07)

Ron Paul on Alex Jones Show (04 / 10 / 07)
For a full hour[less commercial breaks] Alex had Ron Paul on the air answering questions about how a Ron Paul Presedency would be, current affairs and whats ahead. Along with a few callers questions.
This is a MUST HEAR and Share/Repost.
Listen here.......

The Federal Reserve Monopoly Over Money

by Ron Paul

The greatest threat facing America today is not terrorism, or foreign economic competition, or illegal immigration. The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch – Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference – that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars. -----readWhole article....

The Sanjaya Principle: Why Ron Paul Can Be Our Next President

April 8, 2007
News Source:
Jonathan David Morris
The 2008 presidential election is now less than 19 months away. As far as I’m concerned, that means now is the time to start planning .....

... And that something different makes me believe something different can happen in next year’s election.
The something different in question is a lanky, long-haired Indian kid named Sanjaya Malakar, who, despite his lack of charisma and talent, is somehow taking this year’s “American Idol” by storm.
.... A hundred years from now, I predict historians will credit him as the reason a little known Republican congressman from Texas became our next U.S. president.
....

There isn’t a doubt in my mind that Ron Paul would be the establishment’s worst nightmare. [***Braveheart adds-But great for you, I and the counrty! ***]

First... Unlike Obama or John Edwards, Ron Paul isn’t a prepackaged candidate.
Secondly, not being prepackaged means his congressional record actually means something. You can literally tell what Ron Paul believes in just by looking at how he’s voted.
Finally, his congressional record is impressive. Unlike most congressmen, Ron Paul goes to the trouble of reading legislation before voting for it. For this reason, he knows better than to vote for most of it. A true conservative, he typically votes to conserve our nation’s money and resources. He has never voted himself a pay raise. And he is the only congressman who checks every one of his votes against the United States Constitution.

... Most of the candidates who say they’re what’s “best” are, in fact, the same people who keep screwing things up.

....No more saying, “Politics are corrupt, but there’s nothing we can do about it.” With that attitude, you’re right: There’s nothing we can do. But if a lanky, long-haired Indian kid who can’t sing can nonetheless succeed on “American Idol,” then it only goes to show that attitude is everything—especially when the people have the power to vote.
Between Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, our next president will be coming in after 16 very bizarre years in America. I’m urging everyone I know to vote for Ron Paul. And I’m urging everyone I know to urge everyone they know to do the same. I wouldn’t get behind a third-option candidate if I thought he couldn’t win. But I think Ron Paul can win if we get behind him.
Why not make 2008 the year to finally voice our dissatisfaction? To finally prop up a candidate who respects the U.S. Constitution?
Forward this article if you agree with me that now is a good time for these things to happen.
Ron Paul would be the status quo’s worst nightmare. But if we all got behind him, it would be an American dream. click there for whole story

Candidate Ron Paul worthy of presidency

To the editor: Presidential candidate Ron Paul is a real candidate.
Many of Paul's counterparts always refuse to co-sponsor bills like repealing the federal income tax and ending Social Security payouts to illegal aliens again living back in Mexico, or getting the U.S. out of the United Nations.....

Too often folks say, "I voted for the lesser of two evils." Send a message to Washington. Look up Ron Paul, and check out his voting record. You will see the man we need in the White House, a statesman leading by personal example, not another media-picked, cowardly, camera-hogging "trust me" politician worrying over his pancake makeup tint before appearing on Larry King.
more...
STUART COLE-Flagstaff

Ron Paul Television Interview on Phoenix, Arizona's KAET Channel 8

When
Thursday, April 12, 2007
7:00 PM
Where
KAET-TV, PBS channel 8
television broadcastPhoenix and surroundings, Arizona

Description
Ron Paul will be interviewed by KAET (Channel 8) on Thursday night, 7:00 p.m. (Arizona Time.) Paul will talk about his candidacy and where he stands on issues.Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of RonPaul2008

Ron Paul takes listener's calls on The Charles Goyette Show in Phoenix

Ron Paul takes listener's calls on The Charles Goyette Show in Phoenix .
This is a GREAT interview of issues, unlike that conducted by brainless Bill Maher who would rather mock the issues facing this country.

"The Constitutionalist"

"The Constitutionalist"
"Essentially, Ron Paul wants to treat Americans as adults, rather than as children constantly begging their parents to give them what they want. He believes in freedom from taxes that fund wasteful and ineffective programs and freedom from a government powerful and intrusive enough to routinely override individual choices, when those choices do not infringe on the rights of others."
Professor Gary M. Galles, 03/28/07

Ron Paul a real Republican

Ron Paul a Real Republican
"Too often folks say, 'I voted for the lesser of two evils.' Send a message to Washington. Look up Paul, a statesman leading by personal example...."
Tim Shea, Letters, The Billings Gazette, 03/28/07
Here is a GREAT letter with lots of comments!

WHO IS RON PAUL?

Paul is the “one exception to the Gang of 535″ on Capitol Hill.
The Ron Paul FREEDOM PRINCIPLES are...
*Rights belong to individuals, not groups.
*Property should be owned by people, not government.
*All voluntary associations should be permissible — economic and social.
*The government’s monetary role is to maintain the integrity of the monetary unit, not participate in fraud.
*Government exists to protect liberty, not to redistribute wealth or to grant special privileges.
*The lives and actions of people are their own responsibility, not the government’s.
This really Works for me!!!

"The Revolutionary Candidate"

"The Revolutionary Candidate"
"Ron Paul has made numerous media appearances, from C-SPAN to Lou Dobbs, since and prior to the announcement of his candidacy. Still, the strategy thus far has been to ignore him to the extent possible. That approach cannot work in the long run, since for one thing the enthusiasm for Dr. Paul all over the Internet cannot be contained forever. For another, people are going to become curious about him when they watch, or hear reports about, the first Republican primary debate on May 3. They’ll see a bunch of establishment hacks uttering platitudes devised for them by handlers and focus groups, and they’ll see Ron Paul, who unlike his opponents is not only intelligent enough to write his own speeches, but who will also raise questions the other candidates would prefer not to discuss. He can pummel every single one of them on their lousy records on taxes, the Constitution, and war. Ron Paul is about to spoil the party. This will be like no other Republican primary debate in many, many years."
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., 03/26/07

Different GOP Texan for president

Different GOP Texan for president

Last Updated: March 25, 2007, 10:35:23 AM PDT
If the Republican Party is ever going to have a chance to win in 2008, it will need a candidate who will repudiate, not extend, President Bush's legacy of war, corruption and profligacy. Congressman Ron Paul, R-Texas, is that man. More than just a grin and a sound bite, Paul is a man of deep convictions. He is one of the few nationally prominent Republicans who had the courage to oppose the Iraq war and the administration's ongoing assault on personal freedom.
Ron Paul is one of the few public officials at the national level who understands why the Federal Reserve system must go and why we need to return to the gold standard. As president, he would use the Constitution itself as a yardstick to determine whether a bill shall be signed or vetoed. If nominated by the GOP, he will return the party to its small government, more freedom roots. If Ron Paul is elected, we Americans can once again say with a straight face, "We live in the greatest and freest nation on Earth!"
CHARLES BYRD
Modesto

Republicans Now Have a Choice

"Like Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, Ron Paul believes that government is usually the problem, not the solution. He's the only presidential contender who's serious about restoring government to the constitutional limits intended by our nation's Founders. He deserves our support."
Thomas Gillooly, Letters, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 03/25/07

Doing What's Right

Doing What's Right
"As it becomes clearer that most Democrats in Congress lack the political courage to end the war, and that most Republicans in Congress are out of touch with the American people on the issue, Ron Paul becomes an ever more viable presidential candidate in 2008.
"Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney back President Bush all the way on continuing the war. Ron Paul wants to end it. Hillary Clinton and John Edwards voted for the war. Ron Paul voted against it. Barack Obama says that he opposed the war from the beginning, but he continues to vote to fund it. Ron Paul urges his colleagues in Congress to use their Constitutional power to end it.
"Yet an issue of such importance is not about political calculation, at least not for Ron Paul, as his speech clearly indicates. It's about doing what's right."
Paul4Prez, 03/23/07

Ron Paul on Digg

Ron Paul on DiggPosted by Stephen Carson at March 23, 2007 12:03 PM
Take a look at this story on Digg. Both the story itself and its treatment on Digg are interesting. The story is a short video segment where Fox put Ron Paul on to give his spiel. What is striking is that this only happened because "hundreds" of Fox viewers contacted them (by e-mail I think) complaining about the lack of mainstream coverage of Paul's candidacy.
Then this story was put on Digg and has over 1500 Diggs, making it one of the most Dugg stories in the last couple weeks in the US Elections 2008 topic on Digg. The most popular comments (comments are voted on as well on Digg) are notable...
"Ron Paul is Founding Father material. He is the ONLY candidate worth voting for."
"Founding Father material" is right! I'm 60 years old and have never voted but I WILL vote for Ron Paul.
"I was unenthusiastic about the 2008 elections. Then a few weeks ago I learned about Dr. Ron Paul. Finally, here is a candidate I can happily support."
"...according to the Economist, Ron Paul has got some serious internet hype going for him."
"The reason you see so many people online bringing his name up is for one reason, he isn't getting the TV coverage that all the big names like Hillary are getting, so we are using the only other way we know how at this point in time, the internet. And in my opinion its a wonderful way."
Take a look at this story on Digg

On the Shoulders of Patriots

Posted March 20th, 2007 by manystrom in Patriots

Although I grew up in Seattle, my adopted hometown is now Arlington, Massachusetts. The town of Arlington is located near Lexington and Concord, where the very first battle of the American Revolutionary War took place! All around the area are physical reminders of what took place here 230-plus years ago.
Today I'd like to share one with you. It is a monument to Samuel Whittemore:, which is near the center of Arlington Town.
......This time, let's let Ron Paul lead us in a peaceful revolution to take back the government of "we the people."

Freedom Pledge News Conference

March 21, 2007
Freedom Pledge News Conference
Congressman Ron Paul becomes the first presidential candidate to sign the American Freedom Agenda's Freedom Pledge. Bruce Fein and Richard Viguerie look on as Congressman Paul signs the pledge yesterday during a press conference in Washington.
Bob Barr, David Keen, Richard Viguerie and Bruce Fein are joined by Congressman Ron Paul shortly before Congressman Paul signed the Freedom Pledge.
March 21, 2007 at 11:30 AM FREEDOM PLEDGE

Ron Paul is just the right guy!

For awhile, I have had to set back and listen to conservatives debate whether Sen. McCain or Gov. Romney was the least objectionable candidate. Or even worse if that is possible, I had to listen to speculation about whether Mayor Rudy Giuliani could win the Republican nomination. Almost in despair I listened as conservatives mentioned amnesty supporters Sen. Brownback and Gov. Huckabee as possible conservative alternative candidates. I wondered to myself and also aloud, “Has the conservative movement really sunk this low?”...

Rep Paul is right on spending, he is right on taxes, he is right on the border, immigration and amnesty, he is right on life, and he is right on guns. Unlike many “federalist” conservatives, he understands the importance of decentralization and State’s rights. And given the current situation in Iraq, he understands the importance of a truly “humble” foreign policy.

Posted on 01.26.07 by Dan E. Phillips --- Whole story

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Another NEW Declaration of Independance

Drafted by Vincent H. Miller and Jarret B. Wollstein
Two hundred years ago our ancestors signed a document which forever changed the course of history. Colonial Americans severed the bonds to a tyrannical king and parliament in England and established in America for the first time a society based on the principle of the rule of law and limited government. Benjamin Franklin, one of our great statesmen, stated at this time: "Gentlemen we give you a Republic — if you can keep it."
The result was a glorious and turbulent 200+ years which witnessed the greatest achievements, the highest standard of living, and the highest levels of individual freedom ever experienced in human history. However, we have allowed government to grow without bounds so that today the golden prize of liberty has been all but lost.

WE THE PEOPLE of these fifty States have patiently suffered mounting government outrages against us ...
...These are the crimes of the State against its citizens:
They have erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out their substance. The IRS,