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Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« on: April 25, 2011, 08:13:49 PM »
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whose outspoken libertarian views and folksy style made him a cult hero during two previous presidential campaigns, will announce on Tuesday that he's going to try a third time.

Sources close to Paul, who is in his 12th term in the House, said he will unveil an exploratory presidential committee, a key step in gearing up for a White House race. He will also unveil the campaign’s leadership team in Iowa, where the first votes of the presidential election will be cast in caucuses next year.





Paul, 75, ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in 1988, finishing with less than one half a percent of the vote. After more than a decade as a Republican congressman, Paul gave it another shot in the 2008 presidential election, gaining attention for being the only Republican candidate calling for the end to the war in Iraq and for his “money bomb” fundraising strategy, which brought in millions of dollars from online donors in single-day pushes.

Paul took 10 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses and 8 percent in New Hampshire’s primary. He finished second, with 14 percent of the vote, in the Nevada caucuses, and eventually finished fourth in the Republican nominating process with 5.6 percent of the total vote. Paul’s campaign book, The Revolution: A Manifesto also reached No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list in 2008.

This would seem to be an ideal year for Paul: Since the last election, the Republican Party has moved much closer to his view on deficit reduction, which made him an early tea party favorite. All of the party's top-tier presidential hopefuls are focusing on lowering debt, government spending, and tax rates, issues Paul has long advocated.


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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2011, 08:32:34 PM »
Lost my voice tonight. 

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2011, 08:42:43 PM »

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2011, 08:47:21 PM »
Schiff really stole the show to be honest.

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 04:51:49 AM »
Source?  Links, por favor?

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2011, 04:59:12 AM »

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2011, 05:02:44 AM »

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2011, 05:08:38 AM »
Lost my voice tonight. 

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2011, 06:56:57 AM »
Sweet.

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2011, 07:12:31 AM »
Sweet.


Schiff was really good.    I want just one obamadildo to try to dispute that on the gas prices stuff.   

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2011, 10:36:30 AM »
Oh boy, another "statement" campaign from Paul Ron!

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2011, 10:45:08 AM »
Oh boy, another "statement" campaign from Paul Ron!



We are all eagerly awaiting you posting this weeks "West Wing Week"    ::)  ::)  ::)

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2011, 04:55:59 PM »
We are all eagerly awaiting you posting this weeks "West Wing Week"    ::)  ::)  ::)

lol



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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2011, 06:16:47 PM »
  Get off your asses and vote for him, folks--he may be this country's last chance.

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2011, 09:19:07 PM »
It'll be great to know in advance when this 90 year old Paul Ron fella will announce he's dropping out of the 2012 campaign, as Colbert stated. We all know its a foregone conclusion anyway.  ;D

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2011, 09:24:18 PM »
Paul Ron's 2008 campaign headquarters on election night.  ;D

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2011, 01:26:24 AM »
Paul Ron's 2008 campaign headquarters on election night.  ;D


 

  Um, no--that's him waiting behind the camera for an upcoming interview.

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2011, 03:39:59 AM »
Funny how you leftists resot to comedians to make your points. 

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2011, 06:36:34 AM »
Funny how you leftists resot to comedians to make your points. 

oh, FOX news doesn't employ Dennis Miller, a comedian, to diss the left all day?

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2011, 06:46:47 AM »
oh, FOX news doesn't employ Dennis Miller, a comedian, to diss the left all day?

Do people on this site use Dennis Miller as a source of backup?

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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2011, 09:52:57 AM »
Ron Paul announces presidential run, says Obama can't win youth vote
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Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican known for his staunch libertarian views, announced today he's forming a presidential exploratory committee.


This marks Paul's third bid for the presidency. He first ran in 1988 and again in 2008, winning a small but enthusiastic group of supporters among the GOP electorate.


Part of Paul's fervent support in 2008 was grounded in college-aged voters, a constituency that also largely favored Barack Obama. In this campaign, the 75-year-old Paul said today, Mr. Obama won't be able to hang on to the youth vote.


"I think that Obama will not be able to hang on to that enthusiasm of the young people because of what's happened in the last couple years," Paul said in Des Moines, Iowa, after his exploratory committee was announced.


The financial crisis, the bloated deficit and the ongoing wars make the libertarian views Paul is known for -- such as his anti-interventionist foreign policy and his antipathy toward the Federal Reserve -- even more relevant than in 2008, Paul suggested.


"I believe there are literally millions of more people now concerned about the very things I talked about four years ago," he said, such as "the excessive spending, the entitlement system, the foreign policy, as well as the monetary system."


"If you want to curtail spending... you can't do it without addressing the inflationary system," continued Paul, who chairs a House subcommittee on domestic monetary policy. "Congress does not have to act responsibly... they've resorted to printing out money."


Even as the issues central to Paul's campaign receive greater focus, some consider Paul's candidacy a longshot, given that several of his policy positions do not align with those of the Republican party. Still, it's likely he'll at least play a strong role in shaping the course the Republican primary debate.


That impact of Paul's candidacy in the primaries could also be reinforced by former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's candidacy. Johnson also holds largely libertarian views and is often compared to Paul.


Paul's enthusiastic support base made it clear at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference that they are still going strong. College Republicans turned out in droves at the conference, and Paul won the straw poll.


Jesse Benton, an aide to Paul, told Hotsheet earlier this month that Paul's political action committee LibertyPAC has already raised more than $1.2 million and that "he has the structure in place to hit the ground running if he makes the decision to run."


With an exploratory committee, Paul can raise more funds specifically for parts of his 2012 campaign. Other candidates who have formed exploratory committees include former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.


Paul said today that the formation of his exploratory committee does not mean he is fully the race; he said he is likely to determine whether to commit to the race by next month.

Watch Jeff Glor speak with political correspondent Jan Crawford about the packed race for the Republican nomination for President:


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20057611-503544.html


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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2011, 11:47:43 AM »
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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
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Re: Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2011, 11:51:59 AM »
oh, FOX news doesn't employ Dennis Miller, a comedian, to diss the left all day?

No.  He makes about a 5 or 10 minute appearance on the Bill O'Reilly show.  

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