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Today’s Quote of the Day…

…is about the importance of the Ron Paul campaign:
“Paul’s candidacy is an indictment of the system, not an argument for who would best administer it.”
Props.

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Ron Paul Matters…

…according to Time Magazine.  While he didn’t make Man-of-the-Year, he did hit the list of runners-up:
Booed by Republicans for his isolationist foreign policy views and anathema to Democrats for his anti-government philosophy, the Texas congressman was proudly out of step with both political parties. But marching to his own drummer, the grandfatherly libertarian found himself […]

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More Sunshine in Alabama

Speaking of sunshine, Alabamians may be getting some sunshine from DC.  From Left in Alabama:
Light shining on the White House visitor logs, that is.  Especially regarding the visits of Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff:
He was a benefactor of the 1990s Republican effort to paint Washington lobbyists in Red State red. He dabbled in Alabama politics, helping […]

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Decatur Daily Highlighting Local Ron Paul Support

I was waking up to my first cup of coffee and sifting though my e-mail to determine if anything urgent had arrived overnight when our cleaning lady came over and asked if I knew that I was on the front page of the local paper. The article was pretty good, but I’d like […]

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Ron Paul’s Haul (Part II)

Here’s the Ron Paul fundraising wrap-up from the Washington Times:
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas yesterday broke the single-day Republican presidential-campaign fundraising record he set last month, raising about $6 million and giving him almost $18 million for the fourth quarter.
The campaign is asserting that it set an all time one-day fundraising record:
Candidate has most successful […]

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A Tale of Two Wall Street Journal Articles

Peggy Noonan used the pages of the WSJ to attack Huckabee for being a big government Republican running to become Reverend-in-Chief instead of president:
Mike Huckabee is in the lead due, it appears, to voter approval of the depth and sincerity of his religious beliefs as lived out in his ministry as an ordained Southern Baptist. […]

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Quote of the Day

My quote of the day and the runner-up both come from former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan. They both come from the same article and deal with Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
First, the runner-up deals with the apparent hollowness of Clinton’s “haughty facade” of an Iowa campaign. “It takes a Potemkin Village,” Noonan wrote.
The winner […]

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Aderholt, Tuberculosis, and Common Sense

Alabama CD-4 Representative Robert Aderholt has just proposed legislation requiring poultry processing plants to screen employees for TB. Here’s a quote from the congressman: “We’re talking about a place where you are processing food,” Aderholt said. “I think that’s a sensitive area, even though TB’s not spread through food.”
I’m well aware of the isolated local […]

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Dr. Braveheart

For those of you who don’t understand what motivates Ron Paul supporters or underestimate their level of support, check out this video. And just because you’ve probably seen it before, still watch the entire clip to catch the new twist at the end.

Props.

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Huckabee: Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught
Just you wait and see
(Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me) — the Coasters

Here’s a refreshing bit of news from the Ron Paul campaign. Instead of a campaign solely based on pressing his ideological views, Paul has finally starting to become politically combative, too.
Two […]

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Romney Buys the Presidency

Chris Brunner is reporting that “Mitt Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital, and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay in a leveraged buyout agreement with Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio station owner in the country.”  Here’s more:
Clear Channel owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, twelve radio channels on […]

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Hotties for Ron Paul Calendars Can Now Be Ordered

Hotties4RonPaul is a new independent project to raise money for Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. Scantily clad hot women, such as my good friend Michelle (pictured on the right) who appeared on the Strippers for Ron Paul segment of Tucker Carlson’s show, will be featured in the calendar. I don’t expect we’ll find any Ron […]

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Dodd Duds Out in New York

If this report is accurate, it looks like Chris Dodd can no longer be considered a serious presidential contender.
Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut did not file to be on the New York Democratic presidential primary. 5,000 signatures are required for Democrats in New York. The six Democrats who did file in New York are Biden, […]

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Local Ron Paul News Coverage

Below is a local television interview I helped coordinate for the Ron Paul campaign:

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When Bernanke Talks, People Listen

Let’s try that title again, this time with hyperlinks:  When Bernanke Talks, People Listen.  As of the time of this writing, the DOW is down 212 points.
It seems the investment class finds that Ron Paul makes a bit more sense than the Fed Chair (or the Democrats or Republicans, for that matter).
On Bernanke’s .25% rate […]

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