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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 03:23 PM
There was a huge and noisy anti-bailout demo outside the Capitol this morning, festooned with signs saying "Mises Was Right" and "Austrian Economics Is Right." Ron also pointed out how great it is to have the predator-establishment defeated on Mises's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 01:46 PM
What a heroic day! The people rose up against a coalition of every evil group in America: the central bank, Wall Street plutocrats, politicians, banksters, think tanks (including the pseudo-libertarian sort), big media, big academia, and big business, and won....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 01:12 PM
In order to feel good about themselves, politicos who perpetuate disastrous political policies come out with the canard of the nobodies. Examples include "Nobody thought the internet bubble would burst," "Nobody predicted the Iraq War would be a disaster," and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 01:02 PM
(Thanks to Tim Swanson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 10:21 AM
Mr. Ostrowski, My support for Ron Paul's presidential campaign led me to LewRockwell.com, and I've been visiting the site as often as I can for the better part of a year now. The good Dr. Paul not only "cured my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2008 07:39 AM
Writes Charles Burris:You are on-target in your assessment of the current moment as having potential revolutionary consequences against the power elite in both its Washington and Wall Street manifestations. Both the "objective" and "subjective" conditions are present and are continuing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2008 08:40 PM
Lew, now perhaps the red-state fascists realize how foolish they were to dismiss Ron, and not to give him the airtime they gave the invincibly ignorant McCain et al. Too late, guys. You have been wed to the GOP because...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2008 06:06 PM
(Thanks to Kalim Kassam)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2008 04:59 PM
McBama favors the Billionaire Bailout. McBama won't say what programs have to be cut to pay for the Billionaire Bailout. McBama thinks "we should never hesitate to use military force." McBama wants to escalate the other unwinnable "land war in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2008 08:00 AM
Right after endorsing a trillion dollar bailout of Wall Street, McCain points out that Obama supported hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks. These guys should be slapped for every minute they waste arguing over drops in the bucket. Of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 08:16 PM
If this week has proved anything it's Bastiat's famous dictum: Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. When asked by U.S. News and World Report what he thought about bailing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 06:19 PM
The pro-Fed Kochtopus is indeed either making excuses for the bailout or remaining silent. Most pathetically, the Cato Institute is planning a November conference on "Lessons from the Subprime Crisis" where the main "featured speakers" are three Fed bureaucrats, a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 01:22 PM
Since Rep. Barney Frank has emerged as the point man in this whole bailout business, it seems to me that Republicans actually can claim some of the mantle of 1994 and let Frank and the Democrats carry the water. After...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 09:34 AM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 08:21 AM
Ron Paul, of course, according to the poll. (Thanks to Dave and everyone else who emailed links.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2008 05:55 AM
As everyone around here knows, Jim, I hate the Republicans as much as anyone, and even more than I hate the Democrats. And I don't trust the motives of any of them (Ron Paul doesn't count, of course). But if...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2008 06:42 PM
Writes Jim Sheehan: "I just walked by the New York Stock Exchange. Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest the government's bailout of Wall Street. Several were holding placards that read 'Stop the bailout! Read The Road to Serfdom by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2008 05:45 PM
Writes Jay Roberts: "One of the great things about being a Ron Paul/LRC supporter, even more than now being able to deliver atomic 'I told you so's' to those who formerly laughed/indulged, is that one should now be financially prepared...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2008 02:04 PM
Writes Mike Martin: "So the plan is for the government to buy a whole bunch of garbage that the sellers don't want to sell at a market price, hold on to this rotten junk while pumping more money into the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2008 12:38 PM
Don't miss the Bob Higgs podcast on the phony financial crisis, or Stephan Kinsella on intellectual "property" or Bill Sardi on the murderous FDA. The champion podcast continues to be Ron Paul on the Panic; its downloads have used 100...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 10:08 PM
Writes Craig Spanton: "Thanks: For everything I have learned as a student of Austrian Economics for the past 15 years. Sorry: For thinking 'Oh no, please Ron Paul, monetary policy is not part of a winning presidential campaign.' "I feel...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 09:05 PM
Thanks to the friend who pointed out that the pseudo-libertarian Beltway mag can't stay away from attacking Ron Paul. Of course, their plutocratic Funder has despised Ron for almost a quarter of a century, ever since he refused to stop...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 06:00 PM
Writes Joshua Backing: "I just noticed McCain's 'Reform, Prosperity, Peace' banner. If he replaced 'Reform' with 'Gold', maybe he would be on to something. It is too bad for him that Ron Paul already wrote the book."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 05:57 PM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 03:21 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2008 01:34 PM
What bartender has not heard from drunks the same argument that Treasury Secretary Paulson is making to a Senate Committee in suggesting that we can have a critical debate on reform later, what we need now is a bailout? "I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2008 10:30 AM
Isn't it amazing how the same media that ignored and marginalized Ron Paul during the GOP primaries suddenly has decided his opinion matters? Perhaps it's because he's the only politician not sticking up for federal bailouts (contra Rush Limbaugh, who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2008 08:34 AM
At his counter-press conference, Barr criticized Ron's coalition of third parties and their joint platform. Ron was diluting the pro-liberty cause, said Barr. Ron should make up his mind and choose one candidate to support, added the Bobster. Well, Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2008 04:31 PM
The power elite is in a big hurry. They want this bailout of the super rich to be enacted quickly before the champions of the taxpayers and the working class have time to read the bills and expose the Fed's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2008 06:23 AM
UPDATE Here is the LA Times political blog on Ron as the one opponent of the bailout crime....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2008 07:06 PM
As one of the countless libertarians whose life has been enriched by Burt Blumert's friendship, I was thrilled to see that the Ludwig Von Mises Institute has published a a collection of Burt's LRC esays. As Lew and David recount,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2008 02:44 PM
Here are two more strikes against Palin, and they are bad ones. 1. Jim Bovard reported last week on the Antiwar.com blog that Palin made this incredible statement in a speech to U.S. troops departing for Iraq: soldiers would be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2008 09:06 PM
On Bill Maher's Real Time "Overtime" podcast of 9/13/08 (from 2:09 to 3:09), Maher and guests (Janeane Garofalo, John Fund, Roseanne Barr), discuss Ron Paul -- Bill wonders whether Paul will "stick to his anachro-capitalist principles and refuse federal aid"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2008 10:31 PM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 04:41 PM
The American Conservative's Dan McCarthy reports on Ron Paul's Minneapolis events. It's not just a report, though: it ends with a specific suggestion for where -- politically at least -- the movement might go in the future....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 03:00 PM
Writes Jenny Barwick: "I guess I am scared -- but I've lived the last two years or so with a feeling of impending catastrophe, even before I found LRC and Ron Paul and became able to put my nebulous unease...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 01:47 PM
(Thanks to Mike Conaghan)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 10:32 AM
Brian Farmer, writing in the New American, reports on Ron's counterconvention. Here's what he had to say about two speakers: Thomas Woods: Dr. Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of the bestselling book...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 09:36 AM
Rachel Maddow's new show on MSNBC is getting more viewers than Keith Olbermann's, according to Drudge. That's due to her own abilities, and to Keith fatigue. How often can one watch a loud, in-your-face host who never has a guest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2008 09:14 AM
(Thanks Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2008 03:57 PM
John McCain often has admitted he knows nothing about economics, and for the first time in history, it seems that a presidential candidate (other than Ron Paul, of course) actually has told the truth. I waited to see if the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2008 06:02 AM
Here he is, five years ago, on where the GSEs Fannie and Freddie were headed. (Thanks to Yaz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2008 09:47 PM
Amy Goodman did cover Ron Paul -- specifically, the convention in Minneapolis. I still say Democracy Now spends 99.3% of its time pretending we don't exist, but it's their network I guess....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2008 08:29 PM
Andrew Sirkis writes: "Your blog posting of Amy Goodman interviewing Bill Richardson about the 500,000 murdered children was very interesting.... Have you seen the rest of the interview? I am only asking because I was wondering if Amy Goodman asked...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2008 04:24 PM
Says Burt Blumert: "I heard Barack on TV making fun, rightly, of Bush's 'Ownership Society,' and he pretty much quoted what you had to say (without attribution, of course) in your speech at Ron Paul's counterconvention in Minneapolis: "'Bush was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2008 03:29 PM
Here's Democracy Now's Amy Goodman interviewing New Mexico governor and former UN ambassador Bill Richardson. He's a-ok with 500,000 dead children, too. (The YouTube is about a minute and a half long.) I respect Amy Goodman to an extent, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2008 10:12 AM
I received this email as part of an email list I'm a member of: Says one volunteer - "I will work and vote for... any Ron Paul endorsed candidate. What I object to is being forced to deliver McCain/Palin material...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2008 12:25 AM
I don't know, but it would be interesting to hear a reporter ask her if she voted for McCain in the caucus. But let's say she voted for Ron Paul in the caucus. So what. As his VP, Palin is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 13, 2008 09:50 AM
David Franke, the editor of Third Party Watch and partner of TPW owner Richard Viguerie, has launched an attack on Barr campaign manager Russ Verney. Russ Verney, Bob Barr’s campaign manager, just doesn’t get it. He persuaded his candidate to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 07:56 PM
Brian Doherty has an excellent and comprehensive interview on the Ron Paul/Bob Barr events of the last couple of days. The interview on the Pacifica Network's Morning Show starts about 74 minutes into the show and lasts for about 15...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 03:49 PM
Writes David Beito: "My respect for Mike Gravel has skyrocketed. Whatever you think of Palin, this interview is absolutely priceless. The smug pro-Obama Pacifica hosts are simply left speechless. Gravel gets in a few good licks at the end attacking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 03:24 PM
The Republicans tried to force the cancellation of Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic (and the Rage Against the Machine concert). (Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 01:53 PM
From Ballot Access News: The Montana Secretary of State is not inclined to remove Ron Paul’s name from the ballot as the Constitution Party nominee, since all but five counties have finalized their ballots and sent the information to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 11:43 AM
(Thanks to Minnesota Chris)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 10:06 AM
Writes Steve Berger:The idea of a foreclosure freeze is gaining lots of momentum in the senate. Nice magic bullet. Marginal borrowers will now have an incentive to default earlier than otherwise, mortgage lenders will see their cash flow reduced and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2008 09:23 AM
But it may not be too late. (Thanks to Adam)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 08:52 PM
Libertarian Party Founder David Nolan writes, "Barr. . . tooted his own horn and 'invited' Ron Paul to be his running mate. This was insanely stupid, for several reasons. First, because Barr has no authority to unilaterally change running-mates. Second,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 04:47 PM
Writes a Libertarian friend:Here is a letter from Barr asking Paul to be his VP today. If you read between the lines, it is clear that 1. Barr hates Ron Paul; 2. Barr expects Paul to say no to him;...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 01:24 PM
Bob Barr's campaign manager, Russ Verney, sure is funny: "Today our campaign is being criticized by a few people [my emphasis] for my decision to not attend a press conference sponsored by Ron Paul's political action committee...." A few people,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 01:08 PM
In a statement today, the Barr campaign manages to attack Ron Paul yet again (while somehow finding an excuse to praise President Bush for his "leadership" on 9/11). They say that Ron Paul's meeting yesterday was all about promoting himself,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 12:43 PM
The response of certain Libertarian Party people to Ron Paul's proposal reflects the influence of what I call "make-believe libertarians" within the LP. For every philosophically-centered and insightful Harry Browne, there have been far too many semi-reformed conservatives who have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 12:42 PM
No way, no how, no McCain. And isn't it funny that Gramm, who is an economist for all his other problems, had just one argument for Ron, that McCain would be slightly less bad than Obama?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 12:19 PM
Writes Nat Palmer: "The awesome thing about those who love and understand liberty is that if Ron Paul endorsed McCain, they would reject Paul. Not his ideas of liberty, but Ron Paul the man. There is no cult of personality,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 11:55 AM
Let's not forget that Nader and McKinney are right on far more issues than McCain and Obama, even if all four are very wrong on economics. Ron Paul knows what he is doing. Attacking the Republicrats is vitally important. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 11:05 AM
Good tv story: "Ron Paul urges Americans to vote for third-party candidate." (Thanks to Daniel) Update thanks to Travis....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 09:03 AM
Over the last fifteen minutes, I've had difficulty containing my laughter. "We can endorse these principles, but we also think it is important not to dilute our message." This has got to be the single most ironic statement of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2008 07:32 AM
Barr's Field Director, Mike Ferguson, is living proof that one need not have an IQ above 50 to get high-ranking work on a major Libertarian Party campaign. The full text of his letter is below in case anyone needs it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 10:41 PM
Murray N. Rothbard in 1956: "I am getting more and more convinced that the war-peace question is the key to the whole libertarian business." It's also one of the keys to the Ron Paul press conference....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 06:59 PM
My friend Bill Anderson is confused about the Ron Paul press conference today. I don't agree that "Ron Paul has no more in common with McKinney and Nader than he has with John McCain." Like McKinney and Nader, McCain (and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 05:32 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 04:43 PM
I've dreamed of this: The good leftists and good rightists all agreeing on gutting the empire, dismantling the national security state and ratcheting back the profligate corporatism. Anti-Fed and anti-war, a wonderful, cross-spectrum, short-term American populist program that would do...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 02:25 PM
Here's the Barr campaign's national field director, determined to take a disastrously stupid political move and make its impact ten times worse. Whose votes are they winning by doing this? What could possibly be going through their minds, other than...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 01:47 PM
(Thanks to Anthony Ajamian)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 01:42 PM
Dear LP, Mr. Barr's refusal to join Rep. Ron Paul and other Third Party presidential candidates at the Campaign for Liberty press conference today is most unfortunate and, frankly, a deal-breaker for me. I was prepared to hold my nose...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 01:20 PM
The Republican/Democrat duopoly has, for far too long, ignored the most important issues facing our nation. However, alternate candidates Chuck Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, and Ralph Nader agree with Ron Paul on four key principles central to the health of our...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 01:15 PM
By committing to attend Congressman Paul's press conference only to declare minutes before hand that "it just isn't worth it." This is according to Don Rasmussen, Events Coordinator of the Campaign for Liberty. Bob Barr has been slamming Dr. Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 12:34 PM
So, Ron Paul has refused to endorse McCain. Libertarians would label him a sellout (and worse) if he had done so. Why then does Sarah Palin get a free pass? She has done far worse than endorse McCain--she has joined...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 11:23 AM
The BBC covers the arrows Ron Paul has loosed straight at the dark hearts of the Republican and Democratic parties....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 10:44 AM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 10:39 AM
CNN is streaming his press conference here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 09:38 AM
The American Majority Ron Paul The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to the doctrinaire and academic thinkers....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 08:55 AM
During the latter stages of Ron Paul's presidential campaign, we kept hearing from one of Ron's officials - now on the McCain payroll - that John was spitting mad over Ron's fight through all the primaries. Poor baby. Word now...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2008 08:14 AM
Reports the Houston Chronicle: Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning, Houston-area congressman who waged a feisty Republican primary campaign for president, is expected on Wednesday to urge supporters to reject the two major-party candidates and vote for any of the four minor-party...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 05:59 PM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 05:58 PM
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr has been kicked off the ballot in Louisiana. Meanwhile, Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate Wayne Allyn Root says Obama represents the "audacity of affirmative action." And in the best thing to happen to third...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 04:33 PM
Here's footage of Aimee Allen's rendition of this great song. Ron Paul discussed the concept of the universal soldier in one of the most powerful parts of his speech (my favorite part). I discuss the song in this LRC article,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 04:26 PM
Reports the Seattle Post-intelligencer: Libertarian-leaning congressman Ron Paul is urging voters to reject John McCain and Barack Obama and support one of the third-party candidates for president. Paul, a Republican who abandoned his White House bid earlier this year, is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 04:22 PM
And so they should be, about Ron Paul's historic "special announcement" tomorrow....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 02:41 PM
I'll be interviewing Anthony Gregory today here from 2pm-3pm ET. We'll share thoughts on Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic, the 2008 election, the prospects for liberty on the left and the right, and more. Email us questions here; archive...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 11:58 AM
Writes "rhino" on the Daily Paul: Ralph Nader "was here in Cincinnati and I went down to see him speak hoping that he would take questions afterwards and he did. I asked him if he was aware of a third-party...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 10:56 AM
The Economist magazine, actually The Keynesian Economist, doesn't have the worst article in the world on Ron Paul and his Minneapolis convention. Perhaps the Brits have a US office on Capitol Hill, hence the snotty faux-freedom tone. (Thanks to Bill...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 10:10 AM
Writes a soldier: "Some time ago Ron Paul asked GEN Petraeus about any US attack on Iran needing a congressional declaration of war. Well, come Sep 16th, he takes over CENTCOM. Come Sep 16th, it will be in his purview."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 09:02 AM
He was the only member of Congress to vote against naming a post office for the Republican Roosevelt - the evil, crazed, and bloodthirsty McCain hero Teddy. (Thanks, Norm.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 08:52 AM
Since you're making personnel changes, how about turning the Rachel Maddow Show into the Rachel and Pat Show? When Buchanan was on the initial episode last night, it was electric. I am a fan of Rachel's, and maybe she will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 08:09 AM
There's a lot of noise being made by the left- and mutualist-libertarian crowd about the arrest of some so-called "anarchists" (scare quotes because anti-market "anarchists" are not real anarchists, i.e. anarcho-libertarians) and seizure by the police of "anarchist" and anarchist...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2008 01:46 AM
Michael Nystrom, founder and editor of The Daily Paul, has had it with the fascist GOP. That's pronounced "gopp," btw. (Thanks to Travis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 8, 2008 02:29 PM
Wayne Allyn Root, the Libertarian party vice presidential candidate, says that the Sarah Palin nomination is the end for Obama. Libertarian party founder David Nolan, on the other hand, thinks McCain made a huge error with Palin. Besides, says Nolan,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 8, 2008 01:56 PM
The Fannie-Freddie bailout is "socialism for the rich," says Jim Rogers. Not for "homeowners in trouble" - not that that's a good idea - but for "Wall Street and the big banks." Actually, Jim, this is just more fascist corporatism:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 8, 2008 08:36 AM
Murray Rothbard used to tell the story of the trouble even the Communist Party had in sending its agents into, say, the plumbers union. They almost invariably became plumbers rather than Communists. And these were secret agents in a left-wing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2008 03:13 PM
Writes Ken Harwood: "As you know:"About a dozen Massachusetts supporters of the Texas Congressman and GOP upstart decided to back McCain only an hour before the delegates began to cast votes for the presidential pick. “We decided the best course...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2008 07:00 AM
Bob Barr walked the GOP convention and the Ron Paul countervention. Some great photos from the Ron Paul event, including supporters of Barr and Chuck Baldwin. The NH ballot will have two LP presidential candidates, Barr and George Phillies. Barr...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2008 03:29 PM
The Weekly Standard's Matt Labash was sent by neocon Bill Kristol to make fun of the Ron Paul extravaganza in Minneapolis. It could be worse. Labash is smart and funny, and only laughs at a middle and working-class revolution. Commissar...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2008 12:53 PM
Here's a good-quality YouTube version of my speech at Ron Paul's rally: Part I Part II...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2008 08:40 AM
The Montana Constitution Party has removed Chuck Baldwin from the ballot and is putting the ticket of Ron Paul for President and Michael Peroutka on the ballot for Vice-President. Ron Paul was aware that the party planned to do this,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 06:58 PM
In reply to some comments I received regarding my "Ichabod!" article today on LRC I should say that I have never had any hope in the Republican Party. Years ago, when I was a registered Republican, and when I thought...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 06:31 PM
Thanks to Steve Vance for this report on the almost invariable result of Republican politics:In a last-minute show of unity, Bay State Ron Paul supporters decided to throw their votes behind Sen. John McCain last night. About a dozen Massachusetts...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 05:21 PM
would occur if the Ron Paul major announcement was that Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr were stepping aside for him to be the nominee of the Constitution and Libertarian Parties. I would even vote if that happened....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 12:12 PM
We can't know for sure what it's about, but Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin both say they'll be at the important Ron Paul press conference at the National Press Club in DC on September 10th at 10:30am, to discuss the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 11:31 AM
Writes Peter Gay: "I have just completed my voter registration form, and am out of the Nazi, I mean, Republican Party. The links you posted today about the Convention were well beyond the last straw - in my mind I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 10:55 AM
Writes Cisse Spragins: "You got that right. I was a Ron Paul delegate to the MO State GOP Convention and the treatment there (and at the lower levels caucuses) was quite similar. The contrast between the MO GOP convention and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 10:50 AM
Writes a person from Texas: "I was a delegate to the Texas Republican Convention this year. If any delegate was known to be sympathetic to Dr. Paul, they were not allowed to speak to the convention. If they approached a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 08:25 AM
(Thanks to Kalim Kassam)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2008 08:20 AM
The St. Paul police state was centered in the convention, of course, where the Secret Service and black shirts (oh, sorry, black hats) spied on Ron Paul delegates, harrassed them, stole their property, and demeaned them, with the threat of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 10:14 PM
Lew, at least Senator Inhofe tried to correct the record when his delegation's votes for Ron Paul were ignored. As far back as 1976, in that famous convention where Jerry Ford "defeated" Ronald Reagan, the Indiana delegation head studiously ignored...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 02:38 PM
From the Boston Globe: In 1976 outsiders started a Revolution that took over the Republican Party. It was called the Reagan Revolution. In 2008, Ron Paul supporters see themselves in a similar position. Instead of fighting the machine, supporters of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 01:56 PM
Writes George Mora: "I also was very happy to see al-Jazeera's coverage of Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty Convention. I think it shows the growing interest in the global Arab and Muslim community for Dr. Paul's philosophy of free markets...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 01:54 PM
The Republican party betrays and marginalizes Ron Paul supporters. (Thanks to WRH.) UPDATE Thanks to Mark Silva of the Swamp for reporting on the rollcall betrayal. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.) Really, the Republicans are a despicable bunch....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 01:40 PM
(Thanks to Anthony Ajamian)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 01:32 PM
There is a very interesting interview with Tucker Carlson while at the Ron Paul rally. He has some good insights about Ron and the movement, and I think he really understands why we like Ron Paul, and why he does...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 12:16 PM
In light of all the good coverage of what went on at Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty Convention, even by al-Jazeera, isn't it pathetic that all that [T]Reason magazine could muster was a snarky comment about how some guy from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 10:47 AM
What can I say about a young and old crowd of 11,000 Paulians that cheered the names of Murray Rothbard and Frank Chodorov, except that they are also LRC and Mises.org readers? Murray always held that it is not enough...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 09:52 AM
The Democrats are close to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It's amazing. First, they chose the far weaker of two candidates for the nomination. Actually, the voters probably chose Hillary but the crazy rules chose Obama. One of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 09:00 AM
Writes Steve Reed: "I wasted my time on the roll call, which just ended, so you wouldn't have to. Write an essay dissecting, say, - Das Gemeintum vor den Eigentum - ... oh, sorry, channeling my Middle European history there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 07:24 AM
Writes Stephen: "It's a sad statement that Ron Paul's rally got a fairer shake in al-Jazeera than it did in Reason." Actually, that's true on almost every topic you can imagine. UPDATE Here are some great photos of the rally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2008 07:11 AM
From MSNBC's initial report on Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic: "The most passionate of applause lines so far? Upon one speaker's single pronunciation of 'the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle,' members of the audience leapt to their feet...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 10:04 PM
(Thanks to Dustin Anderson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 10:01 PM
Conservative, from Jim Antle of the American Spectator, liberal, from Chris Hayes of the Nation, and independent, from Christian Porth of al-Jazeera. UPDATE from Mike Nelson: a libertarian view....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 08:26 PM
Because NeoCons on both the Left and Right despise her; on the Left for her past support for Pat Buchanan and (supposedly) Ron Paul, and on the Right for the frightening realization (for them) that she will be the 2012...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 06:12 PM
Thanks to Dave Weigel, CPA, for this YouTube of Aimee Allen singing Universal Soldier at the Ron Paul convention, at Ron's request....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 12:26 PM
It was great to hear the Ron Paul convention crowd spontaneously chanting against the central bank. Here is the best video introduction to the case against the criminal gang who gives us artificial booms and busts, redistribution of wealth, world...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 11:51 AM
Here is the convention, including Tom Woods and me, and here is Ron Paul's amazing speech. (Thanks to Michael Nelson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 01:07 AM
Besides Lew Rockwell's great speech, I was only able to catch a few minutes of Ron Paul's speech and other events at the Rally for the Republic. But what an inspiring sight that full arena was -- and what a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 12:22 AM
At the Ron Paul Convention in Minneapolis....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2008 12:21 AM
One musical star of Ron Paul's convention in Minneapolis was, of course, Aimee Allen, who rocked the house at the Ron Paul Nation celebration and the Rally for the Republic. Most moving was her singing of the heroic Universal Soldier,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2008 08:30 PM
The fascisticons refuse even to discuss the key issues facing our country....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2008 05:17 PM
One wonderful thing about the Ron Paul movement is how it has brought together such a diverse group of individuals in support of liberty. This convention has been a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll. Last night...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2008 10:07 AM
First they deny Ron a chance to speak in St. Paul; then they deny him a chance to testify to the platform committee; now they deny him the normal access to the convention floor for a Republican congressmen. Here is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2008 09:11 AM
The Washington Times headline writer gets it wrong, of course, in this story. On the other hand, the McCainites did hire former RP campaign manager, Lew Moore, to try to persuade the RP delegates not to boo the Killer, etc....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2008 06:49 AM
Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic will be broadcast on CSPAN-2 from start to finish tomorrow....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2008 04:44 PM
Guess what? Obama is for spending a lot of money on science and technology in the US. Science Debate 2008 - the group of people who failed to get the Presidential Candidates to debate issues surrounding science this spring -...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2008 04:11 PM
A fantastic article from the Minneapolis Post. This is clearly the place to be this week in the Twin Cities....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2008 11:31 AM
What a time! Thousands of us filling up the streets here. I met some top Republicans from the city party, which was largely taken over by Paulians, I hear. But that's as Republican as it gets – the Big Government...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2008 11:33 PM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2008 05:34 PM
I was shocked to hear that McCain picked Palin, who is closer to Ron Paul on policy issues than to John McCain; I tend to believe the Bob Novak column that said McCain would have picked Joe Lieberman if he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2008 02:04 PM
In Denver, we're so afraid of unarmed civilians, we send 2 cops for each protestor. This is undoubtedly what St Paul will look like next week also. Just imagine the Ron Paul supporters in that little group in the middle:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2008 08:21 AM
The police of St. Paul already are engaging in the smashmouth tactics against protesters, raiding the headquarters of the protesters with the usual goon-squad tactics of brandishing firearms and intimidating people with death if they resist. I cannot help but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2008 07:34 AM
Ron Paul supporters advocated that Ron pick her as his vice presidential running mate eleven months ago, stressing her libertarian policy stances and her family values....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2008 04:48 PM
From a February MTV interview: "He's a good guy," she added. "He's so independent. He's independent of the party machine. I'm like, 'Right on, so am I.'" (Thanks to David Muir)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2008 03:13 PM
I'll be speaking at Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic at 2:10pm on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, and now free tickets are available. Other speakers include Tom Woods, Bruce Fein, Bill Kauffman, Jesse Ventura, Tucker Carlson, and, of course, Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2008 08:32 AM
Writes Adam Bremer: "As a conservative who kind of 'woke up' when I heard Ron in the early debates (and then I gave money and went to his rally in Nashville) I appreciate your site, and check it on a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2008 04:12 PM
That seems to be the CV. I guess the network deserves to go down for what it did to Don Imus over an ugly joke, though now, as a political junkie, I watch Morning Joe instead. I also tend to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2008 12:18 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2008 08:57 AM
Writes Dustin Anderson: "In response to this post on LRC, here's Pat Buchanan on Russian TV talking about the Russo-Georgia conflict. And here he is on the McLaughlin Group talking about the same thing. Best of all, here is him...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2008 08:23 AM
All the usual suspects are criticizing earmarks again. Being anti-earmark, like McCain and the Beltway types, is a way to seem anti-spending while actually strengthening executive power. Earmarks do not increase spending; they are congressional allotments of proposed spending. If...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2008 01:35 PM
The folks at Operation St. Paul not only have giant billboards either up or going up, but they've also got the High Tide Ron Paul ad, with a new CFL ending, running on all the big screens around the Mall...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2008 10:22 AM
The boring Obama camp should have grabbed the electrifying, interesting, appealing Dennis Kucinich for VP. This is a guy who, in spite of his leftist, New Dealer bent, and his horrifying plans for the economy (I write about that here),...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2008 09:30 PM
But his opposition to making English the official language is not, in any event, at the top of the list. I oppose official languages and support full separation of language and state. I can see why some might disagree, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 25, 2008 04:24 PM
From the Brazosport Facts (Ron's hometown newspaper) story on the Minneapolis rally: "Carol Paul now is walking, talking and eating, Ron Paul said."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 25, 2008 08:58 AM
Writes Jeff Cloyd: "I have enjoyed your website for quite some time, and have been very enlightened by articles I read there. In fact, the decision my wife and I made to homeschool our two daughters was reinforced by articles...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2008 02:50 PM
Writes Trent Hill: "Last week, there was much excitement over the news that an independent ticket featuring Michael Bloomberg and Ron Paul would be placed on the ballot in Virginia. This was eventually shot down because the ticket was to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2008 11:33 AM
According to Rupert Murdoch's War Street Journal: "Two Nevada delegations are packing their bags "for the Republican National Convention Sept. 1, and if the latest party ruling stands, neither of them will be seated. "A fiasco at the state convention...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2008 03:36 PM
Hardcore RP delegates to the Republican national convention hope to convince enough McCain delegates to abstain on the first ballot to deny the fascist neocon the nomination, with the hope of eventually nominating Ron. They rightly point out that, as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2008 12:18 PM
Valori Pyeatt, the granddaughter of Ron and Carol Paul, was married last night at the First Baptist Church in Lake Jackson, Texas, to Jesse Benton. No wedding stories yet, but here is one on their engagement....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2008 11:47 AM
Ron Paul delegates and alternates to the Republican convention - of whom there are many - do not plan to go with the flow on the glorification of war, the Fed, and the police state during the annointing of McCain....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2008 05:10 PM
[T]Reason magazine reported last April that longtime Cato donor John Stagliani was being prosecuted for the victimless crime of pornography. Now we learn over the Web today that another longtime Cato donor and sponsor of Cato University, Ross Levatter, was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2008 04:54 PM
Writes Charles Burris: "I.O.U.S.A., the highly touted fright documentary on America's skyrocketing national debt sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, premiered in 400 theaters across the nation Thursday night. This banal film was actually painful to watch, much worse...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2008 01:16 PM
Mrs. Ron Paul is no longer in the ICU, and is now in a regular hospital room....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2008 05:24 PM
After barring Ron Paul, the Republifascists will give the main convention speaking slots to the sanctimonious neocon monster Lieberman, the crooked neocon monster Giuliani, and the neocon war criminals Cheney and Bush. Also today, at a town meeting, when a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2008 07:21 PM
Says Ron Paul: "I am very happy to say she is doing much better and though I am still very concerned, I am cautiously optimistic of a full recovery.”...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2008 11:07 AM
One of Ron Paul's great gifts is his ability to make complicated issues understandable and indeed memorable to average people. For example, he notes that US meddling in the Caucasus is like the Russians arming and training the Mexican army...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2008 10:21 AM
Writes Andrew Malcolm for the LA Times: "Here's a good one: Just because former Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia is the official candidate for president of the Libertarian Party, he thinks he should be included in this fall's televised...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2008 09:26 AM
Writes Lyndon Kroker: "I very much enjoy reading your web site. It has helped me learn a great deal. In fact, I have found out that ever since I was very young, I have been a libertarian - I just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2008 08:30 AM
Writes Steven St. Jean: "Does this mean that Rockwell will be speaking at the Rally? "I wish I’d known that before I decided I couldn’t afford to go, and dropped my travel plans. "I’ve seen Ron Paul; I’ve seen Tom...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2008 05:28 PM
We'll be appearing at Ron Paul's big Rally for the Republic on September 2, 2008, in Minneapolis, just down the road from the "We Are All Georgians" meeting....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2008 03:54 PM
The Independent Party of Virginia has collected 70,000 signatures - seven times as many as necessary - to nominate Ron as vice president and Michael Bloomberg as president. The wrong order, of course, but still very neat. Could this ticket...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2008 03:45 PM
This is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. This site shows you how to Use "Postage Paid" Envelopes to mail a brick to junk mailers!. You know those obnoxious "refinance your home" or credit card ... offers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2008 12:56 AM
Writes Laurence Vance: "There is a Marine recruiter who has changed his mind about the military and is applying to be a conscientious objector. Just yesterday he sent me his application. He credits Ron Paul, me, and LRC with changing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2008 08:00 PM
Bob Barr is trying to escape the shadow of Ron Paul, says McClatchy. Zogby says Barr is polling at 6%, and Ralph Nader at 2%. Also according to Zogby, the majority want Barr and Nader in the debates (duh!). Bestselling...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2008 10:09 AM
Writes Charles Burris: "On August 21 there will be a national premier of the film, I.O.U.S.A., in 400 theaters across the nation. The film purports to be an entertaining analysis of the serious financial situation facing America regarding its National...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2008 02:46 PM
Writes Gary North: John W. Robbins died on August 14, 2008. He was 59. He received his Ph.D. in political theory under Gottfried Dietze at Johns Hopkins University. He was awarded an M.A. from Johns Hopkins at age 21 and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2008 09:36 PM
Says the Houston Chronicle: Carol Paul, wife of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, remains in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital this morning after having her third surgery in a week. "Carol's surgery was successful. We are not out...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2008 08:35 AM
Here is the AP story. Carol and Ron, you are in our thoughts and prayers. (Thanks to Mark Fee.) UPDATE A better story in the Victoria Advocate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2008 07:18 PM
So, the aggressor Georgia - which seceded from Russia - wants to resume its occupation of secessionist South Ossetia, and invades it. In other words, the MSM is a pack of lies. The neocons love Georgia, and denounce Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2008 08:59 AM
Says the review from the liberal Publisher's Weekly: "Congressman, Republican Presidential candidate and author Paul (A Foreign Policy of Freedom) says ;Let the revolution begin' with this libertarian plea for a return to 'the principles of our Founding Fathers: liberty,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2008 01:38 PM
There have been some excellent articles on LRC recently about China (Ron Paul on August 1 & Tim Swanson on July 22). Many conservatives, however, still have a China problem. Even real conservatives like Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2008 09:07 AM
Bravo to Ron Paul on his China comments! A nation that harasses people at every turn and which invades other countries without provocation is a country that does not need to lecture others about human rights. I truly am tired...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2008 09:48 PM
Ron Paul, of course. (Thanks to Eric Garris)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2008 09:09 PM
Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times political blog thought: hey, let's get some traffic for a change. So he covers the Ron Paul-Jesse Ventura counter-convention in St. Paul, which is tying the Ghastly Old Party in knots. As usual, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2008 07:50 AM
Even before the indictment of US Senator Ted Stevens, the Alaska Independent Party's candidate Bob Bird was making a strong showing (see the poll on the lower right). Now The Wanderer has endorsed him as "pro-life, pro-Constitution, pro-peace, and pro-Alaska."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2008 07:24 PM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2008 06:24 PM
So protesters swarmed the Cato Institute today, protesting its support of NAFTA, and now, the I-69 highway being built that will connect Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Recall that CNN dismissed Ron Paul as a crackpot for believing that any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2008 12:02 PM
Writes David Kramer: "Ron Paul was on NPR today, on a very left wing show, BUT there was no anatagonism or condescension. The co-hosts seemed to like him and were very open to his views." And don't miss the Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2008 10:28 AM
Karen, thanks for the news on Steak and Ale going bankrupt. Some years ago, I held weekly meetings at the local S&A. Then the chain gave $5,000, the maximum donation, to Ron Paul's congressional opponent. I moved the meetings....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2008 08:27 PM
Writes David Kinchen in the Huntington News: "Once again, a major political party -- the Republicans -- has rejected the one candidate who tells the truth; we're faced with the same old choices this November, between two Republicrats, Obama and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2008 12:17 PM
To get out of the depression, make Ron Paul your vice president, says Mish. (Thanks to Winston Young.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2008 01:14 PM
Writes George Jones: "Thank you for that blog about Barack's brother. It is difficult enough being human in this world without the added pressure of having to explain the meaning of your 'racial identity.' As a black man I am...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2008 01:12 PM
First it was McCain's chief foreign policy adviser, former Chalabi flak Randy Scheunemann. McCain should have immediately called him on the carpet, Phil Gramm style -- maybe even fired him. Now McCain himself picks up the tarnished tactic and flails...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2008 07:02 AM
(Thanks to Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2008 03:27 PM
The progressive Democrats, like Dennis Kucinich, appear to have voted for more bankster-corporate-state welfare. The real defenders of the common man, like Ron Paul, oppose such fascism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2008 12:49 PM
This time to reward the fascist Fannie and Freddie, other corrupt agencies, the banks, and politically connected borrowers. Oh, and this monstrous "law" includes further crackdowns on our privacy for the tax police. Just another day in the district of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2008 09:24 AM
A Continental jet flying from Houston to DC made an emergency landing in New Orleans Tuesday after losing cabin pressure. Ron Paul and 117 other passengers were safe. (Thanks to Jim Brownfield.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2008 07:00 PM
Now he will hold his libertarian counter-convention at the 18,000-seat Target Center. (Thanks to Ruby Justice.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2008 10:29 AM
After the huge success of Ron's The Revolution: A Manifesto, he's signed a contract to write his autobiography. The publisher is the same, Grand Central Books. According to the NY Observer, GCB paid a "major sum," and rightly so. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2008 08:33 AM
The new Harris poll shows Bob and Ralph getting 2% each. Bob was recently in Houston, but no, Ron's "technology team" did not raise money for him. It's like ascribing Ron's direct-mail fundraising success to the business-reply envelope. It was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2008 02:05 PM
'We know Ron Paul, and Bob Barr is no Ron Paul," writes Andrew Malcolm in the LA Times on their fundraising, spending, and debt. Andrew's conclusion: "Maybe Barr just needs his own campaign blimp."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2008 10:02 AM
"I think we are maybe 10 percent into this crisis. The economic distortions have been building for longer than we’ve seen in the history of the world. Never have we had such confidence falsely placed in a reserve currency." This...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2008 08:01 AM
Remember when police-statist Beck said that Ron Paul donors should be arrested by the army? On the same agitprop occasion, the since-disappeared neocon David Horowitz tried to smear LRC....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2008 08:46 PM
Thanks to Jeremy Glass, who drew the McCain-New Yorker cover, for this, which he created at the request of Mike Toles:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2008 04:42 PM
But how fun to see a Ron Paul presence on their site, trying to reform a pack of lies, and making trouble by telling the truth. (Thanks to Barbara Hoffman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2008 04:18 PM
Antiwar Green party candidate Cynthia McKinney is interviewed in Newsweek. She goes over her top priorities and says the LP has reached out to her several times this year, and hints that there will be more 'mutual reaching." LP nominee...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2008 11:04 AM
(Thanks to Travis Holte)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2008 09:30 AM
Here is the Part 2 YouTube, and thanks to Travis Holte....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2008 08:54 PM
(Thanks to Travis Holte)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2008 12:25 PM
As a Dolphins fan (shhh, don't tell anyone) who loves the Steelers and their legacy, I've been following this topic with interest for some time, and here's an excellent, excellent (short) commentary in the Wall Street Journal. In the most...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2008 08:18 AM
(Thanks to Minnesota Chris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2008 07:25 PM
Good for Roo Big and other Washingon (the good one) Paulian libertarians, for compiling this index for Ron Paul's important book, which unfortunately is missing one (shame on you, Grand Central Books). Whenever Roo & co. sell or loan a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2008 08:30 AM
Thanks to Minnesota Chris for that first segment; here is his playlist for the rest....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2008 03:40 PM
Libertarian nominee Bob Barr holds a small fundraiser at his running mate's "ostentatious mansion" near Las Vegas. GOP promises, cross its heart and hope to die, it will not try to knock Barr off the ballot in states where he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2008 11:43 AM
Writes Marlow: "Your post referred to a Facebook page for Jesse Ventura. That Facebook page cites an appearance by Jesse on Al Jazeera Show. 4/09/2008 captured on Youtube. In that Youtube, starting at 6:05 and ending at 7:40, Jesse Ventura...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2008 08:19 AM
(Thanks to TW)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2008 06:47 PM
As this blog pointed out five months ago, McCain is constitutionally ineligible to be president because of his foreign birth. Now the NY Times is hopping on board. That was a political rally in DC today, wasn't it?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2008 05:45 PM
Ron Paul vs. Paulson and Bernanke. (Thanks to Minnesota Chris for all his work on these.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2008 04:21 PM
The LA Times political blog breaks into its fascinating back-and-forth of Obama-McCain, McCain-Obama, to report on Ron's march tomorrow in DC, WaPo's obit of Kent Snyder, the coming counter-convention at the University of Minnesota, and continued RP victories in various...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 05:34 PM
Running under David Gregory's show on MSNBC is the banner "Economic Meltdown." Gregory is clearly nervous. After all he has inside info: his wife is a high official of Fannie Mae. The Fed & co. have put us into a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 05:08 PM
(Thanks to Minnesota Chris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 03:41 PM
Time magazine writes up political libertarianism, and why it's so big this year (the facts on the ground and Ron Paul). It's a decent article, though full--in the best MSM tradition--of howlers....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 09:03 AM
When Ron Paul warned years ago against central banking, the Fed bubble, the Fed bust, the bankruptcy of too-big-to-fail Fannie, and Freddie, and their bailout at the expense of you and me--not to mention a panic and crash, he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 07:45 AM
...in opposing agression against Iran, notes Phil Weiss. "Paul has an intellectual manner and a gracious way of speaking." Read the whole blog post....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 07:39 AM
Ron Paul condemns the proposed blockade of Iran on the House floor. Here is Ron's opening statement in yesterday's hearing on Iran Policy. And here is Ron's Q&A on Iran in the hearings. (Thanks to Minnesota Chris for all three...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2008 06:48 AM
In the latest Zogby Poll: Obama - 40% McCain - 37% Barr - 10% Nader - 2% Someone else - 7% Undecided - 4% McCain, Obama nearly even with Independents. In a tight race, 9% stay with Barr and help...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2008 09:48 AM
Ron reports on his fight against the warmongers in Congress and elsewhere who threaten Iran and world peace. (Thanks to Minnesota Chris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2008 11:20 PM
Over the three-day weekend the New York Times unveiled its list of "Poli-Book Best Sellers" for July. There at number four is Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto, one spot above Pat Buchanan's Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War. Two...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2008 09:55 PM
Another great video from SlateTV, this one on Hollywood-spawned politicians, especially from the movie Predator (including a Libertarian). But aren't all successful pols predators by definition? No, there is Ron Paul. But the State is the greatest predator of them...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2008 03:44 PM
Progressive bloggers Glenn Greenwald and Jane Hamsher have hired Ron Paul moneybombers to raise funds for a new anti-police state political movement....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2008 03:18 PM
About possible neocon aggression against Iran, and the results of such a horror, writes the aristocratic foreign correspondent Arnaud de Borchgrave. And don't miss the first comment at the bottom....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2008 12:52 PM
According to the generally untrustworthy Washington Post: "Over four decades, Russell Means has led an insurrection, posed for Andy Warhol, aspired to be an assassin and been arguably the most influential public figure in fighting racism against the American Indian....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2008 12:59 PM
See the results that really count. The boring homicide bomber McCain barely registers (of course)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2008 12:51 PM
Ron Paul Revolution Cola, and it's Jones, the real stuff. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2008 10:12 AM
Congressmen are lusting for the blood of Iranians, says Ron Paul. They want to nuke that poor third-world country for refusing to bow the knee to the neocons. And we are supposed to look down on the Crips and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2008 12:20 PM
Lew, thanks for that Post piece. But of course it'll be two days of fun -- the first day of the GOP convention, Ron Paul is having a book signing for The Revolution: A Manifesto at 1:00pm at a Borders...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2008 12:15 PM
According to the generally untrustworthy Washington Post: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) may have ended his presidential campaign, but the libertarian gadfly isn't exactly going quietly into the good night. Just because the national best-selling author has decided he won't be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2008 11:15 AM
I had a cryptic call from Joe Becker in early September 2001. "Are you by chance looking for work?" I had met Becker a couple of months earlier, when I stopped in to Dr. Paul's office just to convey to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2008 09:07 PM
With the passing of Kent Snyder the freedom movement has lost a true champion. Most of you know Kent as the Chairman of the Ron Paul 2008 campaign, some of you may also remember him as the executive director of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2008 08:54 PM
Getting to know Kent Snyder was one of the greatest pleasures of working for the Ron Paul campaign. His character matched his philosophy: he wanted peace in the world and showed the way with his inner peace. (Kent had a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2008 01:16 PM
(Thanks to Travis Holte.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2008 09:30 PM
Writes Kevin Southwick: "I'm unable to attend Kent's service. He'd probably want me to simply support liberty with the resources I'd otherwise spend going to the service. So, I'll go to the Mises page and make a contribution. "I had...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2008 07:22 AM
That's the new personal site for Dr. Paul with links to his Campaign for Liberty, Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE) and National Endowment for Liberty (NEFL), Liberty Political Action Committee (PAC), Congressional House.gov site, and the Committee To...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2008 01:50 PM
Coming up at 2pm ET I'm interviewing Pace University's Joseph Salerno about the Fed. The program today is for the intimidated novice, a kind of "Fed for Dummies." Joe, by the way, is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2008 12:16 PM
Writes Joseph Becker, acting chairman of the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee: "I met my best friend of nearly a quarter century exactly as I should have – he was expounding the virtues of gold, silver, and platinum to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2008 11:47 AM
Writes Mark Grannis in the Washington Times: "Most presidential campaign books come at the beginning of the campaign season. This gives even a bad campaign book undeserved relevance. But the increased relevance is generally offset by discernable reductions in candor...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2008 09:41 AM
There is only one reason the Great Depression became a decade of high unemployment and low output and that is because of government intervention into the economy. I have no doubt that the credit-filled boom will continue to morph into...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 02:53 PM
Writes Spencer J. Hahn: "Let us not forget that it was that Democrat turncoat, Phil Gramm, who defeated Ron Paul in the 1984 Republican Senate primary. Had Ron Paul won the primary, he would have won the general election, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 02:06 PM
I know that Bob Barr supporters consider some of my criticisms to be too philosophical and abstract, but here's a practical consideration: There are many voters out there who will write in Ron Paul. They will probably not be counted,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 01:36 PM
On Fox, he admirably makes the conservatives squirm at the idea that he'll hurt McCain, and he stands up to a lie about the new FISA bill only being for terror-related surveillance. He takes blame for voting for the Patriot...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 01:18 PM
Writes Tim Swanson: "The WSJ is making a big deal about Phil Gramm becoming the economic adviser to John McCain -- lauding him as a true Dr. No. Not that I'm a fan of trademarks, but Ron Paul has a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 11:10 AM
Writes Ron Paul: "The Freedom Movement has suffered a great loss. Kent Snyder, chairman of my presidential campaign, lost his tragic battle with pneumonia last week. Kent was a true lover of liberty. He was an American patriot. He was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 09:34 AM
It was fun to see Pat Buchanan trying to get a word in edgewise against the wealthy motormouth Katrina van den Heuvel (whatever happened to WASP manners?) on Morning Joe. Pat warned of a possible October Surprise against Iran to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2008 08:16 AM
From Arlington, Virginia, comes news of the death last Thursday of quiet libertarian giant Kent Snyder, after a long illness, at the age of 49. A sweet, smart guy with a 24/7 work ethic, Kent was a martial-arts champion, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 29, 2008 02:55 PM
As a smart politician, Barr realizes that the ONLY interest the mainstream media has in him is as a "spoiler." That is, in the subversive and wonderful role he can play in hurting the evil John McCain. Indeed, the MSM...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2008 12:56 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2008 08:41 PM
Although it was sad to see Murray Sabrin fall short of the Republican Senate nomination in New Jersey earlier this month, in North Carolina victorious Ron Paul-endorsed Congressional nominee B.J. Lawson has been going from strength to strength. Lawson obliterated...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2008 03:40 PM
Neocon Glenn Beck, who once advocated martial law and the arrest of all Ron Paul donors, on what to do with Muslim prisoners....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2008 12:13 PM
One on the Fed, one on the "Revolution March." (Thanks to Minnesota Chris.) UPDATE A handsome YouTube of Ron on congressional regulation of moral and economic behavior (via Ron Paul News)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2008 08:30 AM
The school committee of Walpole, Massachusetts, has placed Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto on its summer reading list for middle-school students. (The article linked here incorrectly identifies the book as a biography.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2008 10:30 AM
McCain told Canadians that his campaign is about "reform, peace and prosperity," echoing Ron Paul's freedom, peace, and prosperity. In fact, of course, McCain is all about enshrining the power elite, mass murder of Muslims, and economic depression (though he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2008 09:31 AM
Writes Michael Sinclair: "Thanks again for another good one by Gore Vidal. I'm also waiting for my copy of Pat Buchanan's new book to arrive. It will be good to get a fresh look at some of the 20th Century's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2008 05:50 PM
Ron's presidential ccampaign may be "deceased," as Malcolm of the Times puts it in a financial roundup (with no debt and $4.5 million in the bank), but not in the hearts of the people....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2008 09:10 AM
In this clip from December, McCain claims he speaks for the troops -- not Ron, who dwarfed his competition in donations from American troops. McCain utters the typical early-2004 GOP propaganda, even though nowadays, even conservatives like Glenn Beck admit...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2008 10:59 PM
Obama, the only candidate this cycle -- besides Ron Paul, of course -- to get donations from actual Americans as versus the pressure groups, has decided not to take socialist funding, and instead depend on private gifts for his campaign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2008 03:45 PM
The New York Times bestseller list for June 29 was released today. Pat Buchanan's Churchill, Hitler, and "the Unnecessary War" is up to #10, in its third week on the list. Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto is down to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2008 08:11 PM
Ron Paul dominates the Tim Russert Memorial Network. One of his great interviews. (Thanks to Kalim Kassam and Travis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2008 09:59 AM
A video of one minute from Ron's great speech at FFF has gone viral on the web, when he indicts the Speaker of the House. Nancy, Ron explains, deleted from a bill in the dead of night a provision saying...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2008 08:48 AM
Or so says the RBS. Reports Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: "The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2008 07:05 AM
Paul Mulshine on why the Republicans don't want Ron at their convention, and what it says about the Cainster...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2008 01:55 PM
Reports the Daily Telegraph from London: "Mr McCain will not even have it all his own way at the Republican convention in St Paul, Minnesota, in September. His onetime rival for the nomination, the libertarian Ron Paul, has revealed that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2008 12:48 PM
(Thanks to Bob Sample.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2008 09:25 AM
Mark Skousen joins the rest of the pack in lauding regime mouthpiece Tim Russert as a hero of tough and independent journalism. (I feel as if it's 1968, and the editor of Pravda has just died. All the expected encomiums...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2008 08:25 AM
A friend pointed out that one of the most important affects of the Ron Paul campaign is all the young people who, absent the Ron Paul campaign, would have associated free-markets with neoconservatism, and peace with socialism. Now, thanks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2008 07:54 PM
Thursday I got a call from a friend disappointed over the end of Ron Paul's Presidential campaign. I told my friend that this is not an ending, but the beginning of the next chapter in an ongoing rEVOLUtion and, thanks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2008 06:55 PM
The Tim Russert Channel (f.k.a. MSNBC) is scrolling across the bottom of the screen that Ron Paul may join Bob Barr on the Libertarian ticket. I don't know what basis they have for this. Probably it is an irresponsible exaggeration...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2008 06:43 PM
Here is what Ron says: "I don’t think that’s very productive. Supporters can do it, of course, but in most of the states it won’t count. And if they can change the rules in a primary and not count all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2008 03:47 PM
May it come true! May Ron's supporters stay home this year and not vote....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2008 10:50 AM
As I recall, during his Meet the Press interview Russert tried to insinuate that Ron Paul was a hypocrite for advocating an amendment to the Constitution. His argument was: "How can you claim to be a champion of the Constitution...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 08:32 PM
Lew mentioned Russert's interview of Paul on Meet the Press. Here's the video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 06:57 PM
I'm watching the semi-Russert CNN, to avoid the all-Russert MSNBC, and the less-Russert but more-fascist FOX. CNN just made fun -- haha -- of Ron's dropping out. First, it interviews a sweet guy who thinks Ron can still become president...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 01:57 PM
When I turned 16 in 1960, and got a car thanks to my sweet grandmother, the first thing I did was apply a "Goldwater for President" bumper sticker. It turned out that I needed a stack, because bad guys kept...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 01:42 PM
The real crime of Ron Paul, of course, is not that he is against the Iraq war, but rather that he is against government being at war with everyone at home. In its support of the IRS, the Puffington Host...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 12:17 PM
A major real-world rater of website traffic says these are the 100 best-read sites that cover politics: 1. The Huffington Post 2. Free Republic 3. Barack Obama 4. CNN Political Ticker 5. Daily Kos 6. The Politico 7. Real Clear...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2008 09:24 AM
The Huffington Post pretends to be antiwar while serving the prowar Hollywood and Democratic elite. HuffPo's unfunny attack on Ron Paul's leaving the presidential race naturally goes after his antiwar message. (Thanks to Keith Krider.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2008 08:35 PM
See Glenn Greenwald on the fascist leader-worship of the conservatives, and the power worship of the press. On the latter, it is instructive to remember the late Tim Russert. Indeed, how could we forget? Cable TV has been obsessed with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2008 04:56 PM
Thanks to Minnesota Chris for this YouTube (and playlist of the other parts) of Ron's speech in Texas announcing his post-campaign campaign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2008 12:00 PM
Ron's new campaign could be a real force in the fall, says the War Street Journal. As WarJo notes, the video of his "farewell address" has been viewed more than 600,000 times. Antiwar leftist Ralph Nader praises his friend Ron,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2008 10:49 AM
Antiwar conservative Democrat Bob Conley hopes to challenge bizarro Republican warmonger Lindsey Graham for US Senate in South Carolina. And one of Conley's boasts is that he voted for Ron in the SC Republican primary. Since the Republican party is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2008 10:15 AM
Gary congratulates Ron on his presidential campaign, on leaving it, and on his new organization....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2008 05:11 PM
Writes Steve Candidus: "I was at Ron Paul's rally indowntown Houston last night. "I had a grueling day at work and I knew that I had a very early morning today, but I simply could not let the opportunity go...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2008 02:51 PM
Another has only begun....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2008 10:01 AM
Writes the Boston Globe: "You can see the beginnings of a possible alliance this fall between Ron Paul, who formally ended his Republican presidential bid Thursday night, and Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's nominee. "Paul was the Libertarian nominee in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2008 09:49 AM
Here is the official statement on the former RP2008 site, though even the LA Times's funny Andrew Malcolm is reluctant to believe it is all over (reluctant, that is, to believe that the days when large numbers of Paulians read...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2008 06:50 AM
But The Revolution Continues Tonight, at a rally adjacent to the Texas state Republican convention in Houston, Ron will thank all his donors and volunteers, and announce that he is closing down his presidential campaign, and is no longer a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2008 01:41 PM
See Justin Raimondo on populism vs. elitism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 09:31 PM
Join Ron Paul and his other supporters for an ice-cream Freedom Rally of great importance, in the Hilton America's Grand Ballroom, 1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas 77010, adjacent to the Texas state GOP (pronounced gopp) convention, from 9:00 - 11:00 PM...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 06:22 PM
John Nichols, the progressive interested in libertarianism, writes: "The [Libertarian] party's embrace of Barr did not come easily. At the Libertarian convention in Denver, it took six ballots to settle the nomination. Even then, the convention choice did not settle...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 05:49 PM
One of Bob Barr's most heroic moments was when he, more than most in his party, stood up to the Clinton administration during the hearings on the 1993 Waco tragedy. It was one of those things that, despite an otherwise...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 05:15 PM
Now on YouTube, thanks to Minnesota Chris, and here's the playlist for all five parts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 11:57 AM
Let's face it, folks. There is only one Ron Paul. Indeed, he is unique in the entire history of American politics. So I take with a grain of salt all the claims of various pols to be Ron Paulians. Oh,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 09:21 AM
Today on MSNBC's Morning Joe, the Republican host said the government should simply order, Mafia-style, car manufacturers to make only Prius-like vehicles, because of the alleged urgent need for "energy independence." Everyone in public life--ecept the heroic Ron Paul--seems to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2008 08:34 AM
Ron Paul tells a worried Neil Cavuto about his upcoming huge rally in Minneapolis against McCain and the other big-government advocates in the Republican party (that is, everyone but Ron!)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 05:29 PM
Writes Andrew M.: "I love the different perspectives of LewRockwell.com and while I am not Rothbardian (Paulian?), I would rather wave the black flag of freedom on the hill rather than wear the white badge of slavery for the good...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 05:17 PM
As the Republicans plot more evil at their tax-funded national convention in St. Paul, 11,000 Ron Paulians will have a privately funded celebration of freedom in the Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 2. Be there or...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 03:28 PM
Join Ron and his Texas supporters for ice cream and liberty on Thursday, June 12, 9-11 PM, in the Hilton Americas Grand Ballroom (4th floor), 1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas (adjoining the Convention Center where the Republican criminals meet to plot...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 02:51 PM
Allen Wastler of CNBC never thought he'd say it, but now that the race is "programatically" down to "two ponies" (make that two nags), he misses Ron for his serious economic ideas, and for his "serious internet troops."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 11:33 AM
What an amazing man is Ron Paul. He has always been a wonderful public speaker, but he just keeps getting better. What a talk he gave at the Future of Freedom Foundation conference on foreign policy and civil liberties. He...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2008 07:39 AM
Bush calls on world financial markets to value the falling fiat greenback more highly. George, if this were not your typical lying propaganda, I would tell you: Stop inflating! Establish a gold standard! Cut spending, taxes, and regulations, Future generations...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2008 03:54 PM
The various crooks and morons and powermad apparatchiks (not separate catetories) who run the Texas Republican party are worried that their disgruntled voters won't turn out, as they give the back of their hand to Ron Paul supporters at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2008 02:12 PM
The disabled Iraqi war veteran - who had to be brought to the platform in a wheel-chair - and who was booed by the McCain "water-cooler- warriors" for announcing his support for Ron Paul, shows how sociopathic most Republicans have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2008 01:53 PM
Writes Michael Gaddy: "Have you heard about the young man who began his speech at the Colorado GOP convention with 'I am a disabled Iraq war veteran and a Ron Paul supporter' and was booed loudly by the McCain supporters...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2008 09:32 AM
In internet market share. McCain also trails Obama and Clinton, according to the Republican Leadership Trust. BTW, it strikes me that Ron's 20+% is probably also the rough number of libertarians and libertarian fellow travelers in America, thanks to him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 02:37 PM
Re Steve's blog to the effect that both Hillary and Obama are unelectable, I have wondered, for some time now, whether the political establishment - via its dutiful MSM - is also aware of this and has promoted these two...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 02:10 PM
If I was in the MSM, the accuracy of my predictions would not matter. I could say what I wish, however wrong, and remain on the air, get promoted and get fat raises. However, since I'm not, I am, ironically,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 01:56 PM
UPDATE Thanks to Greg Richardson for Part Two of the Ron Paul video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 07:58 AM
The tax-eating Texas Republican convention has long ignored the government law in order to prevent insurgencies. But the Ron Paulians have overturned at least one of their tricks....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 07:40 AM
That is what Repuglican elites fear will happen to their staged state convention in Houston next week, instead of the schemed glorification of McMurder....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2008 07:02 AM
Let's see, Lew . . . The D.C. think tank's "responsible, respectable, important work" has accomplished exactly . . . what? Leviathan has continued to grow apace, the GOP continues to bamboozle millions into believing that it's the party of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2008 07:53 PM
As Ron Paul pointed out last night at the wonderful FFF conference on foreign policy and civil liberties, it's because of the latest threat to attack Iran. There are always the Fed's monetary debasement, the gas-guzzling wars, and taxes and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2008 09:31 AM
Here's an interesting article written about Murray Sabrin's communications director (and LRC-contributer), George Ajjan. George is extremely capable in the realm of politics and has a keen understanding of the way elections work...but don't count this against him! He has...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2008 10:30 PM
So asks The Nation in a somewhat decent article. Good as The Nation can sometimes be, it generally has an inane remark quotient of about three per article. The winner in this one goes to, "Then there's their [Paul and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2008 09:03 PM
I'm not holding out hope that the GOP will admit its mistake and allow Ron Paul to be its standard bearer, but how can you not love a petition that declares this? We, the undersigned, pledge to NOT vote for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2008 05:15 PM
John McCain has proposed that he and Barack Obama start having their general election "debates" next week, long before the GOP and the Democrats hold their nominating conventions. This way, the conventions could be rendered safe for the political establishment....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2008 03:05 PM
I have just had the very sad news of the death of this wonderful Austrian economist. What a smart, learned, and delightful person she was, and what a great lady. She seemed to know everything about F.A. Hayek, the common...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2008 08:38 AM
New Mexico 14% South Dakota 17% Montana 22%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2008 06:51 AM
I was interviewed by a reporter from Mexico City's major paper Excélsior for my thoughts on the Ron Paul Revolution. Here's the column, which explains the great cause Ron has led, one that transcends electoral politics, and touches on his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2008 03:17 PM
The NY Times is shocked, shocked!, that political opponents are digitally removed from state-controlled Russian TV. Do I find the Kremlin's practice disgusting? Yes. But I also see the hyprocrisy of the whole story. First, we enlightened Americans also have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2008 01:04 PM
Ex-Nixon official Kevin Phillips may be awful on economics - like his old boss - but it's fun to see him going after Ben and the Fed, and recognizing Ron Paul as the key anti-Fed figure in America today. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2008 10:21 AM
Writes Dena Bunis of the Orange County Register: "There's been lots of talk this election season about change – most of it over the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. But there's another group of voters out there clamoring for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2008 09:07 AM
... says Stu Rothenberg. His cute (he thinks it's astute) bit of circular logic goes like this: Bob Barr and the Libertarians are just an asterisk. They are insignificant. They will draw no votes from either candidate. So, don't cover...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2008 07:30 AM
Alex McGrady writes to Mark Thornton and me: "I'm in Minnesota where we just held our GOP state convention. Dr. Paul came to speak to the convention. He was rather unceremoniously kicked out of the room reserved for his speech...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 2, 2008 02:03 PM
Ron Paul and his fervent antiwar supporters are "still pulling heavy support away from McCain," points out The Nation's John Nichols....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 2, 2008 10:16 AM
Mr. Barr was just on FOX, and as always, he is an impressive and well-spoken public figure. He condemned government spending, seemed to call himself a "true conservative," and said that he would not seek votes that would otherwise go...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 01:32 PM
Gary Halpin writes that there are two such book clubs in the Denver area. Of the newest one he says: We have had 3 meetings, and are currently discussing 'Economics for Real People' by Gene Callahan. Many of the people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 01:18 PM
Joseph Salerno discusses the gold standard on C-Span. Scroll down. When Ron Paul formed a Shadow Open Market Committee to track the Fed's depredations, he asked Joe to be a member. Now you can see why....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 12:39 PM
Lew, in this interview, I see Root appeals to base conservatism by giving a caveat, while discussing energy policy, that he "usually hate[s] France." This reverberates with the Republican bias of 2003 against France. What is with the Francophobia, anyway?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 12:22 PM
"Ron Paul's fight for the Republican nomination is ending, but his followers are attempting to turn his failed candidacy into a lasting movement that would alter the landscape of American politics." All in all a surprisingly positive article in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 12:20 PM
Indeed, the Ron Paul Store has had to shut down temporarily because of high demand. In the meantime, see the RP t-shirt (and other liberarian wearables) at the LRC Store. (Thanks to Kitty Carr.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 11:25 AM
Read Mr. Krblich's comments below, and you will see why Ron Paul and the Paulians have wrought a great victory this year. And they did it with real libertarian ideas, not by compromise and trimming. Though I am fascinated by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 10:56 AM
Charles Krblich II writes regarding LP VP on RP: "I was a witness to the 'Debate' when Ron Paul spoke of Blowback and Rudy Guliani responded with his insane remark. My initial (emotional) reaction was to side with Rudy, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 10:27 AM
Ron Paul supporters promote his revolutionary manifesto in the public square. Have you read it? Given it to your children, your friends, your business associates? This is the book that could change America....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 10:06 AM
GOP conclaves normally have all the dissent found in a North Korean communist party meeting. It's 100% to zero for war, empire, the police state, corporatism, and other doctrines of red-state fascism. But this year, there is news at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 08:39 AM
Tom Woods blogged about people starting book clubs, and yesterday Revolutionaries in Maryland had their first book club meeting. I was in attendance, and it was everything I hoped for and more. Ron Paul's message was discussed as an abstract...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2008 08:03 AM
Watch McCain, sitting next to Ron Paul. The truth sure burns....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2008 02:54 PM
Newsweek's Daniel Stone does a decent interview with Ron, though he refers to dedicated Paulians as "fanatical," something he would never say about the rabid warmongers and statists who populate Newsweek....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2008 12:33 PM
Kevin Tuma writes about comments he found on Libertarian VP nominee Wayne Allyn Root's website on Ron Paul's pro-peace foreign policy, and the neocons' "War on Terror." Writes Kevin: "Says Root: 'I love Ron Paul! Ron Paul is my hero'...and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2008 12:12 PM
1500 Paulians turn out in Branson, at a counter rally to the Missouri Republican gang, in cabal assembled, where they were shut out, to hear a great speech from Ron and get his new Manifesto. Like Ron himself, no Paulian,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2008 11:22 AM
The Minnesota Republican gang, in cabal assembled, cheated Ron Paul followers out of any delegates to the national cabal, also in Minnestota. I'm shocked, shocked. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2008 11:02 AM
Here is Ron Paul's wonderful, inspiring answer on the issue of medical marijuana. Notice how wonderfully he incorporates history, constitutional arguments and the basic moral issues involved in his response. Boy does he nail it. It is clear he cares...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 05:13 PM
In relation to the idea that "Barr May Take Republican Votes," one of the Onion's famous "man on the street" answers is: "So up until this nomination, our best choice to ensure public rights and personal freedoms was John McCain?"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 03:25 PM
Writes Roo Big: "Our sole delegate from our little county has been reporting back from Spokane. She says until you've been in a room with 1,000 other Ron Paul supporters, you haven't lived! All sorts of skull-duggery and rule bending...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 02:29 PM
Spreading the libertarian message is infinitely more important, Ron Paul tells supporters outside the Minnesota Republican cabal. (Thanks to Paul Likoudis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 01:27 PM
Ron Paul has famously had thousands of wonderful YouTube videos made by supporters, spontaneously, without any central direction by his campaign. The musical ones have been especially impressive. This grassroots media have been one of the most inspiring aspects of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 01:26 PM
He has a #1 New York Times bestseller, published by the same publisher that released Colbert's own recent book. His supporters keep making waves around the country and are still newsworthy. So what's the deal, Colbert (and everyone else)? EDIT:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 11:52 AM
Writes Andrew Garber in the Seattle Times: "Give Ron Paul supporters credit for tenacity. "John McCain may have a lock on the national Republican presidential nomination, but that hasn't deterred Paul's followers in this state. "They're still turning out in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 11:05 AM
Young Ron Paul supporters seek to work within the GOP rules in Missouri, and are demonized. Are the Republicans particularly evil, or is this the universal character of all organizations that seek to rule others through force and fraud? Both...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 09:32 AM
"Stop talking about war and imperialism, about the Federal Reserve's dollar destruction and recession, about wild government spending and taxes and orders, about the growing dictatorship and police state. Support corruption. Support aggression. Support our nominee." That is the message...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 08:48 AM
In that video of Condoleezza Rice responding to Ron Paul, she sure says "um" a lot. Doesn't that seem odd for someone who's surely a polished public speaker and who's spoken extemporaneously on complicated matters countless times? Not really, when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2008 01:28 AM
On war and empire, libertarian truth vs. neoconservative lies....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 08:39 PM
Thanks to Deb Wells for letting me know that there is a big Ron Paul Rally tomorrow in Branson, Missouri, outside the state Republican convention in support of embattled Paulin delegates. Paulians will meet at the Tri Lakes Center, 2527...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 08:21 PM
A month before the Libertarian party nominated him for vice president, Wayne Allyn Root appeared on the Bob Grant radio show in New York City. There, Mr. Root said that Ron Paul is not a good communicator(!), and that he's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 07:33 PM
Here's Charles Goyette's interview. Paul says he has not endorsed an heir and does not know who he will vote for. He does not want to try and manage his supporters and thinks there are many options for people to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 03:58 PM
Harry Browne had a great plan for a Libertarian's first day as president. Libertarians everywhere should see this as a great standard, a model, a starting point. (Of course, Ron Paul would also have a great plan, I'm sure, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 01:47 PM
Writes Mark Carroll: "Unfortunately, my son served two tours in Iraq. Fortunately, he is now out of the Army, and he's a huge Ron Paul supporter. "A few weeks ago, a guy in his unit (still in the Army, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 11:56 AM
You can get a Ron Paul t-shirt and a collection of Ron Paul merchandise (such as buttons, stickers, mouse pads, key chains, magnets, hats, wristbands, etc.) for $25, including shipping. Go here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 09:47 AM
Writes Abu Hatem: "Never in the history of the United States has any candidate espoused Arab and Muslim American values like Ron Paul. A fervent follower of politics and international news for many years, I never believed I would actually...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2008 08:05 AM
Ron's The Revolution: A Manifesto will be #5 on the NY Times Bestseller List for June 8th. This is up from #7, but down from #1. The book took a drop because the publisher ran out of copies, and was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 04:29 PM
Lew, Mike Huckabee unwittingly (redundant?) reveals the recent shift that has occurred in the American political landscape. Whereas a few years ago, libertarians were merely thought of as Republicans who liked to smoke pot, people are now beginning to recognize...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 02:15 PM
Writes Rand Paul: "The Washington Post recently claimed that I was paid to be a surrogate speaker for my father, Ron Paul. This is an outright lie. "I was never paid to speak for my father. In fact, the vast...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 12:49 PM
Ron Paul's best primary state was yesterday's showing in Idaho, 24% of the GOP vote. According to "The Green Papers," the foremost authority on the primary process, Ron Paul won 6 national delegates from Idaho. This brings his current total...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 09:30 AM
The Nation's John Nichols, the progressive political blogger with an interest in libertarianism, gave us some of the smartest Ron Paul coverage. Now he turns to the Libertarian nominee....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 08:10 AM
Why the 24% in Idaho? Well, that state, like the rest of the American West, has always had a strong libertarian streak. Opposition to federal power is stoked by the vast amounts of land the feds continue to squat on,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2008 07:53 AM
With 24% in Idaho, I believe this is Ron Paul's best showing in a primary state. Idaho has a proportional delegate allocation, so, if this percentage holds, Ron Paul will win 4 or 5 national delegates from Idaho. UPDATE: Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 10:16 PM
Writes Russell Atkatsh: "We are gearing up for the convention! See this write-up from the Seattle Times": SPOKANE — Hundreds of Washington Republicans will arrive in Spokane this week with their party's presidential candidate all but chosen. Arizona Sen. John...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 07:24 PM
James Pethokoukis writes, "Now since the Barr-Root ticket has scant chance of winning—though it just might spoil John McCain's chances for victory—you would think its policy proposals would be bold ones with lots of details. Barr and Root are in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 03:58 PM
Ron Paul in the Clark County, Washington, Republican convention. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 10:23 AM
Thus the continued hit pieces, this time in the federal government's house organ. The charge: the frugal Ron employed some trusted family members in his campaign for very long hours at very small salaries. Oooh! (Thanks to Nick Badalamenti.) UPDATE...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 09:35 AM
Writes Lance Connelly: "Just another example of how Switzerland respects liberty much more than 'the land of the free.' I particularly like how not only did the government have to return the man's funds (they stole) because no crime was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2008 09:15 AM
Amidst all the nonsense about "The Iranians Are Coming, the Iranians Are Coming," Jimmy notes that Israel has 150 nuclear weapons. I remember when Ron Paul, during one of Republican debates, shut up all his pygmy opponents by mentioning that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 26, 2008 10:15 AM
Not some government-manufactured unit like the fiat dollar, but gold, for peace, trade, and prosperity. As the empire's currency collapses--as Hazlitt, Mises, Rothbard, Hoppe, Salerno, Hulsmann, and Ron Paul have predicted--even the Establishment is noting the evil of monetary nationalism...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 26, 2008 09:36 AM
The Washington State Republican convention, that is, where--says the Seattle Times--"Hundreds of Washington Republicans will arrive in Spokane this week with their party's presidential candidate all but chosen. Arizona Sen. John McCain has only to await the national convention in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2008 05:18 PM
With no candidate receiving over 25% on the first ballot, here are the results: Bob Barr: 153 Mary Ruwart: 152 Wayne Root: 123 Mike Gravel: 71 Geo. Phillies: 49 Steve Kubby: 41 Mike Jingozian: 23 Ron Paul (WI): 6 Christine...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2008 02:44 PM
Almost everyone seems middle-aged or older; it is entirely unlike a Ron Paul meeting, which is always predominantly young people....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2008 01:40 PM
Here are my impressions on the first 90 minutes of the LP presidential debate. Bob Barr--the candidate most likely to get more than the obligatory half of one percent. The question is, is he a conservative libertarian like Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2008 08:56 AM
I was there, and it was a surprise in some ways. Most candidates outperformed my expectations. They all seemed to give mostly good (or at least decent) answers. Some were great answers. There is still a lot of libertarianism in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2008 03:58 AM
Since the LP national convention is in Denver this year, I had the good fortune of being able to attend Anthony Gregory's funny and informative talk last night to a group of LP delegates and activists. Happily, I also spotted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2008 02:52 PM
Not bad for the NY Times, but a few errors. For example, in discussing young people's response to Ron, the Times says: "Of course, Ron Paul is a lot closer to Barry Goldwater than to Eugene McCarthy." That is not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2008 11:25 AM
I like the idea of Freedom Tour '08, which some folks are doing for free this summer on behalf of Ron Paul and his ideas. But they're in danger of having to cancel their stops in certain cities. Here's what...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 03:47 PM
Finally, someone (Collin Levy) points out the one and only reason that the Libertarian Party convention is such a big deal this year: Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 03:02 PM
Writes Paul Likoudis: "Concerning the possibility of Obama picking Hagel: Why is no one pushing Ron Paul as Obama's running mate? "Since Dick Cheney has turned the VP office into the Most Powerful Office in the Land, Ron Paul is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 01:54 PM
Writes Brian Engle: "As you said: 'So to McCain, Obama -- as a non-veteran -- cannot comment on veterans affairs.' "Does this work for any subject? Could we say that McCain, having never been a Muslim, cannot comment on Muslim...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 01:16 PM
Commies in Minnesota tell their pals in the FBI to spy on the Ron Paul movement because it is potentially violent! Ron Paul worships the Prince of Peace (a statement that got him booed at a Christian right rally), he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 12:51 PM
Ron and his best-selling book will be featured in the NY Times's Style Section this Sunday. Not like the news section or the Week in Review, but hey, we'll take it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 11:51 AM
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), whose chances of being Obama's VP pick increase every day (I put it at about 20 - 25% at this point), recently suggested that if Bush attacked Iran w/o Congressional approval he could/should be impeached. Speaking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 09:05 AM
Obama calls Israel one of "our strongest allies." What does that mean exactly? We give them $3 billion a year. They can't supply any troops for the Iraq war we are fighting on their behalf (Bush said that, not me,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2008 08:30 AM
Ron Paul's bestselling book is finally back in stock at Amazon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2008 09:21 PM
I'm having a very good time at the LP Convention in Denver, so far. Readers skeptical about the LP will be happy to hear that there are lots of LRC fans and Ron Paulians at the event. Indeed, a number...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2008 09:11 PM
I have had a long-running skepticism concerning both the propriety and effectiveness of electoral politics as a way of advancing the cause of liberty. Nonetheless, I see the educational value in the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, whose efforts will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2008 10:05 AM
As Ron Paul points out, the useless Democrats agree with the Republicans, in an eery replay of their last aggression: the Dems will not "rule out the military option" against Iran for allegedly not obeying the global hegemon. Let's translate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 09:11 PM
Some Ron Paul people, understandably upset by their treatment, plan to make trouble at that convocation of burglars and fences known as the Republican convention. I can't see the point myself, but I don't put much faith in standard politics....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 08:43 PM
Writes Joe: "I don't even know where to begin with the multiple levels of straight faced, unblinking absurdity and evil that Gate's congressional testimony contained. Please read. Maybe worth sharing with your readers. "Here's the sick logic: 1) strange brown...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 05:36 PM
We can know that, because she is $31 million in debt. In his own campaign, Ron has almost $5 million in cash, and no debt. And compare the profligate Rudy's financial performance in the same LA Times political blog post....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 04:57 PM
A friend in the publishing world who enjoys sending me news items he thinks I'll like has sent me the New York Times bestseller list for June 1. Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto is up to #5 after being...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 04:30 PM
Democratic party "strategist," Paul Begala, commented in a cable-TV seance last night that John McCain received only 72% of the GOP vote in Kentucky, and "he had no opposition." Math was never a favorite subject of mine in school, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 10:30 AM
The GOP will nominate their weakest candidate since Wendell Willkie. He’s a dead man walking. The Democrats could nominate a candidate, Hillary, who would be a lock to beat McCain. Instead, they appear to be about to nominate a complete...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2008 10:17 AM
Ron Paul gets 15%. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 10:14 PM
The Swiss love Ron Paul, and why not? He is Swiss in spirit. And here is a great Swiss review of The Revolution: A Manifesto: "Ron Paul's campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination has probably done more to expose...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 08:26 PM
The proclaimed nominee has, by monarchical Republican standards, again lost face, this time in Kentucky. Here are the votes: McCain 73% Huckabee 8% Ron Paul 7% Uncommitted 5% Romney 5% Giuliani 1% Keyes 1% (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 07:38 PM
That's Washington, all right -- look at this whopper, courtesy of the Heritage Foundation, which will bring you none other than the classic neocon Victor Davis Hanson to talk about -- Liberty! Now I don't know why they have to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 06:54 PM
Meanwhile, in the Occupied Kingdom of Hawaii, the Republicans are dissing Ron Paul supporters too. (Thanks to Paul Likoudis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 10:58 AM
This ad (.pdf) for the Manifesto was supposed to run in today's USA Today; I never see that paper, so I haven't seen it in print. But it's a good one. Also, Ron Paul will be signing books at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 10:39 AM
John McCain is in Miami, denouncing the idea of lifting the immoral, anti-civilian, protectionist sanctions against the Cuban people, and Obama for maybe opposing them. Here is an idea for Obama: point out that you agree with all the Popes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 10:00 AM
Georgia division, as red-state fascists steal delegates from Ron Paul supporters. But can we really be surprised? The Republican party is a racketeer-influenced corrupt organization, as the feds themselves put it. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 09:54 AM
The Republican gang in Maine blackballs Ron Paul supporters....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 09:45 AM
Writes David M. Russell: "I started out attacking Islam with a vengence. I was a Christian Crusader. Then an Iranian guy on YT sent me several emails questioning my hostility. He was able to bring me to my senses with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2008 08:43 AM
Writes Rick Fisk: "The book people sold 750 copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto (all that they had in the store). I bought one and took the one I pre-ordered through Amazon with me and Dr. Paul signed both of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 08:36 PM
Just so people know where I'm coming from when I do political analysis, here's my preference list for President: 1. Ron Paul 2. Libertarian Party nominee 3. Nader 4. Clinton 5. Obama 6. McCain I try not to let my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 08:35 PM
Writes Rand Paul: "Ron visited Kentucky this weekend. More than 700 students and supporters crowded into the Bowling Green High School Basketball Arena. Nashville and Bowling Green television and print media covered the event. Ron's grandson, Will Paul, introduced him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 04:30 PM
The Baltimore Sun's political blog, when considering the Ron Paul bestseller, poses my Amazon review against J. Davis's....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 04:26 PM
That's what James Pethokoukis says in US News & World Report. (Thanks to Darel.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 04:04 PM
This is a fundamental, human right. Well, within the context of property rights, anyway, and it is thus all the more significant that the way this right is made possible in practice is the market economy. One of the few...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 03:36 PM
The New Yorker calls the death of the GOP "The Fall of Conservatism." They can't bear the onerous burden of reality. Nothing exists to the right of Frum, Kristol, and Brooks. Having made that determination, they're right, of course, that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 01:59 PM
Doug Wead on the continuing GOP conspiracy against Ron and the Paulians. Contains a great story on the bigwig campaign against Ron, and the outrage that anyone should dare to dissent from the partyline....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 10:45 AM
Writes Kristin Larabee: "The picture of the LRC billboard in your Saturday blog made me smile, and I must concur with the gentleman who paid for the ad that education can indeed make a big difference. For example, a mere...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 10:22 AM
Writes Tim Swanson: "Two months, ago Paul peaked at just over 85,000 supporters and then slowly dipped down into 84,000. In the past 3 weeks his fan base has increased and is above 87,000 now." The reason? His new book,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2008 12:29 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2008 09:44 PM
This classic speech by Ron Paul explains the most fanatical and dangerous ideological groupling in the US foreign policy "community." Interested in the bloodthirsty bunch that agitated for war in Irag, and now wants war in Iran, Syria, and many...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2008 08:49 AM
Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times political blog thinks Ron has a "mean, vicious, cruel, and uncaring" side for being the only congressman to vote no on a resolution telling Myranmar what to do, but yes on resolutions congratulating US...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2008 12:17 AM
While all political systems are collectivist in nature, there was at least a time when Republicans could be counted upon - even as they expanded the powers of the state - to speak in individualistic, anti-collectivist words. Apart from a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2008 10:29 AM
Thanks to Kit Maira on what really is the talk of the nation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 07:22 PM
Here's Ron Paul being interviewed on the People's Radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 06:52 PM
A respectful, even positive, review of The Revolution: A Manifesto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 05:51 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON--After months of rigorous debate and calculated scientific inquiry, a panel of ten of the nation's leading scientists approved, in a 9-1 vote, the following conclusion: given the Earth's current position in relation to the Sun and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 03:32 PM
Here's Ron Paul-endorsed candidate Murray Sabrin getting some press coverage this weekend as he challenged the maniacal McCain and his neoconservative coterie including Joe Lieberman. Given Lieberman's comments this weekend, it is imperative to stand up to the bipartisan warmongers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 03:13 PM
Writes Anthony Ajamian: "Much like Charles and Matthew said, Ron Paul changed me. Not so much my political views as I've been a libertarian since I could register to vote, but how I saw things as a whole. When the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 12:41 PM
Ron is interviewed on KTSA in San Antonio about The Revolution: A Manifesto, McCain, and the Fascist Convocation in Minneapolis....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 11:59 AM
Be sure to get a ticket....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 11:28 AM
Of course, the great libertarian athlete has not given up, but is winning the laurels in new ways. Writes conservative James Antle in Politico: "As an author, Ron Paul has accomplished something he failed to do as a Republican presidential...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 10:35 AM
Writes Charles Krblich II: "Last year (coming from the most fascist of the right), I never would have agreed with Matthew Dailey -- the man who wrote you. Now however, I find that a common ground exists between us. Not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 10:10 AM
My Texas friends tell me yes. I've seen him in action with conservative groups, with a masterful grasp of arcane facts -- but a Game Boy has more memory, and is less inane. Today he tells the WSJ that McCain...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2008 09:48 AM
Writes Matthew Dailey: " "I'm a twenty-one year-old living in northern California. About a year ago, I was the most leftist of the left, a product of my high school education I'm ashamed to say. But when Ron Paul entered...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 07:05 PM
It's too bad Judge Napolitano has to share the show....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 05:16 PM
I just came out of a Books-a-Million store where, under "New Books on Politics" there was no sign of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto. I asked one of the clerks about it and she said it wasn't even in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 10:35 AM
Our friend Professor Murray Sabrin, a Ron Paul Republican, is on the verge of winning the New Jersey GOP nomination to run for the U.S.Senate. The primary is in three weeks. Please do what you can to support him with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 09:38 AM
Bill Kauffman, author of Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism (which I review here), reviews Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 09:21 AM
Go, Ron, go! He demolishes the evil myth of modern finance: the alleged necessity of central banking, fractional-reserve commercial banking, and monetary depreciation. No wonder the whole establishment fears him, including the Beltway. (Thanks to Kalim Kassam.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 06:12 AM
I am not at all surprised by Paul's 13%. I just moved out of the state, but when I was there, the RP Meetups were big and lively -- often going across the state line to help out in Iowa....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2008 12:16 AM
The Lincoln (NE) Journal-Star (on-line) is reporting that, thus far, McCain has 89% of the GOP votes (17,003) while Ron Paul has 11% (2,071). For Nebraska, that is a surprising percentage for Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 13, 2008 09:00 PM
Ron Paul will be on C-SPAN2's Book TV on May 18 at 9:00am and May 26 at 7:00pm to discuss his new book, The Revolution: A Manifesto. (Times are Eastern.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 13, 2008 12:43 PM
Ron Paul supporters head to the Republican beatification in Minneapolis-St. Paul to dissent from the belligerent social nationalism of McCain....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 13, 2008 10:39 AM
Writes Rick Fisk: "As much as I do not appreciate the Council on Foreign Relations and what it seeks to accomplish, its page on Dr. Paul is one of the best compilations of his positions I've ever seen."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 13, 2008 08:29 AM
"We're pretty much reprinting around the clock!" Do you have your copy yet?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2008 05:58 PM
Although I wouldn't consider the nomination his, yet. For a while, I would have said it was his for the taking. But many libertarians, and enthusiasts from the Ron Paul Revolution, might find this unsatisfactory: "In a news conference, Barr...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2008 04:23 PM
Law professor and famous blogger Glenn Reynolds writes a decent review of Ron's important new book. Despite the review, Ron is right on foreign policy, right on earmarks (an executive vs. congress issue, not a spending issue), and right on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2008 08:18 AM
As Andrew Malcolm notes in the LA Times political blog, and as highlighted in red by Drudge, there is still a lot of opposition to Cap'n McCain within the Republican party. The Ron Paul guerillas will never give up, as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2008 08:00 AM
One of a multitude, a man writes: "I had never heard of the Mises Institute or Austrian Economics until I heard of Ron Paul. Now I read everything I can on your site, and rent books from the library from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2008 07:38 PM
Especially, of course, among the anti-McCain Ron Paul activists. Says AFP: "While John McCain is practically assured the Republican presidential nomination, many party members are having a hard time accepting him -- and showing it with symbolic votes against him...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2008 04:08 PM
His new book is #7 on tomorrow's New York Times bestseller list, #1 on the NYT list for May 18, and now #2 (up from #14 last week) on the Wall Street Journal's list....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2008 06:53 PM
Not the Ron Paul people in Utah. No kowtowing to the Republicans for them....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2008 01:40 PM
Ron Paul suporters continue to fight, much to the outrage of the Republicans....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2008 01:36 PM
My review of Ron Paul's book will appear in Sunday's Orange County Register -- but it's online now. If you appreciate the review, you can click on the "Recommend" button at the top of the article. If enough people do...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2008 12:14 AM
Next Wednesday (May 14, 6:00 p.m.) Ron Paul 2008 National Youth Coordinator Jeff Frazee will be speaking on a panel at Harvard's Institute of Politics (79 JFK St., Cambridge, Mass.). The topic is "Civic Engagement and the Youth Vote in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2008 12:25 PM
Writes the Boston Globe: "Senator John McCain is sailing toward his coronation as the Republican presidential nominee while the Democratic candidates battle fiercely. But Republicans also are engaged in some tough infighting that could disrupt the national convention and make...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2008 10:58 AM
If I may add, it would also be a contest between a disciple of the Prince of Peace and a devotee of Mars the god of war and between a biblical Christian and an imperial Christian....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2008 09:26 AM
When asked his preferred opponent, Obama or Clinton, McCain said Ron Paul. The war criminal meant it as a joke, but if only: a general election between a man of peace and a mass killer, between an Austrian economist and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2008 08:06 PM
Marc Scibilia and Israel Anderson are coordinating Freedom Tour '08, which aims to hit 28 cities in five weeks starting next month. Music, speakers, etc., tied up in a Ron Paul/freedom package....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2008 01:34 PM
They've both had books at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. notes the Boston Globe. In fact, when it comes to the warfare-welfare state, Ron's book is about the audacity of nope....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2008 11:20 AM
Chris, that event was by invitation only. I think even in D.C. people would want to see him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2008 09:05 AM
Inside the beltway, only a "small group" of conservatives meets with Dr. Paul, unlike the rest of the country, where thousands want to see him at every stop. He discusses plans for a July 12 rally in Washington, convention activities,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2008 08:34 AM
Ron's The Revolution: A Manifesto will be #1 on the May 18th New York Times bestseller list, to the cheers of every good libertarian and conservative, and to the snarls of every bad guy. How sweet it is....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2008 05:12 PM
An intelligent leftist would have kind words for Ron Paul's book, if only because the man is honest and says sensible and courageous things. Well, the review I'm linking to is written by a leftist, all right, but.... (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2008 04:48 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2008 10:20 AM
Ron Paul has a million votes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 10:23 PM
See the other three parts of this fascinating show here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 08:06 PM
New Jersey Senate candidate Murray Sabrin (who's running for the Republican nomination with Ron Paul's endorsement) takes on John McCain. Video here; text here (scroll down)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 07:02 PM
At least that is the claim of the semi-socialist UK Independent....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 04:01 PM
"I bought 41 copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul," says one respondent. "We need a man with sound monetary policies in office to prevent things such as this stimulus check from happening again."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 02:37 PM
Ron Paul has never stopped running for president, because his campaign is about changing the party and the country. Jesse Benton talks to WaPo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 07:44 AM
It's the backs of these shirts I like. It's the book cover from you know what....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2008 12:14 AM
Ron Paul is once again the leading receiver of military contributions to presidential candidates. The Air Force Times elaborates....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 11:20 PM
As you may have noticed, Amazon.com has sold out of its copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto. In fact, many people are reporting that their local bookstores are sold out as well. However, the Mises bookstore still has copies in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 11:51 AM
(Thanks to Scott Johnsson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 10:01 AM
"Candidate's a long shot, but local supporters still strong," says the Star News....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 08:32 AM
The "underground legion" is giving Indiana voters a choice, says the Tribune Star. The occupying forces of McCain are vulnerable, insist the Paulian irregulars....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 08:23 AM
The Ron Paul alliance continue to resist McCain's deathstar, reports the LA Times political blog....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 07:48 AM
Ron Paul will sign copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto at BookPeople bookstore, 603 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas, on May 19 at 7:00pm....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2008 02:39 AM
Writes Scott Johnsson: "I had driven five hours down from the University of Maryland to see Ron Paul in North Carolina. Dr. Paul's speech at UNC was as good as ever. Afterwards, he patiently took pictures with hundreds and hundreds...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2008 11:36 AM
That is Ron Paul's prediction. And by the way, LA Times, watch his book create many more Paulians, not just please and educate his present vast following....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2008 09:15 AM
And his new book, The Revolution: A Manifesto, is "already a major bestseller," says Wolf Blitzer. (Thanks to Mark Bednarczyk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2008 05:17 PM
Professor Sabrin, a Ron Paul Republican running for the US Senate in New Jersey, is putting a big bet on a longshot in the Kentucky Derby. If he wins, the rotten Republican establishment loses. (Thanks to Max Raskin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2008 04:52 PM
Thousands to cheer Ron and his message of freedom in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, where he is campaining, much to the Charlotte Observer's astonishment....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2008 04:23 PM
It's news at the LA Times that Paulians can't stand the fascist neocon warmongering Keynesian parasite for the state....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2008 09:17 AM
The Revolution will debut at #14 (out of 15), but as we know, that is only the beginning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2008 08:42 AM
Writes Omar Hossino: "You are right when you say that Islam blesses gold currency. In fact, many early Islamic writers did not even consider fiat as truly 'money.; Ibn Khaldun, an Islamic theologian and historian, writes that the beginning of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 04:36 PM
Especially in a time of financial crisis. A good piece on the Senate race Ron Paul (a Sabrin supporter) calls the most important in the country....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 04:05 PM
Max, I'd look at it the same way Ron Paul looks at earmarks. The money has already been budgeted for book purchases, so why not direct it toward a good end?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 02:48 PM
Sure, there's the usual MSM eye-rolling at the Ron Paul Movement, but the LA Times's political blog has covered the campaign well, Andrew Malcolm is a snappy and interesting writer, and, well, they like getting hits, so they write about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 01:44 PM
Slightly snarky, but given that the mag is neocon, the piece on Ron's book could be far worse....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 11:40 AM
Reports Matt, linking to the CNN story: "RON PAUL'S BOOK HITS #1 ON AMAZON..."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 11:32 AM
Just a notice for those who don't follow the official campaign site. Ron Paul will be speaking this Monday, May 5, at Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne at 7:00pm. Details here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 11:20 AM
Ron Paul may benefit from the fact that brick-and-mortar stores didn't stock many of his books because that means the purchases will take place over a period of weeks instead of all at once, possibly keeping the book on the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2008 07:17 AM
And in more than book sales, as America is discovering. Here is the CNN Political Ticker on his book success....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 08:37 PM
Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto is already the bestselling libertarian book in history, and it's only begun....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 05:41 PM
A friend sent around a link to the [T]Reason blog, and it is indeed a dark day for the cosmopolitan/celebrate depravity wing of self-described libertarians. The reason why [T]Reason is so collectively depressed: Ron Paul's magnificent new book is #1...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 04:59 PM
On Sunday May 11, Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto will debut at #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List (that's 7 out of 15, so it's above the fold, so to speak). In some ways, since the Times...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 04:23 PM
There are now 100 customer reviews of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto on Amazon.com; 98% of them are 5-star, which is unprecedented....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 03:28 PM
The Revolution: A Manifesto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 03:05 PM
Writes Jeremy Vielmas: "The Revolution is now the #1 seller in all categories on Amazon! It's been rising slowly from #10 all day and now it's right where it belongs. I ordered 10 more at the 45% off rate for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 01:56 PM
The LA Times political blog: "If anybody thought the Ron Paul Revolution had expired, they need to rethink that one. "Clearly, the 72-year-old libertarian-minded Texas representative was not going to win the Republican Party's nomination this year with his 12,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 12:05 PM
Albert Hofmann, RIP. He and his drug had an unfortunate relationship with the CIA, however, as did the late Timothy Leary. To Tim's credit, however, he was a strong supporter of Ron Paul in his 1988 presidential run, and held...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 10:17 AM
Writes Ron Paul: "Today is an exciting day for our campaign and our movement: my new book, The Revolution: A Manifesto, is officially released. ""Although a short book, it is the product of many years of thought and action. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2008 08:05 AM
Ron Paul participated in what turned out to be an incredible interview tonight on the Bloomberg channel. This is well worth the watch. Part 1, part 2, and part 3....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 29, 2008 10:35 PM
Not to speak of the Party of Lincoln, Hoover, and Bush, the Repugnantcans? Too much enthusiasm for freedom, too many new delegates, too many young people, the wrong guy (Ron Paul) winning fair and square, so Benito Beers shuts down...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 29, 2008 01:26 PM
Writes Barbara Hoffman: "It was pouring rain in NY, so I got on the subway for the trip to Wall Street. Saw a man wearing a Ron Paul hat; he came in from Westchester for the signing. We went to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 29, 2008 12:22 PM
But then Alan was hired by J.P. Morgan & Co., and he became a willing executioner for the Fed, and then then head counterfeiter himself. This depression, the result of his easy money for Wall Street regime, is Alan's. Early...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 29, 2008 11:37 AM
I just got back from a Murray Sabrin fundraiser in Newark where Ron Paul and Peter Schiff both spoke. Selfishly, the highlight was my chance to speak with Dr. Paul for a few minutes. He said he was surprised that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 09:32 PM
Part 1 and Part 2. Unfortunately, neocon Brian Kilmeade is allowed to talk....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 08:55 PM
"The signing [in NYC] was pretty remarkable. Sold out of 530 books before he even got there. More than 850 people showed up…2nd biggest signing in that store besides Bill Clinton. Incredible!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 08:06 PM
The Libertarian Party has issued a press release calling for "increased coordination and communication between federal and state law enforcement agencies in order to help to apprehend and convict child predators and those who engage in child pornography." While child...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 02:30 PM
Writes Vijay Rajwani: "Some frontline information on Dr. Paul’s book signing today in NYC: I asked for a long lunch break to go see him – I arrived at 1:25 pm, to find that the top floor of Borders on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 01:14 PM
Frank Rich on--among other questions--Ron Paul, the republican primary, and what they portend for McFascist in November. (Thanks to Anders Mikkelsen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 12:38 PM
On CNN this morning, to talk about The Revolution: A Manifesto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 12:28 PM
Watch the clip here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 11:16 AM
Ron Paul will speak at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University this Friday; details here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 09:47 AM
The Republican party continues to be terrified that Ron Paul will run as an independent. Their own internal polling show he'd get so many votes he'd cause the defeat of McCain. Such a run is not in the cards, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 28, 2008 09:22 AM
First an interview on CNN's American Morning (8:24am; all times Eastern), then a radio interview on FOX Radio on Brian and the Judge (Brian Kilmeade and Judge Andrew Napolitano, 10:00am), a book signing at the Borders on Wall Street at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2008 08:23 PM
According to the Houston Chronicle--NB: long an enemy of Ron's--he may use his unspent campaign donations for a unique venture: "To further Paul's Libertarian-leaning agenda, his campaign is exploring a novel way to use millions of dollars in leftover donations:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2008 06:06 AM
"I first met Doctor Ron Paul on Monday, April 11, 2008. Like many students across America, I had participated during the previous year in what supporters dubbed the Ron Paul Revolution. It was, of course, not so much a Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2008 05:57 AM
In Nevada too. From the story: "Rep. Ron Paul, a Republican with a libertarian’s heart, followed his second-place finish in Nevada’s January presidential caucus by out-organizing the state’s Republican establishment. In the process, the Paulites embarrassed the campaign of Arizona...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2008 05:46 AM
Of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 26, 2008 03:33 PM
Guiliani, after all, made him a "celebrity," Ron notes, with his warmongering myths and smears. Unlike the Rudester's, Ron's campaign continues to be strong, though the staffers are down from 150 to 15. Indeed, it is vibrant, as the recent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 26, 2008 03:24 PM
In an interesting and interested article with a nice touch of humor....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 26, 2008 10:41 AM
Why do they keep packing the house and cheering their man, as at the College of Idaho? Don't they realize they are through, beaten, defeated, irrelevant, the media always seem to ask? In fact, like Ron, his supporters know that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 26, 2008 08:29 AM
From The Revolution: A Manifesto: We are engaged in a great battle of ideas, and the choices before us could not be clearer. I urge those who agree with this important message to educate themselves in the scholarship of liberty...Learn...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 25, 2008 02:39 PM
Jamie Kirchick (a.k.a., Kirchickenhawk), the youngster at the left-wing New Republic magazine who teamed up with the Cato Institute (and, incredibly, a real, live, neo-Nazi) to slander and defame Ron Paul, thinks American taxpayers should devote some of their tax...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 25, 2008 01:13 AM
LRC readers may enjoy my article "The Ron Paul Evolution" in the April 21 issue of The American Conservative, in bookstores now. It includes some of my own reminiscences about the campaign, but more importantly, it also looks at some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 07:35 PM
Paul delegates might not give a suitably fascist atmosphere to the Republican convention, worries Patrick Ruffini (via Dan McCarthy). When speakers call for more mass murder, in the name of one people, one state, one leader, not everyone in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 02:42 PM
And gives a campaign update....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 11:53 AM
This magnificent antiwar 60-second spot was televised: UPDATE from Chris Rye of the American Liberty Coalition: "Here's a page showing the spots we purchased in Philly. We're going to be airing the ad in other states for the remaining primaries,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 10:33 AM
The newspaper hails a fellow warmonger. Any deviations, from the Times's viewpoint, can be forgiven in a man who backs perpetual war in the Middle East. Ron Paul, who did much better in Pennsylvania than Huckabee, is an afterthought in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 09:28 AM
(Thanks to Lynn.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2008 08:51 AM
Ron Paul will speak at UNC Chapel Hill on May 2. Details here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 04:38 PM
My wife and I stopped at our local "Trader Joe's" store yesterday afternoon. On our way in, I noticed a car decked out in many Ron Paul stickers and magnetic strips. I stopped and chatted with the woman who owned...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 10:50 AM
I have no idea who these people are, but they have all kinds of good ideas for promoting Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto, and on top of everything else are also organizing book clubs around the book....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 09:55 AM
It's true that Ron supported the libertarian-sounding Reagan of 1976 against Rockefeller Republican Gerald Ford, but when Reagan was in office, Ron Paul battled his endless spending, deficits, and six tax increases. Reagan's one, lonely tax cut, Ron did back,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 09:44 AM
Ron Paul's great showing in Pennsylvania (and New York) illustrates a point I have been making for years. The libertarian movement needs to focus on the Rust Belt. We are the nation’s leading experts on big government because we live...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 09:30 AM
Barnes & Noble is stocking a reasonable number of copies of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto, though still not enough. But Borders and Books A Million seem to have decided to stock (I am not kidding) one copy per...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 08:35 AM
The LA Times political blog, which has thrived off its Ron Paul coverage, is glad Ron is back too [folks, he was never actually away], though it can't help a little typical media eye-rolling....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 08:11 AM
That was neocon Mark Steyn's sarcastic headline in National Review, but for once he's right. All Hail Ron Paul and the Paulians for getting 16% in Pennsylvania (and as high as 28% in one county). Here are the details. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 07:57 AM
Great suggestion from Jason. I'm buying a box of the books to give away to friends and acquaintances. And then another box when that one's empty . . . Ron's new book really is the roadmap for our campaign for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 01:16 AM
The Revolution: A Manifesto is #20 overall on Amazon as I type this. Jason Rockwood writes: "You know, Thomas, if every single person who bought a copy of Ron Paul's book bought just one additional copy, think of what it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2008 12:03 AM
I just read Part I of David Gordon's The Kochtopus vs. Murray N. Rothbard. Even though I've been paying attention to the Cato Institute and been involved with the Mises Institute for over ten years I have been having trouble...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 11:48 PM
Not being reported on the news, but he is also beating Huckabee....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 09:04 PM
Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto is ranked #3 in Nonfiction at Amazon. And that's before any national media exposure for it, which we presume will occur beginning on the official release date of April 30 (though the book is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 01:44 PM
Writes Izzy Lyman: "I voted in today's Pennsylvania primary, and I was pleased to see Ron Paul's name first on the ballot. After voting for the Doc, I also voted for Patrick Kocher, a homeschooler and a farrier. He is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 01:10 PM
While Bush and his two satraps meet to plan more pork-barrel spending and other evils, including the subjugation of Canada and Mexico by DC and its power elite, Ron Paul stands against them....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 10:48 AM
The Missoulian writes: "Ron Paul spoke at the University of Montana on Monday night, but he tailored his message to neither universities nor Montana." Just his principles. (There's also a pretty good video at the link above. And thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 09:26 AM
More than 1,000 kids turned out to cheer Ron at the Universersity of Montana. "Paul brought the standing-room only crowd to its stomping feet enough times to make the gifted orator Obama blush," notes an incredulous newspaper. Read the story....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 22, 2008 08:33 AM
Latest development in the rEVOLution is Paulvile, an effort to establish establish gated communities containing 100% Ron Paul supporters and or people that live by the ideals of freedom and liberty....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 08:59 PM
(Thanks to Butler Shaffer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 05:04 PM
Writes Stephen Fairfax: "My copy of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto is being shipped to my home via UPS. Amazon sent an email with the tracking number. I subscribe to Amazon Prime, which means 2-day shipping at no extra...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 03:24 PM
"Writes Jonathan Martin of Politico: "No, this is not a overdue April Fool's Joke. "Ben Smith just let me know that he heard a Ron Paul ad on KYW, a news station in Philly. "I thought Ben may have had...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 02:57 PM
The LA Times political blog continues to cover Ron because he is so much more interesting than the other Republicans. While making fun of Ron's frugality, Andrew Malcolm notes that Ron is well in the black, while Rudy, who got...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 11:18 AM
Writes Neal Winkler: "Ron Paul delegates were also kicked out of the conventions in Missouri. Points out Brett Rouse, commenting on the expulsion of the Pauliand in Florida: "The following is the preamble to the Party Rules of the Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 21, 2008 08:27 AM
Don't support McCain? We're calling the sheriff....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 20, 2008 07:55 PM
Writes Joe Schembrie: "As Dr. Higgs mentioned, John Maynard Keynes wrote that the debauchery of currency occurs "...in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose." "Yet polls show that if Ron Paul ran for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 20, 2008 02:15 PM
So, the Republican hierarchy has informed some delegates to the national convention that they ought not think of themselves as having any real input into the process. The role of the delegates, they were told, is to "contribute to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 20, 2008 11:47 AM
Applaud when ordered. Otherwise, stay out of the way. Ron Paul delegates get an email of instruction. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 19, 2008 07:21 PM
Congratulations to Christopher D. Pille for his review of Ron's new book on Amazon: "This book is a must-read. "I truly believe that historians will one day write of THE REVOLUTION as the book that inspired a national movement to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 19, 2008 05:15 PM
In a Wall Street Journal story on Campaign Hook-Ups, it notes: "Jesse Benton, 30, had a serious girlfriend in Washington when he signed up to be communications director for Texas Rep. Ron Paul. That quickly ended when she complained about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 18, 2008 09:36 AM
Paul will be speaking at a fundraiser for his friend Murray Sabrin who is running for Senate from New Jersey. The event will be held April 28 at the Hilton Newark Penn Station at the Gateway Center in Newark, New...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 18, 2008 07:53 AM
Although Hillary or Obama would do, too. Scott Horton has a great new interview with Michael Scheuer on how US foreign policy is al Qaeda's biggest ally. Only Ron Paul would have worried bin Laden, says Scheuer, former head of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 17, 2008 06:36 PM
Thanks to all the folks who emailed to say they'd received shipping confirmation from Amazon, and that their Ron Paul book was on its way. Told you the system was crazy!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 17, 2008 11:39 AM
Amazon is once again saying The Revolution: A Manifesto will be in stock within 8 to 10 weeks. This is a crazy, nonsensical statement, since the book's official release is less than two weeks away. But let me share some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 17, 2008 07:06 AM
Writes Brian Holk: "The debate tonight is great. Two pandering politicians sponsored by the military industrial complex subjected to questioning from two slavering sycophants from the corporate media. "A real debate would include all four of the major party candidates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 08:25 PM
Write Barry Goldwater, Jr., and John Dean about the new book, Pure Goldwater: "A basic reason why Barry Goldwater still matters, aside from his being a historical figure and fascinating personality, is found in the way he viewed others and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 05:17 PM
Ron Paul will be speaking at an event for U.S. Senate candidate from New Jersey Murray Sabrin at the Hilton Newark Penn Station on April 28 from 6:30-8:00pm. Details here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 03:32 PM
Ron Paul will be signing copies of The Revolution: A Manifesto at the Wall Street Borders store on April 28 at 1:00pm. Details here. UPDATE: Newt Gingrich will be signing books at the same store the very next day, so...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 03:26 PM
US News interviews Ron on government plans to bailout various special interests, and to damage the economy, the dollar, and private property rights even more....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 09:37 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2008 08:27 AM
NEWS FLASH: debasing a currency causes prices to rise! Well, it's apparently news to these guys, who stumbled upon a study that backs up what Ron Paul (and the rest of the Austrian school) have been pointing out all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 10:37 PM
This August in Lake Jackson, Texas, Ron and Carol's granddaughter, Valori Pyeatt, and Ron's press secretary, Jesse Benton, will be getting married. A story on the couple, who met through the presidential campaign, is due out shortly in the Wall...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 05:04 PM
The real, that is, versus the phony. Here are the McCain recipegate shenanigans. For a real cookbook, of Ron Paul's and other family and supporters' favorites, phone 1-800-RON-PAUL for a copy of Carol Paul's. It is free for the asking....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 04:46 PM
How dare Ron bother Ben Bernanke, instead of kowtowing like everyone else? (Thanks to Gary North.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 03:14 PM
Writes Keith Mercer: "I have been a financial adviser for 20 years. While I have had a tendency to occasionally rant about fiat money and such things, people usually responded like I was the crazy uncle in the family. Amazingly,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 01:22 PM
For joining Barney Frank in opposing evil federal intervention against internet gambling. (Thanks to Norm.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 10:24 AM
Reports a young friend of Tom DiLorenzo's: "Ron spoke to a packed house at Goucher College last "evening. He was amazingly well received by the mostly college-aged crowd. There were a lot of senior citizens in attendance as well, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 08:53 AM
"Journalist" Dan Calabrese writes: Before Dick Cheney passes from this life to the next, he ought to receive another Presidential Medal of Freedom for boldly protecting this country while interminably catching holy hell for doing so. (He already got it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 15, 2008 07:20 AM
Goucher College in Baltimore invited Ron Paul for their President's Forum this evening (as in President of the College, not President of the US). The sophomore who introduced him did a wonderful job, Ron Paul's speech was inspiring, and then...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 14, 2008 10:24 PM
Ron Paul, that is. Ralph Nader, who is also calling for a new, independent investigation of the 911 murders, praises Ron for his opposition to war and imperialism, and domestic imperialism in the guise of the war on drugs. (Thanks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 14, 2008 03:18 PM
We can only hope! Writes George Will in Newsweek: "Compact and Feisty Bob Barr, 59, probably will seek and get the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, which convenes in Denver on Memorial Day weekend. Given the recent fund-raising prowess...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 14, 2008 10:59 AM
The Ron Paul forces that control the GOP in Spokane, Washington, withdraw the party's endorsement of the Bush-McCain war. (Thanks to Tim Schut.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 14, 2008 09:00 AM
Writes Brian Engle: "Yesterday, I was getting my oil changed and happened to overhear a comment from a woman talking to her friend about having to write a paper on monetary policy and the gold standard. She was complaining about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 13, 2008 03:13 PM
For his opposition to that counterfeiting, redistributing, impoverishing (for most), enriching (for the few), lying pillar of the power elite, the US federal reserve, which is destabilizing the world....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 13, 2008 01:25 PM
From the Orlando Sentinel: "Presidential candidate Ron Paul has already lost his bid for the White House, but that hasn't stopped his loyal followers from staging a political uprising within Orange County Republican Party ranks and beyond. "The push to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 13, 2008 12:52 PM
Writes Rob Chase: "We had our Spokane County, WA, convention today. Out of 111 possible delegates to our state convention, our Ron Paul slates won 107!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 13, 2008 12:45 PM
Ron's brilliant freedom primer, a book that can change America--and the minds of your friends and family and business associates--is now available from Amazon (though the long shipping reference is an error--it will ship FAST). The Revolution: A Manifesto could...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 12, 2008 05:08 PM
Sara Ganim in the Centre Daily Times: "As long as there are supporters, Ron Paul says he’s not going anywhere. "Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul addresses the crowd at Penn State's Intramural Building on Friday, April 11, 2008. "And...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 12, 2008 04:38 PM
Nice coverage and photos of Ron Paul at his alma mater today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2008 09:14 PM
GL writes: "Hi, Kathryn, just got back. Great rally in Gettysburg! There were dozens of Ron Paul signs along US 15 on the way up."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2008 03:56 PM
From Ron Paul, naturally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2008 10:12 AM
To try to keep Ron Paul supporters in line....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2008 08:05 AM
Here is Andrew Malcolm in the Chicago Tribune on The Revolution: a Manifesto, which he correctly calls the "Next Chapter in the Ron Paul Revolution." Malcolm is funny and sarcastic, as usual, but good for him for his continuing coverage...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2008 07:41 AM
As Ron asked all the right questions, such as why we are still at war in Iraq when the whole thing was undertaken under false pretenses (i.e., a big lie), and whether or not Congress should first declare war, as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2008 01:54 PM
Writes Brendan: "As I watched Petraeus glaring at Ron, I couldn't help but think, with that long face, angular, hunched shoulders, and that glare, who does Petreaeus remind me of? Why--General Grevious!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2008 11:41 AM
Those who have yet to understand the vacuous nature of electoral politics need only pay attention to the current presidential circus. I don't know what additional evidence would need to be presented to demonstrate how elections serve but one purpose:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2008 09:48 AM
Once again, Ron is the only man in the House of Unrepresentatives not to take the prowar, CIA line. He refuses to do what is constitutionally none of the US government's business: intervene in China. He is also keenly aware...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2008 09:08 AM
Ron Paul asks the two proconsuls of the province of Iraq, Petraeus and Crocker, the questions all decent people want answered. Catch Petraeus's fury in response. In our militaristic system, the hard-faced, violence-purveying generals must never, ever hear a discouraging...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2008 08:02 AM
Thanks to Robert Wegner for this item from AP demonstrating how the rEVOLUtion is changing American politics for the better: "[Chelsea Clinton] really has gotten more questions on whether or not her mother believes the U.S. dollar should be tied...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 9, 2008 08:55 PM
OK, OK, how many times do you say that under your breath every day without posting the offending material? But the Little Frummer Boy is just too much. Why is the GOP losing the youth vote, he asks -- ignoring...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 9, 2008 09:38 AM
Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear--kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fevor--with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 8, 2008 09:13 PM
At Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, April 14, 2008 (nice website!). Ron will also speak at Penn State this Friday....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 8, 2008 07:06 PM
Ron Paul's, of course. Here's what I've heard: Tomorrow is the date when books will be shipping from the publisher's warehouse to fill bookstore orders. So the book will start showing up in the stores sometime between then and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 8, 2008 04:16 PM
That's part of the libertarian creed, so no surprise it's the motto of the Ron Paul volunteers. In Minnesota, much to the upset of the warmongering police statists who form the Republican establishment, Ron Paul people got six of 12...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 8, 2008 08:21 AM
This YouTube about Ron Paul's new book is also very good....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 07:11 PM
Watch the YouTube; buy the handbook....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 05:06 PM
Writes Joshua Reid: "With the travesty that we all just witnessed in the Republican primaries I was curious to why I had not seen a lot of people exclaiming for a Ron Paul Write-In on the ballot in November. I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 01:19 PM
The Sage of Batavia has a new book out. Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism "For those who have been neoconned into believing that conservatism means unquestioned support for the warfare state, Ain’t...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 12:25 PM
In a speech in Pennsylvania, Ron says that although he didn't coin the word "revolution" to describe what he was all about, he came to embrace it. He goes on to say that he was motivated to scratch down a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 12:06 PM
... and it's not all hostile. After all, McCain is (a) not conservative, and (b) a dead duck anyway. Increasingly, conservatives recognize that all the likely candidates from both major parties worship the state. Hence, for millions of us, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 09:44 AM
Yes, says Justin Raimondo, if Barr runs as an antiwar populist, though that would offend the kochosphere. "[Populism], of course, is the element in the Paul campaign that most alienated the more 'cosmopolitan' elements of the libertarian movement, and in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 08:44 AM
McCain and company do not want Ron Paulian Murray Sabrin to win the nomination for US senate in New Jersey, so they keep recruiting or trying to recruit opponents. The latest has said no, so Murray is left with his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2008 08:18 AM
Jon Friedman is correct: the mainstream media ignored Ron Paul, and when they didn't, their eyes were rolling in disdain at having to mention a libertarian. Jon also notes that the media deliberately turned away from the amazing Ron connection...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 6, 2008 11:10 AM
Writes Erik Ellison: "Just saw Wired did a tribute to D&D founder Gary Gygax by rolling up D&D versions of famous people. The included a great version of Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 5, 2008 09:28 PM
It was SRO in a 650-seeat auditorium at Pitt for Ron, reports Jeffrey Herbener (from his students who attended). 700 kids at least, though no media....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 03:13 PM
Of all the MSM media, the LA Times's politial blog has treated Ron the least unfairly. Still sarcastic, of course, but at least the coverage has been regular. See the latest example....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 03:05 PM
The webzine deigns to notice that Ron Paul is still a candidate, and being greeted enthusiastically at Pennsylvania colleges. What is the matter with Ron, that he won't bend the knee to McCain? Maybe it's beacause McCain is not the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 11:32 AM
Tom Woods is exactly right about the brilliance and coming influence of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto. Here, btw, is the table of contents: 1. The False Choices of American Politics 2. The Foreign Policy of the Founding Fathers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 10:34 AM
Writes Ben Hardesty: "I had the privilege of seeing Ron Paul speak at Pitt last night. He was riveting. Here's an article about the other speech he gave yesterday, at IUP. Notice the extreme snarkiness of the author contrasted with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 09:04 AM
Young people know they have been cheated by the power elite and its wars, taxes, fiat money, bailouts, and police state. That's why the Ron Paul Revolution is a permanent one. And unlike the Trotskyite-neocon permanent revolution, Ron Paul's is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2008 08:25 AM
In a private election game for smart kids at 500 coleges and universities, the leaders are Ron Paul and Stephen Colbert. Hillary, McCain, etc. are way behind. In other words, government politics is as messed up as anything else run...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 3, 2008 10:22 AM
Justin Raimondo's article today exposes what most ordinary, non-Kochtopusian libertarians must consider to be a shocking takeover of [T]Reason magazine by pro-war, pro-state neocons. A few of Justin's points are worth reiterating here on the blog: [T]Reason's new editor, one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 3, 2008 05:04 AM
Chris K. sends me an excerpt from the latest issue of "Imprimis," the neocon newsletter published by Hillsdale College. In particular, he highlights a ridiculous smear of Ron Paul by one Charles Kessler, the Harvard-educated professor of government at Claremont...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 3, 2008 04:28 AM
Bob Barr introduces Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 08:50 PM
Congratulations to Ron Paul supporter Kane for winning the ECW Championship at Wrestlmania XIV. Today ECW tomorrow the world!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 07:52 PM
Those Jesse Ventura videos were even better than I expected. Surely it's a good sign that "revolution" is on more and more people's lips -- and will be even moreso when Ron Paul's book arrives. The establishment has been wanting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 07:21 PM
Besides being a circumscription of our personal freedoms, such a move threatens all of e-commerce, explains Declan McCullagh. Need I mention that the soundest guy on this -- and the leader in congress -- is Ron Paul? Nah. You knew...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 06:53 PM
Ron is the one opponent of Fed fascism on Capitol Hill, and the only person to understand the business cycle. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 11:34 AM
Writes Jeffrey R. Snyder: "Jesse Ventura speaks on the need for a non-violent revolution to rid ourselves of the Republican and Democrat 'two party dictatorship,' to permit Americans to cast a vote for 'none of the above,' to send a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 08:52 AM
Good for Glenn Beck for an interview about something other than the Hillary-McCain-Obama reality show. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2008 08:09 AM
I always liked the late Henry Gonzales of Texas. He tried to impeach George H.W. Bush for war crimes, and he battled the economic crimes of Bush's family ally, Alan Greenspan. Gonzales could have been far more effective if he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2008 07:58 PM
In reference to my post, a reader writes: Ron Paul is speaking in Bellefield Hall in Pittsburgh; the 110 Music Hall refers to a completely different venue. Meetup folks here said that there was a switch in where he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2008 04:12 PM
I turned off his one-note rants when the alleged war skeptic refused to even mention Ron Paul. Recently--no surprise--the rich socialist Keith has been attacking Wal-Mart, the working man's friend. Here is a link, if you can stand it, to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2008 01:24 PM
The campaign website has Dr. Paul at two Pennsylvania universities this Thursday. That's not a lot of notice, so I figured spreading the news far and wide (which is what an LRC blog entry does!) couldn't hurt: 1. Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2008 10:56 AM
The ex-congressman wants to run for president on the Libertarian party ticket, and may have his friend Ron Paul's blessing, reports the LA Times. The McNeocons can't be happy at this news....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2008 07:56 AM
The three contenders: one's worse than the other. Obama may be slightly better than Hillary on foreign policy but he won't leave Iraq either. He's worse than Hillary on domestic policy and is more likely to last two terms. Yuck....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 31, 2008 08:18 PM
Our friend Murray Sabrin has the New Jersey (and national) neocons on the run. They keep trying to put up big government losers (like themselves) to run against Murray for the Republican nomination for the U.S. senate, but none of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 31, 2008 06:50 PM
A letter is circulating the meetups from a Captain Tucker, who is stationed in Afghanistan. In the letter, he suggests sending liberty care packages to him (to share) or to "any soldier." In his list of suggested items is Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 31, 2008 07:44 AM
Rod Dreher has brought to our attention Alasdair Macintyre's 2004 essay urging the importance of not choosing "between two politically intolerable alternatives..." "Why should we reject both? Not primarily because they give us wrong answers, but because they answer the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 29, 2008 06:10 PM
In an interview with Scott Horton on Wednesday, Barr said he takes the encouragement for him to run "very seriously, and [thinks] it also reflects a great deal of dissatisfaction with the current candidates and the current two-party system." And...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 10:10 PM
Don't miss this excerpt from The Revolution: A Manifesto. It's a taste of why this book, if read by enough people, can change the future....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 04:55 PM
...a copy of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto. The book is as handsome as it is significant. From the moving dedication to his supporters to the sections on false choices, foreign policy, the Constitution, economic freedom, personal freedom, money,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 03:27 PM
Terrible rumors from Russia continue to swirl around the Middle East that the Cheney-Bush junta has decided to bomb Iran on April 4th or 6th, targeting not only nuclear-power research facilities but ships, planes, antiaircraft installations, and the Iranian pentagon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 09:35 AM
The TMS, based on the theoretical work of Murray N. Rothbard, gives us the best possible look at the speed of the Federal Reserve's counterfeiting press. The Mises Institute maintains it here. And here is more on the theoretical basis,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 08:58 AM
And Ron's revolutionary Manifesto is our Common Sense. And thanks to Kitty Carr for reminding me that, though the list price from the publisher is $21, "the price is now $14.28 at Amazon, with an additional 5% knocked off if...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2008 08:28 AM
then why is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation planning to hire 140 new employees to deal with the forthcoming wave of bank failures. Fortunately, the FDIC recently moved into a Taj Mahal-like structure in Northern Virgina--ironically about two blocks away...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 06:59 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE REVOLUTION: A MANIFESTO by Ron Paul A Grand Central Publishing Hardcover Publication date: April 30, 2008 $21.00 192 pages ISBN: 0-446-53751-3 CONTACT: Erica Gelbard 212-364-1290 erica.gelbard@hbgusa.com THE REVOLUTION: A Manifesto By Ron Paul “The real truth...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 02:43 PM
I'll be speaking at the Libertarian Party of Ohio annual convention on the evening of April 5. My topic is "State Opposition to Federal Tyranny." Also on the agenda is libertarian radio talk show host extraordinaire Brian Wilson, who's been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 01:41 PM
I haven't seen this posted anywhere, so here goes: Ron Paul will deliver a lecture in the President's Forum Lecture Series at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 14 at 7:30pm, in the college's Kraushaar Auditorium. Afterward he'll sign...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 10:47 AM
Writes rave dj susan28: "Today I was asked by MoveOn.org to explain why I don't support McCain, and I cheerfully obliged them - but I think my response might have been more than they bargained for :). I've copied it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 10:06 AM
Writes Wayne Uffleman: "I was just talking to my RP supporting classmates and we all had the same thought about the Time article. The print media love to put Ron Paul's economics off to the side by making a snide...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 09:29 AM
Why has the media blackout ended? A neat post from Paulians in Europe....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 08:15 AM
And catch the reference to a Ron Paul-Mike Gravel ticket....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 08:06 AM
"To write off Ron Paul as a loopy reactionary ignores his courageous stand on Iraq and Israel," says the leftish London Guardian to plug a must-read article on "Washington's Good Doctor," by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, the sort of brilliant intellectual-journalist that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2008 07:33 AM
"Paul's leave-us-alone libertarianism hasn't fit in with a party anxious to read our e-mail, improve our values, assert American power abroad and subsidize friendly industries at home. The party's recent mix of 'national greatness' neoconservatives, evangelical theoconservatives and K Street...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2008 02:33 PM
Writes Elizabeth MacDonald on FOX Business: "Time to listen to Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the lone voice of reason in Congress today who’s got to feel like he’s shouting into a field of cotton with his repeated warnings about the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2008 02:07 PM
Writes Steven Heller, co-chairman of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts, in the NY Times: "Although Ron Paul may be mathematically out of contention for the Republican nomination, from what I can tell, he has inspired...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2008 01:18 PM
I agree that they make it difficult to go third party for President but the way the three candidates keep shooting themselves in the foot makes you wonder. McCain was either confused or never knew about Iran being a Shiite...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2008 09:05 AM
Thanks to Tom Rambo for this Ron Paul YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 24, 2008 11:08 AM
In Missouri, party functionaries keep caucus reports secret from Paul supporters. What McCainite shenanigans are they hiding? (Thanks to Steven Winters.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 24, 2008 10:21 AM
Monday night on the first hour of George Noory's Coast to Coast, the radio show with the largest nighttime audience in the world and more than 600 affiliates, Ron Paul will talk about his important new book, The Revolution: A...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2008 03:23 PM
Articles: Bob Higgs, Gary North (3), Mike Rogers, Ron Paul (2), Vin Suprynowicz, Bill Bonner, Lew Rockwell. And blogs....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2008 03:15 PM
Press secretary Jesse Benton clarifies it on FOX News...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2008 02:33 PM
Without Tucker, MSNBC is a partisan swamp. He gave some class and intelligence to the place--while the rest seem focused on biting Hillary's ankle. Now I rarely tune into the GE network at night. Shame on MSNBC for firing Tucker....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 22, 2008 04:40 PM
Writes Dave Matthew: "Would this MSM story have been published, would these questions have been asked, without Ron Paul? Let's see what their answers are, and if they're published, too. The Revolution begins..."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 22, 2008 04:29 PM
An appreciation from an Obama supporter of this hyper-creative volunteer ad: "After viewing this ad/promotional video I have an understanding of his position on the war, the presidency and why we are in a whole heap of trouble. It is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 22, 2008 01:29 PM
That is Ron Paul's presidential philosophy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 22, 2008 10:22 AM
Butler Shaffer writes to Bill Moyers: "Your program, 'The Body of War,' was well done. However, in showing various members of Congress speaking out against this war, you failed to mention one of the very few who has consistently opposed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2008 11:52 PM
Writes Chris Rye: "We just posted The Making of The High Tide. Shows all the different layers of renders and compositing that went into creating the visuals of the piece. Enjoy!" And here is The High Tide....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2008 11:41 PM
Mary Ruwart, scientist and famously persuasive, widely respected, and radically principled libertarian author, has declared her bid for the 2008 Libertarian Party nomination for president. I've long loved her book Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression, which her...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2008 09:01 PM
And McNeocon can forget an endorsement. See the Newsweek story on Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2008 06:44 PM
That's why he was "kicked out of the republican party," says Peter Schiff on CNN. In fact, Ron has educated millions on the evil of the central bank, and helped build the base for real monetary reform....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2008 10:49 AM
(Thanks to Mark Bednarczyk)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 08:14 PM
The Nevada Republican Party has invited Ron Paul to be a keynote speaker at at their state convention on April 26th in Reno. Expect no such intelligence and tolerance from the national Republicans in St. Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 11:37 AM
The funda-neocon site that so viciously opposed Ron Paul for president announced the other day that it would have an exclusive scoop on Ron's congressional column. I took this as eyewash, since that would be illegal, not to speak of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 11:16 AM
Now Robert Novak, long time adjunct of Karl Rove's, refers to the "paranoid grievances on the left and right that built support for Ron Paul's presidential candidacy." Can't have people questioning the official counterfeiter and its bankster pals. Just believe,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 10:45 AM
Ron Paul has amassed the money and the dedicated volunteers to take over the Republican party county by county, says the LA Times blog. The paper also notes that Ron's very solvent campaign has no debt....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 10:07 AM
I've said for years that New York State is fertile ground for libertarian ideas. We proved it this year. NY was one of Ron Paul's best primary states with 6.2%. New Hampshire was barely higher but much money was spent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2008 09:25 AM
"The occupation of Iraq began five years ago today, but few realize that the march to war began ten years ago under Bill Clinton, when regime change became official U.S. policy. In 1998, I took to the House floor in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 19, 2008 09:43 PM
Ron Paul is not turning his voters, his donors, nor his volunteers over to a warmongering police-statist. Notes the LA Times blog, riffing off the same story that so exercised Comrade Kristol: "He won more than 800,000 primary votes, more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 19, 2008 09:03 PM
Watch the video and thanks to Asdfjkll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 19, 2008 08:51 PM
That's the neocon line. Note that this attack on Ron Paul (and me) contains no argument, just the typical eek-a-mouse PC rhetoric. (Thanks to Ron Vitiello.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 19, 2008 06:41 PM
In Missouri, and many other states. McCain the Barbarian will have to reckon with them....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 18, 2008 01:53 PM
This time in the good Washington. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 08:36 PM
Murray Sabrin's sole primary opponent, Joe Pennacchio is in serious trouble. A booklet has been discovered penned by Pennacchio under the alias "Joseph Penn" entitled The Nationalist Agenda: A Blueprint for the 21st Century. Can the stakes be any more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 03:31 PM
In Missouri Republican county conventions....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 02:40 PM
I was a guest on Ron Paul Revolution Radio this morning; this link takes you to the mp3, the first 18 or so minutes of which is the second half of my segment. We talked about The Politically Incorrect Guide...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 12:36 PM
Writes Russ Mohan: "Ron Paul is quoted positively and prescriptively near the end of the article. What's next? An acknowledgement by the New York Times that the Iraq-upation was, and is, a lie? The mind reels..."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 10:58 AM
The slime brigade is smearing Obama, and for the same reasons, as Justin Raimondo shows. (Thanks to Anthony Gregory.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 17, 2008 09:51 AM
Marketwatch: "Acting quickly to prevent a run on major global financial firms, the Federal Reserve cut its discount rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.25% and offered to lend money to a longer list of firms than ever before....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 16, 2008 08:45 PM
And who's next after bankrupt Bear, Stearns? Lehman Brothers? They can all count on a bailout. As a prominent German economist told me this weekend, the central bank will ignite global hyperinflation rather than let Wall Street and the big...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 16, 2008 04:05 PM
Last week: Gary North (x 2), Ron Paul, Fred Reed, Floy Lilley, Jim Cox, Michael Gaddy, Tom Woods, Bill Lind, and Lew Rockwell. And here are the top blog posts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 16, 2008 01:01 PM
Writes Michael Scheuer: "Just a note to say that the reception of my new book by the establishment press has given me some small idea of what Dr. Paul has gone through. Defending America effectively seems to be a filthy,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 16, 2008 12:03 PM
Republicans fear aliens: principled supporters of what are, in popular rhetoric, Republican principles. In fact, of course, the Republicans are the preeminent party of fascism, perpetual war, the police state, militarism, socialism for the rich, nationalism, and dictatorship. No wonder...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 15, 2008 10:35 AM
Amazon.com has just added Dr. Paul's forthcoming The Revolution: A Manifesto to its "Look Inside" program. Click on the book cover image and you'll find a link to a six-page excerpt. This may or may not work for you depending...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 15, 2008 08:37 AM
You have no privacy rights. Everything you do is the business of the federal police state, in its perverted view. So not only have the feds wrecked havoc on foreign countries and put us into a punishing recession, they have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 14, 2008 03:23 PM
The Revolution lives! Take a look at this amazing 60-second volunteer-made spot. For a hi-res view, go here, and thanks to Steven Winters....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 14, 2008 08:31 AM
... over the death of two members of the Trough family. 1. Retired Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) dies at age 90. 2. "The House Republican brand is so bad right now that if it were a dog food, they'd take...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2008 11:32 AM
See Alan Bock from the Orange County Register....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2008 09:03 AM
Writes Minnesota Chris: "I'm not sure why it was put on Youtube and promptly pulled, but see this unaired campaign ad." It's back (thanks to Diane Mickelson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2008 08:59 AM
There is supposed to be a vote this week on the McCain-DeMint One Year Moratorium on Earmarking. I can not find the text of this amendment (anyone?), so I don't really know what it says, but it is co-sponsored by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 05:06 PM
Global currency debasement is a disaster, as Ron Paul is the only one to note. (Thanks to Bob A.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 10:01 AM
The Fed takes its "boldest" (read, most reckless and damaging) action since its previous Great Depression, to bail out Fannie Mae and the rest of the fascist government - business partnerships underlying the crisis, and which cannot be saved, though...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 09:41 AM
Normal people like Philip Weiss are outraged and astounded to know that using your own cash, honestly gained and (dishonestly) taxed, can be a major-league federal felony. Spending $10,000 or more of your own cash without filling out a federal...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 08:36 AM
Jack Hunter, pro-Russell Kirk and pro-Ron Paul, on what he says is the damage done by Bill Buckley....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 08:23 AM
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in somewhat reluctant support of this vote to override the President's veto of H.R. 2062, the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008. Although I voted against this authorization when it first came to the floor, the main...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2008 08:18 AM
Exposed of being a Ron Paul Republican who will stand up for civil liberties, that is. Opponent: "You know what? If you support Ron Paul, then you need to support my young primary opponent. Because he's a Ron Paul Libertarian,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 10, 2008 12:42 PM
Scott Horton interviews Ron for Antiwar Radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 10, 2008 10:29 AM
Ron Paul explains on CNN this morning that if he had been focused on gaining power over others, his campaign would be done, but since he wants to influence the climate of ideas, his work will never end. As to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 10, 2008 07:52 AM
My hometown newspaper ran my Letter to the Editor about Science Debate 2008 today. Things have changed since I sent the letter: Huckabee dropped out, yet he is one of the invitees to this debate. That was close! Now they...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 10, 2008 07:29 AM
From the Amazon page for The Revolution: A Manifesto: "The real truth about Liberty. This book takes a wrecking ball to the political establishment. Senator Goldwater would have loved it -- it's The Conscience of a Conservative for the 21st...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 9, 2008 01:56 PM
The Fed-Wall Street-big bank combine is coming down. As Ron Paul notes, it is crazed financial profligacy that brings down empires. And this time, we also have a central bank with global reach, and no restrictions on its ability to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 9, 2008 10:46 AM
Obama and Hillary sent their top guns to Meet the Press today and Ed Rendell (for Hillary) simply ate Tom Daschle’s (Obama) lunch. It was embarrassing. The look on Tom's phony face when Ed proposed a re-vote for Florida and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 9, 2008 08:57 AM
Check the number of views of this anti-Hillary take-off of an old Apple ad, though I wish I could post an accurate version with Cheney onscreen, and Ron Paul as the solution! (Thanks to Rolf Lindgren.) This pro-Hillary ad is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 09:19 PM
The safe congressional seat of Republican Dennis Hastert, ex-speaker of the house, corrupt tool of Tom DeLay, and no friend to Ron Paul, has been won by the Democratic candidate. (Thanks to Brad Funkouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 09:00 PM
Philip Weiss on the one congressional voice of conscience on the Middle East....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 06:30 PM
Writes Ron's son: "Is the Revolution Over or Just Beginning? "Reports that Ron Paul has quit the Presidential Race remind me of Mark Twain's famous quote, 'Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.' The Ron Paul Presidential campaign continues albeit...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 05:29 PM
According to the Victoria Advocate, a newspaper in his congressional district, "Ron Paul says not so fast. Despite reports indicating otherwise, the Texas Republican is not ending his long-shot campaign for presidency, Paul’s top spokesman said Friday. “'Dropping out is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 04:55 PM
Mark Kurlansky at the LA Times gives a very favorable review to Nicholson Baker's new book, Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II: The End of Civilization, which Kurlansky describes as "a meticulously researched and well-constructed book demonstrating that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2008 01:41 PM
The NY Times (the newspaper of empire) and Fortune (the CIA business news) celebrate (prematurely)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 7, 2008 08:14 PM
I have never heard of this paper, but apparently it seeks to worm its way into the good graces of the establishment media by taking cheap-shots at Ron Paul. The rest of the media performed their assigned tasks by ignoring...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 7, 2008 06:04 PM
CNN: Spokesman: Ron Paul Will End Presidential Run...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 7, 2008 01:42 PM
Here's CNN's take on last night's Ron Paul YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 7, 2008 08:24 AM
No, not the conventions. The release of Ron Paul's manifesto. Says Dr. Paul: "Most important will be the continued emphasis on the message. That message, simply put, is the message of human liberty. A more detailed outline of this message...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 6, 2008 09:50 PM
Ron announces that he will work through his FREE Foundation and his Liberty PAC, which will take the place of the winding-down presidential campaign. There will be no DC march, at least one organized by Ron, but an RP...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 6, 2008 08:42 PM
At least that is what ABC News is reporting, implying it comes from inside sources. UPDATE from Salon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 6, 2008 08:09 PM
Ron Paul Republican Murray Sabrin is now one candidate away from winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. Citing health reasons, candidate Anne Evans Estabrook, a millionaire who planned to self-finance her campaign, dropped out of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 6, 2008 02:41 PM
Ron's campaign has changed America, and it's changed his supporters, points out MSNBC. As for himself, since his congressional victory, Ron says, “I’m still involved, nothing has changed." He has not called McCain to congratulate the little fascist, and hopes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 6, 2008 08:38 AM
Actually, it would be far easier to remember neocon truths, given how few there are of them. But still, let's not forget the anti-Ron Paul Roger Simon and his prevaricating pumping up of Peden in Pajamas Media....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 08:14 PM
Dr. No says Yes to peace and decency--the only person in Congress to do so--by refusing to endorse a bloody colonial occupation, complete with almost total anti-civilian protectionism, for which American taxpayers are unconstitutionally looted. Want to know why the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 07:00 PM
Writes Daniel: "RP spoke today before the annual lobby day of the National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association here on the Hill. They are the group that wants government to stay out of their business. It was an enormous success....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 03:18 PM
And he won't, apparently, until Ron drops out of the presidential race, according to this Texas newspaper story, which also reports that "Paul spokesman Jesse Benton said Paul 'remains in the (presidential) race and will do so as long as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 02:44 PM
Writes Tom Donlin: "I read your blog entry about Dr. Paul being returned to Congress for another term. I also see you mentioned our neocon radio mouthpieces, Edd Hendee and Pat Gray of KSEV. Good commentary! I bet they're wondering...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 01:43 PM
"So does Elizabeth Kuchinich's husband," says an early post on the LA Times political blog (and thanks to Gary North)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 08:37 AM
Of all the blather coming out of the trap of Hillary Clinton, the one thing ABC Radio chose to broadcast at the top of the hour all day long the day before the Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont primaries...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 08:19 AM
Here are some of Ron's comments last night: "I am honored that the voters in the 14th District expressed their continued confidence in my leadership by overwhelmingly reelecting me to the House of Representatives. I have no Democrat opponent in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 08:09 AM
Well, some of them, anyway. With 100% of the precincts reporting in the 14th congressional district, Ron Paul got 70.2%, With only 29.8%, and so much establishment bling, the Pedster may not even be a viable candidate for the neocons...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2008 07:48 AM
Beating challenger Chris Peden better than 2-1, AP declares Ron Paul the winner for reelection to Congress. Paul faces no Democratic opponent....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 09:46 PM
Ron Paul on the inevitable financial storm that will be the result of interventionist legislation and monetary hegemony....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 09:26 PM
UPDATED: At 1:25am EST, Ron Paul is leading 70-30! Paul 37,106 Peden 15,740 with 267 of 269 precincts reporting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 07:49 PM
On the economic crisis, in Forbes, and thanks to Minnesota Chris....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 04:08 PM
I hear that Ron Paul and Bob Barr will be meeting soon to discuss a possible independent or third-party ticket, and possible cooperation in other political and educational efforts. Great news!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 03:59 PM
Thanks to famed rave dj susan28 for this: Let It Be (thanks to the Beatles for the riff and Ron Paul for the inspiration!) when i see the world in times of trouble, Dr Paul, he emails me; speaking words...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 03:06 PM
A funny-awful neocon attack on Ron Paul, his book publisher, his age, Floy Lilley, LRC, and the "Mises crowd," which brought us Lincoln's war. (Thanks to Robert Frasconi.) Preorder Ron's great Manifesto here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 11:38 AM
They'll be available here after 7:00pm Texas time, though there may be exit polls too, for one of the two congressional primaries the MSM care about (Kuchinich being the other). Thanks to Alan Turin....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 10:51 AM
Today is, of course, voting day in the presidential primaries in Ohio, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Texas. It is also, far more importantly, primary day in Texas congressional district 14, with neocon Chris Peden--aided by the MSM and the other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2008 08:33 AM
Writes Jim McElroy: "Saturday night on Fox News Watch, Jane Hall from American University said, 'Ron Paul has more support among young voters and is getting zero coverage; and he's treated like a gnat at the debates he's been allowed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 3, 2008 09:44 AM
The liberal Democatic Huffington Post tracks all the candidates' horoscopes, including Leo Ron Paul's....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 3, 2008 08:22 AM
Writes Brad Funkhouser: "The GOP shrinks to rump party status as the sane flee the Imperial Party in droves."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 2, 2008 10:50 AM
We all eagerly anticipate Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto. Being released at close to the same time is Bill Kauffman's Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle American Anti-Imperialism. How can that not be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 2, 2008 10:23 AM
And the government's murder and jailing of peaceful pot smokers. An interview with NORML....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 2, 2008 09:22 AM
Writes Jenny Hoff of KXAN about Ron Paul: "Despite the relative impossibility (unless something big goes down before the national convention) of being the Republican nominee for president, Congressman Ron Paul still managed to draw thousands to his rally in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 2, 2008 09:10 AM
"To uphold the constitution." See Jessica Bernier's endorsement of Ron in the Burlington, Vermont, Free Press....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 2, 2008 08:22 AM
Thanks to Brad Funkhouser for the poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2008 09:01 PM
Amazon.com has lowered the price of The Revolution: A Manifesto to $14.28, a 32% discount. Preorder this handbook of the Ron Paul Freedom Movement now and help raise its Amazon ranking, now at 167. By the way, if Amazon lowers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2008 07:50 PM
After a long period of inactivity, I posted a little something at Huffpo. The media and public awareness turnaround is already happening because of Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, and the multitudinous forms of the r3VOLution. I hope I can continue...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2008 12:50 PM
Ralph Nader was interviewed on one of the cable "news" channels last night. He has been a very hot media story ever since he entered the presidential race, and why not? Unlike Ron Paul, Nader poses no real threat to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2008 12:34 PM
As usual, Glenn has done great work in exposing the hate-filled McCainite Rev. John Hagee, whom John McCain has praised in return, and here is more. Thanks to Ralph Raico, who notes that it also "mentions the latest TNR smear...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2008 09:40 AM
Says Chris Peden: "Republicans Voting in the Democrat Primary: Don't do it!! We have been getting reports that Republicans are voting in the Democrat primary for Hillary. The thought being that polls show that McCain can beat Hillary, but can't...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 04:18 PM
Here, as usual, the warmongering, big-government neocon portrays himself as, in effect, a Ron Paulian....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 02:59 PM
The anti-Paul Chris Benzion questions the reliability of the PPP poll, but atill thinka Ron will win....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 01:10 PM
Today is Murray Sabrin's Money Bomb. I cannot think of a candidate more fit to carry on Ron Paul's message of limited government, liberty, and peace. Here is some information on the great Ron Paul-endorsed Republican....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 12:37 PM
Ron Paul has a letter today in the War Street Journal: "I was delighted to read in Judy Shelton's op-ed, 'Security and the Falling Dollar' (Feb. 15), that at long last the security implications of the dollar's collapse have made...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 09:36 AM
February 29th is the birthday of the great person who is First Lady in the hearts of all Ron Paul revolutionaries. Here Carol writes about her husband and their life together....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 29, 2008 09:22 AM
Against the great Fed counterfeiting machine and its chief operator, Ben Bernanke. Here Ron is interviewed on monetary policy by FOX Business....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2008 09:47 PM
Okay, I'll admit it: I'm selfish like nobody's business. I have a personal reason not to like the prospects of Obama, which, of course, I will not express at the voting booth, but which, nevertheless, makes it hard for me...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2008 06:50 PM
Writes Tudor Smirna: "Greetings from Romania, and long live the Ron Paul revolution! "In response to the funny ballet blog, let me tell you that I had an encounter with the Romanian traffic police today and can testify to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2008 04:05 PM
Thanks to Eric Garris for these results, from Public Policy Polling. According to PPP, Peden is a deer on the hood of Ron's pickup truck. The same firm, btw, concluded that leftwing antiwar congressman Dennis Kucinich will also beat his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2008 11:42 AM
Due to the demand (unintentionally stoked by this site when I blogged it prematurely), Aimee Allen--singer, songwriter, producer, director--has now YouTubed her spectacular music video on Ron Paul and his revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2008 08:53 AM
As the obituaries start to roll in, I'm sure there's not much I can say about the man's life that won't be said in the next few days. (I eagerly await David Gordon's review.) Nor will I insult Buckley as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2008 06:00 PM
Or is that faint praise for Ron Paul (YouTube) in this congressional gathering? In any event, it is great to see Ron teach basic economics (and morality) to the lying chairman of the Federal Reserve. (Thanks to Dustin Anderson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2008 01:48 PM
Here is Ron's opening statement (YouTube) during the Bernanke hearings. He is the only one, as usual, who speaks truth to power. As Ron argues in his books, central banking is an economic, political, and moral evil. One reason the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2008 12:30 PM
Is Ron coasting to victory over his creepy neocon opponent for the Republican nomination in Texas's 14th district? Many people think that, and from their lips to God's ear. But I'm a worrier, and I don't like some of things...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 26, 2008 04:57 PM
Writes Ron Paul: "What thrilling rallies we've just had in Texas. First there were the Students for Ron Paul at the University of Texas in Austin. The media said 4,000 came. Our people think there were more like 7,000. In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 26, 2008 11:32 AM
Writes Michael W. Arnold: "I'm an American living in socialist Holland since I graduated from university about a year ago. Today, I saw an advertisement for the Belastingdienst, the Dutch IRS, which I just had to share. Ignoring the fact...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 26, 2008 08:37 AM
A network news channel was interviewing a Texas voter the other day. This man was very troubled by the current state of politics and thought it was time for a change. When he was asked about voting for Ron Paul,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 25, 2008 04:20 PM
Here is the four-part video of Ron and perhaps 7,000 students at the University of Texas, Austin. And note what inspires these great kids and all Ron Paulians--the pure, unadulterated message of liberty: no foreign wars, no Federal Reserve, no...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 25, 2008 11:42 AM
Check out this photo of Ron Paul's rally in Austin this weekend....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 25, 2008 09:36 AM
Ron Paul's success in building a big, enthusiastic grassroots movement brings with it a serious problem: the potential for phony Ron Paul Republicans who seek to take advantage of it. This was made clear to me when I read an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 25, 2008 12:23 AM
In this article about Nader's entry into the race, Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer finds Nader irrelevant -- because he's been supplanted by Ron Paul. "There is unhappiness in the electorate," he says, "and Ron Paul's bid captures that anger."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 25, 2008 12:14 AM
Thanks to Mark Thornton for this video, old (well, January), but very neat....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 01:29 PM
Writes Rick Fisk: "My family went to see Dr. Paul speak yesterday at UT's main mall. What a crowd and what a speech! When we approached from Guadalupe, it seemed the entire city had become Ron Paul's own. There was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 12:35 PM
Now that I'd like to see! Writes Glenn Jacobs: "After reading the Galveston Daily News endorsement for Chris Peden, Ron Paul's congressional opponent, I am reminded of Thomas Paine's great quote: 'What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 12:28 PM
Writes Robert Grözinger: "By me. Some extracts are linked at the bottom of the page. The book can be ordered here. Or here."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 12:20 PM
Not McCain, though he fights him too, but Chris Peden, the neocons' choice to kick Ron out of Congress. He's also the chosen errand boy for the local rip-off pressure groups. Now I am not normally for mandatory testing, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 12:15 PM
Writes Brian Dunaway: "Greetings from the Texas 14th. I just voted for Ron Paul...twice! Eat you heart out! :)"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 12:00 PM
Another report on the enthusiastic rally and concert for at least 4,000 supporters at the University of Texas, Austin. As the Herald-Zeitung notes, "the exuberant crowd cheered throughout Paul's address whenever the candidate touched on his themes of bringing the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 11:57 AM
... as the Harley riders say. Fred Barnes, who competes with Kid Kristol for being wrong all of the time, now announces that McCain's the only Republican who can win, and aren't we lucky that no true conservative got the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2008 08:30 AM
Barack Obama vs. Ron Paul (and thanks to Mark Thornton)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 10:05 PM
He reiterates that he will not run as an independent nor as a third-party nominee in November, according to this report, but he once against demonstrates that he has called forth a vast movement for peace, freedom, and sound money,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 09:18 PM
At least in what they hope and scheme for, his defeat for Congress, says Joel Skousen....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 08:47 PM
Maybe I should trademark that phrase? Nah. But as more and more dairies go raw, that is, produce healthier milk, only Ron Paul has worked to stop the leviathan from suppressing this market development in favor of the big FDA-approved...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 12:25 PM
A great comment by Ron on one of John Maynard Keynes's central planning monstrosities, which rewards the rich and well-connected in the name of fighting poverty. Keynes hoped the World Bank, like the IMF and the Bretton Woods System, would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 11:51 AM
So said our friend Murray Sabrin in a May 19, 1976 letter to the New York Times. Murray is running for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey. If you're in the New York City area next Friday (Feb. 29), join...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2008 07:30 AM
Justin Raimondo is still cheering for a third-party or independent run by Ron after his Republican primary race with a neocon who looks like Sean Hannity, but is even dumber....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2008 02:34 PM
A few days back, we all saw the Pajamas Media piece reporting that Paul is down double-digits to Chris Peden in the race for his congressional seat. Well, the Paul campaign has exposed the piece as yet another NeoCon smear...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2008 02:06 PM
Here's Murray Sabrin, Ron Paul-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, speaking to a Republican meeting in New Jersey. His main opponent, Anne Estabrook, read from notes as she addressed the small gathering. When asked for her views on the Second Amendment,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2008 02:05 PM
A decent article from the usually sarcastic Andrew Malcoln at the LA Times, who notes in passing that Ron drove Romney out of the race....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 21, 2008 08:15 AM
Ann Coulter explains vividly the fraud that McCain-Feingold perpetrated on the country, feigning "morality" while assuring big-media dominance of presidential campaign funding. Ironically, McCain's self-anointed reputation for being "above it all" is destroyed for good with today's NYT story recounting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 21, 2008 08:11 AM
Some of his detractors say he's a protectionist, but of course he's not. In the video Lew posts, Ron Paul again reiterates his free trade principles concerning the evil embargo on Cuba and US sanctions as weapons of war. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2008 03:46 PM
Ron Paul has always advocated free trade with Cuba: no barriers, no subsidies, and complete freedom for Americans to buy Cuban goods, and American farmers and businessmen to export to Cuba. Ron also knows that free trade means exporting capitalism...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2008 03:30 PM
That has always been the Ron Paul philosophy on fighting the Federal Reserve, the warfare state, and the income tax, and it is his philosophy as a presidential candidate. See the CNN story and video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2008 01:16 PM
LRC on Ron Paul's computer at 1:52 in this clip from CNN. (Thanks to LvM for the tip)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 08:45 PM
In a press release that has been widely distributed, U.S. Senate candidate (and LRC-columnist) Murray Sabrin, has struck political gold. By defining himself as the true limited government candidate against his (liberal) primary challenger, Anne Estabrook, Sabrin has begun to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 07:13 PM
I guess political ambition is one in which the "successful" people eat their own. Lately, as she has fallen behind Obama Barack, Hillary Clinton has decided to "go populist," which is a euphemism for appealing to base envy. It seems...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 07:00 PM
This is a Keynesian article, but it still has much good information. Need I mention the only presidential candidate who understands the central bank and its business cycles, and who knows how to build a sound prosperity for the future?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 05:04 PM
Two neocons--Roger Simon and town councilman Chris Peden--attack Ron in typical chickenhawk fashion. See Tom Woods's piece today on Ron's opponent, and thanks to Michael Giannone for reading the Pajamas Media, poor guy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 04:11 PM
A friend writes: "Loved the article on Chris Peden. As a Houston native I've watched this guy for a while. He's as big of an opportunist as they come. That's how he went from praising Paul to attacking him in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 03:17 PM
Of course, the Bush regime refuses to lift its illegal and immoral anti-civilian trade embargo on Cuba, despite Fidel's resignation. Need I point out that among the bloodthirsty protectionists running for president, only Ron Paul advocates free trade with Cuba?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 09:58 AM
When Dick Cheney was interviewed by Tim Russert on Meet the Depressed on Sept. 16, 2001, the neocons had apparently not yet invented the fable that bin Laden attacked us because "he hates our freedoms." In this interview Cheney says...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2008 09:50 AM
Although I do think he's probably less of one than Hillary and McCain, and maybe less of one than Bush, here Obama is advocating war in Pakistan. Sure, he sounds less bad on foreign policy than McCain, now. And Bush...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2008 09:23 PM
A great truth-telling video from 1983 with Dom Armentano. (Thanks to Chad Parrish.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2008 04:29 PM
The man-who-would-be dictator and commander-in-chief of endless war thinks the real problem with the Republican party is the "Taft wing," i.e. Ron Paul. And McCain is right for once. Ron Paulism is the only opposition to McFascism in the GOP....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2008 02:26 PM
The LA Times's Andrew Malcolm predictably yucks it up over this effort to raise money for Ron, but it's just another indication of the incredible diversity of his support. (Thanks to Ralph Raico.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2008 11:44 AM
A conversation with Professor Rachel Douchant and Christen Mitchell. Note: Rachel is the sister of LRC's own Stephen W. Carson. Thanks to Sean for the YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2008 08:59 AM
Given this, Ken Sturzenacker wonders what funny business Ron Paul might have been subjected to....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 17, 2008 11:53 AM
Just before the Wisconsin primary, Erich Roden writes about Ron Paul in the Milwaukee Sentinel. (Thanks to Steve Bartin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 16, 2008 06:19 PM
Obama, though he is no Ron Paul, is next, says Justin Raimondo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 16, 2008 05:18 PM
About the Fed blowing up the housing bubble, and about the coming bankruptcy of government-sponsored private entities (i.e., fascist) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He tried to get the taxpayers off the hook. Now Fed and friends are bringing down...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 16, 2008 03:06 PM
Ron Paul was a big hit at Georgetown University, where he outdrew Condoleeza Rice....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 04:42 PM
A decent video from the NY Times of all places. (Thanks to Stuart Swirsky.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 03:24 PM
Neither sleet nor snow, especially snow, is stopping the Ron Paul supporters in Wisconsin. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 02:01 PM
According to the American Research Group, Ron is polling at 11% among likely Republican presidential primary voters (and 23% among Democrats and Independents!). (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 01:56 PM
Then so are the Founding Fathers. Ivan Eland on the great Jeffersonian statesman of our time....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 01:47 PM
The House Republicans did their usual song and dance to try to stop two neocons from being found in contempt of congress. Only Ron Paul, along with Walter Jones and Wayne Gilchrest, had the courage to put principle above party....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2008 08:58 AM
I forget exactly when it happened, but at some point I realized that conservatives are not actually pro-free market at all. Yes, they are not as overtly communistic and anti-private property as the left, but they do not truly grasp...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 07:26 PM
I threw together my earlier post on the subject in a hurry. Nicholas Del Medico wrote to correct my shorthand about what's going on with Romney's delegates: "He can't 'give' McCain his delegates. He can only ask that his delegates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 06:02 PM
Writes John V. Walsh in Counterpunch: "I submit that the war parties, Democrat and Republican, very effectively use a divide and conquer tactic--and the antiwar forces play into it, usually quite eagerly. So when some on the left have good...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 02:12 PM
The antiwar movement within the US military helped end the war on Vietnam. So it is extremely encouraging to note that, according to opensecrets.org, the top three employers of contributors to the Ron Paul campaign are the U.S. Army, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 11:24 AM
As usual, Anthony and Ryan are dead on. The modern "fight" against abortion is little more than a shell game, as the so-called Right-to-Life lobby has submarined everything that would have effectively overturned Roe. Here is the thing to keep...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 11:13 AM
According to the Freedom Democrats Blog, the nine Ron Paul Republicans running for Maryland Congressional seats did pretty well and won four out of the seven primary races: Joe Arminio, 2% in the Republican Primary in the Maryland 1st. Lost....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 08:22 AM
Abortion is a serious ethical issue. I have been pro-life most of my life. I am anti-state, so I don't favor jailing women and doctors as a solution, but I am not generally pro-abortion in any meaningful sense. I oppose...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2008 12:38 AM
On January 22--the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision--Ron Paul was the only presidential candidate who spoke at the March for Life in Washington DC. Huckabee did speak at a Right to Life rally in Atlanta, but said:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 13, 2008 09:10 PM
There will be a real debate on war and the Middle East, says Phil Weiss. That's why, adds Justin Raimondo, Obama is about to be smeared as a bigot. By no later than Monday, he predicts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 13, 2008 03:01 PM
That's the 'buzz' since Paul announced that he will not seek the presidency on a third-party ticket: However, efforts to push a Barr candidacy were given new impetus last week when Rep. Ron Paul sent a letter to his supporters...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 13, 2008 09:28 AM
Huckabee got killed yesterday including in a state where he could have done well. He's at 4% in Wisconsin, the next state to vote. Huck, quit while you're ahead. You've had your fun at the country's expense. You paved the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 13, 2008 07:08 AM
Writes Mark Elam, Ron's congressional campaign manager: "The views counter on YouTube for our new Ron Paul video has been non-functional for 24 hours. They have been showing only 213 views from the first few minutes the video was up...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 11:49 PM
Thanks to Philip Weiss for reporting on a foreign slur. Ron is not "anti-Israel." He is pro-Israel. What Hoenlein means to say is that Ron will not violate his oath of office to send Israel or Egypt or any other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 11:36 PM
"There once was a liar named Peden, Whose fibs we had better be heedin'. A neocons' tool, Promoting their rule, On March 4th we must do ballot weedin'." Thanks to Harry for that limerick, and thanks also to Jason Bennett...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 09:51 PM
Is one that isn't for Ron Paul, says Jennifer Reynolds....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 09:46 PM
Ron Paul has 4% in Virginia. Yikes! Copperheads everywhere are in mourning. Ron got 7.5% in Buffalo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 06:38 PM
This one is in Austin, Texas, and thanks to RonPaulBillboards.com and Fernando Labastida....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 05:01 PM
For those interested, Trevor Lyman has organized a money-bomb for Murry Sabrin that will occur on February 29th. He's calling it a Scholar of Freedom money-bomb. Sabrin's campaign is turning out to be one of the most promising. Endorsed by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 02:38 PM
Amazon has slashed the price for Ron Paul's upcoming book, The Revolution: A Manifesto, by 1/3, now selling for $14.28. Amazon is treating it like it is already on the New York Times Bestseller List, even though it has not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 02:31 PM
A hard snowstorm hit Garrett County (Maryland) this morning, and when I drove to Route 40 Elementary School to vote, the storm had overtaken the ability of the plows to clear the road. Nonetheless, my trusty old 1993 Subaru Legacy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 11:40 AM
Ron Paul will not, of course, support the candidate for McDictator....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 09:54 AM
Writes D. Saul Weiner: "As I am sure you know, there is a meme going around that we should refer to our president as the Commander-in-chief (CIC). When the presidential candidates were employing this term during the debates, Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 09:24 AM
. . . . They'd be Ron Paulians. But, alas, they are not. They are all sychophantic, bootlicking toadies for the Republican Party. Never was this fact made so clear than by the hilarious cover of the current Newsweek announcing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 07:04 AM
Not to be overlooked is that Ron Paul invites us all -- absolutely everyone we can possibly get -- to take a stand in Washington on a date to be decided soon, but no later than 3-4 months from now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 12:30 AM
Ron Paul will focus on his Congressional primary; after March 4 he will continue the Presidential campaign "as long as new people are coming into the campaign and the funds are there to run it."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2008 12:10 AM
But as L. Neil Smith says,these are the issues, immigration and abortion, that the badguys can always count on to divide—and to fatally weaken—the general freedom movement. I'm not saying they're not important, or that I don't have my own...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 02:26 PM
Sounds like a leader of invading space aliens. Instead it's a Houston TV station that has long hated Ron Paul. Here is yet another example, and catch the chosen photo at the bottom right....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 10:37 AM
Writes Mike: "I caught a bit of a TV show on surfing the other day. The imagery when the wave riders catch a big one is pure unadorned freedom. I was also struck by the effort they go through to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 09:32 AM
Not Warren, but his father Howard, who was a stalwart of the Old Right, and a favorite of Murray Rothbard's. Karen De Coster shows one reason why. BTW, Repubican Congressman Buffett--a proto-Ron Paul--was not only good on economics; he opposed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 09:23 AM
Newsmax puts him on the cover, and thinks he will (indeed, has) changed the face of the GOP, and didn't it need a facelift! UPDATE from Jack Mayer: "Could they have picked a worse picture of Dr. Paul for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 08:26 AM
The Washington State GOP finally resumes the vote count. Will Ron Paul move up? Will the count be honest? (Thanks to C.J. Watson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 08:15 AM
...there would be a revolution against war taxes. That's one reason politicians (except Ron Paul!) love central banking and inflation. Watch the YouTube, and thanks to Joe Schembrie....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 11, 2008 07:42 AM
Writes Chris Rye: "Thought you'd like to see our Ron Paul billboard that just went up in Stevens Point, WI. Our American Liberty Coalition PAC raised the funds over a couple days to pay for it. It started Wednesday and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 11:50 PM
Ron Paul teen Cody Hauer of Owatonna, Minn., is fighting the government tickets, totalling $500, he has gotten for DWP--driving while Paulian. The 18-year-old has a Ron Paul decal on the rear window of his car....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 11:38 PM
...get out of Iraq. Seems the American people are Ron Paulians! (Thanks to Jay Henderson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 10:22 PM
Lew: I don't think Ann Coulter's listening to Ron Paul will have much of an effect on her. Ron is known to use some three and four syllable words, which would be too much for her to digest....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 07:41 PM
In answer to an audience question at a YAF meeting, points out Burt Blumert, Ann Coulter said: "Ron Paul is very smart. So I don't want to talk to him too long for fear that he will convince me."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 06:24 PM
Today, there were two political rallies at the Civic Center in Lake Jackson, Texas--one held by Ron Paul's opponent for congress, neocon Chris Peden, and one held by Ron. Peden had about 50 supporters. Meanwhile, a plane from the Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 05:20 PM
Has no one noticed that the states in which Ron Paul has done the best - Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, and Washington - comprise the heart of traditional "populist" politics? Montana was the home of Jeanette Rankin - one of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 01:33 PM
From a longer article in the Houston Chronicle: "Paul's spokesman Jesse Benton said the national staff would likely be reduced from 150 to about 50, with those who worked in the Super Tuesday primaries in states such as California being...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 10:38 AM
Writes Mike: "Ron Paul’s decision to take a hiatus from the national campaign to defend his Texas congressional seat has caused much gnashing of teeth and rending of garments in certain quarters of Ron Paul Nation. This is misplaced energy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 10, 2008 10:14 AM
With Huckabee gaining enough delegates, McCain will not (mercifully) have a lock on becoming the Republican nominee. By September 1, when the Republican convention convenes, an economic tornado devastating the U.S. dollar and turning an inflationary recession into a depression...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 11:42 PM
The media first ignored, then disparaged, then once again ignored Ron Paul since January 1st. The media certified five candidates as contenders. Three are gone: Rudy, Fred and Mitt. Another, Huckster, was rejected in two states where he should have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 09:47 PM
For months the major media have ignored Ron Paul as much as possible, and they have especially done so for the past six weeks or so. When he announces he's not going to run as a third-party candidate, thus (to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 09:20 PM
Writes Robert Rehfeldt:"Regarding Ron's latest message: He's doing the right thing by ruling out a third party run, for several reasons. First, there is absolutely no chance for a third party to win in November. The system is rigged against...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 08:05 PM
From CNN: 37% of the vote in, Huck 27%, McCain 23%, Ron 21%. Error Notice: the earlier results showing Ron winning were from the Spokane TV station's local area, and not the whole state. Thanks to Connor Boyack....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 07:42 PM
Writes Charles Porter: "Just got back from doing my patriotic duty. Not too many people showed up in my little town of about 500 in Washington State. The results were: Huckabee 28 Paul 22 McCain 10 Romney 5 Thompson 1...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 04:58 PM
It seems counterintuitive to suggest as I have that those who wish to stop McCain (Hillary) should support Ron Paul and not Huckabee who has more delegates. Leaving ideology aside, let me give you some practical reasons for doing so....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 02:03 PM
Writes Mike: "Ron Paul Nation has been in a state of suspended animation since the results of the Super Tuesday vote were announced. We watched as a total news blackout by our lying media worked again to rob our man...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 11:04 AM
I'd rather see Hillary than McCain in the White House. The disturbing thing is socialized medicine. But, the system is already a socialized mess and Hillary will just help us blow it up faster. McCain means a war against Iran....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2008 09:32 AM
Writes Jason Rockwood: "I'm a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where I follow emerging trends in media culture. I've been appalled at the media blackout of Ron Paul, and I decided I needed to do something to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 10:42 PM
Writes Dr.Paul: "Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 09:36 PM
Writes Philip Weiss: "I admit that I've ignored the Ron Paul campaign. I love the fact that he talks about Israel and Palestine, but his economic libertarianism makes this big-government type leery. Then today I learned that Paul has hired...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 07:31 PM
From Third Party Watch's blog of yesterday's CPAC Conference: One really, really interesting thing I observed was the amount of applause Romney supporters gave Ron Paul. Other than on the foreign policy issue, they were cheering as loudly as the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 01:53 PM
Thanks to Tex for the intro and parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Ron Paul's astounding speech at Liberty University....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 01:52 PM
John Mashek of Neocon News & World Report is worried. Why, he wants to know, doesn't Ron go away (after endorsing one of the national socialists opposing him)? Why doesn't he play the game? Why doesn't he promote red-state fascism...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 01:45 PM
Thanks to Clyde Wilson for this message from one of his former grad students now teaching there: "I just got back from hearing and personally meeting Ron Paul. It was great! The 10,000 strong Liberty University student body showed hearty...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 01:40 PM
I wake up and find that the stand-up comic has decided that the best way to help his good friend John McCain and hurt Ron Paul (and help Hillary) is to stay in the race. Huckabee has received far fewer...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2008 08:47 AM
In a Survey USA poll of VA GOP voters, and thanks to Brad Funkhouser....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 10:54 PM
The presidential campaigns become increasingly amusing. With McCain and Huckabee the leading candidates on the Republican side, and Hillary and Obama leading the Democratic legions, the prospect of any of these four sitting atop the throne of state for four...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 09:51 PM
...Ron Paul carries on, says the Swamp political blog of the Baltimore Sun....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 09:40 PM
Writes Joseph Long: "Ron Paul will be speaking at my Alma Mater, Liberty University, during their chapel, or convocation, service tomorrow. Eventually it will be online. Even though the Falwells support Huckabee, don't think all bad about Liberty. It was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 08:22 PM
Thanks to Alyssa Snyder for these videos of Ron Paul at CPAC: 1, 2, 3. UPDATE from Jive Dadson: "Here's the fine intro to Ron from Bob Barr."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 05:48 PM
Writes Ron Holland: "We are exhibiting at CPAC. Typical mostly conservative audience but Ron Paul just finished speaking and his speech and the reception from the audience was unbelieveable. With Romney pulling out and nothing left but McCain and Huckabee,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 04:26 PM
Actually, Al Pacino playing Vince Lombardi. Watch the YouTube. (And thanks to Jim Ostrowski.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 04:22 PM
Writes Heidi Wyss: "Items like these two posts, 'Mike Holmes on Ron Paul's Political Future' and the link to this are why I make sure I check the LRC blog every day! I tend to agree Dr Paul has little...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 04:06 PM
Ron is knocking it out of the park at CPAC. GOOD FOR HIM!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 03:54 PM
Writes Minnesota Chris: "Apparently the fuel efficient $2500 Tata Nano from India, which will give far more people the ability to get around, is a BAD thing, if these idiots are to be believed. "On another note, there seems to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 03:09 PM
Lew, this is why I respectfully disagree with Holmes. Yes, it's great that he's been in the debates, and a single one-on-one debate with McCain would make it all worth it. But I very much doubt this will happen. Why...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 03:02 PM
Writes Texas CPA and libertarian political analyst Mike Holmes: "Here is my brief take on Ron Paul and the third party option. First, as we both know, third parties suck. Their leadership is poor generally and even the best of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 02:39 PM
Robert Pape joins Ron's board of foreign policy advisors, along with international trade scholar Leon Hadar, and defense and national security analyst Ivan Eland....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 02:23 PM
And then there were two, plus Ron Paul, the only anti-fascist candidate in either party....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 01:50 PM
National Review's Donald Luskin, the investment guy who just joined the Ron Paul campaign as an advisor, has now endorsed John McCain....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 01:10 PM
This summary of Ron Paul's difficulties in attracting more voter attention than he has is excellent; one of the best yet! I find Jim's explanations "Sixth" and "Ninth" to be at the core of the problem. I would add -...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 12:25 PM
Here are some quick thoughts. My optimism about Ron Paul was based on my view that he would start out with a base of about ten percent, the soft libertarian vote. In a sharply divided field with an extremely mediocre...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 10:10 AM
Writes H.C.: "After sifting through the results of California's primary, a phenomenon has occurred that can only be explained as a statistical miracle. "In California, a state larger and more diverse than many countries, each and every congressional district returned...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 7, 2008 12:11 AM
Writes Stephen Dolenc: "I am a sophomore at Virginia Tech. I had a message of hope I wanted to share with your readers in this time of disappointment brought on by the primary and caucus results. "I am convinced that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 11:28 PM
Writes Kathryn Muratore: "The Baltimore GOP had a Super Tuesday party and straw poll. The R3volution turned out, despite 4 conflicting Ron Paul/GOP events in the area last night. One of the congressional candidates paid for a Ron Paul info...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 08:14 PM
...is the heart of Red-State Fascism. Consider last night's election returns. Ron Paul did poorly in Arizona and Utah for obvious reasons, and in California for reasons I don't understand. In much of the North and West he did quite...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 04:09 PM
Laurence Vance's theory confirmed: Writes CH- "You are correct, Americans LOVE war. No group of Americans love it more than Evangelical Christians (I’m a Southern Baptist myself). I have had church members, good Christian people mind you, email me video's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 04:04 PM
Attending the caucuses here has confirmed what I've always suspected: The Libertarian Party is a complete waste of time and energy. The Libertarian primaries took place the other day apprently. However, given the fact that several other Paul supporters in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 03:19 PM
The Ron Paul campaign announced this morning that at least 42 national delegates spots have been won by Paul. Alaska: 3 Colorado: 4 Iowa: 4 Louisiana: 3 Maine: 3 Minnesota: 9 Nevada: 8 N. Dakota: 5 West Vir.: 3...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 02:45 PM
Ryan said that the election results prove that Americans absolutely love war. He is so right. I said the same thing after the Iowa and New Hampshire results. The results of Super Tuesday in the Bible Belt states confirms what...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 12:10 PM
Libertarians in California and Missouri went to the polls yesterday. Ron Paul was not on either ballot, but he appears to have won anyway. In California, there were 12 candidates on the Libertarian Party ballot. But write-in votes came in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 12:05 PM
My thoughts on Super Tuesday: 1. After all the delegates are allocated in California, McCain will have well over 700 delegates; he won all but two of the counties (lost by a hair to Romney in Fresno and Shasta), so...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 11:26 AM
Michael Reagan said last night that there were two kinds of Republicans: Reagan Republicans and Rockefeller Republicans. He is wrong. There are three kinds of Republicans. He omitted Ron Paul Republicans. Ron Paul Republicans, although in the minority, are the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 08:22 AM
My in-laws sent this great Ron Paul story they heard last night working the polls in Southeastern Connecticut: While we were standing outside of the polls with our Ron Paul signs in Stonington, CT, our neighbor, former Congressman Rob Simmons...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 07:30 AM
*Hillary wins again and will be the nominee. *On the Republican side, the revolving buyer's remorse continues. People do not like the three remaining candidates who have received media coverage in the last 35 days. The GOP is heading for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 6, 2008 12:35 AM
Well, I managed to convince myself to go to my precinct's caucus tonight, which is no small feat since I hate campaigns and elections like poison. I told myself that as a political science teacher, I should make it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 10:40 PM
Ron Paul's best primary state tonight so far. Why? Because we are experts in what big government does to a state. And Ron did the best in the county most devastated by government, the Bronx (11%)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 09:36 PM
...out of the counties that vote for Ron Paul? (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser for the link.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 05:54 PM
Dr. Arthur Robinson, publisher of Access to Energy , writes: Ron Paul favors free enterprise because it is morally right and because it is Constitutionally required — not because it is more efficient and more productive. Ron Paul favors a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 03:14 PM
What good has the entire House of Representatives ever done for society (well, except for Ron Paul and a couple of others)? This collection of lowlifes steals our property to fund their mass murdering wars and other crimes. Oh, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 02:24 PM
The media is reporting that Huckabee won all 18 delegates at the West Virginia state Republican convention, but... After Ron Paul's 10% showing on the first convention ballot, his name was dropped out of the running for ballot #2. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 01:55 PM
Writes Sabine Barnhart: "I am reading 'Light and Liberty' by Thomas Jefferson, and came across the following remark: “'I indulge a single hope only, that the choice of President may fall on one who will be a friend of peace,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 01:01 PM
Lew, indeed Ron Paul is at the top of the New York ballot. Moreover, the two spots below him are blank and the quitter Rudy is next. I can't bear to do my final Rudy Implosion Update as I might...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 11:21 AM
Writes Elizabeth Wright: "When I went to vote this morning, here in the Bronx, I was not sure if Ron Paul would be on the ballot. Well, not only was his name there, but it was at the TOP of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 10:39 AM
Thanks to Marc Guttman for asking me to post Ron's congressional "farewell address" from 1984, which he had read here, but which was not online. What a magnificent milestone in the Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 10:11 AM
The straw poll was meaningless, Ron Paul was a strong second place by winning 35% of the delegate spots. There are still 20% of the smaller townships that could hold caucuses by March 1. The delegates then meet at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 09:35 AM
He beats Hillary's attendance from a few days earlier....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 09:30 AM
Young people see through the absurd lies about us coming from Cato, Reason, Steve Horwitz, and other beltway haters and losers. B.C. from Ursinus College writes: "I'm a college junior and an avid reader of LRC and Mises.org, and I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 07:20 AM
Tom, the whole "pro-Confederate" thing is just laughable. They obviously know we're not "pro-Confederate" in any sense -- what is there to support in a government that (like the U.S. government at the time) condoned slavery, imposed a fiat currency,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 5, 2008 12:26 AM
Today the campaign announced the endorsement by seven members of the Montana State Legislature. State Senator Aubyn Curtiss of Fortine State Senator Jerry O' Neil of Columbia Falls State Representative Rick Jore of Ronan State Representative Roger Koopman of Bozeman...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 11:28 PM
Seattle's morning newspaper, the PI (Post Intelligencer) has an article today titled "Givers Here Like Paul, Obama." As the reporter speculates, Washington could be the first state where Ron Paul comes in first!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 09:35 PM
Regarding John Zmirak's reference to Pope Pius IX and the principles of freedom, it's interesting to note that Pius IX corresponded with Jefferson Davis during the War for Southern Independence, wishing him (and all Americans) a return to peace. Davis...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 02:41 PM
From the aristocratic Greek shipping magnate and brilliant writer, Taki Theodoracopulos, comes the funniest and most pointed Ron Paul endorsement of all. (Thanks to David Gordon.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 11:37 AM
John Zmirak does not accept the libertarian view of the state which, according to him, is "that every State in history has been a tyranny (except perhaps medieval Iceland)", nevertheless he comes around to a very compatible political program for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 10:49 AM
Obama is, like Hillary, a wholly owned subsidiary of the military-industrial complex. On the Republican side, McCain salivates for world war, and while Romney is not insane, he is prowar too. Huckabee is a junior McCain. Then there is the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 09:45 AM
Marc Scibilia's very neat one-man band tribute to the Ron Paul r3VOLution (and thanks to Blake Masters)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2008 09:34 AM
Chris Rhoades sends this along: Check out what they did in the Tennessean today. Never mind that when Paul spoke here, he rallied 1600+ Tennesseans. Never mind that you see signs everywhere for Paul and none for any other candidate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 10:19 PM
From the top Maine political site: Paul Brings New Faces to Maine Caucuses By Jessica Alaimo Networking among the who’s-who atmosphere of “The Maine Event” in Portland, where Republicans gathered after the caucus, were two high school students. Carrie Paul,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 08:00 PM
Only 3 points behind Huckabee: McCain: 46% Romney: 23% Huckabee 12% Ron Paul 9% Thanks to Brad Funkhouser....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 07:57 PM
This article by Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media is spot on. Whatever you think of Ron Paul, you have to admit that the media are notoriously biased against him. The Fox News Channel unfairly excluded him from its January...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 07:56 PM
Congratulations to the Boston Meet-Up groups, which are placing this magnificent full-page ad in the Boston Globe, pointing out that only Ron, of all the candidates, has opposed the monstrous Iraq war. (Thanks to Bob Simmons.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 11:30 AM
Thanks to Murray Sabrin and his organization, Ron Paul won the Bergen County GOP Straw Poll in the heart of the Republican Establishment. What does this mean? It shows that not only Paul's message resonates with conservatives, but Sabrin's does...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 09:01 AM
Field Poll: "On the Republican side, John McCain has opened up an eight-point lead over Mitt Romney. McCain is now supported by 32% of likely voters in the GOP primary, compared to 24% for Romney. Another 13% are supporting Mike...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 3, 2008 09:00 AM
Here are the videos: (first three minutes have bad audio) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 10:58 PM
Ron Paul did a great job in the MTV/Myspace forum. Of course, some of his answers may have been too scholarly for the audience, which appeared to be populated mostly by the kind of people you'd expect to get their...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 06:03 PM
Writes Sarah Grable: "Joel Salatin, author of Everything I Want to Do is Illegal (among other farming books) has endorsed Ron Paul. He is well known among small farmers for grass-fed livestock production techniques."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 01:35 PM
Writes Stephanie Emmert: "Please watch the last debate before Super Tuesday, tonight on MTV from 6-7:30pm. It's called 'Closing Arguments, A Presidential Super Dialogue', with Democrats AND Republicans together! They will answer questions from audience members in MTV's New York...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 12:58 PM
So far. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 11:49 AM
The NY Times calls Vijay Rajwani's heroic quest to be a Queens delegate for Ron "quixotic," but it's a decent story from Jonathan P. Hicks, who didn't write the headline....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 11:38 AM
Juan Cole is sound on the bad Republican candidates and "Islamofascism," but he joins the neocon blackout by ignoring the one candidate in either party to oppose this evil, and to speak out against it, Ron Paul. Shame on you,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 10:52 AM
Another sign of the Greenspan-Bernanke Depression. Meanwhile, all the non-Ron Paul candidates want to wage more Mideast wars of aggression, spend more at home, and crank up the Fed's printing presses. (Thanks to Thomas Lombardi.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 09:46 AM
Despite the fact that Ron Paul is in 3rd place among Republican contenders, and this has occurred for the last 2 days, Intrade still places him 5th down in their listing. They still have Huckabee and Giuliani appearing ahead of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 09:32 AM
Writes Keith Hamburger: "I think the news is under-reporting the Ron Paul Denver rally turnout saying it was 1,600. I was at the rally last evening and the room had seating for 1,500. It was shoulder to shoulder, standing room...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 09:21 AM
The huge crowd in Denver is berserk for Ron Paul. UPDATE from Kevin Southwick: "There are 3 more videos. The viewer can access them here. It's a great speech, summing up the philosophy, the campaign, and the revolution."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2008 01:26 AM
Ok, so Benito is out. Next target, McCain. Update: The Ron Paul supporters in the link above managed to generate positive media coverage for Ron Paul by behaving respectfully. On the flip side, LRC reader and Ron Paul supporter Jason...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 10:16 PM
Thanks to Jeff Schulman for discovering that Ron Paul has received more military donations than all his opponents combined. Paul: $286,764; 1349 donors McCain: $79,597; 413 donors Romney: $29,250; 140 donors Huckabee: $24,562; 94 donors Obama: $81,037; 466 donors Clinton:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 09:12 PM
Writes Jeffrey Wolf for the AP: "Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Friday his three remaining GOP opponents are making a mistake trying to write him off while he continues to draw huge crowds and raise millions of dollars on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 08:43 PM
Maybe the Ron Paul campaign is reading this! These guys want a Ron Paul interview on the Number One rated Morning Radio Show in Seattle. Listen to the YouTube. Update: He's getting mad, now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 08:22 PM
Ron Paul explains the facts of foreign policy to neocon Laura Ingraham. What fun! (Thanks to Mark Filhiol.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 07:20 PM
What else can we conclude when they vote with their wallets for the only candidate who promises to bring them home? From Q4 FEC reports: Total Military Member Donations to McCain, Romney and Huckabee Donations Combined: 732 Ron Paul Total...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 04:38 PM
In case you haven't heard, the people who pledged on RonPaulBookBomb.com, which just launched yesterday, have moved Dr. Paul to the #4 position on Amazon.com's Bestsellers list.Congratulations to everyone who has participated so far! I expect that it will continue...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 02:53 PM
The NY Times attacks Ron Paul for having investment guy Peter Schiff for an economic advisor, because Peter's father is the famous tax resister, Irwin. Now, while I like Irwin very much, and consider him a political prisoner, I do...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 02:27 PM
Here is what the American Conservative has to say: “Only one candidate has put forth a diagnosis of America’s current ills and has a vision to turn America off its misguided course.” “By speaking about the benefits of smaller government...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 01:45 PM
ABC News facebook page asks, "Regardless of whether you would vote for him, do you think Ron Paul would be a good or bad President?"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 01:40 PM
At LRC we're well aware of Reagan's manifest failures to live up to his rhetoric while in office, but this is still a worthwhile comparison of his stated positions and those of Ron Paul. It might be a good one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 10:25 AM
Staying power and a war chest count. In the Intrade market, Ron Paul is at this moment in 3rd place behind McCain and Romney. Huckabee, Giuliani, and Thompson are goners, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 10:19 AM
Lew, if only the Rothbardian Democratic Reforms had been enacted! If there were a $100 poll tax, and you had to write (not merely select) the name of your preferred candidate, is there any question that Ron Paul would win...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 09:29 AM
By Human Events editor Terry Jeffrey, in the context of an argument over McCain. See the YouTube, and thanks to Travis Holte....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 09:05 AM
Writes Jim Brunner in the Seattle Times: "Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul brought his anti-war, anti-tax message to Seattle on Thursday, delighting a youthful throng of devotees with calls to "obey the Constitution" and drastically pare back the power of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 08:56 AM
Ron Paul dominates 4th-quarter fundraising, beating McCain, Romney, ex-Thompson, ex-Giuliani, and, of course, McCain's stalking horse, Huckabee, by a "Texas mile." (Thanks to Dennis Lubahn.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 08:49 AM
Ron Paul's new book can change American history. Watch the YouTube, and preorder The Revolution: A Manifesto. Already, we've driven it to #5 on Amazon; Let's have it debut as #1 on the NY Times bestseller list. Bother a neocon,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2008 08:40 AM
Starts at midnight Eastern Time!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 10:20 PM
You did it, congratulations! The people who pledged at RonPaulBookBomb.com today have caused Ron Paul's new Book, The Revolution: A Manifesto to rise to the Top 100 Bestsellers. It is now beating out both Obama and Colbert. This is just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 02:51 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 02:16 PM
This is marvelously written: Why I Support Ron Paul Posted January 30, 2008 | 06:02 PM (EST) I'd been walking around sharing the phrase "fire it up" for about three weeks, borrowing glittery talking points about the exciting race between...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 11:56 AM
It would be interesting to know how often the Big Government Republicans on stage with Ron Paul last night used the words "cut spending" or "cut taxes." Of course it's all lies - only Ron Paul has an actual plan...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 11:42 AM
Today's Insider Advantage poll gave Ron Paul 9% in Tennessee. Tennessee is an open primary. Insider Advantage first asked respondents in which party primary they planned on voting. Ron Paul gets 27.7% of Democrats, 18.2% of Independents, and only 6.2%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 11:27 AM
Murray Sabrin, Ron Paul Republican for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, will speak on Ron Paul's behalf at the Bergen County GOP straw poll this Saturday. He's also planning a Super Tuesday party at his campaign HQ. Murray's fundraising continues...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 11:15 AM
The Derb puts the smackdown on Kathryn Jean Lopez over at NRO for whining about McCain's lack of conservatism. It failed to persuade her, however, as she continued to whine about the presence of Ron Paul (and Mike Huckabee) during...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 11:13 AM
This morning's Rasmussen poll that gave Ron Paul 10%, had some very good numbers for the future. (Unfortunately, these numbers are only available to subscribers.) Ron Paul gets 27% of GOP voters age 18-29, and 19% of those 30-39. Other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 10:51 AM
Good for Newsweek political blogger Andrew Romano, who--commenting on the debate--notes that "Ron Paul was the only one who sounded like a person instead of a politician--no small feat for a presidential candidate." Mr. Romano also writes: "My favorite moment...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 10:18 AM
Writes Ross Mohan: "This morning, during 'Up with Nader, Out with Edwards' on Democracy Now, Edward's former campaign manager former Michigan Rep. (D) David Bonior refuses repeatedly to support Ralph's exploratory run for office, but does blurt out '..at least...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 10:11 AM
A newspaper that actually lives up to its name endorses Ron Paul for the Colorado Republican caucuses (and Barack Obama for the Democratic ones). Thanks to Thomas Luongo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 09:39 AM
The war, the Fed, the income tax, deficits, spending, the police state, and the empire. An after-debate interview on CNN. (Thanks to Minnesota Chris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 09:07 AM
Watching last night's GOP debate for as long as I could stomach it, McCain stood out for his speech, demeanor, and body language. Words that came to mind describing him were: smug, sneering, arrogant know-it-all, boorish, discourteous, laugh-in-the-face-of-those-who-disagree, the world...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 08:52 AM
As Rudy dropped out, hoping to head the OVRA in McCain's social nationalist regime, he referred to McBomber as best qualified to be "commander in chief of the United States." This is a totalitarian concept, as Ron Paul points out,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 08:29 AM
Good show!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 07:49 AM
Just before the hystrical smear campaign against Ron Paul was commenced by the Cato/Reason crowd, a Cato executive was quoted as saying that a Ron Paul presidency would move the libertarian movement, and the country, in "the wrong direction." Tyler...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 07:36 AM
The rumors about Dr. Paul coming out with a new book have been confirmed by several online booksellers! RonPaulBookBomb.com has been created with the goal of making Dr. Paul's new book debut as a New York Times bestseller in addition to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 31, 2008 03:46 AM
Once, when our Ron was invited on the other Ron's Air Force One for a flight to Houston, Ron Paul commented on Reagan's watch, which was made from a $20 gold piece. "I wish we still had that monetary system,"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 10:09 PM
All of them, posted by some quick volunteer. Thanks to Minnesota Chris for sending this YouTube to me....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 10:00 PM
As someone who has contributed to each of these mass donation days, I just want to say that it is worth every penny to have Ron Paul up there telling the truth about the murderous American Empire, making the establishment...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 09:54 PM
LRC reader Joe Black clocked it: Total time, in minutes and seconds, that Dr. Paul got to speak tonight. Out of, roughly, 1 hour and 22 minutes of "debate." Anderson Cooper cut Dr. Paul short twice. Here is a break...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 09:29 PM
Writes Mike Martin: "Did McCain say in response to Ron that Ike didn't run on promising to get us out of Korea? Well, here's a transcript of one of his campaign ads: "'Announcer: Eisenhower answers America. "'Man: General, the Democrats...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 09:04 PM
Another great moment at the debate, when Ron Paul explains that the President shouldn't manage the economy. Note the smirks on the faces of Romney and McCain....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 08:46 PM
Ron Paul lets his opponents have it over the war and interventionism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 08:29 PM
Writes Jason Bennett: "Romney and McCain can rambles for five, six, seven minutes per question. Ron Paul gets stuck getting two sentences and then cut off. "If possible, he might be getting even less time to talk than when there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 07:45 PM
Stephen Fairfax writes: "I would like to see Dr. Paul be a bit more aggressive. During a previous debate, when 5 war-mongering blowhards were pontificating about our health care system, I wanted him to seize the microphone and remind everyone...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 04:49 PM
I actually saw an AP story that referred to Bernanke's latest horrific rate cut as "inflationary."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 04:33 PM
Congratulations to Mark Thornton and the Auburn and Opelika, Al., Meetup Groups, which are placing this ad in the local newspaper....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 04:09 PM
There's been a venue change: my talk on Ron Paul tomorrow night at 6:00pm at Auburn University will be in Thach 112....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 03:46 PM
Ron has the greatest grassroots supporters ever. Take a look, for example, at this fantabulous YouTube! (Thanks to Justin Ptak.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 12:48 PM
Thanks to Manny Grossman of the Riverdale Press for letting me know about this very interesting poem by Frankline Gillette!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 12:24 PM
At least some of them; the rest show forth the boring uselessness (at best) of the Nixon-Reagan-Bush-Bush conservative movement. (Thanks to Roger McCaffrey.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 12:16 PM
The other candidates, Republican and Democratic, are advocates of expanding our bloated state, as the National Taxpayers Union says. (Thanks to Jeff Schulman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 10:44 AM
Once again, a local FOX station proves far better than national FOX. See the YouTube of this interview from KCPQ in Seattle, and note the intro. (Thanks to Norma Willock.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 10:11 AM
Writes Wally Edge in PolitickerME.com: "Republican insiders are quietly sounding the alarm across the State at the prospect of a Congressman Ron Paul win at the Republican caucuses to be held this weekend. Romney and McCain supporters and operatives are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 09:21 AM
Of course, Ron opposed the Bush administration's latest police-state powergrab. He said: "Mr. Speaker I rise in opposition to the extension of the Protect America Act of 2007 because the underlying legislation violates the US Constitution. "The misnamed Protect America...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 09:12 AM
We all remember the story of the tortoise and the hare. Ron Paul, steady, hardworking, consistent, and principled, keeps going. Last night in Florida he got the most votes he has gotten so far. He is already advertising in Arkansas,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 08:41 AM
In his speech last night, Giuliani mentioned what fine men all the other candidates were. I thought he was going to omit Ron Paul, but he mentioned him last after briefly hesitating. Then Rudy acknowledged that Ron Paul won all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2008 07:16 AM
I'll be speaking about Ron Paul this Thursday at 6:00pm at the Foy Student Union, Auburn University....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 11:57 PM
Ron Paul should ignore the two bystanders and hammer McCain on the economy (and all else). Time to go for the jugular! McCain is the Sgt Schultz of economics: "I know nothing!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 10:46 PM
Wow! What a night. Chaos and clarity battled tonight. Clarity won and I for one am very happy about it. Now we get the one-on-one scenario I laid out a few weeks ago but which was delayed by Romney's victory...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 09:55 PM
Of course, NR ignores Ron Paul like the rest of the media. (THanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 04:55 PM
One might almost say, of course. Ron Paul has been endorsed by the great Arlo Guthrie. Says Arlo: “I love this guy. Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of The United...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 04:36 PM
to Ron Paul! (Thanks to all those who sent this to me.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 04:18 PM
Writes Amar Trivedi: "Interesting story on FOX's rough 2008 ahead. See especially Item C on Ron Paul! "In the past few months, I have started voting with my $$. First, Time magazine subscription was canceled (after Joe Klein' story), next...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 04:09 PM
There are many reasons why Ron Paul is a great hero, from his leadership against the recession-causing Fed to his opposition to income-tax theft. But this illustration, and thanks to David Kramer for sending it, sums up the most important...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 10:58 AM
It was OK for the MSM to cover Ron Paul's campaign as long as there was no voting taking place. After all, they have to have SOMETHING to talk and write about, and all the other candidates sing the same...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 10:50 AM
A famous journalist (and wonderful writer) for a famous print publication calls a friend to say that "You would not believe the pressure all across the media not to write about Ron Paul, unless it is something quirky. I am...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 09:23 AM
Of course, I care about Florida only as it affects the Revolution. Oddly enough, regardless of who wins tonight, there are positive ramifications for Ron Paul. If McCain wins, then Romney is toast and we can start the one-on-one against...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 08:04 AM
Faux News announced this morning that it was going to discuss "the youth vote in Florida." Naturally, anyone paying any attention at all to political reality over the past six months would conclude that Ron Paul should be mentioned in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 29, 2008 07:39 AM
David Weigel, the opportunist who put his name on an article full of anecdotal, unsubstantiated lies from "unnamed" and unreliable "sources," says: "The Ron Paul campaign has captured much of the libertarian imagination and the controversies about his newsletters have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 09:49 PM
A great video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 08:11 PM
Writes Patrick Johnson: "See Wendell Woodman: 'Gibberish on the front burner' in the Boston Metro today. Notice that it includes a link to your site. The Boston Metro is a free paper that is distributed around the metro Boston area....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 07:32 PM
Taxes are open government theft. As Ron Paul points out, Federal Reserver money creation is secret theft, which dilutes each existing dollar, redistributes wealth, and causes the business cycle. Ken Sturz writes about "surging prices for chocolate and beer. MSNBC...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 06:37 PM
Watch the great Murray Sabrin in New Jersey's Atlantic County, speaking on behalf of Ron Paul. As many of you know, incidentally, Murray is running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. I've given him the maximum allowable amount, and I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 04:29 PM
The Federal Reserve killed it, not that the NY Times Magazine would recognize that, although its cover is terrific. By the way, shrinking the hegemon is a prerequisite for allowing the peaceful, commercial republic of Ron Paul's vision to emerge....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 02:45 PM
Writes Garrett Sinclair: "Ron Paul should point out that the Government has raised the Inflation Tax into hyperdrive to fund the Iraq War. This is how they are paying for an (unpopular) war. They are taxing us using Inflation. "Point...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 02:09 PM
Writes S.C.: "I just got through reading your speech. It's amazing how the simple things in life resonate. I have a BS in Business Administration; including about 15 hours in economics and finance. I have been an institutional fixed income...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 02:02 PM
Foreclosurefish is blogging on Pillars of Prosperity, the new Ron Paul book which demonstrates that Ron has been right not only on taxes, spending, and monetary policy, but also on the housing bubble....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 12:31 PM
Of course, it takes a student newspaper to actually investigate and interview the people involved while the establishment MSM parrots party hack press releases. From the Louisiana State University's Daily Reveille: [Louisiana Field Director Andrew] Axsom said the complaint against...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 11:40 AM
"Our Nation Is in Trouble" (tv) "The Only One" (tv) "The Economy" (radio)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 11:17 AM
Writes James Dunavant: "On my way home from work in Nashville, I listened to 4 out of 5 callers on the local talk radio station say they had supported Fred and are now going to support Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 09:51 AM
They can't believe a woman would walk from Boca to Miami (about 35 miles) to support the "anti-welfare, anti-warfare" candidate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 09:38 AM
Writes Sudha Shenoy: "An Arab news-site, from Lebanon, has the fairest, most objective report of Ron Paul's position that I've read anywhere. Can you imagine any _American_ newspaper publishing this??"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 28, 2008 09:08 AM
"Everything for the State. Nothing against the State. Nothing outside the State," said Mussolini. In America, we are threatened by a fascist state, says sci-fi star Jerry Pournelle. That is why he likes Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 05:46 PM
Yes, Anthony, but hearing Dubya talk makes me long for Clinton, Bill that is....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 05:26 PM
Anyone serious about foreign policy, civil liberties, and the war on drugs — issues on which the left is typically, if however marginally, better than the right (at least today) — has got to hand it to Ron Paul for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 03:08 PM
If it weren't for Ron Paul, I would be paying less attention to the GOP primary, and thus would not realize just how horrible McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Giuliani are. I do not look forward to an America ruled by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 02:43 PM
According to a GOP Party director: To date, says Maine Republican Party Executive Director Julie O'Brien, activity on behalf of the various GOP presidential hopefuls is relatively high. "I mean the phone is not stopping," she says. Supporters of former...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 02:04 PM
Funny how you have to look to the foreign press for articles like this: Jan 27, 2008 (LBO) – Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has slammed a US economic stimulus package based on tax-refunds and called for fiscal prudence and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 12:23 PM
Ron Paul does a video update on the campaign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 27, 2008 11:59 AM
Ron Paul vs. Barack Obama: a .pdf flyer produced by some Illinois folks....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 04:36 PM
Ron Paul is scheduled to speak at CPAC on Thursday, February 7 at 4:30 in the Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. He will be introduced by Bob Barr of Liberty Strategies. This will be a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 03:47 PM
The Alabama Republican Assembly endorsed Ron Paul at their state convention today in Birmingham. The endorsement required a 2/3rd majority of registered delegates. Ron Paul received the 2/3rd on the first ballot. Mike Huckabee came in second. Convention chair Elaine...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 03:45 PM
Ron Paul has challenged the Louisiana GOP over its apparently crooked caucuses. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 03:43 PM
Yes, to the extent he can end government intervention, says Jennifer Reynolds....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 03:37 PM
Some of the beltwaytarians have taken to calling themselves "cosmopolitans" as a way of distinguishing themselves from us un-hip advocates of peace, freedom, limited government, and free enterprise. After a little head scratching and internet searching, I think I have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 12:32 PM
I was watching Fox News this morning (why, I don't know) and they were complaining about the current slate of Republican "frontrunners" (i.e., the candidates that are actually talked about in the MSM) and how none of them have an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 11:12 AM
My in-laws attended a straw poll in Middletown, CT. Here is their unofficial report of the results: First it should be noted that the straw poll combined an old fashioned ballot vote with an online component. Second, my father-in-law reports...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 08:50 AM
Thanks to Daniel Spaulding for pointing out this, where David Horowitz denounces Ron Paul, Justin Raimondo, and me as "anti-American rightists." See point 28. Mr. Horowitz likes the agitprop term "anti-American." By that, he does not mean someone who dislikes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 07:54 AM
About three days before Iowa, Ron Paul essentially disappeared from the MSM coverage and has been gone ever since with rare exceptions. The media instead certified five men as legitimate contenders. However, in spite of being entirely written off by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 26, 2008 07:22 AM
Here's a hilarious video based on the most entertaining part of last night's Republican debate - Ron Paul's question to John McCain, economics genius....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 08:00 PM
Ron Paul, that is, even though he is being increasingly ignored. My local paper, the Pensacola News Journal had a story this week about the upcoming Florida primary. Four Republican candidates were pictured--no Ron Paul. Although evangelical leader James Dobson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 04:26 PM
Marc Caputo in the Miami Herald: "Ron Paul, the man with the sharp voice and even sharper mind, who signed autographs rock-star style." (Thanks to John Pankratz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 02:37 PM
Ron Paul at the MSNBC Florida debate. Watch the YouTube. (Thanks to the Ciacs.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 02:06 PM
Of course not--that is, not to those who know this truth-telling intellectual-statesman who has, among all his other accomplishments, studied economics to a professional leval. A not all bad article, however. (Thanks to Christopher Witmer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 01:57 PM
Rush Limbaugh says that he "can see possibly not supporting a Republican nominee" this year." Why? We "don't have a genuine, down-the-list conservative." Then he lists his top five criteria of what an ideal candidate should be: Okay, top five...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 12:17 PM
First Cal Thomas announces in one of his columns that Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate who sounds like a Republican. And now this, from this morning's Baltimore Examiner: "Income redistribution is socialism no matter what other label is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 08:12 AM
The extreme opposition to Ron Paul by South Carolina protestants is no surprise at all to me. These people have been "reconstructed" so many times over the past 140 year that they have embraced the Unitarian superstitions of their conquerers,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 08:03 AM
That, by itself, ought to be enough to disqualify him. Somehow the Times manages, in their endorsement, to discuss their reasons for opposing all the other GOP candidates still in the race except for one--odd, considering that they claim to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 25, 2008 07:56 AM
As usual: Total Times Romney: 21:11, during 13 times McCain: 16:00, during 13 times Giuliani: 13:50, during 11 times Huckabee: 12:11, during nine times Paul: 6:31, during six times...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 11:22 PM
MSNBC would like your opinion. So far, most people seem to think Ron won. UPDATE: There's a text poll as well! MSNBC Text vote to 622639 and enter a 4 in message body to vote for Ron Paul. If you...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 10:31 PM
Like Wes Baker, I too am sickened and embarrassed at Christian opposition to Ron Paul. The Protestant church is not only no friend of freedom, it is evil and stupid. Evil for rejecting Ron Paul because they love war, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 09:10 PM
Lew: The GOP presidential race is not down to five candidates, but only two: one is the four-headed establishment Frankenstein monster known as Huckney McCainiani, and the other is Ron Paul. Of course, if Americans all agree to follow the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 08:55 PM
In his debate with the crooked pygmies, Ron Paul tells the truth about the economy and our crazed monetary, regulatory, spending, taxing, and imperial policies. Bring the boys home! Stop the wars! As Ron notes, that is the first step...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 08:18 PM
John McCain was here in Pensacola, FL, on Tuesday. He spoke to a crowd packed with--you guessed it--"veterans and war heroes." Since Pensacola is a big Navy town (it almost seems that everyone is either in the service or a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 08:14 PM
They're desperately trying to pretend McCain won in Louisiana's caucus! The Ron Paul Revolution's organization and strengths has left them scrambling to build up an illusion of victory for their establishment candidate. Trusted sources tell us that the McCain people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 07:42 PM
As well it ought to be, about a global inflationary recession, that central bank-caused crisis Keynesians used to say was impossible. Dr. Ron Paul, call your office....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 07:07 PM
This is a good move: Don Luskin Named Economic Advisor to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 06:24 PM
Beating Rudy as usual: The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Georgia finds Huckabee with 34% of the vote followed by McCain at 19%, Romney with 16%, Ron Paul with 12% and Rudy Giuliani in fifth with 11%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 06:01 PM
Looks like the Ron Paul campaign has decided to push back on the "McCain Wins" LAGOP press release: Ron Paul Campaign to Louisiana GOP: Count All the Votes State Party Blunders Put Caucus Results in Question ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 04:14 PM
Will he endorse antiwar candidate Ron Paul?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 03:37 PM
Nick, not to mention the fact that if those delegates are truly pro-life and pro-family in the broadest senses, they will vote for the only candidate who shares those sentiments, Ron Paul. There would be many more lives and families...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 02:30 PM
Writes Wes Baker: "I'll make this admission brief and direct. I've been following the sort of 'man on the street' accounts of the voters in SC and LA leading up to the two respective elections. My surveillance mostly comes from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 02:28 PM
As Ron has taught for decades, the answer to our economic troubles is not more something-for-nothing, let alone even easier money in a recession caused by easy money, but taking an ax to the government. Here is his proposal: 1)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 01:36 PM
Wait a minute! Not so fast, Lew! We haven't given up hope for doing better than second just yet. There are still 650 provisional ballots being counted by the LAGOP and chances are high that many of them are Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 01:33 PM
Ronald Reagan actually finished in first place in Louisiana, followed by McCain and Paul. The Reagan delegate slate, or the Pro-Life/Pro-Family delegate slate, won a majority of all delegates -- all of whom are uncommitted to any candidate. According to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 01:27 PM
McCain appears to have won the most delegates, says the Louisiana Republican Party, but Ron is #2, Says the party chairman, Roger F. Villere, Jr.: "Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) appear to have captured the next highest number of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 01:05 PM
Writes Rebecca Iocca, who works on an ocean liner: "While doing my morning excercises along with the guests, I always wear my Ron Paul rEVOLution t-shirt. Today, an elderly man made a comment about it, and then started to question...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2008 09:30 AM
Writes Matt Singh: "At 35:29 into the one hour Wisconsin Public Radio interview, David Frum warns of 'the false and dangerous economic solutions of people like Ron Paul' who are 'critics of free trade'. Hmmm, now why would a 'Great...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 08:04 PM
Ron Paul talks about the economy, what to do and what not to do, on the Glenn Beck radio show. (Thanks to Eric Langborgh.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 07:10 PM
Justin exposes a foreign libeler (and her domestic enablers) who is outraged that Ron Paul is allowed to express his non-interventionist foreign policy views in public....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 06:40 PM
Once again, the only candidate who knows economics--really knows it--explains what is wrong with the bipartisan Keynesianism of the Beltwayites. (Thanks to Sean.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 06:24 PM
What a thrill! This week, Ron Paul invited me down to Washington, DC so that we could videotape his endorsement of my candidacy for the United States Senate: I can't tell you how honored I am to have my friend...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 03:34 PM
From this post, one gets the sense that Reason's vision of libertarianism entails allowing transsexual prostitutes to freely roam the streets of your neighborhood at all hours. No doubt this tolerant policy will sell much better across the fruited plain...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 23, 2008 12:02 AM
A great event is coming up this Saturday in Houston, Texas. Walter Block, Robert Higgs and Lew Rockwell along with, possibly, Ron Paul will speak on Great Economic Myths. This is a great chance to get the Mises Institute experience...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 09:10 PM
I hate to say anything even indirectly in favor of the Huckster, but am I the only one to notice that the warmongering "ex"-Trotskyite (i.e., neocon) Christopher Hitchens sounds exactly like Cato, Reason, and the New Republic in their attacks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:26 PM
Someone writes: "Isn't it ironic that stato and treason, hitherto little-known outside of libertarianism, now have much higher profiles: as the anti-Ron Paul think tank, and the anti-Ron Paul magazine?" Too bad the stato institute's man just dropped out....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:21 PM
Here's the video of Ron's endorsement, shot in D.C. this evening. Please give generously to Murray's campaign and support the Revolution!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 07:45 PM
Lew, thanks for pointing out this follow-up piece from Justin Raimondo's original knockout punch. Somebody send that man a box of Cuban cigars. Justin is spot-on when he says that the smear cowards are speechless. In fact, the second-string enabler...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 07:40 PM
Today on NPR's "All Things Considered," the host mentioned the four Republican candidates that will do battle in Florida on January 29. Then another host interviewed Guiliani. Ron Paul was not even considered even though he continually beats Guiliani....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 05:37 PM
Writes Brian Heyer: "We properly gave commentator-entertainer Jim Cramer grief for his summer tirade against the Fed sitting on its hands. Let us at least give Mr. Cramer credit for discerning the information-gap under which the central planners suffer: 'They...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 03:20 PM
What a great YouTube! (Thanks to Rolf Lindgren.) UPDATE: Obama did NOT vote against the Iraq war, He wasn't in the Senate yet, though he gave a speech against it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 03:15 PM
Donald Luskin's pretty good piece at NRO had a headline saying that, of course, Ron Paul cannot win. Mr. Luskin responds to Andrew Borzone: "My editor wrote that headline without my knowledge or consent."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 03:04 PM
They assured us that Thompson, but not Ron Paul, was a contender. Ron Paul beat Fred Thompson in three of five states. Their credibility is ZERO....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 02:02 PM
Fred Thompson joins Tommy Thompson and Duncan Hunter in Defeatoland. That leaves the Wealthy Mormon, the Crazy Militarist, the Broke Baptist, and the Mooching Mussolini. Oh, and Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 01:35 PM
Here's a YouTube of Ron Paul's speech in New Orleans yesterday with this variation on the New Orleans Saints cheer: .... Paul was greeted with a familiar refrain from the crowd: "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say gonna beat...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 01:26 PM
NRO Contributor Donald Luskin, who has endorsed Ron Paul, has a good article this morning on what he calls "Paulonomics": For many conservatives, what makes Paul seem like a nut is his absolute opposition to the war in Iraq and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 01:00 PM
"A man named Ron Paul will be running for president in 2008. I urge you to support him. I predict he will lose some battles but the win the war, just like I did." --George Washington...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 12:34 PM
That's Ron Paul, says rocker Fred Badalli....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 12:32 PM
In regards to Huckabee and Guiliani being broke, a friend commented "maybe Ron Paul should give them a loan." Just think of the interest rate he could charge!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 12:30 PM
Writes Elizabeth Higgs: "I took my kids yesterday across Lake Pontchartrain to the big easy to see Ron Paul speak at a rally at the Airport Hilton. The Paulines (my fave) were out in full force. There were a few...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 12:20 PM
A presidential candidate who tells the truth about economics and the Fed-caused global crisis: Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 11:59 AM
Today – the 35th anniversary of the Supremes' Roe v. Wade usurpation – Norma McCorvey ('Roe') has endorsed Ron Paul for president. Ms. McCorvey runs Crossing Over Ministry and is best known as 'Jane Roe'. She says: “Ron Paul states,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 10:34 AM
Even the neocons are wondering, and civil. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 10:23 AM
An Iraq vet explains why he supports Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 10:19 AM
Donald L. Luskin, chief investment officer for Trend Macrolytics, frequent guest on CNBC, and contributing editor to National Review Online, has endorsed Ron Paul for president. Said Luskin: “Ron Paul is the only candidate of any party with the courage...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 09:54 AM
Writes John Lavis: "With only one day's notice, 600 Who Dats show up to see Ron Paul yesterday afternoon. Here's the newspaper story, and here's the video."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:47 AM
Yesterday's Ron Paul money bomb is the best kept secret on the web today. I can't even find a good number but I think $1.85 million was raised. In light of recent bad press and finishing fifth in South Carolina,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:36 AM
So the Fed drops interest rates again, i.e. speeds up the printing presses. Think groceries and other goods are going up fast now? Clearly Bernanke, as he promised before ascending to the central banking pantheon, will try hyperinflation to save...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:16 AM
Only one candidate was able to raise significant money in honor of an opponent of aggressive war, militarism, and empire: Ron Paul on MLK Day. The total was $1.9 million. UPDATE: the actual total was $1,849,000....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 22, 2008 08:12 AM
McCain has a very soft 26 to Ron Paul's rock solid 6, according to Rasmussen. When NYer's find out about McCain's horrendous record, those numbers will change fast. That this would be the biggest upset of all time just makes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 05:40 PM
Says Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and supporter of Ron Paul: "I don't think Bill Richardson has got much to offer libertarians. He plays up the fact that he cuts taxes when, if you add up all the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 04:02 PM
John O'Sullivan at The Corner mulls over the possibility that GOP delegates will elect somebody who isn't currently in the field at a brokered national convention: Indeed, if the field remains crowded and three or more survivors arrive at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 03:59 PM
Word is that Norma Leah McCorvey, "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wade and now a major pro-life activist, may endorse Ron Paul tomorrow. Update: ABC News is reporting that the endorsement is a 'go'....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 03:50 PM
We've been taken to task for our optimism but my observations about the presidential race are based mainly on facts. Here's another one. In this Florida poll, Ron Paul is only 15 points off the lead. 15 points can be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 01:48 PM
Now that two polls released today show Rudy Giuliani a distant second in NY, a new Ron Paul group has formed to fight for those 87 delegates, Super Tuesday's single biggest prize. Update: Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News has...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 11:36 AM
Says the former Republican governor of New Mexico: “I am endorsing Ron Paul for the Republican nomination for president because of his commitment to less government, greater liberty, and lasting prosperity for America. We are at a point in this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 11:23 AM
Today's 6-7% declines on foreign stock markets should cause the MSM to contemplate their broader, worldwide implications. The only presidential candidate who is addressing the issue of the systemic causes of the incipient recession/depression is Ron Paul. So, the MSM...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 11:08 AM
As you can see at RonPaulGraphs.com, today has already become the 3rd biggest fund-raising day for the Ron Paul campaign! And the day isn't done yet....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 10:50 AM
Writes Elizabeth Higgs: "Martin Luther King had a dream, and so do we. Our dream is to elect Ron Paul President, and in doing so freeing ourselves from overarching "tyrannical government. Without your help, we cannot turn that dream into...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 10:10 AM
Another ballot issue that will rear its head, if it becomes necessary if Paul does not win the Republican (and if he chooses to continue running), is the fight against "sore loser laws", laws passed in states to prevent primary...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 10:09 AM
Not quite, but the establishment business mag is questioning more counterfeiting and spending as the answer to the Federal Reserve's horrific recession. (Thanks to Billy Allred.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 09:46 AM
Ron Paul has to fight this battle even as a Republican....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 09:41 AM
Here's Ron's comment on money from his latest message on the Nevada caucuses: "Nevada, by the way, is known as the Silver State for a reason-its great mining industry produced the precious metal for the beautiful silver dollars minted at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2008 08:41 AM
A group of Ron Paul supporters have drafted a very positive letter that they're trying to collect signatures for. From an email:Ron Paul has been the one to inspire Hope in all our hearts. And now our good doctor, who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 08:06 PM
Writes Chris Lewis: "On the McLaughlin Group, McLaughlin just ran a great clip of The Doctor's economic prescription for the US [no Fed, no empire] and asked for commentary. This sent Zuckerman into a sputtering fit, Monica Crowley crowing about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 01:27 PM
If nothing more comes from these elections, it is the clearest evidence anyone could ask for of the propagandizing, establishment-managed nature of the mainstream media. These people are so desperate that they must openly distort the facts of which even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 12:13 PM
Ron Paul did in Nevada what I erroneously predicted he would do in Iowa: double his poll number....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 10:30 AM
Thanks to Elizabeth Higgs for this chart from the paper of no-record....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 10:26 AM
Ron Paul has pointed out that US intervention in the Middle East blocks peace, as Bush's latest warmongering tour shows. Here is more proof the Doctor is right. (Thanks to Craig Roberts.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 10:16 AM
Jane Hamsher is also sound on Chickenhawk Joe....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 10:08 AM
Of course, it's a foreign one. Writes Sudha Shenoy: "The Guardian (about as state-loving as you can get) takes notice of Ron Paul in Nevada -- no sneers, no snide remarks!! And see the intelligen, articulate responses from his supporters."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 09:57 AM
It's all explained in legos (and thanks to Sam)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 09:36 AM
Karen DeCoster thinks the Cato/Reason "secret strategy" was to get out the "redneck vote" for Ron Paul in Nevada. Well, maybe. The interesting thing is that he surely got the support of the real libertarians in Vegas, as opposed to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 20, 2008 06:22 AM
It was a great night for Ron Paul. Clarity has once again descended upon the presidential race, the same clarity that led me to say last January that Ron Paul is "Hillary's worst nightmare.” I viewed the entrance of Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 08:29 PM
Fred Thompson came in 4th in South Carolina where he had camped out the last ten days. He's finished and Ron Paul lives! And, oddly enough, Ron Paul just became the candidate whom Rush Limbaugh disagrees with the least (immigration,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 06:50 PM
The only county that Paul has a chance at winning in Nevada is Nye County, which he is currently winning 419-399 over Romney with 33/34 of the precincts reporting. Support for Paul is strong in Nye County, home of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 06:29 PM
Ron Paul came in #2 in the Nevada Presidential preference primary, with 14%, just ahead of McCain. However, the important vote today in Nevada was for delegates to the state convention. CNN and AP are incorrectly reporting national delegate counts...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 05:37 PM
It is so great to see the MSM creeps on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX gag on Ron Paul's #2 finish in Nevada!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 05:03 PM
Jennifer Reynolds on the next Ron Paul moneybomb, in honor of Martin Luther King's championship of nonviolence, civil disobedience, and anti-militarism. Thanks to David Theroux for this site and this one too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 04:43 PM
Hillary wins Nevada even though Obama had special polling places for his people. “I, conservative Republican voter, do solemnly swear that James Ostrowski repeatedly warned me that unless Ron Paul was nominated, Hillary would take the oath of office on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 04:04 PM
A left-wing Democrat and Wired bigwig decides he can't support the wired Ron Paul, who is too free-market and too non-interventionist. Ohhhh....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 04:02 PM
Christians for Ron Paul has a comparison of the major Republican presidential candidates. Naturally, Ron Paul is rated the most favorable. Can you imagine a site like "Christians for McCain," "Christians for Romney," "Christians for Thompson," or "Christians for Giuliani"?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 03:55 PM
A libertarian-inclined pollster writes: "Given Nevada, it looks like the secret Cato-Reason strategy to get the redneck vote for Ron Paul worked!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 03:47 PM
The MSM studiously failed to mention Ron Paul’s strong showing until just now. Chuck Todd, who made a jackass out of himself the night of the NH primary, just called it an uncontested primary. Chuck, you're a clown but not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 03:39 PM
Ron Paul is second in the exit polls but third in votes counted, which are being counted v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 03:12 PM
Butler, what a great description of the non-Ron Paul candidates! It also applies to the Beltway smearbund, which is wholly owned by media and oil plutocrats....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 03:08 PM
As the Fed wrecks the economy again, here is the perfect introduction for everyone from smart homeschoolers to adults interested in a sound dollar. You can buy Ron Paul's wonderful Gold, Peace, and Prosperity. Or read it online for free....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 02:55 PM
Wow, Ron Paul might take second in Nevada and no worse than a strong third. This is extremely significant for many reasons. First, though Romney won, he once again had home field advantage, the large Mormon population there. Second, this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 02:51 PM
From Gary North: "Here is a case of far-right anti-Semitism that even astounds me. The target of his hatred: Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 02:17 PM
For those who think that Ron Paul will not get the GOP nomination so they might as well vote for someone else; voting for Paul could send a message of dissatisfaction with the entirety of where modern politics has taken...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 02:16 PM
In spite of misinformation on caucus locations from the Nevada GOP, Paul appears to have finished in second place in the Nevada Caucus. And looking at the entrance polls, I think Paul should focus on the more liberty-minded Mountain West...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 01:26 PM
At the first straw poll I went to in New Jersey, Ron Paul won, but there were relatively few people attending. Today, close to 300 people turned out (over 200 ballots cast). Here are the results: Ron Paul-128 Thompson-27 Romney-22...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 12:53 PM
In the low- to mid-20% range, according to AP, finishing behind Romney. McCain at third with 12%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 12:17 PM
John Tompkins of Ron Paul's hometown newspaper, The Facts, looks at his presidential run, his congressional campaign, and another possibility for November....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 12:10 PM
Writes Jim Smith: "The respectable libertarians are apparently concerned that Ron Paul has been a terrible distraction in the fight for liberty. Well. As one personal observation: The universe of our 20-year-old college student son, and of his group of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 11:39 AM
Ilana Mercer demolishes beltway cosmotarianism in her latest article: Because the Beltway characters believe they are at the center of the universe, they imagine that: 1) The Paul Revolution revolves around them and their “ideas,” and 2) In the unlikely...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 11:05 AM
If McCain wins South Carolina tonight, Thompson is out of the race and Rudy is all but finished as McCain's win will make a Rudy win in Florida impossible. What's not immediately apparent here is that a McCain victory moves...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 08:55 AM
I love the free market. First there was Ron Paul Radio, and now someone has created Ron Paul Revolution Radio. Each has its own set of programming, but the latter really stands out in terms of its professionalism and content. ...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2008 02:00 AM
“We’re using him as a vehicle to spread the message of freedom."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 09:49 PM
George the Keynesian proposes to spend even more money, to give a welfare check to most Americans, so they will spend it. He calls this a "stimulus." In fact, nothing can stop the horrendous crisis the central bank and its...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 08:33 PM
So says neocon columnist Cal Thomas!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 07:28 PM
The Nevada caucuses are in complete disarray. Many Nevada Republicans received postcards with incorrect caucus locations and the Nevada GOP website had the incorrect locations listed as late as this past Wednesday (Jan. 16). Additionally, several counties, including Clark County...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 07:13 PM
Michael Moynihan at Reason's blog reports that Washoe County (Reno, Nevada) GOP Chair Heidi Smith predicts a Ron Paul win at tomorrow's caucuses. "If all of their people show up tomorrow," Smith says, Paul will finish much higher than current...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 05:31 PM
Former Congressman Dick Armey has long been the Cato Institute's favorite politician. He's given many speeches there, was the featured speaker at the dedication of the Institute's F.A. Hayek auditorium, and former Cato employees such as Steve Moore made stump...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 04:46 PM
Micheal Sean Winters has written a ridiculous blog post titled "Ron Paul, Libertarianism, and Catholic Social Teaching" for the left oriented Jesuit publication America. Nice title for a piece where only one mere sliver of Catholic Social Teaching is even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 03:18 PM
The Good Doctor on the pharma-industrial complex. (Thanks to John Fitzgerald.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 02:21 PM
Writes Kimberly Salian: "On January 15 at the Dixie Republican Forum luncheon in St. George, Utah, five speakers representing the Paul, Romney, Huckabee, Thompson, and Keyes campaigns participated in a panel. The representatives discussed their candidates' views on foreign policy,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 02:12 PM
As symbolized by Ron Paulians sponsoring boxer Roy Jones Jr.! (Thanks to kevin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 01:40 PM
Justin Raimondo has this amazing trick in analyzing an article. He applies "detailed historical knowledge" and "research", backed up by links you can click to fact-check his assertions, and puts thing in context with lengthy quotes from original sources, (as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 12:47 PM
But YouTube uncensors him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 12:13 PM
Join Walter Block, Robert Higgs, and me--and, if the campaign schedule allows it, Ron Paul--for a timely luncheon seminar on Great Economic Myths in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, January 26th. The Fed and its pals in the state-plutocracy have brought...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 12:00 PM
Lew, I love the half-right, half-blindingly-stupid Marxist assessment of Paul -- he's the capitalist candidate who wants just what big business wants: a free market, where they can prey upon us all! Left-liberals have often said the same thing: why,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 11:14 AM
Unlike the national neoconintern. Here is a decent interview with Ron Paul from the Los Angeles FOX affiliate. (Thanks to Thomas Luongo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 11:12 AM
It's not only neocon chickenhawks or minions of oil plutocrats who hate and fear the Ron Paul Revolution, but old-fashioned Marxists too. Another medal on Ron's chest....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 11:07 AM
Russian TV on Ron Paul. It's far better that US networks, which are as state-connected as the old Pravda. (Thanks to William Massey.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 11:04 AM
You gotta love it. "Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate to oppose the Yucca Mountain waste repository, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal." The Daily Green That's another fine mess Hamilton got us into....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 07:38 AM
High priests of pomposity pan Ron Paul by Ilana Mercer If you've missed the item about the politically incorrect newsletters published under Ron Paul's name during the 1980s and 1990s, and unearthed strategically by The New Republic, it is because...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2008 06:21 AM
Or, this could be a parody of the Cosmopolitan Libertarian reaction to Ron Paul's (and Lew Rockwell's) unbelievable success....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 10:27 PM
Dr. Clyde Wilson, as a postscript to a typically insightful column, says: "On Saturday, January 19, I will take time away from the honouring of General Lee’s 201st birthday and break my vow never to vote again in order to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 08:11 PM
Like Karen, "I've been passionate about being a dedicated, anti-voting, anti-president, anti-politician non-voter for over a dozen years." The only time in recent memory that I voted was to vote against a local tax increase. Although I did vote at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 07:16 PM
Here's a very logical dissection of the neocon-beltway libertarian smear of Ron Paul, the first serious libertarian presidential candidate since Grover the Great. It reminds me of the old adage: "if you are going to kill the King--kill the King!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 12:44 PM
Romney is pulling out of South Carolina and heading for Nevada. Ron Paul's effort there (Nev.) is likely a factor. Among other points, this shows that running a fifty state strategy against opponents who have scarce resources can affect the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 10:57 AM
The Romney campaign is worried about the "X-Factor" in Nevada: Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 09:48 AM
The Looming Menace of Paul [John Derbyshire] ...... Meanwhile, Barack Obama is still getting a free pass on his connection to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the white-hating antisemitic Farrakhan-worshipper Obama reveres as his mentor and friend. Steve Sailer has been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 09:25 AM
There was a straw poll last night in Victor, NY, near Rochester. The town's Republican Committee voted for "uncommitted" over Rudy and elected a Ron Paul delegate, Nicole Jones, town chair. Rudy's toast and nature abhors a vacuum. With a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 06:58 AM
My hunch is that the mudslinging in South Carolina will help John McCain who is already leading in the polls there. It will create a sympathy vote as the media highlights how McCain was previously victimized in 2000. If McCain...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 06:09 AM
A pet peeve of Manuel Lora's and mine is the tendency of many pro-gun activists to forget about property rights. On the issue of whether business owners should be forced to permit guns on their parking lots, the high ground...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2008 03:15 AM
The San Francisco Bay Guardian, a mainstay of The City's more leftist population (as opposed to the moderate leftists), has endorsed Ron Paul for President (along with Obama on the Democratic side). Their long endorsement article has the RP endorsement...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 09:20 PM
Dave Ryon of Columbus, Ohio is working to spread the Ron Paul Revolution to Congress. Let's support him!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 08:37 PM
Flordeliza writes in response: Ron Paul might win Nevada. If he does win or take a 2nd or 3rd spot expect massive news coverage about it. Really. First they will rehash the story of the endorsement by the owner of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 07:03 PM
Is there any remaining question that the more the federal government cracks down on illegal immigration, the more power for Washington, the less voice for localities, the less liberty for the American people? The AP reports: "Leaders in a small...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 06:09 PM
Karen mentioned a friend in Pensacola, Florida (my hometown), who saw the front-page story in the local newspaper on Ron Paul. I saw the article today. It was very favorable to Dr. Paul. However, the local paper (the Pensacola News...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 05:16 PM
I'm not so sure, but a recent AP story states that "some" republicans are bracing for a 1st-place finish by Paul in Nevada: By contrast, Republican candidates have stayed away from the diverse electorate and unfamiliar electoral landscape as Nevada...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 02:49 PM
Predicted what? That "Ron Paul thumped two reputed Republican heavyweights in the Michigan primary . . ."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 02:40 PM
BJ Lawson of North Carolina's 4th District needs our help....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 01:50 PM
My, but you have a good memory, Nick. I'm going to have to be careful what I post. Anyway, it's good to hear that Viguerie, while still officially "uncommitted," is de facto on the Paul bandwagon. Unlike so many other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 11:23 AM
Back in July, Mike Tennant asked why Richard Viguerie, the man who built the New Right out of Barry Goldwater's donor list, wasn't supporting Ron Paul. Well, now he is. Viguerie has launched UltimateRonPaul.com, who he believes is "truly a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 10:52 AM
Michelle Malkin is looking for a candidate who is "a man. A man who can say 'No.' A man who rejects Big Nanny government. A man who thinks being president doesn't mean playing Santa Claus. A man who won't panic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 09:33 AM
A careful review of the Michigan exit polls buttresses the point I've been making for a year now: Ron Paul is the Republicans’ best chance to stop Hillary and her plans to destroy the American health care system for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 07:13 AM
Writes Ian Woofenden: "In some of the circles I run in, 'Republican' tends to be a dirty word. So I've been glad to see a new category of Republicans being talked about -- 'Ron Paul Republicans.' "This month I'm traveling...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 06:59 AM
Writes a friend: "You may have noticed that Obama has now come out in favor of a uniform, compulsory national service program. I believe that this is a huge opportunity for Ron in appealing to young voters, including blacks. Obama,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2008 06:35 AM
Writes Tim Grieve in Salon: "Ron Paul Rolls in Michigan "With 77 percent of the precincts reporting, Ron Paul is running fourth in the Michigan GOP primary -- behind Mitt Romney, John McCain and Mike Huckabee but ahead of Fred...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 10:12 PM
Below, Dr. DiLorenzo points out that Gary Becker, Milton Friedman, and Thomas Sowell hold some of the same supposedly pernicious views attributed collectively to those of us who write for LRC and the Mises Institute. This brings to mind someone...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 09:07 PM
In the Stan Evans sense of conspiratio, a breathing together. Former Beltway Wonk reports on the Orange Line Mafia, which sees the DC sewer, to quote Stan again, as a hot tub. (Thanks to David Gordon.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 09:03 PM
Ron Paul got 10% in Iowa and 8% in New Hampshire. Right now, Ron Paul has 6% in Michigan. Does the campaign need major change? Mitt Romney is not going to beat Hillary so we need not worry about what...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 08:32 PM
I arrived at the polls this evening to vote. Yes, I've been passionate about being a dedicated, anti-voting, anti-president, anti-politician non-voter for over a dozen years. Mostly. I have said that the only times I have voted have been when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 08:28 PM
From the early returns, Ron Paul is beating Thompson and Giuliani, and Romney is beating McCain....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 08:01 PM
Several people have sent me email links today from various appendages of the hate machine Murray Rothbard used to call the Kochtopus, meaning CATO and other functionaries of billionaire Charles Koch. This is the center of the smear campaign against...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 07:02 PM
Jim Geraghty at NRO got a hold of the exit polls: Romney 35 McCain 29 Huckabee 15 Ron Paul 10 Giuliani 4 These numbers don't include late voters and absentee voters, but double digits and a massive Giuliani defeat is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 06:53 PM
Writes Tom Hayden, "I'm not sure how many Mises-LRC trappers there are, but I'm one. I was pleasantly surprised to see a full-page ad for Ron in the February issue of Fur, Fish, and Game magazine titled 'Stick to Your...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 06:23 PM
As we all know, Ron Paul benefits from a splintered field, a field that will stay splintered unless McCain wins Michigan. At InTrade, the contract for Romney winning Michigan shot up, from 40.0 to 70.0 today, a 75% price increase....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 05:22 PM
Writes Karen De Coster: "At 3:30pm today, I was at work and in a meeting, in a large conference room with many windows, on the 21st floor. I work downtown, and the conference room has a window at the short...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 04:16 PM
Murray Sabrin, a Ron Paul Republican running for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, will be the banquet speaker at the January 27 annual convention of the Manhattan Libertarian Party. Check out the Web site for details....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 03:10 PM
Steve Sailer on "Kids (and Mentor) vs. Grown-Ups."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 02:12 PM
But the real talent at NR, and a non-neocon, John Derbyshire, is also praising Ron Paul. (Thanks to Patrick Krey.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 01:36 PM
Tom, I note that one of the points in that editorial you quoted says that Sabrin "wants to . . . stop sending U.S. soldiers overseas to join foreign conflicts." Funny how in 2000 that was thought of as the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 12:51 PM
As readers of this blog may know, our friend Professor Murray Sabrin of Ramapo College is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. senator from New Jersey as a Ron Paul Republican. The primary is June 3. Murray ran for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 12:29 PM
Brett Stephens of the War Street Journal plays fast and loose with his historical facts in his belly aching about Ron Paul. He cites President Thomas Jefferson's war with the Barbary Pirates as "justification" of the American empire, which on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 11:36 AM
Michigan's influential Muslim Observer endorses Ron Paul (thanks to Amar Trivedi)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 11:11 AM
Want to know why all the state lovers--neocons, liberals, beltway-libertarians, etc.--fear Ron Paul? It's because he opposes the Wall Street militarism that dominates DC, seeks to rule the world, and siphons so many hundreds of billions every year to despicables...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 10:46 AM
Good for Huffpo's Dennis Perrin for diagnosing the "Eek, a mouse!" reaction to Ron Paul by liberals (and neocons and self-described cosmopolitan libertarians). The anti-Paulians love the state, especially the warfare state. They want perpetual war in the Middle East,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2008 08:41 AM
And not just the kind we can wave at intersections, overpasses and put in our windows... This just in from a friend of LRC in Pensacola, Florida: "I was flabbergasted to see a front-page story in the local newspaper here...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 09:41 PM
The Wall Street Chatter Poll (and thanks to Deepinder Gill)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 09:06 PM
I stopped on the way home from work tonight at a local community center where Dennis Kucinich was giving a speech. Immediately, I noticed that about 60% of the people in the very crowded hall were about 65 & up....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 08:55 PM
According to the Las Vegas Sun, in their cover story today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 07:38 PM
Just released, the CNN/Politico/LA Times poll shows Ron Paul at 8% in California, ahead of Thompson. This is the first poll done in California since mid-December, when Ron Paul was only at 3%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 04:28 PM
"Uh-oh," writes Wes Baker. "It looks like the Federal Reserve has some serious competition." UPDATE from Bill Watkins: "When I read the article about counterfeit currency in the KC Star over the weekend, a couple of thoughts crossed my mind....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 12:20 PM
The Austin, Texas, NAACP President, Nelson Linder, who has known Ron Paul for 20 years, defends him against the absurd "racism" smear....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 10:03 AM
Writes Matthew Kaney: "I thought I would pass along this video of Ronald Reagan in 1964. How he moved from here to the Reagan of the 1980s is an issue I hardly dare ponder." It's a nice reminder of why...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 07:38 AM
Great statement by a young lady on Ron. Watch especially for the moment when she talks about her uncle in Iraq. Here is the YouTube. (Thanks to Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 07:24 AM
RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT NO TAX ON TIPS (Thanks to C.J, Watson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2008 07:18 AM
That's the war on drugs, of course. Milton Friedman once said that the war on drugs had a "racial" but not "racist" effect in that it disproportionately imprisoned black Americans. He was certainly right about the effect. According to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 13, 2008 07:30 PM
Jennifer Reynolds on the new Ron Paul money bomb scheduled for the birthday of an opponent of militarism and the war on Vietnam, Martin Luther King....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 13, 2008 06:26 PM
One again, Ron doesn't spend all of his congresssional budget....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 13, 2008 06:16 PM
Mark G. over at Hitchens Watch says Ron Paul must be doing something right with all the hatred being directed from the Neocon establishment....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 08:52 PM
Is he the perfect candidate for South Carolina? Writes Larry Stratton: "The other Republican candidates must be feeling the heat. The basis of Paul's campaign (and 30-year Congressional voting record) is that the United States should strictly adhere to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 08:29 PM
An organization representing young entprepreneurs and business professionals in Arizona held a straw poll. Ron wins with 80%. AZ Sen. McCain comes in second with 12%. Why John got so many is another question....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 08:17 PM
The Buffalo News has a story today about how they are continuing to reduce the rights of American citizens with, of all things, internal passports, Soviet-style. (Ron Paul voted against it of course.) And this is because of 9/11. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 06:29 PM
Good for Michael Kinsley. Despite the unfortunate title of this piece, he at least tries to grapple with some of the problems raised by the real libertarianism of Ron Paul for the Beltway worldview. Michael had done an earlier piece,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 11:50 AM
I'm getting some responses to this, so just to clarify: I didn't write that post giving advice to Ron Paul. The blog owner wrote it. I just thought people would be interested to see it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 09:49 AM
Some useful suggestions for Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 07:40 AM
Have you noticed that the only people who seem to really care about the newsletter story (apart from a handful of disgruntled former allies) are beltway libertarians? Apparently they're more interested in acting indignant and attacking Ron Paul's friends than...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2008 07:37 AM
The Ron Paul campaign has hired our own Dan McCarthy to work full-time on a new official blog as their Grassroots Communications Coordinator. I can vouch for what an excellent choice this is. Not only have I seen how astute...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 10:44 PM
Last night, three of the candidates performed a knee-capping on their own selves. Perhaps it happened so fast many didn’t notice but thank goodness for transcripts and video. If you want to be president, should you insult a man who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 06:26 PM
Watch this hilarious video on the "Ron Paul affair." And pity the man who has lost his wife, his home, his clothes, and his truck to Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 04:06 PM
As was announced on this site yesterday, our good friend Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo College in New Jersey, is running for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey as a Ron Paul Republican. Ron has endorsed his campaign,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 03:05 PM
Writes Hans van der Meer: "There was something in the debate last night about the nuclear power in Pakistan. Did you the scientist who devolved this technology in Pakistan, gained his knowledge in a nuclear institute in the Netherlands? Did...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 02:54 PM
One wonders whether recent libertarian critics of Lew Rockwell and Ron Paul for ties to those they regard as too far to the right would extend their criticism to Ludwig von Mises. Mises contributed articles to American Opinion, the magazine...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 01:53 PM
As I said before, I was very glad early in the campaign that Ron Paul decided to make central banking an issue. (Some people on this very blog whom I respect immensely had doubts.) And what a crucial issue it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 01:42 PM
When FOX lets him in a Republican debate--see the transcript. And here's the LA Times story on Ron. And of course FOX was wrong; all the others were extremely belligerent. They just didn't dare violate the first law of a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 12:48 PM
The dumbfounded looks of mystification on the faces of The Five Stooges in response to Ron Paul's learned and lucid expositions on economic policy during last night's debate reminded me of something my old friend Murray Weidenbaum once said. Murray...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 12:16 PM
Here's a flashy new tool to determine where you are on the political spectrum. They have me as a nearly plumb-line libertarian: far to the right on economic issues, slightly right of center on social issues. However, some of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 11:36 AM
From his debate Analysis: ...And, yes, thank God for Ron Paul. No one else, except McCain, copped to the GOP's rank betrayal of fiscal conservatism, limited government, prudent foreign policy and civil liberties. When he was asked to disown the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 11:14 AM
From Walter: "Ron Paul was kind enough to quote me! He wrote: 'The other track is political. Here too, we have touched millions with our ideas, and recruited many, many thousands -- not only in Meetup Groups and as voters,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 10:51 AM
Carl Cameron tries to smash Ron Paul on "electibility." Ron gives a brilliant response on an earlier Republican tradition that has been underground since Nixon, and especially under Bush II. See the YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 09:14 AM
Among the Republican warmongers, Ron Paul stands out in every sense, but especially in his courage in disagreeing with the hyper-PC neocon consensus for war always and everywhere. At this moment, the chickenhawks are itching to murder Iranians, but the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 09:00 AM
The Fed, at the expense of every current dollar holder, will payoff Bank of America to buy the bankrupt Countrywide. Bank of America, like all fractional-reserve commercial banks, is bankrupt at the best of times, and would go under in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 08:43 AM
That may sound like an insult, but coming from Computerworld, which had this cover story for their January 7 issue, it's high praise....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 07:44 AM
Writes George Ajjan: "Karin Friedemann points out that Rose Wilder Lane, whom Ron Paul mentioned in his 'Onward!' email yesterday as one of the 'heroes of freedom', was the daughter of Almanzo Wilder. He attributed his unusual first name to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 07:33 AM
In my litigation practice, I follow a simple rule: never underestimate your opponent. Many Republicans delude themselves into thinking that someone other than Ron Paul can beat Hillary Clinton. I commend to them her brilliant victory speech on Tuesday. She...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 07:29 AM
Listening to the news on KDKA radio on my way to work this morning, they briefly mentioned the debate (about which I had completely forgotten) from last night. Then, after a matter-of-fact setup, they played only one clip from the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 07:15 AM
McCain's Johnny One Note campaign ("I support the troops!!) is as predictable as it is ridiculous. Last night, after Ron Paul explained once again how our meddling in other countries' affairs leads to "blowback", sometimes in the form of terrorism,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 06:59 AM
First Chris Matthews, who I like, makes a fool out of himself because he hates Hillary; now it's Brit Hume's turn to ruin his reputation, such as it was. Yesterday, he suggested that Ron Paul's comment about overreacting to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2008 06:52 AM
I was driving back from Albany where I was working on getting Ron Paul’s delegates qualified and I listened to the debate by cell phone. With fewer candidates, Ron Paul had more time and was superb throughout, even deflecting several...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 11:02 PM
Lew, I think it was when the silly moderator tried to take Paul out of the substantive debate by harping on his de minimis following by 911 truthers. He forcefully but politely asked to be included in the actual debate,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 10:38 PM
Symbolic of what faces us: the would-be Mussolini vs. the actual Jefferson. Lots of other Ron Paul photos here. Thanks to Brad Funkhouser....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 10:11 PM
Was it the answer to the electibility question? No question he was far more eloquent than the rest of the candidates' answers on all questions put together....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 09:48 PM
1. Huckabee: Any enemy of the US necessarily goes to Hell. Kill em all, let the Huckster sort em out. 2. Romney: If you want a strong family, you need a strong economy. We need to make our economy the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 09:42 PM
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The others blab about religion; Ron Paul lives it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 09:10 PM
Amidst the chickenhawks and other warmongers, only Ron Paul calls for caution and diplomacy to the "threat" of little Iranian speedboats against giant US warships off Iran. The US government believes it rules the world, as its dollar fails, its...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 08:44 PM
"Congressman Paul, it's an obvious fact that all of your supporters are crazy people who believe that George Bush is hiding under their beds at night. Are you prepared to tell all your supporters that they are crazy, and are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 08:34 PM
Writes Ben Schroeder: "Be honest - did you ever think we would see a presidential candidate tutor the press and his opponents on the Austrian theory of the trade cycle? Professor Paul strikes again!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 08:20 PM
"Did you see that funny YouTube where Mike Huckabee's young Iowa spokesman endorsed me, 'by mistake'? We know what was in his mind! Indeed, I am amazed at the friendliness of the supporters of other candidates. Many Obama voters, for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 07:22 PM
Writes Talha Rizvi: "I got choked up listening to this. It is a great antiwar song by a pretty talented Muslim country song writer/singer named Kareem Salama. It's his song "Baby I'm a Soldier." And go Ron Paul! I've been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 06:30 PM
Ron Paul rhetorically asks which other candidate would pardon all the non-violent drug offenders in federal prison -- a gruesomely disproportionate number of whom are black. The War on Drugs is the worst program of systematic racism in our country,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 05:51 PM
Here is YouTube I of Ron's appearance on the Wolf Blitzer show, and here is YouTube II....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 05:23 PM
When I got into my car this afternoon and turned on the radio Sean Hanity's voice popped out of the dashboard. Speaking very quickly, the second sentence he spoke was a flat out contradiciton of the first. The third sentence...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 05:00 PM
From George Ajjan: Jersey City, NJ – Presidential candidate Ron Paul, the Republican Congressman from Texas who inspired a massive nationwide outpouring of grassroots support and record-breaking fundraising, has endorsed his friend and colleague of 25 years, Dr. Murray Sabrin,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 03:32 PM
Incapable of getting Ron Paul's supporters to repudiate his message of peace, freedom, free enterprise, and a national defense that defends America, his enemies, from the left-wing New Republic to the neocon establishment and libertine "libertarians," have resorted to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 03:17 PM
Writes conservative Cliff Kincaid: "Many in the media are intrigued by Rep. Ron Paul's success in the presidential campaign but usually focus on how much money he is raising. In terms of issues, some think he is rising in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 02:18 PM
Of course! Here's a not-all-bad article from the New York Times. And here's one from the San Francisco Chronicle on Ron as the sole advocate of peace among the Republicans (and most of the Democrats)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 02:04 PM
Simon Constable of TheStreet.com can't help being snarky, but at least he sees that Ron Paul's monetary policy is noteworthy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 02:01 PM
One of the most pleasing statements I have heard in a long time came from a friend of mine: a black woman who is a very anti-war, anti-police-state, liberal Democrat. After telling me that the two presidential candidates she most...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 09:49 AM
Only Ron Paul, of all the figures in public life, really understands what the Federal Reserve has done to us, and knows what to do to avert the transition from recession to another great depression. See his new book....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 09:31 AM
Watch the YouTube (and thanks to Ken Bate from the UK)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2008 08:20 AM
The GOP is on a suicide mission. They appear to be about to nominate one of four or five dreadful candidates for President. If they do so, they will suffer a catastrophic loss in November including in Congress. McCain, Rudy,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 11:46 PM
South Carolina Republican Party officials confirmed today that Ron Paul will participate in the next debate to be broadcast by Fox News this Thursday. The rules for this debate were that candidates had to poll 5% in New Hampshire or...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 11:22 PM
And the Double Jeopardy question is: who voted for Ron Paul in New Hampshire? Gramma and Grampa voted for the welfare-warfare state they created....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 07:52 PM
I doubt that Ron Paul is as disappointed as some of his supporters seem to be about New Hampshire. Barry Goldwater, Jr. was travelling with Ron in New Hampshire. Barry Sr. and Nelson Rockefeller were the McCain and Romney of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 03:33 PM
The SF Chronicle has obtained a private poll conducted by democrats. On the Republican side, Arizona Sen. John McCain leads the California pack with 18 percentage points; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee now in second place with 15, former Massachusetts...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 02:48 PM
Thanks to Daniel for Berin Szoka's analysis of the attacks on Ron Paul, and some of their institutional support....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 01:46 PM
The Pittsburgh Herald-Tribune's Bill Steigerwald is one of the most dedicated constitutionalist conservative/libertarian writers around, and his new interview with Ron Paul is a terrific, succinct presentation of Paul's philosophy and platform. A taste: Q: Do Republican voters really want...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 12:05 PM
It was always Murray Rothbard's argument that while we might from time to time be short-term pessimists, we should always be long term optimists, for many reasons from economics and history. And look at what Ron Paul has done. Building...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 11:16 AM
More from Justin Raimondo on Murray N. Rothbard's Betrayal of the American Right, and especially on a subject of special interest to all Ron Paul supporters, the rise of the smearbund....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 10:13 AM
Screaming "9/11 was an inside job... Go Ron Paul!" to a former US president and his media cadre doesn't help either. How many points did "truthers" cost Paul in NH??? Looking at the exit polls, Paul did very well among...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 07:56 AM
You write headlines like "Dewey Defeats Truman" or columns that begin like this: "Hell hath no fury like a Clinton spurned. Hillary's back-to-back defeats in Iowa and now New Hampshire have the famously disciplined politician in a tailspin." They've written...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 07:54 AM
*Last night was the biggest repudiation of the MSM and pollsters I can recall. For three days before the election, the MSM not only had Hillary losing New Hampshire but all but said the nomination was Obama's and there was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 9, 2008 06:21 AM
The James Kirchick article in The New Republic is so obviously a smear strategy that aims to shut down the campaign of a guy who is an unnerving candidate because he comes from outside The Establishment and he is representative...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 06:27 PM
Ron tells the truth about foreign policy and the gold standard in the teeth of Laura Ingraham's propaganda. (Thanks to Chris Witmer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 06:22 PM
And plans the New Deal of 2008, says Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. All the more reason we need a president who is also an Austrian economist: Ron Paul. (Thanks to Charles Everett.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 06:05 PM
Dave Weigel at Reason has an interview with Paul from a couple of hours ago on the TNR hit piece: Ron Paul: All it is--it's old stuff. It's all been rehashed. It's all political stuff. reason: Why don't you release...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 04:00 PM
"The quotations in The New Republic are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed." Read it here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 03:56 PM
New Republic hatchet kid Jamie Kirchick has had a bee in his bonnet about Ron Paul for some time now. Back in July, he was ranting about Dr. Paul's supposed homophobia. But he's not just a Paul-hater, he's also a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 03:53 PM
Zogby just released the last tracking poll for New Hampshire, and has Paul, Huck, and Benito tied at about 9-10%: McCain - 36% Romney - 27% Huckabee - 10% Giuliani - 9% Paul - 9% Thompson - 2% Hunter -...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 02:07 PM
TNR has a long and checkered history of pro-fascism, pro-communism, and pro-new dealism. Founded to promote the rotten progessive movement of militarism, central banking, income taxation, centralization, and regulation of business, it naturally hates and fears the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 02:04 PM
Ron Paul's Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property is now available for just $24. And you can read this important work online for free! This economic manifesto (484 pages!) collects Ron's greatest speeches and debates over the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 12:20 PM
Those Dixville Notch folks may not have joined the revolution, but the Hart's Location people have: Ron Paul got 4 of 16 votes cast in the primary there....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 12:14 PM
Leonard Seagren, owner of Federal Cigar in Portsmouth, NH, has a contest every four years, involving coin tosses for candidates. Ron Paul won the Republican side with 31%; Barack Obama won the Democrats with 46%. McCain got 27 percent, fGiuliani...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 11:44 AM
Writes Chuck Baldwin: "The Establishment hates Ron Paul because his honesty and integrity expose the rest of them for the moral reprobates they are. Their own conscience cannot bear the sight of him. His very presence condemns them. Their personal...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 11:07 AM
Writes the Korea Times: "Korea is one of 29 countries that have meet-up groups supporting Ron Paul outside the United States. No other candidate has anything vaguely matching this level of enthusiasm, said George Whitfield, owner of a recruiting company...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 10:35 AM
Not quite, although that is Huffpo's analogy. What the leftist site is right about is this: blowback from the FOX snub will boost Ron's vote total in New Hampshire. (Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 10:22 AM
Thanks to Kevin for this YouTube coverage from England of the revolution in New Hampshire (better than much of the US media!)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 10:16 AM
Says the Napa Valley Register: "Paul's ideals of adhering to the Constitution don't sit well with big business, which has very lucrative partnerships with the federal government -- war and social programs offer big profits for corporations and more control...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 09:57 AM
Huckabee changes his position on the 14th amendment and birthright citizenship to copy Ron Paul. UPDATE from Amir Hirsch: the reporter brazenly fibs about Huckabee being the only candidate to take this position....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 09:52 AM
Justin Raimondo on Murray Rothbard's Betrayal of the American Right: "Rothbard takes us on a historical journey, though the early individualism of the Jeffersonians, the Jacksonian movement, and all the way back to Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, who fought...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 09:40 AM
Jim, the problem is that your typical reporter doesn't have the knowledge to even discuss monetary policy, genuine tax reduction, federalism, non-interventionist foreign policy, and other issues that Ron Paul focuses on and which are the big problems facing America....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 09:23 AM
Here's what they are doing in New Hampshire. They are covering two candidates in each party--Obama/Hillary and McCain/Romney. No one else exists. Further, they ignore the candidates’ records and policy positions and focus exclusively on the horserace. The message to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 06:51 AM
Part 1 Part 2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2008 12:14 AM
ABC on Ron Paul's appearance on the Tonight Show: Leno also asked Paul about the war among the Presidential candidates for the mantle of who represents more "change." "I think the American people want change," said Paul, who by opposing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 11:31 PM
And Obi-ron Paul-obi. (And thanks to Dan Miller.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 09:57 PM
"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." And Ron Paul. (Thanks to Josh Sutcliffe.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 06:57 PM
And good for Stern, he concentrates on Ron's foreign policy of peace and non-intervention. Listen, but note that there is, this being Howard, some bad language....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 02:25 PM
Go, Vijay! "Vijay Boyapati, a Google engineer who quit his job to campaign for Rep. Ron Paul, stands on Elm Street in downtown Manchester, N.H., two days before the presidential primary. Boyapati is behind Operation Live Free or Die, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 02:07 PM
The Ron Paul revolution is international, as citizens of coerced "allies" or satellites or victims champion a man of peace, freedom, and sound money as the actual leader of the "Free World." Ron will be a president who leads by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 02:02 PM
Says Ron Paul: “John McCain’s statement in favor of keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years or longer puts him out of sync with the majority of Americans, who want our troops to come home. Further, his comments recklessly put...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 01:36 PM
Thanks to Doug French: "From Jon Ralston's column in the Las Vegas Sun: 'Barack Obama will parlay momentum from Iowa and New Hampshire, and the Culinary Union endorsement, into a victory in the Nevada caucus. Hillary Clinton will be second...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 01:29 PM
He spent much of the first hour of his show today discounting the importance of the New Hampshire primaries as well as (truthfully) describing McCain and Huckabee as liberals. You see, since independents can vote in NH, and since NH...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 12:08 PM
"Flight to Gold" as people the world over reject the dollar and other paper currencies. Ron has predicted this, and he has the economic answers to the Fed-caused crisis. Note: let's not forget all the intellectuals who have touted and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 11:33 AM
What a great young man. NB: some bad language in the YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 11:18 AM
Jane Hamsher at firedoglake writes: It's always great when Fox News calls for civility. After excluding Ron Paul (who is, per some polls, in a statistical tie for third in the GOP New Hampshire primary) from the debate last night,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 11:09 AM
Lew: Barry Goldwater, Jr.'s appearance on Fox News was, indeed, a good one. He helped the interviewer reveal to her audience just how twisted her channel is in "reporting" news. At one point she refers to Ron Paul as someone...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 10:55 AM
On Sanford, back in July Paul said "If you found two people voting together [in congress], it was Mark and myself. He would make an exceptionally good vice president." He would also make an exceptionally good endorser in South Carolina...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 10:13 AM
Good for Barry Goldwater, Jr., for taking on this regime creep from FOX. See the YouTube. (Thanks to Jerry Allgood.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 10:07 AM
Writes Hunter Schaeffer: "I'd personally prefer Judge Andrew Napolitano (imagine the irony of Foxnews having to report that!), and another intriguing possibility to me is former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 09:53 AM
What a great interview with Ron Paul on CNN this morning about the evil of FOX, and the troubles with the dollar and occupying other people's countries. See the YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 09:47 AM
Writes Scott Stewart from Seoul, Korea: "Your website is the first site I visit in the morning and I regularly turn to it throughout the day. And see this: the New York Times editorial page asked Monday, January 7th, 'Whose...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 09:06 AM
That's the actual slogan of FOX, the unfair and unbalanced cable channel owned by international neocon warmonger Rupert Murdoch. Watch this neat YouTube on FOX bias, and catch the studio area that did not have room for a chair for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 08:29 AM
Another great interview with Wolf Blitzer: Ron is the one candidate to respect Muslims, rather than demonize them, the one candidate who speaks the truth about American foreign policy. He is also the only genuine peace candidate in either party,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 08:05 AM
Ron Paul not only appears tonight on the Leno show, he'll be on the California airwaves with a biographical radio ad, and in seven other states too: Alabama (yea!), Colorado, Georgia, North Dakota, Louisiana, Maine, and Florida....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 04:14 AM
Writes Carla Gericke: "What a weekend! New Hampshire, baby! As supporters of Ron Paul, and already Free State Project First 1000 Movers pledge signers, hubby and I decided this weekend that liberty can no longer wait, and we are moving...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 02:28 AM
Writes Josh McNattin: "Fox News is Ron Paul's best friend. They just did him the biggest favor of anyone in this entire campaign. They've thrown him into the proverbial briar patch where he has landed in his element, to speak...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 02:03 AM
Including Mike Huckabee. CBS News: "But in New Hampshire, where reserved, mainline Protestantism is the prevailing creed, Huckabee has dropped the religious references that frequently peppered his speeches before evangelical voters. If he sounds like anyone these days, it's libertarian...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 01:57 AM
FOX feels the Ron Paul backlash, notes the Washington Post, house organ to the state....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 01:47 AM
Writes Jerry Allgood: "Members of 'Operation Live Free or Die' met for a spontaneous rally outside the Manchester, NH, Raddison. You can't buy support like this. My favorite sign (still laughing): 'Don't TAX me, bro!'"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2008 01:40 AM
When on the way home in Berkeley, California, you overhear hippies and students discussing the merits of Ron Paul's program to decentralize government by reducing federal power....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 11:52 PM
Watch Ron's hugely successful counter-FOX townhall meeting, YouTube 1 and 2. Unlike the FOX debate, which was boring and establishmentarian in the extreme, this is exciting and important. Any questions about what America needs?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 09:11 PM
. . . is Benito, according to Faux News this evening. Huh? Didn't Benito get 3% of the Iowa vote compared to Ron Paul's 10% despite spending just as much time and at least as much money there? (Faux...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 08:35 PM
Writes Lisa Charles: "I am flying from Australia to the US this Thursday so I can also personally hand in my ballot for Ron Paul (you can see the actual ballot at the bottom of my homepage). I salute the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 07:53 PM
Who knew?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 06:51 PM
Here is the Reuters story. I say this again and again, but would a supporter of any other candidate do such a thing?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 05:27 PM
From the West Virginia newspaper's editorial: "What many traditional Republicans miss is that Ron Paul, like him or not, truly helps show America that the Republican Party is not all lockstep behind the Bush/Cheney Administration when it comes to foreign...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:19 PM
A nine-year-old watches last night's Republican debate, and takes hilarious and on-target notes. BTW, here are his names for the candidates: McCain = Sarge Thompson = Wrinkles Paul = Bunny Ears Romney = Oily Huckabee = Beagle Eyes Giuliani =...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 03:57 PM
That of course is the real theme of Faux News. Recall how all the neocon propaganda organs like Faux News have been ridiculing the youthfulness of Ron Paul supporters, writing dozen of articles and repeating endlessly on TV and radio...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 03:14 PM
Ron will make his second Tonight Show appearance Monday night. Jay, btw, is also upset at FOX's exclusion. Plus, of course, he wants good ratings, and that's what Ron brings....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 01:48 PM
Ron will host his own forum on New Hampshire television tonight, opposite FOX's neocon narrowcast that has excluded him for opposing the war. The one-hour Ron Paul townhall meeting will be broadcast on Manchester, NH, TV station MCAM TV-23 from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 01:37 PM
It's become the land of the flea, under the microscope of the police state. And only Ron Paul is talking about spying, habeas corpus, torture, the patriot act, secret prisons, and executive near-dictatorship. (Thanks to Robert Hiett.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 12:57 PM
It appears to be a gaffe, but it sounds like he really meant it. He says it at about 2.12 into the video. Thanks to Malcolm Garris....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 12:49 PM
Good for CNN for repeating the ABC Republican and Democratic debates tonight when FOX plays its neocon simulacrum of a debate. FOX wants to hurt Ron Paul by excluding him. Instead, like everyone who has gone after Ron, from Rudy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 12:41 PM
The MSM is still treating Ron Paul as a second class candidate--even though he's now in double digits and destroyed Rudy in Iowa. However, in Buffalo, the second largest media market in New York, they are taking Ron Paul quite...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 12:06 PM
Of course he is, and Rudy spent as many days in Iowa, and had just as big a campaign there, as Ron. But it is nice to see Rudy's upset confirmed in the NY Daily News. And now the most...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 09:03 AM
Ron tells the truth in the after-debate "spin room": about inflation, money, and gold. The opposition may snicker in ignorance, but more and more Americans know there is something wrong with a dollar that can be manipulated by the Federal...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 08:33 AM
He is winning the poll in the London Times (and thanks to Sudha Shenoy)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:58 AM
From Bennett Roth in the Houston Chronicle on Ron in NH: "On Saturday morning Paul sought to woo undecided voters who had gathered at the home of Ross Taylor, an independent voter, in Milford. "The lawmaker pressed his case that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:53 AM
The media ignore it, as they ignore Ron Paul. See the YouTube. (Thanks to Nick DelMedico.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:43 AM
With unerring idiocy, the newspaper endorses John McCain. It notes: "U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, the former Libertarian presidential candidate, may rock the GOP boat with his Internet-based support but would be a disaster as the standard-bearer for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:34 AM
Writes John Nichols in The Nation: "Texas Congressman Ron Paul is the Republican national Republican party bosses and their amen corner in the media love to hate. And they hate him so much that they are undermining an essential argument...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 04:28 AM
It published the transcript of last night's debate, and thanks to C.J. Watson. Notice that the first question is based on one of Ron Paul's key points....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 03:46 AM
The role of a debate moderator, explains the New York Times, is to protect the people's ears from dangerous ideas. Charlie Gibson, running the ABC debate last night, did not do his job. Or as the Times puts it, "by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 03:22 AM
Obama speaks of change and if you examine his stump speech you discover that the change he favors is bigger government, much bigger government. Here's a checklist of new spending programs or new regulatory power he favors: *universal health care...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 01:25 AM
I'll be on the radio for two hours this morning (Sunday) discussing Ron Paul's New York campaign with representatives from the other campaigns. The primary is February 5th. 10am through noon, EST., WBEN.com, AM 930 in Buffalo. Professor Kevin Hardwick...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 6, 2008 12:44 AM
Watch that year's Ron interview with Bill Moyers on the Iraq war and much else. (Thanks to Justin Mash.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:50 PM
Heartfelt and moving. Thanks to Keith Halderman at L&P....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:07 PM
He wiped the floors with a bunch of dishonest cretins, and showed himself--yet again--as the one candidate with the ideas of peace, honest money, free markets, and tolerance that America, indeed the world, so desperately need. He is teaching millions....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 07:44 PM
Great to hear Ron explain the increasing price of oil as being due to the depreciation of the dollar by the Federal Reserve, and a warmongering policy in the Middle East. He notes that oil was $27 a barrel when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 07:35 PM
Ron, when asked to compare himself to Obama, notes that the Democrat opposed the war and respects civil liberties, and that he appeals to the young, as does Ron. But Obama is for a massive government. He would never approve...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 07:33 PM
I'm even the oldest guy there with a page. But look at how America's young people are voting on the candidates! Of course, Ron Paul is winning. (Thanks to Izzy Lyman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 07:30 PM
Ron, talking about medical care, says that the prices are skyrocketing because of inflation and government involvement. He notes that patients can fly to India for heart surgery, pay all the expenses, and save half their money. Why the inflation?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:51 PM
Ron Paul tied together health care, foreign policy, fiat money and inflation. Fred Thompson responded by urging us to keep printing paper money....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:50 PM
Funny to hear Fred, the centralizing neocon, praising the 10th amendment, though he had trouble remembering his lines. Bad actor!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:49 PM
As Ron notes, the Golden Rule is the proper rule of conduct for nations as well as individuals, but the US instead acts like a bully, bombing or bribing the whole world to follow US orders. This is morally wrong,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:45 PM
They are, as Ron Paul said, deliberately stirring up hate against all Muslims, who resent--as would the members of any other religion--being militarily dominated by aliens. Imagine, says the one person of sense, if we were occupied by China, even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:34 PM
It's great to see the ABC debate, which partakes of an actual debate rather than a forum, though there with five lying punks, their fangs dripping with other people's blood, their pockets stuffed with other people's money, as versus the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 06:25 PM
As the Bush Recession deepens, President Bush meets with his "plunge protection team" to try to stave off the inevitable. There is talk of a one-time tax cut of $500, but what they actually mean is another spending program. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 04:55 PM
One of my Goldwater buttons from 1964 features the mock chemical formula, AuH20. How wonderful that his son, Barry Goldwater, Jr.--Ron's friend and colleague from Congress--is spending the last few days before the primary campaigning for the Taft-Goldwater of our...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 04:43 PM
Wyoming GOP county conventions gave their delegates to Romney, Thompson, McCain, and Hunter. But Ron Paul never stood a chance there. We shouldn't have expected anything from Wyoming. Most observers didn't understand the rules. The Wyoming county conventions were NOT...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 02:45 PM
C-SPAN is now providing live coverage of a John McCain "town hall meeting" in New Hampshire. Sharing the stage with him are many supporters, most of whom appear to be in their 70s or 80s, and many of whom wear...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 11:59 AM
From the Manchester Union Leader: Manchester – UnionLeader.com has learned that the New Hampshire Republican Party has quit as a co-sponsor of tomorrow night's nationally televised GOP forum on FOX News. The 8 p.m. event at Saint Anselm College --...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 11:38 AM
Thanks to John Gizzi for his obituary of the one big-time Republican political consultant to have Ron Paul's confidence. As John notes, Tony was key in the '96 race. But he was also an important part of Ron's political operation...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 10:43 AM
On WBEN.com at 1:05pm EST. Primary Challenge President Len Roberto will discuss Ron Paul's chances in New York. You can listen live....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 10:08 AM
Today's Rasmussen poll puts Ron Paul at third place for 14%: McCain 31% Romney 26% Ron Paul 14% Huckabee 11% Giuliani 8% Thompson 5% Thanks to Brad Funkhouser....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:49 AM
It was in 1996, when Bush Sr. and Jr., Newt Gingrich and every other neocon, united to defeat Ron and elected Greg Laughlin. Ron's smart and principled campaign for Congress beat the whole bunch of them, and how sweet it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:37 AM
Writes Nick Del Medico: "Almost every Obama supporter I've converted was convinced by comparing his votes on Iraq to both Hillary's and Ron's. As much as we hear Obama supporters want change, in my experiences, the war is their #1...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:20 AM
Another smart interview from Bill Moyers, this time with election analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson on Iowa. See especially her comments on Ron and his good showing, and the press bias against him, especially FOX's. But the whole think--like any Moyers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 09:10 AM
From Professor Ward Ciac: "Iowa 40% dems, 40% reps, 20% indies RP was polling about 5% of reps, 30% indies. Say half the 20% indies vote rep, half vote dem. (40 * .05 + 10 * .30))/ 50 = 10.0%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 08:39 AM
Two great gentlemen: Bill Moyers, the best interviewer in American journalism, talks to Ron Paul, the best man in American politics. This is the civility in public affairs we hear so much about, but so infrequently encounter. Watch the video--there's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 08:09 AM
Lew, exactly right on Iowa. I hope the voters in New Hampshire, who pay for those subsidies, appreciate Ron Paul's courage and integrity. Oh, and "anti-pork" John McCain voted for stem cell corporate welfare and $18 billion for the IMF....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 08:07 AM
Ron Paul of course will slash them. By the way, this national sales tax is a hokey idea you'd expect a stand-up comic like Huckabee to endorse. When asked at the debate to name three agencies he would cut, he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 08:01 AM
Iowa is an agricultural-subsidy state where forced transfers from the rest of us to corn-growers, for eaxmple, are a sacred issue. Free-market Ron Paul opposes all this, whereas the ethangelical Christian candidate is an ag-socialist. (Thanks to Ray Wallace.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 5, 2008 07:55 AM
A new mailing in NH points out Huckabee's fanatically pro-tax, pro-spending record. (Thanks to Steve Bartin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 05:26 PM
This is a fair treatment of the situation by CNN and Wolf Blitzer. UPDATE: ARG New Hampshire GOP Primary John McCain 35% (30%) Mitt Romney 25% (30%) Mike Huckabee 12% (11%) Ron Paul 9% (7%) Rudy Giuliani 8% (9%) Fred...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 05:20 PM
So says a political "pollster" and consultant Matt Towery interviewed today by Ron Smith on WBAL Radio in Baltimore. He said, "Who ever wins the Florida primary will be the nominee." Ron sounded kind of shocked at this, but the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 03:58 PM
ABC does not try to block Ron Paul's participation in its NH debate. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 03:32 PM
Yesterday, John Stossel released the segment of his interview with Ron Paul that dealt with Immigration. Glenn Beck and other NeoCons are starting to attack Paul on the issue, seizing on the following: Stossel: You want a 700-mile fence between...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 02:50 PM
And smacks down some of the left's dumb arguments against him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 02:41 PM
We need to remember that even 10 percent in a state like Iowa is quite good. First, Iowa Republicans are dominated by the Religious Right, which has decided to embrace the Iraq War, the Drug War, and all of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 11:44 AM
Nice article by Abelardo J. Arias: Many of Ron Paul's dedicated supporters expected the ten-term Congressman (R-TX) to break into third place in the small primary state of Iowa on January 3rd. That did not happen. Many in the media...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 10:07 AM
A soldier's eloquent YouTube on the Kristo-Fascist Mike vs. Ron Paul. (Thanks to Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 04:19 AM
Writes Neil Ball from the UK: "I've been sitting here analyzing the results of the caucus. To my pleasant surprise I found that Ron Paul took Jefferson County."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 04:13 AM
Time to reconsider excluding Ron Paul. (Thanks to David Whitesock.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 04:08 AM
Rudy Giuliani attacks Ron Paul; Ron beats Rudy. (Thanks to Daniel Wilson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 04:03 AM
"The Troops Support Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 03:50 AM
Ron Paul is headed for New Hampshire!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 4, 2008 03:43 AM
CNN has just posted the delegate allocation along with the numbers for the Republicans, and Ron Paul has been allocated 2 out of the 40 Iowa delegates to the national GOP convention. Just 1189 to go!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 11:15 PM
In an article entitled Joining the Ron Paul Revolution, Bill Rice writes, Well, I've finally decided it's time to put my two cents where my convictions are. It's time to practice what I've been preaching in all the political and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:38 PM
This will be a huge factor in New Hampshire....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:25 PM
Writes Fr. Seraphim Bell: "I took my 17 yr. old son to see the movie sequel 'National Treasure' today. After the movie his first comments to his mother and me were how disgusted he was with the pro-Lincoln comments. He...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:18 PM
Winners Huckabee--But where does he go from here? The Improv? Thompson--still alive but at 2% in New Hampshire Paul--double figures after every single press report stated he couldn't win--exceed his poll average by 40% in a hostile environment Losers Romney--bet...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 09:50 PM
Ronald Reagan lost the Iowa caucuses in 1980 before going on to victory. And this year, Ron Paul got more than 10% of a bunch dominated by older party hacks, neocons, Bush lovers, and religious rightists. It was NOT a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 09:38 PM
These results from Linn County are totally out of step with the statewide results: Candidate Votes % of votes Rudy Giuliani 3,513 50% Mitt Romney 1,099 16% Mike Huckabee 964 14% Fred Thompson 563 8% John McCain 490 7%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:25 PM
Mike Huckabee 4,220 36% Mitt Romney 2,762 23% Fred Thompson 1,711 14% John McCain 1,386 12% Ron Paul 1,300 11% Rudy Giuliani 386 3% Duncan Hunter 52 0%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 07:57 PM
Caleb Friz tells fellow leftists that "Ron Paul has the potential to dismantle the military-industrial complex and all the attendent lobbyist corruption that comes with it, end foreign wars, and restore the Bill of Rights to relevance in one fell...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 04:25 PM
Want to know why Ron Paul appeals to young people sick of the cant and statism in DC? Watch this amazing YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 04:08 PM
Ron vs. Fred in Des Moines. From the SF Chronicle's Blog: About 300 enthusiastic supporters turned out at the West Des Moines Marriott to see the former Tenn. Senator, who appeared emotional as he faced them -- accompanied by wife,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:59 PM
So reports Marc Cooper from Des Moines....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:29 PM
According to the New Republic's Blog, "you meet a number of fans who are also hot for Paul": I'd say the only mid-speech cheer that was bigger was for the line, "We must protect the innocent in this country." Now,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:27 PM
Since when are interviews on Larry King "Live" not aired on "live" television -- only on the internet? Are they following ABC's lead from the Stossel Interview, to bury it on their website?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:13 PM
Lew shared with me the following very thoughtful and interesting letter from Bill W.: "As I'm sure is happening elsewhere around the country, my friends and acquaintances are having an email debate about Lincoln. A quite intelligent member of our...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:12 PM
I watched the Larry King interview with the daffy "Suze" Orman last night. Larry asked her who her favorite presidential candidate was. Hillary and Obama was her answer, followed by Benito on the Republican side. Larry also asked her if...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 03:06 PM
Maybe Kucinich will apologize for telling his supporters to back Obama. PBS Airtime: Friday January 4, 2008, at 9:00 p.m. EST on PBS (check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/moyers...). (Thanks to DailyPaul)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 02:56 PM
Writes Jeff Keller: "For what it's worth, I thought I'd share with you a little anecdote from last night that should shed a little light on the value of these vaunted 'scientific' (read: non-internet) polls. My landline phone rang late...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 02:38 PM
Watch Suze Orman's reaction to the mention of Ron's honest money policy. She is a microcosm of the whole establishment. Suze, get used to it. We are going to shut down the great counterfeiting machine of the banksters and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 02:26 PM
Watch the CNN YouTube. And btw, doesn't Wolf Blitzer deserve the LRC Gentleman of the Press Award? He clearly doesn't agree with Ron, but he is always respectful. (Thanks to Daniel Uffleman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 02:17 PM
As we wait for Iowa news, here's a report on what's happening in New Hampshire by Brad Porter, who just arrived there: Campaign headquarters will make your head spin. It’s difficult to get in; ever see that crappy comedy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 02:07 PM
This is a nice interview. King actually lets Ron make his points. UPDATE: I've received several emails making the point that this interview has not actually aired. It was expected by the RP campaign to be aired last night, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 01:58 PM
"Oh please, FOX News, please, please PLEASE blacklist Ron Paul from your little who-wants-to-nuke-Iran-more circular-firing squad 'forum,'" writes Luke Oehler. "Let the big story be how you shut out a guy who's leading Thompson in New Hampshire, and has out-fund-raised...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 01:54 PM
Here is Carol; here was the original Steph remark, which will go down in the history of the Paul movement. But George, we forgive you. Just get your checkbook ready. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 01:46 PM
Good for Andrew Sullivan: Could Ron Paul Come Third? Zogby's tracking poll suggests it's possible. Vive la resistance. My endorsement here. The Ronald Bailey attempt to derail Ron over evolution, which Bailey kinda sorta somewhat partially retracted, has failed....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 01:14 PM
Well, not actually on Ron Paul. Publications from the Nation to the Chistian Science Monitor have commented on the disdain for Ron that permeates the Beltway libertarian establshment. But today, at the Cato Institute, he doesn't even exist: "For the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 12:25 PM
Get rid of that warmongering Bushist, John McCain: "Ron Paul Clips McCain "Iowa is time for the Paul patrol to put up or shut up. "Everybody’s favorite anti-war libertarian is in fourth, tied with Fred Thompson at 9 percent in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:50 AM
Writes EK: "Newscorp (NWS), parent of FOX, is still in the red today, even as the overall market rebounds."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:23 AM
UP writes: "Reading Mises on Marxism, and thinking about the neocons' attacks on Ron, I see the neocons really are commies after all. Not like I didn't know that already!" Ludwig von Mises: "Marx and Engels never tried to refute...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 10:09 AM
Via AFP: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Ron Paul were selected by members of the online MySpace community as their parties' 2008 presidential candidates, the site announced Thursday. With the Iowa caucuses looming later in the day, MySpace's count of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 09:54 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 09:27 AM
One of Ron's greatest assets is the young people who back him. Not only are they unfailingly polite and well-mannered--seeking to pattern themselves on the Good Doctor--they are inevitably very smart. How thrilling that years of dumbed-down government schooling have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:30 AM
Libertarian philosopher and non-voter George Smith explains why he (and his dog, Herbert Spencer) support Ron Paul, despite a few differences. (And thanks to libertarian philosopher David Gordon.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:23 AM
Alone of all the candidates, Ron both understands the importance of the internet, and knows it must be free from government spying, interference, and cashcowing....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:20 AM
But only Ron Paul answers in a timely fashion. Why? Because he doesn't have to figure out what he believes for the Live Free State as versus others. (Thanks to D.P. Kennedy.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:16 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution is changing America. The Baltimore Sun doesn't know how it will work out in Iowa and New Hampshire, but we do: the MSM will have a lot of egg on their faces....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 08:13 AM
Zogby reports that Ron Paul has risen to 10% in Iowa and is tied with warhorse McCain. Ron Paul is trending upward in recent polls....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 3, 2008 06:22 AM
On economics, he says. This interview is worth a listen. Ron Paul is a little more combative, but in a jocular way. At the end, Hannity reiterates his disagreements but then wishes him the best. And Paul replies, "You'll come...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 10:14 PM
Ron Paul is the only candidate who can beat the Democrats this year. If Ron doesn’t get the nomination, you will hear Hillary take the oath of office. Even if she doesn't, a man who is to her left, Obama,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 10:11 PM
10 minute interview with Ron Paul on Sean Hannity's radio show today...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 10:11 PM
Reason's Nick Gillespie defends Ron Paul on the O'Reilly Factor:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 10:01 PM
We don't have the LRC Events Calendar up yet for the new year, but here are the raw details on an event where our own Murray Sabrin will speak on behalf of Ron Paul: Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008 Time:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 09:46 PM
Streaming live here. It just started at 7:00 PM Central....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 07:02 PM
Pat Buchanan just predicted on Tucker Carlson's show that Ron will finish third in the Iowa caucuses. BTW, Ron will be on Larry King tonight....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 05:27 PM
On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Huckabee has a 60% chance of winning. Romney has a 38% chance of winning. One or the other has a 98% chance of winning. Looks like Ron Paul will not win Iowa. If...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 03:11 PM
After being lied to all their lives in the government schools, and through the government-biased media, they are ready for honesty. See this YouTube of Ron and Amy Robach on MSNBC. Has there ever been a presidential candidate who spoke...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 02:31 PM
There has been some speculation out there that counting the number of donors to a campaign can determine and multiplying it by a given voter-to-donor ratio, the number of votes can be determined. According to Jim Babka, Paul would need...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 01:59 PM
Lew, a friend writes: Ronald Bailey, who posted the edited video over at reason.tv, has written a partial retraction. BTW, I disagree with him completely; Paul's views on evolution are pretty irrelevant, and given his opposition to Federal support of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 01:05 PM
You only have to watch the FOX chickenhawks cheering ever more Muslim slaughter to know that, but here's an interesting note from a prominent conservative whose book was critical of the regime: " When [title] came out last year, my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 12:10 PM
Thanks also to Paul Craig Roberts for this link to a liberal-progressive for Ron. We have our disagreements, but not on "peace, liberty, and prosperity," notes Caleb Friz, wants to mobilize the left for Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 11:50 AM
Actually, NewsCorp, the parent company, because of its blatant anti-Ron bias. Rupert, have we got your attention yet? (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 11:37 AM
Political scientist Jeff Taylor's Counterpunch article has its flaws, but by and large it's a clarion call for leftists who are really anti-war and anti-corporatist to join the Ron Paul revolution, where they will be most welcome. (Thanks to Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 11:28 AM
On New Year's Eve, four friends of mine (all Paulians) and I went to the famous Fillmore in San Francisco to see Les Claypool's eighteenth annual New Year's show. The opening act, Madame Blavatsky Overdrive, was quite good — a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 11:18 AM
Tex, to quote from this wonderful article by Eve Fairbanks in the New Republic on the Ron Paul Boys: "I get to Ron Paul's headquarters in Des Moines just as an army of student volunteers is surging out of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 10:01 AM
This New Republic piece by Eve Fairbanks is the most honest and interesting msm-ish article on the Ron Paul Revolution yet. Eve writes, "Actually, if the candidates were judged by the quality of their young supporters, I would now be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 09:26 AM
We're already hearing it. The Iowa Caucuses don't really matter. The people are unrepresentative. Only New York or California should count, where Big Media and Big Money can work their will. Sorry, boys, it won't work. Individual Iowans have gotten...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 09:23 AM
"Is there a primary reason?" wonders MSNBC. "Doh," says Chris Witmer. "They want to vote for Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 09:17 AM
Writes Libby Copeland in the Washington Post, datelined Des Moines: "The Ron Paul boys have come to this great state by bus and borrowed ride, with long johns under their jeans and little in their pockets. "All day, they go...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 08:58 AM
It was funny to see the dedicated Ron enemy of the recent Meet the Press on MSNBC's Morning Joe today. Russert, using a tone, smile, and body language that clearly communicated, I like this guy, I admire this guy, said,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 08:04 AM
This report on the substantial increase of self-identifying Republican voters didn't mention Ron Paul, even though Ron Paulians have been urging one another to register Republican, become precinct chairs, etc. since mid-November, according to a quick search on my gmail...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 07:54 AM
In an average of all polls....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 2, 2008 07:36 AM
As I have noted, in a turnabout of past scams, those who smear or censor Ron Paul will themselves be hurt, due to the peaceful power of the revolution. Thanks to Harris Kenny for this fast-circulating list of all the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 09:25 PM
Nice piece on the Blimp and the guys behind it on SlateV....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 08:40 PM
On MSNBC this morning, Pat talked about all the email he gets from smart Ron Paul supporters. They read LRC, he noted....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 05:01 PM
Using the latest Intrade predictions, here is how Ron Paul stands (of course subject to change as the primaries get closer): Huckabee takes Iowa, Romney second. Paul about 5%. McCain and Romney neck and neck in NH, with Romney having...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 10:11 AM
Watching a few minutes of a boring Fred Thompson talk in Iowa on CNN yesterday, I was struck by how blatant he was in pretending that he was Ron Paul in order to win the support of his audience. Specifically,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 10:09 AM
Happy New Year! That is, Happy Ron Paul 2008....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 09:51 AM
Writes George Ajjan: "Look at the numbers for Independents. They have Ron Paul at 8% of Republicans, but 16% of Independents. If he's at 9% overall, that can only mean that the sample universe of 800 has very few independents....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 08:10 AM
That's what Ron Paul raised yesterday and nobody noticed. I guess it's old news now that thousands of "average" Americans now donate to a candidate and expect nothing in return special for themselves....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 08:02 AM
Snarky Time blog from Karen Tumulty on the building that hosts the Ron Paul Iowa headquarters, and the offices of the social nationalist Rev. It is still fun to read, however. And btw, who but Ron Paul would have a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 07:46 AM
The unitary media, which--as Butler Shaffer notes--is part of the ruling regime, regrets ever having Ron Paul in their debates, and they'd like to eliminate him now. However, the results in Iowa will not allow them to do it. (Thanks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 06:41 AM
From the article by Jim Kouri: While most of the politicians vying for their party's nomination for President of the United States pay lip service to the nation's law enforcement officers, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is actually doing something to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 06:39 AM
"We have the answer."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 06:37 AM
Writes Joe Schembrie: "Here is the unedited Youtube of Ron Paul's remarks on evolution. "Here is the highly-edited version that is referenced by Andrew Sullivan's blog. "Here is a transcript, with the deleted words bracketed: "'Well, at first I thought...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 06:21 AM
While one can't agree with everything in this article, it's an example of why the CSM has long been known for its serious, intelligent coverage: "Ron Paul still looks surprised when his calls to follow the Constitution and restore a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 1, 2008 05:56 AM
Fergus Cullen, Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party issued this news release today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 31, 2007 Contact: Fergus Cullen, Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party NH REPUBLICANS: DON’T LIMIT DEBATE PARTICIPANTS CONCORD – New Hampshire Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 31, 2007 11:31 PM
Why is anyone surprised that the upcoming "debate" in New Hampshire - co-sponsored by the GOP and Fox News - would exclude Ron Paul? Such a decision only adds evidence for the proposition that the major political parties and mainstream...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 31, 2007 06:13 PM
I love this graph of the national polls. It shows Rudy sinking but he's having a hard time catching Huckster because the stand-up politician is also sinking. Pay no attention to Ron Paul's numbers--we all know they are much higher...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 31, 2007 01:11 PM
Local Fox affiliate, KPTM Nebraska, has covered the exclusion of Ron Paul by News Corp's national Fox News Channel. The anchor at the end of the clip is apparently not aware that Ron Paul raised more money in a single...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 31, 2007 12:37 PM
Making my way through the Mises Institute's Bastiat collection, I came across this: the state, according to Bastiat, "applies itself to loading everybody's brain with prejudices, and everybody's heart with sentiments favorable to the spirit of disorder, war, and hatred;...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 31, 2007 10:42 AM
A pretty good statement about the Ron Paul Iowa Surge (hey, a good surge!) from Sen. Lindsey Graham on CNN: See the YouTube. (Thanks to Brad Funkhauser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 09:35 PM
Is FOX still excluding Ron Paul? And are the New Hampshire GOPpers a help or a problem? The situation remains somewhat murky, but here is the latest report from Kent Snyder....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 07:27 PM
A startling new national poll from Rasmussen, courtesy of Brad Funkhauser: McCain 17% Romney 16% Huckabee 16% Giuliani 15% Thompson 12% Paul 7% Ron Paul is 10 points out which is nothing in these times. The public dislikes all the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 01:40 PM
Meet the Press's Tim Russert, who seemed to have taken a stimulant last week, seemed to be on prozac today. His body language with Ron Paul was nervous and unfriendly, eyes downcast, voice edgy and tense. He asked multiple attack...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 12:08 PM
Lew, when I read this comment from Cohen, I was reminded of the wonderful Kafkaesque film "Brazil." The movie is set in a dystopian, totalitarian regime, whose collectivist motto is the same one uttered by Cohen: "We're all in this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 11:53 AM
Wolf Blitzer is talking on CNN with beloved federal hasbeens Sam Nunn and Bill Cohen about their planned old-guard conference, heralded by David Broder, in Oklahoma next week to discuss forming a "Government of National Unity" through a Bloomberg-Hagel ticket...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 10:46 AM
"Warning, warning, emergency, emergency: Ron Paul will do well in New Hampshire!" That is, the War Street Journal lets its neocon readers know that the nightmare continues, and that Ron (who will also do very well in Iowa) will duplicate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 10:15 AM
This morning, Tim Russert interviewed Huckabee and Obama and in each case the tone of the questioning was far different than when Ron Paul appeared. With Obama, it was like a chat between old friends. With Huckabee, Russert asked a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 09:35 AM
Bush did this not only by his rotten wars and militarism, spending and inflation, police state and unitary executive, but by his vice presidential choice. Bush told Cheney to find him a vice president who would not seek his own...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 30, 2007 05:29 AM
Oh please. Ron is a scientist, and like the late Murray Rothbard (who, unlike Ron, was not a man of faith), has doubts about the official church of Darwinism. Ron's position, folks, is not Huckabeeism. See, for example, this devastating...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 08:38 PM
As Ron points out. Of course, FOX's attempted censorship will only hurt FOX, just as smears will redound on the smearers. Watch it happen!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 08:13 PM
They frontloaded the primary schedule to keep control, but, as PB points out, they make a major mistake. If an insurgent wins in the early states, gaining momentum for Super Tuesday, there is no way to stop him. They keep...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 07:21 PM
The elites are starting to warn that he could do very well in New Hampshire. Make that, fellows, will do very well....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 07:12 PM
A friend asked me whether the Mises scholars will become the new court intellectuals if Ron Paul wins. I don't think so...Ron Paul wants to abolish the court!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 02:43 PM
I would like to thank the "mainstream media" for helping me to sell a boatload of books in the past week with its ignorant and laughingly uninformed views on Lincoln, his war, and Ron Paul's comments on the subject. A...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 02:37 PM
The MSM is unaware of these truths, but Kevin Tuma, writing in "Ether Zone," is not....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 02:28 PM
Fox, headed by a Bush family retainer and for 2008, as we know from Judith Regan, an unofficial part of Giuliani's campaign, has apparently barred Ron Paul from its NH forum. While a typical outrage from the neocon network, this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 01:23 PM
Here. (Thanks to Greg Richardson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 11:01 AM
I told you that Huckabee is the first stand-up comic to make a serious bid for the White House. Recent events have proven that. The latest item has him listing as a foreign policy adviser a man he has never...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 29, 2007 06:49 AM
From the official campaign website: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – According to the New Hampshire State Republican Party and an Associated Press report, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul will be excluded from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 10:36 PM
(Thanks to Daniel Uffleman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 09:01 PM
RonPaulForums.com has been calling on Paul supporters to donate to LRC. A debate has arisen over the merits of Lew versus the Blimp. "The blimp ain't got nothing on Lew Rockwell. Lew is one of the biggest, baddest freedom fighters...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 08:51 PM
The pro-war, anti-Ron Paul New York Times has just hired the pro-war, anti-Ron Paul Bill Kristol. Is every single warmongerocon a columnist, and not just those that Andrew Sullivan mentions? Apparently so, but jobs in the declining medium of deadtree...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 07:45 PM
Chris Matthews was smirking on Hardball tonight, discussing all the establishment-acceptable candidates (and ignoring the one who isn't). Then NBC's Chuck Todd broke the rules, right at the end, and said there's a new question being asked in Iowa: "Who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 07:01 PM
The Iowa Independent on Ron's "solid third place" (and moving up!). ________ Rival campaigns are beginning to nervously speculate that Paul will finish in the top three on January 3. Paul broke double digits in at least two polls for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 04:43 PM
Here. The response from the other candidates was blather and babble; Ron Paul gives you facts and logic; logic and facts. "Three yards and a cloud of dust."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 04:33 PM
Ron talks to his student volunteers in Iowa hours after the assassination. From Iowapolitics.com: ____________ He called Bhutto’s assassination an utter tragedy, but not totally unpredictable because of the U.S. involvement in Pakistan. For several years, the U.S. has been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 03:39 PM
Here the non-establishment leftist San Francisco Bay Guardian explains why Daily Kos, etc. want to smear and destroy the real peace candidate. (Thanks to DM.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 02:30 PM
Writes Ben Schroeder: "Here's an interesting YouTube clip from Swift's Gulliver's Travels which outlines the state's thirst for perpetual war and spending. He may as well be talking about the U.S. under the neocons."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 02:20 PM
Kevin Anderson of the Guardian asks, "How do Ron Paul's supporters organise online? They certainly seem to be everywhere." Often, we need the foreign media for decent coverage of Ron. See this, and don't miss the inspiring and moving comments....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 02:02 PM
"Mr. Libertarian," the late, great Murray Rothbard had this to say about Dishonest Abe and his war: "In every other part of the New World, [the end of] slavery was peacefully brought about by agreement with the slaveholders. But in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 10:02 AM
Given the nationalist agitprop that passes for American education, it's a miracle that a third of respondents to this poll say Lincoln was wrong to have used force against his own people. In the comment section, I wrote: "I love...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 09:13 AM
I just got a thoughtful response from a student at Amherst. Mr. Ostrowski, I've read Lew Rockwell Blog since I began following Ron Paul's campaign. Being from India, I've been interested in your posts on Pakistan. You talk about McCain's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 08:16 AM
That's the constant comment yesterday and today from Joe Scarborough on MSNBC. That and this, that "the dynamics of the US presidential race have changed overnight." But what is that supposed to mean? Only this: fear any change in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 06:40 AM
Thus their almost-open celebration over the events in Pakistan. NOW we know how much the US empire is needed. NOW we know how much we need fear foreigners. Look at them all. NOW we know we need a perpetual War...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 05:44 AM
Writes Ryan Hainlen: "Here is a new one for the Ron Paul grass root supporters. In World of Warcraft on New Year's Day at 8:30pm EST, Ron Paul supporters are going to do a march in-game!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 05:38 AM
I don't know much about Pakistan but..... It seems to me like it's one of those artificial states unlike say, Poland, that has no real organic nature but is simply a creation of the modern state system and/or colonialism. Isn't...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 28, 2007 05:10 AM
They just played an old interview where Bhutto said that (US-backed) military rule encouraged terrorism in Pakistan. Just what Ron Paul said today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 09:23 PM
A powerful short YouTube of Judge Andrew Napolitano, and those who--like David Shuster and the rest of the MSM--gaze upon the penny and are astonished to hear any discouraging words about the Great Incarcerator. (Thanks to John Lavis) Read the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 07:15 PM
Here's the campaign's impressive list. The press release: We've been astounded these last few days at the hundreds of e-mails that have poured in to our inboxes from Americans who want to endorse Ron Paul for president. Nothing has been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 06:17 PM
I'm taking a break from a very difficult project I've been working on day and night through the Christmas holiday to put these thoughts down. The tragic death of Benazir Bhutto emphasizes how John McCain has risen from the dead....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 04:46 PM
I have had a great deal of trouble loading the video that Tom DiLorenzo, Butler Shaffer, and Anthony Gregory referenced earlier today. So, when I was finally able get it to download, I setup a mirror: Be sure to read...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 03:22 PM
On the one hand, it shows how desperate the MSM is that they will attack Paul on one of the popular wars in American mythology — Lincoln's war on the American people — rather than on the current war, on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 01:14 PM
As an add-on to Tom's remarks, we must remember that statism depends upon an elaborate system of lies. George Carlin has made a wonderful response to the idea that we need more "honesty" in government, saying that truthfulness would bring...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 01:02 PM
Don't you love the change in the maintream-media meme about Ron? First it was, He can't win. Now it'a that,plus He might be a "spoiler." What is a spoiler? Hilariously, a candidate who gets more votes than the MSM thinks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 11:45 AM
Joe Scarborough's stand-in on the "Morning Joe" television program, David Shuster, once again has tried to smear Ron Paul, and once again reveals his ignorance in doing so. This morning Ron called in to correct the lies that various neocons...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 09:40 AM
Catch item seven on the Google search for Federal Reserve! It's the Mises Institute documentary on the central bank, starring Ron Paul. How fun that this movie outranks the Federal Reserve Banks of San Francisco, Atlanta, and Chicago! (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 08:42 AM
The horrific assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a massive blow to the empire, since she was the handpicked US replacement for the hated Pervez Musharraf. The US had installed Musharraf as military dictator after kicking out his elected predecessor, Nawaz...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 27, 2007 07:34 AM
I used to never understand why so many Chinese hold such a reverent view of Chairman Mao. I've worked with many of these intelligent people in the financial and energy markets in the past; mainland Chinese who view Mao as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 11:18 PM
You write a decent article on the dangers of the imperial presidency, the unitary executive, the elected dictatorship. Then you discuss how the candidates stand on this authoritarian institution. Yet you allege that Ron Paul, the only candiate with a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 11:04 PM
As I said sometime ago, those who smear Ron Paul will live to regret it, as their own readers and advertisers shun them. MSM, here are the new rules: no lying, no ridiculing, no suppressing. Remember "journalistic ethics"? You really...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 10:22 PM
Sorta. Needless to say, though the Times should be crawling on its belly like a reptile, it tries to diminish its guilt by admitting to errors of journalistic convention only. Nevertheless, the Ron Paul movement--and the Internet--won. We bombarded the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 08:16 PM
Here's the link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 07:23 PM
Three mainstream morons are outraged tonight that Ron dares to differ with the God Lincoln, enshrined in his DC temple, his heavenly throne festooned with fasces. They reassure themselves that no court historians agree with Ron! But this is all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 07:22 PM
Tom and Lew: The reason the establishment voices have been stripping their gears over Ron Paul and libertarianism in general is because they have discovered that this anti-statist phenomenon is not going to go away soon. It was easy, a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 06:32 PM
Neocon James Taranto thinks Ron Paul is a "phony libertarian" for suggesting that it would have been better for the U.S to have ended slavery the way the rest of the world did in the nineteenth century --peacefully -- rather...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 06:29 PM
So the WSJ's James Taranto thinks Ron Paul isn't a real libertarian because he holds a view of the so-called Civil War that is at variance with the Official Version of History everyone is supposed to accept. Until about 25...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 04:42 PM
Writes Ravi Kuppusamy from Germany: "Here is the full list of Saxo Bank's 'outrageous predictions' (including the one about Dr. Paul)."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 04:40 PM
This time it's James Taranto of the War Street Journal, responding to the memo. (Say, do these guys get Green Stamps or what?) Ron Paul can't be a real libertarian, you see, because he knows that Lincoln invaded the South...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 04:29 PM
According to Pravda(!), a Danish bank has predicted a Bush depression because of the repellent actions of the Federal Reserve, and a resulting Ron Paul victory. No question Ron is the hard-money candidate. He can also help us survive the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 03:06 PM
Ron Paul will meet on Thursday with hundreds of college students who have volunteered their Christmas vacations to his revolution in Iowa. They will gather at 8:00 pm on December 27th at the Des Moines Marriott. The kids come from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 02:51 PM
Writes Martin Masse in the Financial Post: "Paul has been studying the most uncompromising branch of free-market economics, the one propounded by the Austrian School, for more than 30 years. That sets him apart in a political and academic world...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 02:29 PM
A great new music video for Ron Paul, from Rise, Consise, Krookid....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 01:45 PM
Comrade Noam Chomsky, alleged advocate of peace, has shown his true colors by dissing Ron Paul even if his opponent were Hillary. However, the heroic Gore Vidal, America's greatest living critic and novelist, appreciates Ron, and the decline of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 01:37 PM
As all the "front-tier" candidates cannibalize each other in a political Donner Party, reports Joe Murray in the Philadelphia Bulletin, one man will be left standing in the snow after the rest are gone: Ron Paul. He has the money,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 01:31 PM
Writes Nick DelMedico: "Check the first and second story in "The Medium" on the Times website yesterday and today. "Even though the story is accessible directly using the original URL, they removed it from the front page. If you click...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 01:24 PM
Writes Sudha Shenoy from Australia: "I just saw this, & as it's now Boxing Day, I thought it OK to send it on: From The Times [London]: "The CIA man who destroyed those 'interrogation' tapes says that aides at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 01:15 PM
Writes a friend: "On today's Morning Joe, David Shuster called Ron Paul a 'crackpot' twice, without ever offering any specifics as to why he thought so. This was in reference to Ron's responses on MTP to questions about whether the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 11:48 AM
From Ron Paul's great friend and colleague, Murray N. Rothbard: ""It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 11:34 AM
Ron Paul, unlike other candidates, does not promise that he and the messianic can solve all problems. Nor are his donors promised ambassadorships to Togo or contracts from the military-industrial-security complex. They are promised government doing far less, and therefore...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 11:15 AM
In the great newspaper movies of the 1930s and 1940s, everything moved at top speed: reporters, editors, printers, presses. So did the real-life papers. Not so, ironically, in the internet age. Finally, however, the New York Molasses allowed comments to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 10:40 AM
The killing by an escaped zoo tiger in San Francisco is news. But oppressive government in Washington, DC, is never news because it's ongoing. Confucius addressed both the predatory killings by wild tigers and oppressive government in the following anecdote:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 26, 2007 10:23 AM
The NY Times smear of Ron Paul by its Medium columnist garnered a lot of attention. But the hundreds of comments submitted turned out to be unfit to print. There are no comments online! Ignore those people and they'll go...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 25, 2007 08:44 AM
Writes Fr. Seraphim Bell: "Preach it, Lew! At first the slurs, the lies, twisting of facts, against Ron Paul were very disheartening to me, until I realized two things: first, the source, professional liars, spin-zone artists; and secondly, their attacks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 25, 2007 08:17 AM
Well, someone thinks so. He's quite optimistic, but I do like some of the seeds of his analysis, especially concerning the cash question and the primaries. He is right about the media polls being worthless, which is why I do...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 25, 2007 06:41 AM
There was a time when smears from a Bill Kristol or the New York Times could destroy someone, but that time is long gone. Today, Ron Paul supporters and potential supporters--and all young people--get their information from the internet, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 08:24 PM
American Research Group released this today (see the right-hand column): Huckabee 23% Romney 21% McCain 17% Giuliani 14% Ron Paul 10% Thompson 3% Hunter 2% Keyes 2% Undecided 8% Between registered Republicans and registered independents (who are allowed to vote...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 05:37 PM
The Fed's present crisis may make its 1929 version look like a walk in the park. Unfortunately, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard apparently advocates hyperinflation as a cure, but it's still a fascinating article. BTW, when the Fed tried that in the early...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 03:58 PM
Roderick Long comments on Ron Paul's appearance on Meet the Press: I think Paul did a pretty good job on the whole, but the transcript does illustrate the perils of a libertarian electoral strategy. If you run as a consistent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 03:30 PM
One Mathew Yglesias (any relation to Julio?), writing in The Atlantic, apparently thinks of himself as a literary Clint Eastwood. The title of his article about Ron is "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." How original. Like quite a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 03:03 PM
What a great YouTube by Kina Grannis on the fun of Digging Ron Paul. Please note, MSM smear artists: You think you are influencing young people like this with your lies? They see right though you. So long, old media....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 03:00 PM
Because the Ron Paul surge in Iowa will knock you off your perches, and then there is New Hampshire. (Thanks to Tim Shea.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 02:52 PM
There are two attacks on Ron in the NY Times today. Here is the other one. The Times's marching orders: do not tell the truth about what the US government has become, and do not advocate turning back the clock...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 02:34 PM
The Atlantic's Matthew Yglesias continues a series of smears against Ron Paul, this time pointing out that "libertarian ideology and white supremacist ideology just so happen[] to overlap," since both Ron Paul and white supremacists don't think the federal government...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 01:53 PM
This YouTube is a great demonstration of what neoconservatives believe: in the warfare, welfare, corporate, police state--and global hegemony. Other countries better like it, or we'll destroy them. And no one better question the shifting rationales, since we have always...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 01:37 PM
I'm shocked, shocked that the former Stalin News has joined Nazis, Communists, advocates of Middle East mass murder, red-state fascists, Republican dirty-trick artists, and other worthies to attack a man of peace worth more than the entire political establishment put...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 12:52 PM
Writes Mark Coleman: "I thought the interesting thing about the Tim Russert 'interview' of Ron Paul was Russert's body language. I don't usually watch the program, so I was wondering, does he always keep his head down -- for almost...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 12:48 PM
From David Henderson: Russert did remind me of various politicians jumping from point to point, trying to score a hit. I don't want watch Russert very much, but I'm wondering: does he usually go 30 minutes without an ad? It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 10:25 AM
Writes Wes Baker: "Ubiquitous Christmas parties bring me in contact with folks I see only twice or so in a year - like it or not! Last night I saw a relative by marriage who only just this past summer...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 09:54 AM
Writes Jennifer Reynolds: "Ron Paul is running a campaign that most seemed doomed to misunderstand because it is so unusual. Ron Paul is not running a traditional campaign, nor is he attracting the traditional supporters, in fact, Ron Paul is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 07:39 AM
Writes Justin Raimondo: "The Ron Paul campaign has generated a lot of excitement, especially among young people. It has made political history by raising more money in a single day than any other presidential campaign, ever. It has inspired thousands...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 07:13 AM
Ron is ahead in the huge AOL straw poll. Among the Democrats, Hillary is in front....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 07:00 AM
Did Tim Russert interviewing Ron Paul remind anyone else of Ted Kennedy during Supreme Court nomination hearings: reading questions prepared by his staff, frustrated by his inability to follow-up effectively after receiving cogent responses, interrupting the "witness" constantly? Tim, I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 24, 2007 02:01 AM
...but have you seen the video of him talking to supporters afterward?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 09:52 PM
This was an historic day. One man stood against a powerful TV newsman, his show and all its researchers, and triumphed. Watch it and here’s the transcript. Tim Russert is known as an hard questioner, by establishment standards, but even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 09:40 PM
See a category that you or someone you know belongs in?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 05:22 PM
Media hacks seem dumbfounded by Ron Paul's idea that cutting government spending from trillions per year back to much smaller sums is, somehow, "unrealistic." A little bit of research on their part - assuming any of them do this anymore,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 04:21 PM
Here is a synopsis of the the awards received by Ron Paul from the McLaughlin Group this weekend. The full show will be available later this week....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 02:34 PM
the New York Times's Frank Rich, in commenting on a two-page. handwritten letter from the ex-president, notes: "Bill Clinton wouldn't have shifted gears to refer to his wife constantly as a "change agent," however implausibly, if his acute political sensors...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 01:42 PM
Noam Chomsky has written many brilliant books on US foreign policy, the manufacturing of consent by the regime, etc. He holds himself out as antiwar, though he is for UN wars. Murray Rothbard never forgot Chomsky's endorsement of the Year...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 01:11 PM
Here's the interview with Tim Russert in four parts. Part one Part two Part three Part four UPDATE: MSNBC has the whole thing up now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 10:24 AM
I'll write more after I can review the YouTube, but Ron did great against a smirking Tim Russert, a paid shill for the military-industrial complex, who machine-gunned questions at him. God bless Ron for once again, in the most difficult...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 10:07 AM
In Ron Paul's "noninterventionism" fraud, my old friend, Objectivist Robert Bidinotto, concludes: "To paraphrase an old joke, then: Ron Paul is my second choice for President. ... My first choice is anybody else." Ha ha. But I doubt that would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 09:34 AM
Here's a Christmas present from the Clearwater Florida Ron Paul MeetUp group. Video...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 09:14 AM
Of all the establishment economists, I like Greg Mankiw the best. Not because he isn't a statist and an inflationist and a centralist; but he has some knowledger of the Austrian School. He is a clear writer, and Joe Salerno...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 08:45 AM
Since I'm a college professor now (con law), I can give Ron Paul a big A+++ for his masterful performance on Meet the Press. He made Tim look silly more than once. Tim, it's constitutional to amend the constitution. You're...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 23, 2007 08:34 AM
Here's a decent, considering the source, segment on the 700 Club (see the YouTube). Pat Robertson is fair as well. But as so often, the voice over claims that Ron lacks charisma. What kind of baloney is that? Here's the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 10:18 PM
ONE: The prestige of the polls will be diminished. These antique operations, which have--in obedience to the establishment--been happy to diminish Ron Paul, will be discredited by February. No one will fully trust them again; indeed, they may go the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 09:09 PM
Tomorrow morning, Ron will triumph on Meet the Press. Russert, an establishment journalist if ever there was one, would like to demolish Ron. He won't be able to do it, of course. Our man is unflappable and right. But here's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 07:36 PM
Never thought I'd say that! But the establishment/neocon radio guy has decided to attack Huckabee. It's great to see the cracks in the ruling conservative junta. When it shatters, only Ron Paul will be left standing....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 05:44 PM
A few streets over from my house lives the Ron Paul mobile. My brother took a picture of my daughter Calliope and I in front of it today after we talked to the owner....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 04:54 PM
Tony, TV presence, editorial page editor of the Washington Times, former press secretary to Newt Gingrich, and--his real claim to fame--former high-school classmate of David Gordon, was attacking Ron Paul on MSNBC last night. Tony, a well-ensconced member of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 04:32 PM
Apparently Mordor sent out the memo to libel Ron Paul. This is a man whose transparent honesty, decency, learning, and devotion to principle make him unique in politics--and hated by the warfare-welfare-police statists. For decades, extreme groups have been infiltrated...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 04:23 PM
The people of Massachusetts, bled dry by Romney and the rest of the government gang for alleged services, will not have the streets plowed this winter, because the money has been siphoned off by various pressure groups. By the way,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 02:20 PM
Pollster John Zogby: "Ron Paul: He's going to do better than anyone expects. Look to Paul to climb into the double-digits in Iowa. Why? He's different, he stands out. He's against the war and he has the one in four...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 01:59 PM
Lawrence Lepard, who put a full-page ad in support of Ron Paul in USA Today at his own expense, is at it again. Here is the ad (pdf) that he plans to place in the New York Times. (I couldn't...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 07:57 AM
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Freedom! To Be Sung to the Traditional Christmas Tune It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Freedom! Everywhere you go; As you drive along North 210, You'll see Ron Paul signs again Held...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 05:11 AM
The consultants quoted here are out of touch with reality on the ground. They don't talk to real people. Can we make a deal with these folks that if Ron Paul wins the nomination, they will quit their respective professions?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2007 04:59 AM
On the McLaughland Group's annual awards show: John McLaughlin awarded Ron Paul "Person of the Year." "The physician-politician," McLaughland said, "he injected the Presidential campaign with a dose of truth serum. Paul's straight talk on Iraq, and his straight talk...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 11:15 PM
The memo went out. Thanks to Mike Miller....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 05:35 PM
In Virgina, we don't do a lottery like New York. Instead the Board of Elections chair and vice chair draw envelopes. Ron Paul has the top ballot position! It will look like this on February 12th for the Republicans: Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 04:30 PM
Thousands of people march for Ron in Santa Monica, and not one word in the MSM, notes Tim Shea. See the YouTube. Writes Chris Manion: "I’m convinced that the aged-media –the aged huckster 'conservatives' included -- have decided to use...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 12:11 PM
Megan McArdle blows past David Frum and Tyler Cowen for the win: Much of his persona, sincere or not, seems to boil down to "Foreigners are scary, and people who like foreigners are plotting to take your stuff."Yes, that's right:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 11:05 AM
This is buried in the report on the latest Rasmussen poll of Missouri voters -- they don't ask who people would vote for, but they ask: Which GOP candidate most in tune with the needs of Missouri? Ron Paul gets...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 10:37 AM
Minutes ago, there was a lottery for ballot position in New York. The number one ball was drawn for Ron Paul (out of 100). Here's the ballot: Ron Paul Keyes Hunter Giuliani Huckabee Romney McCain Thompson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 09:43 AM
I listened to this whole thing last night around 3:00am while doing some work. Absolutely excellent. Toward the end, he addresses the Huckabee matter in response to an audience question....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 09:36 AM
Writes Tucker Carlson in The New Republic: "he first thing I learned from driving around Nevada with Ron Paul for a couple of days: People really hate the Federal Reserve. This became clear midway through a speech Paul was giving...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 09:07 AM
Of course, Ron Paul is way ahead in the worldwide online poll asking foreigners whom they'd elect. The international community wants America to lead by example, not by brute aggression, and to again be a beacon of peace and liberty,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 21, 2007 12:32 AM
Thanks to Eric Parks for the results of the Aitken, SC, Republican strawpoll. Ron was #1, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 09:41 PM
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Jim Pinkerton accuses Ron Paul of smearing Mike Huckabee. Oh please. First, as a Christian in politics, Ron hardly opposes Christians in politics. But as a Baptist who harks back to an earlier tradition, Ron worships the Prince of Peace,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 07:02 PM
Here is the evil Dick Morris, warmonger and police state advocate: "Fred Thompson and the other wannabes will likely drop out after Iowa or New Hampshire (except, of course, for crazy Ron Paul, who will never give up the ghost)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 06:52 PM
Tucker Carlson on authenticity and Ron's Christmas ad; btw, those are his and Carol's children, grandchildren, and great grandchild. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 06:48 PM
Here is another establishmentarian upset over Ron's thrilling advocacy of honest money and banking. I do have to give him credit for the lengthy quotes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 06:31 PM
Tom Tancredo, advocate of the police state and aggressive war, has just dropped out and endorsed...Romney, advocate of the police state and aggressive war. Tancredo's last act as a candidate was to attack Ron Paul (and LRC, I am proud...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 02:13 PM
Tyler Cowen is "discomforted by [Ron Paul's] overall anti-intellectual demeanor." Could that be any more hilarious? I tried posting the following, but it's been flagged as potential "spam" and awaits moderation. In case it never sees the light of day,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 11:58 AM
Good for Frank James in the Baltimore Sun's political blog, The Swamp, for his treatment of the controversial $500 donation to Ron's campaign. The memo must have gone out yesterday from Hatemonger Central to smear Ron, But as Mr. James...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 09:29 AM
Ron Paul just passed McCain in Iowa in polling average but McCain is a "contender" and Paul is not, we are told. He's way ahead of another "contender", Thompson, in New Hampshire. I guess the MSM definition of contender is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 07:39 AM
Ron Paul supporters, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 20, 2007 12:07 AM
What to call Ron Paul's opponents for the nomination....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 07:36 PM
Fox News is reporting that Tom Tancredo will drop out of the race for President tomorrow. The campaign had previously foretold a "major announcement" tomorrow. Apparently, Tancredo's last gasp was to attack LewRockwell.com and Ron Paul. Goodbye and good riddance,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 07:24 PM
Ron Paul's deconstruction of Cavuto....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 06:05 PM
But Cavuto, apostle of war and monetary destruction, doesn't get away with it. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 05:49 PM
Writes C.J. Maloney: "From my hometown (NYC) based New York Sun. And my reply to the editors regarding it: "I grant the New York Sun that Ron Paul has not shown any traction among the voters polled by the traditional,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 05:40 PM
Ron Paul and Giuliani at 8%, Thompson at 9%, virtually tied for third in Iowa in the latest ABC/Washington Post poll. They lead McCain at 6%, Tancredo at 2%, and Hunter at 1%. Huckabee and Romney lead with 35% and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 05:03 PM
My old opponent from Ron Paul Texas political days, Karl Rove, worries that Ron--whom he refuses to name--could win the nomination. Will Sitz reports hearing Karl on the Sean Hannity show. He talked about how he liked all five candidates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 04:25 PM
After Vladimir Putin, Time magazine named 30 "People Who Mattered" in their "Person of the Year" issue. Ron Paul is profiled. Booed by Republicans for his isolationist foreign policy views and anathema to Democrats for his anti-government philosophy, the Texas...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 12:48 PM
Tom Tancredo, the Tommy Thompson of immigration restrictionism, apparently wants some traffic for his website, so he attacks one of the open letters for Ron in Walter Block's great series. Mr. Arias's views are not mine, nor are they Ron's,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 11:15 AM
Professor Floy Lilley reads Ron's important "Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View." Want to know the great economist and economic school that helped form Ron's own outlook, and started him on the road to greatness? Download this to your...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 10:37 AM
Thanks to Moggie for reminding me of the weirdest moment of the Glenn Beck interview last night: when Beck threatened to "french kiss" Ron over his anti-income tax position. Of course, Beck then demanded to know how vital services (bombing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 10:23 AM
Vox Day comments on David Frum's attack on Ron Paul. Vox also notes that since Mr. Frum joined the Giuliani campaign as a senior advisor, Rudy's support has dropped like a stone....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 19, 2007 10:14 AM
He obviously fears the power of Ron Paul and his movement, and is full of hatred too. After verging on a Uriah Heep mode, he actually accused Ron Paul supporters of death threats, and put Ron through a ridiculous, smear-intended...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 11:53 PM
Writes Ravi Kuppusamy: "Great interview with Dr. Paul on MSNBC. What is brilliant about Dr. Paul here is his overarching understanding of history and the lucid elucidation thereof. The rest of the Presidential candidates are intellectual misfits before this towering...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 11:12 PM
Writes Michel Accad: "LRC is a fantastic site and a wealth of resources. From among the different shades of libertarianisms people identify today (ref. Mother Jones article) I bet historians of the future will talk about 'LRC libertarians' as the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 10:54 PM
To my fellow libertarians who happen to be war-mongerers and Objectivists (or do I repeat myself?): I know you hate Ron Paul. He's against the Iraq war. And he's skinny, to boot. And a Christian. And likes babies. Yuck. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 08:55 PM
Chuck Baldwin asks, just who are these kooks? So, who are these "kooks" who are sending Ron Paul so much money? And just why are they sending him so much money? I will tell you who they are, because I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 06:22 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 06:15 PM
In the latest SurveyUSA Poll (Paul's name was again not mentioned) in California, Giuliani's support has been cut by almost a third, from 39% to 28% (only 8 ahead of Huckabee) -- further evidence that his "national strategy" to win...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 03:28 PM
Ron's brother, the Rev. David Paul, is a retired Lutheran pastor. He cheers his brother on, of course. BTW, David, get ready to give the inauguration invocation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 11:57 AM
In today's Rasmussen daily tracking poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 10:49 AM
Here's hoping Ron's voice holds out......
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 10:31 AM
At the top of the Drudge Report today: "HUCKABEE AD FEATURES 'FLOATING CROSS'... "Ron Paul: 'When fascism comes it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'..." Drudge links to this video: By the way, of course Huckabee,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 10:08 AM
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Today, Ron was interviewed about his moneybomb on Morning Joe. Ex-congressman Scarborough was astounded by the fundraising, as well he should be. Then, with some trepidation, he asked Ron the questions he was instructed to ask. You oppose the Iraq...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 09:19 AM
What message did the angels bring from Heaven on that first Christmas? "Peace on earth, goodwill to men." Huckabee is an apostle of war and torture. Only Ron Paul, among the candidates, is on the side of the angels....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 09:16 AM
Unsuccessfully. Did you know Hillary is traveling around Iowa in a Hill-o-copter? Me neither....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 08:27 AM
From CNSNews.com: "If he [Paul] is not the nominee, he will still have in his hands an enormous network of communities and individuals who are very interested in supporting, if not him personally, his policy issues," said Carvin. "If he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 08:27 AM
From Wired: Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's campaign supporters ripped a page out of rival candidate Ron Paul supporters' playbook Monday evening when they threw up a fundraising site pegged to the theme of "Freedom." The designated one-day fundraising bonanza...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 07:29 AM
Watch the vapid talking heads sputter: At the top of Drudge Report: Thanks, Steve Ng!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 06:48 AM
From me, in today's Orange County Register....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 18, 2007 06:23 AM
Far fairer and most interesting than the neocons is Josh Harlinson's article in the left-wing Mother Jones on the Ron Paul movement. It uncludes an interesting Venn of Paul and libertarian timeline....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 08:49 PM
See the best-read articles on LewRockwell.com last week, and the best-read blogs too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 08:40 PM
The topic: the Ron Paul Tea Party fundraising bonanza....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 06:42 PM
Though he said he was tempted to vote for Fred Thompson because of Thompson saying his favorite possession was his, "trophy wife," he said, "...but obviously I am going to vote for Ron Paul." Obviously. Good enough for me...I'm sure...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 05:40 PM
Thanks to Steven R. Terpe for making and sending this image:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 04:55 PM
CNN's Jack Cafferty asks: "If Ron Paul can raise more than $6 million in one day, how come he’s not higher in the polls?" The letters to the Cafferty File on this one are some of the most insightful I've...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 03:12 PM
The Jedi Ron Paul vs. the Sith Statists. Thanks to Scott Horton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 02:48 PM
Vijay Boyapati and a fellow Googler have a new idea for promoting Ron Paul. The idea is really simple. A new year's resolution for 2008, directed toward Congress: get people to sign a petition to ask Congress to obey the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 02:27 PM
Andrew Sullivan is one of the few cosmopolitan conservative-libertarians who actually had the courage to admit early on that he liked Ron Paul and the exciting movement the Revolution has sparked. Also, Sullivan is one of the few Iraq hawks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 12:02 PM
Ron Paul will appear at Glenn Beck's invitation. The one hour show is on CNN at 7pm, 9pm, and 12am (Eastern) on Tuesday....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 11:44 AM
For the Republican nomination, over his former fave John McCain: "But the deeper reason to support Ron Paul is a simple one. The great forgotten principles of the current Republican party are freedom and toleration. Paul's federalism, his deep suspicion...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 11:43 AM
Here's Marc Ambinder on the revolution and its fundraising: "Ron Paul has tapped into a unique, hitherto hidden vein in the Republican body politic, and it's proved quite lucrative." Of course, this vein is far wider and deeper than the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 11:33 AM
Visiting the calendar kiosk at the local mall today, I stumbled upon the Obama, Giuliani, and McCain "Road to Victory" calendars--already marked 50 percent off! Usually calendars aren't discounted like that until after Christmas. I didn't see any Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 11:30 AM
Henderson, NV, students and their parents. (Thanks to JG)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 11:10 AM
Writes C.J. Maloney: "Unfortunately, Dr. Paul still hasn't crossed the hurdle (in the eyes of the MSM) from Not to Hot. Despite (again) breaking a fund raising record with a $6 million haul yesterday, I do not see any of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 10:17 AM
Brad Porter tours the wingnuttosphere for commentary on Ron Paul's history-making fundraising day: The fourth quarter is historically the lowest quarter for fundraising in the primaries. And by my count, Ron looks to exceed any other Republican’s haul for any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 10:14 AM
He feels free to support someone who, ten years ago, would have put him in prison for trying to live. After reading his stupid attack on Ron Paul at National Review this morning, I am reminded of his testimony before...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 09:45 AM
Ron Paul is causing them to have to think. Is the old one-two punch of MSM coverage driving name recognition poll numbers and corporate millions flowing into the establishment candidates warchest still valid? Or is the voice of real people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 09:44 AM
Both Fred and Rudy are in financial trouble, and John has long been there. Same with Mike. So long, boys, and welcome to the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 09:43 AM
Writes John Nichols in the left-wing Nation about the Tea Party: "Even those who do not share his 'Old Right' libertarian views – which tend to be throwbacks to the stay-out-of-trouble abroad and keep-government-small at home positions espoused by Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 09:35 AM
Make that "crazier," as Richard Brookhiser of National Review flips out over an old flyer from his sock drawer. It contains a criticism of the Fed by Ron in 1984. In fact, Dick, Ron has been publicly criticizing the central...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 08:39 AM
NYT Blog So, let me get this straight: You’re putting Joe Lieberman’s endorsement of McCain *ahead* of Ron Paul breaking all political fundraising records? I think 50,000 people endorsing Ron Paul is more important than one second-tier candidate in 2004...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 08:05 AM
Gives the war a "heave ho!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 07:58 AM
Ron Paul raises $6M in 24-hour 'money bomb' By Kenneth P. Vogel, Politico.com Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, raised an astounding $6 million and change Sunday, his campaign said, almost certainly guaranteeing he'll outraise his rivals for the Republican nomination in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 17, 2007 07:53 AM
Well, the Ron Paul 2008 site had technical issues for the last few minutes of the TeaParty, but it seems to be a consensus that about 6.4 million has been raised. Here's the Washington Times reportage, and here's Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 11:37 PM
This 30-minute TV special will be broadcast throughout Iowa the weekend of Dec. 22-23. Part I. Part II....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 09:05 PM
We've just blazed by the November 5 record with 6 hours left to go. David McClain issues a stirring call to arms. Or, call to wallets....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 05:13 PM
It seems to me that, after today, Ron Paul is in the unique position of being able to run a fifty-state campaign. He has the money and the troops and he has gotten this far without much favorable media, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 03:52 PM
That's the number of donors to Ron Paul today so far. They average $115. Source When they start spinning this record-breaking day as "it's just money," we need to remind them that a small army of citizens who seek nothing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 03:42 PM
Right at the top, second story: Ron Paul raises millions in 'Boston Tea Party' event......
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 03:13 PM
We'll be dancing to it at the victory party. Writes Aly Snyder: "Actress/Performer Aimee Allen is part of the Hairspray soundtrack that was just nominated for a Grammy." Says Aimee: "I hope you enjoy the Ron Paul Revolution Theme song...my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 03:09 PM
Ron has been right in all he has warned about the dangerous Federal Reserve, and the reckless fractional-reserve banking system. Have they created a second Great Depression? Or just a horrific global recession? In any event, we need honest money,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 03:02 PM
If this map showing which states Ron Paul's contributions come from is any indication, my own state of Ohio is one of the states where Dr. Paul has the least support. Despite this -- and despite below-freezing temperatures and 20-30mph...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 02:09 PM
The sort of man that Ron Paul is is unique in the contemporary political scene, and that is what droves of people are responding to. The politician or campaign staff hoping to generate a similar grassroots phenomenon needs to understand...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 01:28 PM
Boggle. What A Morning! We completed the $12 million goal around 1:30 this morning. We've now raised over $12 million in JUST online donations... We are over 3 hours ahead of donations on the 5th. And the graph slope looks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 11:39 AM
NBC's Tim Russert, Mr. Establishment, is induced by the rEVOLution's correlation of forces to invite Ron Paul on Meet the Press next Sunday, way out of his planned order. In fact, he thought he would never have to ask Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 10:32 AM
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As Barry Goldwater began to threaten the establishment, he was smeared, to take just two examples, as literally crazy by hundreds of psychiatrists polled by FACTS magazine, and as meeting secretly with Nazis in Bavaria by CBS! Meanwhile, the mass-murderering...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 08:45 AM
The goal for Q4 has been exceeded by 1 million dollars already. For graph geeks, there are two great sites to watch: Dan's Ron Paul Graphs and Leo's PaulCash. They are both blogging as well - Dan here and Leo...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 08:21 AM
Looks like no one else yet is up blogging about this exciting day for the Ron Paul movement, so I'll give the report on the first 1/3 of the Tea Party. As of 09:00 EST, 10,799 people have donated $1.31M....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 08:14 AM
How painful it is that Rothbard didn't live to see this day! I hope this hasn't been posted before, but I was so struck reading the final paragraphs of Rothbard's Betrayal of the American Right. With just a little Higgs-style...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 07:52 AM
Oh no! Many new, enthusiastic, young people attend GOP meetings on behalf of their candidate. How disturbing! Much better that the meetings continue to look like bingo night at the old folks home, complete with cobwebs. And thanks to Roger...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 16, 2007 07:50 AM
It doesn't work to ignore him; it doesn't work to attack him (Giuliani, McCain, and the other neocons). You have only once choice: to deal with him. Oh. And you can start practicing this phrase: President Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 11:38 PM
Fourteen-year-old boy explains the facts of life to his father. (Thanks to Robert Mayer)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 11:36 PM
If more TV ads are in our future, I sure hope the campaign will make clear that this candidate is absolutely unique, indeed one of the great figures in American history. Cite the awards he's won. Cite the quotations --...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 11:26 PM
There are Ron Paul gold chocolate coins. And there's little chance of inflation, since any increase in the money supply will be eaten....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 10:24 PM
Only Ron Paul's message inspires stories like this....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 08:06 PM
Dan Bachelder of Ron Paul Graphs is taking predictions for total TeaParty money....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 07:25 PM
This was created by a 16 year old Ron Paul supporter and grassroots funded. It ran today. English version below....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 07:05 PM
A surprisingly fair article in the Washingon Post on our libertarian revolution. But then, even the establishment can see what is coming: "It is hard to say what the turning point was, when Rep. Ron Paul, the elfin libertarian from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 06:28 PM
The neoconservative Mr. Frum, who once called on the right to expel me, Justin Raimondo, and others as "unpatriotic" (that is, opposed to the immoral wars he promotes), goes after Ron Paul again, in the neocon National Post. He also...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 05:54 PM
This is one of the best promotional videos for tonight's TeaParty donation drive. First, watch the video and then go below the fold for some information about the creator of this video that may surprise you....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 04:48 PM
Our own Murray Sabrin may run for US senate in New Jersey. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 12:34 PM
Writes Ravi Kuppusamy from Munich: "Here is Der Spiegel on Ron. There are the typical MSM mischaracterizations, of course: 'passion of a zealot,' 'prickly, headstrong and deeply opinionated,' 'A charmer he is not,' 'doesn't stand a chance at being elected,'...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 10:29 AM
Chris Check endorses Ron, noting his long and serious study of "the writings of the founders and the Constitution their debates produced. Indeed, if there is a politician alive who could travel back to the late eighteenth century and intelligently...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 10:17 AM
Writes Mark Sunwall from Kobe: "I just started a new blog, Friends of Ron Paul in Japan,the latest addition to the emergent Paulist International. And not to boast, because for all I know there may be Ron Paul enthusiasts in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 09:35 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 09:25 AM
"They claim prosperity but the appearance of economic health is created by war expenditures, waste and extravagance, planned emergencies, and war crises. They have debauched our money by cutting in half the purchasing power of our dollar." "We shall always...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 09:25 AM
It has spent far too much, and now its income is plummeting. Arnold is declaring a "fiscal emergency." Rather than cut spending 40%--a good first step--which would undo Arnold's profligacy, watch him call for a cosmetic cut and a big...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 01:20 AM
Thanks to Danny for this link to the "Extended Interview with Ron Paul: More of Congressman Ron Paul's insight into his own popularity." UPDATE from Nick DelMedico: the entire episode!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 15, 2007 12:10 AM
Sounds like Ron Paul wrote the script for W in 2000. Anybody here remember how Bush promised to get us out of the Balkans. Of course, Rumsfeld squashed that idea in the first 100 days of W....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 09:20 PM
A respectful Jim "Print That Dough" Cramer interviews Ron Paul, and praises Ron's honest-money, anti-Fed views! The times they are a-changin'. (Thanks to Adam Dada)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 06:44 PM
Writes Bill Platt: "I was listening briefly to Michael Medved at lunch today and he mentioned he had a reporter on the ground near the landing of the Ron Paul blimp. Then they overlaid the old newscast of the Hindenburg...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 06:22 PM
Lew, Jim Geraghty is right, a president can have a huge impact on the budget by using the veto power. Presidential vetoes are usually not overridden. As someone who has actually studied the budget, I toss around a figure of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 06:18 PM
Writes Francis Murphy: "Arguably Britain's most prestigious current affairs magazine, The Spectator, carries a two-page profile of Dr Paul in the Christmas edition. Usual nonsense about Paul's supporters, but his ideas are conveyed pretty fairly."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 06:11 PM
No, but Jim Geraghty, as he imagines a Ron Paul presidency, is tempted on fiscal grounds....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 05:58 PM
Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio spends a lot of time on his show talking about the great Ron Paul Revolution. In the last couple days, he has spoken with Joshua Frank about a new left-right/libertarian realignment to protect the Bill...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 05:25 PM
With Ron Paul now regularly polling 8% in New Hampshire, it is interesting to note some of the details of the recent polls. The Fox News poll that was released this morning has some very intersting cross-tab data. In this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 02:55 PM
Ron Paul will be on Jim "Just Print the Money!" Cramer's 'Mad Money' tonight at 6pm and 11pm (EST). I'm sure Paul and the vocal devotee to fiat money will be discussing the Fed....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 02:44 PM
LRC-columnist and the leading voice of libertarianism in NJ, Murray Sabrin, will be speaking at a Ron Paul rally in Fort Lee to kick off this historic weekend: DECEMBER 15, 2007 11am to 12pm LEMOINE AVENUE OVERPASS GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 02:31 PM
Iowa Independent Third Place Ron Paul -- Having a base of hardcore supporters is one key to caucus success. On this count, Ron Paul may be ahead of the rest of the field. And Paul has as visible an operation...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 01:09 PM
At NRO Mark Hemingway gives Ron Paul grudging respect for his principles (while still making some rather unkind personal comments), even if he disagrees with them, in this report (titled "Paul Power") on an America's Future Foundation forum on the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 12:47 PM
Thanks to the Federal Reserve and its partners in crime. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard from London on what what's ahead, and why Ben Bernanke's paleo-Keynesianism won't work, but may radically transform capitalism for the worse nevertheless. Without Ron Paul sending him back...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 11:45 AM
A great slideshow. UPDATE: And, of course, we now have video:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 11:12 AM
In his website poll, Bill O'Reilly ignores Ron Paul, under the standard neocon-MSM rule: if we close our eyes, he'll go away. Sure, boys. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 10:03 AM
And delegates in the caucuses: Obama and Ron Paul. (Thanks to Jay Henderson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 09:56 AM
In the War Street Journal today, there is yet another attack on Ron Paul, albeit one with "faint praise." According to Kimberley A. Strassel, the writer of this hit piece, Paul's ideas are "kooky." Just what are the ideas that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 09:35 AM
As mentioned previously, members of the Ron Paul Revolution are now running for Congress -- welcome to LibertySlate08. (Thanks to Laura at RedStateEclectic.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 09:28 AM
The Ron Paul Blimp took off from Elizabeth City, NC about a half-hour ago. You will be able to see video from the blimp live from the video below (once the link is established): Watch live video from ronpaulblimp on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 08:32 AM
Here are the early states listed in order of Ron Paul's probability of winning, based on the leader's average poll number measured against Ron Paul's highest number for that state. Like cross-country, the smaller the number the better. South Carolina--8.5...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 07:56 AM
CNN has posted that poll that has Ron Paul in double digits for the first time in the campaign that I know of. Huckster--24 Thompson--17 (I told ya he wasn't dead yet.) Romney--16 Rudy--16 McCain--13 Ron Paul--11! By the way,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2007 07:09 AM
A politician who understands philosophy? Ron Paul archives at the Mises Institute "My Years With Alan Greenspan"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 08:33 PM
Global warming could emerge as a key issue in the race for the Republican nomination. Among the six contenders, apparently only one, Ron Paul, dissents from the view that major federal intervention is required. Since the vast majority of Republicans...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 08:31 PM
Twenty-five members of the Frederick County, Marland, Republican Party voted tonight. Here are the results. (And thanks to Deborah Ayers.) Paul 13 Huckabee 3 Guiliani 3 Romney 3 McCain 2 Thompson 1...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 08:25 PM
It's not real, but it's still pretty neat. Thanks to Kalim Kassam....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 07:11 PM
CNN POLL: SOUTH CAROLINA Huckabee 24% Thompson 17% Giuliani 16% Romney 16% McCain 13% Paul 11% Via Drudge. (Thanks to Ken Sturz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 06:57 PM
For an hour on Tuesday. Any doubts as to how that smackdown will turn out? Maybe we could give them each an IQ test....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 04:40 PM
It's all explained in this new book. (They're speaking of non-Ron Paul Republicans, of course.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 04:23 PM
CNBC and Forbes are both reporting that Ron Paul Google's 2007 Year-End Zeitgeist list, which measures popularity in terms of number-of-searches for a given keyword. Thanks, Mark, for pointing this out....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 03:07 PM
Tracking the traffic at a candidate's website is irrelevant, whether these numbers are real or not. Paul's campaign is heavily decentralized, and most Ron Paul content is elsewhere -- not on his website. To accurately compare Paul web traffic vs....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 02:36 PM
Then it was Dylan and Barry Goldwater; now it's Dylan and Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 02:29 PM
FSK's Guide to Reality, a Left-Libertarian Blog, decided to go back and adjust GDP growth for real inflation -- monetary growth: Let's look at a longer time period. GDP was $5484.4 billion in 1990 and $13194.7 in 2006, for a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 09:24 AM
Wholesale prices were up 3.2% in November. That's--what?--approaching 40% on an annual basis, and the federal price statistics always understate actual price increases. This is not inflation. Inflation is what the Federal Reserve does day in and day out: increase...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 08:51 AM
It's only the beginning (and thanks to Justin Raimondo)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 08:03 AM
Hans Lysglimt reports from Oslo, Norway, on helping Ron Paul and opposing the Al Gore "peace prize," and why every drop counts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 07:52 AM
On the Corner: Anyway, I told the Huckabee lady that I could not sign her petition, because I did not think I was registered as a Republican (for years I have refused to do so, on principle). Then I thought...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 13, 2007 12:24 AM
Carolyn Washburn, editor of the Des Moines Register and moderator of yesterday’s debate, is taking heat for her performance. Showing once again that I'm a contrarian, I think she did a fine job. I wonder if such superficial critics are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 11:44 PM
Writes Jim Love: "In the compilation of Ron Paul's debate today which you posted on the blog, I noticed starting at 2:45 the face of Ron Paul seems to be blended with some horror movie face. Just wondered how this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 10:39 PM
Thanks to Nick for this synopsis. As he notes, "This hilarious interview, reaching new depths of patronization, deserves its place in Ron Paul Revolution history: Wolf Blitzer: "Thanks for coming in Congressman Paul. "My first question is, why don't Republicans...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 09:27 PM
House Republicans and House Democrats or crooks and liars--what's the difference? I almost threw up yesterday when I heard House Minority Leader John Boehner on NPR make this outrageous statement: "Republicans are here to hold the line on spending." That...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 09:03 PM
Thereby showing up the assortment of fascists, Keynesians, and crazies (if I don't repeat myself) who comprise his opposition. (Thanks to Tim Shea)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 07:52 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 06:39 PM
Along with Huckabee. Losers were Thompson, Giuliani, and Keyes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 05:59 PM
The greatest inflationist since John Law, who caused the greatest speculative boom in world history (1997-2007) is claiming the current mortgage fiasco did not result from his ridiculously permissive monetary policies. You see, it was all an "accident waiting to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 03:32 PM
That's what socialist Sherry Wolf resorts to calling libertarianism to stem the exodus of anti-War leftists from the Kucinich and Obama campaigns over to the Ron Paul. She also opposes Paul because he believes in individual rights. Via CounterPunch: Libertarians,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 03:31 PM
Jim Ostrowski's point about Huckabee and the homeschoolers reminds me of another open letter we need for Ron Paul: An Open Letter to Homeschoolers. The HSLDA endorsed Huckabee even though his record on homeschooling -- you know, the issue their...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 03:21 PM
(Thanks to Scott for the link)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 02:17 PM
The Professor is lecturing his students Rudy, Fred, John, etc. on global economics in the Iowa debate right now. Update: Professor Paul just gave a great answer on education. He noted that the Republicans promised to abolish the Department of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 01:25 PM
Europeans for Ron Paul plan to march on the European Parliament on December 16th/17th. I heard about it at Paul's event in Council Bluffs last night from a University of Nebraska student; he handed me a flyer for a "tea...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 12:50 PM
The great independent-minded state of Alaska, land of the midnight sun, casts its votes for Ron Paul, as we might say at the Minneapolis convention. (Thanks to Tim Shea.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 11:09 AM
From PBS.org: NOW talks to Congressman Ron Paul and his supporters across the country about Paul's surprisingly popular run for the Republican nomination, led in large part by people acting on their own without help from Ron Paul or...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 10:54 AM
Just in case you were concerned that the Federal Reserve and its colonial central banks would not--operating on the hair of the dog theory--risk bringing on world hyperinflation and depression to bail out the big banks, have no fear....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 10:12 AM
Sponsored by Iowa Public Television and The Des Moines Register, the debate will be held in Johnston, Iowa, and broadcast live at 2 p.m. EST on Iowa Public Television, CNN, C-SPAN3, Fox News Channel, C-SPAN Radio, and Fox News Radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 10:06 AM
That's Sue Kirchhoff's take in USA TODAY. A mere Congressman steeped in Austrian economics cannot be allowed to differ with one of the most august officials in the state, who was also head of the Princeton economics department. Yet, mysteriously,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 09:25 AM
That's Howard Fineman's take in Newsweek about the peaceful Paul rEVOLution: "Attention must be paid to Dr. Ron Paul, the 110-proof libertarian in the Republican race. He's had a surprisingly strong online fund-raising push and now has at least $10...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 09:00 AM
Reason's David Weigel on a year in which the conventional wisdom was almost always wrong: 6.) Ron Paul's run will be bad for libertarians. No one, literally no one, has been shocked at the success of Ron Paul's presidential bid...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 08:49 AM
“Huckabee also refused to say definitively that he would support whoever the [eventual] GOP nominee is, calling that a hypothetical question. He did say he would have trouble supporting the candidacy of Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) in the unlikely event...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 08:31 AM
Last night I posted this item, which was hot off the press over at the National Presidential Caucus website. This morning, I'm notified by the proprietor, Myles Weissleder, that there were a couple of typos: Thanks for picking up on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 08:18 AM
I can attest to the fact that this stuff is actually happening. A couple of weekends ago I participated in a letter-writing campaign with members of the Pittsburgh Ron Paul Meetup group. We didn't write the letters by hand, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 07:51 AM
Pollster.com shows Ron Paul trending upward in the following key early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, Florida. Thompson is down in all five. Giuliani is down in four of the five. McCain is down in three of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 07:06 AM
"I think Mr. Almeida may have misunderstood (or I did a poor job of explaining) my comment about liberals and Ron Paul. I didn't mean to suggest there aren't thoughtful liberals who understand Paul's positions and support him anyway. There...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 12, 2007 12:12 AM
Over at the National Review's The Corner, Jonah Goldberg and Ramesh Ponnuru have been claiming that Ron Paul is not a "real libertarian on issues like Social Security. Well, I fired off an email to the two and the response...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 11:00 PM
Thanks to Brad!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 09:28 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 09:17 PM
Compete.com: Attracting nearly half a million visitors to his website in November, Ron Paul continues to distance himself from the GOP pack and is benefiting from his supporters’ effective online activism and use of social networks. Six in ten visitors...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 09:15 PM
I've been wondering how this would turn out: On December 7, 2007 across the country, Democrat, Republican and Open Caucus groups formed independently and Caucused on National Caucus Day. The First National Presidential Caucus is now history and the results...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 09:06 PM
Writes Luis Almeida: "I wanted to share my thoughts on Jonah Goldberg's article in the National Review. I think Goldberg highly underestimates 'the left's' support of Dr. Paul. "Mr. Goldberg implies that the left is supporting Ron Paul merely because...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 08:58 PM
Ron Paul is besting Mitt Romney in a Mormon online poll. (Thanks to Steve Lalanne.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 08:51 PM
Ron Paul volunteers from all over Ameria are sending handwritten letters to every Republican in Iowa. The WaPo blog notices one. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 08:30 PM
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, puppet of George and the pharmacueutical-federal complex, dismisses Ron Paul as a non-Texan!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 07:19 PM
A letter from a Ron Paul supporter to Jonah Goldberg, and his response. The fact that this letter was even published says something. In the end, Jonah is right: this (Paulism) ain't Goldwaterism or Reaganism -- he's a consistent anti-statist!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 02:32 PM
"Florida's Tim Tebow was barely allowed to play college football - because he was homeschooled - but won a Heisman trophy," says Karen De Coster. "As a sophomore." What a shame,btw, the Homeschool Legal Defense Association is shilling for Huckabee,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 02:26 PM
Writes Michael Pannone, "Ron is on the ballot in NJ. The Republican party announced to the NJ Division of Elections that there would be NO party challenges (to candidate's petitions)." Congrats!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 02:10 PM
On Bernanke's .25% rate cut: "America 's economic difficulties, especially the problems in the housing market, are the direct result of the Federal Reserve's inflationary policies. While prices for gold, oil, and staple commodities continue to rise, the purchasing power...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 01:42 PM
In a subscriber-only article in National Review, Jonah Goldberg is not unthoughtful on Ron and the right-wing peace movement. Of course, Jonah is prowar and prowarfare state, but by neocon standards, this is a rave. (And thanks to Nick Bradley.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 01:33 PM
Michael Crowley of The New Republic reassures himself and his publisher that Ron Paul has no chance in Iowa (sure he doesn't, Michael), but notes he can knock off Fred. And Fred, btw, is only the beginning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 12:58 PM
The sarcastic Andrew Malcolm is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century (a time that will not be known, if I can break it to him, as the Era of the Metro Newspaper). But still, get him rewrite,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 12:47 PM
As we enter the Bush Depression, with a rapacious and incompetent federal government seizing ever more of our incomes, and ruining the dollar and the American future, one man in the public sphere has been warning about and fighting against...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 12:29 PM
Ron Paul is closing in on third place in Iowa and why stop there? HT Brad F....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 12:22 PM
A new radio ad....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 12:08 PM
The commanding heights of National Review are occupied by neocons, but the readers and donors are not, by and large, of the same persuasion. Thus NR--like all regime conservative and libertarian publications and institutions--is gradually being forced by the market...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 11:44 AM
David Yepsen, writing in the anti-Ron Paul Des Moines Register, seeks to plant the seed that "overcaffeinated" Ron Paul supporters (can't have enthusastic people in the Republican Party) will engage in vote fraud in the caucuses. He also goes after...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 11:16 AM
Lew: I suspect that most "BUSINESS economists" - whose corporate-state umbilical cords remain intact - would, like the WSJ, find a Ron Paul administration most undesirable. My god, they'd have to go back to analyzing marketplace influences instead of governmental...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 11:02 AM
New frontiers in free speech: the Peace Blimp versus campaign finance restrictions....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 10:53 AM
The WSJ surveys business economists as to their favorite presidential candidate, leaving out the one who is, in effect, an economist. "Asked which presidential candidate would be best for the economy, only half responded but most threw their support behind...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 10:46 AM
Or at least for ABC. The network is refusing to broadcast its John Stossel-Ron Paul interview, and instead running it in small pieces on the net. The official reason is "laughable," says Matt Simon. (Thanks to James Forsythe.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 10:17 AM
I've analyzed November based on the assumption that Hillary would be the nominee. However, she and Bill have shot themselves in the foot and given the stalled Obama campaign some life. Here's how I see a possible Paul-Obama race. They...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 06:30 AM
Paul winning key Upstate NY talk radio station poll. Update Like Texans, Rockwellians "always move them." Ron Paul was ahead before my post but he's killing them now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2007 06:28 AM
Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 11:18 PM
They need to find a new home school, apparently. ABC reports that home schoolers are a key force behind Huckabee's surge in Iowa. However, Huckabee's record is not good according to Ron Paul's website. This ABC quote explains the paradox:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 09:30 PM
Of course, Ron Paul leads in the online vote for "Who Would the World Elect for President of the United States." It's also nice to note that Ron Paul leads with 72 votes in Austria. Good to see that the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 07:15 PM
The more I think about it, the more I think a brokered convention favors Ron Paul. Let's assume Ron Paul wins a plurality of delegates, say, 35%. The four horsemen have less than 20% each. The super delegates and party...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 03:12 PM
Writes Arthur Scott Trask: "I came across this great quote by the Argentinean writer, Jorge Luis Borges: 'The most urgent problem of our time (already denounced with prophetic lucidity by the near-forgotten Spencer) is the gradual interferenc'e of the State...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 02:58 PM
From The Politico: A Democratic source who is in Oslo today as Al Gore picks up his Nobel and is not totally aware of the passion of the Paulites sends in this dispatch: "Hard to say why, but there is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 02:51 PM
Ron would stand out in any group, but among his Republican opponents, he towers like a giant. Here, for example, is the transcript of the Univision debate. Read it and...don't weep, but...cheer....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 02:42 PM
It's a shame this wasn't widely broadcast. Ron Paul was outstanding and the rest made pandering fools of themselves. Here, Fred Thompson declares war on Cuba: MODERATOR: Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. (APPLAUSE) When talking about Cuba, Cuban dictatorship...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 02:22 PM
Ron Paul is changing America, by speaking the truths of freedom and peace, and living up to them. Even PBS seems entranced at the huge effect he is having, and will have. Watch this great preview of the documentary that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 02:16 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 01:56 PM
Like all organizations and publications of the right (and antiwar left), the Libertarian Party has been under pressure from its own people to support Ron Paul. Rather than simply endorsing his heroic run for the Republican nomination, the LP asked...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 01:06 PM
Because his people understand the new rules, unlike the dinosaurs who run the opposition....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 12:56 PM
Of course, Ron Paul defends trade and friendship with all nations, even in Miami among the powerful Cuban-American elites. These people have lobbied for decades to keep immoral anti-civilian trade sanctions against Cuba. But Ron won't kowtow to them. Under...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 11:02 AM
Five years ago, Mike Huckabee felt so strongly that the embargo against Cuba was a bad policy, he wrote President Bush a letter urging him to lift it -- but now supports it. From the Miami Herald: Although the candidates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 10:49 AM
Cool choice!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 10:28 AM
David Freddoso of NRO has done a superb analysis of how difficult it will be for Rudy Giuliani (or anyone else) to lock up the nomination in the primaries. Two points. First, it is critical to place hardcore Paulians in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 10, 2007 08:08 AM
"Representative Ron Paul of Texas did not appear to tailor his message to the crowd at all, drawing loud boos when he called for engaging with Fidel Castro in Cuba." NYT...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 10:17 PM
Univision debate MODERATOR: It's the presidential forum, the Republican one. We're going to talk about something else. Now we're going to talk about Latin America. A week ago, exactly a week ago, Venezuela rejected changes to the constitution, but the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 10:00 PM
Writes Saul Vazquez: "I just watched the presidential debate in Univision and noticed that the debate follows the same pattern as any other MSM. Plenty of face time (to pander to the audience) for the establishment candidates, and questions for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 08:21 PM
From US aggression,young Iranians can concentrate on what young people should always concentrate on, overthrowing the Keynesian regime. "They must have been watching Ron Paul YouTubes," says John Lavis....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 07:21 PM
Almost no one at the higher reaches of government is online. Touch a keyboard? That's what secretaries do, especially when you have reached the exalted status of Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Mashed Potatoes, or whatever. Thus the hilarious questions that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 12:10 PM
In a move most unusual for this body, the Libertarian National Committee just adopted a resolution encouraging Ron Paul to seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. The LNC is meeting in Charleston, SC this weekend. The resolution recognized Paul’s standing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 11:10 AM
Thanks to Rob Sieg!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 10:19 AM
It seems to be Ron Paul Song day.... Thanks to Tom Lundy!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 09:32 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 09:14 AM
In Greenville and Anderson. Thanks to Graham Dugas Update: And, in Rock Hill. Thanks to Brad!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 08:55 AM
In Vermont and New Hampshire....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 07:59 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 9, 2007 07:56 AM
George Bush is hated worldwide, to the detriment of Americans and American businesses. Ron Paul will be the antidote. Here is another British site for Ron, and thanks to Kane for sending it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 10:13 PM
Ron, Rothbard, Rockwell, & Raimondo know how to get down....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 07:09 PM
In New Hampshire! Latter-day Saints for Ron Paul has their story....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 05:43 PM
Oprah is on and she's making a great case for Ron Paul but calling him "Barack Obama". Update: Most of Obama's speech argues for Ron Paul too. With enemies like this, who needs friends?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 03:50 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 02:33 PM
Make that the youth revolutionaries: 19-year old Trent Hill has published a book on Ron featuring such freedom writers as Karen Kwiatkowski, Walter Block, and Jerri Lynn Ward....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 10:45 AM
7% according to Rasmussen. Thanks, Brad!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 10:32 AM
In this podcast I pitch Ron Paul to a Catholic audience. (Pardon my sore throat; I haven't checked to see if it comes through.) (Unrelated minutiae: If you're in the area, Montgomery's Faulkner University Dinner Theatre is an excellent way...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 10:23 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 09:18 AM
Justin Raimondo's quote of Cato's Brink Lindsay's definition of a "libertarian utopia" reveals to me a big reason why so many of the Beltway crowd seems to hate and despise Ron Paul and anyone assocated with him, especially those of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 09:17 AM
Ha ha ha:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 09:15 AM
Analysts on the ground in the early states are beginning to sound the warning (for example, Matt Towery) that Ron Paul's strength isn't being accurately polled. I expect much more consideration of the cellphone topic once the pollster numbers are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 07:02 AM
ABC has has posted this interview on the web, with Stossel saying: Despite relatively low poll numbers, Paul has had a big influence on the presidential campaign. That's in part because he's raised a ton of money, and in part...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 06:43 AM
For the first time, the Washington Post has ranked Ron Paul among the top five Republican contenders on "The Line," Chris Cillizza's regular parsing of the candidates' prospects. Fred Thompson falls off the line altogether. Although Cillizza downplays Paul's chances...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2007 05:04 AM
Writes a friend: "Rest assured, I do not share that loathsome sentiment. But I bring it up because the sheer venom it exudes reminds me very much of the attitude of establishment Republicans towards Ron Paul. When Scott Horton interviewed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 09:21 PM
A volunteer-made Ron Paul ad. (thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 09:13 PM
Justin Raimondo comments on that Nation article: "Cato Institute VP Sneers at Ron Paul: 'He’s Not Our Kind of Person'!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 07:05 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 05:28 PM
If the embed doesn't work, here's the link. LATER: And if the above don't work, here's the YouTube!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 05:19 PM
The new MSNBC/Newsweek poll on Iowa puts Ron Paul at 8% of likely GOP caucus-goers, 2 points above McCain. But both MSNBC and Newsweek, who commissioned the poll, have omitted Ron Paul from the analyses. Newsweek's article on the poll...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 04:50 PM
See the Ron Paul Blimp case, for example....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 03:36 PM
Bazz Childress writes: Thought y'all might be interested in an update from the Bluegrass State. Guiliani was in Louisville and Lexington yesterday for a couple of fund raising meetings. He met a crowd of Ron Paul folks in both locales....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 02:32 PM
When Christopher Hayes of The Nation phoned me about the split between regime libertarians and the rest of us, I told him that all would be united by the Ron Paul Revolution (if only, in some cases, by the scent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 02:22 PM
Even become a Republican (for one day). From a Rocky Mountain News political blog: "Going into next month’s Iowa caucuses, one of the big mysteries is Rep. Ron Paul. "His movement is unconventional, so it’s unclear that conventional polling gets...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 01:59 PM
Writes Adam Chavez: "Your piece was brilliant. I felt like you were talking about me the whole time. "I'm one of those young, energetic, pessimistic about the present, wildly hopeful for the future, 20 something's that is tired of listening...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 01:34 PM
December 10, 2007, will be an exciting day for blimp fans worldwide. First, it is the launch date of the now famous Ron Paul Blimp. Second, it is the scheduled reunion concert date of the mighty Led Zeppelin. Both Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 12:22 PM
Writes Joshua Katz: "If I had to choose the article from today's selections that makes for the most optimism, it would be the Salon piece you linked to by Glenn Greenwald. I am moved by a line early in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 11:13 AM
Catch the evocative photo in this Economist article on the failing dollar. Years ago, Gary North said you would know that the dollar regime was over when you saw a dollar on the ground, and didn't bother to pick it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 11:00 AM
Of course. As the gyrating polls show, no one has any real loyalty to any of the establishment types. Only one candidate has dedicated supporters, and that's Ron Paul. The caucuses will be on a freezing (and maybe snowing) work...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 10:47 AM
Ron Paul's grandson, Matt Pyeatt, has posted some charming pictures of the Paul family on Daily Paul. Here's one: This is Ron with several more of his grandchildren. Yes, this is Ron's Ford tractor that he bought brand new. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 10:00 AM
Writes Toby Harnden for the London Telegraph: "It may seem sometimes that running for president is all about corporate jets, Secret Service protection and a fawning entourage. Not for Ron Paul, the libertarian anti-war outsider generating some fervent support and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 09:13 AM
They rank Ron behind only Romney and Huckleberry, if the caucus was held today: Ron Paul -- The more we think about it, the more we conclude that none of the remaining candidates on this list have a strong base...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 09:09 AM
How funny the MSM are. They keep claiming that Ron's vast support online is "virtual" and that his lower poll numbers are real. But why isn't it just the opposite? Indeed, the internet is a whole lot "realer" than the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 08:47 AM
This is a fair article about the eclectic Ron Paul Revolution. (Thanks Brad.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 08:46 AM
The blimp gets publicity before it's even off the ground, and ABC helpfully links the TeaParty site: With any luck, the dirigible will be in the Washington, D.C., skyline sometime in the afternoon on Monday, although there could be some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 08:18 AM
Robert Mayer wrote about how this night ended. Here's how it began....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 7, 2007 08:05 AM
"Money pouring in to Ron Paul campaign: Supporters drumming up millions online and in person," says Julia Malone's headline in the Atlanta Constitution. "Ron Paul, the presidential candidate who was shunned by the pundits, is suddenly shattering the fund-raising records....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 11:48 PM
(Thanks to Rob Sieg)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 11:36 PM
Charles Johnson, a strong defender of left libertarianism, has posted a response to my “Open Letter to Libertarians on Ron Paul” on his “Rad Geek People’s Daily” site. In my letter, I contended that libertarians who differ with Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 09:02 PM
Lew, in addition to being at AEI and NRO, let's not forget that Frum was the speechwriter for George W. Bush who coined the phrase "axis of evil" and is also an adviser to Benito. Is it any wonder he's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 08:24 PM
Ron Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder will be interviewed at 7:00 a.m. ET tomorrow (Friday, 12/7) on Fox Business Network....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 07:10 PM
The Ron Paul blimp makes the politico and the Boston Globe Look! Up in the sky: It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s ... Ron Paul?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 06:55 PM
Listen to David Frum, late of the Bush regime and now of AEI and NRO, attacking Ron Paul's support of the gold standard. It's a reminder that neocons believe in more than war. They believe in central-bank inflation to make...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 06:49 PM
Grassroots victory!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 06:34 PM
Excellent little WaPo blog piece on Ron Paul and the "McCain moment". Paul concluded with this zinger, saying with a smile and a shrug that he was "not too surprised" by McCain's invocation of Hitler: "I think he's angry and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 05:30 PM
Here's a heartwarming Ron Paul story from Robert Mayer: Last night around 7:00 PM, I received a phone call from a friend who organizes the Ron Paul Meetup group in my area. He tells me that it has just come...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 05:17 PM
After an exhausting but exhilarating 1,000-mile speaking trip (.pdf) through Poland, I'm happy to report (from a Warsaw hotel lobby) not only that my message was well received, but also that young people here follow the good guys very closely....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 04:43 PM
"[Ron Paul] doesn't strike me as the kind of person that's tapping into those elements of American public opinion that might lead towards a sustainable move in the libertarian direction." Says Cato vice president for research Brink Lindsey, in a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 02:09 PM
In the Rasmussen daily tracking poll, Ron Paul is up to 8%, just 3 points behind McCain and Thompson and 4 points behind Romney. Huckabee: 21% Giuliani: 18% Romney: 12% McCain: 11% Thompson: 11% Ron Paul: 8%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 10:49 AM
When the criminal gang in DC passes yet another totalitarian fiat--for the children, of course--Ron Paul's heroic No, joined by another Paulist, rings out. It actually has the power to make people rethink the statist concensus, and to question this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 09:47 AM
Paul4Prez has compiled data from RonPaulGraphs to create a "Freedom IQ" index, based on the location of Ron Paul's donors. Here's the list: Ron Paul Freedom IQ per State: New Hampshire 169 Alaska 150 Montana 150 Nevada 139 Idaho 129...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 08:50 AM
"House overwhelmingly passes SAFE Act on obscene images -- Ron Paul dissents to save us from ourselves?" Mega tech blog engadget on the two lone Congressmen to oppose the latest Nanny-state legislation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 08:45 AM
How's this for dedication? Online article (Thanks to Brian Heyer)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 08:21 AM
This is great news - the West Virginia Revolution worked hard for these delegates: Charleston, WV (HNN) – An updated listing of Republican delegates who registered for the Feb. 5 statewide Charleston convention has been announced by wvgopconvention.com. The new...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 6, 2007 07:58 AM
In the Washington Post: "Asked if he hoped to exert more control over the [vast volunteer] effort as the primary neared, Paul demurred. 'It's the way I want the markets to work, so the market of politics should work that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 11:32 PM
Gary Halpin of Castle Rock, Colorado sent in this picture of his Christmas decorations:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 10:20 PM
(Thanks to Lori Blanchard and Billy Allred.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 09:04 PM
For heroically crossing a coercive picket line. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:50 PM
Matt Simon, who blogs at New Hampshire Insider and the Huffington Post, interviews Vijay:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:30 PM
And here is Part II. (Thanks to Oliver Chadwick.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:25 PM
Here's the actual blimp: Ron Paul Blimp...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:12 PM
(thanks to Colin Colenso)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:09 PM
(thanks to Mary Lou Van Houten)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:03 PM
(thanks to Joshua)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:00 PM
Coverage of the San Francisco debacle on a local Iowa station: The San Francisco Republican Party straw poll was canceled Tuesday, after a majority of attendants showed up to vote for Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Read the rest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 07:32 PM
Elliot C. Back writes: "According to a GigaOm article Google Trends Predicts Hillary as Dem Nominee, “current Google trend lines show Clinton beating Obama and Edwards.” Unfortunately they neglect to compare any possible Republican nominees, or any other candidates for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 07:24 PM
Here's an interesting discussion of Ron Paul's chances in the Iowa caucuses between Matt Towery and Jamie Johnson sent to me by Brad Funkhouser. Matt Towery's Webcast I believe this is the column Towery talks about in the webcast: Matt...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 07:09 PM
Ron Paul Republicans, that is, so the San Francisco party cancels its strawpoll (thanks to John Dennis for the video). As the neocons tell us internationally, if the wrong side wins, it isn't democracy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 06:51 PM
I was looking at this link that Brad Funkhouser sent in showing Ron Paul at 7% in Rasmussen's daily tracking poll today, when I noticed this Colorado poll from a few days ago that is also interesting: Which of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 10:39 AM
Yes, a spoiler for the neocons and their cozy regime, which is in its last days, like its media....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 09:22 AM
Ron Paul comes in second! (thanks to Dave Ward)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 09:02 AM
The mayor of Costa Mesa, California, is endorsing Ron Paul. (Thanks to Dave Gallagher.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:37 AM
An on-scene report from Jerry Cullen: "The San Francisco Republican Alliance headed by Gail Neira held their pre election banquet at the Holiday Inn at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco last evening, December 4th, 2007. The gathering was advertised as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 08:21 AM
Maria Bartiromo interviews Ron Paul: Who are your economic advisers? I don't have any. I read Austrian economics, which I've been doing for 30 years. So my advisers have been [von] Mises and Hayek and Sennholz. Ron Paul on the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 06:41 AM
This is from the CFR. What a hoot! In a speech before the House in April 2007, Paul (R-TX) criticized what he sees as neoconservative efforts to drum up support for military action against Iran. Paul said that although the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 06:22 AM
Scores of Ron Paul supporters showed up to the San Francisco Republican Alliance dinner, where they were treated to an hour and a half of speeches for Fred Thompson. When Ron Paul supporters asked to speak, they were told that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2007 12:48 AM
Writes Chris Matthews: "I'm not sure if you've been reading the Corner much but here's the layout. David Freddeso and John Derbyshire are sympathtic to Dr. Paul's campaign, not to say they support him but they watchdog the out of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:37 PM
Writes Jerry Allgood: "The 'Ron Paul botnets' (as we all knew) weren't created by the campaign, or a supporter (not even a misguided one), but were just another example of how the spammers latch onto what is popular to get...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:16 PM
Writes Mike Erickson: "I work on a fiber optic route which takes me far into the hinderlands of central, western Utah. Beaver, Utah, is about as far away as you can get from about anywhere. But lo and behold, there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:11 PM
Writes John Howard: "We have been tracking the daily increase in new meetup members for Ron Paul since August 19. The daily average keeps going up! It started in the neighborhood of 350 but has been over 400 for some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:08 PM
(thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 09:39 PM
Security researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting Ron Paul, reports PC World magazine. Anti-Paul forces had jumped on the original spam story as evidence that Paul supporters were...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 09:22 PM
Today, Imus said that whenever he was in the room with John Edwards, he kept checking to make sure he still had his watch. They're all like that, a gang of thieves, as Murray Rothbard noted. I wonder how the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 09:04 PM
Writes Duff OMelia: "Ron Paul now has more than 80,000 meetup members! On the Republican side, Huckabee is in 2nd place with 3,800."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 08:47 PM
"In the Fall of 2002, Ron Paul stood almost alone denouncing the “phantom weapons” claims the Bush team was invoking to attack Iraq. Once again, he has been proven right." --Bovard...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 08:19 PM
And rightly so. His revolution can wreck their warmongering welfarism. Thus we can expect hysterical smears. But we need not fear them, because they will not work....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 08:10 PM
This is an interesting article by Z. Byron Wolf, who was backstage with Ron Paul for his "The View" appearance: Told that a "View" co-host would ask him about China, Paul said, "China? Did something happen overnight in China? I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 06:59 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 12:07 PM
I think Giuliani's cozy friendship with a named defendant (Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah al-Thani) in the 9/11 lawsuits is a much bigger threat and a potential "campaign killer", IMHO....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 11:51 AM
Vijay Boyapati, the guy who quit his job with Google to promote Ron Paul full time, is organizing a small fundraiser that he's calling "Five For Feedom". The goal is to get 20,000 people to donate $5 each on December...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:59 AM
Moving up. Rudy is down to 18%. Maybe the Shag Fund story is getting traction....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 10:59 AM
This interesting poll shows Ron Paul at 9% in NH, 5% in Iowa and 6% in SC. (Thanks, Brad) Update: Dwight Johnson comments: "The most interesting thing about the poll results are the Bush approval numbers: 80% in IA, 55%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 4, 2007 09:54 AM
Writes John McCarthy: "From the December 3rd issue of New York Magazine, writer Jose Antonio Vargas tries to understand when New York became Ron Paul country and concludes that it’s a combination of New Yorkers' instinctual laissez faire attitude, Paul’s...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 07:02 PM
Writes Kanwalbir Sekhon: "Not that there is any comparison between warmongering imperialist Winston Churchill and peace loving non-interventionist Ron Paul, but when I see Ron Paul’s rising poll numbers, I am reminded of a famous Churchill quote, which I have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 05:14 PM
From the Christian Science Monitor: MANCHESTER, N.H. - They're coming from Miami and Seattle, from the "big sky" state of Montana, and from close to home here in New Hampshire. They're coming to help political iconoclast Ron Paul get elected...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 04:07 PM
Thanks to Tim Shea for the latest national poll on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 03:59 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 03:30 PM
"Two Media Myths of Campaign Coverage Debunked," by Cenk Uygur....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 02:07 PM
Ron Paul is the only candidate who is judged by the actions of his supporters. We know that’s because his opponents can't debate him straight up and have moved to a different battlefield where they think they can win. Life...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 10:51 AM
Neocon-loser Jim Gilmore gets a surprise. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 10:22 AM
A fascinating exchange on the progressive libertarians vs. Ron Paul thread at the Liberty and Power blog: ______ "Progress" is so passé (#116127) by David Miller on December 2, 2007 at 8:27 PM Steve, Since this is the “history news...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 09:32 AM
Of course, there was no busing of Ron Paul supporters to the Virginia strawpoll! Such antique tactics are only for the Romneys and Giulianis....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 09:23 AM
Brian Kilmeade's interview with Ron Paul on Faux News last week exposed the phoniness of so-called "cosmopolitan libertarians" who do not support Ron, they say, because he is not a cultural leftist like them. Kilmeade thought he would Bushwack Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 08:13 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution meets Rudy again: It was Rudy Giuliani campaigning for president on the Marietta Square on Sunday afternoon, but anyone listening may well have thought the candidate's name was Ron Paul. "RON PAUL! RON PAUL! RON PAUL!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 3, 2007 06:20 AM
One thing I forgot to mention. Several leftists in Berkeley told me how glad they were that Ron Paul has finally made central banking a national issue. I kid you not. One of the many great things about this campaign...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 10:00 PM
Salon's Michael Scherer on the Ron Paul Revolutionaries gathering in Manchester, NH, from all across the country. (Thanks to Thomas R. Trout.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 08:44 PM
Thanks to Matt Bynum...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 07:34 PM
One hour, seventeen minutes, and very well done. (Thanks for Bradford Morris)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 05:38 PM
The daily deadtree is the daily anti-Ron Paul. Here is another example, excluding him from a series because he hasn't allegedly visited Iowa enough. (Thanks to Bard Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 05:28 PM
A message from Big Brother: Thanks to Steve LaBianca....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 03:34 PM
As Lew mentioned, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Ron Paul rally on the famous Sproul steps at UC Berkeley's campus. The Berkeley Students for Paul and the other students on campus showing their support were a diverse...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 01:07 PM
I'm sure this has nothing to do with his treatment of the anti-CIA candidate, Ron Paul. (Thanks to William J. Wagener.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 12:32 PM
Ron Paul just gave one of his most outstanding interviews with Buffalo's Wolf Blitzer on CNN. Incredible, must see TV. Someone needs to get this on You Tube fast....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 11:27 AM
Michael Oxley is a windbag, and one who is full of himself for the fame and glory he received from the creation of Sarbanes-Oxley. Oxley was completely unknow and insignificant until his "groundbreaking" legislation began its assault on business in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 11:15 AM
See this comment by historian Clyde Wilson: "I think perhaps folks under-estimate the extent to which Ron Paul could make a real difference were he elected. The veto is a tremendous tool if properly and skillfully used. The corrupt Congress...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 11:10 AM
Justin Raimondo and Anthony Gregory spoke at Sproul Plaza for Ron Paul. Here is Justin's report, and his speech. Anthony's will follow. (Thanks to Eric Garris)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 10:56 AM
A day before Ron Paul handily won the Virginia GOP's straw poll, the Virginia Republican State Central Committee voted to remove the "voter loyalty oath" that had been previously ordered by the Committee. The party had been widely criticized for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 10:48 AM
"Former [Iowa] Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack, says that uncertainty is the only certainty about the arcane process that formally launches the presidential sweepstakes. "'You just can't poll the Iowa caucuses,' he said. 'You just don't know who is going to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 09:48 AM
Writes Harold Smith: "I joined the crowd out in Arlington [for the VA GOP Straw Poll] to cast ballots (I was able to drag my g/f out as well and paid for her to vote :)). It was amazing. Besides...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 09:34 AM
LewRockwell.com is only the tip of the iceberg. To those who have begun reading LRC for the first time to learn more about Ron Paul, I could not more highly recommend the website of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. While...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 09:21 AM
Writes Terry Sweet: "May I say what a wonderful site this is. I am a stone lefty but I must say that this site is selling me on Ron Paul. Can you believe it? I am a sucker for a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 09:15 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution out in force:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 08:55 AM
Writes Jacob Lyles: "The crowd was electric: you should have seen it! Some of the party organizers were happy to see so many young people and first time voters out. Others were glancing around with that 'the world is falling...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 07:55 AM
Ron Paul is now winning the money primary. He should clear $15 million for the quarter, at least. (Yes, I'll bet on it.) Not only does he have the funds to compete with those who wish to give the nation...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 07:33 AM
Eric, that's great news that Ron Paul has his highest number yet in Iowa--7%. He went in there and said no ethanol subsidy and no war and is still climbing. We all know his poll numbers understate his support. That,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 2, 2007 07:08 AM
The Des Moines Register's new poll puts Ron Paul and McCain tied at 7%, two points behind Thompson. Huckabee: 29% Romney: 24% Giuliani: 13% Thompson: 9% Ron Paul: 7% McCain: 7% Tancredo: 6% Hunter: 1%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 09:31 PM
The Ron Paul revolution runs over them, as the Washington Post blog notes. Folks, it is only the beginning. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 08:59 PM
Great coverage for a group that is special to me: The Eagle, Summit and Lake County Skiers and Snowboarders for Ron Paul. If you ski/board the Denver area and you're a Ron Paul supporter, you have to look up Kenny...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 08:42 PM
I have to comment on Steve Horwitz's uninformed comment about states' rights in his explanation of why he, as a supposed "libertarian," does not support the most libertarian presidential candidate since Grover Cleveland -- Ron Paul. Thomas Jefferson was the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 05:58 PM
This just in: Norm Singleton reports by phone that Ron has won the Virginia state Republican strawpoll in Arlington, with 182 votes; #2 was Fred with 112 votes. "The place looks like a Ron Paul rally!" says Norm. "There are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 05:56 PM
The Vail Daily News reports on a local uprising that is the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 05:24 PM
Ron Paul (and thanks to Harris Kenny)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 04:56 PM
It's no contradiction at all, says Jack Maturin....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 04:54 PM
Five for Freedom!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 04:05 PM
Writes Eric Sorenson: "Today I took my 90 Toyota to Saldana's auto repair in the heart of the barrio in San Pablo, Ca, for brake work. Rudy, a college student at a local Jr College gave me a ride home....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 03:21 PM
Ron Paul will be interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on his Sunday CNN show. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 03:10 PM
A libertarian can be a Muslim or a Catholic, a vegan or a meat eater, a white or a black, a feminist or a traditionalist, a straight or a gay, a jeans wearer or a three-button sack-suit guy, etc., etc....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 01:48 PM
A funny blog from the LA Times today about its decent story on the Pasadena, California, Ron Paul movement. I especially like the Yorktown analogy! (And thanks to Danny, and to Kerrol Dennis.) _____ Come writers and critics Who prophesize...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 11:29 AM
Matt Labash, one of the less offensive writers at the Weekly Standard, makes fun of all the people who have written songs about Ron. Why one of the less offensive? Because he has a sense of humor, which might mean...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 10:49 AM
Rich Mathews writes as follows: "I wanted you to know that the Ron Paul movement is fighting with vigor in Maryland. We have candidates running for all delegate and alternative delegate positions on the ballot, some of them unopposed with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2007 08:24 AM
Dan Bachelder at Ron Paul Graphs spells it out for us! And thanks to Dan for his awesome graphs! I have a tab open with Ron Paul Graphs at all times....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 07:30 PM
This is David All doing a short interview in the spin room after the CNN/YouTube debate. via techpresident.com...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 06:42 PM
Indeed, says Joe Murray in the Philadephia Bulletin, he will win. (And thanks to Fred Bock.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 06:33 PM
Reader JB directed me to this, where it can be seen that Barry Manilow has contributed the maximum not just to Ron Paul but also to Edwards, Obama, Clinton, and Biden. Apparently Manilow is contributing to anyone he thinks is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 03:05 PM
I often read the pieces by people on the left and appreciate their points of view, even if I don't think they are correct. And, I think that I am personally secure in the belief that liberty and individual rights...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 02:21 PM
Lew, do you think they'll book Barry Manilow, maxed-out Ron Paul contributor, to appear on the show the same day since he backed out of his previous appearance owing to the warmongering of Elizabeth Hasselbeck?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 12:34 PM
On December 4th (and thanks to Brad Funkhouser)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 12:16 PM
From the Austin, Texas, Chronicle: NOVEMBER 30, 2007 Austin Loves Paul BY JACOB COTTINGHAM "[Rudy] Giuliani is probably the most evil person in the race. ... He's a frightening, fascist warmonger." That isn't the latest bulletin from Dennis Kucinich 2008...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 11:01 AM
And beats all these goals easily: -- During the third quarter, Fred Thompson raised $9,750,821 to be used during the primary election cycle. -- Not counting money that he loaned to his own campaign, Mitt Romney raised $9,896,719. -- Rudy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 10:06 AM
Regular LRC readers know Brad Porter---he liveblogged the Philly Ron Paul rally with me, and blogs at The Crossed Pond. In any event, his organization, Free Assembly For Constitutional Thought, has joined the Operation Live Free or Die movement (Vijay's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 09:38 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution really, really wants a blimp. They're closing in on half a million in donations, when the original goal was $350,000....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 09:04 AM
Writes Bill Schetlick to Murray Sabrin: "I read the Salon and Alternet articles referenced to on Lew's website and respecting the candidacy of Ron Paul. A few observations. "First, the articles themselves are far more straightforward and fair than the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 08:01 AM
South Carolina, an early and critical primary, is up for grabs on the Republican side: Mitt Romney 17 percent +6 percent Fred Thompson 15 percent -4 percent Mike Huckabee 13 percent +7 percent John McCain 11 percent -4 percent Rudy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 30, 2007 05:48 AM
Fred Thompson can't name a single program he would cut: So my question is: What are the names of the top three federal programs you would reduce in size in order to decrease... (Applause) Cooper: Senator Thompson? Thompson: Well, it's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 11:00 PM
Various Cato "analysts" have taken a lot of web criticism recently for sounding like Fred Thompson groupies on various web sites while voicing no support at all for the only real libertarian to run for president in generations, Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 04:52 PM
Not satisfied with running an error-filled attack on Ron Paul, David Horowitz also calls his comments on terrorism "moronic." No attempt at refutation, of course: just the smear. None of this will work, of course. Ron Paul is too clearly...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 02:56 PM
After the debate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 01:07 PM
"The turn will come when we entrust the conduct of our affairs to the men who understand that their first duty as public officials is to divest themselves of the power that they have been given. It will come when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 11:23 AM
In the so-called "debates," why is it that the cheap-shot questions dredged up by the media seem to be directed only at Ron Paul? Perhaps these people have for so long been toadies to the establishment puppets that they are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 10:59 AM
See John Nichols in The Nation on prudent Ron vs. crazy John. (thanks to Brad Funkhouser)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 10:48 AM
On Professor Juan Cole's blog: "McCain blames Rise of Hitler on Ron Paul Not Invading and Occupying other Countries Branded 'Isolationism' "In a new low of despicable looniness, at the Republican debate in St. Petersburg, John McCain equated those Americans...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 10:35 AM
The neocons, that is. Here is David Hill on David Horowitz's site claiming that Ron Paul is doing badly in Texas. His evidence? That Ron lost a Rick Perry-rigged straw poll that only party hacks could vote in. Then he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 10:12 AM
Thanks to James ("30-year-old RP supporter, voted for Bush twice"): ----------------------------- Number of Times a Candidate Received First Crack at a Question (Including the non-YouTube question asked of Rudy Guliani) (RG) Rudy Giuliani (8) (FT) Fred Thompson (7) (MH) Mike...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 09:38 AM
Writes Matt Dioguardi: "The times you gave only reflect the first part of the debate. "Ron Paul only got 2 or 3 major questions. (As opposed to 30 second follow ups) "His question were: 1. Are you a conspiracy nut...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 09:32 AM
I'm confused. Last night John "I know how to use guns" McCain falsely accused Ron Paul of being an "isolationist", reminding everyone of the false theory that "isolationism caused World War II." But wait. Isn't the entire neocon establishment, of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 09:13 AM
They were submitted by volunteers, whereas the other campaigns ran paid ads. (Thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 09:05 AM
Bob Jones wrote: "Huckabee quotes Jesus 'whatever you do unto the least of these, my brothers, you do unto me' shortly after confirming he is for capital punishment. Question to him - would you crucify Jesus then?" My response: "Sure...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 08:56 AM
(Thanks to Scott Horton) PS: Regarding that first CNN-planted question, the Council on Foreign Relations--to which most candidate on that stage belong--is an old, influential pro-big business, pro-war, pro-empire lobbying group. It represents the bipartisan, establishment consensus on interventionism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2007 08:33 AM
CNN just "corrected" Ron Paul for saying there were 5000 at his Philly rally. Ron Paul Philadelphia Veterans? Rally Draws 5,000 Monday, Nov 12, 2007 - 11:19 AM By NBC 13 Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA.– Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul today...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 09:47 PM
They blab about the Bible, but only one candidate pays attention to the Sermon on the Mount. One one man on that stage believes that it is the peacemakers, not the warmakers, who shall be called the children of God....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 08:37 PM
(Thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 08:07 PM
The NY Times political blog on Ron Paul supporters at the Florida debate. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 08:01 PM
Really, with the sole exception of Ron Paul, the Republican candidates are like a bunch of third-rate wardheelers, not even significant enough to be called evil. Of course, they have been, and would be, evil in office. I don't expect...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 07:54 PM
It's a testimony to Ron Paul's surge that McCain felt he had to attack him (over WWII!) in the debate. This 1000-mile-stare warmonger is going down, and attacking the far better man will only accelerate his decline....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 07:44 PM
Not taking Ron Paul seriously. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 06:10 PM
Anything to try to stop the Ron Paul tsunami. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo.) BTW, make that COP: the Canute Old Party....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 05:46 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 05:09 PM
The memo has apparently gone out at Faux News that one should not behave like Bill O'Reilly, Chris Mathews, or John Gibson (i.e., as hateful, mean-spirited jerks) while interviewing Ron Paul, lest you cause a massive loss of market share....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 05:01 PM
If FOX is actually Fiuliani, the old conservative moniker for CNN--Clinton News Network--has validity too. I've been concerned for sometime that tonight's debate--thanks to his surge--would be Smear Ron Paul Time. Instead of putting him off in the corner and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 04:05 PM
Both print and online editions: Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 02:30 PM
To go along with the Rolling Stone article on the Huckster from today's front page, here's their piece on Ron Paul from the same issue....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 02:17 PM
When The New Republic! publishes an article called, "Fed Up: We've been told not to imagine a world without the Federal Reserve. Maybe we should." (Thanks to Steve Bartin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 12:52 PM
More on the grassroots Obama leader who made the switch to Ron Paul. (Thanks to C.K.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 12:10 PM
Ron Paul already holds that office. And if P.J. O'Rourke (via Dave Weigel) is right, and the leading candidate is always the one with the most beautiful girls supporting him, clearly the rest of the Republicans can forget it. Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 11:42 AM
NPR wants to know: "What's the deal with Ron Paul?" (Thanks to Peter Jaworski)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 11:14 AM
As even CNN begins to understand, much against its will. (Thanks to Peter Jaworski)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 11:10 AM
In the last two weeks, everyone but Ron Paul. RealClearPolitics Here's Ron Paul in Nevada for example....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 28, 2007 08:18 AM
Beware the conventional wisdom. It says that you must do well in either Iowa or New Hampshire to stay in the race. While I expect Ron Paul to do well in both states, I question that logic. That certainly applies...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 11:05 PM
According to the Detroit Free Press, "It would serve Republicans right if Michigan voters...rocked the political establishment by delivering a primary victory to upstart GOP candidate Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 09:18 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 07:49 PM
Candy cigarettes are still available in America, though you have to call them "sticks." A sweet reminiscence on the candy cigarette site from Nancy from Texas: "My best friend and I would sit out on the steps and 'smoke' with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 06:54 PM
Ron Paul on Morning Joe today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 04:42 PM
Writes Steven Greenhut: "I was just having lunch with some business/GOP types at a fancy Newport Beach club, and we were talking about the presidential race. I said I support Ron Paul, and then our young waitress overheard me and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 04:29 PM
The Ron Paul chocolate dollar, that is (thanks to Islam I. Hussein). UPDATE Writes Amir Hirsch: "Ron Paul supporters, a Muslim engineer from WPI and a Jewish engineer from MIT, conspiring to sell chocolate coins. The best part is: when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 04:09 PM
John Nichols in the Madison, WI, Capital Times: "It is tough to say how many members of the current field of presidential contenders will remain in place by the time the races for the Democratic and Republican nominations run through...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 04:01 PM
A large survey of students at Iowa State University gave Ron Paul a clear win among those identifying as Republican. The results are: Ron Paul: 27% Romney: 24% Huckabee: 15% Giuliani: 13% Thompson: 10% McCain: 10% Tancredo: 2% The survey...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 02:14 PM
Upset about dropping house prices, the dropping dollar, the dropping standard of living? The domestic and global chaos that are brewing? Read Murray Rothbard and Ron Paul on money and banking, amd blame the culprit: the Federal Reserve and all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 10:09 AM
Yankee Magazine (unfortunate name) is holding a primary based on the candidate's favorite cookie recipe. I don't want to influence your vote, but Mrs. Ron Paul's are the best....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 09:01 AM
The funniest/dumbest thing in the article by West Virginia state senator Vic Sprouse is his statement that an American withdrawal from the unnecessary and unconstitutional war in Iraq will cause that country to "implode." Huh? Iraq has been essentially destroyed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 08:34 AM
An out-of-touch West Virginia state senator warns that those "Ron Paul people have been coming out in droves" and other unfair tactics, but they will get nowhere because all real Republicans are warmongers. Senator, you better start swimmin' or you'll...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 08:16 AM
Writes Dave Hayden: "The Ron Paul picture you posted was actually not taken by a NYT photographer, but rather a KC photographer named Richard DeYoung at a rally in Kansas City. He on the same day took one of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 08:02 AM
See this interesting Slate piece, "Doctored Paul," on how FOX edited an AP story about that donation. (Thanks to Tyler Cruise) They called Reagan the "teflon candidate," but Ron Paul really deserves that title. In his case, none of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 07:27 AM
Just another amazing demonstration of his widespread support, I point out in an op-ed in today's Columbus Dispatch....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 05:35 AM
It's a tacky headline, but Ron Paul gets some space at MSNBC. The article is pretty straightforward, and the interactive grid is kind of nice. Regarding the headline, the folks in the media just do not know how to deal...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 27, 2007 05:15 AM
The War Street Journal turned an encounter with Taco John into a hit piece on the Ron Paul Revolution. Taco John (Isaac Lopez) explains: I got a PM the day after 11/5 from a reporter from the WSJ saying she...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 09:57 PM
Of the Boston Globe touted Ron Paul's New Hampshire effort today on Hardball....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 04:29 PM
Poor Patrick Ruffini frets that libertarians have escaped the bonds of the fringey-fringe-fringe America-hater label the Trotskyite hawks stuck on us after 9/11 changed everything. But, according to him, unless we let the Islamofascist-obsessed Iran-bombers run things, that's the extent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 01:10 PM
Thanks to, well, just about every member of the House of Representatives, a bill that eviscerates free speech and empowers the government to deem anything an "extremist belief system" is up for vote in the senate. Once an "extremist belief...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 11:19 AM
Is National Review becoming pro-Ron Paul? No, but it is becoming less antagonistic, as David Freddoso's reporting and Jonah Goldberg's last column show. The reason is the market. Attack Ron, and you please the tiny minority of commies and neocons,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 07:55 AM
A new video highlighting Ron Paul on monetary policy from the legendary aravoth, who briefly interrupted his YouTubing for Ron Paul to bring the newest member of the Revolution into the world last month. (via Laura)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 07:43 AM
This morning I came across this Financial Times article comparing the current financial debacle with Nixon's inflation of 1973: I am not, after all, seeking to propound any vulgar fallacies about history repeating itself. The point of such exercises is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 26, 2007 07:16 AM
And see the new project of Trevor Lyman's, the man behind November 5th and the Tea Party: Rudy's Reading List....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 09:15 PM
Ramesh Ponnuru is right to notice a sea-change. Libertarianism is, as Murray Rothbard insisted, a political philosophy, period. It is not a cultural or lifestyle movement. Still less does it require an anti-religious or anti-bourgeois orientation. One great side-effect of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 06:35 PM
And here's Hillary's Clintonesque response. HT John L....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 04:36 PM
Thompson accuses the Neocon Network of slamming him from the beginning (though it's been kid-gloves compared to the FOX assaults on Ron Paul, of course). But since Judith Regan has revealed just how pro-Rudy FOX is, I am sure Fred...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 02:27 PM
BTW, the CNN/YouTube Republican debate this Wednesday will catapult Ron Paul to new levels of popularity and success. It will go down in history. Don't miss it. (Thanks to Clell)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 02:12 PM
HuffPo's Jason Linkins makes fun of the Ron Paul Blimp idea, but like every other initiative of the grassroots, it is bound to come true....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 01:55 PM
Writes Justin Raimondo: "They listed poll results for some of the GOP candidates on Meet the Press, leaving out Ron of course: but Carville mentioned him as 'someone who has a real following' who is 'going to have a determinative...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 01:35 PM
Traditionally, a leading candidate must never criticize someone far behind. So when Rudy Giuliani attacked Ron Paul at the early debate, I cheered. It raised Ron's name ID, and interest in his ideas. Now that Rudy is dropping like a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 09:21 AM
I mean not the one the neocons are libeling about, but the one from the Nevada brothel owner. Does this mean Ron Paul thinks brothels are a good idea? No, it means that many diverse Americans think that perpetual war,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 09:04 AM
The Boston Globe mocks Ron Paul and the idea that the US might be carrying out its ancient goal of annexing Canada and Mexico in the name of the North American Union, or foisting on us a new and even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 08:44 AM
The LA Times's Top of the Ticket political blog says today: "Certain numbers keep calling attention to the phenomenon that is Ron Paul. "The most obvious one, of course, was the more than $4.2 million that his GOP presidential campaign...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 25, 2007 08:39 AM
Every Ron Paulian should watch the movie Network, says a friend. Set during the 1970s, when another Republican president had brought on an inflationary crisis, it feels like today, and like our movement. And does the villainous media mogul even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 08:10 PM
The surging Ron Paul Revolution even affects FOX, as Neal Cavuto apparently takes a civil-discourse pill. See his latest interview with Ron, part 1 and part 2. (And thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 06:00 PM
Here's my note to Amy Schatz, author of the latest WSJ smear against Ron Paul supporters: Dear Ms. Schatz, your uncritical quoting of such agitprop-terms as "Paultards" and "moRons" is offensive. As the father of a mentally challenged young woman,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 05:14 PM
Thanks to the Fed, the banksters, the warfare-statists, the welfare-statists, and the neocons (warning: overlapping categories!), we face a Panic of 2008. The only antidote is peace, sound money, and economic freedom. (Thanks to Charles Everett)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 12:18 PM
Al Hunt interviews Ron on his campaign plans, his fundraising, the next astounding "moneybomb," war and peace, spending, the deficit, taxes, abortion, and neoconservatives and other opponents. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 12:08 PM
Max, you are right: Fawkes, who attempted tyrranicide, was no anarchist. He was responding to English state oppression of Catholics since the revolution of Henry VIII. BTW, how often do we need to point out that the independent November 5th...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 11:49 AM
"No army can stop an idea whose time has come."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 11:21 AM
Writes David Franke: "Kucinich's wife says he 'absolutely' would consider running on a ticket with Ron Paul. "What really interests me is that she says she's studied Ron Paul's position on monetary policy, and come over to his viewpoint!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 11:11 AM
Good for Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch for their WaPo oped on "a new and potentially transformative force...in American politics." (Thanks to Ward Ciac.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 10:22 AM
Neocon media outlets giving Ron Paul supporters advice? I guess it's useful, as a ahorthand guide to what not to do. Meanwhile, Ron Paul donors give him the resources that only the establishment big boys have had in the past....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 09:51 AM
Jim, my favorite parts of the old-media WSJ attack on Ron Paul supporters are the outrage that actual readers might be able to respond to establishment reporters and academics, and the quoting of terms like "Paultards" and "MoRons" as if...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 09:21 AM
Most candidates are judged by their record and their platform. Ron's Paul's Jeffersonian platform and record are unimpeachable so his opponents choose the novel and sleazy tactic of focusing on a few of his overzealous but harmless supporters. Why not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 08:40 AM
Paul is best candidate in the presidential race I am writing in regard to the letters regarding our next president. To these people, I want to ask the question: Have you heard of Rep. Ron Paul? He’s a Republican conservative...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 24, 2007 08:34 AM
I continue to believe that Hillary will face Ron Paul in November. Among others reasons, Obama is to the left of Hillary and most Democrats know that's a losing proposition. Obama speaks of change and if you examine his stump...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 07:42 PM
Liberation by example, of course: Belgians for Ron Paul. (Thanks to Chris Lewis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 06:21 PM
A member of my church who knows I'm on the Ron Paul bandwagon forwarded me this article discussing the good doctor from a medical perspective. Aside from some snark at the beginning, it's pretty fair, and it quotes him fairly...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 05:40 PM
Fred in Florida. UPDATE from C.J. Watson: "What the news article didn't mention is that people were beginning to congregate at the new Plaza de Luna Park because it was due to be dedicated in a ceremony just a few...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 03:16 PM
A couple of "Paultards" on why they did it:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 12:20 PM
When Ron Paul first served in Congress, The Facts, his local newspaper, was--if not exactly hostile--usually unfriendly. But the newspaper has pretty much come around, after watching the good doctor over the years. To know him is to love him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 11:05 AM
He is now #4 in the polls, ahead of Fred and McCain, and moving up. And as the Iowa Independent honestly notes: "Paul's support comes from the least likely corners of Iowa, making it very difficult to measure with "likely...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 08:43 AM
"With His Maverick GOP Bid." And scares them. "Like Paul himself, the Paulites are against the war in Iraq, against the growing federal bureaucracy, against the Department of Homeland Security, the income tax, against, as [Jim] Forsythe says, 'politics as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 08:33 AM
I see John Edwards has unveiled a six-point plan for "Fighting Widespread Hunger Among America's Families." You know, to help all of those emaciated poor people one sees keeling over in America's streets, who also suffer the gross indignity of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 23, 2007 07:05 AM
I nearly lost my turkey and stuffing upon reading the NY Times today. Krugman claims to have been researching some stuff for tomorrow's column (on Ron Paul?) and came across the startling revelation that Ron Paul opposes one of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 06:00 PM
Writes Robert Grözinger: "Ron Paul scores highest for honesty, high for boldness, highest for 'sayswhat he believes,' though 54% still say they are 'not familiar' with him."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 04:01 PM
Thanks to Ralph Raico for this artice by Bruce Fein, one of Ron Paul's legal advisors....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 12:14 PM
Writes Ravi Kuppusamy: "I was reading about the efforts of a Barack Obama fan, Girish Manchaiah, who tried to mimic what Trevor Lyman did for the Ron Paul grassroots efforts. "I had a laugh and wondered what this guy was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 11:12 AM
Ever since I first read Mises and Hazlitt and Rothbard so many years ago, I've known that we faced a huge financial crisis, brought on by the Federal Reserve and the leviathan state, unless we had monetary reform. The political...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 09:41 AM
Even satellite states like Saudi Arabia are forced to distance themselves from the plummeting greenback. (Thanks to Ken Langston) The monetarists and other utopians have claimed that the Fed could just inflate by a small, steady figure like 3% (though...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 08:58 AM
Writes Bill Anderson: "Chomsky, Wallis, and other anti-war people on the left see capitalism as the cause of all war. Therefore, to eliminate war, you get rid of capitalism and bring back the regimes of yesteryear. Yes, as you and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 08:33 AM
He is showing up the Republican establishment, darn him. For example, Ron is "quicker and less plastic" than his opponents in the debates. (Thanks to Ward Ciac)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 22, 2007 07:52 AM
If Ron Paul can do it, we can, too, right? So went the reasoning behind "Fred's Giving Day," a copycat money bomb initiative that took place today. People were to pledge to donate $100 each today (sound familiar?). As of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 09:19 PM
He hates private property, and therefore he would not support Ron Paul over Hillary Clinton! So much for Noam the peace advocate. (Thanks to Todd LeClair.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 04:57 PM
Says Scott Frost, of this poll: "Ron Paul is currently in third place behind Rudy and the Huckster!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 03:54 PM
The Washington Times on Ron Paul (thanks to Paul Gottfried)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 02:36 PM
Ron Paul on a special edition of The Korelin Economics Report at the Hard Asset Conference in San Francisco this week. Dr. Paul is interviewed by hard money/asset gurus Al Korelin and Jay Taylor, together with Ron Paul's former communications...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 02:19 PM
The 2nd Ron Paul moneybomb is getting more getting more action this week than the New England Patriots at Sportsbook.com! (Thanks to Tracy Key.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 01:52 PM
Reno students welcome Ron Paul. (Thanks to Andrew Main.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 01:45 PM
Ron Paul Rides Popularity Wave Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette Journal "Vince Nguyen traveled from the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday to see presidential candidate Ron Paul in person at Lawlor Events Center in Reno. "After all, said Nguyen, a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 01:36 PM
An interesting if mixed article on Ron by Ross Douthat. And he's exactly right about what he calls the "anti-Ron Paul hatefest": "[T]he reason Paul has been treated differently than Huckabee by the right-wing media is very, very simple, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 01:28 PM
The Ron Paul volunteer who placed this thrilling (and very expensive) full-page ad on a right-hand page in the first section of USA TODAY today: Download file...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 12:25 PM
Coming soon: the rest of us. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 12:18 PM
Thanks to Amar Trivedi for this article (excuse the title) from the University of Michigan student daily newspaper: ___________ Ann Arbor's Ron Paul House: Hanging out with fans of the GOP's kookiest candidate You're probably seen the Ron Paul House....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 12:04 PM
From Andrew Main: " Andrew Sullivan writes: 'It would be pretty easy for Paul to distance himself from some of the kooks who will always gravitate to a non-interventionist, small government candidacy. I don't know why he hasn't.' "I think...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 11:47 AM
Writes Kathryn Muratore: "What I find interesting is question #12 in the Washington Post poll: "'So far in the Republican campaign, have you a) been called on the telephone by any of the campaigns? b) attended a campaign event? c)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 11:40 AM
Within reach of Rudy. Rudy continues to implode. (Romney next). Rasmussen....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 11:03 AM
Andrew Sullivan's remarks regarding the "Rockwell Brigade" and the comments by smear artist David Bernstein have revealed Bernstein's real M.O. Sullivan quotes Bernstein as saying that a Ron Paul presidency could be good or bad for libertarianism. It could be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 10:11 AM
One open letter prompts another....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 10:10 AM
Writes Jay Henderson: "Last night, the number of Ron Paul's TeaParty07.com pledge members surpassed the number of subscribers for Nov. 5th. And we have more than 24 days to go!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 08:54 AM
Thanks, Andrew Sullivan, for the nomer. Of course, what outrages the angry white people smearing Ron Paul is his opposition to perpetual war. Chickenhawks to a man (and woman), they hate and fear peace. But peace, like freedom, is popular,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:53 AM
Write Ralph Shaffer and Willam Robinson: "With overwhelming bipartisan support, Rep. Jane Harman's 'Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act' passed the House 404-6 late last month and now rests in Sen. Joe Lieberman's Homeland Security Committee. Swift Senate passage...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:35 AM
Writes Eric Garris: "Keith Olbermann will be the last 'journalist' on the Ron Paul Bandwagon. I doubt he will ever get more than a one-line mention every month or two. "You will never see anyone on his show he disagrees...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:29 AM
Writes David Kramer: "Let me make this very clear, Rockwell: Ron Paul should accept donations ONLY from donors pre-approved by Abe Foxman. Is that clear???"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:24 AM
Ron Paul in Iowa (thanks to Conor Sen)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:16 AM
Larry Kudlow gets it mostly right, but listen to the shrieking guy (from Forbes magazine) at the end. He hilariously accuses the Liberty Dollar folks of "undermining the value of American currency." Shrieking Guy is amazed that Amercians would dare...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2007 07:04 AM
Leftie Robert Scheer says that Ron Paul "shames the leading Democrats." He says he "will be cheering for the libertarian Republican." Read the article....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 11:37 PM
"Now that Ron has been mentioned on Meet the Press," says John Lavis, "all we need is Keith Olbermann to say his name. Kinda funny how Mr. Antiwar, Ron Paul, is never mentioned by Mr. ???? Days Since Mission Accomplished...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 10:21 PM
At the University of Nevada, Reno, says KRNV-TV. (Thanks to Adam Dada.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 09:54 PM
The LA Times's Top of the Ticket Blog: "Certain numbers keep calling attention to the phenomenon that is Ron Paul." Read the rest. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 05:45 PM
With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy: You’ve given up on putting banners on highway overpasses. Not because you don’t enjoy it, but because the overpass isn’t big enough for the banner anymore. Your Lawn Gnomes are painted over with Revolution T-shirts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 04:41 PM
Various hatemongers are demanding that Ron return a $500 donation that supposedly came from another hatemonger. Even if we assume this man is who we are told he is, so what? Should Ron also return donations from neocons and other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 03:55 PM
As they say in track. Ron Paul passes Huckabee in New Hampshire on Pollster.com....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 03:14 PM
After reading the name-calling and other non sequiturs from the anti-Ron Paul crowd, I am of the view that their hostility arises less from his opposition to war, or the direction American foreign policy has taken for decades, or any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 02:40 PM
Zogby released the results of its latest telephone survey today which is known as a “blind bio” poll because likely voters are given details of the candidates’ resumes without their names attached. Among Republicans, Dr. Paul came in 3rd, with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 02:31 PM
(Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 02:20 PM
Good for John Nichols of The Nation: "The new CNN/WMUR-TV poll of likely GOP Presidential primary voters in New Hampshire has former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney retaining his from-the-neighborhood lead. "Arizona Senator John McCain continues to run second in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 01:37 PM
From the Ron Paul campaign to National Review: To the Editor I read Mona Charen’s column on Friday and I had to clear a few things up. Outside of the name-calling (“kook,” as I’m sure you remember, was the attack...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 01:31 PM
The common stocks of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two corrupt operations courtesy of our first fascist president, Franklin, are dropping like a stone. Has the Federal Reserve--freed from the remnants of the gold standard, that is, any restriction on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 11:39 AM
Gentlemen's Quarterly names Ron Paul as the "Darkhorse of the Year." For next year, of course: Derby Winner. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 10:47 AM
Writes Jeff Reynolds: "From a Townhall response to Mona Charen's claim that Ron is an isolationist: 'Calling Ron Paul an "isolationist" makes about as much sense as labeling your best neighbor a "hermit" because he doesn't do donuts on your...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 10:17 AM
Molly Ball in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: It's "the purity of his message, he says, combined with young people's natural idealism, with the Internet catalyzing the reaction." Read the rest, and thanks to Brad Funkhouser, who also points out that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 10:14 AM
David Merkel on the five stages of grief. And next, he says, comes the death of the US welfare state. (And, I would add, the death of the empire as well.) As Ron Paul, like the Austrian economists, has long...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 10:03 AM
Here's a secret about our rulers: virtually no senior bureaucrat in DC is online, just as, in the day, none of them would have thought of touching a typewriter's keyboard. That's what secretaries are for, think our pea-brained dinosaurs. That's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 09:45 AM
Not quite. But in this column, Jonah is great on Huckabee and not too bad on Ron. He even pooh-poohs the smears of some of his fellow neocons. Jonah, good for you, even if you are only recognizing, on the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 09:18 AM
Ron Paul is now at five percent nationally (average of all polls, even Fox). Ten is around the corner. And take a close look at this chart. What I see is a lack of enthusiasm for the five over-exposed candidates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2007 07:11 AM
Unlike the crummy Democrats, say David Beito and Scott Horton at History News Network....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 09:36 PM
For acknowledging that we here at LewRockwell.com technically are not actual Nazis. But our word on Ron Paul's decency is apparently not worth much because, at the same time, we're "not going to be winning any awards from the ADL...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 09:25 PM
Lew and Anthony: when the Marxists condemn people like Ron Paul for believing that "property is sacred," my sense of humor is activated. What, after all, is more "sacred" to this crowd than the belief that all privately-owned property should...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 09:09 PM
In the latest New Hampshire poll, Ron Paul does best among Independents, strongly decided voters and those with a post-graduate degree. HT Brad F....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 08:21 PM
November 19, 2007 - In a sign that the amazing one day fund-raising on November 5th, nearly $4.3 million, wasn't an isolated fluke, the Ron Paul campaign today hit $8.6 million for the fourth quarter. This puts them over 2/3rds...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 04:50 PM
Lew, what's funny is that this commie is so much more charitable in describing Paul than the ex-commies are. And of course today's commies are better on foreign policy. (Also this one at least credits capitalism with pulling the world...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 04:48 PM
No, not the neocons, the commies of the former CPUSA....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 04:32 PM
Thompson skids while Romney, Paul climb in N.H. poll The standings of the Republican White House hopefuls has shifted, according to a new CNN poll. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson has skidded into sixth place in a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 03:57 PM
I'm very pleased to hear from GMU law professor David Bernstein that there is not a single racist or anti-Semite -- not one -- among the millions of Northern WASPs who have always been the backbone of the "mainstream" Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 03:51 PM
Amending his post that I linked to earlier, Volokh Conspirator and GMU law professor David Bernstein says that he has received e-mail from Ron Paul supporters asking him to reconsider his view. He writes: [N]ot surprisingly, none of them have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 03:07 PM
As the dollar continues to plummet, thanks to the state counterfeiters of the Federal Reserve, and the US slogs through a deep recession, the answers are clear: not more fascism or socialism, as Benito or Hillary prescribe, but freedom, peace,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 02:15 PM
Writes a young friend: "This report from the Club for Growth includes a few embarrassing things about Ron Paul requesting some sixty spending earmarks this year?!?! Do you know if that is true? And why his change in position on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 01:12 PM
Writes Joshua Matthews: "Regarding your blog post on Dr. Ron Paul's tailgating rally. The article you cite is a little snide about the drunkenness and 'anarchy' at this event. I was there, and there were no visible signs of drunks,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 12:17 PM
To Ron Paul and the Ron Paul revolutionaries. Jennifer Reynolds explains....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 10:37 AM
Writes Kristy Holmes: "On Saturday evening, [five-year-old] Hattie was pretending to be a mermaid and dove off our couch, hitting the side of an end table. She cut her forehead and we had to take her to the E.R. She...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 09:48 AM
Dr. Marc Guttman on Dr. Ron Paul: "Pundits are speculating about the reasons behind the vast support for Ron Paul's campaign for the U.S. presidency. Deductions I've read about the campaign's impressive $4.3 million dollar online fundraising by donations from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 08:31 AM
Huebert, what is so funny about this Volokh post is the fact he says, at the end of his post: "I'll open comments, but if they get to the point where they need moderation, I'm going to delete the offending...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 19, 2007 06:54 AM
How many nasty guilt-by-association smears can a person fit into one blog post -- indeed, one paragraph -- about Ron Paul? Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, a legal blog that some unfortunately associate with libertarianism, George Mason University law professor...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 10:31 PM
In response to this post, Craig sent me a link to an interesting discussion, especially the part about Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a "crazy old uncle?" I think George Will actually admires the convictions and principles of Dr. Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 09:47 PM
I finally have a reason to like George Will....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 09:27 PM
Snuffleupagus is still stupid:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 08:30 PM
Move over Serry Argov, here comes Maureen Dowd of the respectable and reasonable New York Times, with more talk of Hillary and Rudy's freak appeal: The debate dominatrix knows how to rattle Obambi. Mistress Hillary started disciplining her fellow senator...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 07:17 PM
Newsweek's Howard Fineman, appearing on the Sunday morning Chris Matthews Show said that people will be surprised as Ron Paul will do better than expected in New Hampshire, and will "scramble the race on the Republican side."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 12:29 PM
Emergency physician, Dr. Marc Guttman explains to the befuddled MSM types the meaning of Ron Paul's support in the New London Day: It's more than just widespread disapproval of our current government and the Iraq War. There have been “protest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 12:07 PM
The Iowa Independent on Ron Paul (and thanks to Brad Funkhouser and Andrew Main)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 09:16 AM
Fiercely individualist geek Chris Pirillo talks about Ron Paul. Read his explanation here and his earlier post: The Internet is Shaping Politics - Ron Paul. Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 07:09 AM
Scott Yates of the Portsmouth, NH, Herald-News makes fun of Ron Paul and his supporters at the University of New Hampshire, but despite the old-media snark, he is impressed despite himself. And wait until he sees the primary on (I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 06:36 AM
Says the Detroit Free Press And he's "surging."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 18, 2007 03:07 AM
Our European friends are having a Tea Party, too. Digg it!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 11:37 PM
They had TWO planes flying banners over the stadium, plus they managed to get their giant Ron Paul sign on ESPN....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 11:17 PM
Here's a video clip of comedian Jackie Mason, in which he acknowledges that Ron Paul is a decent, honest man but then attacks him for his "crazy" views. Mason has a new book out called Schmucks!, which I happen to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 11:12 PM
Jerri Ward from Austin, TX finds a fellow Ron Paul supporter while filming at a field day for Holistic Resource Management at a Texas ranch....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 10:55 PM
Writes George Whitfield: "I am pleased to report that Congressman Ron Paul won the straw poll last night (Nov. 17th, 2007) in Seoul at the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Republicans Abroad Korea. Dr. Paul won with 50 percent,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 10:16 PM
An interesting argument by Shmuel Ben-Gad in Arutz-Sheva. He concludes: It seems to me a Ron Paul presidency would be good for Israel and for the United States. Its foreign policy non-interventionism and its concern to protect national sovereignty would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 02:23 PM
The Boston Globe on the "quirky" candidate, meaning: not owned by the establishment. Or "straight-up," as one student in the story puts it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 10:37 AM
Ron Paul is now at 8% in Nevada, and moving up fast. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 10:10 AM
Ron Paul is making it happen, with the ideas he champions, and the transforming transparency of his fundraising, says Sonia Arrison in Technewsworld.com. She even gets "net neutrality" right. (Thanks to Brad)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 09:55 AM
Writes Hans-Hermann Hoppe: "Today, Hurriyet, Turkey's leading daily, had a full-page article on Ron Paul (with photo), the 'new shooting star of the Repubican Party.' Completely fair and balanced; indeed, with quite apparent sympathies for his views and programs!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2007 09:28 AM
Ron won yesterday's straw poll hosted by the Fresno County, California, Republican Party with 35 percent. Rudy came in second with 33 percent. (Thanks to Clint Olivier)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 10:22 PM
In 1978, Barry Goldwater, Jr., flew to Texas to attend Ron Paul's birthday bbq, and to endorse him for Congress. A great day was highlighted by their swimming match, which Barry--a champion swimmer in college--won (barely). Today, Barry has endorsed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 10:12 PM
Can you imagine having one of these for Romney?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 08:35 PM
Either I'm blind or Ron Paul made a huge amount of money today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 05:33 PM
Ron Paul on the ballot in New York!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 03:28 PM
I caught about half of the debate last night. Hillary recovered and turned in her typical error-free, passion-free performance. It's really not a distinguished group. Biden is the best debater and seems to really believe what he says. Richardson makes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 11:24 AM
The snazzy Bill Dumas version of the Philadelphia Rally: Update: This is an interesting article from the Daily Pennsylvanian on the rally, which concludes: Student supporters say Paul's principles have drawn them away from the traditional parties. "I think most...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 08:49 AM
"My name is Phil Schmitt and I am the organizer of the Ron Paul Meetup in Evansville, IN; home of the Liberty Dollar. A dedicated fellow member of the group, Brad Linzy, posted these two local newscast covering the Liberty...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 08:32 AM
Writes Bill Schetlick: "It's no secret by now that the Neocon Right and Neocon Left are beginning the anti-Ron Paul smear campaign that we all realized would materialize as soon as Ron started raising serious money and inching up in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 08:29 AM
Let's see: neocons don't like him; commies don't like him. That leaves him with just the people who believe in a free society. (Thanks to Eric Liebman.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 05:14 AM
Warmongress Mona Charen is upset. How dare anyone oppose endless war, empire, police power, and inflation? And warning: she is too important to hear from hoi polloi. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2007 05:01 AM
More details about the FBI raid have been posted on the Liberty Dollar site, including the search warrant and seizure warrant. On a related note, Free Talk Live devoted its entire three hour show tonight (audio) on the FBI raid,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 10:40 PM
It's called Face Time. While long claimed by his supporters, the extent of Ron Paul’s online support is finally and clearly evident with this data. In total, voters spent nearly 170,000 hours learning about, connecting with and supporting Paul in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 08:00 PM
This is a nice article from a local New Hampshire paper on one of Ron Paul's campaign events yesterday....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 07:56 PM
Ron Paul dollars on eBay are going for crazy high prices (here's one; here's another)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 06:40 PM
Terrible news that the company that makes the "Liberty Dollar" and the "Ron Paul Dollar" has been raided by the FBI. But please note that Ron Paul has no financial or other relationship with this company, and that he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 05:25 PM
Though you wouldn't know it from this article. How can you have a piece talking about candidate visits to the Googleplex and barely mention Ron Paul in passing? Amazingly awful. Didn't RP have more people watch his visit than any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 05:19 PM
An article in the McClatchy newspapers quotes Shane Sklar, Ron Paul's Democratic opponent in the last congressional elections: “President Ron Paul? Sklar won’t rule it out. ‘I think people underestimate his political skills all the time,’ Sklar said. ‘You can’t...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 10:32 AM
Philadelphia Big Talker Michael Smerconish likes Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 07:13 AM
Thanks to Mark Bednarczyk...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 06:56 AM
Another amazing YouTube for Ron Paul, this one by Roy Shivers. (Thanks to Jeff Greenspan)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 15, 2007 06:49 AM
This is from the site of Google engineer Vijay Boyapati, Operation Live Free or Die. He is calling for volunteers to go to New Hampshire to help Ron Paul to win the primary there. If you are unable to volunteer,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 09:40 PM
From today's Rolling Stone interview with Dr. Paul: Tim Dickinson: Giuliani seems to be the warmonger in chief — leading the drumbeat for war with Iran. What would a Giuliani presidency mean for our national security? Dr. Paul: If someone...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 08:21 PM
...is what flashed on the screen in front of Glenn Beck's crazed, anti-Ron Paul rant. A nation divided between the war-loving, powermongering, establishment plunderers and peaceful people who are tired of being looted and jack-booted and forced to endure theft,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 07:41 PM
RonPaul2008.com News! Contact: James Ostrowski (716) 435-8918 Leaders of Tax Revolt to Endorse Ron Paul Buffalo, New York. November 14, 2007. Leaders of the Erie County Tax Revolt including Leonard Roberto and James Ostrowski, will endorse Ron Paul for President...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 06:56 PM
A young man responds to the smear against Ron Paul donors. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 06:26 PM
Writes Will Blalock: "Lew, my Father (89 yr old WWII vet) was asking me just the other day what I thought of Bill O'Reilly. After hearing him insult Ron Paul, he is now for the first time starting to dislike...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 05:34 PM
Tex, I am not surprised to see National Review Online publish at least one non-Paul hater. Unlike AEI, which has to worry only about pleasing its donors, its narrow ideological audience, and various states, NRO is in the market. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 05:27 PM
The Hill had no sooner splattered this anti-Ron Paul mess on its website than David Freddoso took it apart. And one more point. Freddoso writes: "But considering that Peden began his campaign in May and had just $400 in his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 02:16 PM
Of Ron Paul's donors, the top three listed employers are Google, the Army and the Navy. Compare them to the media-anointed front runners of both parties, whose top donor lists read like a Who's Who of the housing bubble and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 12:30 PM
Rasmussen writes: The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani by three percentage points in a four-way race that includes Ron Paul running as a Libertarian candidate and Ralph Nader representing the Green Party. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 11:12 AM
None of the neocon smears against Ron and his supporters will work, for two reasons: first, he is a man of tranparent integrity and decency, unlike all the others; and two, the internet has changed the rules. In the past,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 10:33 AM
Via Pollster.com, Ron Paul at 6% in national Cook Political Report/RT Strategies survey. Update: Also, there's this poll in South Carolina which polls for all the R candidates but Paul and Tancredo, rendering the "other" numbers interesting. Update: 5% in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 10:11 AM
The bloodthirsty, invade-the-world, neocon chickenhawks at AEI have indeed lost their sanity if they take seriously the lies and smears about Ron Paul of their own "research fellow" John Fortier, who accuses Ron's supporters of wanting to violently destroy the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 10:04 AM
Ron Paul appeals to Rolling Stone readers too, for his antiwar leadership. Thanks to Adam Dada for this interview....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 09:46 AM
Another smear of Ron Paul's donors. this time from the Supreme Soviet of neoconservatism--the American Enterprise Institute. Need I say it again? The November 5th fundraiser was inspired by the movie V for Vendetta, not the attempt to overthrow the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 09:27 AM
This is a month old, and in fact Karen referred to it in a post last month, but people need to see this. It's just over a minute long. I've grown so accustomed to the decent and humane Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 09:27 AM
I’m moving from being a "moderate" on polls to being a skeptic. Oddly enough, that happens while Ron Paul is rising in the polls. But the more I think about it, the more I think the polls understate his support...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 09:03 AM
Why do smart people like George Stephanopoulos (Ron Paul can't win), Hillary Clinton and Eliot Spitzer (drivers licenses for illegal aliens) make boneheaded plays? George's response to Ron Paul's statement that his goal is to win--"That's not going to happen."--may...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 08:31 AM
Reports MTV.com: "While his fellow students are hooking up with whatever presidential campaign they think might pad their résumé or land them a cushy post-graduation job, University of Southern California senior Jeff Hubbard wants to do nothing less than change...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2007 07:54 AM
A new CBS poll shows Ron Paul in 4th place with 8% in New Hamphire, ahead of Thompson and Huckabee. In Iowa, Ron Paul is tied for 5th place with John McCain. Huckabee is in a surprising 2nd place, closing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 10:50 PM
I just finished Judge Andrew Napolitano's great new book, A Nation of Sheep, which I recommend without reservation. A full review is forthcoming, but in the meantime, I especially liked this passage about government cameras: Why should government agents spy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 09:37 PM
On November 20 or 21, USA Today will run a full-page ad laying out the case for Ron Paul. It's being funded by a donor from Massachusetts who is not connected to the official campaign. (Thanks to Andrew Greve.) Update...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 07:45 PM
So David Horowitz, who was a communist for the first 50 years of his life, and who did all that he could do to support the North Vietnamese communists during the Vietnam War as a "celebrated" 60s leftist rabble rouser,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 07:43 PM
At Zogby's Ron Paul prediction. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 07:23 PM
CBS/NYT GOP New Hampshire Primary Poll (pdf), from Nov. 2nd-12th * Mitt Romney 32% * Rudy Giuliani 16% * John McCain 16% * Ron Paul 8% * Mike Huckabee 6% * Fred Thompson 6% And, not bad in Iowa...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 07:00 PM
Ron Paul is now at 8% in New Hampshire. PRESIDENT - NEW HAMPSHIRE - PRIMARIES Romney 34% Giuliani 16% McCain 16% Paul 8% Huckabee 6% Thompson 5% Tancredo 0% Hunter 0% (Thanks to Rolf)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 06:57 PM
This article attacking Ron Paul is perhaps one of the sickest items I have seen yet coming from the Establishment slaves over at The Weekly Stupid. Of course, Ron Paul *said* he didn't raise the money, and he clearly gave...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 05:35 PM
You already know about this, no doubt, but I thought this was a compelling video:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 04:39 PM
Writes Charles Porter: "This is what really got me about the old leftist David Horowitz. When he said libertarian websites and especially Lewrockwell.com are 'indistingishable from the anti-American left', don't feel like the Lone Ranger; I get it daily. "I'm...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 04:38 PM
Rarely does Ron Paul get to discuss the nuances and details of foreign policy, and show just how much he knows about its political economy, the winners and losers, and the intricacies behind the geopolitics. Scott Horton's great interview of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 12:47 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 12:28 PM
I don't know anything about these organizations, but see their tv ads and web banners. (Thanks to Michael Edelstein)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 12:09 PM
They can launch their murderous wars, enact a police state here at home, add another pack to the welfare house of cards--but they can't, as Burt Blumert puts it, repeal the law of gravity. The value of the dollar, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 11:27 AM
Given that next month's Boston Tea Party independent fundraiser for Ron Paul will far surpass November 5th's, I guess dressing up as my people to oppose mercantilism will be terrorism to Beck and Horowitz too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 10:32 AM
This one from Bill Kristol's Weekly Standard. I guess the memo went out....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 09:44 AM
As the Ron Paul movement grew, it was inevitable that the neocons would turn from demeaning to smearing. One clownish and sinister example was Glenn Beck’s CNN show last night....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 09:27 AM
Ron Paul Breaks into the Light (thanks to Jay Henderson)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 09:24 AM
The paper, though no longer the bastion of the Old Right that it was under the great Col. McCormick, does a reasonable job for the MSM. For example: "Hammering home a singular message of freedom, free markets, smaller federal government...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 13, 2007 09:18 AM
Big surprise. But he's running a poll to find out if you all think Ron Paul supporters are "taking the word 'Revolution' too literally" (whatever that means)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 10:09 PM
Canada's The Walrus magazine: "Ron Paul's ultimate impact on the tone of the race is hard to predict; many of the themes of his campaign would be hard for other Republicans to get behind. (Except perhaps Mitt Romney, who can...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 08:42 PM
Brad Porter has written a great summary of the Philly Rally with a surprise ending!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 07:16 PM
I read progressive blogger Dave Neiwert's shallow hit piece on Ron Paul this morning and just rolled my eyes at the absurdity of the allegations, which are readily apparent to anyone who knows Ron Paul's views on unconstitutional legislation. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 06:11 PM
Tonight I watched Obama re-invent his stump speech. Now he has energy but still has no ideas. Ron Paul sucked the life out of his insurgent candidacy so he needed a new shtick. Then there's the flurry of gonzo endorsements...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 05:33 PM
The Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram on The Man (thanks to Adrian Heath). Here's an excerpt: "The man is synonymous with integrity. A strict constitutionalist, he opposed the Patriot Act, the war in Iraq, expanding the powers of the executive branch...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 02:42 PM
Years ago, when I worked for Lew Lehrman and Seth worked for the Wall Street Journal, we used to discuss monetary policy. Throughout many important jobs in journalism, he has championed sound money, so I wasn't really surprised--thrilled is more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 01:10 PM
ClickZ analyzes website traffic for the candidates and finds Fred's little announcement spike is over and Ron is back in his rightful place as King of the Internet. And look who is driving traffic to Ron Paul's website: Google 26.67%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 12, 2007 07:45 AM
My favorite item from the latest NH poll: Ron Paul 7 (gains 5), Fred Thompson 5 (drops 5)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 07:03 PM
No, the New York Times's most antiwar columnist is actually an FDR-loving lefty, but his instincts are sound--he knows that contrary to Ben Bernanke there is an inflation problem in this country (though Herbert does get tripped up by CPI...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 06:12 PM
They especially prefer the Democratic pro-war fascista to Ron Paul, says Andrew Sullivan in the London Times. In fact, Ron is the one Republican who can beat Hillary and her neocons....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 02:14 PM
To those drawn into libertarianism through Ron Paul, the whole philosophy may seem daunting and recondite. Over the years however, in accord with a division of labor and specialization, thinkers have applied classical liberal/libertarian theory to all aspects of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 02:06 PM
Writes John Flanagan: "Not that folks of our generation ever really thought the MSM didn't like negative campaigns, especially the income streams provided by them, yet I suspect the Good Doctor gets no respect because he's entirely too positive in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 01:42 PM
My son Shane was wandering around with a camera at the Philly Rally yesterday and caught this bit from Ron's assistant campaign manager, Debbie Hopper. It's an impassioned plea for people to step up for service in the Second American...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 11:48 AM
He has to borrow another $3 million for his huge, ineffective campaign staff. Meanwhile, there will be an "independent" effort of the sort he condemns. No relation, of course, to the vast number of actual independent efforts for Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 11:42 AM
Part I Part II (Thanks to Scott L. Fields)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 11:36 AM
All my life--and I worked in Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign--the media and good-government types have called for an end to negative campaigning, no personal attacks on opponents, and positive campaigns based on ideas. So here we have a candidate who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 11:22 AM
This is the only coverage of the massive Ron Paul rally yesterday? Come on!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 09:27 AM
While my fellow Buffalonian Wolf Blitzer has done several good interviews with Ron Paul, my fellow South Buffalonian Tim Russert has ignored him. Now, based on his comments a few seconds ago, he's all agog about having the flip-floppers for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 08:52 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2007 08:08 AM
Writes Izzy Lyman: "Just returned from the Ron Paul Revolution in Philly. You've probably heard there were a gazillion people there. And what an eclectic group it was - veterans, homeschoolers, Republicans, Libertarians, Democrats, anarchists, and a guy wearing a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 09:02 PM
Forgive me for making this point again, but can you imagine in a million years such a message from volunteers for any other candidate? "The Ron Paul Los Angeles Meetup has purchased a list of 700,000 Iowa mailing addresses and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 06:50 PM
Writes Evan Tanner: "No real surprise here -- In a new Weekly Standard editorial, William Kristol, one of the most prominent and influential voices in the conservative movement, suggests that Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) recent speech attacking war critics may...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 06:12 PM
"Conservative wildcard a hit with young voters" (and thanks to Brad)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 05:32 PM
Ron explains freedom, peace, and prosperity to CNN after his huge Independence Mall rally. (Thanks to all who sent me this YouTube.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 05:24 PM
Great article. He's catchin' on. I'm tellin' ya....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 04:39 PM
Ron Paul is now at 7% among likely primary voters in New Hampshire, according to the latest Marist survey, and he scores 18% among those earning less than $50,000 a year. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 04:08 PM
Ross Kaminsky on betting on Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 02:20 PM
On December 16th, the Ron Paul Tea Party will be bigger than November 5th! (Thanks to Gary North)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 01:54 PM
A letter from Robert Fort to the Dallas Morning News: "I am angry over Mike Huckabee's appearance at Prestonwood and New Beginnings Church, in addition to the virtual endorsement from pastor Jack Graham. Too many evangelicals and fundamentalists have embraced...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 01:31 PM
Seems Ron Paul has their attention lately....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 01:21 PM
Well, we are here and Rocky Lynne is blowing the crowd away with some rocking Nashville sound. I'll be blogging here, Brad Porter is posting at the Crossed Pond and Laura Ebke will be posting photos as soon as we...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 11:41 AM
Today Ron Paul visits Philadelphia, the origin of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. It is also the origin of the Marine Corps. On this day, November 10, 1775, Samuel Nicholas formed the first unit of Continental Marines...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 06:16 AM
Note the public relations gizmos employed by Mitt Romney's moneybomb. Hilarious! So we have Ron Paul who engages and educates people, and treats everyone as if they are his equal, and then we have Mitt Romney, a slimebag who talks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 10, 2007 05:25 AM
I cringe when I hear someone say "Ron Paul can't win the nomination." I think to myself, "What's your track record for predictions?" Few people have one, let alone a good one. I'm "only" 49 years old but have spent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 08:41 PM
CBS has announced that Ron Paul will be a guest on this Sunday morning's "Face the Nation." Check local listings....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 07:33 PM
There's a MittBomb, too. Love those rocking websites. Oh, and Huckabee! I guess this is a good time to advise everyone to sign up for TeaParty07! On December 16th, 1773 American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 04:50 PM
Writes Will Grigg: "I don't know if the Ron Paul 'Love Revolution' has an unofficial anthem, but the 1968 classic 'People Gotta Be Free' by the Rascals would be a good choice."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 04:22 PM
Writes C.J. Watson: "Slogging through the blogs, you know the times they are a' changing when leftwing Democrats are worrying that Ron Paul could be a spoiler for THEM! Their big beef now is that antiwar, pro-Constitution Democrats may cross...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 03:46 PM
Writes Chad Rushing: "See also the interview in today's Philadelphia Bulletin, "Paul Refuses To Hold Back In Candid Q-And-A (Part 1). "Note how he even defends Mitt Romney's Mormon faith rather than try to score cheap points on a controversial...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 02:53 PM
Writes Shaw Summitt: "I have been devouring the LRC blog - it is constantly up and being refreshed - to the detriment of my job, I am sure. Thanks for publishing, keep it up! "I have noticed something in my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 02:30 PM
A nice long Liz Halloran interview with Ron Paul. (Thanks to Chad Rushing) UPDATE: Writes Eric Langborgh: "Doesn't it just grate you that it is titled, 'Libertarian Candidate Ron Paul'? There is no indication anywhere on the first page of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 02:02 PM
(Though they attract dog-like worship in DC.) Here's more proof: the hilariously bad Pajamas Media has cratered, in part because they tried to tamp down the Ron Paul movement....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 01:53 PM
Though a tee-shirt with Ron Paul in 18th-century Jeffersonian garb would be actually appropriate. Or make that the clothes Tom wore when he was elected in 1800. (Via Takimag.com)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 01:35 PM
He can't be bought, and they know it. (Thanks to Jay Henderson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 12:06 PM
Writes Sean Corrigan to his clients: "Notice how discomfited/shifty dear Ben looks – before dissembling outrageously in his answers…. "MZM only going up with portfolio shifts? That sounds like the usual Tricky Trichet excuse, but bank balance sheets are expanding...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 11:32 AM
Thanks to WWE superstar, blogger, and LRC reader Val Venis (Sean Morley)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 11:02 AM
The New York Times on Ron Paul's latest NH television ad....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 10:33 AM
It's just their daily tracking poll, but a good trend, if it keeps up. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mike Huckabee back in single digits and Ron Paul gaining another percentage point of support in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 10:21 AM
As a supplement to "The Dollar Crisis" reading list, here are the lectures from Boom, Bust, and the Future. And of course, the man himself, Murray Rothbard on Banking and the Business Cycle. To those who have just become interested...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 10:18 AM
MSNBC on Ron at a Nashua, NH, high school discussing money and war (and thanks to John McCarthy)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 09:21 AM
Even from the Kudlow boys. (Thanks to Tyler) BTW, for context, though I blogged it earlier, here is the preceding Larry interview of Ron (and thanks to John Lavis)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 09:19 AM
Read event=displayArticle&ustory_id=d3ddb90b-d14a-42b9-9692-fb62a02b68e2">this confused college student's letter to the editor and the ensuing comment thread and see if you don't feel hope....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 09:02 AM
There are millions of them, says the Orange County Register....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 9, 2007 08:10 AM
Wolf Blitzer interviews Ron Paul. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 05:21 PM
ABC on Ron Paul vs. Ben Bernanke on the declining value of the dollar....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 05:16 PM
The RCP poll average now includes Paul along with the other five (Huckabee was added a couple of months ago). In addition, the latest Rasmussen poll has Paul at 5% for the first time....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 04:45 PM
And traders cheer Ron. (Thanks to Robert Tamburo)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 04:39 PM
Check out this great interview, where Lew and Scott discuss libertarianism, government's exemptions from moral law, central planning, the connection between inflation and war, red-state fascists and, of course, the glorious Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 03:39 PM
Why, Michael Nelson wants to know, did Ron Paul vote to table the Kucinich motion? Says a friend in the know: "Because it is improper for the House to consider something as important as impeachment without having had hearings and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 02:28 PM
When I first heard Ron Paul, at a libertarian conference in Miami 32 years ago, I was very impressed. But here's what impresses me even more: he keeps getting better! Take a look at this extraordinary interview with the Nashua,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 12:30 PM
For New Hampshire....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 12:24 PM
Ron teaches the counterfeiter-in-chief about monetary economics. Notes Brinck Slattery: "Apparently traders in the pit exploded in cheers when Ron Paul talked about inflation in the hearings with Bernanke."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 12:13 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 11:44 AM
Ari Melber of The Nation on the amazing Ron Paul campaign, driven from below by real people and real ideas. No tightly controlled, centrally planned effort like the neofascist Giuliani's, but a loosely knit, decentralized, and popularly organized people's revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 08:45 AM
Joe Scarborough, sort of a war skeptic when he had an evening MSNBC show, is a neocon in the morning. Today he was excoriating the press for not giving more attention to Nicholas "What's-the-French-for-Neocon?" Sarkozy's sycophantic speech before Congress on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2007 07:52 AM
I must admit I was a little surprised to hear CNN criticizing the (other?) media for not giving Ron Paul a fair shake. They even went so far as to include a graph that compares Ron Paul's 4,695 mentions on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 10:29 PM
From WMUR TV Nashua:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 07:21 PM
Pollster.com And Michigan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 06:45 PM
Here's a North Carolina robocall survey's actual question: There will be a number of people running for President in 2008 as Republicans. Some of the most talked about are Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson. If the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 05:27 PM
Writes Paul Aubert: "I had never seen this video before. It looks like something someone at the Houston Chronicle had put together not long after the Texas BBQ. It's a nice piece."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 05:04 PM
For 94 years, we were supposed to be awed and bored by the central bank, and pay no real attention to the greatest counterfeiting machine in the history of the world. Yet Ron has made a campaign issue, and a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 04:43 PM
All these crazy endorsements today mean one thing: the establishment is circling the wagons to stop Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 04:37 PM
Writes Linda Feldmann in the Christian Science Monitor: "Suddenly, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has become a money-making machine. As of 11:44 Wednesday morning, the libertarian-leaning, "get out of Iraq now" congressman from Texas had pulled in $7,556,621.90 in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 02:52 PM
From MSNBC: "Angry voters rejecting things: But for those looking for a message from 2007, then answer this question: What does a rejection of stem cell research in New Jersey have in common with a rejection of school vouchers in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 02:47 PM
From his emailed newsletter: "Rep. Ron Paul set fundraising records on Monday, pulling in $4.2 million in online donations in one day. This is the largest single day of online fundraising in political history, and the largest single day of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 02:02 PM
Ron Paul has gotten more votes than Rudy Giuliani in the first Republican straw poll in New York State. Here are the votes: Ron Paul - 26 votes Rudy Giuliani - 21 votes Mitt Romney - 6 votes John McCain...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 09:06 AM
"Ron Paul just grabbed the media by the throat and got their attention with the only language they understand: money." That's the opening of Howard Kurtz's long Washington Post analysis and blog round-up on the RP Revolution. (Thanks to Scott...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 08:47 AM
Of course not, as Shmuel Rosner, chief US correspondent of the best Israeli newspaper, Ha'aretz, points out in his blog. Ron is simply a non-interventionist. (Thanks to Adam Dada.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 08:26 AM
The Houston Chronicle, historically anti-Ron Paul, has a decent story on his stunning fundraising. It points out that his campaign is doing more advertising, and hiring more workers, with its increased funds. (Of course, the statist newspaper can't resist an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 05:51 AM
As is normal in an empire, the client states buy politicians in the imperial capital. Of course, Pakistan is one of the minor purchasers. It's also why George Washington warned against inveterate attachments or antipathies to foreign countries as incompatible...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 05:42 AM
Writes Sudha Shenoy: "If you'll look on the top right, you'll see that the story about Ron Paul's fundraising is one of the four 'most read' in The Times [London] 7 Nov. People are taking notice..." Update from Sudha Shenoy:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2007 05:38 AM
From AOL: "This morning, a collective gasp of dismay was heard coming from the Republican party candidates for president. The news? Texas congressman Ron Paul has set a new GOP single-day fundraising record. In a 24-hour period Mr. Paul raised...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 10:36 PM
On the Deaf Ron Paul Blog. (Thanks to Daniel Binder.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 10:30 PM
Campaign press conference:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 10:21 PM
Recently, I made a crack about the militarist bent of the rural South and noted tangentially how little support Southern states have given to Ron Paul. I was greeted with the response I expected: A legion of dour Southern men...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 10:16 PM
By FOX standards, anyway. (Thanks to Scott L. Fields)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:55 PM
TinyURL.com (see the upper right-hand corner), and thanks to Scott Horton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:42 PM
(Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:34 PM
"What [Ron Paul]'s done -- what his supporters have done -- is astonishing," Ed Rollins, who managed Ross Perot's campaign in 1992 and served as an adviser to President Reagan, told The Trail. "You can't dismiss his anti-war vote. You...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:16 PM
No more of it at National Review's blog? Well, no, but David Freddoso is pretty good. (Thanks to John Morgan.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:04 PM
The Politico profiles the Ron Paul supporter behind ThisNovember5th.com...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 08:34 PM
Writes John McCarthy: "The London Times belittles yesterday’s fundraising triumph by Dr. Paul’s exceedingly independent followers. They hint that his campaign is subtly endorsing revolutionary violence. Oh please sir, haven’t we had enough of this foolishness. And then the now-garden...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 08:29 PM
Thanks to Scott Fields...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 06:48 PM
Thanks to Scott Horton...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 06:45 PM
Ron Paul at 5% nationally. CNN...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 06:02 PM
I'm webcasting and live-blogging from Erie Co. NY Republican headquarters tonight at http://www.election2007.wnymedia.net/ I'll sneak in as many plugs for Ron Paul as I can without getting tossed out. 9:30pm ET...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 05:40 PM
As far as I'm concerned, some of the best ads come from grassroots supporters, unaffiliated with the official campaign. I'm sure when this is all over, there will be essays and articles written about the power of decentralization. But for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 04:47 PM
Wolf Blitzer just announced that Ron Paul will be the topic of their Roundtable in the 6pm hour (EST). Also, the Cafferty File's question of the hour is: "Is Ron Paul's candidacy for President getting the attention he deserves?" Answer...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 03:10 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 09:34 AM
Regardless of how much attention the media pays, the explosion of support for the Paul campaign yesterday is much more than a one-time event. The Paul campaign is now a bona fide phenomenon of real significance, and it is difficult...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2007 08:39 AM
The campaign announced that Ron Paul raised $4.2 million from over 37,000 donors in 24 hours. A special thanks should go to Trevor Lyman, who started the Nov. 5 Guy Fawkes money bomb....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 11:14 PM
Ron Paul Raises More Than $3.5M in One Day......
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 09:02 PM
The Ron Paul campaign asks: So far in the 2008 election cycle, the biggest day belongs to Mitt Romney. On January 8th, he raised just over $3.1 million. Will you help us beat Mitt Romney and raise more in one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 06:58 PM
total raised today: $3,025,851 (online only) total at start of day: $3,115,107 total at last update: $6,140,958...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 06:43 PM
In a brilliantly-written article, Byron Wolf of ABC News says, "Mark it down: A landmark moment entered the annals of political fundraising on November 5, 2007." Click here to read the article....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 06:01 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 05:49 PM
...you start denominating time in terms of how much money Ron Paul has raised -- e.g., "I'll take the trash out as soon as he hits $5.9 million."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 05:38 PM
Any minute now, according to a couple people I've spoken to (my wife included)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 03:25 PM
Dr. Avery Knapp is featured at techPresident today, writing about the Ron Paul moneybomb fundraiser. If you're not familiar with the organizer of New York City's main Ron Paul Meetup group, see here: Ron Paul NYC Meetup Group Interview with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 02:27 PM
What's this? Newspeak circulations continue to decline? Will the mainstream media blame this on Ron Paul "spammers?"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 02:25 PM
The all-time record for single-day fundraising during the primary season is $2.3 million. Ron Paul has raised over $1.7 million today as of this writing. Gee, you think he'll beat it? UPDATE: Apparently Mitt Romney raised $3.1 million on one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 12:02 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 11:15 AM
A great blog post by Ivan Maisel at ESPN.com, comparing BCS hopefuls to the candidates they most resemble. I would swap Benito and Hillary, since Ohio State is (in my opinion) the most overrated BCS contender and will lose when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 11:11 AM
Writes George Will in an excellent piece supporting Rep. Walter Jones's Constitutional War Powers Resolution (co-sponsored by Ron Paul): "Republicans, supposed defenders of limited government, actually are enablers of an unlimited presidency. Their belief in strict construction of the Constitution...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 10:18 AM
Matt Davidson writes: "Early this morning a group of MIT students decided they would take a stand against the emerging police state. Some supported Ron Paul and dropped a 60' long "Ron Paul rEVOLution" banner over the main campus building...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 09:54 AM
Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 09:26 AM
Christian Century on Ron Paul's pastor brother, David....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 09:23 AM
Those who thought that raising $5 Million in a single quarter was "jaw-dropping" will undoubtedly be floored to learn what is happening today. Thousands of freedom-loving individuals from the United States are getting behind Ron Paul's message and showing their...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 08:30 AM
I don't know what the all-time record is for contributions in one day, but Ron Paul must be on the verge of breaking it. Looks like he has raised well over one million since midnight! I would bet the prior...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 08:21 AM
As of 2:00 AM Eastern, Ron Paul has raised over $240,000 since midnight. Yes, that's $240,000 in two hours. Since I started writing this, he has raised over $20,000 more. Okay, now it's at $270,000. Now it's at $290,000. So...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 01:16 AM
Not me, of course, since I don't know the first thing about making YouTubes. But I'd love to see a YouTube that highlights the awards and honors Ron Paul has received, with music and video clips and/or photos in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 12:27 AM
One of my favorite lines from Ron Paul's Arab-American Institute speech, which I watched on YouTube some days ago, was this: "Somebody asked me whether I had a special speech for your group, and I said, no, it's the same...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 5, 2007 12:23 AM
Count on Ron Paul to reach out to the oppressed and marginalized, to bring the unifying message of freedom to every American. Thanks to George Ajjan for this report, and the video of Ron's talk (scroll down)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 4, 2007 11:07 PM
Jennifer Reynolds on the latest hullabaloo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 4, 2007 10:13 AM
Junior Chris Potratz of Iowa State writes about Ron Paul in the student newspaper. (Thanks to Chris Maier)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 4, 2007 12:42 AM
Writes Paul: "We're in the UK; my wife is of West African background and often goes online to a forum of several hundred members revolving around the problems and solutions to afro hair types. "She was surprised to find spontaneous...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 4, 2007 12:28 AM
Writes Mathew R. Lazare: "Ron gave an unbelievably powerful interview, focused mainly on economic policy, to Bloomberg's Tom Keene yesterday."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 11:32 PM
Ron Paul in the Boulder Weekly....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 07:49 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 06:40 PM
Rockie Lynne will be performing at the November 10 Liberty Rally at Independence Mall in Philadelphia....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 06:40 PM
Meeting Ron Paul By "Barry Day" Well, it finally happened. After first learning about Rep. Paul in the South Carolina Republican debate, where his principled and rational stand against Mr. Guiliani cured my political apathy, after weeks of studying his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 02:49 PM
Tim Swanson at the Mises Blog alerts us to this great interview with investment guru Jim Rogers. Rogers calls Bernanke a nut who's in a government position because he couldn't get a real job. Should Ron Paul make it to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 09:17 AM
Lew, when are the MSM going to realize that they are only hurting themselves and their careers when they interview Ron Paul unfairly? They aren't hurting Ron as he always acquits himself well. He turned the tables on Soledad by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 3, 2007 08:22 AM
Soledad O'Brien tries to demean Ron Paul--the current MSM tactic--but it doesn't work. (Thanks to Sean)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 11:05 PM
Ron Paul at the Arab-American Institute National Leadership Conference in Dearborn, Mich. (Thanks to Jonathan Townsend)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 10:54 PM
Writes Scott Sutton: "Alison and I will be in Charleston, SC, on December 21st and 29th, so I made our hotel reservations tonight. The reservationist I spoke with was from Seattle originally, so we chatted a bit. At the end...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 10:35 PM
And that's just Tucker Carlson. Joel Stein is even worse. (Thanks to Sean)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 09:27 PM
They say, "The biggest news for MSU and U of M fans, is the unity that will be occurring on a day of hardcore division based on which team you support. The effort from Ron Paul supporters of Michigan State,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 09:22 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 08:32 PM
(Thanks to Steven St. Jean)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 05:16 PM
Continuing my life-long contrarian ways--I think the ad is okay. Right up front, it says you can vote for Ron even though you might disagree on some points because you can trust the man. Rudy is pro-choice and pro-life. How...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 04:19 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 04:18 PM
John Dickerson on a recent GabFest mentioned this Ron Paul ad and the criticism it garnered even from Paul supporters--Dickerson was cagey in his comments, but hinted he thought there was something brilliant about the ad. Maybe it's this--no publicity...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 04:00 PM
The interview is being promoted on CNN-TV and on their website. Here is an excerpt. The full interview will air on tonight's show, in the 10-11pm Eastern Time hour. It is conducted by Soledad O'Brien....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 01:26 PM
"Wired.com corrected a spam story about Ron Paul's campaign and clarified that there has been no evidence to suggest that Ron Paul’s campaign was involved with spamming. "While somebody without authorization may have spammed either on behalf of Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 12:25 PM
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A nice write up by Ron Paul's fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, where he was house manager and kitchen steward: “You had to order all the food, plan all the meals, you were in charge of the cooks for three meals...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 10:50 AM
Nice local coverage:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 08:40 AM
Many kinds in Ron Paul's coalition By MARK WOODS, The Times-Union "So after an evening with Ron Paul supporters, how would I describe them? As hard to describe. Not necessarily coming from the right or the left, but from the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 08:02 AM
This November 5th...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 07:26 AM
Wherever real people show up, Ron Paul wins: The results of a straw poll of Springfield Republicans Thursday night shows what Ron Paul backers say they already know. Paul is a popular candidate in the conservative Ozarks. The Texas congressman...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2007 06:42 AM
In a recent episode (117) of This Week in Tech, there's a funny exchange between mainstream goody-goody host Leo Laporte, who at first says he can't understand why online purchases should not be taxed like other sales. John Dvorak berates...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 11:18 PM
Ron Paul speaks truth to power. (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 08:52 PM
So "Wired" has been exposed as lying about non-existent Ron Paul-supporting spammers. Even if they weren't lying, it should be pointed out that Ron's phenomenal fund-raising (and not just spending $60 million of his own money like Romney) would blow...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 06:37 PM
Writes Brent Peterson: "As you know those spam bot stories are complete distortion. However one thing that seems to be missed is that the spambots are not spamming for Ron Paul, they aren't someone trying to discredit support for Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 05:51 PM
Send this one to every left-of-center friend you have, and ask how often you hear Democrats speak this frankly. Yes, they may not like Ron Paul's economic views, but on things he can do on his own, without Congress, who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 04:39 PM
First Read reports: Paul’s book, “A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship,” has moved to No. 22 on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers list....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 02:22 PM
Writes Anders Mikkelsen: "It is amazing that you can't tell from the Wired article if the Ron Paul e-mails are trying to sell something or give people a virus. Maybe spammers know that people will open anything that says Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 12:44 PM
Writes Chad Odhner: "It's snarky and belittling, but it's actually a pretty fair article. All of these huge papers (Time, NYT, etc) are being overly revelatory regarding the 'less desirable' portion of Paul's base, but at least they're accurately portraying...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 11:43 AM
*Time is not the house organ of the Ron Paul campaign. *Ron Paul has a great sense of humor; his supporters should have one too. *When the MSM media ignores us, we complain; when they cover us, should we also...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 10:55 AM
The Time article is indeed brilliant -- that is, a brilliant hit piece, portraying Ron Paul as a bore and his supporters as lunatics. It barely even mentions his opposition to the war, and even when it does, it tries...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 09:55 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution Thursday, Nov. 01, 2007 By JOEL STEIN It sometimes seems as if someone is playing a cruel practical joke on Ron Paul. He goes to a college and delivers the same speech he's given for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 09:42 AM
Tom Woods wants to know how Ron Paul supporters can "spam" the Meetup groups. Easy. Cloning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 06:20 AM
When Ron Paul wins an online poll by a wide margin, his supporters are accused of "spamming" the poll. Well, here's a contest he wins by a wide margin: Meetup groups. Ron Paul has more than twice as many Meetup...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2007 12:08 AM
All the official media are exhilarated by Wired.com's ridiculous charge yesterday that the Ron Paul campaign is spamming. Since we all know that actual spamming--as versus winning web polls with "too many" voters--is harmful to the campaign, it is either...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 11:37 PM
Long Ron Paul YouTube at 5 mins., 36 secs., but see especially from about 35 secs. to about 3 mins. (Thanks to Robert Tamburo)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 10:33 PM
The New York Press on Avery Knapp and other NYC Ron Paulians. (Thanks to Rick Fisk)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 10:11 PM
I was visiting this discussion forum centered on this band I'm very much into. Their twisted, dirty rock is not exactly Old Right music (though I learned long ago never to assume you knew what someone loved to listen to)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 08:57 PM
At E! last night, when I asked the cameraman and director at G4 ("content for tech-savvy 20-somethings"--and therefore a Ron Paul hotbed) if I could take a photo of Ron and interviewer Layla Kayleigh for my blog, the director said,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 07:46 PM
Even by Hollywood standards, Ron's appearance on the Leno show could not have been scripted any better than it came out spontaneously. What a telling contrast with what passes for "news" coverage of politics on the cable channels. The Democrats...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 11:40 AM
A convert! He has the best supporters I have ever seen at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I had fun! [...] Ron Paul people were every where. Then my camera wasn't working. All of a sudden Ron Paul gets...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 10:30 AM
I can't resist. Here's another picture of the Dem debate in Philly last night. An RP supporter reports: "I was there that night, making myself accounted for and canvassing the crowd for the upcoming Ron Paul Rally in Philly on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 09:22 AM
Yesterday afternoon, when we pulled up at NBC studios in Burbank, hundreds of Ron's typically diverse and enthusiastic supporters cheered and cheered. Young and old, black, Asian and white, families and hippies, entrepreneurs and professionals, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and anarchists,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 09:02 AM
Here you go, Dan: Ron Paul & The Sex Pistols on Jay LenoAdd to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 08:46 AM
It just goes to show what a rotten news media we have that a comedian gives Ron Paul a far better interview than most of the so-called journalists out there. Leno obviously didn't agree with Dr. Paul on everything, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2007 07:34 AM
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On Chris Matthews' pre-debate show (MSNBC), there is a huge Ron Paul Revolution sign and chants of "Ron Paul, Ron Paul..." could be heard. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/FvckStick/Untitled5.jpg Also, I heard that there are Ron Paul signs all along Route 15 in PA....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 06:30 PM
Screen shot courtesy of American at Ron Paul Forums. Also, George Hemminger of Ron Paul Radio is in the studio taping of the Tonight Show. More:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 06:16 PM
National Review wonders about the meaning of the poll that has Hillary at 48 versus Ron Paul's 38. The meaning is clear: Ron Paul can beat Hillary! I said in February that Ron starts out with 45% against Hillary. That...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 04:46 PM
Via Andrew Sullivan, British bookies slash the odds of Ron Paul winning the presidency....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 02:15 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 02:04 PM
An extremely interesting Ron Paul YouTube. (Thanks to Wendy Moore.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 12:45 PM
Donna D'Errico of Baywatch endorses Ron Paul! (Thanks to Gene Trosper.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 12:25 PM
The Politico's Jonathan Martin on the Ron Paul NH TV spots: He says #2 is "conventional" (hardly!), but really likes #1, in part for all its Hair: the bearded guys (yeah!) and the "long-haired dude" (oh well). Part of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 12:03 PM
Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times's political blog, The Swamp, decides to get some readers by sneering at Ron Paul. Mr. Malcolm hates the attention Ron will get from the Tonight Show tonight (btw I'll be there and hope to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 10:13 AM
Part I: Here's Part II, and thanks to Scott Sutton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 08:58 AM
"Read these two break-out MSM articles," says Chris Rhoades. "Ron Paul's Iowa dreams becoming more real" and "The people powering the Paul phenomenon."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 08:48 AM
Yet another amazing YouTube. (Thanks to Maui KB)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 08:11 AM
The Arizona Daily Star writes about the local Ron Paul Revolution:Twenty-year-old Rebecca Townsend is good at shattering political stereotypes. The University of Arizona senior is vehemently against the war in Iraq. And if you get her started about how she...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2007 05:19 AM
The Daily Telegraph ranks Ron Paul as one of the top 100 most influential US conservatives....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 11:33 PM
Phil Boyum writes: "Could you point out on your blog post (An LRC Twofer...) that even though - by far - Ron Paul has been the most adamant and consistent voice regarding congressional responsibility to declare war, he has the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 06:31 PM
They hate the Old Right, says Justin Raimondo....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 05:54 PM
Ron Paul Girl: Great Moments In U.S. History - More bloopers are a click away diggit...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 04:51 PM
Naturally, Dave Duffy of Backwoods Home Magazine likes Ron Paul. (Thanks to Bruce Wechsler.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 02:38 PM
Here is the report....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 02:18 PM
Writes Bill Schetlick: "Yesterday, as per usual, I watched all the Sunday morning political programs, including The McLaughlin Report, a regular Sunday shout-fest featuring the usual tired journalists from the Left and Right. Usually Tony Blankley and Pat Buchanan sit...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 11:33 AM
For gleaning delegates, says the Los Angeles Times....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 11:26 AM
An article at CNSNews.com on the Constitutional War Powers Resolution being sponsored by Ron Paul and three other congressmen quotes Ron Paul (of course) and also, at length, Tom Woods....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 29, 2007 07:45 AM
In addition to this one, I suggest something like this (again, all of this, including the "...and I approved this message" bit, can fit into 30 seconds): "Why does Ron Paul have so much grassroots support? [On the screen, tick...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 28, 2007 10:06 PM
People like to get involved in causes that they think other people are supporting. With that in mind, this is the Ron Paul commercial I would do. (Everything below, including Ron Paul's own "I'm Ron Paul and I approved this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 28, 2007 08:49 PM
Obviously this guy is a snarky demagogue, but at least he spent a whole ten minutes talking about Paul. David Boaz is interviewed. (Thanks Anthony A.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 28, 2007 08:43 PM
Legalize Freedom - Vote Ron Paul!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 28, 2007 08:30 AM
From New Hampshire Insider: Six months ago, a lot of New Hampshire folks were saying they liked Ron Paul but didn't really think he had a chance to win. With Thursday's release of the St. Anselm's Poll showing Paul on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 07:33 PM
Not a bad story, especially from the traditionally anti-Paul Houston Chronicle: "Hoping to defy more expectations, Rep. Ron Paul is ratcheting up his maverick Republican presidential campaign by launching TV and radio commercials in early primary states and setting an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 07:11 PM
But it was quickly suppressed. Here was the link. Now it reads "Access denied." It should have read "truth denied." Here's part of what was posted and apparently deleted: Ron Paul- Shame on RedState Red State - 2 hours ago...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 06:24 PM
From the Iowa Independent, Ron Paul's speech: Part 2, 3 and 4 here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 05:41 PM
So Michael Medved demands that Ron Paul repudiate racists who happen to donate money to the campaign of someone who has written the following: Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 03:25 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 01:55 PM
A neocon libel. (Thanks to Frank Golubski) Mr. Medved, will you repudiate belligerent nationalists, drooling torturers, scheming warmongers, redistributing pressure groups, foreign aid thieves, peeping spies, armageddonists, police statists, welfare-mongers, perpetual war promoters, big government conservatives, central bankers, imperialists, Bush,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 01:33 PM
It's fun to watch the political class switch tactics in their panicked response to the Ron Paul Revolution. First, they said there was no revolution, just a few spammers in Mom's basement. That was disproven for all but Sean Hannity...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 11:47 AM
As Dr. Paul addressed the Arab-American Institute's National Leadership Conference yesterday (see pic), his message seems a good fit to the of those attending: "'Anyone who will re-establish the rule of law, civil rights, and the Constitution, we'll vote for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 10:09 AM
Here's a spot from FOX News from about a year ago. Some crank real estate talking head from REMAX is asked "Where will housing prices be in 2007?" His answer? Prices can only go up. Then listen to his attempt...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 05:21 AM
Hillary Clinton versus Ron Paul? By Noel Gibeson WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite her formidable political machine, Hillary Clinton’s worst fear may be that she could be running against Ron Paul in 2008. Why? Because he may be the Republican that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 02:28 AM
Got your Ron Paul mask? (Thanks to Heather, my wife, who is sitting next to me as I type this and who found this site while using her own laptop.) UPDATE: RonPauloween.com has an idea for spreading the word on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 27, 2007 01:20 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 07:46 PM
Chris, the Ron Paul Revolution did it. Obama was supposed to be the candidate of real change. He looked like it and sounded like it, but there was no there there, just rhetoric. Not a single interesting new idea. People,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 05:06 PM
And clealy has no idea what he's seeing: A check of the parking lots at Paul events in New Hampshire finds many Vermont and Massachusetts license plates. An evolved campaign fills its crowds with voters, not just fans. Rick, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 04:21 PM
Thanks to Mike Toles for sending along these links. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4a Part 4b Part 5...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 01:07 PM
A lengthy and positive interview....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 11:04 AM
Ron Paul Rant digg it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 10:17 AM
New Hampshire Presidential Watch has posted pictures of Ron Paul's mail to New Hampshire voters. Update: Watch Ron Paul in NH...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 10:04 AM
Thanks to Bob Schlereth for this....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 09:47 AM
LewRockwell.com is part of it, according to an article by Christopher Hayes in The Nation that focuses on that other warmongering power-elitist running for president in 2004: "Aside from specious allegations about his military service, many of the e-mails attacking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 09:19 AM
The Ron Paul Revolution. (Thanks to mauikb)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 09:06 AM
With Ron Paul supporter Kane. (Thanks to LLM)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 08:49 AM
Some neat photos in this YouTube of Ron suited up for a Congressional baseball game, at which he was always a star. (Thanks to LLM)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 08:44 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2007 12:40 AM
And how he's going to spend it. A surprisingly positive article....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 11:34 PM
You've no doubt heard by now that Ron Paul placed fourth in the prestigious New Hampshire Institute of Politics poll, with 7.4%. The breakdown of the numbers reveals some startling data: Ron Paul gets 44% of GOP voters who consider...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 05:02 PM
Hey, we'll take the free publicity. So what if it's served with a side of snark? eLIB3RTY, the creator of the wildly popular "A New Hope,"(over half a million views so far) is a professional Hollywood film editor who has...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 04:30 PM
Today's two headlines from the Drudge Report read: RANKING DEM'S NEW PLAN..."Largest individual income tax increase in American history" and ROMNEY OPEN TO IRAN 'BOMBARDMENT' If Ron Paul wasn't running, this is what we'd have to choose from. Though, I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 04:14 PM
Here's a nice writeup on a Ron Paul supporter running for a seat in the New Hampshire state house: Jim Forsythe Takes Up Politics for Ron Paul Jim Forsythe is a poster child for New Hampshire values. He's a self-employed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 01:21 PM
Andrew Sullivan takes sides in the Ron Paul Revolution vs. RedState dispute: I don't think I qualify as a Neo-Nazi or a Code Pink activist. Full Wired story here. But here's a simple message to Ron Paul supporters. You're welcome...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 01:16 PM
Paul Weyrich writes: "The upshot is that none of the GOP candidates, except perhaps Romney, is really exciting to at least a portion of the grassroots." Hello, Mr. Weyrich? Where have you been the last 10 months? Do you never...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 11:58 AM
Poll: Up 3 points from 1% to 4% in California among Registered Republicans - Ghouliani down 10 points. Ron Paul Beats Thompson, Huckabee In New Hampshire Poll For the first time, Ron Paul polls at 4% in Rasmussen daily tracking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 25, 2007 09:12 AM
St. Anselm College's Institute of Politics will release a new poll today, completed by SRBI Research in New York City, showing that Clinton and Romney hold solid leads in New Hampshire. The survey of 1,514 likely primary voters has margins...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 11:50 PM
That's the only hope for a Republican victory....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 08:15 PM
(Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 07:33 PM
You got Ron Paul some great publicity in the MSM. Please keep trying to stop the Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 05:14 PM
Well, isn't this interesting. When the question is "Can you tell me the names of any candidates who are running for the Republican nomination for President in 2008?" 7% offer up Ron Paul's name. The pool is 1,011 and I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 03:11 PM
Always fun to see Ben Stein err; he is after all human. Today Merrill announced an $8 billion dollar write down. Ron Paul isn't alone when he braves snickering Fox News neocons; dollar bear Peter Schiff is often in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 02:32 PM
An interesting interview by WDET Detroit, the radio channel of Wayne State University....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 12:53 PM
Linda Ellerbee of Nick News is looking for 12-16 year old Ron Paul Revolutionaries to interview at the Philadelphia Liberty Rally 2007. Details here and here. Call: Kara Pothier Nick News 609-279-0863...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 10:12 AM
Part 1 Part 2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 09:59 AM
Andrew Sullivan is right to worry about the Colbert-Paul conundrum brewing down in South Carolina, especially now that Colbert's presidential candidacy may run afoul of ridiculous Federal Election laws. This kind of rebellious behavior against the leviathan is the type...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 09:27 AM
Writes Michael Taht about his "reluctant conversion": "I saw that one of my blogs had made it to your site, somehow. This one is more important." It's a big tent, Mike, so welcome in! I especially like your chart of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2007 08:10 AM
Wrote Joseph Sobran last June 21st in The Wanderer: "Is it possible? Behold, there are signs that Ron Paul is now gaining support. All his many virtues make him a misfit in the Republican Party, which would love to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 23, 2007 03:17 PM
Thanks to Douglass Bartley for this guide to egomania among the Republican candidates. McCain is first (worst), and Ron Paul is last (best). But as we know, the last shall be first. Republican Presidental Candidate Ego Me-ter Report (Patent Pending)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 23, 2007 02:36 PM
The Ron Paul Riders embarked yesterday from Los Angeles on an ambitious ride across the US to promote Ron Paul at every town along their route. Sadly, their route now looks like this. [This map has been temporarily removed by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 23, 2007 11:31 AM
What a great YouTube! Does any candidate besides Ron Paul have such creative and dedicated volunteers? Of course not. (Thanks to Marlow)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 23, 2007 09:02 AM
Karen Kwiatkowski interviews Dan Bachelder about his Ron Paul fundraising graph project. Dan has added some new graphs, which he explains here. More links to the interview are here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 23, 2007 08:20 AM
Remember Vijay Boyapati, who flew from Seattle to Mountain View, CA to hand Ron Paul a blank check? Here's what he's up to now: My name is Vijay Boyapati and I'm an Engineer at Google. Some of you may remember...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 08:37 PM
Penn and Tellerish f-bomb language warning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 07:52 PM
Court journalist Howard Fineman thinks he is criticizing Ron Paul because Ron doesn't look like what "Hollywood" says a presidential candidate should look like. He looks like a real working person, a retired baby doctor, even, says Fineman in disgust....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 06:42 PM
John Amato catches some choice hypocrisy from warblogger Charles Johnson. Update: I had this link messed up; it's fixed now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 05:11 PM
Yet more innovation from the Ron Paul Revolution! Press release below....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 03:45 PM
The harbingers of a new politics? (Thanks to Dennis Lubahn)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 12:18 PM
The establishment stenographer at Newsweek demeans Ron while in effect predicting his victory in New Hampshire. (Thanks to Ron Holland) UPDATE Writes Luke Schroeder:"I just checked out Fineman’s article on the good doctor. Did you notice the picture? Atop the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 12:13 PM
Reports Yahoo News: "Clinton and her chief Republican rival Rudolph Guiliani spent a fortune on five-star hotels, spa retreats and chartered jets as they pursued their presidential quests in style. "But Texas Representative Ron Paul from the libertarian wing of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 12:08 PM
Writes Jerry Cullen: "After watching the Fox debates I was astounded by the focus that clever FOX brought to the party. There are two major issues that will decide the 2008 election, the war and the economy. Ron Paul is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 11:57 AM
I am increasingly impressed at how Ron Paul sticks to his message, even when interviewers are trying to trip him. He has a positive message, one that should resonate with people who still care about what is going on today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 11:40 AM
Ron Paul, 10/21/07 from Florida:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 10:44 AM
He singled out a FascistRepublic activist to call Ron "certifiably insane" and terrorized a kid who said he was leaning to Ron. I can still remember my shock when another anti-establishment presidential campaign hired Frank as its pollster. Frank is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 10:14 AM
Ryan, is it any coincidence that the Red Sox are the prime opponents of the Evil Empire of the Yankees? That the Red Sox are the anti-establishment team? That they are the champions of working people as versus the Guiliani...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 08:31 AM
(Thanks to Mike Toles and here is the artist's website.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 08:25 AM
Thanks to Johnny Kramer for letting me know that Ash Lux "has created an extension for Firefox that updates Ron Paul's donations every two minutes from RonPaul2008.com. After installation, the donation total is permanently displayed in the lower-right-hand corner of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 08:15 AM
What could this be?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 12:18 AM
Thanks to Tim Swanson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 22, 2007 12:10 AM
Asks World Net Daily....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 10:17 PM
The audio leaves something to be desired, but here is Ron Paul's answer to the Social Security question:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:58 PM
In the rain:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:55 PM
Why didn't they run a clip of Ron Paul from the debate before featuring him with Hannity and Colmes -- which they seem to have done with all the other candidates? The natural choice would be that closing bit in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:41 PM
I have to do it:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:40 PM
Asked to sputtering Hannity. Ha....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:29 PM
That means he got a lot of negative feedback about his nasty comments and demented shouting at Ron during previous "interviews," and rightly so....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 09:27 PM
Colmes announces the results of text poll so far over Hannity objections. Ron winning at 39%. Text your vote on who won the FOX debate to 36288. Ron Paul is R5....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:59 PM
And the horrible Sean Hannity denies it. Man, I really can't stand Sean Hannity. And to think, I once sent a fan letter to him when I was an adolescent, recovering conservative. . . ....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:59 PM
Ron Paul's last answer in the debate was in my opinion the best he's ever given. He nailed these guys. It's not his nature to go on the attack, but the Fox News guy prodded him, and he rose to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:34 PM
They boo and hiss when Ron Paul talks about fiscal discipline, personal liberty, free trade, honest diplomacy, the Constitution, free markets, and especially peace. Let's face it. The GOP is still the Party of Lincoln. Even as Ron Paul heroically...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:30 PM
But most Americans agree with him, rather than the bloodthirsty neocons, on peace and prosperity and non-interventionism. And what a great Ron answer about Republicans adopting the Democrats' foreign policy and spending positions!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:24 PM
Only Ron points out the inflationary evil of the Fed, which all other candidates ignore (actually, agree with)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:18 PM
The candidates are asked about how to solve the looming entitlements crisis the US faces. Dr. Paul rightly notes that with a decimated dollar, it won’t matter what scheme you come up with to save America’s entitlements programs. Our standard...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:17 PM
This has easily been the most hostile crowd Paul has faced at these debates. In fact, judging from their behavior throughout the entire debate in response to all the candidates, they seem to be straight out of Central Casting for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:04 PM
I wish Ron Paul, in the debate just now, when asked what the difference was between himself and Hillary on the war, had added that Hillary had voted for and supported the war -- just like everyone on this stage....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 07:59 PM
Ron Paul answers well on why he opposes a Federal marriage amendment primarily for federalism reasons. He also notes that marriage came under modern state control in the US about a hundred years ago for public health concerns. Secondarily, Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 07:46 PM
Text your vote on who won the FOX debate to 36288. I voted for Ron Paul (R5). Check Fox.com for other candidates....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 07:37 PM
Early in the debate, McCain denounced Romney for having been a businessman, and said that he ran some component of the Navy "not to make a profit," but as a "service." McCain has been on the teat of the state...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 07:25 PM
You can watch the debate online here. Ric Orna: http://foxnews-foxstream.wm.llnwd.net/foxnews_foxstream1 is running with a random overlay of seeming randomly generated sec-to-sec approval ratings of MOD and CON. And you would never guess which candidates the random overlay likes more? I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 06:41 PM
What a funny and fitting reaction for Fred Thompson to receive after showing up at a Florida GOP event and speaking for just five minutes. Thompson has been so lackluster in his limited appearances since declaring his presidential candidacy that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 01:57 PM
Noam Levey has written a major article on anti-war Republicans without a mention of Ron Paul. (Thanks to Kevin Balch.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 01:11 PM
Israeli libertarian Boris Karpa has questions for the Republican Jewish Coalition , which excluded Ron Paul from their recent candidate's forum: Is Ron Paul an enemy of Israel? He clearly isn't. He supported Israel's action against the Osirak reactor when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 11:31 AM
Writes Scott L. Fields: "Ha! This is actually a good idea. Too bad most people would be in the hospital or morgue from alcohol poisoning. "My favorite on this list, not surprisingly, is this: '*The first time Ron Paul makes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:35 AM
Here's a good Sunday morning video:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 21, 2007 08:03 AM
Fascinating analysis from Dan Bachelder....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 08:35 PM
Writes Brian O'Connell: "I've recently become a daily reader to your website, I was originally attracted by your on the point Ron Paul news and blogs, and have stayed for all of your other content. I was suprised to see...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 08:10 PM
Dan Bachelder, the entrepreneur behind RonPaulGraphs.com has an interesting analysis of the data he works with here. An excerpt: This presidential campaign is in an amazing feedback loop of success, the message of the campaign is bringing in creative and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 07:53 PM
Ron Paul, of course. A young internet businessman speaks for so many: (Thanks to J. Frank Jad)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 07:32 PM
"Ron Paul Trounces Giuliani and McCain "Yeah, I know the headline is Huckabee's near-victory in the Christianist straw-poll. It's also pretty amazing how poorly Giuliani did. But it's staggering to me that Ron Paul did so well: 1. Mitt Romney...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 07:26 PM
Writes Guido Hülsmann about Ron Paul's great friend: "The first French edition of Murray N. Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State is in the process of being published in five volumes. The first two volumes (chaps 1-4 and 5-9) have just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 04:49 PM
The Swamp has a fair account....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 03:17 PM
And why, in the forthcoming Ron vs. Hillary smackdown, he'll vote for Ron. (Thanks to Bill Chen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 03:08 PM
ABC News wants to know: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has raised millions in his bid for the nomination, putting him on par with some of the contenders who are faring better in national polls. What impact will Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 01:53 PM
Thanks to Victoria Reynolds for this....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 12:23 PM
David L. Miller of CBS disses Ron Paul because the theocon Values Voters don't cheer him the way normal Americans do. In fact, Ron--a Southern Baptist--appeals very much to his fellow Evangelical Protestants, if not to some of the activists...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 11:50 AM
Back during the Republican economics debate, George Mason economist Russell Roberts opined the following: "Ron Paul thinks we’re in a recession at a time when unemployment is under 5 percent and blames it on monetary policy. This resonates with people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 09:01 AM
Wow. diggit! UPDATE: Minnesotans say: They left us off! UPDATE: The Ron Paul Revolution goes Oktoberfest!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 20, 2007 08:32 AM
Keep telling the truth, Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 07:45 PM
Thanks to Dave Toney!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 06:23 PM
Ron Paul at the Values Voters Summit: Part 1 (I'll update with 2 and 3 when they're posted) Part 2 Part 3...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 05:28 PM
Kevin Balch sends along a link to this Texas poll along with the comment: Fraud Thompson has fallen from 29% in August 10 to 19%. I think its going to be Rudy with Ron Paul as the conservative alternative. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 04:46 PM
Thanks to Brian from Chicago for the heads up on Ron Paul's latest media appearance this evening....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 04:03 PM
When Ron is on Tuesday, October 30th with Jay Leno, his fellow guests will be Tom Cruise and the Sex Pistols. UPDATE Thank to John Delano for reminding me that Johnny Rotten, former lead singer of the Sex Pistols, is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 12:37 PM
The Grand Rapids Press does a nice story on Ron Paul and his brothers. Pastor David says: "On Iraq, I am in total agreement with [Ron]. We shouldn't have been there. We should get out of there. "If it's not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 11:58 AM
By eLiberty:Ron Paul is a confirmed guest on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Tuesday, October 30. Mark your calendars, spread the word, and tune in! Momentum is building.... digg it!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 10:09 AM
After reading he snotty piece by War Street Journal hatchetwoman Susan Davis about some of Ron Paul's "weird" supporters who dare to describe themselves (in government forms) as "tax slaves" I Googled "Weird Giuliani Supporters." (Benito is the Darling of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 10:03 AM
SurveyUSA Election Poll...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 09:12 AM
The Neocon Daily News thinks it is slamming Ron Paul because some of his supporters, forced to fill out a government form to donate to him, describe their occupations as "capitalist" or "tax slave." One is an exotic dancer. How...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 08:26 AM
Michael Kinsley, who once told Murray Rothbard and me that he had studied Murray in college, writes about libertarianism for Time. He considers the old, tired political ideologies vs. the Ron Paul libertarians, whom he says "are going to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 08:03 AM
via Laura at RedStateEclectic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 19, 2007 07:26 AM
NY Daily News Blog Supporters of libertarian-leaning Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, an anti-Iraq War congressman from Texas who is also known as "Dr. No" for his habit of voting in the negative on proposals he thinks aren't in line...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 10:33 PM
As the progressive anti-fascist Naomi Wolfe notes. Here is just some of what she has to say: "On Monday, Rep. Ron Paul, the outsider Republican presidential candidate who has long upheld these values and who was an early voice warning...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 08:50 PM
At Ron Paul's military donations....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 08:44 PM
Right on Huckabee, but don't expect a mass influx of donations into your coffers. As Ron Paul shows, time and time again, actions speak louder than words....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 08:42 PM
I've chastised the Club for Growth for ignoring Ron Paul. Now that Brownback has dropped out, perhaps they can use his space to profile Ron Paul's pro-growth economic policies....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 07:43 PM
I'm so glad Brett Celinski passed this link to me because I had been wondering when Eric Odom would speak up about the Conservative Leadership Conference Straw poll last weekend in Nevada that Ron Paul won decisively. Because of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 05:54 PM
From today's chapter of Betrayal of the American Right: "...the cost of saving the Republic may be extremely high. It could be relatively as high as the cost of setting it up in the first place, one hundred and seventy-five...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 03:41 PM
Ron Paul gets more military donations than any other presidential candidate. Obama, who is also critical of the war, is #2....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 02:56 PM
Interesting, if flawed (duh), ABC story that mentions Mises. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 01:50 PM
At Dartmouth Medical School. "Paul began his remarks by telling students that, 'the medical system is going well except for a few groups: the patients, the doctors, the hospitals, the labs, and the politicians. Everybody else is happy.'" (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 12:38 PM
America has always had interesting revisionist customs in light of its English origin. I always liked the American rewrite of "God Save the King" with "My Country Tis of Thee." Now Americans are looking to turn on its head the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 11:40 AM
He is the only Republican candidate attending the Arab-American Institute's 2007 National Leadership Conference. And he was the only top-tier candidate to attend the Morgan State University debate on African-American issues. Freedom and peace, as he notes, unite us. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 09:37 AM
Writes Craig Spanton: "Did you catch the Tonight Show last night? Not much applause or excitement for the rock star candidate Obama. The only time any of his policies got any applause was when he referenced the constitution and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 09:23 AM
Brownback's going to drop out of the race tomorrow, says the AP. The good news is that it frees up more time for Ron Paul in future debates. The bad news is that it helps concentrate the pro-war vote....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 08:58 AM
Actually, in this case, I don't: Ron Paul is an iPhone man. Me too, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 08:54 AM
The Houston Chronicle crunches the numbers: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, the congressman from the Houston area who opposes the Iraq war, has gotten more contributions than any other White House contender from donors identified as affiliated with the military....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 07:38 AM
According to Hitwise...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2007 07:32 AM
Ron Paul: An American Tune (thanks to Mary Lou Van Houten)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 09:15 PM
From The Onion: Poll: BS Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters Very funny but very painful for Ron Paul supporters who are fighting against this in the MSM. NB: Constant use of the term BS....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 08:40 PM
Lew, suppose this helped?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 07:22 PM
Watch the Tonight Show on Tuesday, October 30th (thanks to John Lavis)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 06:58 PM
Will Paulist wonders never cease? (Thanks to Steve Bartin)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 06:56 PM
Commenting on an interview with Ron, Andrew Sullivan says: "I should add that I'm not as libertarian as he is on the environment. But, as always, listening to him is a far more invigorating experience - even when you disagree...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 04:43 PM
Could David Brody be the newest member of the Ron Paul Revolution? By the way, did you know that Ron Paul leads all presidential candidates in donations from members of the military? That’s right. He’s being chastised by his fellow...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 04:31 PM
Financially, there are only three top-tier candidates for the Republican nomination. Here are the details from the hot Ron Paul campaign press conference. Here are the facts and figures....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 03:18 PM
Want to understand Ron Paul's economic perspective? This is the place to start....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 02:01 PM
Writes Neal Winkler: "My uncle is an officer in the [Small City], IL, police department and is a Ron Paul supporter. The other day he mentioned Ron Paul to someone only to find out that his fellow officers already knew...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 01:09 PM
A decent story!, minus the libertarian snarkiness....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 12:52 PM
Writes Deepinder Gill: "I am forwarding to you a Ron Paul article in Canada's neoconservative newspaper, The National Post. The Ron Paul phenomenon has truly reached Canada, as also exemplified by the fact that there is a 'Canadians for Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 12:30 PM
Dave Weigel reports on Ron Paul's press conference this morning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 10:54 AM
Says David Brody of CBN News who has been writing about Ron Paul the past few days, after his introduction to the Ron Paul Revolution Email Brigade. My inbox has a concussion. It has been knocked unconscious by Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 10:19 AM
We posted the local news report of this event yesterday but this is the entire rally with Jim Ostrowski's full speech and many comments from the attendees about why they support Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 09:27 AM
Hmmm, wonder who that could be. (Thanks to Andrew Main.) Of course, Dr. Ron Paul has been the leading champion in public life for alternative medical freedom for more than 30 years....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 08:58 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 08:26 AM
Reports the San Jose Mercury News: And in a surprising twist, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani came in fourth in third quarter fundraising among Republicans in Silicon Valley - behind long-shot candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Paul's surging Internet...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 17, 2007 07:46 AM
and Giuliani, Thompson and McCain ditch the dinner. The Republican National Committee had sent out an advisory announcing those three men would be there ,and Republican Party officials looked a tad chagrined at their last-minute absences. The Caucus Update: The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 09:02 PM
Ron Paul graphs....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 08:18 PM
Guitarist John Mayer adamantly asserts that, "Ron Paul knows the Constitution." The video is pretty funny....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 07:23 PM
Thanks, Chris Rhoades!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 05:06 PM
Writes Robert Chesnavich: "Ron Paul got a $1,000 donation from none other than J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the groundbreaking television program Babylon 5."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 04:34 PM
The Republican Jewish Coalition bars Ron from their forum, which Jews for Ron Paul has protested. Note: the first Ron Paul Meetup has just formed in Tel Aviv....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 04:26 PM
Featuring LRC's own James Ostrowski: In New York, his supporters see him as the antidote to Rudy Giuliani in the Republican field. "Can Ron Paul beat Rudy Giuliani on February 5? Did Dave Wottle come from behind in the 800...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 04:09 PM
To discuss "the finances of Dr. Paul and the other three top-tier candidates.”...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 03:54 PM
Sample: Generally speaking, war causes pollution -- uranium, burning of fuel for no good purpose. The Pentagon burns more fuel than the whole country of Sweden. Grist...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 03:45 PM
I think CNBC's John Harwood just likes talking to the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 03:39 PM
The Las Vegas Sun on Ron Paul (and thanks to Doug French)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 03:24 PM
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the top Republican fundraiser, taking in $85,400, more than twice his two closest rivals in the polls, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. What may come as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 03:15 PM
CNBC learns a lesson. (Thanks to Chris Manion.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 02:33 PM
Here's where his donations come from....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 02:01 PM
The one expert on free-market energy provision is not invited to MSNBC's energy forum in Houston next month, cosponsored with representative of Big Oil. Here, btw, is the establishment bunch excluding Ron: The Greater Houston Partnership 713.844.3600 Fax: 713.844.0200 ghp@houston.org...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 10:05 AM
The standings: * Rudy Giuliani 32% * Fred Thompson 18% * John McCain 14% * Mitt Romney 10% * Mike Huckabee 6% * Ron Paul 5% * Sam Brownback 2% * Tom Tancredo 2% * Duncan Hunter 1% * None/No...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 10:05 AM
The truth comes out: While McCain aides sought to downplay his fiscal straits at the end of last month, the report filed last night paints an ugly picture. He didn't raise $6 million for the quarter, as his staff claimed....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 09:26 AM
Poor Ron Paul, to have to attend the "Values Voters" convention in DC, where "Death to Arabs" will be the watchword, amidst hosannas to the Apostle George. There will be a straw poll, but any Ron Paulian paying $95 to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 08:56 AM
Helen Thomas: "So where do the voters go who are sick of the Iraqi debacle?" Lawrence A. Hunter: "Democratic and Independent voters who are sick of the Iraqi debacle have no where to go other than to move over and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 16, 2007 08:17 AM
I'm off to Albany in a few hours to speak at a rally for Ron Paul on the Capitol steps at 11am. NY is a two-way race now but I can't remember who the other fellow is....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 11:42 PM
Spending Outpaces Donations for Romney and Giuliani: Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, raised $9.5 million over the summer but spent more than twice that much, $21.3 million. Mr. Romney lent his campaign another $8.5 million, but even with the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 11:21 PM
Remember the big news that Ron Paul's military donations of $19,300 were last quarter? This quarter they're about twice that. Can anyone else match it? "Just come home." - Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 09:48 PM
Against Ron Paul. But why the primaries won't be. (Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 08:28 PM
Richard Brunstom, a senior British police official, calls--like Ron Paul--for an end to the drug war. (Thanks to Bill Sardi.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 07:49 PM
The Mobile Ron Paul MeetUp tries to ask Ghouliani a question. Thanks to Cody McLain for the link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 06:03 PM
This is a pretty fair article by W. James Antle III: Now Paul is getting used to speaking to crowds as large as the 2,000 people who came out to hear him talk about fiat money -- no joke --...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 05:46 PM
Says the TOMO Report. He's done some interesting research and charting of the discrepancies between web traffic, MSM stories, and blogosphere buzz. Take a look. Update: Speaking of research, here's the Ron Paul Graphs site. And its blog!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 04:36 PM
techPresident puts up MeetUp charts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 02:13 PM
Can you watch this and not smile? My favorite is the "Honk if you hate the IRS" sign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 01:10 PM
Eric, I'm pretty sure that FrontPageMag "story" is supposed to be satire--bad satire, but satire nonetheless, proving that neocons are an essentially humorless bunch. At the same time, it is clearly an attempt to paint Ron Paul as a left-wing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 12:45 PM
He's unimportant amd irrelevant, says the St. Petersburg Times, so that's why they ran a major hit piece, complete with the obligatory "Angry Ron" photo. Personal note: while injustices (i.e. aggressive wars and Fed rip-offs) upset him, as they should,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 11:58 AM
You would think that David Horowitz could find enough to attack without making stuff up. Today's FrontPageMag.com has a "story" about “American Fascism Awareness Day” to counter Horowitz's own "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week." The supposed flyer for the event asks "Who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 11:23 AM
Frightened neocons have lately been trying to read the Ron Paul Revolution out of the R party. Here's their latest attempt. "I would argue that Paul does indeed "cheat" on the party brand." Because after the 2006 elections, it was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 09:51 AM
Entrepreneurs for Freedom: "Ron Paul Revolutionaries go on the road...this time thinking a little BIGGER :) We've been fooled before, but we won't get fooled again! This time around we are going to take matters into our own hands."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 09:08 AM
There are so many interesting items to share that I'm just going to link a bunch of them in one post. The Ron Paul Money Bomb in The Politics of Liberty and this cartoon: The Buckeye Firearms Association covers the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 07:22 AM
Kudos for The New Liberty blog for conveniently compiling the YouTube links to Ron Paul's appearance at the Taft Club last week. One of Paul's most stirring and inspiring talks yet, I think, full of thought-provoking ideas on foreign policy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 15, 2007 12:21 AM
This is a nice write up of the New Hampshire grassroots operation for Ron Paul, although the headline is a little weird: "The Disciples of Ron Paul, Spreading the Word in N.H." Vargas also does an interview vlog with some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:20 PM
Now I knew that Ron had a huge and diverse coalition, but I didn't realize quite how diverse until Jeiel Schalkwijk of the Christian Socialist Party in the Netherlands sent me his article....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 05:54 PM
At GOPUSA.com. (Thanks to Jim Yohe.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 05:30 PM
As his name ID goes up. (Thanks to Kristin Shi)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 05:27 PM
Reading this weekend's Washington Post piece on Blackwater founder Erik Prince, I came across a paragraph that perplexed me: "Prince was a White House intern under President George H.W. Bush. His political donations over the past two decades total almost...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 12:22 PM
Paul Mulshine responds to the Tom Bevan-RealClearPolitics smear of Ron Paul. (Thanks to Frank Golubski.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:56 AM
MSM reports: GOP hopeful Paul wins local straw poll And, of course, the videos! Pre-poll banner hanging in Birmingham Steve Gordon reports: Ron Paul Supporters Spam Birmingham...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:40 AM
She is worried that the shill Republicans can't find a way to criticize Caligula without alienating the Caligulaites. "The exception is Ron Paul, who seems to have no fear of criticizing anybody." Darn right, Peggy. It's called courage. (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:37 AM
Part 2 Reason's Dave Weigel writes: Mr. Conservative 2.0...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:35 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 14, 2007 10:21 AM
Those Ron Paul people are everywhere, from New York City to Austin.......
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 10:56 PM
Romney and Hunter were speakers at this, but look who wins: BREAKING NEWS! Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has won the inaugural Conservative Leadership Conference straw poll. Despite not appearing at the conference, Paul won convincingly with 33% of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 09:49 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 09:41 PM
Wow!! Here's another video that is focussed on Ron's mini-speech. And, here's the rally in front of the Grand Hyatt....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 05:35 PM
This is the crowd that greeted Ron Paul today and marched to Grand Central Station. Thanks to Tim Shea for passing along the link to the picture! See more pictures here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 04:10 PM
How cool is this? This blogger, who is deaf himself, has a whole archive of Ron Paul videos with subtitles. And on the subject of deaf Ron Paul supporters, the ASL interpreter at The Nashville Ron Paul Rally had this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 02:25 PM
For some reason, news of landslide victories for Ron Paul doesn't get old for me. This time, I've had the privilege of observing the action in person. Today's straw poll is being held in Jefferson County, Alabama! The results are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 12:04 PM
"Freedom is popular." Ya think? Ron Paul commenting on his own popularity. Ron Paul goes on to make two very important points: He's not promising anyone anything, and he just wants people to be left alone to make their own...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 11:23 AM
This was last night. There was reportedly a huge crowd in front of the Grand Hyatt New York waiting for Ron Paul, who was at the the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Mises Institute. It seems they're going to march...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 10:52 AM
The Ron Paul campaign is like a guerrilla army up against standing armies. Guerrillas are everywhere and they act spontaneously and autonomously, quickly, decisively, and inexpensively. Standing armies are expensive, slow, cumbersome, and await orders from on high. Example. In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 08:40 AM
There's an old joke when some piece of legislation is passed. We will say, "That's a full employment act for lawyers." Well, this Gore Prize thing is a gift that will keep on giving for years. Here's what his Peacefulness...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 13, 2007 08:24 AM
Part I Part 2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 10:06 PM
Yes, the whole Algore Nobel Peace Prize is a joke. His whole "documentary" was hogwash; but even if it weren't, what, pray tell, does "global warming" have to do with peace? Gore, who served in an administration that bombed Bosnia...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 08:42 PM
Shouldn't Ron Paul win the Nobel Peace Prize? For leading a worldwide movement against aggressive war?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 08:02 PM
Looks like the Ron Paul campaign is giving out some details about their 5 million dollar haul. The Ron Paul campaign has released a preliminary breakdown of the $5.08 million it raised during the third quarter. The number of donors...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 04:52 PM
From John Harwood, this time. It's a CNBC - Ron Paul Revolution dialogue!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 04:41 PM
Ron Paul's Republican opponents on the war. Ilana Mercer explains Ron's electability....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 02:50 PM
His famed speech to the Robert Taft Club....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 02:30 PM
Or Tom Bevan of RealClearPolitics will smear you, as he does Ron Paul. (Thanks to Yazad Lala.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 02:02 PM
The Washington Post on Ron Paul. The state house organ portrays the kind and even-tempered Dr. Paul as perhaps too angry to be president! Of course, no reason to be upset at the murderous wars and crazed economics of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 11:11 AM
The Washington Times has a short, but highly positive, piece on Ron Paul's appearance last night at the Robert Taft Club in Arlington, Virginia. There should be quite a bit more coverage -- including video -- on the way. I'm...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 12, 2007 01:20 AM
This story, like this video (the video has gone viral, with over 7000 8000 diggs so far), is on the front page at Digg right now. Digg it if you're so inclined. Lets talk about that uncomfortable subject... The Fix....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 10:21 PM
There's a strange swath of the country stretching from Kansas to North Dakota where there are few Ron Paul Meetup groups. Does Ron's opposition to ethanol subsidies explain it? Perhaps they can get high on his proposal to legalize hemp...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 08:34 PM
There are now over 1000 independent groups of people around the country and around the world who have formed for the sake of supporting Ron Paul. These groups consist of 53,448 people in 793 different cities in 22 countries, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 07:22 PM
Because Ron Paul was winning. No firm allegation that there was spamming. Just in their humble opinion, there is no way Ron Paul is good enough to get 75% of the vote when no "scientific poll" rates him that highly....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 07:12 PM
This comes highly recommended by Wayne Uffleman. Thanks, Wayne! digg it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 06:37 PM
They decided to reward Laura Ingraham for her positive remarks about Dr. Paul the other day. [Operation Flower Drop] - Mission Accomplished...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 03:55 PM
Writes Michael Sternberg: "I watched with dismay Wednesday night (Oct 10, 2007) as Keith Olbermann of MSNBC’s Countdown omitted pertinent facts and made false statements in his story about Mitt Romney's infamous response in the CNBC/Wall Street Journal GOP debate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 02:48 PM
TechCrunch reports on a new site PoliticalBase which gathers info on political campaigns. The site not only provides interesting info, (lot of attention to money and where it is coming from, for instance) but allows visitors to edit a lot...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 02:43 PM
The libertarian ruling class, that is. Notes Reason's Dave Weigel, who's been pretty fair and balanced on Ron Paul: "The day after the debate, as I talked to beltway libertarians ('the intellectuals who congregate in Washington outfits like the Cato...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 12:21 PM
While I agree with Karen that McCain seems to have a certain humanity in him -- sort of in the way that Anakin Skywalker was buried deep within Darth Vader's conflicted soul — and, unlike many of the other fascists,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 12:14 PM
Of course not, but one columnist shows signs of developing a reality-based attitude (and thanks to Rune Řstgĺrd and all who sent me this)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 11:45 AM
And only Ron Paul knows it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 11:41 AM
2,000 students gather to hear Ron Paul at a major university campus to cheer his antiwar eloquence. When he begins to discuss the monetary issue, they start chanting, spontaneously, "Gold, Gold, Gold," then light Federal Reserve dollar bills on fire,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 10:58 AM
Writes Mike Toles: "Lew, I thought you would like this. About 2 min in, someone is holding a LewRockwell.com sign among all of the Ron Paul signs."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 09:10 AM
But made the most sense. Details. And the MSM has the nerve to say that Rudy and Romney dominated the debate with their silly exchange about who grew government faster. What is wrong with these people?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 11, 2007 08:24 AM
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 The energy in that 2000+ crowd is amazing. Thanks to Ben Schroeder for the links....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 10:23 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 09:37 PM
CSPAN's Washington Journal segment asks callers what they think about the CNBC Republican debate on economics. via Ron Paul Nation...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 09:15 PM
On MSNBC. Who was best? Who was worst? Ron Paul easily wins the former, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 07:43 PM
Here...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 07:29 PM
I saw Stephen Moore some time back on Bill Maher's cable show, making the dumbest, lamest, defense of Dub-Yuh and the war in Iraq that I have seen yet. The rest of the guests were laughing their asses off at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 07:19 PM
I doubt this will surprise anyone: Thanks to ronpaulforums...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 06:48 PM
Writes Kevin Duffy: "What a pathetic group of candidates in the Michigan debate. In the one-on-one interviews afterword, Larry Kudlow asked Rudy Giuliani if he'd take a no new tax pledge. Giuliani talked in circles and wouldn't commit. Only one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 06:24 PM
MSNBC this hour--Tucker Carlson....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 05:01 PM
And they didn't even insult us much this time! 5. Ron Paul Texas congressman Last Ranking: 7 Look who's crashing the party! His $5 million is impressive because no one on the GOP side is raising BIG bucks. And don't...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 04:16 PM
Wow, the new Hitwise numbers are stunning. 1. www.ronpaul2008.com 19.98% 2. www.barackobama.com 16.4% 3. www.hillaryclinton.com 13.5% 4. www.fred08.com 9.32% 5. www.mikehuckabee.com 8.3% 6. www.johnedwards.com 5.65% 7. www.mittromney.com 5.54% 8. www.gohunter08.com 3.82% 9. www.joebiden.com 3.47% 10. www.joinrudy2008.com 2.92% 11. www.johnmccain.com 2.53%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 01:50 PM
Zephyr Teachout, of Dean Campaign 2004 fame, takes the 2008 campaigns to task for being controlling and top-down, while ignoring the one campaign that actually makes her point....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 01:13 PM
Specifically the great Nation blogger, John Nichols. He recognized as historic the moment when would-be dictator Mitt 'I Love Torture' Romney said he would consult only his compliant shysters before waging aggressive war, and Ron Paul, the champion of liberty...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 01:03 PM
PoliticsOnline and the World E-Gov Forum are proud to announce the Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics. For the seventh year in a row, PoliticsOnline subscribers and visitors from around the world have voted to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 12:10 PM
Quinnipiac GOP Pennsylvania Primary * Rudy Giuliani 32% (31%) * John McCain 13% (13%) * Fred Thompson 13% (8%) * Mitt Romney 8% (7%) * Ron Paul 4% (2%) * Mike Huckabee 2% (2%) * Duncan Hunter 1% (0%)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 12:02 PM
Heroic! (Thanks to Ralph Raico.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 08:45 AM
The worthwhile part of the 2 hour debate fits in a 7 minute video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 08:37 AM
The MSM has missed the most important exchange in the debate even though it happened at the beginning. Giuliani, the candidate of the corporate state elite, defends the corporate state while Ron Paul attacks it. The MSM ignored Ron's brilliant...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 08:02 AM
I've seen reports on facebook that Paul drew somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500 people to see him at the University of Michigan. The school newspaper, The Michigan Daily, has a nice report and pictures of the rally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 10, 2007 06:55 AM
Yes, there is such a thing, which I came across while looking at the Canadians for Ron Paul Facebook group (over 500 strong, a promising sign that when we have to flee to Canada after Giuliani declares martial law over...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 10:43 PM
Ron Paul is like Abdiel, standing amidst the scoundrels seeking worldly ruin and destruction by the wisdom of their own eyes: "So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among the faithless, faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 10:39 PM
I had a great time at the GOP debate today, and thought I'd blog some quick thoughts. First, it was an incredible blast being there to witness the spectacle up close. I even got a chance to interview both Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 09:12 PM
Ron was great, and this is the best treatment Chris Matthews has given to Ron. Matthews' final word to Ron Paul: "A lot of people think like you. I dare not say I'm one of them." Watch the clip....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 08:38 PM
This is huge....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 07:25 PM
Ron Paul: One on One...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 07:22 PM
In a phone conversation today between former US Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, and Richard Winger (editor of Ballot Access News), Weicker brought up the Republican presidential debate of October 9. Weicker: "Did you see the debate?"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 06:56 PM
A reader has just informed me that CNBC has taken down their poll, which had Ron Paul winning with 75% in all categories (who won the debate, whom participants planned to vote for, and one other category -- who gave...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 06:53 PM
Ron Paul, of course. Vote for him here. My liveblogging of the debate is here (I joined it about half an hour into the program). It's less long-winded than the transcript. By the way, Paul was terrific on the Kudlow...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 05:46 PM
Check out this handsome MSNBC matrix of the presidentiual candidates on the issues. You can vote on whether you agree with them or not. (Thanks to John J. Smalanskas.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 12:24 PM
At Second Life. (Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 11:11 AM
The Ron Paul rEVOLution. (Thanks to Ken S.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 09:47 AM
Klaus Pfeiffer from Germany writes to Laurence Vance: "Concerning your opposition to military chaplains in Lew Rockwell yesterday, I would like to inform you about the policy of the fundamentalist (= in line with the Chicago declaration) Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 08:46 AM
David Kopel: This weekend, I attended and spoke at the Second Amendment Foundation’s annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, which was held at a convention center in northern Kentucky, a few miles away from Cincinnati. What I saw and heard there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 9, 2007 07:44 AM
On Monday night football for you ascetics. But the reason for my post is that, because of the estate tax, Buffalo may lose its franchise when its 89-year-old owner, Ralph Wilson, passes on. Western New Yorkers take note. Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 10:26 PM
Lew, we're all geared up here in Detroit for the debate tomorrow. There should be a ton of Paul supporters at the Ford Center. I'll be AWOL from the office 'cuz I am fortunate enough to have a ticket to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 09:25 PM
Another medal on his chest....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 08:33 PM
For the deaf and hard-of-hearing: subtitled Ron Paul clips on the Deaf Ron Paul Blog. Writes blogger Daniel Binder: "Some amazing volunteers from both the facebook and ronpaulforum groups were able to subtitle the films and get them posted. I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 07:25 PM
I noticed today that a warmonger's comment on a pro-war article attacked Ron Paul for being a "weenie" whom the world will laugh at if he is elected president because of his "whiny little voice." His recommendation was that we...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 06:38 PM
You capitalist running-dog! That's this book critic on The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, which Ron Paul highly recommends. I do too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 05:30 PM
Writes Lila C. Cleary: "My daughter tells me Ron Paul is all the rage on the U Mass Lowell campus. He appeals to kids all over the political spectrum. They appreciate his clarity and consistency."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 04:50 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 02:20 PM
He's surging among them. (Thanks to Michael Wagner.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 02:08 PM
Would the cold, cruel Romnster allow a sick boy to have the one substance that helps--medical marijuana? Of course not. To the drug gulag and the morgue with him. (Thanks to Michael Nelson.) Of course, Dr. Ron Paul the compassionate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 01:44 PM
The CNBC Republican presidential debate will be streamed live here tomorrow at 4:00pm ET. PS: Ron is winning the pre-debate poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 12:37 PM
Ron Paul's response to the NH Union Leader on non-interventionism is featured in MSNBC's First Read and Real Clear Politics' Monday roundup....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 12:22 PM
Thanks to Daniel Greene for sending a link to his great writeup. He has several good videos in there as well, one of which shows Ron being treated like a rock star as he arrives....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 12:10 PM
The MSM calling Ron Paul an isolationist. Who is more isolated than the MSM? Reading too many government press releases has warped their brains....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 10:29 AM
Announcement....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 10:24 AM
The neocons see Giuliani as big dog to their fleas. The man with the flea powder is, of course, Ron Paul. (Thanks to Charles Porter.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 10:20 AM
I hate to agree with Paul Krugman, the left-Keynesian columnist for the NY Times, but he's correct about right-Keynesian George Bush. The welfare-warfare statist and presidential supremacist Bush is indeed the very model of a modern movement conservative, that is,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 09:59 AM
A strong rebuttal of the "isolationist" slur: Rep. Ron Paul: I advocate the same foreign policy the Founding Fathers would It is not we non-interventionists who are isolationists. The real isolationists are those who impose sanctions and embargoes on countries...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 8, 2007 09:49 AM
Your odds would improve, says Mike Pride of the Concord Monitor....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 09:01 PM
NPR's Wade Goodwyn takes as truth the idiotic charge of lifetime tax-eater Bob Gammage, who was defeated by Ron. I wasn't involved in that campaign, but Gammage's story is obviously baloney (except about sound money!). Notice that neither Ron nor...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 07:45 PM
Not quite, but an entertaining clip from the Stephanopolous show. (Thanks to Chad Odhner.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 03:19 PM
Alan Bock and Steven Greenhut. Heroic!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 02:58 PM
It's Tuesday October 9th in Michigan, at 4:00pm ET on CNBC (to be rebroadcast at 9:00pm ET on MSNBC). For the first time, Fred will be there, to be refuted by Ron along with the other jokers....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 01:56 PM
Writes Craig Morris: "I haven't participated much in politics but Ron Paul brought me out of the closet. "Before the Oregon Straw Poll each candidate had a chance to have a representative speak. The Ron Paul campaign chose a veteran...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 01:43 PM
Their show was about candidate fundraising....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 12:33 PM
Here's a great video from the NYC MeetUp. They say, " Austin Petersen had his camera primed at Union Square yesterday for the Manhattan+ Ron Paul Action Group NYC’s voter registration drive. Our “secret weapon” was 7-year-old Alistair who managed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 10:56 AM
Ron Paul, the war, the neocons, and just about everything else. See Paul Mulshine in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. (Thanks to Murray Sabrin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 08:55 AM
He's really sold on the idea of non-interventionism that he's interested in getting the troops out of Korea, and Iraq....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 7, 2007 06:15 AM
Writes Scott Sutton: "Here are the results from today's straw poll in Portland -- yet another landslide victory for Dr. Paul. Ron Paul 77 votes, 67% Mitt Romney 18 votes, 16% Fred Thompson 12 votes, 10% Mike Huckabee 5 votes,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 09:27 PM
Part 2, Update: More video: Part 3 - Ron Paul's speech, Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 (Thanks Chris Rhoades!), Part 7 to RP's speech (thanks to Tom Woods) More here. And here... Presidential Hopeful Draws Big...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 07:46 PM
A new study identifies the Paulians, if not by name. "They are more likely to volunteer and donate to political causes. They spend more time online scouring politics and news Web sites than most, and they have broad social networks....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 01:47 PM
Thanks to Jay Henderson for more evidence of Ron's diverse appeal....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 01:32 PM
Here is Ron Paul, whom ABC calls the "bona fide grassroots sensation," on their network this morning, and thanks to Kristy Holmes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 01:09 PM
At Justin.tv, starting momentarily Apparently technical problems are forcing a cancellation of this broadcast....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 01:00 PM
In Tennessee....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 12:59 PM
On my way home from work yesterday I heard Sean Hannity attempting to browbeat James Dobson into supporting Giuliani. To his credit, Dobson held firm in his opposition, saying that he couldn't trust Giuliani, who has been a firm supporter...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 12:54 PM
--if you want to win. If you want to raise issues, fine. Has anyone ever been elected president on a third party line? The mere possibility that Ron Paul might run a third-party campaign hurts his chances for the Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 12:31 PM
Remember these guys? Given the Paul campaign's run-in with the ICA over its decision not to invite him to its GOP presidential forum in June - an event cosponsored by the Iowans for Tax Reform -- the irony of Paul's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 10:21 AM
It was an alarming, fascist, and yet laughable moment when the Leader and all his courtiers started wearing government flag pins in their lapels, and all regime supporters at FOX, etc. followed suit. It was an act of belligerence, of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 08:52 AM
Here's a quiz: Upon reading this headline, which appeared in the Washington Post this morning: Looking Past the Elephant in The Room GOP Contenders Keep Distance From Bush Legacy who is the first Republican candidate for president that comes to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2007 08:45 AM
Ron will be interviewed live tomorrow morning (Saturday, Oct. 6) at 7:09 ET on ABC's Good Morning America....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 08:55 PM
Writes Marc Emery: "A few hours ago, Texas gubernatorial candidate last year (13% of the vote in a four way race, Pery-39%, Bell-30%, Strayhorne-18%) Kinky Friedman endorsed Ron Paul. Thats two days in a row (yesterday Cafferty's wonderful endorsement and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 08:18 PM
A friend of mine told me he was watching BubbleVision today (CNBC) and he saw an advertisement for the debate that CNBC is co-sponsoring in Dearborn, Michigan this coming Tuesday. He said that CNBC has pegged this debate with a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 06:03 PM
Nah, not likely, but I thought this was a somewhat clever attempt. 1,311 people so far have pledged to donate $100 each only if 1,000,000 people sign the pledge. Heck, I'd do it, but I know it's pretty difficult to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 03:16 PM
Townhall calls MSNBC reporters conspiracy theorists. Facts and reporting standards are clearly optional at Townhall....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 02:35 PM
Another jerk. What is it with these people? Name-calling and taunting, how professional. Maybe he's angling for a job on Faux News as a debate moderator....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 02:23 PM
Jerri Ward writes: "I was infuriated by the sight of Mexicans marching through our streets with the Mexican flag. I have since recovered perspective and recognize that our government poses a bigger threat to us than Mexican illegals ever could....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 12:20 PM
Writes C.J. Watson: "Well, I suppose the quip about 'antiwar libertarian gadfly Ron Paul' is better than not being mentioned at all in this long article about the other Republican candidates, but I suggest that Shapiro re-read his own opinion:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 12:06 PM
The jackboots crash through the door of a citizen's home, disturbing her family at 6 AM. This is the second time it has happened to her. Of course, the state can't do anything right, including illegal alien roundups, without intolerable...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 11:29 AM
First Read reports that NBC's Andy Merten says: "Six GOP presidential candidates are taking their turns addressing the Americans for Prosperity "Defending the American Dream Summit" here in Washington, today. They are targeting government spending and taxation. Casually watching the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 11:14 AM
Writes Michael Lynch: "After seeing on the blog that Laura Ingraham sounded supportive of Ron Paul, I wanted to let you know that Mike Reagan has changed his tone on Dr. Paul as well. He said approximately, 'You can't argue...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 10:27 AM
The neocon editorialists at the Manchester Union-Leader are delusional. In the editorial cited by Lew below, they claim that "we" are "maintaining peace" in Iraq today with our "projection of military strength" there. Is there a LESS peaceful place on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 09:54 AM
Ron Paul is interviewed by Nashville talk-show host Phil Valentine. Part 1 Part 2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 09:41 AM
When I was a boy, the Manchester Union-Leader was owned by William Loeb, a newspaper baron of the old school, and an independent conservative. Since his death, the newspaper has become a mouthpiece for the Republican establishment, especially the Bushite...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 09:30 AM
Writes Oliver Chadwick: "I just happened to be listening to Laura Ingraham's radio show. I can't believe how positive she was about Ron Paul, saying: (approximate quote) 'I think it shows that there are a great many people out there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 08:38 AM
The Managing Editor of Iowa Independent explains how Ron Paul may well be able to win the Iowa caucuses....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 5, 2007 06:53 AM
Thanks to Adam Dada for the link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 10:01 PM
--implies defeat for the following: 1. Neoconservatives 2. The Clintons 3. Liberventionists/Beltway libertarians 4. The mainstream media 5. Federal Reserve 6. IRS 7. War on drug users 8. 110 straight years of Hamiltonian government Contemplate and enjoy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 07:00 PM
On the Cafferty File ... "Jack, Remember the line from the Simon and Garfunkel classic that says "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls"? When I hear Paul, sometimes I wonder whether I'm...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 07:00 PM
Justine Lam gets some well deserved praise from Ana Marie Cox. Here's a picture of Justine and the HatCam from the Mountain View, CA rally:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 06:57 PM
These are the two mentioned by Pollster.com and the links aren't up yet: Among 1,822 likely primary voters in New Hampshire, Romney leads Giuliani (28% to 20%) while McCain trails at 17%, Thompson and Huckabee both at 8%, and Rep....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 06:35 PM
Not a bad article from the New York Observer, despite the demeaningly cropped photo. Here's the conclusion (and thanks to Steve Bartin): "2008 really is the perfect time for Dr. Paul’s candidacy. There is no true dominant front-runner and no...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 05:11 PM
Guiliani: Cash on hand available for the primary is "over $11 million." and $10.5 million in primary money. I think this is final. The Guiliani campaign has been as sly about their money as they are about torture. Thompson Numbers:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 03:44 PM
Wolf Blitzer, CNN, 7:00 ET. (Thanks to Jonathan Townsend)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 03:40 PM
Will Ron Paul beat the Rudester in the 4Q?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 03:23 PM
CNN's Jack Cafferty just gave a wonderful report on Ron Paul, and has asked for his question of the day: "Should more people be listening to what Ron Paul has to say?" Tell him: caffertyfile@cnn.com...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 03:11 PM
"[A] lack of enthusiasm among GOP voters for the front-running candidates," coupled with "an intensely loyal following" from people who have contributed $5.1 million, "most certainly would not be enough to propel [Ron Paul] to the nomination . . ....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 01:22 PM
Watch Out for Ron Paul By Craig Crawford 11:35 AM; Oct. 04, 2007 Ron Paul could be for real. The Texas congressman’s Republican presidential bid once seemed like just another sideshow, with the mild-mannered maverick flailing at windmills. But Paul’s...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 01:04 PM
Jennifer Rubin: Phil covered much of this but let me add a few points. First, had Romney not dumped $8.5M of his own money in he'd have been left with $500,000 -- one tenth of Ron Paul's cash on hand....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 12:52 PM
And Murray Rothbard....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 12:41 PM
What's amazing about Ron Paul's fundraising is that only candidates deemed competitive by the MSM who promise to give away the store to special interest groups while in office, are supposed to be able to raise money. When a man...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 12:21 PM
From the Stephen Spruiell article on NRO: "One of the most interesting possibilities floating around out there is that, after the primaries are over, Paul could offer an antiwar, pro-life, third-party alternative to either Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton (in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 11:44 AM
He was right then too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 11:42 AM
Murray Sabrin taskes the New Jersey Star-Ledger to task: So when I opened the Star-Ledger this morning I expected to find an article, any article, from the AP, Reuters or other news service about Rep. Paul's newsworthy achievement. Instead, in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 11:23 AM
He is NOT the story, says National Review. But notice how the magazine acknowledges--for the first time, I think--the existence of a right-wing antiwar movement. Ironically, NR was established more than 50 years ago specifically to destroy the antiwar Old...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 10:53 AM
A fascinating conversation grows from a simple question: BizTech question for any Ron Paul supporters who read this post: What is it about the campaign that makes you feel so engaged? And are there any lessons here for how to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 10:28 AM
Mainstream Republican web expert Patrick Ruffini bemoans the establishment's fear and disdain for the internet, while he exhibits the same towards the Ron Paul movement. Patrick, the elites won't wake up and the revolution is unstoppable. Get a black armband...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 09:20 AM
That's according to National Review's sneering Kate O'Beirne, who erroneously ascribes Ron's support to the pro-tax Fair Taxers. Kate, he's the no-income tax guy. As to the RP'ers who "spend too much time on their computers," you neocons are toast,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 08:41 AM
...."Ron Paul can't win," let's ask them what their track record for political predictions is....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 08:33 AM
After being heralded as the great Reaganite hope, Fred Thompson is sleepwalking his way to defeat. His fundraising is unimpressive, and the Republican voters of Iowa describe him as "laconic," "quiet," "calm," and "low-energy." Where Ron Paul electrifies a crowd,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 08:14 AM
On MSNBC's Morning Joe today, sidekick Willy Geist noted that Ron's fundraising has been very successful, but prefaced it by claiming, "Of course, Ron Paul can't win." Joe Scarborough, with somber mien, added that "a favorite of this show," Mike...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 08:00 AM
Brian Heyer of Greenville Wisconsin writes: This Youtube shows the interaction by Green Bay* police officers kicking two Ron Paul sign holders off a pedestrian sidewalk along a city street that overpasses a freeway and threatening that ambiguous catch-all of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 4, 2007 05:25 AM
Ron Paul Update, 9am Thursday, still No. 1 US story....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 10:15 PM
That was the single best story on Ron Paul all year!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 08:58 PM
Newcomer on the D.C. mainstream political scene, the aggressive daily rag Politico has dared to ponder the previously unponderable: That Ron Paul could very well win. In the above-linked piece, titled "Is Ron Paul quirky enough to get elected?" the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 08:38 PM
And, ABC's print coverage: Ron Paul's Impressive Haul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 07:59 PM
Broke my long streak of not watching network news (or any other television news) to see Dr. Paul segment on ABC World News Tonight tonight. Am I wrong, or was it the best coverage he has ever gotten? Anyone have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 06:56 PM
Here's Sam Stein at HuffPo on the Rev. Warmonger vs. Peace Candidate Ron Paul. BTW, Sam: Ron is "2nd tier"? Not quite....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 05:16 PM
Will make it harder for non-Republicans to vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. See here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 04:48 PM
Here's the blogospheric reaction to Ron's 5 million dollar announcement and Brad has a good roundup of MSM and blog links here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 04:02 PM
Third column, in all caps: "RON PAUL EVEN WITH MCCAIN IN LATEST FUNDRAISING..." It's a link to this....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 03:59 PM
At the beginning of the second half-hour of Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room" on CNN, he began with the news about Ron Paul's third-quarter fundraising totals: Some stunning political news this hour concerning Ron Paul: The Republican presidential hopeful is low...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 03:42 PM
ABC World News Tonight is flying a crew to New Hampshire to interview Ron for tonight's show....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 03:10 PM
Watch Nora O'Donnell, a FOX-style Bushite. She's upset and astonished at Ron's fundraising prowess, which has only begun. Newsweek's Jonathan Alter is funereal. As Campaign Chairman Kent Snyder told me, "This is how they will sound when they announce Ron's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 02:48 PM
Ron Paul "has been a formidable presence in Republican presidential debates, challenging top rivals like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain and strongly condemning the Iraq war." (Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 02:39 PM
"In terms of growth, nobody was as successful as Paul." The Hill on fundraising. (Thanks to Michael Nelson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 02:29 PM
Marc Ambinder: Two days ago: Giuliani and Romney will have enough money to compete through Feb. 5. Thompson has enough to run fully-fledged campaigns in the early states. Romney can write himself a check whenever he wants. The rest of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 02:13 PM
Writes gRegor Morrill: "Just wanted to pass along another way that Ron Paul is on the tech bandwagon, but that hasn't been getting a lot of attention. twitter.com is a distributed messaging system that lets users answer the simple question...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 01:57 PM
At ABC. At MSNBC the astounded anchor twice described him as an "isolationist" (he is a non-interventionist) and dismissed him as a "gadfly." (Thanks to all who've sent me these.) Sure: the "gadfly" who punctured the establishment's balloon. Freedom is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 01:48 PM
Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review wonders what it means that Ron Paul is raising so much money. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo for the link.) Here's what it means: National Review's half century of propagandizing for war and empire is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 01:07 PM
He also has more than $5 million cash on hand. Very impressive, and a great contrast to his declining opponents....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 12:34 PM
Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 09:17 AM
Thanks to John Pankratz for this impressive column....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 09:11 AM
Youth and cellphones. (Thanks to Dennis Lubahn.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 09:02 AM
The Kubby Chronicles, Part I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 08:49 AM
It's Ron Paul, of course. As Jose Antonio Vargas notes in his Washington Post's article on TechPresident.com: "Online, Paul continues to squash the GOP field, leading former mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. John McCain and former governor Mitt Romney in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 08:27 AM
The natural progression: Democrat to Independent to Republican? By Kevin Rand in San Jose State University's Spartan Daily. Ahh, what a breath of fresh air, I thought. Not only was Paul courageous, he was believable. I actually believed he believed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 3, 2007 08:03 AM
Writes Ken Sturzenacker: "The number of members in the 955 Ron Paul Meetup.com groups has just exceeded 50,000 for the first time, in 720 cities in 22 nations worldwide. At last count, Barck Obama - for all his fundraising prowess...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 09:02 PM
Interesting oped in Chattanoogan.com. via Steve Gordon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 02:18 PM
Forbes magazine has posted Ron Paul's response to a recent candidate questionnaire. In a chart, Forbes reports that Ron Paul's views on foreign policy are extremely to the left. Is right wing defined by merely being a Republican policy and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 11:36 AM
Appropriately enough, Ron Paul will be speaking at the Robert A Taft Club on foreign policy on Thursday, October 11th in Arlington, VA. Robert Taft, like Ron Paul, was a Republican politician who generally opposed foreign adventures especially in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 09:38 AM
Heroic!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 08:54 AM
See Ron's essay, and note the idiocy of the establishment's left-right analysis in the chart....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 08:50 AM
The odds on Ron Paul have been cut to 6-1! UPDATE: Thanks to Mark Bednarczyk and Michael Wagner for alerting me to the fact that Sportsbook now rates Ron at 4-1!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 08:10 AM
They only like their own candidate, wails National Review, and not the interchangeable shock-and-awe-ists also running....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2007 08:04 AM
Thanks to Brian Costin for this WSJ story, which--not being on the editorial pages--is fair and balanced (though, as usual, it underestimates the Paulist revolution)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 03:27 PM
"In Wiki-Politics, Ron Paul Leads the Field Written by Matt Pace -- August 30th, 2007 "At this time during the run up to the last presidential election, Wikipedia was in its infancy. In July of 2003, the online encyclopedia attracted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 02:36 PM
It's tempting to think of the Bush administration as solely responsible for the Iraq War and the lies that led up to it. In fact, as war supporters often remind us, Democrats, including Bill Clinton, had for years been saying...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 02:07 PM
The initial press reports about the Ron Paul rally in Manchester, NH, said he drew 250. Then the Manchester Union-Leader said 500. Now MSNBC says 800. You're getting there, folks. And note that this was the biggest crowd any candidate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 12:00 PM
MSNBC's First Read reports: Rand Paul said that every day he's surprised at "how big" his father's campaign has gotten. Last week, they asked supporters to raise $500,000. "They passed that in three days, and now we're asking them to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 11:58 AM
I think this is a spoof. (Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 11:27 AM
This is from Phil Lucas's latest column: "The week after the traitorous Federal Reserve cut interest rates, long-term bond rates went up, not down. "Genius at work. The central banker of the damned strikes again. "This foretells coming price inflation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 11:12 AM
About 2 minutes into this 1988 clip. (Thanks to John Lavis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 09:04 AM
Tom, very funny. Even funnier was Newt's phony excuse. In fact, the babbling warmonger garnered no support. That's why he's not running, despite the urging of Bill "Pretending To Have Good Judgement" Kristol. Billy the K is terrified of Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 08:05 AM
The Fakes News Channel (a.k.a. Faux News) is in a panic this morning over Newt Gingrich's announcment that he will not be running for president. (Inside scoop: At noon today I, too, will be announcing that I am not running...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2007 07:18 AM
So Grove City College professor Michael Coulter writes that Congressmen should not be allowed to run for president, to stay out of the way of supposedly serious candidates, because Congressmen historically haven't won much. Sure, wins by Congressmen are rare....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 10:16 PM
Writes Leah Williamson: "Ron Paul has just won another one! It was the Gwinnett County GOP BBQ Fundraiser / Straw Poll held this Sunday afternoon in Lawrenceville, GA: Ron Paul 34 Rudy Giuliani 19 Fred Thompson 18 Mike Huckabee 16...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 09:08 PM
This is one feisty Grandma....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 09:03 PM
Some interesting pieces of information from that Wired piece: Paul's million dollar week exceeds the cash that rival Republican candidate Mike Huckabee., Arkansas' former governor, was able to raise in the first and second quarters respectively. In the meantime, Republican...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 08:38 PM
Here are some notable members of the Metro Detroit Ron Paul Meetup Group. The first photo is a Paulista Pit Bull looking adorable in her lovely garb. The other photos are of Dave Lonier, a retired painter and keeper of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 08:33 PM
Wired Magazine on the Ron triumph. And catch the out-of-it Newt's comments on internet fundraising at the end. (Though Newt was smart enough to realize he couldn't beat the Paul machine.) Thanks to Adam Dada....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 08:32 PM
In the comments section of the Union Leader piece on Ron Paul is this semi-literate comment by Bob Letourneau, who does not identify himself as the New Hampshire state senator who has endorsed that great champion of liberty and leader...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 04:06 PM
Brad Porter has written a nice first hand account....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 01:18 PM
Ron Paul is the only Republican to oppose it. (Thanks to Penny Langford-Freeman)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 12:47 PM
Writes Rick Fisk: "You have to 'skip to site.' However, John Edwards has been running a similar campaign for 10 days. He's at 920k. I would imagine that John Edwards's name recognition is a bit more than Ron Paul's."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 12:36 PM
Neocon Michael Coulter of Grove City College wants to ban candidates like Ron Paul. The commie Detroit Free Press, which features the prowar Professor Coulter, is, of course, sympathetic to any anti-Paulist, and--whistling past the graveyard--claims Ron can't win anyway....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 12:25 PM
Paul's call: end the IRS By GARRY RAYNO New Hampshire Union Leader Staff Manchester – Calls to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and repeal the Constitutional amendment that established the federal income tax drew loud applause yesterday for Republican presidential...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 12:08 PM
The one Republican he didn't tout this morning on MTP is the one he fears the most--Ron Paul! He said nice things about even Huckabee, who has the same chance to be president as Huck Finn. Bill knows the only...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 30, 2007 08:23 AM
(Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 10:33 PM
For more than two weeks, RonPaul2008.com has been under increasing and increasingly powerful attack from very sophisticated enemies. It is no coincidence that the site went down temporarily just before the total reached a million tonight. This is only the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 09:58 PM
Live from New Hampshire! Tune in now. In the archives at justin.tv starting about 10:27 Eastern....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 09:27 PM
Congress Quietly Approves Billions More for Iraq War The Senate agreed on Thursday to increase the federal debt limit by $850 billion -- from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion -- and then proceeded to approve a stop-gap spending bill that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 09:05 PM
A great article I found on digg....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 04:23 PM
The Boston Globe report on the Manchester, NH, Ron Paul rally is pretty good, though as usual with the MSM, the crowd is understated by a factor of four or five,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 03:37 PM
0%-John McCain, Sam Brownback, Alan Keyes, John Cox >1%-Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter 12%-Fred Thompson 73%-Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 01:43 PM
Thanks to Max Raskin for phoning in the news that Ron won the important NJ Straw Poll with 72%. Adds Garry Cobb: "This vote was in North Jersey, which is supposedly Rudy's territory given its proximity to New York. I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 01:26 PM
Among likely Republican Caucus-Goers according to NewsWeek....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 01:13 PM
Writes Evan Ludeman from Manchester,NH: "WMUR has offices about two blocks away. There was no evidence of any press at all at this vast Ron Paul event.... WHICH ROCKED!!!! I never, EVER, thought I would see a Republican candidate for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 12:36 PM
Thanks to Gary Roewe for pointing out this quote in a Baltimore Sun article on the Morgan State University debate: 5. Most cogent quote: It came from Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who said of the war in Iraq and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 09:44 AM
Here's another video from Mackinac. Check out the big-screen TV mounted in a truck bed!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 09:38 AM
A good politician always wants to go into the lion's den to show what he's made of. If Bill Clinton were on that boat, he would have charged over to the Ron Paul people and gotten a nice photo op,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 07:23 AM
At least according to Patrick Ruffini. His reasoning? If Ron Paul can raise $1m in 5 days online, Newt can surely raise his goal of $30m in a couple weeks. According to Ruffini, "only" 14,000 Newt supporters need do donate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 07:16 AM
The word on the street is that the "first female black combat pilot in U.S. military history" has jumped on the freedom bandwagon by volunteering to help the Ron Paul campaign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 29, 2007 07:15 AM
The results of this South Carolina Christian right poll are being touted by all the usual suspects as a victory for Huckabee. But in this group of prowar evangelical Christians, the prowar Southern Baptist minister was supposed to blow Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 09:10 PM
To hear praise of Ron Paul's debate last night....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 06:26 PM
My response to the woolgathering of such substance-free observers is to recall Gertrude Stein's classic comment about Oakland, California: "there's no 'there' there."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 06:24 PM
Blake Dvorak's latest attempt to paint all Ron Paul supporters as either crazy, hopeless, or both. "Ron Paul Country": I was in Ron Paul country. A strange land inhabited by 9/11 conspiracy theorists and suburban families who clothe their infant...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 05:45 PM
Isn't the world of Star Trek allegedly centered around some form of post-scarcity communism? I've heard that for years. Here's a fun look at Star Trek's Marxist economy, complete with nationalized assets and fiat money: The Federation is communist. Accept...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 05:21 PM
I'm skeptical about conspiracy theories. My own view is that like-minded people act together and people with similar material interests work together tacitly. No need for secret meetings. But I do believe that someone is orchestrating the presidential race. Some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 05:00 PM
Hillary wants to give every child a $5,000 savings account upon birth to be used for college or buying a home. Awesome! What a great idea! Why didn't Ron Paul think of this? While we're at it, why don't we...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 04:35 PM
It turns out that the neocons at Warmonger Review, John Podhoretz, for example, don't like Star Trek: The Next Generation because it reminds them of Ron Paul. Given Rockwell's Law, I now need to watch the show and (undoubtedly) appreciate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 04:30 PM
Writes Steven St. Jean: "Dear Lew, This was the first debate I attended, and your comments are spot-on. It was handled in a civilized and scrupulously fair manner. I confess I had hoped for some more fireworks, but I was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 03:56 PM
A new site for veterans and us Active Duty types who support Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 03:48 PM
McCain is proud of bombing civilians in Vietnam. Why should he oppose torture? In fact, despite the media, he favors torture, as this great letter to Andrew Sullivan shows. The writer also defends Ron Paul as the anti-torturer....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 12:28 PM
Was the Tavis Smiley-moderated Republican debate last night the best-run, most interesting one so far? It got off to a slow start, but then it was unfailingly interesting as well as fair and balanced: much better than FOX, CNN, or...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 10:35 AM
Two headlines on the Drudge Report this morning, one huge (Oil Closes in on New High) and one small (Another New Low for the Dollar). Might these be related? In fact, oil is not increasing in price (see the euro...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 09:35 AM
According to the Washington Times, "the only nationally known, declared nomination candidate to show up" at the Values Voter Debate last Monday was Mike Huckabee....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 09:29 AM
Take a look at this poll at the Daily Kos! (Thanks to Adam Dada.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 08:37 AM
Part 1 here; part 2 here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 07:41 AM
Two things about this debate really stood out: First, the moderator was a model of civility compared to the buffoonish jerks like Chris Wallace who "moderated" the Faux News Channel debate. Second, all of Ron Paul's opponents came prepared with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 28, 2007 05:55 AM
Writes debate observer Adam Kuehner: "Am I crazy, or did I just see the first female black combat pilot in U.S. military history cheering for Ron Paul?"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:24 PM
Oh, Michael Steele, how much does it burn you inside to have to introduce Ron Paul tonight? You know, the guy you said was "done" after his courageous showdown with Benito Guiliani? What a joker....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:10 PM
You can watch the debate online here. It begins at 9PM Eastern. Jeff Frazee says, "I'm bringing the Justin.tv/ronpaul headset to tonight's debate in Baltimore @ 9pm ET on PBS. I'm credentialed to get in the green room and spin...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 07:52 PM
From Ron Paul New Jersey What: NJ STRAW POLL When: Saturday, September 29, 10:30 AM Event fee: USD18.00 per person Where: Hampton Inn 370 Route 9 North Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 05:07 PM
The Iowa Christian Alliance invites Ron Paul to their Friends of the Family Banquet, but not Benito....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 04:40 PM
Ron Paul Girl - Worker Bee? - Watch the top videos of the week here...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 04:35 PM
That Ron Paul sure has a good racket going. I mean he can raise $500,000 in three days just by expounding the principles of property, peace, and freedom. Hmmm...I wonder who else prides itself on the same message....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 04:07 PM
They've done it, more than three days ahead of schedule....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 04:06 PM
From Szandor Blestman at the American Chronicle: One of the first things I notice about Ron Paul detractors is how often they call Ron Paul and his supporters names. To be fair, I’ve also seen Ron Paul supporters calling his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 03:54 PM
The Politico: Still, the dominant Republican candidate on the Web remains an unheralded player in the offline world: libertarian-leaning Texas Congressman Ron Paul. The GOP aides declined to talk about Paul — in part for fear of his supporters’ online...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 01:00 PM
I've done a lot of writing on the market economy for a Catholic audience, and much of it has been well received. There is a certain audience, though, that seems not to receive it so well. Thus I read around...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 11:36 AM
Alex Knapp wonders: First off, if we look at polling nationally, Paul and Huckabee are about equal. The latest Gallup poll shows both of them at 4%. Huckabee has been around that for most of the campaign, but Paul has...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 10:10 AM
The Mises Institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary in New York in just a couple weeks, and it's shaping up to be a fantastic event. In addition to premiering the new Mises biography by Guido Hulsmann, the event can boast...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 10:02 AM
Tex, since LRC was banned by that site more than six years ago, I feel in very good company....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:49 AM
I'm surprised it took them this long. I guess they were waiting for Phony to get over his testing the water phase....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:34 AM
I missed the first part of the NH Democratic debate last night, and had to turn it off before the end because I couldn't take it anymore, but the worst part I saw was Russert demanding that they all pledge...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:09 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:03 AM
The Ron Paul Campaign is trying to raise $500,000 online in 6 1/2 days, ending on Sunday at midnight. Well, 45% into the effort, the campaign has raised $451,000, on pace to raise nearly a million dollars--twice his goal....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 09:01 AM
The Republican Jewish Coalition has barred Ron from its candidate forum, in part because he is opposed to foreign aid; Jews for Ron Paul has protested this exclusion....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:33 AM
-----------IA NH FL NJ Ron Paul 3% 4% 3% 3% --Considering upward trajectory, the calendar, money spent and media coverage. Also shows the national nature of his campaign. Source...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:29 AM
Funny that a conservative Republican columnist smeared Ron's young supporters in Chicago, and the mainstream Boston Globe tells some of the truth. As Ron notes, his movement has elements of Barry Goldwater's and Gene McCarthy's. Since I was involved in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:20 AM
Not with bombs and machineguns, but with liberty. Ron Paul has proposed legislation to free the tipped, that is, to make all tips earned by waitresses, cabdrivers, hairdressers, and others--now an excuse for spying and theft--tax free. As he said...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:11 AM
Atlanta Paulists hold a 20-band (and growing!) Ron Paul Rockfest on October 25th....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 27, 2007 08:01 AM
Better to post it here and start a meme then send it to the campaign directly; from LRC reader John Hall: This [hedging campaign donations] is a damn fine idea and could work not just for Ron Paul as President,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2007 12:28 PM
But no more smears against Ron Paul and his supporters, at least for now. Why? Because the publisher, who wrote a decent article to counter the attacker, has reined him in....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2007 10:27 AM
Here's an NJ poll with OK numbers for a "scientific" poll. Ron beats Huckabee in this one. Also, here's an interview with Murray Sabrin: Selling Ron Paul To Blue States Like New Jersey...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2007 09:57 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2007 09:08 AM
I've received a few emails in regards to my last post, telling me that InTrade.com does allow shorting of contracts. Well, yes and no. Yes, you can benefit from a candidate's failure to get nominated, but you cannot "borrow to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 26, 2007 07:54 AM
(Thanks to John Lavis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 04:50 PM
Writes Scott Silas: "Note that John Powers (president of Mr. Roeser’s newspaper) has posted an alternative position on RP in response to the Roeser rant."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 04:41 PM
A great chart made by John Paul Koning, tracking the relative momentum of the six GOP contenders (Paul, Benito, Romney, Huckabee, McCain, and Thompson) with more charts to come as the InTrade market changes. Clearly, Ron Paul has had the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 04:36 PM
"Ron Paul supporters reach into their pockets," says The Hill....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 04:01 PM
With this list of questions he'd ask the candidates, Radley Balko is my choice for moderator of all remaining debates. If nothing else, these questions would really separate Ron Paul from everyone else....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 03:57 PM
Brad at Crossed Pond has a nice post up about that idiotic Tom Roeser Nazi Hitler article. If you happen to have missed it - well, sorry for bringing it up. Just skip it and read Brad instead. And another...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 01:00 PM
Writes Brad Porter: "Here's something that will just amaze you. The head of the editorial board for the Chicago Daily Observer, a self-described long-term conservative activist, attended a Ron Paul rally, and the crux of his article, as this guy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 12:44 PM
This is really pretty accurate, says Sean Corrigan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 10:44 AM
A CIA-nik supporter of Benito is asking for donations of $9.11. Come to think of it, a Ron Paul supporter should ask for $17.76 (make that $1776). Thanks to Harold....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 08:25 AM
The Republican-Democratic establishment is committed to empire, war, and welfare, despite any bickering over the spoils. Now we learn that Bush is a secret Hillary advisor--maybe not so surprising, given the Bill-George I palship in post-presidential looting. But what a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 25, 2007 08:18 AM
Hillary appeared on five news shows on Sunday and turned in her usual stellar performance. Here's Dan Balz: The Hillary Clinton who appeared on five Sunday morning shows was a formidable political candidate: poised, polished, knowledgeable. The package she presented...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 10:32 PM
I'm starting a contest for the best Ron Paul music video. I need a link to the one with the lyrics, "A revolution doesn't come with a warning." It's great....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 05:08 PM
Slate's guide to where the major candidates stand--and stood--on war. Of course, Ron Paul is the only pro-peace contender in either party. UPDATE: "You should have emphasized that Slate now considers Ron Paul a 'major' candidate! That's pretty good news,"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 01:32 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 09:19 AM
NeoCon pollster Frank Luntz was on FOX News yesterday and made an unexpected claim: that whichever candidate emerged to oppose membership in the United Nations would emerge as the front-runner. Despite his "discovery" that true conservatives oppose membership in unconstitutional...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 08:20 AM
Writes Félix Moreno de la Cova Solís: "I very much enjoyed Ron Paul's Chicago speech, specially since I find his explanations of monetary issues and of the meaning of freedom very necessary. Freedom is indivisible, economic freedom is part of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 08:19 AM
The MSM is beginning to report on the Ron Paul Revolution. But they feel the need to stipulate that "he can't win, but..." Please, spare us that sop to your colleagues. If he does win, people will be dragging out...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 24, 2007 07:34 AM
Congratulations (and thank you) to the members of the Advisory Board:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 09:28 PM
That's according to the Baltimore Sun. For 35 years, Ron Paul has been the leading spokesman in American political life for the cause of liberty, sound money, property, and peace. That's after a decade of prepatory study in Austrian economics,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 09:10 PM
Hotline, a blog of the frequently Ron Paul-bashing National Journal, ran a straw poll at the Mackinac conference. To their dismay, Ron beats the Ghoul and Phony Fred....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 09:02 AM
No, they didn't write about Ron Paul. But in a long article titled "G.O.P. Hopefuls Take Varying Paths in Wide Open Race" in which they write about everyone but Ron Paul, here's the picture they ran. Hmmm....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 08:40 AM
Tex, maybe Romney's depressed because he spent, what, $45 million, and he's barely ahead of Ron Paul. And poor Fred Thompson. He should be in some private club sipping cognac and smoking cigars. I really don't think we wants to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 08:08 AM
Matthew Hawes writes, "There were so many Ron supporters on that ferry chanting about Ron that Giuliani was forced into the captain's quarters. Ron's support blew everyone away. His entrance was like none other." A Michigan Ron Paul supporter reports:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 23, 2007 07:41 AM
Here's a good post by Matt Simon of NH insider....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 07:35 PM
(Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 04:29 PM
Thanks to Tim Cardwell for alerting me to this neat video game. As I ask in so many other contexts, is any volunteer doing this for the War Criminal or Benito or the Slickster or the Slowman?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 01:36 PM
John Delano writes that a live video stream of the Ron Paul rally in Chicago Saturday, September 22nd at 3:00 PM CT will be here: To view the rally on Saturday, follow these directions: 1. Visit http://www.helloworld.com/RonPaul2008 2. Then click...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 12:43 PM
Executive chef and proprietor of Palio D'Asti in San Francisco talks about Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 12:35 PM
(Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 09:37 AM
It's fun reading these reports from journalists who have no idea what they're witnessing. From the Lansing State Journal: MACKINAC ISLAND - Michigan Republicans convened Friday on Mackinac Island amidst a sea of Ron Paul supporters. Paul, a Texas congressman...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 22, 2007 07:45 AM
Michael Scherer has a nice piece about Ron Paul in Salon. (Except for the part where he quotes a former disgruntled aide known for slandering RP and dredges up the 20 year old newsletter thing, again.) The rambunctious GOP candidate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 09:56 PM
Thanks to Rick Fisk for this very interesting article from the University of Texas student daily....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 03:45 PM
Analyst Scott Reamer in Minyanville: "Bravo to Ron Paul for giving voice to the hundreds of millions of pensioners, savers, working stiffs, poor, fixed income beneficiaries, laborers, gasoline-, bread-, milk-, and egg-buyers who weren’t able to ask Mr. Bernanke why...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 03:01 PM
Writes D. Saul Weiner: "A while back, George Will referred to Ron Paul as a quaint anachronism. Insinuating that a man like Paul is in some sense obsolete is of course ridiculous; we need a lot more like him, in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 02:53 PM
He's polling at 10% among 18-29 year-olds. Onward and upward! (Thanks to Patrick Rodriquez.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 02:12 PM
Show the support is real. Thanks to Norman Horn for passing it along....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 01:55 PM
He's a member of the Gainesville, FL Ron Paul Meetup Group, and it's starting to leak into the Blogosphere--I wonder if the media will mention it. By the way, Neocon sites out there are trying to paint Meyer (and all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 11:58 AM
According to the Washington Times, the McCain campaign is near-bankruptcy -- only $3.7M raised so far this quarter, and those are gross figures! "The campaign has raised only $3.7 million to date for the quarter," a longtime, influential friend of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 09:45 AM
MTV and MySpace have teamed up for one-one discussions with presidential candidates, which will be streamed live at MySpaceTV.com and MTV.com (and broadcastsed on MTV at a later date). John Edwards is first, scheduled for September 27th. Here's the list...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 09:35 AM
Today, the price for "Paul to win Primary" rose above "McCain to Win Primary" over at r.jsp?z=1190380662843&grpID=95#">Intrade.com. Over at the Iowa Electronic Markets, "Rest of Field" (made up of those who think Paul, Huckabee, or Gingrich will win the nomination)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2007 08:20 AM
Rudy speaks to a "crowd" of 200. The poor man just can't draw a Ron Paul-sized crowd....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 09:42 PM
2nd: 179 votes - Ron Paul. First was Mike Huckabee, 206 votes. 539 total ballots cast 10th: 5 votes - Rudy Giuliani 9th: 7 votes - Hugh Cort 8th: 10 votes - John McCain 7th: 12 votes - Daniel Gilbert...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 08:03 PM
Don't you love it when you hear ideas first floated on this site start to pop up elsewhere. Item: Ron Paul is the only Republican who can beat Hillary. Item: The Democrats can stop the war simply by cutting off...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 05:39 PM
Koen Swinkels has a great article on LRC today, Ron Paul and the Role of Ideas in Class Conflict. In the article he explains that "The state depends for its continued existence on the enthusiastic support of only a few....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 02:05 PM
Ron speaks truth to power on the moral hazard called the Fed, its depreciation of the dollar, its redistribution to Wall Street, its business cycles, its ripping off of the average guy. (Thanks to John Lavis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 12:59 PM
Funny to hear NPR describe this as the rise of the Canadian dollar. Nope. It's the fall of the greenback, the end of the empire, and the greatest opportunity in more than a century to make it morning again in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 11:06 AM
Even supine provinces of DC like Saudia Arabia are breaking with the Fed's increasing dilution of the dollar. This means the end of the empire, and maybe before Bush leaves office, as well as an opportunity for the only serious...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 08:49 AM
Some other sites are reporting this as an endorsement by the Constitution Party itself, but it's just a personal endorsement from Michael Peroutka, the CP's '04 presidential candidate. From the American View: The following statement has been issued by Michael...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 07:30 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 20, 2007 06:40 AM
to be admitted to Mark Skousen's Free Market Hall of Fame as favorite free market government official (present) and free market think tank leader (present). Right now, Ron is far and away the leader in his category, while Ed Crane...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 08:38 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jews for Ron Paul 2008 Concord, New Hampshire Executive Director: Jim C. Perry Phone 603-671-3219 Email: jperry@jews4ronpaul.org Jews for Ron Paul Offended by Dr. Paul's Exclusion From Debate; Calls for Jewish Republicans to Boycott "Republican Jewish Coalition"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 08:04 PM
Ron Paul, long a dedicated opponent of restrictive ballot-access laws for federal elections, has again introduced legislation to open up the process. (NB: he is also opposed to ballot-access restrictions at the state level, but as a constitutionalist advocate of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 07:18 PM
Who knew?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 06:43 PM
About Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 05:13 PM
Watch his great interview with former counterfeiter-in-chief Alan Greenspan. (Thanks to all those who sent this to me.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 04:46 PM
Writes Lauren Havens: "You are invited to a book signing with New York Times best-selling author Thomas Woods this Saturday (September 22) at 2:00pm in Books-A-Million (Tiger Town in Opelika, Ala.). Dr. Woods will discuss his newest book, 33 Questions...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 04:00 PM
Why will be obvious....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 03:28 PM
(Thanks to Jayel Aheram.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 03:19 PM
Yesterday, Ron Paul's YouTube channel passed 4 million cumulative views. This number does not include the views of thousands of supporters' videos, or the @GoogleTalk video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 12:31 PM
WorldNetDaily is running two letters to the editor about the Values Voter Debate that are worth a read. In fact, I'm surprised they were even printed. I've pasted them below because there's no way to link directly to each individual...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 11:53 AM
Franklin Pierce University polling, based on interviews with 400 likely Republican Presidential Primary voters, administered by telephone, September 11 – September 14, 2007 of 400 respondents (maximum margin of sampling error of +/- 4.9%.) shows Ron Paul at 3%,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 19, 2007 09:09 AM
"Huckabee answers Ron Paul's question: It doesn’t matter."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 08:24 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 07:27 PM
Slashdot asks: Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds? and WorldNetDaily wants to know who won the Values Voters debate. Guess who's winning....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 07:12 PM
Ron Paul supporters will pass up no opportunity to spread the word....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 06:12 PM
From Freedom Maverick: Who was the ONLY candidate to have supporters outside the Values Voters debate? RON PAUL Which candidate had a tug boat, all painted red, white, and blue, going up and down the New River tooting its horn?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 05:10 PM
He stuck to his libertarian guns even at a debate populated by theocons and neocons....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 04:13 PM
Lefties in the Pacific Northwest are befuddled that individual philanthropists could protect the enviornment and engandered species. From the Seattle P.I: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has attracted some liberal support for his strong anti-war position and other pieces of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 02:53 PM
Radar Magazine has a short article highlighting Ron Paul's call for the issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to capture/kill those behind 9/11: Constitutionality aside, what sort of person is suited for the task of hunting down the world's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 02:00 PM
So says Larry Fester at USADaily.com: Unlike the racial turmoil during America’s period of segregation and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, Paul’s message doesn’t evoke resistance from a large segment of the population; and it appears to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 01:39 PM
In the New American....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 11:37 AM
Movin' on up... Margin of error of +/-3 means a statistical tie with Romney. OK, Eric Garris isn't going to let me get away with this: "Actually, a margin of error of +/-3 could mean that RP has 7% and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 10:11 AM
Says Eric Garris: "What a horrible experience to watch that rotten 'debate' for three hours! They even booed when Ron Paul called Jesus Christ the 'Prince of Peace'! Some Christians."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 09:55 AM
Writes Michael Wagner: "I was at the Value Voters Debate. It was a tough crowd for Ron. I was sitting in the delegate section and was able to vote, unlike most of the audience. Most of the people around me...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 08:46 AM
Russ Chastain of About.com says: We actually have a candidate for President of the United States who has principles, lives by them, and believes in what this nation was founded on - limited Constitutional government. We're talking about a man...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 08:11 AM
For those who missed it:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 18, 2007 06:18 AM
Huckabee won with 219 votes, Ron Paul second with 44. Alan Keyes? They didn't even mention him. Update:Shaw Summitt writes to say that Alan Keyes got 24 votes, so they mentioned him and I missed it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 10:09 PM
What an exhilarating statement! The others on the stage are worried about US sovereignty and the North American Union (which conservatives totally misunderstand) but as Ron points out, where were they when the US waged a "criminal" war on Iraq...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 07:40 PM
While the other "Values" Republicans want a theological war of Christians, Jews, and good Americans vs. IslamoNazis and all that is evil, Ron Paul is sticking to his guns. Foreign occupation endangers us all. Restrictions on the freedom of Muslims...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 07:18 PM
He seems to come awfully close to theocratic nuttiness with some of his statements, doesn't he? But you have to listen carefully sometimes. Rights come from God, he says. Fair enough. But that supposedly means we need the government to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 07:06 PM
Poor guy mistakenly thought he was free. Can we elect Ron Paul a little faster?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 06:41 PM
The maxxed-out Ron Paul donor refuses to perform on The View so long as idiot-warmongerette Elisabeth Hasselbeck is promoting Bush's mass killing and dictatorship on the same stage....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 03:06 PM
As Andrew Sullivan says, "It's amazing the difference when you actually believe in something other than acquiring and holding power."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 12:41 PM
Last night, I went to my car after dinner only to find that, parked right in front of me, was a car with two Ron Paul bumper stickers. Then this morning, driving to work, I saw a gigantic banner on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 12:26 PM
This goes nicely with the video Lew posted: via Laura at RedStateEclectic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 11:47 AM
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer lists their most-read story from their Sunday paper. And that "most-read story from Sunday" is actually an article from Friday that is still getting hits....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 11:38 AM
Don't miss Ron tonight among the pro-war pro-lifers. The "Values Voter" debate will be streamed live at 6:00pm central time here and here. UPATE: I am now told it is 6:30pm central....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 10:30 AM
Writes Robert Brager: "My colleagues and I eagerly made the trek up to Seattle from Tacoma armed with four cameras and a crane jib to cover Ron's visit and events related to it. "We covered his entire speech before a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 09:19 AM
Very funny. Fred receives the exclusive right to advertise at Florida gun shows. So he gets to spend the money, but the people attending will be--overwhelmingly--Ron Paulians. But what's this about Fred being the best on gun rights? Another boobish...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 17, 2007 08:04 AM
...with 65% of the vote. Update: Official results from Manchester GOP....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 06:37 PM
Here's a paragraph out of an article about Fred Thompson campaigning at a gun show in Florida: Campaign aides and supporters ignored or simply glared at a handful of supporters for Ron Paul, a former Libertarian Party candidate for president...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 01:07 PM
says John Ozberkmen in the National Expositor. Today, I walked into an auditorium filled with a couple thousand people. People I have never met before but who were all looking for the same thing I was. Freedom. I don’t want...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 12:43 PM
Laura at RedStateEclectic found yet another clip of very positive coverage for Ron Paul in Salt Lake City....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 10:06 AM
Here's a story the mainstream media has missed so far. The most important presidential primary this year may be New York's and not just because it's been moved up to February 5th. Why? Because the leading contender in each party...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 09:36 AM
This is great local news coverage on KUTV2 Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Tribune: More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday at the Union Pacific Depot in Salt Lake City to rally behind U.S. Rep. Ron Paul in his bid for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 06:48 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 16, 2007 06:27 AM
Howard Phillips once told me that Keyes turned down his request to join the Constitution Party, where Ron would be perfectly comfortable, because of only one thing he (Keyes) disagreed with vehemently: Howard is strongly anti-Lincoln. Keyes is a card-carrying,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 04:44 PM
I can't help but think that Keyes was drafted after Ron Paul's defeat of Huckabee. What the interventionists need to counteract Paul is a real thinking rhetorician with substance. Keyes fits the bill. Keyes in many ways sincerely speaks the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 04:22 PM
My good friend Scott Wilson went to the local farmer's market in Champaign, IL and reports that the only presidential campaign with a booth giving out info and working the crowd, was Ron Paul's....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 04:13 PM
Writes Michael Grooms: "I like your idea of boycotting American Pravda (Faux Newz). I've been trying to get friends and family to do the same since mid-July. Fox News Channel www.foxnews.com Phone: (212) 301-3000 Fax: (212) 301-4229 1211 Ave of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 02:35 PM
Mr. Joe Carter at the Evangelical Outpost critiques Ron Paul's libertarian message as adolescent and not even worth engaging. Joe essentially assumes that the modern administrative state is here to stay no matter what, and to seek to dismantle it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 12:15 PM
And of the Republican presidential campaign. Prof. Robert Guttman of Johns Hopkins, who hosted Ron for an important speech on foreign policy, doesn't agree with him, but he is very impressed....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 11:26 AM
Funny to see the whole establishment denouncing the criticism of Petraeus by Moveon.org. It's also chilling. Is the militarist states of America about to get this "perfumed prince of the Pentagon," as Col. David Hackworth called such purely political generals,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 09:12 AM
Dispatch From San Francisco at The Crossed Pond with a great picture of Ron Paul. A New Media report from Seattle. Old Media report from Seattle: GOP hopeful appeals to both right and left and Seattle Times says "Texas Congressman...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2007 07:05 AM
Rumor has it that this rally will be huge. You can watch it live on Justin.tv starting at 7:30 PM Pacific time. >>Lew Moore just said the campaign raised over half a million dollars this week....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 09:21 PM
About the constitution, and the struggle for liberty....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 08:17 PM
Here's another inspirational Ron Paul song from Steve Dore. Message Of Freedom...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 06:02 PM
These are the same guys that did Ron Paul Yo!, the Knights of Liberty....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 04:31 PM
Lew mentions the Asian-American supporters for Ron in the Bay Area. There is probably some correlation there having to do with the tech world here. But, as it relates to another demographic, my mom tells me some of her Korean...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 03:32 PM
Here's a video of the march in San Francisco Lew mentions....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 03:06 PM
Tex, I can confirm that all three fundraising events yesterday in the Bay Area were geek-heavy: full of smart, successful young people from the tech industries. All hail capitalism! Wired misleads only in one sense: there was a significant number...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 02:03 PM
FOX was founded, never let it be forgotten, by neocon billionaire Rupert Murdoch; he put in charge of it Republican campaign consultant and Bush family retainer, Roger Ailes. Thus FOX's role in fomenting a criminal war against Iraq, and its...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 01:52 PM
Wired writes that Ron Paul was a big hit in Silicon Valley....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 01:29 PM
The harrassing "interview" of Ron Paul by the Nazi-like, ill-mannered, and ignorant John Gibson of Faux News is further proof (as though we need any) that the neocons really do hate American freedom, as I argued in an LRC article...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 12:24 PM
I love how the heroic Ron Paul turns the tables in that excuse for an interview by Gibson. Yes, advocating mass murder is at least as kooky -- to say nothing of the moral issues involved -- as even the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 11:57 AM
Chris Rhoades sends in this example of a hit piece (MP3) on Ron Paul starring Fox's John Gibson. Don't listen if you have blood pressure issues....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 11:14 AM
Here's a good piece by Richard McVay in the Athens Banner-Herald excoriating Faux News for their unprofessional and biased treatment of Ron Paul in the New Hampshire debate. Sample: So, obviously, the gatekeepers at Fox News are threatened by Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 14, 2007 09:15 AM
Check out this recent article by Vox Day at WorldNetDaily. Vox makes the case that 2008 is either 1976, when the anti-establishment candidate (Reagan) lost to the party structure, or it is 1980 when the party's grassroots overthrew their corrupt...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 13, 2007 01:29 PM
I'll be blogging here from time to time....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 13, 2007 11:32 AM
This is nice coverage of the USC rally by Fox News in LA. They also touch on Ron Paul's internet success....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 13, 2007 09:51 AM
The USC Daily Trojan on the USC Rally for Ron Paul yesterday. Update: Laura at RedStateEclectic has the YouTube videos of the speech posted....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 13, 2007 07:52 AM
Stephen Colbert gives a brilliant analysis of Republican Honor over the last 40 years. Also check out the collision course the Colbert Bump put Ron Paul and the Huckster on....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2007 09:52 PM
Time has an article by Bill Tancer of Hitwise . Most of it rehashes Ron's popularity on the web, but I thought this was particularly interesting:But if Ron Paul tops all of the Web metrics for popularity, like searches and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2007 03:29 PM
Here's the MP3. (Thanks to Scott Fields for the link)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2007 10:18 AM
The Values Voter Presidential Debate is scheduled for next Monday, September 17, in Fort Lauderdale. WorldNetDaily's Joseph Farah is to be the moderator, and he's upset that the "big four" GOP candidates--McCain, Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson--have all declined to appear....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 12, 2007 09:29 AM
(Thanks to Bob Schlereth.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 06:06 PM
When covering Ron Paul, ABC News has a far different tone than Fix (or is that Faux?) News, notes Ken Sturz....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 02:45 PM
It's Ron Paul's turn as Hitwise Candidate of the month. Hitwise Website Snapshot Report for Ron Paul 2008 (PDF)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 01:44 PM
Writes Bill Platt: "Sunday I was watching FOX News re-showing on the Republican debate in New Hampshire with my wife. When Ron Paul was explaining about why we were over 'there' and that was causing problems in the Moslem world.,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 01:05 PM
Here's Sinatra impersonator Rick Ellis's neat tribute. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 12:42 PM
"To a German," writes Georg Thomas, "Bill O’Reilly bears eerie semblance to the infamous Nazi-judge Roland Freisler, shouting down people with vicious prejudices and prejudgements. Like Freisler, he is the speaking trumpet of a dying regime – making him only...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 12:33 PM
A student report from the Indiana University campus newspaper....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 12:28 PM
Claire Wolfe: "We may be very quiet. But we are everywhere, we cantankerous, contrarian members of the Leave Me Alone Coalition." Claire also wrote about voting for Ron Paul in a straw poll at her county fair in her inimitable...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 10:49 AM
Does any other candidate have supporters trying to slay the MSM gatekeepers with PlayStation Portables, iPods and laptops?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 11, 2007 09:16 AM
I had an interesting email exchange with Mark Rotblat, Director of Marketing for TubeMogul, on the question of the Ron Paul surge. TubeMogul says on their contact page, "Give us a chance to impress you with our quick response time"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 11:11 PM
From this evening. The good doctor tries to teach Bill some history. I think he does a stunning job here, considering O'Reilly's typical practice of not letting anyone more informed than he is answer questions uninterrupted....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 07:58 PM
I think to really appreciate how amazing Ron Paul supporters are, it helps to go watch a few of the videos Mitt's supporters made first. I doubt a guy who's too dignified to talk to a snowman can bring himself...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 07:19 PM
Not Ron Paul, of course. Listen to Scott Horton's new interview of Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden Unit. They discuss the new Osama tape, addressing some questions some have had about its authenticity, as well as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 06:03 PM
I get a daily email report from Tubemogul because I like to track the popularity of Ron Paul's videos. Today's report was just mind boggling. The Candidates@Google: Ron Paul video got a stunning 16,692 views on 9/9/07. That's 3,000 more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 03:28 PM
State Senator Robert Clegg calls Ron Paul "anti-American" for opposing the foreign policy of a small group of people in Washington. (The rest of America doesn't count -- the 35 people who make the policy are America, so no questioning...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 02:10 PM
Air Force veteran Ron Paul has, among his other achievements, restored consideration of the pro-American, anti-interventionist foreign policy of the Old Right. But according to the chickenhawk Huckabee's chickenhawk backer state senator Robert Clegg, that makes Ron "anti-American." For more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 01:02 PM
Mike Maresco and RonPaulMeetup Hawaii planned and executed a 110+ mile walk around the Island of Oahu....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 12:10 PM
Remember Saul Anuzis? Yes, that Saul Anuzis. What a difference a few months makes. Ron Paul for President State Director Paul Garfield invited me to the Ron Paul picnic at Clawson Park. An excited and motivated crowd of activists gathered...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 11:44 AM
Even if the media try to hide it, says Joe Murray in the Philadelphia Bulletin....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 11:13 AM
Rock and roll is popular for grassroots videos, but this one is a little different....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 11:00 AM
via Nobodysmiling.com Hip-Hop Community...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 10:15 AM
So the Washington Post thinks it is suspicious that the Maryland Republican Party would 1)take a straw poll; and 2)announce the results of the straw poll. Of course, it wouldn't have said this had Il Duce Giuliani or some other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2007 08:32 AM
This is an interesting editorial in the Waxahachie Daily Light by a local Republican writer, Paul D. Perry. Most of the incidents he writes about we've heard already like the war propaganda and the grisly film of the 9/11 survivor,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 08:02 PM
After all, points out to the Washington Post, party officials announced the Ron Paul victory in their straw poll. Don't they know the rules?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 07:14 PM
Osama bin Laden knows exactly what he's doing when he releases a video in which he denounces insane taxes and calls for the U.S., for Americans' own good, to get out of Iraq. He's doing the same thing that the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 06:17 PM
This Thursday, September 13th, I'll be attending four Ron Paul events in the Bay Area: a breakfast at the Palace Hotel and lunch at the Palio D'Asti Restaurant in San Francisco, and a VIP reception and then a mix-and-mingle at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 05:53 PM
The prestigious Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., has invited Ron Paul to make a keynote policy address on September 11. This is a very significant event, showing that Paul's views are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 12:11 PM
The grassroots Ron Paul revolution has decided to push their candidate into the mainstream media. Thus, the relentless attention to text, online and straw polls, the guerilla sign campaign, the stunning volume of inspirational video distributed through YouTube, and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 9, 2007 08:40 AM
The Ron Paul interview with Bill O'Reilly is scheduled for Monday night at 8:00pm, according to the Paul campaign. But FOX News is making sure that viewership is minimized by scheduling him during the opening night of Monday Night Football,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 8, 2007 07:58 PM
I tend to agree with Scheuer one this one. The physical chain of custody from Bin Laden/Zawahiri can end abruptly and not be tracked. The final courier simply drops off the tape at one of 1,000s of sympathetic yet unaffiliated...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 8, 2007 07:36 PM
I've written about this before, but why are the only supposed non-isolationists the ones who want to drop bombs on multiple countries and further irritate the rest of the world? Ron Paul is supposedly an "isolationist" because he doesn't want...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 07:33 PM
"We'll have full coverage the General's testimony on Monday, and I think Ron Paul is going to be here and that should be pretty interesting." -- O'Reilly in the closing seconds of his "Talking Points" memo on Friday, September 7th....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 07:05 PM
Over the last 24 hours, there have been swirling rumors that CNN is trying to get both candidates on board for a 1-on-1 extended debate on the issue they argued about. According to FreeMarketNews.com, After the recent FoxTV-managed GOP debate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 04:59 PM
How pathetic: A handful of Utah "Fredheads" - political activists supporting the late entry of Republican Fred Thompson into the presidential sweepstakes - gathered Thursday in Salt Lake City to kick off their campaign for the oldest fresh face in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 04:33 PM
Noting Huckabee-Paul debate disagreement on Iraq, Luntz declared Huckabee's position "principle[d]" On the September 5 post-presidential debate edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, Republican pollster Frank Luntz cited Republican focus group responses to an exchange over Iraq policy between...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 01:50 PM
Is the long process of disintergration, begun with the establishment of the Federal Reserve, accelerating, as foreign central banks exchange the depreciating fiat greenback for gold? This is what will finally bring down the empire. And who is the one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 10:42 AM
They weren't; they were booing Fix News's putting Rude on the monitor. (Thanks to John Lavis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 08:44 AM
Peggy Noonan of the War Street Journal warns the neocons to take Ron seriously: "The debate was full of fireworks about Iraq, about its essentials--the rightness of the endeavor, and what should rightly be done now. From the libertarian Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 08:19 AM
What a hoot to see the neocons' Dr. Frankenstein, Frank Luntz, try to revive the political corpse of John McCain last night on the (Il Duce)Hannity and Alan Colmes show. It was almost as funny as the scene in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 7, 2007 07:02 AM
Writes Franklin Harris: "After watching last night's GOP debate, I realized that the two major parties really are Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Each candidate in one party has a doppelganger in the other, with one notable exception. "Fred Thompson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 09:09 PM
Joe also interviews the crowd. (Thanks to Scott Horton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 09:03 PM
According to Forbes. Click on the slide show to see 14 candidates rated. Steve's mag--he's a member of the Giuliani Old (no Youth for Rude)--ignores Ron Paul, because he would rate as the least mean and most gentlemanly of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 07:39 PM
I've heard libertarians complain about using this motto to guide our foreign policy. While their criticisms are correct--they fail to understand the real implications of the dictum. I did not break Iraq. Neither did any of the American citizenry. As...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 07:29 PM
Reports Drudge: "FLASH: Last night's New Hampshire debate on FOXNEWS was most watched debate of '07 election season..3.1 million viewers tuned in (854,000 in the 25-54 demo)." FOX still refuses to say how many people voted in its text-election, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 07:07 PM
Writes Justin Ptak: "It was a powerful testament to Ron Paul's message and the resonance it has across the country to see many of the candidates adopt Dr. Paul's message in their debate rhetoric last night. "Whether it was Giuliani...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 06:34 PM
"Ron Paul clearly won last night's debate," said Pat Buchanan on Tucker Carlson's MSNBC show this evening. Even the Faux News Channel's own opinion poll had him winning big, he added....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 06:03 PM
So says Grassfire: Survey Of 39,000 Grassroots Conservatives Also Gives Ron Paul Biggest Gain, Signals End to McCain’s Campaign And Notes Hillary’s Rise Rep. Ron Paul showed the biggest gain from Grassfire’s May poll, rising from seventh position (6 percent)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 05:33 PM
(Thanks to Robert Mayer)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:49 PM
Funny how the neocons gave themselves that name, and now that it is pejorative, think you're a bad guy to use it. In any event, here is Roger Simon--advocate of perpetual war, the police state, militarism, nationalism, welfarism, and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:29 PM
Several years ago I watched a Canadian PM debate on TV. It bore no resemblance to an American Presidential "debate." Two guys, a few feet from each other, actually debating -- no moderator, no buzzers, just two guys arguing, vigorously....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:08 PM
The interventionist beast has gotten its hooks into almost all the pundits on both the right and the left. Today's exhibit: Craig McMillan, WorldNetDaily columnist, who complains that Congress in 1936 failed to extend assistance to Georgians who were being...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:04 PM
Writes C.J. Watson: One of the liberal blogs had this to say about Ron Paul in the debate last night: "...Paul, of course, stepped out of the 18th Century to defend the Constitution from these nuts. The Fox News scumbags...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:02 PM
Writes John McCarthy: "Here is an important mainstream website, The Street, with an analysis of last night’s Republican debate. The author,John Fout, believes that Ron Paul was one of the three winners to emerge. Chris Wallace’s treasonous question to Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 11:59 AM
It is apparent from last night's debate that the Ron Paul Revolution has reached the point in Gandhi's famous dictum between ridicule and attack. Dr. Paul's thunderous retort of Chris Wallace's insidious attempt to smear him was simply exhilarating. "'No!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 10:00 AM
IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 09:30 AM
A pretty good article from the MSM. (Thanks to Scott Horton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 09:14 AM
That's Will Grigg's description of Ron Paul after last night's debate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 09:05 AM
Lew and crew: great job last night. I was so flabbergasted by the systematic Fox effort to attack and marginalize Ron Paul, right down to the posting of one or more hyenas near the stage, that I couldn’t express my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 07:35 AM
One of the really notable things about last night's debate was that Ron Paul didn't get a question until some 20 or 30 minutes into the program, and after that he received fewer questions and fewer opportunities for rejoinder than...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2007 12:36 AM
I will concede that I have been a relatively reluctant supporter of Ron Paul so far. And I have had every good reason to be reluctant: he's a politician, he's a member of the federal government, he wants to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 11:49 PM
(Thanks to Scott Horton)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 11:00 PM
Fox has a partial transcript of the exchange with Huckabee: Texas Rep. Ron Paul stirred much of the excitement of the evening, repeating his anti-war stance and getting into a sparring match with Huckabee over whether it's time for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 10:59 PM
Hannity didn't try to shout down Ron tonight, as he did the last time. Ron's charm, and his increasing popularity, defanged even this bird, at least a little. Ron knows so much more history (and everything else) than Hannity that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 10:47 PM
Both Shammity and Clone said Ron Paul supporters were "dialing in their text votes" more than once. What morons, and biased morons at that. As Lance Adams points out, you cannot vote more than once from one cellphone. And there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 10:33 PM
As Dan McAdams says, rate the candidates in this debate. UPDATE: This is an old poll. Thanks to Scott Horton and the others who pointed this out to me....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 10:15 PM
He's getting 35% in the first announcement of text-vote results on Fix. Fun to hear Shammity moaning and wailing over Ron's win....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 10:10 PM
I just made a text message that just says R6, entered 36288 as the phone number, and sent it in order to vote for Ron Paul on Fox News... Or as they say on forums, "bump"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:59 PM
For Fix News and the on-stage fascisti, that they would laugh at Ron Paul. But every giggle only strengthens the support of the Revolutionaries who are more than serious about this country's problems, and the only candidate in many, many...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:38 PM
If interested in voting for Ron Paul... ...text R6 to 36288...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:37 PM
Iran is no threat to Israel, which has hundreds of nuclear weapons. And it certainly is no threat to the US, with its thousands of nuclear weapons. In fact, it is Iran that is threatened....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:28 PM
Among the would-be dictators, only Ron Paul points out that big government and its trillions of dollars of spending failed miserably in protecting the country, and that the Soviet-style Homeland Security bureaucracy means only more spending, less freedom, and less...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:21 PM
Fascist: Do you take your marching orders from Al-Qaeda? Ron Paul: No, I take my orders from the Constitution...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:02 PM
He's smart, eloquent, honest, and dedicated to freedom. The others are as awful and irrelevant as Fred. They're also mini-totalitarians who identify the state with the nation and the people, in pure Mussolini fashion....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 08:56 PM
"When he said the world was round," as another great Gershwin tune put it, and the fascist pygmies laughed at Ron Paul when he defended a foreign policy of peace. But the American people are cheering....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 08:50 PM
I just joined the debate in progress. Could Chris Wallace possibly have asked more loaded questions than the ones he asked Ron Paul about Iraq? Fortunately, Dr. Paul is clearly gaining confidence from his campaign experiences. He didn't budge one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 08:49 PM
Chris Check on the man who reminds us all of the founding generation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 08:08 PM
Fox has a live stream here: http://foxnews-foxstream.wm.llnwd.net/foxnews_foxstream Special bonus: Featuring real-time PeopleMeter results from pollster Frank Luntz, which will gauge the audience's response to the candidates' answers throughout the debate! Won't that be exciting. While you're waiting: Fred's Woes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 07:34 PM
That was the title in the Houston Chronicle's print edition of this very interesting story. And note: the Chronicle has been historically unfriendly to Ron. But like the rest of the mainstream media, the paper is beginning to hear the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 01:05 PM
A funny article on joining Ron Paul in the Republican party by Carl Milsted, Jr. (Thanks to John Pankratz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 12:14 PM
Sen. Brownback in NH (via Drudge)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:49 AM
Writes George Thomas: "Our marvellous friends of the German(-Bavarian) „Ron Paul Revolution” Website have a post on Ron Paul T-Shirts (with a blue-white Bavarian touch, those being the colours of Bavaria) offered in time for the imminent Oktoberfest in Munich....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2007 09:04 AM
The audio file is about 30 mins....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:49 PM
"I watch Ron Paul’s speeches all the time," writes Mike Nelson. "However, I was at the Ft. Worth straw poll and saw him deliver this speech the night before (Friday night), and I have to tell you it is by...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:31 PM
is a great blog by and for truckers, a natural libertarian constituency, who support Dr. Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:29 PM
And according to an analysis on that amazing site, Ron will be president of the US too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:27 PM
Writes Nathan Estey: "Numbers are not official yet, and will be announced tomorrow. Ron Paul 263 votes - 28% Giuliani 220 votes Thompson 188 votes 963 total votes cast." UPDATE from Nathan: "We counted the MD straw poll ballots this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:08 PM
Ron will wipe the floor again with his warmongering, inflationist, police-statist competition for the Republican presidential nomination, this time in New Hampshire on Wednesday, September 5th, on FOX tv and radio at 9:00pm Eastern. Don't miss it!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 08:45 PM
While reading through the comment thread on GOPBloggers.org (where they removed Ron Paul from the poll citing "spam") who should I come across but the brilliant libertarian political philosopher (or, as Rush Limbaugh describes him, "....a little-known philosopher, Libertarian") Per...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 07:23 PM
From a fascinating interview with Dr. James Herndon: "'With the exception of Obama and Paul, the Democratic and Republican field is frighteningly bland from a PR standpoint. There's a real lack of creativity. Most political media consultants are still stuck...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 07:17 PM
Who would the world elect? 1st place: Ron Paul: Total Votes:17,685 2nd place: Barak Obama: Total Votes:11,725...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 06:36 PM
I check in on the Pajamas site once and a while to see how they're coping with Ron Paul winning their straw poll every time his name is on it. Today I found this interesting little nugget: Pajamas Media editors...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 06:01 PM
14 minutes on candidates and the internet on ABC and not one mention of Ron Paul and our internet campaign , not even from the so-called “Republican stategist.”...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 12:46 PM
But Ron's people-power campaign is the most interesting to Richard Blair on the left-wing Alternet....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 10:41 AM
Here's an interesting thread on a Kucinich forum, especially this post: Ron Paul's support is very real. I know. I live around a ton of them. Plus they are all democrats which really ticks me off. There are signs up...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 10:36 AM
You cannot vote for Ron Paul on this Republican site....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 10:13 AM
As antiwar sentiment grows, even among Republicans, thanks to Ron Paul, Bush is signalling his intent to begin the withdrawal from his monstrous occupation of Iraq--while still lying about it, of course....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:58 AM
Writes Marlow Mosier: "Fortunately, I haven't heard much recently about Sen. Chuck Hagel as an anti-war Republican alternative to Ron Paul. And thank goodness. He's just another elected freedom hater who hasn't read the 13th amendment. "From draftresistance.org. - In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:07 AM
(Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 4, 2007 09:00 AM
The Club for Growth should love Ron Paul. Here's their credo: The Club for Growth is committed to lower taxes-especially lower tax rates-across the board. Lower taxes on work, savings, and investments lead to greater levels of these activities, thus...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2007 07:52 PM
Now he ties Romney and Richardson at 4%, on the Iraq-trust question. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2007 01:42 PM
Ron Paul - 20,473 Barack Obama - 22,238 Hillary Clinton - 23,621 John Edwards - 70,410 Mitt Romney - 71,431 Rudy Giuliani - 122,838 John McCain - 141,317 Mike Gravel - 164,042 Dennis Kucinich - 207,544 Bill Richardson - 210,239...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2007 08:34 PM
This article shows three things: (1) it's critical for campaigns to be honest about crowds because (2) once you lose your credibility, it's hard to restore it, and (3) Ron Paul's crowds rival those of the leading Democratic contenders!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2007 03:00 PM
Primary Challenge, the political arm of the Upstate NY tax revolt, has endorsed Ron Paul for President and expects him to compete with Giuliani for the large pile of GOP delegates. The group, headed up by Len Roberto, a factory...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2007 01:32 PM
That video on the straw poll is a beautiful illustration of what we're up against, a sleazy secretive, self-serving, political machine. The Texas Republican Party, what a joke! Those delegates shut out can console themseles with this: they did more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2007 12:33 PM
So should modern liberals, says Karsten Nicholson....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2007 12:20 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 11:00 PM
Writes Jerri Ward: "Gov. Rick Perry didn't bother to show up at the Texas Straw Poll. He sent a video. A huge boo went up in the crowd when he appeared on the video. He proceeded to say that there...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 08:23 PM
"The single most-successful fundraiser of the Ron Paul 2008 campaign took place last night in Highland Park, Texas (Dallas). The event was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Huffines. The Huffines family opened their beautiful home and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 08:09 PM
Lew, you're exactly right. Considering all the voters were establishment Republicans, Ron Paul did very well. Just a few points behind the great late establishment hope Fred Thompson. The "winner" Hunter has zero support nationally. Ron crushed the scheduley-challenged Huckabee...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 05:13 PM
Interesting report from the Texas Observer, reporting that the " grassroots of the party are not happy" and "are feeling used and abused.": It was telling that the party’s rebel and longshot campaign, that of Ron Paul, has been the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 05:06 PM
Daniel, that guy's arithmetic is off. Ron got 16.7%, not 16.17%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 04:55 PM
"Second-tier" Appalachian State overturns establishment power Michigan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 04:04 PM
The Texas Republican Party set up its straw poll to hurt Ron Paul. That's why the voters were restricted to past delegates and alternates from Texas Republican conventions, that is neocons and party hacks for the most part. Also, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 03:41 PM
Texas Straw Poll Results Duncan Hunter Wins Townhall.com Texas Republican Straw Poll; Fred Thompson Second Posted by: Jonathan Garthwaite at 4:30 PM 41.1% Duncan Hunter (534 votes) 20.5% Fred Thompson (266 votes) 16.17% Ron Paul (217 votes) 6.4% Mike Huckabee...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 03:11 PM
Found this on Steve Gordon's blog, where it's described as the YouTube all Americans need to see:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 02:26 PM
Cathy Young wrote: Even if, by some miracle, Paul managed to win, it is unlikely he would be able to enact much of his libertarian agenda. Not true. Ron Paul could bring all the troops home in every undeclared war...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 12:12 PM
It reminds Reason's Cathy Young of Barry Goldwater and Ralph Nader....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 11:26 AM
The HatCam should go live soon. Ron Paul's speech is scheduled for 11:15am CT. The poll results are to be announced at 2pm CT. I'll update this post as I get new information. In the meantime, here's an article about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 1, 2007 09:37 AM
Listen in here live, now....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 10:15 PM
Here's a great little article about Ron Paul visiting Nevada in a local Reno-Tahoe NBC affiliate news site: Ron Paul's message of freedom, peace and prosperity has been gaining him support throughout the nation. The groundswell of grassroots activism spawned...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 01:40 PM
The cat is out of the bag. (Thanks to Murray Sabrin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 12:44 PM
World Net Daily has a poll asking, "Where should Fred Thompson announce his presidential candidacy?" and one of the available answers is, " It doesn't matter – Ron Paul is going to win."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 11:24 AM
Writes Eric Larson, MD: "I just heard these results from a friend in the Muskegon, MI, meetup group. The Oceana County GOP held a straw poll at the county fair over the weekend (8/22-25). The only campaigns that had any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 11:09 AM
Here's an interesting site: Election 2008 is coming. Vote for the candidate you support, and on November 1st the candidate with the highest number of votes will get $1000 from Try This towards their campaign. Bet no one can guess...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 11:04 AM
"Passengers on a plane leaving New York could see three words in 4-foot (1.2-meter) block letters painted on a rooftop terrace in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood as they ascended: GOOGLE RON PAUL. "The entreaty to search the Internet for news...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 09:38 AM
Writes Victor Sarmiento: "Just when you think you have seen it all, another Paulitician does something even more amazing!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 09:26 AM
Tex, it actually makes perfect sense. The news side of the WSJ is pretty good, and far less biased against Ron Paul than the editorial side, which is a snakepit of neoconservatism. I hope that Rupert Murdoch will not purge...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 09:09 AM
The AP weighs in with an unoriginal yet mostly fair article on the Paul campaign, but this one is far superior, and sports this inventive banner: An excerpt: "Unlike technocrats who think that progress and order only arise when the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 08:15 AM
Tex, that WSJ piece on Ron Paul was very good and fair. The only quibble I have with it is that the inset that supposedly lays out his record states that he favors gay marriage. He does oppose federal laws...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2007 08:14 AM
In the Wall Street Journal?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 11:08 PM
If Golden Bear makes it to the top five, they'll be able to promote Ron Paul at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Currently, they're at number 6, about 600 votes from being in the festival....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 10:25 PM
Are you Ron Paul's friend on facebook? What if this is true? If you are on facebook, be sure and vote here and here. If you're not on facebook, what are you waiting for?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 09:08 PM
A year after the Mises Institute was founded it hosted a debate on the Gold Standard between Congressman Ron Paul and Charles Partee, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Video found here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 06:28 PM
From Compete.com: The table below compares the activity on each candidate’s Wikipedia articles in July in terms of total readers, time spent on the article (reading, commenting, editing, etc.) and their share of all time spent across all of these...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 04:27 PM
After watching so many great videos like the one below by grassroots Ron Paul supporters, how can anyone take something like this seriously? No wonder Republicans are so lame on the web....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 01:38 PM
According to Professor Paul Levinson....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 01:11 PM
I've been busy for a month litigating cases involving NY's crazy Election Law. On my show today, I'd like to get some field reports on how the Ron Paul campaign is going. 1-2pm EST. Tune in at WNYMedia.net and choose...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 10:52 AM
Huckabee just discovered a "scheduling conflict" for the Texas Straw Poll this weekend in Fort Worth, effectively turning it into a giant Ron Paul Rally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 09:31 AM
(Thanks to Bill Sardi.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 08:36 AM
Here's their report on Ron's birthday BBQ....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 08:33 AM
Everyone's been asking me about "Choose Liberty," the handsome Ron Paul wristbands I brought back from his birthday BBQ in Texas. They're sold by Ron's 17-year-old grandson, Mark Pyeatt, for $5.00 ea....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 08:05 AM
David McClain writes, "Right now Ron Paul is bringing together libertarians, traditionalists, independents, and Democrats." Read the rest. Also, see his new video, Ron Paul: A Man for All Seasons. Very well done....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2007 06:58 AM
A homeschooling mom says, "If you haven’t at least Googled Ron Paul, do yourself a favor and do that now. I am a registered Democrat folks. I have never voted for a Republican in my life. A friend spoke to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 07:35 PM
He ranks #2 to Hillary, and far ahead of all the other Republicans, according to Wonkosphere. (Via Steve Clemons at AndrewSullivan.com.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 04:05 PM
Ron Paul won his poll, so it must have been spam. How original. Then techPresident amplifies the whine without even verifying that it's true. Actually, Matt Margolis should be embarrassed that he doesn't know how to run a decent online...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 03:05 PM
A friend IMs me: "On phone with Lydia [girlfriend]. She's on the freeway and someone drove by with "Google Ron Paul" written in their back window with shoe polish."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 02:08 PM
Not if "conservative" simply means centralizing, pro-war red-state fascist, which is a common definition, apparently. Thus does JB Williams oppose Ron Paul for his great, heroic positions on the war, decentralism, personal liberty, and the war on drugs. I am...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 01:13 PM
As he calls for abolishing the Fed, the income tax, the Patriot Act, and the US occupation of Iraq. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 12:13 PM
We all know that Ron Paul’s on-the-ground support is much larger than his status in the polls – but such discrepancies are not limited to the GOP race. Yesterday, 7th-place Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd received a major endorsement from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 11:24 AM
It's Ron Paul's. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 09:55 AM
I'll be honest. What excites me the most about Ron Paul is not his stance against illegal wars. It's not that the was the only one to stand up against the Patriot Act the first time around. It's not just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 29, 2007 02:51 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 08:11 PM
We all know how Iowa turned out, but what about the polls since then? The following is a cumulative count of all votes since the Iowa Straw Poll: Ron Paul 30% 772 Mitt Romney 23% 581 Fred Thompson 18% 470...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 04:41 PM
Freedom Fest's two-against-two debate on foreign policy, featuring Ron Paul, Dinesh D'Souza, and two others, will air on C-SPAN2 this Saturday at 3:15pm Eastern....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 04:34 PM
Good article by Bartlett today -- the "FairTax" rate would have to be much higher. But even Bartlett underestimates the cost of a potential FairTax. Here's a look at the numbers: The FairTax is nothing more than a tax on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 12:55 PM
Get The Bastiat Collection!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 11:26 AM
Is he gaining the big mo?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 09:47 AM
Obama is in the lead on this site, but dark horse Ron Paul is coming up fast on the inside....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 09:36 AM
Or so says the Christian Broadcasting Network, using antique slang. Oh well. Their general point is right....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 09:17 AM
The New Yorker's long-on-innuendo, short-on-facts piece on Matt Drudge includes this tidbit: Drudge calls himself an anti-government libertarian. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s positions are "true to my heart … But I look at him and say, ‘The guy can’t...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2007 01:15 AM
Rumor has it that Bill Clinton was greeted by a large Ron Paul Revolution sign in Buffalo tonight. Film at 11....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 10:40 PM
Or so says someone on The New Centrist blog. I am left somewhat confused by this man's post. Clearly, he doesn't understand Ron Paul and his ideology. Mr. Middle-of-the-Road'er refers to Ron Paul's supporters as the "Paulistas." Ok, fair enough...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 10:22 PM
Look at this Pajama Media poll, left sidebar. Wouldn't you think someone would have voted for Fred on that site? Not even the person who put the poll up? via Daily Paul, screenshot below...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 07:18 PM
Maybe not such a long shot after all, says Joe Murray. (Thanks to Ken Sturz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 02:17 PM
Here's an interesting site to fool around with, described by Nick Anstead , "The index combines a whole host of measures - hits, tags on social bookmarks, outreach on social networking sites and search engine placement - to assess just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 09:03 AM
Writes Paul Aubert: "Amen to your post on the BBQ. I thought the same thing as I sat there, listening to this man bring the crowd to their feet promising to do nothing for them, other than to do whatever...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 27, 2007 06:40 AM
Laura says it best: "I've said before that one of the things I find most interesting about the whole Ron Paul Revolution is that it seems to be so much more than just part of another American Presidential Election--there are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 11:54 PM
What a great event today in Texas City, Texas. 1,700 happy and enthusiastic people came to cheer Ron on his birthday. And cheer they did. During a 50 minute talk, I lost count of the standing ovations. When Ron endorsed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 06:48 PM
(Thanks to Jim Cox)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 06:42 PM
Another local straw poll win, this one in Pittsburgh....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 05:25 PM
Here are the 10 best-read articles on LewRockwell.com last week. And for the first time in site history, blog items (##6 and 8) make the list. Of course, they are on Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 10:00 AM
Not Ron Paul, though self-appointed web strategists from both sides of the political aisle would like you to think otherwise, likely because the most memorable event of the 2004 campaign was Howard Dean's complete implosion at the Iowa caucuses and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 08:59 AM
This is a good, 95% positive article. They let a couple of "experts" have a line, but buried them with factual reporting. An excerpt: In quiet, deliberative fashion, Paul answers all questions, sketching a deeply minimalist philosophy. "I want to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 26, 2007 07:27 AM
I know these are small numbers, but the consistency is significant. I think the scientific polls are accurate, in terms of people who strongly identify themselves as Republicans. I maintain that the typical RP supporter is not a self-identified Republican....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 25, 2007 10:25 PM
It's not because I didn't tell them. My op-ed from the Columbus Dispatch also includes quotes from my interview of Ohio State University law professor Edward Lee, whose research reveals Ron Paul's unmatched popularity on YouTube. I'll share more of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 25, 2007 09:21 AM
This is in the Real Player format supplied by CNN to Laura Elizabeth Morales, a student at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Here's Laura's account and here's the interview. LATER: Finally, the YouTube shows up!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 07:55 PM
Thanks so much to Tex and Albert Divetta for correcting my inaccurate post. Here, btw, is Ron's gorgerous site on MySpace....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 09:39 AM
Another brilliant and creative video from a Ron Paul revolutionary. (Thanks to John Lavis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 09:17 AM
How else to interpret this weaselly story that tries to downplay Ron Paul's rock star reception at Google by quoting second quarter donations as if they were the response to Ron's successful appearance. Since second quarter donations closed two weeks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 08:27 AM
Ron Paul, while a pro-life champion for all his life, has always opposed a constitutional amendment against abortion. Roe v. Wade was a usurpation of federal power against the states, and it can and should be undone by Congress. Congress...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 08:18 AM
This is an interesting poll (PDF) since it's of registered Republicans. (page 3 and scroll down) Ron has gone from no presence at all to 3% in 4 months(MOE is +/-3.) Also, notice Kucinich in this poll. Maybe we can...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 08:14 AM
Ron Paul is more popular in cyberspace than University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, admits the unfriendly Tuscaloosa News....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2007 08:11 AM
A great new video from the Competitive Enterprise Institute shows how the evil Sarbanes-Oxley Act hurts small businesses. Click here for Ron Paul's most recent comments on Sarbox. Dr. Paul was the only member of the Financial Services Committee to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2007 07:42 PM
Ronald Reagan's arguments in support of Barry Goldwater are actually more applicable to Ron Paul. (Hat tip: Libertarians for Paul)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2007 07:35 PM
HRCC Presidential Straw Poll: Fred Thompson - 21% Mitt Romney - 20% RON PAUL - 16% Rudy Giuliani - 13% John McCain - 11% Mike Huckabee - 8% John Cox - 4% Duncan Hunter - 2% Tom Tancredo - 2%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2007 08:21 AM
Professor Paul Levinson of Fordham University, who memorably exposed ABC bias against Ron, will speak this Tuesday evening in Manhattan on more examples, and what to do about it. Say, he'd make a great White House press secretary!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2007 08:05 AM
Whether it's Washington, Alabama, New Hampshire, or South Carolina, the message is the same. We want our freedom, our rights, our money, and our country back, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. Thousands are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2007 05:28 AM
On a recent show, Len Roberto of Primary Challenge and I discussed the Ron Paul rally in Pittsburgh and Ron's prospects in New York State. Len's crowd estimate is over 1000. Scroll through to the middle but listen to a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2007 07:36 PM
Writes Thomas R. Trout: "Scarborough continues to give RP a very positive hearing on his show. But pay attention to the other 2 talking heads present with Joe when the camera pans. Each has this totally appalled expression, as if...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2007 10:23 AM
"This isn't in the media yet," writes Buddhadev Chakraborty, "but I was there and Ron Paul won."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2007 09:20 AM
Here's another creative Ron Paul supporter, and a talented painter as well. “I am a full time landscape artist from Maine. I paint a ton of paintings and sell them worldwide. I will be donating a portion of each painting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 22, 2007 09:10 AM
"Texas Rep. Ron Paul garnered 216 of 266 votes in a Republican presidential straw poll conducted Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. "Among the supporters on hand to cheer Mr. Paul's straw-poll victory was Thomas Woods,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2007 07:28 PM
Scott Horton interviews me on Ron Paul the man, the economist, the libertarian, and the movement leader (29 minutes). Here’s my full discussion with Scott, in which we also cover conservatism, libertarianism, the Fed, the present financial crisis, and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2007 03:41 PM
What a neat country music video! (And thanks to Robert Mayer for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2007 11:34 AM
(Thanks to John Lavis)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2007 10:18 AM
The neocon Club for Growth promotes executive power and Fed bailouts for Wall Street. Like its neocon ally, the Wall Street Journal, it opposes Ron Paul. One anti-Paul smear these two outfits are using is "earmarks." Why are these allocations,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 21, 2007 08:32 AM
On KDFW-TV Channel 4, the FOX affiliate in Dallas, Texas. Surprisingly positive....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2007 04:58 PM
Gastonia, NC — No, Gastonia is not a country in Eastern Europe. It’s actually a North Carolina town just west of Charlotte, and tonight they had a county GOP meeting that featured fantastic barbecue at Alfred & Charlie’s BBQ House...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2007 02:51 PM
As a post last week mentioned, tomorrow the Robert Taft Club in Washington, D.C. is hosting a panel on "The Right and the GOP: Can This Marriage Be Saved," featuring LRC contributor Paul Gottfried, Human Events' Terence Jeffrey, and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2007 02:28 PM
I was reading through the Ron Paul news this morning and came across this item in a local New Hampshire paper: HOLLIS – Sunday’s GOP barbecue fundraiser could have been dubbed “The Ron Paul Show,” based on the attention the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 20, 2007 08:43 AM
This quote from a 1987 Liberty Magazine article refers to Dr. Paul's run as the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate, but I think the potential of impact of a Ron Paul presidential run that Rothbard foresaw in 1987 is being realized...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2007 05:15 PM
Ron Paul has done well in various straw polls. I think you have to judge the straw polls against Ron's "scientific" poll national number of 2-3 percent. Iowa--9% Alabama--81% NH--73% Illinois--19% SC--18% Average--40% These polls measure a factor that will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2007 02:03 PM
Ron Paul would have won the Illinois Straw Poll as well as NH and AL but for two factors: 1) As expected, Mitt Romney opened his wallet and his 8 air conditioned busloads of votes arrived on cue at the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2007 08:30 AM
Steve Gordon has the play-by-play: Ron Paul Revolution in the Heart of Dixie Here's a Google video of the results being read. UPDATE: I'm pretty sure this is a video of the events Steve described - Thanks to Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 19, 2007 06:37 AM
Good stuff....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 06:59 PM
Ron Paul is a smart and funny guest on the NPR show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. (Thanks to Debbie Ayers and Tom Lundy). And note the reaction to Ron from a public-radio audience....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 06:53 PM
State Senator Tom McClintock, easily the most libertarian member of the California state legislature, was filling in one day on KGO Radio. He decided to interview Ron Paul (in two parts)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 06:35 PM
Ron takes the Strafford County, NH, GOP straw poll today by another landslide: Out of 286 votes cast: Ron - 208 (73%) Romney - 26 Huckabee - 20 Tancredo - 8 McCain - 7 Cox - 5 Hunter - 5...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 04:08 PM
Tom Tancredo - 0 (0%) Sam Brownback - 2 (.75%) John McCain - 2 (.75%) Mike Huckabee - 6 (2%) Rudy Giuliani - 7 (3%) Fred Dalton Thompson - 9 (3%) Duncan Hunter - 10 (4%) Mitt Romney - 14...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 01:59 PM
Watch toward the end for video for, as the Chicago Tribune wrote, "Romney's Illinois chairman, state Sen. Dan Rutherford (R-Chenoa), ripp[ing] a sign out of one Paul supporter's hands" And then throwing it on the ground and standing on it,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 18, 2007 06:39 AM
Ron Paul is President of YouTube any way you measure it, yet LA Times journalist Ronald Brownstein manages to write a column that barely acknowledges Ron Paul (he's the "the quirky, anti-Iraq war libertarian", according to Brownstein) and plays up...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2007 10:29 PM
Ron Paul supporters push warmonger Mark Levin over the edge. Via Daily Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2007 05:30 PM
Justin Raimondo analyzes the analysts, and hails Ron Paul's victory. Even Huckabee's showing is good news, on the margin, for anti-imperialists, Justin argues....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2007 11:15 AM
Writes Brian Gentry: "Last night Sean Hannity said that he doesn't mind government bureaucrats listening in on his phone calls, as long as it wasn't available to the public. "Remember, it is the public, not the government bureaucrats, who have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 17, 2007 08:51 AM
Over at Townhall.com, surprising support for Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 11:24 PM
From Rand Paul, MD, Bowling Green, KY: "Thought you might be interested in the note I received home from the public high school my son Will, 14, has just begun. "'Pursuant to No Child Left Behind, we are required to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 09:02 PM
Can anyone let me know about any videos of a large crowd attending a rally for any candidate other than Ron Paul? That is, an event expressly for the candidate and not part of some other event. And don't send...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 06:59 PM
Lew, that poll shows that Ron Paul is running a national campaign. He has strength in all regions. The others need to concentrate their resources in one spot like Ames but that will bankrupt them for other contests elsewhere....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 06:27 PM
Ron Paul said the "airlines" were prevented from arming themselves against terrorists. Get it right or retire....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 05:27 PM
The results: Mitt Romney – 40.35% Fred Thompson – 19.96% Ron Paul – 18.87% Rudy Giuliani – 11.61% John McCain – 4.12% Mike Huckabee – 3.04% Sam Brownback – 1.08% Duncan Hunter - .65% Tom Tancrado - .33% (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 05:15 PM
Time's Joe Klein, like all establishment dictation-takers, supports the state and all its works, such as airport security theatre. The other day on Morning Joe, Klein was praising Mike Huckabee as a Christian rightist (i.e., warmonger and police statist) he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 12:08 PM
Good for Ron, who has been publicly criticizing the Federal Reserve, in the tradition of Mises, Rothbard, and Hazlitt, for 35 years. Now the conservatives are starting to pay attention, if only to defend the Fed. But reality will catch...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 11:01 AM
Another creative, productive young person for Ron. As I frequently ask, does Rudy or Hillary have even one volunteer like this? (Thanks to Thomas Luongo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 16, 2007 09:05 AM
As I said, there are two objective indicia of candidate support: money and crowds. Ron Paul is doing well in the money department for a candidate who isn't selling influence. But a better measure of support is crowds. One person,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 10:50 PM
Watch. It seems to me there are two objective measures of support in the presidential race: money and crowds. At least on the Republican side, no one but Ron Paul can attract a crowd. Is there any way to spin...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 10:21 PM
Romney goes all the way to Florida for an "Ask Mitt Anything" session and look how the local paper covers it. Story here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 09:11 PM
Rojas writes, "when people see Ron Paul’s supporters chanting, posting signs, voting online, they oughtn’t ask themselves why we do it. They should ask themselves why they don’t. And they should demand a candidate, or a cause, that matters enough...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 06:54 PM
Growing strong in Texas according to AOL Election blog, The Stump....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 06:38 PM
Professor Paul Levinson gives them a B+....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 06:17 PM
What's the #1 most viewed, top rated, most discussed, and top favorite News and Politics video on YouTube? This one: Ron Paul's Speech at Iowa Straw Poll Notice the Hillary ad that all the big media outlets and blogs have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 11:25 AM
This article from the AP sounds like the NYPD could just as easily be talking about Ron Paul supporters: "Citizens who quietly band together and adopt radical ways — not just established overseas terrorist groups like al-Qaida — pose a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 09:32 AM
Writes Dale Fitz: "This is very strange, but absolutely true."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 15, 2007 08:03 AM
Hagel's no Ron Paul Robert Novak reported in his Aug. 5 column that because the campaign of anti-war Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas has been unexpectedly successful, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska may become a presidential candidate ("Hagel for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 11:35 PM
"Long before he was Ron Paul, presidential candidate or Ron Paul, cable show hero, he was just Ron Paul, the neighborly doctor from Lake Jackson." And see the video interview. (Thanks to Carol Paul)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 08:49 PM
I don't think this has been posted yet. According to USAElectionPolls Ron Paul was one of the two clear winners. Romney? A loser. An interesting analysis. Thanks to Al Gregory for the link. Update: Ron Paul wins Iowa exit poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 07:58 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 05:47 PM
Seth Gitell of the neoconservative NY Sun is suspicious that Mike Huckabee may not be a Muslim-nuker. Note: Mr. Gitell also refers to the "neoisolationist lunacy of Ron Paul." (Thanks to Norm Singleton.) UPDATE: Huckabee's comments remind Tom Woods of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 03:41 PM
In Gastonia, North Carolina. John McCain: 2.4% Rudy Guiliani: 4.9% Mitt Romney: 7.3% Newt Gingrich: 7.3% Mike Huckabee: 9.8% Fred Thompson: 31.7% Ron Paul: 36.6%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 03:24 PM
Justin Raimondo wants to know....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 11:53 AM
I received lots of nice email regarding my review of the Bourne Ultimatum. People thought it was a "good take" on the movie, for others it was an inspiration to see the movie. However, some readers thought the whole thing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 10:34 AM
New data out on Hitwise shows Ron Paul totally dominating the GOP field as usual, but his market share of the entire field of candidates has increased tremendously. Last week, according to Micah Sifry, "When you stack all the candidate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 10:27 AM
Good for B.J. Lawson....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 10:05 AM
Tex discovered progressive Richard Blair's analysis, but I want to emphasize it: "GOP congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul continues to fly under the radar of both the media and the top-tier candidates for the 2008 GOP nomination. However, based...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 08:59 AM
Talking to Larry Kudlow on CNBC:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 14, 2007 06:26 AM
From email: "Ron Paul jumped two full points on intrade today to reach 6.0% to get the Republican nomination, by far a new high for him. Guess that means Iowa musta been a success, eh? McCain is at 6.2%, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 08:34 PM
So says MyDD (a Dem political blog.) Ron Paul got the most votes per visit of any candidate, showing clearly that a. pounding the flesh is not the only way to move Iowa voters and b. the online movement that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 06:58 PM
"Representative Ron Paul of Texas proposed his response to 9/11: The Antiterrorism Act of 2001. H.R. 2896, appropriated no funds, created no new agencies, and granted the government no new powers. In fact, it did the opposite. Paul's bill would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 06:32 PM
You knew it was coming! Digg it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 06:27 PM
Or at least Truthdig.com. Like most leftists, they don't understand or believe in private property. They can't conceive, much like Republicans, that only property owners (the airlines, in this case), are capable of carrying out the proper degree of security,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 03:38 PM
The online organizational efforts of Texas Congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul appears to have paid off this week-end at the Ames, Iowa straw poll. Media reports, the campaign itself, supporters and self-styled pundits all noted both the turnout at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 02:55 PM
NY Times The Caucus blog notices that Ron Paul has French supporters. They also note some of the others....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 02:20 PM
Writes Suzan Robertson: "Neal Boortz and his fair tax are supporting tax-raiser Huckabee (and undermining Ron Paul). This is ironic in a sick sort of way, because Boortz takes every opportunity to ridicule creationists and Christians like Huckabee. Boortz, whom...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 12:20 PM
The Federal Reserve has been buying up mortgage-backed securities to bail-out the banks and hedge funds. In his heroic fight against the Monetary Control Act of 1980, which allows the Fed to monetize anything, Ron Paul emphasized the business-cycle, redistributionist,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 10:47 AM
The state wants, as always, to disarm the people and arm itself. But Ron Paul--who has been stiffed by Republican-establishment shills in the NRA for being too pro-gun(!)--wants to change that equation everywhere, including in the socialist "national parks."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 10:40 AM
Two recent news events tellingly reveal why Faux News, while pretending to be THE BEST FRIEND OF THE MILITARY, is in reality the worst enemy of many, if not most, ordinary soldiers. News item #1 is that Congressman Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 10:19 AM
Murray Sabrin in USA Daily: Last Saturday, Rep. Paul clearly and passionately spoke the truth about these issues at the Iowa Straw poll conference center. Coming in fifth place with just under 10 percent of the vote is a great...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 09:24 AM
Writes Kevin Duffy: "Remarkable: Ron Paul making the case against intervening in the housing bust, interviewed by a self-proclaimed 'capitalist' who supports intervention by the Fed." Adds Deepinder Gill: "The interview is very fair and Congressman Paul is allowed to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 09:12 AM
Writes the great Hayekian Sudha Shenoy from Australia: "My feeling is that the 'Ron Paul factor' is here to stay -- permanently, irrespective of what happens now. The _ideas_ & _ideals_ that RP has given expression to, will continue to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 08:59 AM
Writes Brian Gallagher: "This is really becoming outrageous. Slate.com has a video report by Slate reporter John Dickerson about how GOP candidates are using internet video to help their campaigns. The piece features Tancredo, Hunter, Huckabee, Brownback, McCain, Giuliani, Romney,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 08:35 AM
We already knew it, but Professor Edward Lee, who teaches at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, turns it into a scholarly study. The Utube Blog study: Ron Paul is the No.1 presidential candidate on YouTube,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 07:59 AM
The Republican side of the CNN/YouTube debate is back on, now scheduled for November 28. Most GOP candidates have now accepted. Mitt Romney is the lone holdout, having criticized the format of the debate. Following the Democratic version of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 13, 2007 12:09 AM
More elbow room for Ron Paul in the debates. Story here. Uh, Duncan Hunter, what are you waiting for?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 09:49 PM
(Thanks to Rick Fisk)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 08:36 PM
Carol Paul, wife of Rep. Ron Paul, has undergone successful surgery to install a heart pacemaker. She is expected to make a full recovery. Carol was hospitalized in Iowa on Saturday just before Ron's appearance at the Ames Straw Poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 07:48 PM
disinter has a first hand report from a Ron Paul supporter on the ground at the Straw Poll. He describes a march through the grounds that Emergency Cheese (James Kotecki) got trapped in and there's a video of some of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 04:18 PM
Writes Robert Grözinger: "After the TV GOP debate in May, all Der Spiegel had to say about Ron Paul was this: 'He plays the role of court jester'. Now take a look at their article about the Iowa straw poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 01:29 PM
Alfred Gregory, my dad, writes: "This story on foxnews.com reports seven of the top ten vote getters in Iowa, skipping 4th, 5th, and 9th places -- Tancredo, Paul, and Hunter. "Fox News Channel reports on the Iowa straw poll results...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 12:55 PM
Writes Carl S.: "Thank you for your kind acknowledgement of the brief email that I sent to you last night. On reflection I must confess that I sounded too pessimistic. Your evaluation of the outcome of the straw poll is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 12:48 PM
This was just after the announcement of the results of the straw poll last night....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 12:46 PM
How about a little trip down memory lane? Here's what Iowa's own GOP said was going to happen 6 days before the straw poll. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, a libertarian in the truest sense of the word, did...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 11:58 AM
Writes Andrew Main: "Agreed. I think Ron Paul's placement in this poll was just about perfect: strong enough to solidly refute the 'pundits' -- intellectual followers (not to mention shills) who like to pretend they are leaders -- and provide...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 11:25 AM
Writes Dwight Johnson: "At first I was disappointed when Dr Paul came in fifth at the Iowa Straw Poll. This morning at Mass the priest made this comment: 'People are afraid of change.' No, he wasn't talking about the Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 11:09 AM
Writes John Nichols: "Of the mid-range finishers, Paul won the loudest bragging rights. The anti-war, pro-constitution candidate has barely been to Iowa -- he made his third trip to the state for the straw poll -- and spent far less...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 10:59 AM
Writes Greg R.: "Ron Paul actually did win the Iowa Straw Poll here is how: Ron received nearly 77 votes per day, for every day he campaigned in Iowa. Thats the best of all other candidates. On the left is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 10:36 AM
Writes Jay Roberts:"I started thinking about the economics of the unofficial campaign when I saw the results of the supporters who whipped together a full page ad for the Ames paper in a couple of days. Wonderful result that would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 10:30 AM
Thanks for all your emails. Some people were disappointed, but I think wrongly. Ron Paul spent a pittance of time and money in Iowa as compared to candidates like Romney and Tancredo. And he was appealing to the most Bu'ushist...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 07:27 AM
Factoring in all the major indicia of strength, to use Romney’s favorite word--"scientific" polls, unscientific polls, money, media coverage, number of activists and their commitment, performance in debates, etc.--there is a five-way race for the nomination among Fred Thompson, Rudy,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 12, 2007 03:23 AM
According to Marc Ambinder's blog, Brownback spent about $600,000 on Ames. There were 14,302 ballots cast, about 9,500 fewer than were cast in 1999. Some analysts have suggested that this is because McCain, Fred Thompson, and Giuliani boycotted the straw...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 11:25 PM
Now might be a good time to revisit this Wall Street Journal article on Romney's Ames spending. It's mind-boggling. Though there's no bottom-line figure, the article reported that "The campaign is paying political consulting company Capital Resources Inc. about $200,000...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 10:38 PM
This is a point Ron Paul made in his talk just after the results were announced. Romney spent about $2,000 in campaigning to get each vote cast on his behalf, and Ron Paul about $200. via Think Rink...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 10:06 PM
Writes Jay Roberts: "This is stellar result. Yeah, I know some were hoping second or third, I suppose we should always aim high. He is a real candidate now. Not a kook, not a fringe, not a tin hat. He...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:42 PM
Ron Paul's showing at the Iowa Straw Poll was fantastic! 9 Percent in the first major GOP-run event, helping to knock the next candidate into the bin (Tommy Thompson), is clearly a break-out showing. I had predicted 7th place, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:35 PM
From Eric Garris: 11th John Cox: 41 votes 10th John McCain: 101 votes 9th Duncan Hunter: 174 votes 8th Rudy Giuliani: 183 votes 7th Fred Thompson: 203 votes 6th Tommy Thompson: 1039 votes 5th Ron Paul: 1305 votes 4th Tom...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:27 PM
Laura has posted the results... Ron came in 5th: 14302 votes cast 11th--John Cox 41 votes 10th--John McCain 101 votes 9th Duncan Hunter 174 votes 8th Rudy Giuliani 183 votes 7th Fred Thompson 203 votes 6th Tommy Thompson 1039 votes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:26 PM
From the establishment Des Moines Register. (Thanks to Jeff Simpson.) UPDATE: From Keith: "Did you see Carl Cameron trying to say that the most supporters were Romney's and Brownback's? Are you kidding me? The entire time the screen was filled...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:15 PM
I'm watching FOX for the results, which has Ann Coulter and Geraldo as hosts. The shots of the crowd show a host of enthusiastic Ron Paul supporters. Coulter dismissed Romney, and then Geraldo said, "You like Ron Paul." She look...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 07:04 PM
14302 votes cast 11th--John Cox 41 votes 10th--John McCain 101 votes 9th Duncan Hunter 174 votes 8th Rudy Giuliani 183 votes 7th Fred Thompson 203 votes 6th Tommy Thompson 1039 votes 5th Ron Paul 1305 votes 4th Tom Tancredo...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 07:00 PM
Writes Murray Sabrin: "Ron's speech reveals why he is one of the greatest -- if not the greatest -- candidate for president in our nation's history. Ron is truly the people's candidate. His speech is the rallying cry for all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 06:31 PM
Tom Woods writes to Laura Ingraham: "You owe Ron Paul an apology for the absurd, embarrassing, and utterly unprofessional remarks you made about him and his followers. "I am a Ron Paul supporter and my book The Politically Incorrect Guide...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 05:07 PM
Part 2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 04:52 PM
Watch him in this 41 minute Mises Institute documentary on Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve. (I'm in it too, 11 years younger, with more hair.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 04:08 PM
Here is my email to Laura Ingraham. The hyperlinks have been added to this post. You owe Ron Paul and his campaign an apology for your unprofessional and disrespectful remarks both onstage and posted at the Corner. It is outrageous...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 04:08 PM
The reich-wing radio talker was the anti-Ron Paul MC at the Iowa Straw Poll program. I'm asking her to apologize to Ron for her nasty and lying remarks....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 03:40 PM
"A lot of people are frightened of Dr. Ron Paul's possible presidency. They're scared to talk about it, to consider it, or recognize its possibility. Like so many frightened people, they are putting their heads in the sand, and hoping...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 03:20 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 02:29 PM
The MC is Ann Coulter-lite, Laura Ingraham, who lets us know, as do the first two speakers, that the essence of America is war and empire. First came the "$3000 empty suit" (as Burt Blumert calls him), Romney. Then the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 01:31 PM
Writes Dr. Robert Sniadach: "Lew, I've been checking your site out daily for years, and go to your blog probably 20 times a day now. "And Lew, I gotta tell ya... The whole Ron Paul thing has really got me...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 01:01 PM
Real Clear Politics:AMES -- Ron Paul's floor show is both the most excited and the largest so far. Master of Ceremonies Laura Ingraham had to urge the crowd to be quiet before she would introduce him. "The inmates have left...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 11:57 AM
If you aren't watching the live video, you're missing some exciting Ron Paul support! The chant, as Ron Paul's Internet Army swarmed past Romney's tent, is "We're not paid staff."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 11:44 AM
Tex, thanks for the item about Carol Paul, Ron's wife of 50 years. She has been hospitalized in Iowa, but is in no danger. A great lady, she and Ron were high-school sweethearts, and she has been his intellectual, business,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 11:29 AM
Check out these Ron Paul sites in other countries....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 10:20 AM
Ron Paul is speaking now. You can listen on RonPaulRadio.com Jennifer says that Ron Paul is at the Ron Paul tent now. Des Moines Register: At 9 a.m., the candidate with the loudest presence was Ron Paul, a U.S. representative...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 09:16 AM
The mainstream media, which refuses to cover the huge Ron Paul rallies, now tell us he needs to prove today that he has offline support. Fellas, call me and I'll tell you about Pittsburgh. (716) 435-8918....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 09:12 AM
Remember this reporter? His request generated nearly 80 thoughtful posts and here is the very nice result. The question now is whether he can translate his limited early and somewhat surprising success into victories. Paul, ever humble, is again not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 09:00 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 11, 2007 08:05 AM
Physician Ross Levatter, writing in the September, 2007 Liberty: The health of libertarianism -- In a Wall Street Journal op-ed (July 17), libertarian legal theorist Randy Barnett concludes his arguments against Ron Paul: "[Pro-war libertarians] are concerend that Americans may...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 09:56 PM
Bush is planning a draft, as the Lute trial balloon shows. But Ron Paul can stop him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 07:51 PM
Charles Koch and Steve Forbes have long been major funders of the Beltway libertarian crowd. So who are they supporting for president? Koch is just wild about Sam Brownback, while Forbes is a Giuliani supporter. A Christo-fascist and an ordinary,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 07:51 PM
Ron Paul will surprise the pundits tomorrow, says Gary Benoit. I agree!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 07:46 PM
Tonight is Ronstock, a rock music festival in honor of Ron Paul at the Bali Satay House in Ames , Iowa. You can listen to a live radio broadcast from Ronstock at Ron Paul Radio, and they are live now,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 07:21 PM
"He's my guy! I love Ron Paul!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 06:26 PM
...the Google Straw Poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 06:13 PM
Regarding the video posted below by Lew, here's a bit of background on it's creator: A while ago someone had asked me if I could do a video designed to show the level of support RP has. So I did....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 05:38 PM
Another stirring and creative independent video: (Thanks to Dick Mills)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 05:18 PM
via Liberty's Last Stand...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 03:46 PM
According to Forbes, the race for #2 in Iowa is between Brownback and Huckabee (or is that Brownhuck and Backabee?). No mention of Ron Paul. of course. An establishment dream....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 03:32 PM
Sample: And this is where those SAT analogies come in, because: Rudy Giuliani is to Terrorism As Gasoline is to ___________ A) A fire B) A car that’s on fire C) An 18-wheeler that’s on fire D) A house that’s...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 02:32 PM
Ron Paul supporters....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 01:53 PM
WBUR in Boston previews the Iowa straw poll tomorrow, and links to various campaign websites. Except Ron Paul's. UPDATE: WBUR just added the link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 11:04 AM
Many thanks to the great many of you who sent me your favorite Ron Paul YouTubes. I knew I'd get a lot of responses, but whoa! A few people asked if I'd post some of them here, since they, too,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 10:52 AM
When Ron Paul entered politics, it was to protest Richard Nixon's price and wage controls, and his cutting of the final tie between the dollar and gold. Since that evil day in 1971, the sky's been the limit for central...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 10:15 AM
A Ron Paul supporter who was involved in creating and placing the ad Lew posted below reports that the circulation director of the Ames Tribune reponded to an email request for a copy of the paper:We are now getting an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 10:00 AM
He faces, says Wired, his first test of offline support tomorrow. (And catch the nasty AP photo, another example of that outfit's bias.) Thos assumes, of course, that the Diebold machines remain unhacked, and that the Romney official in charge...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 09:36 AM
Since none of the Republican neocons can win against her, writes Bruce Bartlett, the neocons are cheering Mrs. C. for her support of managed trade for the big boys (Nafta, etc.) and war and empire (also for the big boys)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 09:27 AM
9/11 was such a wonderful time, according to columnist Stu Bykovsky. The people agreed to central planning, the police state, war, and empire. How sweet to kill hundreds of thousands of Ay-rabs. But the fascist project is slowing. Americans are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 09:07 AM
The strength of the Ron Paul campaign is the incredible number of self-starting volunteers who organize and work for him entirely on their own. And they show competence as well as heart. Look, for example, at this beautiful ad, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 08:29 AM
A former president of Lebanon just lost a key by-election to parliament because he was backed by the Bush regime. In any country chafing under the hegemon's domination, that is the "kiss of death," explains an article in the NY...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 08:19 AM
Jeff Jarvis does an informal survey. Thanks, Jeff! Jesse Benton points out that Ron Paul's YouTube channel subscribers topped 25,000 yesterday. And today, Ron Paul's 39 official Ron Paul channel videos broke 3 million cumulative views. That's not counting the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 07:38 AM
By the Knights of Liberty...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2007 06:47 AM
I posted several days ago about ABC ignoring their own poll and completely leaving Ron Paul out of their post-debate coverage. But wait, there's more! Paul Levinson, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Communication and Media Studies at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 07:24 PM
For the lifetime of Ron Paul's "GOP Nomination" futures contract, he never broke through the 3.00/3.25 barrier. However, he broke through that ceiling today, peaking at 4.6 and now at 4.2. The current Bid/ask is 3.9/4.2, but the nearest large...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 04:28 PM
Believe it or not, my mother needs a little persuading on the Ron Paul issue, and I'd like to send her a couple YouTube links. Can people email me with links to their favorites -- videos that serve as a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 04:25 PM
Just as I was thinking about this pathetic post, in which ex-Guiliani aide Patrick Ruffini actually advocates attacking Pakistan in order to jump start what? The American Fascist Revolution? Fear Up 2.0?, I ran across this elegant explanation of why...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 04:22 PM
John Fout at TheStreet.com says, "The other second-tier GOP candidates need to do well in the Iowa Ames Straw Poll to stay in the race. Paul does not. His money and popularity over the Internet have separated him from the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 01:13 PM
Jeff Frazee will be streaming live video here starting around 10:00 Central. Update: Ron Paul is taking questions now. (1:30 PM CT) They'll be back live at 8 PM for a rally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 09:18 AM
According to a Louisiana based Ron Paul supporter Brent W. Sanders of the Libertarain Party of Louisiana , "T. Lee Horne, III is a candidate for governor in Louisiana, and has publicly endorsed Ron Paul and attends Ron Paul meet-ups....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2007 08:14 AM
Much of this article is a rehash of the NYT Magazine feature on Ron Paul, but its redeeming quality is a closer look at Vijay Boyapati, the amazing Google software engineer featured in the Google Ron Paul video, who flew...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 08:48 PM
Just to keep up on what the conventional wisdom is, here are what a couple of mainstream political sites are saying today. From Real Clear Politics: It is misleading to say that one candidate or another is the wild card...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 07:14 PM
Someone has to do it. I've taken it on myself to announce regularly, "The Clintons are coming (back). The Clintons are coming (back)." I issue Hillary Denial Updates regularly....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 06:35 PM
Darn right, but even the New York Observer's Steve Kornaki will be surprised. (Thanks to "Tribecka.")...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 03:37 PM
Professional wrestling star Kane wants an RP revolution. (Thanks to Norm Singleton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 01:05 PM
Interesting post by Micah Sifry of TechPresident: According to the new Hitwise Election 2008 Data Center, Ron Paul is demolishing the rest of the Republican field with a 44.2% market share in the week ending August 4, compared to 16.1%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 11:50 AM
More fun with Google Trends. The extra "Obama" is for all you people who emailed me last time saying people searched on and mentioned his last name alone more. Here's Ron with the GOP field....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2007 09:31 AM
That's what Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center seems to be saying here: "The numbers are so small," he said, "that the only thing you can say with certainty is that he gets more positive response with independents...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 10:32 PM
Jim, this item says Romney's at 8 percent (perhaps you're looking at just the latest poll while CNN reports an average of recent polls), but the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 09:06 PM
Where better to do research on the star of the internet than on the internet? You can help this Houston reporter with his profile of Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 06:15 PM
Or so Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's story about the alleged Yellow Peril to the dollar would have us believe. But here's another way to look at it. The great counterfeiting machine in DC has been printing dollars at an unimaginable rate, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 05:20 PM
For the Iowa straw poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 05:16 PM
I continue to be astounded at the spontaneous, decentralized voluntarism for Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 03:37 PM
Ron Paul as Sanjaya? Poor Pajamas. You can flip through the weeks on their dropdown menu and see why they're so demoralized. A major local paper does a great piece on the Lincoln Ron Paul MeetUp. The proprietor of RedStateEclectic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 03:27 PM
"If we really had a 'liberal media' wouldn't you expect them to be shining the spotlight on the dark-horse underdog who is upsetting the Rudy McRomney apple cart? "...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 02:27 PM
I found this at disinter....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 02:11 PM
From 15-1 to 8-1....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 02:03 PM
Laura at RedStateEclectic has some interesting thoughts on the polls....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 01:50 PM
Max Boot is being dishonest (again) when he calls Ron Paul an "isolationist." He knows full well that Ron has said over and over that he is not an isolationist; that he would never oppose a defensive war; that he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 11:05 AM
At least according to maximalist-neocon Max Boot, who writes that Ron Paul has no chance among all the approved Republican warmongers. In fact Boot, who also praises Randy Barnett, is whistling past the social-democratic graveyard. Americans are sick of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 10:04 AM
More than 600 enthusiastic Paulists thronged the town of Fairfield for his talk (and if the press says 600, it was probably 1200), though Ron--given the official polls and the official media--is taking nothing for granted....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 08:59 AM
Good (once again) for National Review's John Derbyshire. This time he blogs a brilliant case for Ron Paul from Ben Novak, head of the Meetup group in Bratislava, Republic of Slovakia. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades for the headline and the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 08:20 AM
Perhaps they are not the sharpest knives in the drawer to begin with, and then they are required to write on a hundred different subjects with little or no time for research. A great mentor of mine when I was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 08:00 AM
It's great the way the Ron Paul candidacy is breaking through the insulation so many neocons have wrapped themselves in to keep reality at bay. Like this exchange with a Human Events interviewer: HE: You don’t want a Patriot Act....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 7, 2007 07:48 AM
I was curious after the media ignored Ron Paul's rally before over 800 supporters in Pittburgh, how many people show up to hear the establishment's approved candidates. According to an unscientific Google search, Rudy has been packing in about 200...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 10:50 PM
Warmongers Romney, Giuliani, and McCain have alarmingly neocon foreign policy advisors, notes Ralph Z. Hallow in the Washington Times. Only peace candidate Ron Paul is anti-neocon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 10:42 PM
Ron v. Hill 2008: Hillary Clinton vs. Ron Paul? In 1992, Independent Ross Perot upset the election, bringing in 19% of the vote to Bill Clinton's 43% and George H.W. Bush's 37%. He did this on a populist, Washington-outsider campaign,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 10:11 PM
Shorter Russell Shaw: "Freedom is scary!" This is going about like last time. See his poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 03:18 PM
Again. Scott Dangel says, "Just like after the May RNC debate when ABC deleted Ron Paul from the online poll (and later re added him after being exposed) and then deleted all user comments saying they were fake, ABC is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 02:51 PM
The smarmy Neocon News has long been upset at Ron's anti-war, anti-tax, anti-spending, anti-police state, and anti-dictatorship views. So we can expect more libels as Ron gains traction. Here, on today's editorial page, is one such lie by misdirection. The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 01:39 PM
Writes Dr. North: "Because LRC was an adjunct to the tax-exempt Center for Libertarian Studies, its positive references to Ron Paul's ideas raised a threat of the loss of CLS's tax-exempt status. So, on June 30, LRC 'seceded' from CLS....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 12:39 PM
Note the mag's admission that Ron's thoughtful answers on war and peace pleased even a Republican crowd, as versus the eight Drs. Strangelove on the platform with him. Time, a CIA house organ in the 1950s, gives these grades to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 11:55 AM
I'll be speaking at the Columbus Ron Paul Meetup a week from today, August 13, 2007. Details here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 09:29 AM
According to this blogger (original article), the 2007 National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) Grassroots Presidential Endorsement Convention was unable to agree on a candidate to endorse yesterday. Perhaps the results of their straw poll gives a clue as to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 08:57 AM
A good article by Declan McCullagh, mostly summing up the various ways Ron Paul dominates the internet. This is one I hadn't heard: He received the highest score in the U.S. Congress, 80 percent, in CNET News.com's 2006 Technology Voter...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 6, 2007 08:13 AM
Tune in live here!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 07:54 PM
Not a bad interview on the Big Picture....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 05:58 PM
Look who's in the background....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 03:19 PM
Ron Paul was magnificent in the latest GOP debate, as expected. Proof of this is the fact that the pencil-necked geek who spins the facts about presidential campaigns for the neocon propaganda flagship, Faux News, dismissed him after the debate...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 03:18 PM
Iowavoice has extracted the intelligent parts of the debate and YouTubed them. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (He calls them "Truth to Kooks" because he thinks Ron Paul supporters are kooks.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 02:32 PM
What an amazing group. There are more than 1,000 in-state and out-of-state volunteers working Iowa fulltime, and many more part-time. On their own, two local people designed a handsome full-size RP billboard, attacking war and taxes, and paid to have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 02:07 PM
Ron defends peace, and criticizes the neocon warmongers, in this neat clip from Drudge's video site. (Thanks to Mike Nelson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 01:59 PM
Who won? Was it one of the eight criminal pygmies or Ron Paul? Both the ABC and Drudge polls have Ron leading, of course. And here's some inside info: Fox News held a focus group in a diner near Drake...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 01:30 PM
Not according to the mainstream media. Not a single story about a huge and enthusiastic rally in a state he is not supposed to win. The truly amazing thing about drawing over 800 people is that none of them was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 11:59 AM
I didn't score this one but Ron Paul did very well on all questions and was particularly strong on the war and foreign policy. Tough and terse. If they gave him a chance on the IRS question, I must have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 11:06 AM
Be sure to tune in to the ABC debate this morning. Jeff Frazee will also be broadcasting live from the Iowa Debate and "Spin Room" as early as 8am CT Sunday. Update: Jeff plans to go live from backstage briefly...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 5, 2007 07:17 AM
Since we've had folks here liveblogging Ron Paul campaign events, I thought I'd just save everyone the trouble of attending any other candidates' events and pre-liveblog every one of their events right here: War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 07:27 PM
What an amazing event. We had everyone from white-bread, middle-class sorts such as I to a girl with blonde-and-green hair. It was plain that Ron Paul has the most well-informed supporters of any presidential candidate. How many other candidates would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 07:11 PM
Brazilians for Ron Paul. (Thanks to Scott Sutton)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 06:50 PM
Emmanuel Bertrand and other French libertarians at the Ron Paul Tower....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 03:57 PM
Writes Johnny Kramer: "This is an example of one reason why Ron Paul's support is underestimated by the mainstream media. This full-color, 1/2 page ad is running in the Ames Tribune and the Boone Republican tomorrow, urging Iowans to vote...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 03:43 PM
Writes John Delano: "These are viewer-submitted ads at MSNBC's Hardball. Click on 'Show User's Picks' to see those with the most votes. The top 2 are Ron Paul ads."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 03:39 PM
Novak, a lifetime shill for Republican presidents (and Republican elites when the Dems are in power) told a Heritage Foundation meeting that he liked Ron Paul, and heard about it from the usual suspects. Now he is backing away in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 03:33 PM
No, it's Iowa, where Ron Paul will wipe the floor with the other candidates at tomorrow's ABC-George Stephanopolous debate. All next week, Ron will be traveling the state, meeting supporters and potential supporters in the run-up to the straw poll....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 03:16 PM
His new meetup group, that is. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 02:05 PM
I've been waiting for this to happen. It was inevitable, but it is still encouraging. Sometime yesterday or today, Ron Paul became the leader in the only YouTube statistic he had yet to lead - most total cumulative views* of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 4, 2007 09:18 AM
Amy, Anna, Will and I attended the Ron Paul rally tonight in Pittsburgh. Several people estimated the enthusiastic crowd at about 800. They erupted in applause and standing ovations as Ron explained his agenda of peace and freedom: US out...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 10:59 PM
Since Ron is from Pittsburgh, his family is here. He just introduced Carol, his wife, his oldest son and his four brothers and their families. Country is ready for some changes. Cheers. Internet is helpful. Laughter. Internet is the great...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 07:41 PM
Jeff Frazee, who was with Students for Ron Paul before the RP campaign hired him, is telling me that he will be live streaming the rally and Ron Paul speech at justin.tv. The stream should go live about 8 PM...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 06:38 PM
I'm set up here at the Four Points Sheraton, site of the Welcome Home Ron Paul Pittsburgh Rally. It's not quite a quarter after seven (rally starts at eight) and I estimate that this room, which is set up for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 06:10 PM
Writes Tennyson McCalla: the Texas Monthly illustration of Ron Paul "really was one of my favorites. You can see that someone took the time to get it done and done right. It reminds one of this image of Goldwater from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 04:03 PM
No, but the neocon lobbyist ought to, since Ron handily won his poll. (Thanks to Bob Schlereth)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 02:28 PM
That's just one of the RP videos featured this week on YouTube's YouChoose08....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 11:58 AM
"The Constitution gives a clear vision of the Founders’ intentions. If only Congress hadn’t ceded its authority to a war-bound president." Thanks to Ralph Raico for this Ron Paulian article by Mario Cuomo in USA TODAY....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 11:34 AM
The Texas Monthly on Ron Paul. Not all bad, despite the American Gothic-esque illustration that manages to get Ron all wrong, except on the effect of his elephant, who is about to open up the Republican room. UPDATE: Writes Anthony...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 11:04 AM
For causing that smarmy AP reporter (Liz Austin Peterson) to throw a hissy fit over the fact that he favors freedom over Big Government. You know you're making progress when the smug, Leftist knuckleheads of the "mainstream media" begin picking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 10:20 AM
Yes, says Peter Sasso of the (warmongering-protectionist) Human Events. Even there, young people are rebeling against their hidebound elders. (Thanks to Chris Van Landingham)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 10:20 AM
Writes Chad Odhner: "Here's a great article on Paul/Goldwater. But it's a total up-and-down; it's positive towards Paul, but then it stabs you with assertions about his chances (or lack thereof). Still, totally worth reading."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 10:16 AM
Even the semi-socialist news has a decent write-up. (Thanks to Mike Tennant and Ben Hardesty.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 10:12 AM
The establishment mouthpiece doesn't like the anti-establishment candidate. (Thanks to Jim Rudd.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 09:58 AM
Now Obama is in trouble with most of his fellow Democratic candidates, and most Republicans, because he doesn't want to nuke Pakistan or Afghanistan. How dare he take mass murder "off the table," Hillary and the other monsters want to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2007 09:36 AM
A post on the Wonkette blog about John LeBoutillier's evaluation of the Republican field concludes with this: The tragic thing is the only guy anybody likes and has any respect for is the kindly family doctor who seems to have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 11:29 PM
Pretty neat!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 05:33 PM
Peter Hart on the "second tier." (Thanks to Mark Brady.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 04:29 PM
At first we wondered. But here's an update. The one at the bottom (lower tier)is that actor guy at 16.4% Thanks to this guy, whose post and comment thread is pretty funny....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 04:22 PM
The Christian right's homeschooling operation endorses the pro-war, pro-police state, pro-welfare, and pro-Bush Mike Huckabee. Here, by the way, is Ron Paul, the leading champion of homeschooling and homeschoolers, on this all-important issue. (Thanks to Jim Rudd.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 11:53 AM
Todd Seavey expands on his excellent NRO article on Ron; note the interesting comments, and thanks to Eric Phillips....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 11:05 AM
From the LAist: (excerpt) The people of the Interwebs have found a star in Republican Texas presidential hopeful Ron Paul. Currently this three-month-old video is #1 on the Technorati Charts for most talked-about video. When you realize that it means...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 10:13 AM
Nice! It uses the Three Shoes Posse tune....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 10:09 AM
Writes Josh Purinton: "Slate has a feature called 'Political Futures' which tracks the prediction markets' view of potential outcomes in the 2008 presidential race. "Unfortunately their list of GOP candidates does not include Ron Paul. But they DO include George...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 2, 2007 09:52 AM
"And what if Ron Paul lives up to his supporters' expectations and finishes ahead of some of the better-known and better-financed candidates?" NPR on the forthcoming fun in Ames....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 03:41 PM
Dallas newspaper writer Mark Davis says that Ron Paul has the mind of a "sixth grader" when it comes to foreign policy because he's not a supporter of the war we were lied into by a few neocons in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 03:28 PM
From the USA Daily: Ron Paul’s simple campaign message of Peace and Freedom may be catching on. Often touted for using the internet more effectively than his counterparts, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has Alexa.com ratings that top all other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 03:07 PM
Mark Davis rejects Ron because he opposes perpetual war and US global hegemony. Worse, Ron mentions the Prince of Peace in the context of foreign policy. (Thanks to Mark.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 03:02 PM
So Todd Seavey writes in Neocon Review that conservatives ought to support Ron Paul. Sacre bleu! Ron's views are associated with this web site, and the views of the Mises Institute, more than any other institution. Didn't Necon Review once...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 09:47 AM
From the August 6 edition of The Army Times (print edition only, not online): Washington Surprise fave among troops WHAT'S UP: Among Republicans running for president, the anti-war candidate — Texas Rep. Ron Paul — has the highest total of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 09:40 AM
Regarding Todd Seavey in National Review of all places: how fun to watch previously disdainful conservative and libertarian publications being dragged into, if not support, than non-opposition to the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 08:43 AM
Says Todd Seavey on National Review Online. "But if we want a radically smaller government — precisely that thing that a Republican Congress neglected to do for the last twelve years, which has created the current mood of conservative frustration...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 08:23 AM
"In a 2004 New Yorker article about the inexact science of food marketing, [Malcolm] Gladwell wrote about how in the late 1980s, a researcher for Campbell's Soup, makers of Prego spaghetti sauce, discovered that the public had three broad preferences...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 1, 2007 08:19 AM
Writes Eric Pfieffer in the Washington Times: "Bob Novak stopped by the Heritage Foundation today for a lunchtime discussion with conservative bloggers about his new professional autobiography, The Prince of Darkness. While he lamented the practice of reporters acting as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2007 03:10 PM
He mystifies the establishment, but has a growing base of support among real Americans. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2007 02:07 PM
John Derbyshire, the most interesting intellectual at National Review, dreams of a Ron Paul presidency. Much wrong here, but much right too, and as always with Derb, fascinating and beautifully written....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 31, 2007 09:49 AM
Dick Armey's organization has Ron Paul at 14.8%. (Thanks to Mike Ford.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 06:13 PM
This video was created in Germany, but it's focus is the hope and excitement Ron Paul's freedom message is generating all over the world. via Ron Paul MeetUp Videos...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 06:12 PM
From a reader: "I'm a Liberty University grad. You know...Jerry Falwell. I receive Jerry Falwell's National Liberty Journal every month. Well, I got my August edition today and one of the articles asked people to go to their website and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 06:07 PM
Jan Mickelson of the Iowa radio station WHO1040 found Ron Paul's statement of faith so inspiring that he posted it on his website and spent the last 5 minutes of his show reading parts of it and talking about how...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 04:51 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 01:42 PM
Read his Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View. And buy a copy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 12:52 PM
So says ex-warblogger (he famously called Juan Cole "pond scum" on Buzzmachine) Jeff Jarvis on his blog PrezVid. A voter calls out Giulliani and Romney for trying to find excuses to duck the YouTube debate. He calls them a variation...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 12:40 PM
Amanda Maxwell writes: "Five hundred people crammed into this dramatic setting of a large high-ceilinged room with walls covered with animal trophies, tiled floor and a long mahogany bar on one side. In every corner of the room there were...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 11:42 AM
This is better than national polls. It's a poll of everyone on the planet with an internet connection: h/t Inside Google A reader points out that I left off someone named "Fred Thompson." Is he running for something? Anyway, here...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 30, 2007 09:06 AM
According to the Washington Post, Ron Paul is the fourth most independent and nonpartisan member of Congress. They base this on how often he votes contrary to the majority of Republicans. It is interesting that the three members ahead of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2007 10:26 PM
This is one loud crowd. They don't like George Snuffleupagus very much either. Here's a positive write-up about RP in San Antonio in a local paper. " After a round of handshakes and picture-taking, the 10-term congressman from Lake Jackson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2007 06:23 PM
Georgetown County GOP straw poll results: Fred Thompson: 102 votes Ron Paul: 40 votes Mitt Romney: 37 votes Duncan Hunter: 15 votes Rudy Giuliani: 13 votes John McCain: 7 votes Sam Brownback: 6 votes Newt Gingrich: 2 votes (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2007 01:54 PM
Thanks to Chris Manion for the title, and this quote from columnist Robert Novak: "Republican leaders report that the most enthusiasm among grassroots activists is for Gingrich and libertarian Rep. Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2007 08:36 PM
Everyone with an internet connection can attend this one. Mouse over the photos to see the eclectic mix of political backgrounds and ages of the Ron Paul Revolution....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2007 01:11 PM
Writes Mitch Black: "I witnessed a similar banner to Mr. Higgs's stretched across an overpass of I-5 in Tacoma, WA, yesterday afternoon. It read 'Ron Paul 2008.com,' was held up by several fellows, and measured, near as I can guess,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2007 01:00 PM
Writes Robert Higgs: "A couple days ago, while driving along a quiet street in Covington, Louisiana, I was startled to see in a residential yard a large banner, perhaps eight feet long and two feet high, that read in large...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2007 12:00 PM
The neocons love Hillary as a reliable warmonger, shocked as you will be to discover that. Meanwhile, Justin Raimondo explains the anti-neocon Ron Paul to the British, whose Conservatives have been neocons--welfarist imperialists--for centuries. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 28, 2007 10:51 AM
An excellent on-the-street interview with Ron Paul on Foreign Policy matters, with the exception of the guy who occasionally yells right by the mic:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 09:41 PM
Watch for Lew, too!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 08:31 PM
The New London Day has a great piece on the initial meetup of Ron Paul supporters in Southeastern Connecticut. The meeting was held at a home in Groton Long Point, CT; a homeowners' association known for its beautiful privately owned...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 03:18 PM
That would be Ron Paul, says Texas Monthly....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 11:49 AM
Writes Andrew Sullivan: "Something is stirring out there - as the Obama and Paul candidacies show. The polls show record levels of discontent. The logic for permanent engagement in the Middle East is far less cogent than it was only...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 11:17 AM
Here are the details for Ron Paul's party: WHEN: Sunday, August 26, 2007, 1:00pm-4:00pm. WHERE: Doyle Convention Center, 2010 Fifth Avenue N, Texas City, Texas HOW MUCH: $12 for adults, $6 for children 6 to 12 (no charge under 6),...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 09:42 AM
I'll be there, and hope to say hello to any LRC readers who also attend this great annual BBQ....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 09:30 AM
There is rampant speculation all over the internet today about why GOP candidates are fleeing the CNN/YouTube debates announced and scheduled months ago for September 17. Giuliani developed a sudden scheduling conflict and Romney decided he was too dignified to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 09:09 AM
Of course, he has always defended and supported it. (Thanks to Jim Rudd.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 08:34 AM
Writes John Pankratz: "Finally the people out there are coming to understand just what a heavy hitter Ron Paul is. "First we learn that he has climbed to 6% among Republicans in Texas, and now the University of Nevada at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 08:19 AM
Whiplash! It seems like only yesterday.......
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2007 12:26 AM
Masanao Yajima applies principal components analysis to the 2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues data and generates this picture: Principal components analysis is an atheoretical technique that mines a data set for clusters and other patterns. The picture plots...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 26, 2007 04:29 PM
Mike, you say "Just as Dr. Paul's approach to government is decentralization, so is the approach to his campaign." That is certainly true, but mainstream political organizations just can't bring themselves to consider it, let alone believe it. Here's an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 26, 2007 03:25 PM
Yeah, those Paulites are a crazy bunch, all right. This weekend some folks from North Carolina who attended the South Carolina Ron Paul rally are driving to Pittsburgh with banners and banner-making supplies to help our Meetup group prepare for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 26, 2007 01:49 PM
This blog entry is from Jen, who just arrived in Iowa a few days ago (from Japan of all places, read her story here) to try and coordinate the grassroots supporter's efforts there: Ron Paul Supporters Freak me OUT! As...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 26, 2007 10:06 AM
J. Patrick Rhamey on Ron Paulians at the University of Georgia. (Thanks Bill Goss.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 26, 2007 09:18 AM
Don't miss the video at the bottom. (And thanks to Kit Maira.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 04:53 PM
Here is the transcript of his NPR interview, and a link to the MP3. (Thanks to Meredith Sheldon.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 04:48 PM
Steve Gordon has the scoop....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 04:31 PM
They don't exist, worries this Republican consultant. (Except the one man he doesn't mention, of course, Ron Paul, who has an astoundingly successful internet campaign.) Thanks to Scott Kunze....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 01:29 PM
The local affiliate in Houston, that is, and it's a decent story. (Thanks to Paul Aubert.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 01:25 PM
Dr. Paul's important 1988 book, Freedom Under Siege: The US Constitution After 200 Years, is now available free online from Mises.org....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 01:12 PM
Lew, I read the Rod Dreher piece and enjoyed it. Then I started reading the comments. I didn't read them all because I didn't have time. I stopped after reading this one from Roger Campbell: I really don't want to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 11:23 AM
The LAT lumps Ron Paul and Mike Gravel together as old oddballs. "So who are these guys? Can two old men in rubber shoes win their parties' nomination to be leader of the free world?" For some reason, they write...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 25, 2007 09:57 AM
Steve Greenhut responds, noting "I’m curious how any Libertarian Party candidate can advocate the sort of foreign policy advocated by [Ron's critic]."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 09:15 PM
Ron Paul on MySpace....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 07:11 PM
In an article on Paul Broun, John Fund writes: "Rep. Paul, who has made his votes against almost every federal program a centerpiece of his insurgent GOP presidential campaign, says he finds that he gains more votes from people impressed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 04:08 PM
Writes Johnny Kramer: "Here's an update on the views of RP's Google video: According to tubemogul.com, 78% of all @Google video views yesterday were Ron Paul's, with 8,772 views. "Ron Paul's Google talk has been up on their YouTube site...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 02:51 PM
At his Google forum, Ben of Ben & Jerry's only drew 200 plus, with an offer of free ice cream. Ron drew a far bigger audience at Google, without Cherry Garcia. (Thanks to Tom.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 01:41 PM
This is a good mention: Democrats have picked an unlikely ally in efforts to end the Iraq War. Or maybe it’s the ally who has chosen them. But either way, it appears maverick conservative Republican — and presidential contender —...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 01:28 PM
Lew: My favorite quotation is from Milton Mayer, who said "the questions that can be answered are not worth asking." You are correct in pointing out that Ron Paul does answer questions that others evade, but more importantly, he asks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 12:29 PM
Rasmussen reports that at this very early stage, Hillary would beat Ron nationwide 49-34, and Obama would beat him 50-30. But given Ron's much lower name ID--a factor which is changing for the better every day--this is fantastically good news....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 11:40 AM
Chris Rhoades brings to my attention a comment posted in response to this article. It follows: Almost everyone I know, who heard of the actual Ron Paul message (and not the crap Fox labels him), has become an avid Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 09:59 AM
The dollar is dropping down a hole, thanks to Greenspan, Bernanke, Congress, and Bush. This alone can wreck the empire abroad and the imperial welfare state at home. That's all to the good, of course, but the concomitant economic suffering...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 09:05 AM
Writes Eric Barnes: "I was reading an old article yesterday from Speaking of Liberty that you wrote in the early part of this century. I could only think how frustrating it must be for you and others of the same...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 24, 2007 08:07 AM
Was I the only non-employee/non-relative of a Democratic candidate who watched that awful CNN-YouTube debate? "The people will ask the questions." Oh yeah? CNN chose them, and then none of the bozos on stage answered one. Each gave a boring...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 08:05 PM
Writes Jay Henderson: "Just wanted to keep you abreast of the progress Ron Paul's Google video has made thus far. Today he has almost tripled Hillary's numbers: Ron: 100,615 views in 1 week. Hillary: 33,732 views in 4 months."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 07:37 PM
Writes William Mauney: Good afternoon. I wanted to pass this along as I don't know if you've seen it yet. Pajamas Media re-added Rep. Paul back to their list. And of course he is outpacing any and all candidates. And...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 07:30 PM
How interesting that the leftist reporter for NBC can write about the Ron Paul for President campaign "without sneering," as Tom Woods says, but pro-war "libertarian" Randy Barnett cannot....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 04:53 PM
And writes about it without sneering. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 03:22 PM
Tom Engelhardt just posted this great piece on Ron Paul at The Nation magazine....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 02:25 PM
Writes Peter Collins: "I saw the NYT article (I think Saturday) on Sen. Hagel, who is apparently contemplating a Presidential run on his anti-Iraq bonafides. "Doesn’t this smack of the Republican establishment trying to divide and conquer the anti-war vote...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 12:43 PM
Great letters, by and large. (Thanks to Scott Fields.) PS: Writes Andrew Main: "Please note that these letters are in response not to the NYT Magazine article, but to an article in Editor & Publisher about the NYT article, which...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 12:28 PM
Here are some interesting posts and articles I dug up for today: SC Lunch and Rally - My Impressions A first-hand account of the SC events last weekend. "I've been involved with the Ron Paul meetup groups for almost two...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 11:00 AM
(Thanks to Ryan Bassett.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2007 08:46 AM
Writes Ben Tansey: "Saw your post about Harry Potter and Ron Paul, and wanted to add something to it. In the books' world of wizardry and witchcraft, they use only strict commodity money! Not set by any government regulation either,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 06:36 PM
This heroic photo illustrates the NY Times story on Ron today. As someone steeped in the antiwar Old Right, and who used this sign frequently during the US aggression against Vietnam, I find this extremely moving. (Thanks to Scott Fields.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 12:06 PM
As is typical at a Ron Paul rally, lots of real people drove hours to cheer him in Spartanburg, as the Greenville News notes. (Thanks to Thomas R. Trout.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 11:41 AM
Here's the Spartanburg, SC event in 9 parts. Dr. Paul starts speaking in the fourth part. And, the Greenville Rally....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 10:09 AM
Though it could have used a good editing. But here's the official URL of "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul" by Christopher Caldwell, in the Sunday New York Times Magazine....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 09:06 AM
Even the (smaller) official media start to get it on Ron Paul. (Thanks to Charles Davis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2007 08:55 AM
Writes Eric Parks: "My wife, three kids, and I made the 2 1/2 hour jaunt North up to Greenville to hear Ron Paul speak at the rally. There were, by my estimates, more than 700 people in attendance. In fact,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2007 07:41 PM
The warmongering Bushite James Dobson once said that Fred Thompson was not a Christian because he didn't constantly blab about his religious beliefs. I don't know about Thompson, but Ron Paul has always been private about his faith, in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2007 12:54 PM
Daniel's blog reveals an important point: having a good image is what war has always been about. From "liberating the holy lands from the infidels," to "ending slavery," to "making the world safe for democracy," to "remember Pearl Harbor," the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2007 10:59 AM
This is the event that came about after Spartanburg SC Republican Party Chairman Rick Beltram said, “He can stay home.... [T]he door’s closed for him. I’m not going to extend him an invitation to come here because he has managed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2007 10:40 AM
Readers of LRC know that Ron Paul is in the front lines of the fight against the drug war. But a lesser-known aspect of that issue may garner support from an important segment: farmers. Last month, The Economist focused on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2007 09:57 AM
Writes Jon T: "I am rereading the sixth Harry Potter book in preparation for the seventh, and just so happened to come across an EXCELLENT example of how Harry Potter’s world closely parallels our own. In the Wizarding world, a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 08:43 PM
Jeff Tucker interviews me for a Mises Institute podcast....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 04:52 PM
Writes Chris Sinnard: "With the Ron Paul Revolution and Harry Potter's final book out this week, methinks that 2007 is shaping up to be a memorable year in the long fight for Libertarianism. Have you read the paper, 'Harry Potter...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 04:07 PM
On his website, the sensationalist Drudge usually separates his stories with bars in between. This is a luxury he wouldn't afford Ron Paul: NY TIMES Sunday Preview: Ron Paul Supporters 'Wackos'... RAGE: Man runs over 72-year old woman with shopping...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 03:23 PM
Writes Jim Bovard: "LRC Blog is a wonderful source on the Ron Paul revolution - it is encouraging to see how he is making the GOP bigwigs sweat bullets."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 03:21 PM
Fox tries to explain it away. (Thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 02:51 PM
This is a good article in the Iowa Independent. Excerpt: Meanwhile, Paul's supporters have been dogging Giuliani on the campaign with signs alluding to the debate and Paul's suggested reading list. "We're just trying to hold Giuliani accountable for what...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 02:23 PM
Ron is the one person in DC to understand monetary economics, and to take on the central bank and its depredations. (And thanks to Daniel Coleman.) Part I Part II...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 10:28 AM
A letter to Bill Marina: "Thank you so much for your article. I am currently in the Marine Corps and I thoroughly enjoyed your article. It boosted my morale and reinforced what I only suspected to be true. I know...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2007 08:47 AM
A group of seventy House members, of which Ron Paul was the only Republican, sent a letter to President Bush telling the Great Decider that the only action in Iraq that they will vote to pay for will be a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 09:14 PM
Interview here. And, here is the official statement....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 05:34 PM
Writes Bryce Benson in The Chico (CA) News: "Of all the candidates running for U.S. president, which is the only one with a grassroots support group in Chico? Barack Obama? Hillary Clinton? Mitt Romney? Nope. "It's Ron Paul, a heretofore...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 04:31 PM
The website says, "By popular demand, Mike meets Presidential candidate Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 04:29 PM
Here it is, and thanks to Chris Rhoades....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 02:24 PM
From The Economist: "RON PAUL, a libertarian Republican congressman from Texas, likes to say what he thinks. And among the things he thinks is that the census is a violation of privacy. He has opted out of the congressional pension...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 02:17 PM
Lynn Hayes casts Ron's astrological chart. "Presidential candidate Ron Paul seemed to come out of the blue - all of a sudden there he was in the Republican candidate debate. Who is he? A website provides a questionnaire to see...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 02:09 PM
Russell Shaw tells coders and geeks that Ron, the most pro-internet politician in America, is anti-internet. But see the vote at the bottom of his column....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 01:45 PM
This Sunday's New York Times Magazine features a long profile of Ron by Chris Caldwell of the Weekly Standard. I'll post the URL just as soon as it is publicly available (this is all there is now). There are some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 11:57 AM
Here's a very positive local piece from Chico, CA. Once again, grassroots Ron Paul supporters bring priceless media attention to the freedom message. And another example, this one from New Hampshire Public Radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 11:34 AM
Writes Michael J. Mishak in the Detroit News: LAS VEGAS -- The punk-band members, with spiked hair, tattooed arms and piercings, stood with a crowd of more than 300 and cheered at the rock star on stage, especially when he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 10:16 AM
As reported in the last FEC filing, the famed composer and singer--best known for "I Write the Songs," "Mandy," and "Copacabana"--gave Ron the maximum donation....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 10:03 AM
"Audit Trail recently sat down with 2008 Presidential Candidate Ron Paul, R-TX, to get his views on Sarbanes-Oxley 5 Years Later, as one of only three members of congress at the time to vote against the bill." Read the interview....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 19, 2007 09:10 AM
Pennsylvania, that is. On Friday, August third at 8 p.m. Ron Paul will speak at an event in Mars, Pa., which is right outside Pittsburgh. For details and to RSVP click here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 09:36 PM
Romney that is. He has spent $32 million for eight Gallup points. Ron Paul spent $655,000 for three. Ron's spending is 18 times as productive as Romney's....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 08:06 PM
Pretty funny. He did a good job of sneaking up on him, then he clobbered him with a Ron Paul fact. Listen here (MP3)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 06:59 PM
...the polls don't go their way. Looks like the warmongers are making a preemptive strike on Ames, IA. You see the prospect of Ron Paul coming in second or even winning the Ames Straw Poll, makes the poll irrelevant. To...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 02:28 PM
Ana Marie Cox, Washington editor of Time.com (and the first Wonkette) offers a great rundown of RP stats: $2,300: Amount of donation received from Barry Manilow $2.4 million: Amount of cash on hand #2: Rank of "web design and hosting"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 01:01 PM
It tracks the general population, unlike his opponents', whose support is concentrated among the usual statist suspects. (Thanks to Michael Nelson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 12:52 PM
Here's an interesting article in the Nation about an upset political victory in a Georgia special election by Dr. Paul Broun. Broun, running in the republican primary, opposed an establishment candidate who had more money, more political credentials, and backing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 11:22 AM
The Houston Chronicle, not exactly a supporter of Ron's, reports: VICTORIA — When U.S. Rep. Ron Paul recently gave the keynote address at a ceremony presenting overdue medals to 24 veterans, he talked about patriotism, the country's debt owed to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 09:31 AM
There is no other candidate for President inspiring posts like this....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 09:03 AM
Listening to Fran Townsend, Bush's counterterrorism scare-talker over the last two days, I've been struck by her refusal to answer a single question. Instead, she responds with another propaganda talking point. Of course, this hardly makes her unique among pols...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 07:57 AM
Patrick Ruffini says Ron will come in a close second to Romney, though Ron could win it outright. And note Ruffini's comment that the Republican pressure groups, like the wholly owned official pro-lifera, barely count anymore, and that the ability...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 18, 2007 07:51 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 06:36 PM
Many Republicans talk the talk of fiscal prudence, but only one walks the walk, says Andrew Sullivan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 02:41 PM
A nasty and nice piece by the still-snarky Tim Dickenson. Ron's opposed to war, which is good, but he is also opposed to socialism, which is hateful. (Thanks to Peter Jaworski.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 02:11 PM
Or, more precisely, Bavaria. (Thanks to Robert Grözinger.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 01:38 PM
Good for our own Per Bylund!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 12:33 PM
Here are all GoogleTalk videos sorted by number of views. The most astounding thing about Ron Paul's GoogleTalk video is that it has only been on the net for TWO DAYS. Ron's video currently has 48,266 views, a number that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 12:27 PM
As I listened to Bush aide Frances Townsend this morning trying to scare the people, raise his poll numbers, and maybe suppress the Ron Paul movement with more terrorism theatre, I thought: she looks and sounds like an NKVD commissar....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 11:41 AM
Ron Paul is scheduled to be on MSNBC's "Tucker" today. The show airs at 6-7pm Eastern Time (3-4 Pacific time). He could be on anytime in that hour but Tucker usually puts Ron at the top of the show....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 11:38 AM
This AP/Ipsos poll is getting a lot of attention today. The hook: "A new poll reveals a clear leader in the Republican presidential race: nobody." To see how dishonest this poll was, go to page 9 (pdf.) Anyone who said...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 10:38 AM
Texas Congressman Ron Paul at 3% Heading Right says: "I would be remiss if I did not point out that Ron Paul has had a good week. Rasmussen isn’t tracking the second-tier candidates, but Gallup shows Paul with 3% support...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 10:04 AM
There's a reason, as NetXNews notes, that the Ron Paul signs highlight the love in revolution. Ron Paul advocates the Golden Rule in foreign and domestic policy, as well as personal life....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 09:51 AM
As Randy Barnett observes in the War Street Journal, pro-war libertarians--allied with the neocons--are horrified by Ron's magnificent and highly effective reassertion of peace as necessarily linked to liberty. Will Americans come to see libertarians as non-interventionists at home and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 09:43 AM
Randy Barnett makes a very weak case for a libertarian justification for the War in Iraq. While it is clear where Mr. Barnett stands, I actually thought he did a much better job arguing for the anti-war position. Here's one...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 17, 2007 06:50 AM
IraqSlogger looks at the Q2 numbers: "But a closer look at the reports reveals a less obvious but more remarkable development--the antiwar Republican received nearly 50% of the money donated by employees of the US military."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 05:01 PM
He appears on his first coin--not from the feds, needless to say....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 03:36 PM
John Derbyshire, the best mind and writer at NRO (not meant as weak praise!) goes country. (Thanks to Justin Raimondo.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 01:00 PM
Jesse Walker argues that the grassroots activity around Ron Paul's campaign is interesting and valuable in itself. Particularly interesting: "The Paul movement is different. Unlike the Jackson and Perot campaigns, it is open, decentralized, and largely driven by activists operating...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 12:57 PM
I would just like to point out that members of the Air Force support Ron Paul far more than any other service -- and its the support of airmen that makes Paul the most popular amongst military donors....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 11:16 AM
Vice and his subordinate want to murder many people in Iran before they leave office, to take the decision out of Ron Paul's hands or anyone else's. (Thanks to Sean Corrigan.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 10:18 AM
TechCrunch, the outstanding website that covers internet startups and related news, has a post on how Ron Paul's campaign is using "Web 2.0" sites to run a fully de-centralized campaign: I’ve been following US campaigns online since 1995/6; in effect...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 10:08 AM
Last night I posted the blog entry "Ron Paul Gets Props for His Surge." When I woke this morning, I found that the Associated Press article I quoted from and linked to had removed the section of the story dealing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 10:05 AM
US military and veterans vote with their dollars....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 09:56 AM
Never in American political history has there been a booming volunteer-driven, decentralized effort like Ron Paul's. All over the country, tens of thousands of self-directed individuals and groups print their own yard signs, banners, push cards, and bumper stickers; organize...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 16, 2007 12:21 AM
In the latest Associated Press article on the Presidential fundraising race, the first half is about the Democrats. But before talking about any other Republicans, Ron Paul gets more than the usual attention: Among Republicans filing Sunday, Ron Paul, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 09:38 PM
Writes Michael Robb: "There is much less interruption by the host in this long video of Dr. Paul at Google, and the sound quality is good enough to hear every word. "From the dumb-foundedness of this audience of brainy web...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 08:24 PM
You don't want to miss this letter published in the American Conservative: Regarding Kara Hopkins's "Stupid Party" (June 18), I too have been thinking about the exchange between Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul about 9/11. I have been a lifelong...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 07:31 PM
Well, not quite, but the Politico.com smear was too much for NR's David Freddoso. Not too much was Mr. Freddoso's own litany of criticisms of Ron for not being a neocon....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 06:24 PM
The "lust for power" that St. Augustine condemned and that drives politicians, is missing from Ron Paul, who wants office to restore liberty. Is it also missing from Fred Thompson? I keep wondering if he will resist neocon pressure to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 03:26 PM
Here is Google's story of his visit....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 11:10 AM
Here's the audio of Ron's meeting with the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 11:04 AM
Writes the Palo Alto Daily News in "Paul Rally Draws Colorful Crowd": "Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul drew a motley crowd of several hundred supporters at a public rally Saturday morning in Mountain View. "Anti-war protesters joined with leather-clad bikers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 09:22 AM
Thanks to Kathy McGrade, leader of the Bay Area MeetUp group that organized the rally and fundraising luncheon They did a great job. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 09:17 AM
"Some are drawn to his beliefs. But many said that they admire him most for sticking to a clear set of principles, even if they disagree on some issues," says the Las Vegas Sun....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 15, 2007 07:20 AM
One of Ron's best yet!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 08:41 PM
There was a large, vocal, high energy crowd in Charleston Park to see Ron Paul today. I've assembled an album here. I haven't got the luncheon ones uploaded yet, but here's a great line from Ron Paul's speech there: "Some...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 06:56 PM
Ron Paul answers questions from YouTube users....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 06:16 PM
Writes Gary North: "CBS News interviewed Ron. They contrasted him with spendthrift McCain, who is out of money. The lady asked Ron: 'What do you think of all this?' 'It's like a mirracle,' he said. They were positive, calling him...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 05:40 PM
No matter what the government does, the message of liberty can win. Our ideas of trade and peace can win. We are not isolationists. It is war and intervention that make us isolated and makes us enemies. We can be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 01:19 PM
We will repeal the Patriot Act and the Militay Commissions Act. Restore Habeas Corpus. No more warrantless spying on the people. We need privacy for the people, and not secrecy for the government. We need a return to the Constitution...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 12:59 PM
The audience is rapt, listening intently and breaking into applause at every point he makes. Ron's up there on the stage having a conversation with all of us. He's humorous and passionate and he has no notes. He's just talking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 12:59 PM
So far we've heard from (bios here) Joe Wheeler, Joe Banister, G. Edward Griffin, and Justin Raimondo is now delivering a barnburner of a speech. Justin just introduced Ron Paul and the crowd cheering is deafening. Everyone is on their...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 12:36 PM
Yesterday was Ron Paul Day at Google, and what a company that is. The whole place looks like a Stanford University student center (and the employees are about that age, or so it seems to a guy of 63). Very...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 12:26 PM
What a great crowd of maybe 1000 people--young and old, especially young, on a beautiful day in the parkl right next to Google (with super wi-fi, of course). All types of people, from all backgrounds, but all dedicated to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 12:17 PM
Justine Lam, eCampaign director for the Ron Paul campaign will be wandering the rally around in this getup: Creating a LiveStream here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 11:59 AM
I'm going to be liveblogging the rally here in Mountain View. The excitement is building already....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 11:36 AM
Ron Paul's day at Google was a great success, with 250 employees filling the room to hear him and another 100 in an overflow room to watch him on closed-circuit TV. His reception from Google employees was enthusiastic. Many wore...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 08:42 AM
Video from C-SPAN's recent coverage of Dr. Paul's 7/7/07 appearance in Las Vegas. Part I Part II...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 14, 2007 08:06 AM
Buried at the bottom of a New York Times article about the Democrats lead in raising money online: One surprising development has been the online strength of a Republican long shot, Representative Ron Paul of Texas, who has garnered fierce...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 07:46 PM
Here's a link to the site. The archive tab has earlier events, like the Q&A. Laura has instructions for finding the Q&A....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 05:45 PM
I know, this really shouldn't be news. But I'm glad that the LP types are pro-Paul, too. As Steve Gordon writes: As expected, Ron Paul was the big winner in the survey we’ve been conducting - with a total of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 04:27 PM
Results at GordonUnleashed. There's a new survey here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 03:55 PM
I'll be photoblogging Ron Paul today, or hope to! It's just a cell-phone camera, but since it's Apple, it's decent resolution. I'll add captions later when I'm able to get online on my laptop....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 01:37 PM
A long, brilliant interview on KGO this morning, then other media appearances, followed by a sizzling editorial board meeting at the San Francisco Chronicle. THEN, on to the epicenter of the world (or internet, or do I repeat myself?), Google,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 12:03 PM
Johann Hari on the neocons who love perpetual war and increasing statism, and therefore oppose the ideas of freedom and peace that Ron Paul stands for. (Thanks to Paul Boytinck.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 09:57 AM
An interview (audio) with Fintan Dunne. (Thanks to John Howard.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 09:30 AM
Brian G. writes that "I would like to thank you for being a contributing factor from my recent conversion from Neo-Con to Libertarianism." He's in recovery and he seems to be doing fine, because he also says this about my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 13, 2007 08:57 AM
The great Austrian economist was a student of Ludwig von Mises, and colleague of Dr. Paul's in the fight for sound money, free markets, and free trade....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 08:42 PM
During his tour of Google, Ron Paul will be interviewed by CitizenTube. But this time, all the questions will come from viewers. Ask one! (Thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 08:34 PM
Even if hip-hop is not your thing, you will still be inspired by this great Ron Paul video. (Caution, some strong language.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 08:20 PM
Actually helping a man in need. (Thanks to Jason.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 08:15 PM
I hope to see you, on Friday the 13th at Burt Blumert's Ron Paul briefing, or on Saturday the 14th at the big Silicon Valley Ron Paul Meet-Up!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 06:57 PM
It looks like Ed Failure is jumping ship on the McCain campaign. I wonder how long it will be before McCain actually pulls the plug and endores Ron Paul. In other bizarre news from the McCain campaign, the AP reports...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 01:23 PM
Justin Raimondo on The Conscience of Conservatism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 09:21 AM
That's why he's moving into the top tier, says Jennifer Reynolds....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 12, 2007 09:12 AM
Hawaii for Ron Paul! erikinhawaii says, "Try it , you'll love it ! The energy after you eat these Ron Paul rolls will astound you."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 10:38 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 06:16 PM
I'm listening to Tom Woods on Mickelson in the Morning. Lots of Ron Paul goodness. Tune in! MP3...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 05:38 PM
On Friday and Saturday, I will be (I hope!) blogging photos of Burt's event, Ron Paul's visit to Google, and the huge Silicon Valley Ron Paul Meet-Up. They will only be phone photos, but with decent resolution. Some will be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 05:01 PM
Here are my boys after the Phoenix Ron Paul Airport Rally back in June. Many thanks to Ernie Hancock for the free t-shirts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 03:21 PM
Writes Brinck Slattery: "MSNBC has been running promos all day for Ron Paul's interview with Tucker Carlson this evening. Transcript of the ad: 'He has more money than John McCain, but you probably don't know his name. It's Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 02:51 PM
D'Souza claims the "founding fathers" believed in imperialistic wars of conquest in the name of "democracy" or some other fine-sounding words. This of course is complete nonsense, the kind of B.S. one would be fed at a Claremont Institute seminar...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 08:53 AM
Make that the BBC on the stumbling warmonger, and, at the end, the sprinting peacemaker. (Thanks to Brad Jantz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 08:33 AM
Writes Charles Burris: "Neoconservative writer Dinesh D'Souza, who recently debated Congressman Ron Paul concerning the Iraq War, claims Paul is not a real libertarian. Real libertarians, D'Souza says, spread the universal message of human liberty at the point of a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2007 08:17 AM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 10:13 PM
Next Wednesday, July 18, at 10:00 a.m. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before the House Committee on Financial Services on "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy," and take questions from Committee members, including Ron Paul. You...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 09:40 PM
should support Ron Paul: he is against stealing from the poor and giving to the rich via "corporate welfare" and fiat currency. According to blogger Healtheland, Pslams 22:6 shows that using state power to benefit the already rich and powerful...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 08:03 PM
I've been a blogger for years and my Technorati account dates back to March of 2004. But, I've never seen anything like the sustained presence of Ron Paul in the Technorati top search terms. The Paris Hiltons and iPhones come...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 05:34 PM
Says Pat Buchanan: "If he starts running up 15 percent or 20 percent of the vote in Republican primaries, it says: the GOP is headed in the wrong direction, secure the border, get out of Iraq, come home, America." Read...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 04:32 PM
Our own Burt Blumert is hosting a private strategy briefing for strong supporters of Ron Paul at 5:30pm on Friday, July 13, near the San Francisco Airport. Ron will speak; so will his chairman Kent Snyder. I'll be there too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 04:02 PM
Here are some of the top ten reasons: 10. Ron Paul’s passport was issued by the U.S. government. 8. Ron Paul’s campaign bus has a license plate. It also uses the Interstate highway system, which has no toll booths. 3....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 03:07 PM
BBQ, iced tea, Elvis and Ron Paul. They got some nice coverage on local news....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 01:48 PM
The article by Dinesh D'Souza mentioned here by Lew, where he lectures Ron Paul on how to become a real libertarian, is pure "Straussian" nonsense. It is the Jaffa Cult, of which D'Souza is a member, that mimics Lincoln's rhetoric...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 10:11 AM
So says neocon Dinesh D'Souza, who sees the core principle of liberty as global domination by the US central state. (Thanks to Scott Kunze.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 09:31 AM
Ron Paul will have "troops coming home, government shrinking, civil liberties being restored," says the Austin American-Statesman. One of the better articles I've seen that doesn't come from an outward supporter....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 10, 2007 07:36 AM
Video here. UPDATE:Who Is Ron Paul? Hillary, Obama, Giuliani, McCain, they may be the media darlings, but some of the first political signs to spring up in Tulsa don't belong to any of them. The man who seems to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 10:43 PM
George Stephanopoulos said he would bet his last cent against Ron Paul winning. Well, do it! The odds are about 15 to 1. I'm not a gambler but I think that means that you bet $15 to win $1. So,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 08:36 PM
Says KHOU in Houston: "On the Internet, more surfers look for Republican Ron Paul than for Paris Hilton, or the iPhone. And so many people have found their way to his campaign’s donation page." Read the rest of the story,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 07:50 PM
Unlike Thompson the thespian and Romney the dog-abuser. Here's the paper's report (and thanks to Peter Collins)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 12:40 PM
Here's the YouTube of the interview Lew mentioned. Update: A reader points out that emailing a thank you for a good interview wouldn't be a bad idea. joe@msnbc.com...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 11:10 AM
I'll be speaking at the new Columbus, Georgia, Ron Paul Meetup group on August 13 at 7pm. Bring friends, bring doubters and naysayers, bring undecideds -- whatever!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 11:01 AM
Writes Justin Ptak: "At this point in the cycle, national polls are entirely a reflection of name identification, not voters' views of the candidates. "In early 1975, Carter was polling at 1% (he went on to win the Presidency). "In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 08:24 AM
That was in effect the prediction of Joe Scarborough this morning on MSNBC, after he interviewed an eloquent, confident, and very presidential Ron. "Ron Paul will surprise everyone in New Hampshire" was what Joe said, but victory was what he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2007 07:49 AM
Every day, Ron Paul supporters do the most astonishing things. Look at these MeetUp videos!! All over the country, hundreds of them! They're painting signs on top of buildings, confronting establishment Republicans in their lairs with homemade signs and banners,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 07:15 PM
Writes Brinck Slattery: "I was going to Boston to spend the weekend with some friends (I live in CT), and since I was already up there I decided to spend Saturday at the straw poll in New Hampshire. It was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 03:19 PM
Thanks to Danny for this video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 02:24 PM
The NY Times, warmongers daily, only turned against the war on Vietnam, which it had promoted, when the US debacle was threatening the regime. (Yes, a great moral voice.) Now the Times turns on the war on Iraq, which it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 11:58 AM
While I'm glad that Dr. Paul got a great opportunity to get some media exposure, I'm disgusted with the way that Snuffleupagus handled the end of the interview: GS: "What's success for you in this campaign?" RP: "To win." GS:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 10:05 AM
Writes Charles Burris: "The idea that became the Council on Foreign Relations was first proposed in Paris in 1919 at the Hotel Majestic. The word becoming flesh, so to speak, in New York City in 1921. "This cloaked entity, from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 09:24 AM
More and more Republican figures are starting to give in to the gravitational pull of the Ron Paul peace position on endless war in the Middle East, though the establishment Los Angeles Times does not mention his name. A prediction:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 06:55 AM
Not for the first time, AP--the establishment Associated Press--ignores Ron Paul, this time when discussing fundraising in the 2nd quarter. Maybe, you can almost hear them thinking, if we ignore him, he'll go away. Indeed, the elites are all pulling...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2007 06:46 AM
Rudy Giuliani was booed and heckled after he dismissed the idea of adopting the FairTax. Via the AJC: "Giuliani addressed a group of about 500 people in a standing-room only crowd at a town hall meeting at the University of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 09:53 PM
Ron Paul today won the Coalition for New Hampshire Taxpayers straw poll at their annual picnic in Hopkinton, NH. He received 182 of 294 votes cast, or 65 percent. In second place was Rude Giuliani with 24 votes, or 8...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 06:39 PM
I don't know how many of you caught the spectacularly hateful hit piece on Ron Paul that Capitol Hill Blue ran yesterday, but it was a doozy. Here's the last bit (only part I saved) on why they weren't going...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 04:23 PM
USA Today dismisses Ron Paul as irrelevant,in a minor-league reprise of "Dewey Beats Truman." Talk about egg on their newsprint face!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 01:46 PM
Today is Ron Paul Day at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. Ron Paul as been the hottest topic among the close to 1,000 attendees. The one thing in common among them is their enthusiasm for Ron's campaign. This morning Ron spoke...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 01:41 PM
Mentioned in the New York Times' political blog. They even suggest that Dr. Paul's visit to Google will lend "additional credibility to his candidacy."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 01:27 PM
Here's the official video from the campaign that was released today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 12:45 PM
Year after year, the Fourth of July gathering by the Cobb County (Georgia) GOP is one of the largest in the state. On Thursday, 247 cast votes in a presidential straw poll. Ron Paul placed second, after Fred Thompson, who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 7, 2007 10:35 AM
Just in case you didn't notice the link to the video down at the bottom of the ABC story Lew linked to, here it is. As my Dad likes to say, "money doesn't just talk, it screams". I'll be curious...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 11:18 PM
On July 6th: listen (and thanks to REH)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 07:44 PM
"Perhaps the strongest presence, however, was that of supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a libertarian opposed to the war in Iraq and the Internal Revenue Service. "'This is the first time in my life that I have 100 percent...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 07:30 PM
Or so a person from Ron's hometown of Pittsburg tells Andrew Sullivan. Notes Andrew: "He is now ahead of John McCain in cash-on-hand, and third overall, behind Giuliani and Romney. Whereas McCain is fading, Paul is, er, surging. It's amazing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 07:22 PM
According to conservative columnist Robert Novak: "...McCain has vigorously denied rumors that he is dropping out of the race for President, but he had such a terrible week, capped off with the financial news, that any further campaigning could be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 04:49 PM
At the invitation of that great capitalist enterprise, Ron Paul will tour the Google campus on Friday, July 13, make a YouTube, and deliver a company-wide address to all employees, in person and by streaming video around the world. It...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 04:38 PM
While it's nice to know that Ron Paul has more cash than McCain, it's interesting to note that Romney would only have $3M cash-on-hand if it weren't for the $9M in personal money he loaned himself. So these guys are...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 04:29 PM
I just sent this to Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief, who refused to allow Ron Paul to participate in their candidates' forum on the grounds that he was not a credible candidate. Ed is also a senior advisor...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 04:06 PM
The huge website links to this story with the headline: "RON PAUL HAS MORE CASH THAN MCCAIN." (Thanks to Tom Woods.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 03:54 PM
A member of the Pittsburgh Ron Paul Meetup Group, who wishes to be known here merely as "Freedom Fighter," wrote the following to the members of our group today: I am 60 years old. I have always voted for smaller...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 03:21 PM
See the video screen to the right. First, you'll have to watch an ad, btw. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 03:19 PM
Of the online community....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 02:54 PM
Ron has more money in the bank than the Arizona warmonger. (Thanks to Rick Fisk.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 01:57 PM
Deroy Murdock's National Review article praising the concentration camp at Guantanamo should be read by anyone who still doubts the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of conservatism. Employing the same warped reasoning, Joseph Goebbels could have praised Auschwitz, Treblenka, and similar...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 6, 2007 10:10 AM
Nine out of ten Americans still believe in the Constitution, says the National Journal. (Thanks to Christy Longgrear.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 05:22 PM
Ron will be interviewed by George Stephanopoulos this Sunday, July 8, on "This Week."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 04:28 PM
Amazing but true: Michael Smerconish now agrees with Ron Paul on the war. (Thanks to Mark Stromberg.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 04:09 PM
They gather on the US Independence Day to support liberty and Ron Paul. Digg it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 11:18 AM
After huge pressure from the grassroots, Spartanburg SC Republican Party Chairman Rick Beltram has quickly backed down from his promised exclusion, and now offers this "challenge" to Ron Paul: "We, the Spartanburg County GOP will hold a low cost event...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 10:00 AM
Tom DiLorenzo writes to Rick Beltram of the Spartanburg Republican Party: "Mr. Beltram: "Your personal smear of Congressman Ron Paul is the kind of thing that makes Northerners think Southerners are a bunch of yahoos and rednecks. 'Lunatic?' Really? For...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 09:28 AM
Out of exactly four photos in the photo section of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, GOP website is of George Pataki, Governor of New York! So not only do they include a non-South Carolinian and non-presidential candidate, but of all people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 09:22 AM
Here's what Spartanburg County (SC) Republican Party Chairman Rick Beltram had to say about why he is excluding Ron Paul, alone of all candidates, from his county's functions: “He can stay home.... [T]he door’s closed for him. I’m not going...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 09:00 AM
"How did a Republican Texas Congressman named Ron Paul become a darling of the Washington State Meetup scene? "It all began, oddly enough, with Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell and a stand she took against the international sex trade." Read The...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2007 08:29 AM
Writes Charles Burris: "What ten-term hero from the land of Texas bears an uncanny resemblance to a mythic icon of popular fantasy fiction and film? Why Ron Paul, the Wizard who will wrestle the welfare/warfare beast and slay the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 4, 2007 12:30 PM
I see any number of people who try to straddle the line between their peaceful, humane sentiments and the vicious demands of statism, by decorating their cars with bumper-stickers that read "peace is patriotic." As I stated in an earlier...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 4, 2007 12:18 PM
Here are the sorts of ideas that bother a warmongering Republican official....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 4, 2007 11:58 AM
Republican county chairman Rick Beltram of Spartanburg, South Carolina, says that Ron Paul is not welcome in his county, because he is not for the mass killing of Arabs (and American soldiers), and the continued occupation of Iraq. Digg it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 4, 2007 11:53 AM
From the National Republican Senatorial Committee. You can vote too, though there is the danger of being on their mailing list....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2007 09:57 PM
comes from an Andrew Sullivan blog entry regarding one of the many merits of Ron Paul's candidacy and Ron Paul's followers: "Whatever the merits and demerits of Ron Paul's candidacy, it has revived interest in many conservative ideas in ways...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2007 06:30 PM
Ron Paul's face on a Liberty Dollar. Classic....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2007 03:48 PM
You can listen to the mp3 here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 3, 2007 06:54 AM
Sat in on a local Ron Paul Meet-up Group tonight to see what this is all about. Pure curiosity. You could not have found a more disparate mix if you had shaken up a bag of dice and thrown it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2007 10:12 PM
"Motley but passionate," says the Albuquerque Tribune. (Thanks to Colin Curran.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2007 08:19 PM
Scoll down for news on Ron Paul and the iPhone. (Thanks to Scott Fields.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2007 08:05 PM
He's probably the only man in Washington who still believes now what he believed in 1988....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2007 05:35 PM
You can listen here. Note: You must have RealPlayer to listen. Edit: It appears as though he has been pushed back to the 2 pm hour (Thanks to John Delano)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 2, 2007 11:48 AM
Uploading it to Google Video degraded the video quality a bit, but the sound is good. If you are interested in getting the raw footage (to make your own clips, etc.), RedStateEclectic.com has made it available here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 11:57 PM
This is video of part of the crowd outside before the event began. At about three minutes into the video it gets really good, with the 250+ person march into the building, chanting "who do we want? Ron Paul!" I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 10:53 PM
Incidentally, I really enjoyed Nick Bradley's live blogging of the Ron Paul speech. Live blogging is a new art form, and will become increasingly important in the future of journalism. Everyone can see this, of course, but the senior managers...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 06:47 PM
Writes Al Newberry: "Even if there were only 600 people at the Ron Paul rally, the Des Moines Register misses the point. 600 people for the one candidate as opposed to 600 for the other candidates combined? Even that would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 05:19 PM
Here are some of the statements we took from RP supporters at the event. It's unedited and supporters were randomly pulled. I have a full copy of the speech, and will load it to Google Video in its entirety and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 04:10 PM
From ABC News (and thanks to Adam Dada)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 04:09 PM
Here's the interview:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 04:01 PM
Here are the strawpoll results from the conservative California Republican Assembly: Fred Thompson (25%) Duncan Hunter (19%) Mitt Romney (19%) Ron Paul (12%) Tom Tancredo (8%) Newt Gingrich (7%) Rudy Guiliani (7%) Sam Brownbeck (3%) Mike Huckabee (0%) Tommy Thompson...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 03:21 PM
Looks like Ron Paul will get an exclusive tour of Google. Some neocons are in a tizzy. HT: Tribble Ad Agency...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 02:22 PM
...that the mainstream media got a story right. But today is not that day. The Des Moines Register downplays the Ron Paul rally by claiming that 600 people attended, the same as the forum that excluded Ron. In fact, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 09:46 AM
The first videos from the event are coming out. I'm sure people are going to update more later, but here are the first ones that I could find if you need your fix. Here is the channel; it includes video...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 09:16 AM
Writes on-the-spot blogger Nick Bradley: "You would have been very happy with the caliber of the crowd. You would be amazed how many LRC/LvMI readers there were. And let me just say that it was RP's best speech - powerful,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 1, 2007 12:28 AM
According to Political Roads, John is down to 5.9%, Ron is up to 3.2%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 11:59 PM
The Des Moines Register tells us all about the candidates' forum that drew 600 people, but not a word about the Ron Paul rally in the same building that drew nearly twice as many. Comments are allowed at the Register...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 11:38 PM
Mike Whitney writes: -----The current rise in stock prices does not indicate a healthy economy. It simply proves that the market is awash in cheap credit resulting from the Fed's increases in the money supply. . . . The Fed's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 10:30 PM
They're playing Ron Paul's intro song right now -- "Hope for America" (don't know the artist who recorded it for him). He should be coming out in a few minutes....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 05:59 PM
Chairman Lew Moore just gave an intro to a big-screen montage video of Dr. Paul's campaign, with clips from the debates, which is now playing....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 05:54 PM
Well, the room is at capacity (1,000) and the event is about to start; I'll continue with the updates -- And should have video of supporter interviews and a Ron Paul interview. The Event is beginnng -- Ron Paul is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 05:23 PM
Writes Izzy Lyman: "My husband was visting his mom in Amherst, Mass., and says Ron is on the cover of this week's unapologetically left-wing Valley Advocate. Some of the comments that follow are pretty good, too."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 05:15 PM
The late libertarian commentator and talk-show host interviews Ron on January 15, 1991. Thanks to Danny....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 05:12 PM
At the offical form with the other five candidates, 1,225 seats were reserved -- only 600 showed up. The Ron Paul supporters are dwarfing the offical forum. We are currently intervieing RP supporters, and will cut a YouTube clip out...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 04:39 PM
A new poll shows it's "the people vs. the govcernment," says CNN. (Thanks to Greg Botten.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 04:36 PM
I just arrived, and the area is covered with Ron Paul supporters for blocks on end. A 200-person march just entered the event hall from the street, chanting "who do we want, 'Ron Paul'" repeatedly -- it was great --...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 04:10 PM
Writes, in part, the establishment Columbia Journalism Review: Ron Paul "has a distinctive voice among the GOP field, tracing its roots to the party’s old-school isolationist and libertarian wings. He wants, for instance, to withdraw the American military from the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 01:34 PM
Writes Colin Colenso, who sends the URL: "Bill Moyers talks to Victor Gold, deputy press secretary to Barry Goldwater during the 1964 campaign, about the Republican Party has going astray in the last twenty years under the influence of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 01:21 PM
If you think this is bad, here's Fred trying to ape Paul's federalism: "Adhering to the principles of federalism is not easy. As one who was on the short end of a couple of 99-1 votes, I can personally attest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 10:43 AM
Though Fred Thompson is a neocon lobbyist, he sure wasn't talking like one on the Shammity show yesterday. I only heard the last couple of minutes, but Thompson was heralding "getting back to first principles: the Constitution and the Declaration...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 30, 2007 09:12 AM
From a reader: My name is Deepinder Gill and I am a 29 year old Canadian libertarian who has been visiting LewRockwell.com for the last five years. I admire the strong defence of individual freedom, property rights and market economics...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 29, 2007 04:41 PM
Laura from RedStateEclectic and myself have arranged to have a booth/table set up with a dedicated internet connection from Ron Paul's rally on Sunday in Iowa. We will be liveblogging and webcasting from the event, with 6 - 8 slots...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 29, 2007 04:06 PM
The House of Representatives just narrowly defeated an amendment to deny funds to operate Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. Cheney had insisted that his office is exempt from Executive Department oversight by arguing that he is not part of that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2007 08:15 PM
Media Matters criticizes the AP for parroting the Iowa Christians and Tax Reliefers (sic)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2007 08:07 PM
Reports ClickZ.com: "Presidential contenders, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Ron Paul came out on top among major party presidential candidates when it came to traffic to their official campaign sites in May, according to Hitwise. The site measurement firm just...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2007 05:21 PM
I interviewed four Ron Paul supporters from the Buffalo area ranging from eight to fifty. A good time was had by all. Click here and select Paleo Radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2007 12:22 AM
Muckraker Report: You seem to have a stronger anti-war stance than even many of the Democratic candidates: unlike Hillary Clinton, for instance, you voted against the Iraq war. In terms of foreign policy, what would a Ron Paul presidency look...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 09:41 PM
A great piece by Bill Haynes: Albeit in a small way, probably for the first time since the creation of the Federal Reserve System, it has been injected into a presidential campaign. In the first Republican presidential candidates' debate, Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 03:52 PM
Not exactly for the first time, the AP's bias shows. The word "Iowa" is correct, however....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 03:46 PM
Writes the interesting if snarky Brendan Spiegel, "When Texas Congressman Ron Paul entered the race for next year's Republican presidential nomination, few political analysts paid much notice. "Paul has no backing from political bigwigs or any campaign war chest to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 12:16 PM
Write Mike Chapman: "My colleague, Connie Reece, preaches to me about social media being all about transparency and authenticity. She’s right. Ron Paul, a libertarian who is serving in Congress and running for President as a Republican, has struck a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 12:13 PM
In website traffic. "In a custom report created for ClickZ News, Hitwise measured traffic market share of the candidate sites.... RonPaul2008.com drew a 27 percent share of visitors to Republican candidate sites in May. MittRomney.com attracted almost 21 percent of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 11:32 AM
I thought of yet another reason why Ron Paul can win. Most candidates have a top-heavy, top-down campaign. They rely heavily on cold cash to fund TV ads to whip up a previously-lacking enthusiasm for themselves. That's particularly true this...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 27, 2007 09:56 AM
If Paul doesn't get the nomination, I can see a Paul-Buchanan Constitution Party ticket; an anti-war/strong borders/small government/anti-regulated trade/pro-life ticket would be very appealing. The CP is on the ballot in dozens of states already, so start some of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 11:30 PM
Part I: Part II:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 08:17 PM
On Pat Buchanan's website. There's even an entire "Ron Paul News" section....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 07:40 PM
You can listen here. (Note: the download was a little slow for me) Edit: Here's another link that might be faster. (Thanks to Danny)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 07:09 PM
(P.S.: My favorite part of the interview is when Neil Cavuto starts off with a leading question and says, "Right, Congressman...?" Of course, Ron starts off with, "WRONG.")...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 06:33 PM
Tom Tancredo says Ron Paul should be allowed to participate in the Iowa forum. Though the event the Paul campaign has now set up for that very day in that very building is probably preferable. (thanks to Allan Juranek.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 06:20 PM
Rep. John Larson of Hartford gives kudos to Ron Paul for his principled anti-war stance and states that Congress should be a forum of those who speak truth to power. The Hartford Courant comments here, and the youtube is here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 02:21 PM
Ron Paul will be interviewed on the Neil Cavuto Show today, 4:00pm hour (Eastern time), repeated at 5:00am tomorrow morning (Eastern time), on Fox News....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 01:37 PM
Well, duh, you might say. But here are a couple of funny comments from an anti-Paulist: "If Ron Paul were to win, he may very well act to decrease the influence of corporations on government. He would also reduce government...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 11:44 AM
Are they hurting Ron Paul's poll numbers? Michelle Tsai in the left-liberal Slate says no, but then she would, wouldn't she?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 11:40 AM
The ZDNet editor on a modern campaign....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 26, 2007 11:37 AM
Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone, as quoted by Andrew Sullivan: "Bush was really not much of a Republican at all – more like a retarded Christian AA version of Woodrow Wilson. He spent like crazy and he got America involved...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2007 01:27 PM
(Thanks, Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2007 01:07 PM
No. It's Iowa. The Des Moines Register blog on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2007 12:31 PM
Interesting leftist Rachel Sklar of Huffington Post on the presidential candidates and the internet....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2007 11:18 AM
(See the links to the other three parts of the interview on the YouTube page, and thanks to Brandon Hale.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2007 10:52 AM
Phil Maymin in the Fairfield County Weekly. (Thanks to Brinck Slattery.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2007 06:07 PM
It's only a small step from our current military system of indentured servitude to slavery. First off, enlisted military members must serve out an enlistment contract, even though they made their decision 4 - 6 years earlier. In the civilian...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2007 01:16 PM
More from Andrew Sullivan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2007 12:53 PM
Already, soldiers are not allowed out of the military if they are wanted in Iraq. But fewer and fewer want to enlist for the bloodbath. So will Bush and his stooges in Congress enact a full slave army approach, i.e....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2007 12:34 PM
To heal the republic. Michael Brendan Dougherty in the Sacramento Bee on what Dr. Paul has in mind. (Thanks to Mark Stromberg.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2007 11:47 AM
Thanks to RedStateEclectic (excerpt): So, Ron Paul has a high hill to climb to the nomination, but the question is, could he win the nomination? Two months ago, I probably would have said "no"--he doesn't have the name recognition, the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2007 01:38 PM
We may see a Paul convergence next weekend. First, if next Saturday's protest in Iowa gets as big as I think it's going to be (perhaps in the thousands) it will garner a lot of national media attention. Second, fundraising...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2007 12:44 AM
Thursday night Stephen Colbert demonstrated that Ron Paul had gotten an incredible "Colbert Bump." A wonderfully entertaining clip!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2007 12:23 AM
Here's the link at Eventful. People are discussing it here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2007 12:19 AM
Fred Thompson's people review Ron Paul's online strategy....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2007 09:51 PM
Andrew Sullivan wonders. BTW, some of us (ahem) older Paulists use only cell-phones as well....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2007 12:13 PM
Writes Michael Plumley: "I'm writing to echo Michael Sinclair's thought on Ron Paul being the only sane candidate on the trail... and I'm a Democrat too. On Wednesday, I had the Edwards and Obama campaigns call to ask for my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2007 11:41 AM
Write Dave Seving: "I echo the comments made by others that Ron Paul can be very appealing to Democrats. I have not voted for a Republican since Reagan in 1980 but I would vote for Congressman Paul if he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2007 11:02 AM
Writes Michael Sinclair: "Though a life-long Democrat and liberal, the more I listen and read about Ron Paul's positions, the more I am moved to think he may be the only intelligent and sane candidate on the trail. Of course,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 10:25 PM
Regarding Ron Paul's upcoming interview on G4TV's Attack of the Show, I received the following e-mail from a reader, which he received from a friend at the network: Here's the lowdown on what RP will be discussing... "Ron Paul will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 04:56 PM
“Plans are afoot for a great expansion of the hemp industry.” So proclaimed the Department of Agriculture in its rousing 1942 movie, “Hemp for Victory”, which urged farmers to rally to the cause. "American farmers would love to grow hemp,"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 04:11 PM
You'd think, writes Fund, that in the internet age, pols in Iowa would realize that they cannot exclude Ron Paul, and that a price will be exacted for their trying....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 01:28 PM
You can listen here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 12:14 PM
And you can comment....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 11:09 AM
Rep. Ron Paul will be on G4TV's Attack of the Show next Tuesday, June 26th at 7PM, to talk one-on-one with host Kevin Pereira, one of my former high school classmates, on The Loop. I think it's a good forum...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 21, 2007 09:56 AM
I suspect that Harold Stassen will be allowed into the Iowa "debate" before Ron Paul will. What? Stassen died six years ago? That's not the fault of the debate promoters, is it? Stassen used to be the perennial GOP presidential...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 11:53 PM
(Thanks to Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 10:57 PM
This afternoon the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to urge the United Nations to indict the President of Iran for inciting genocide. The charge is over a disproven allegation (based on a mistranslation) that Ahmadinejad has called for the destruction...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 09:11 PM
There is now a Belgian blog about Ron Paul, and note this comment: "We want to be a bridge between Belgium and the Ron Paul campaign. Mainly to inform Belgium about Ron Paul-we think Belgium has more to learn from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 08:59 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 06:07 PM
And it changes everything for Mark Edward Manning. (Thanks to James Waddell.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 06:00 PM
Mike Green on why the party hacks fear him....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 05:59 PM
Ron Paul on MSNBC's "Super Tuesday" yesterday. He was interviewed by Chris Jansing (earlier was misreported as Chris Matthews)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 04:36 PM
Alvaro Vargas Llosa writes: "I was dumbfounded last week when three radio stations, one in Spain and two in Latin America, asked me to explain who American presidential hopeful Ron Paul is and why his candidacy in the Republican primaries...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 03:33 PM
Just to clear things up, Ron Paul is on record as saying that he would vote for the FairTax if it came up for vote, but he doesn't think it ever will: Ron Paul is not an opponent of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 12:42 PM
There is even a Ron Paul HQ in the "Second Life" virtual world. Next stop: outer space....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 12:25 PM
Thanks to Amy McNicoll for this URL....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 12:12 PM
Re Tom Woods's Excluding Ron Paul LRC piece today -- Tom is on the road so called me to ask me to post the following for him: Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief called Woods this morning, livid about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 09:51 AM
TheSpoof.com reports that instead of finding Jesus in jail, it looks as though Paris Hilton has discovered Ron Paul. If only more of the wrongfully imprisoned would come to their senses. I guess it wouldn't matter, though, with the systematic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 20, 2007 09:28 AM
I've gotten several emails re my statement today that Ron will be in all the debates from this point onward. But he's already been excluded from the Iowa Forum. Now, he should be included but it's not a debate as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 10:21 PM
James Ostrowski, attorney, LewRockwell.com regular and author of Political Class Dismissed: Essays Against Politics, discusses the presidential candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul, (R-Texas). He is interviewed by Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio. MP3 here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 05:41 PM
Ed Failor, of Iowans for Tax Relief, just called back (when I left a message, I described myself as a writer looking for an on-the-record statement). I didn't expect any such return call, of course. His answer was that when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 04:02 PM
Well, well, well. It turns out that Edward Failor, executive VP of Iowans for "Tax Relief" and who refuses to allow Ron Paul to take part in his candidates' forum, is a fan of...GEORGE PATAKI! Does it get more hilarious...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 03:33 PM
Starting with M.C. Hammer! (Thanks to Dave Griffus.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 01:40 PM
A young reader explains why the MSM just doesn't get it, on Andrew Sullivan's blog....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 01:18 PM
(Thanks to Nick Bradley.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 12:42 PM
He's on the front of the American Conservative. (Thanks to Chris Rhoades.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 12:35 PM
Writes Dave Griffus: "Admittedly, a little crude, but very, very funny."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 11:57 AM
Alan Bock, who works in the MSM but is independent and libertarian, on the Ron Paul phenom, and the elites' taking notice....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 11:34 AM
Writes a young friend: "I'd like to share a quick story about Ron Paul and my sister-in-law, a loyal Republican. "Last night we got on the topic of politics and I showed her a few Ron Paul debate video montages....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 10:52 AM
He'll be on NPR's On Point on Thursday, June 21st....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 01:06 AM
Ron, an accomplished baseball player, will toss a few at Chris Matthews on Tuesday, June 19th. Matthews has been unfair and indeed nasty to Ron. If he changes his tune, it is because the Ron Paul Phenom is obvious even...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 19, 2007 12:54 AM
at the House Committee on Financial Services' hearing on "The State of the International Financial System," featuring Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. You can watch the live hearing on the Committee's web site....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 08:37 PM
Comes from Brian Doherty: "Ron Paul is the most energetic and consistent advocate on an issue of paramount political importance, especially to left-progressives—ending our involvement in Iraq. He’s willing to leave many controversial issues to states and localities. He wants...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 08:30 PM
Write Alan Turin: "May I suggest that we are seeing an evolving process similar to 1936. Then Liberty magazine had a telephone poll stating Alfred Landon [father of former Senator Nancy Kassebaum and she married former Senator Howard Baker on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 04:42 PM
He introduces legislation to get rid of the economically and morally disastrous--and unconstitutional--central bank. (Thanks to Andrew Key.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 04:26 PM
The YouTubes of his brilliant speech at the Future of Freedom Foundation are up....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 11:28 AM
By Vox Day....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 09:05 AM
Despite the faux-antiwar leadership's endorsement of Hillary, the vote tally is very funny. (Thanks to Ron Colson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 08:34 AM
Saying yes to Dr. No. (Thanks, Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 18, 2007 08:20 AM
"He is 71 years old and calls himself a 'pen and paper guy' but Ron Paul is emerging as a stalking horse in the long race to the White House thanks to the internet." Read the rest. (Thanks to Eric...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 08:17 PM
They would gladly vote for a warmongering neo-con as long as she has a "D" after her name. And drip with hatred for a true antiwar candidate like Ron Paul. Most of us have always known that the Kos-ers were...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 07:06 PM
My local newspaper, the Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune, devoted the entire front page of today's Sunday "Perspectives" section to a reprint of Michael Crowley's TNR article on Ron Paul, along with a huge (8" x 10") photo of Ron from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 05:41 PM
Writes Brian Gharst: "I was at the KC event Friday night and it was a moving experience. I expected at most 100 people based on the meetup.com commitments and short notice (and change of venue!), but as you know the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 02:29 PM
Brad, a 28-year-old grad student at Carnegie Mellon and effective blogger, helped inspire ("bug," he calls it) the WaPo into writing a decent story on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 12:42 PM
But the polls will catch up with reality, Seattle Times....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 12:36 PM
(Thanks to Chris Rhoades)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 12:20 PM
After all the liars in office, a newspaper is entranced: "In a meeting with the editorial board of The Kansas City Star, Paul advocated many of the positions that have made him a heretic within the Republican Party. He blasted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 12:13 PM
Write Colin Colenso: "With 16,796 subscribers, Ron Paul has now climbed to become the 50th most subscribed channel on Youtube. This is an incredible feat in just 3 months. "He is the only presidential candidate in the top 100 channel...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 12:05 PM
Here's another urgent call for a Ron Paul presidency, this one by a great liberty-minded former President. The Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Post reports, is beginning to sink. Meanwhile, Lincoln's Zeus inspired temple seems to be on solid ground, and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:57 AM
Writes Richard Moss: "The video was created by members of the Southeast Michigan Ron Paul Power Meetup Group of which I am now a member. Certain members of the group attended a GOP leadership meeting in Michigan to confront Saul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:54 AM
It reflects deeper trends....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:46 AM
A French commentary....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:45 AM
Ron Paul's star quality, his fundamental decency as well as his political success, was prefigured in high school. Now more and more diverse Americans are discovering America's leading libertarian, while the establishment's mouth hangs open. See this Pittsburgh Tribune-Review piece...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:44 AM
Ron Paul was the keynote speaker at the Arizona Republican Assembly convention Saturday in Phoenix. As he arrived at the Phoenix airport, he was greeted by hundreds of supporters. Dr. Paul gave a 15 minute talk to his supporters at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2007 11:39 AM
As was reported below, over 600 jammed a small theater in Kansas City to hear and cheer Ron Paul. Below are a video of the event and a photo of the rally outside (click on the photo for a larger...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2007 12:36 PM
My family just attended the impromtu meet up with Dr. Ron Paul at the Barry Goldwater Terminal of Phoenix Skyharbor Airport. There were about 120 to 150 Ron Paul supporters in attendance. A broad base of people were in attendance,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2007 11:35 AM
"Last night," says Lew Rockwell, "620 people jammed a small theater in Kansas City, cheering at almost every sentence on peace, freedom, and prosperity that came out of Ron Paul's mouth. Even the NY Times Magazine photographer and LA Times...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2007 10:13 AM
You read that right. Ron Paul on page 1 of today’s Washington Post!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2007 08:25 AM
"After two decades of standing in his own rhetorical realm in Congress, Ron Paul is finally gaining some attention," says Jason Rosenbaum....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 05:25 PM
Mark Thornton writes to the Galveston, Texas, County News: "I'm obviously not from Galveston, but I have family there from both sides of my family and will be vacationing there this coming week. I wanted to comment on the letter...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 04:01 PM
From The Spoof: In an unprecedented move to silence Ron Paul, Guiliani was overheard talking with Tony Soprano in front of his campaign headquarters. "That Ron Paul guy thinks I should read about foreign policy. I think it's about time...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 01:22 PM
On the Bill Maher page. (Thanks to Thomas R. Trout.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 01:18 PM
In response to my post below, George Gould writes: "The only problem with the Farah-Malkin thesis that Ron is in bed with the 9-11 conspiracy theorists is that Ron knows that it couldn't have been an inside job because no...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 09:08 AM
One of the increasingly Ron Paul-friendly blogs by Brian Doherty of Reason....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 09:05 AM
Joseph Farah loves Ron Paul, except for one thing. I'll give you three guesses as to what it is, and the first two don't count. Of course! It's because Dr. Paul is against the War on Islamofascism! Not only that,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2007 08:09 AM
I recently stumbled across an old correspondence I had forgotten about with J. Neil Schulman. It started with Huebert's great article, A Great Institution in Freefall. This was in 2002, post-9/11, but before the Iraq war. In this piece, Huebert...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 09:39 PM
From a reader: "I wanted to pass this on to you since you're sort of the Ron Paul point man. "As you know, RP has been in the top three in Technorati searches for quite some time (he's the #2...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 08:13 PM
Writes Rick Fisk: "This is Ron arriving at the studio for the Colbert Report interview. The crowd and the interviews of those who showed up brought tears to my eyes. A cynical guy like me could actually start to have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 08:04 PM
If you check Google News for news on Ron Paul, you discover a complete mainstream media blackout. It's almost unreal. It makes you think about those leftist critiques that say that five or six companies control everything. Of course, Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 05:59 PM
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"--Patrick Henry "I'd rather be free–and alive!"--Ron Paul (Thanks to Chuck George)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 04:35 PM
Also will be repeated at 6:00pm EDT on MSNBC (beginning of the hour)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 03:56 PM
Dr. Ron Paul (Thanks to Keith Krider)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 03:30 PM
I am very much pleased by the good, decent leftists who have taken notice of Ron Paul, and of libertarian ideas in general, and who recognize the common ground we all share on issues of civil liberties and peace. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 03:20 PM
Pretty neat!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 03:11 PM
UPDATE: Ron Paul on the beginning of the hour, repeated at 6:00pm EDT. At 4:00pm EDT on MSNBC, for another "tutorial in freedom." (Thanks to Dave Griffus.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 12:36 PM
Who better to speak to the National Taxpayers Conference than Ron Paul? He'll open their conference tonight at 6pm in Washington DC. What other DC event features "Leaders of successful tax revolts such as California's Proposition 13 and members of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 08:43 AM
Writes Jerry Allgood: "Interesting poll. It includes Colin Powell, Condoleeza, and Fred Thompson; nothing like dirtying the waters to get a 'clear' picture. Based on Powell's recent comments, it could be argued that Dr. Paul might garner a hefty percentage...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 08:35 AM
Writes Nick Bradley: "For the record, I have to say that Ron Paul was absolutely amazing on the Colbert Report. He showed his sense of humor when raising his hand like a schoolkid to eliminate government. Priceless! "More importantly, he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 08:17 AM
He got the "Colbert Bump"!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 14, 2007 01:24 AM
You might ask, who cares?, given the unfortunate record of the right, but see Politico.com. You can add your comment. (Thanks to Sabine Barnhart.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 07:46 PM
For peace and freedom. In fact, take a look at the whole LRC Store....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 04:10 PM
AP pulls the Ron Paul quote from the later versions of this article, but that censorship strategy is not quite so easy with the Internet. (Thanks to C.J. Watson.) UPDATE: Writes Bob Schlereth: "I just phoned Jim Abrams at AP...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 03:04 PM
Lew, it looks like the AP realized its mistake in giving Ron Paul any press. The latest version does not include the quote you posted below....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 02:38 PM
As the state plots to further disarm the people: "The only dissenting vote in the short House debate on the bill was voiced by GOP presidential aspirant Ron Paul of Texas. He described the bill as 'a flagrantly unconstitutional expansion...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 01:49 PM
And this, at a point when virtually no likely Republican primary voters have even heard of him. As that changes, so will his ranking. (Thanks to Josh Purinton)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 01:35 PM
On Colbert tonight....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 01:08 PM
"Meet Congressman Ron Paul -- staunch libertarian, outspoken critic of American hubris, and Republican presidential contender," says Zack Pelta-Heller in the American Prospect. (Thanks to Ralph Raico.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 12:55 PM
"A new political group recently asked Mitt Romney to promise not to wiretap Americans without a judge's approval or to imprison US citizens without a trial as 'enemy combatants.' When Romney declined to sign their pledge, the group denounced him...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 13, 2007 07:59 AM
Matt Hutaff of The Simon. (Thanks to Josh Purinton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 07:49 PM
The online one. (Thanks to Tim Shea.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 04:05 PM
Lew: The media's insistence upon not recognizing Ron Paul's existence, provides as much evidence as anyone would need as to how "news" and other "information" are carefully managed by the political establishment for its own ends. It also helps explain...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 02:31 PM
Just ignore him, or as the latest Bloomberg-LA Times poll asks the question: "Q: If the Republican primary or caucus for president were being held in your state today and the candidates were Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.), former House Speaker...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 02:18 PM
"Red State Update" is a satirical video from Salon.com, which, like all Hillary-Obama types (or Rudy-Mitt types), is bothered by Ron's internet support. (Thanks to Jeff Mansour)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 12:41 PM
A truth-telling satire from the UK site, The Spoof....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 12:02 PM
Head Pajama and minor neocon Roger L. Simon is upset by internet voters....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 10:03 AM
Writes Pete Christensen: "Ha ha--love the new blog logo! "By the way, it is refreshing to attend social functions and hear people discovering and talking about Ron Paul. I'm a contrarian, so it is natural for me to start a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2007 08:11 AM
An update to Lew's entry from yesterday: At the Utah State Republican Convention this past weekend, Ron Paul came in second place with 5.66%. Mitt Romney carried 81% in the Mormon state. What is significant is that, unlike online polls,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 04:45 PM
This sort of treatment is just beginning. The media is both incapable of - and fearful of offending their establishment masters by - engaging in a philospohically principled and empirical analysis of his views. To allow his questions and opinions...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 03:01 PM
The attendance at the St. Louis Ron Paul Meetup on Saturday surprised the organizer. He had called a meeting a month before and had only a few people sign up and basically no one showed up. This time there were...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 02:17 PM
And gets maybe "40 screens worth of comments supporting Ron and attacking CNN!," writes Mark Thornton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 01:57 PM
Watch his speech here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 12:15 PM
Online by 2008, predicts an election analyst....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 11, 2007 07:53 AM
One of my daughters was driving by the main entrance to Universal Studios yesterday (this is one of the major tourist attractions in southern California) and observed what she estimated as about 250 persons carrying "Ron Paul" signs. Today, my...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 09:35 PM
I was thrilled to get my mail yesterday and see Ron Paul on the cover of The American Conservative. I like to read magazines from page one right through to the end, and it was all I could do not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 07:22 PM
Lew, I watched the Ron Paul interview on Road to the White House and it's the kind of event that could change minds on the left and the right. It's on again at 9:30pm EDT on C-SPAN. Personally, I wonder...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 07:12 PM
Writes John MacDhubhain: "I was just at Barnes & Noble, buying my father a copy of Are We Rome?, when I decided to check out the periodical sections. Ron Paul was on the cover of the June 18 issue of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 04:22 PM
The now-heroic Brit Andrew Sullivan writing in the London Sunday Times: "It’s still eight months till the first primary and I’m exhausted already. But these early days of the campaign are often the best – and if I were honest,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 01:57 PM
It's "growing by leaps and bounds," says usaelectionpolls.com. (Thanks to Sabine Barnhart.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 01:31 PM
For decades, Ron has recorded a weekly telephone message on some important topic in public policy. Now they are being podcast, Thanks to Steven Ng, who wishes they could be higher fidelity, but I am sure that is coming....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 12:50 PM
Writes George Gould: "Ron Paul's interview with New Hampshire Public Radio will be featured on CSPAN's Road to the White House at 6:30pm and 9:30pm Eastern today."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 10, 2007 10:58 AM
Writes Sean Gonsalves on CommonDreams.org: "A belated, Texas-sized, Ten-Gallon Hats-off to Congressman Ron Paul. I still haven’t gotten over what he said during the Republican presidential debate in South Carolina a few weeks back on live TV! "When he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2007 07:17 PM
There's Ron Paul TV....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2007 12:11 PM
Writes Joel Achenbach in the Washington Post: "Ron Paul often looks aghast, as though cartoon steam is about to whistle from his ears. He has the startled look of someone who has discovered, once again, that he is the only...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2007 11:33 AM
To 7-1. (Enter Ron Paul, and thanks to Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2007 11:06 AM
Hmmm. The "World Socialists" are far better than the Republicans....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2007 05:10 PM
"On The Fringe, But Also On Point" from CBS News....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2007 05:07 PM
UPDATE:Part2 (Thanks to Dave Toney)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2007 01:32 PM
Writes Vox Day: "Last November, you said you were done with 'carrying the water' for the Republican leadership. While one could argue that this was six years of the George W. Bush presidency too late, better late than never. And...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2007 01:10 PM
Reports Politics Online: "Congressman Ron Paul's surprising second place finish in Fox News' debate watchers text message poll was just the start of his increasing popularity. "Paul had received little mention as a true contender for the GOP nomination, yet...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 8, 2007 11:02 AM
Why can't they support the warfare state? How do they ever expect to earn the approval of Christopher Hitchens?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 09:51 PM
Ron Paul's traffic beats McCain's, Giuliani's, and Romney's. (Thanks to M. Johnson.) Note: Alexa tracks only people who have the Alexa toolbar, but still it is a useful measure....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 08:24 PM
Syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 08:19 PM
National Journal would like you to knock it off, reports DC gossip Wonkette. (Thanks to Charles Everett.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 07:17 PM
The Bill Moyers interview, part one: Part two: (Thanks to Chris Rhoades)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 04:42 PM
The CNN Political Ticker invites your comments. (Thanks to George Gould.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 02:33 PM
Thanks to Lew's mention, I checked out meetup.com. Sure enough there is a St. Louis Ron Paul group and they are planning a meetup this Saturday afternoon. If naps go well then my wife and kids will be there as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 11:37 AM
From the very funny Ridiculopathy.com: "As amusing as his presence in the debate was, Paul's contrary behavior proved distracting and counterproductive. Asked to respond to Paul's demonstrably un-Republican comment 'I don't believe in spreading liberty with guns,' many of his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 11:36 AM
Ron Paul fans and meetup.com....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 09:31 AM
(Thanks to Greg Botten.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2007 07:22 AM
regarding last night's debate comes from David Weigel's "real-time" bloging of the debate at Reason: 7:53: When it comes to the energy question, Paul is the only Republican on the stage. Speaking of Reason, Senior Editor Radley Balko will be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 08:53 PM
Ron Paul was fantastic (as usual) on MSNBC's "Tucker" today. Tucker Carlson told Ron he wanted to have him back regularly to teach the viewers about freedom.!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 05:16 PM
William Arkin on the nuke-happy Republicans vs. "Dennis the Menace." (Thanks to Kev Hall)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 03:33 PM
Their poll. (Thanks to Charles Porter.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 10:30 AM
As shown by CNN's interactive, realtime polling. (Thanks to Manuel Lora.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 10:24 AM
Today, on MSNBC, at 4:00pm EDT....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 10:22 AM
The authentic candidate. (Thanks to C.J. Watson.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 09:02 AM
According to the statistical analysis of NFLSystems.com, a sports website. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 08:43 AM
Writes Aaron Abel: "There is a simple explanation for this. The Fox debate had regular commercial breaks, paid for by the usual Wall Street investment firms and drug companies that pay for Fox air time. The CNN debate was commercial...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 08:38 AM
Of all the wonderful things Ron Paul had to say in the debate last night, I think the best was his introduction of himself: "I am the champion of the Constitution." Not a champion--the champion....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2007 07:49 AM
Reflecting on how CNN and the unspeakably intolerable Wolf Blitzer went to great lengths to make sure that no actually useful information was communicated by the debates (except to let us know how brilliant and dashing CNN's pundits are), I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 11:40 PM
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Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 10:01 PM
Here. Leading in all but "snappiest dresser" where he is second to creepy Romney. Thanks to WF....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 09:41 PM
Writes Tomas Engle: "Don't know if you noticed a couple of minutes ago when going to break Anderson Cooper provided all of America a glimpse into what's on his mind when he blurted out 'Ron Paul' instead of 'Raw Politics.'...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 08:51 PM
As I watched this GOP quiz show from New Hampshire, I imagined it was seventy years ago in Europe; that the European Union had already begun; and that Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco were on stage fielding questions as to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 08:50 PM
Ron Paul is winning again even though the online polls are harder to find. This voting is really getting problematic. The GOP needs to put an end to it!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 08:15 PM
During the debate, a woman stood up and told the candidates that her brother had died in Iraq eight days before he was to return home from his tour of duty. She asked, How is it that we are going...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 08:12 PM
From tonight's debate: Opposition to preemptive war and nuclear holocaust is the leading moral issue of our time....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 07:37 PM
Writes Nick Bradley: "Ron Paul is now in 5th place, according to Intrade.com, the political futures market. He currently has a 2.9% chance of winning, only trailing Rudy McRomney-Thompson. Notably, Ron is now ahead of Huckabee and Gingrich. "In the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 01:53 PM
Brad Porter, who was also at last night's meetup, offers his take on our meeting and on Ron Paul's appearance on The Daily Show and the candidate in general....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 11:13 AM
USA Today on Ron Paul's Web of Support....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 09:47 AM
I attended the first meeting of the Pittsburgh and Western PA Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Group last night. By sheer coincidence, the guy organizing it happens to live right across the street from me (which I didn't find out until...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2007 08:40 AM
AWESOME!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2007 11:10 PM
Lew, if this Arkansas boob-bumper is correct, doesn't this help explain why so many people are convinced that the state is behind terrorist attacks? If people will embrace Bush as attacks escalate, why wouldn't the suspicion arise that his administration...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 4, 2007 04:39 PM
Tonight is the Democratic presidential debate, featuring Mike Gravel. Tomorrow, Ron Paul is on the Daily Show. And Tuesday is the Republican presidential debate featuring Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2007 03:23 PM
On the internet, says ABC News. And catch the notion that the web is unreal as versus the decaying old media! (Thanks to Steve Bartin)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2007 12:08 PM
Alex Cockburn on Ron Paul. (Thanks to Bill Kozakewich.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 2, 2007 08:20 PM
"The rambunctious GOP candidate wants to drag the U.S. out of Iraq, can the war on drugs, and overturn the Patriot Act. No wonder Republican power brokers want to boot him off the stage," says Michael Scherer in Salon. (Thanks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 09:29 PM
C-SPAN is presently re-running a panel consisting of Leon Panetta, Bill O'Reilly, and James Carville, to discuss problems regarding Bush administration policies, and election prospects for 2008. One could probably gain more intelligent insight into the current state of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 08:00 PM
A video interview with Ron Paul. (Thanks to Josh Purinton)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 03:49 PM
On the Tom Finneran show on WRKO. (Thanks to Scott Fields.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 03:28 PM
Sean Scallon on the "stark campaign of Ron Paul." (Thanks to Dan Phillips)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 03:12 PM
Versus the interventionist elite. An article by Michael Scheuer....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 09:45 AM
The funny UK site The Spoof dreams that "The New York Times Endorses Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2007 06:47 AM
Liberal media critic FAIR on "Ron Paul's unorthodox '9/11 theory.'" (Thanks to Mark Brady.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2007 08:03 PM
And why they fear Ron Paul. (Thanks to Daniel Greene.) UPDATE: Writes Charles Burris: "Fritz Hippler was an ardent National Socialist who ran the German film industry in Dr. Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda and Enlightenment. Journalist Bill Moyers conducted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2007 09:32 AM
A cleverly edited (though what's with Lincoln?) YouTube on Ron Paul and Bill Maher....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2007 08:32 AM
From 200-1 to 15-1. (Thanks to John Pankratz.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2007 08:25 AM
My radio guest tomorrow will be Bill Anderson, economist and hero of the Duke non-rape case. Tune in at 1pm ET for my intro on why Fred Thompson helps Ron Paul's chances. Then Bill and I will bash the criminal...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 06:16 PM
Fred Thompson's entrance into the race, reported today, greatly helps Ron Paul. Specifically, it helps by further splitting the pro-war vote among ten with Ron the only antiwar voice. More generally, by splitting the overall vote in more ways, he...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 05:12 PM
John McManus interviews Ron Paul for the New American. (Thanks to Al Hembd.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 03:30 PM
Audio. Thanks to all who sent this to me....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 03:16 PM
You'd be wise to listen to Ron Paul's message, says Bruce Ramsey. (Thanks to Eric Garris.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 11:44 AM
Clarence Page on a third party in November. One possibility, he says: "There's Rep. Ron Paul, the government-shrinking libertarian from Texas, who runs as a Republican while criticizing the party's spendthrift ways and overseas adventurism." (Thanks to Kev Hall.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 09:32 AM
Where the Ron Paulians are, as of now. (Thanks to Chris Coggins.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 08:38 AM
Rachel has a second video. (Thanks to Justin Ptak.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 30, 2007 08:04 AM
Ron Paul will be on the pro-war "libertarian's" show on Wednesday, May 30th at 10:15 a.m. CT. (Thanks to John MacDhubhain.) UPDATE: Writes C. Porter: "Lew, if you have followed Dennis Miller's career, you would readily ascertain that he was...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 08:59 PM
Ron Paul will be on the Daily Show on June 4th, the day before the NH debate. (Thanks to Nick Wolff.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 06:37 PM
Bruce Bartlett, his former Congressional aide and a former high US Treasury official, sees this as the Republican Party's Eugene McCarthy moment. Ron Paul could shape Republican politics for decades to come....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 03:18 PM
National Review Online runs a not-too-bad article on Ron Paul, after some typical hit blogs stirred the base. (Thanks to Steve Bartin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 10:09 AM
Writes Ben Schroeder: "Lew, I recall a blog entry where someone pointed out how news sources were posting pictures of Ron Paul where he was looking down (which was identified as elitist and condenscending). Here's yet another example. You'll notice...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 08:51 AM
An oldie-but-goodie on US mischief overseas. (Thanks to Danny.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 08:45 AM
Ron Paul en français....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 08:12 AM
Beltway COWARDS is more like it, Norm. I note that no one is quoted by name in the article saying the "beltway libertarians" consider Dr. Ron Paul to be "a bit of a yokel." Ron is not a "yokel"; he's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 29, 2007 05:55 AM
On a recent edition of Meet the Press, Newt Gingrich offered his suggestions on how to "ensure "the forces of freedom win," . Among Newt's suggestions are "...the development of a, of a military tribunal system to lock people up...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2007 07:46 PM
What I found most amazing in the New Republic's profile of Ron Paul was Brian Doherty's observation that some beltway libertarians view Dr. Paul as "somewhat of a yokel." Dr. Paul not only has a far greater knowledge of Austrian...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2007 06:17 PM
Last week, on CNN’s Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz used Ron Paul as a foil to whip up support for the media favorite, Rudy Giuliani.
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2007 10:06 AM
Thanks to Scott Horton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2007 09:36 AM
Conservative Senator and uber-hawk Jeff Sessions announced today what others like Ron Paul have been saying from before the invasion of Iraq: "I don't think we need to be an occupying power." The former cheerleader for the war and hardliner...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 28, 2007 08:20 AM
Finally, he gets the chance to make his points without sound-bite considerations, in an hour-long interview on Channel 5 in Boston. Other candidates are interviewed too. (Thanks to Karl Brandl.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 12:29 PM
In the past week, YouTube viewership of Ron Paul videos has increased by about 600% and is accelerating.
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 11:46 AM
Articles by and about him on LRC. (thanks to Chris Divona)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 11:22 AM
The Ron Paul episode. (Thanks to John Valerio.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 10:57 AM
According to the Late Night TV Page, Ron Paul will be the guest of Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, June 13th....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 10:15 AM
Last week Howard Kurtz asked, on his Sunday morning CNN show, Reliable Sources (meaning reliable for the establishment), shouldn't "fringe" candidates be barred from the debates? He asked for email comments. Just now an obviously unhappy Kurtz read three of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 09:59 AM
Great speech by Ron Paul. Part 1 Part 2 Let me summarize: End the war; pull the Constitution out of mothballs at the National Archives and move the IRS and the Fed over to the Smithsonian....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2007 08:37 AM
This afternoon, "Kathy from Williamsville", WBEN AM radio, heaped lavish praise on Ron Paul and invited him to appear on the show when he gets to Buffalo. WBEN is probably the largest talk station in Upstate NY and caters to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 26, 2007 11:44 AM
(thanks to Eric Garris)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 09:03 PM
Mary Ann Akers on "Ron Paul On Babies, Prostitution, Marijuana and Chocolate Chip Cookies" in the Washington Post. (Thanks to Scott Rosen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 03:35 PM
Thanks to Al Hembd for these videos on FOX vs. Ron Paul. Part One Part Two...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 02:35 PM
Hillary and Barack have been getting praise, from some corners, for their "courage" in voting against the Iraq funding bill. But, according to at least one cable news report last night, each waitied until the outcome was certain before casting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 12:05 PM
Anthony, what struck me about that passage is the sheer hackery it evinces. The "blame-America" nonsense is typical of mainstream political idiocy, and yet a libertarian -- you know, someone who's supposed to be a little skeptical of dumb-guy political...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 10:35 AM
Lew, I find this part of the article most interesting:And, while some libertarians criticize Paul from the left on social issues, others are swiping at him from the right over the war. "Will Libertarianism Survive Ron Paul?" asked one article...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 10:24 AM
A not-too-bad article in the hoary pro-war, pro-welfare New Republic, without more than journalism's usual share of howlers. Ron Paul is a pure free-trader, for example. But good for Michael Crowley, by far the best guy at TNR, for pointing...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 08:30 AM
Thanks to Scott Horton....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2007 02:43 AM
Today, during his bird-dropping bespeckled press conference, George Bush responded to Ron Paul, in his own distorted fashion. Here's the transcript: "We're working with nations around the world to deal with these radicals and extremists. But they're dangerous. And I...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 08:17 PM
A good Austin Chronicle interview with Dr. Paul about the propaganda and bureaucratic inertia that keep industrial hemp illegal. This is a particularly egregious policy, given how great a product hemp is — super durable, soft, environmentally sustainable and economically...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 06:48 PM
Bill Maher on Ron Paul last Friday. Tomorrow night, Ron will be on the show himself. (Thanks to John Newton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 03:13 PM
It now contains this reply from a Giuliani spokeswoman: "It is extraordinary and reckless to claim that the United States invited the attacks on September 11th. And to further declare Rudy Giuliani needs to be educated on September 11th when...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 02:34 PM
At the Ron Paul-Michael Scheuer press conference this morning, among the attendees were CBS, the Christian Science Monitor, and the NY Times. (Thanks to Charles Davis.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 11:08 AM
My guest today on Paleo Radio is Paul Craig Roberts. Before his interview at 1:15pm ET, I will lay out a road map to Ron Paul winning the nomination. Then, I'll ask Professor Roberts how he knew exactly what would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2007 08:26 AM
Thursday morning at 9:30am Ron Paul and former CIA terrorism expert Michael Scheuer will hold a press conference at the National Press Club in DC to "Educate Rudy" and other neocons on 9/11. C-SPAN will be there to broadcast it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2007 08:52 PM
From Michael Barnett: Here's an example of passive-aggressive agenda pushing by the MSM [mainstream media] post on something other than Ron Paul this time. A 14-year-old girl wins the National Geography Bee. No mention ANYWHERE in the AP article of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2007 05:03 PM
Reports Amar Trivedi: "Lew,'Ron Paul' is the second most popular search on MSN!"...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 23, 2007 03:10 PM
Paul Craig Roberts, one of the leading public intellectuals of our time, will be my guest on Paleo Radio Thursday, May 24, at 1pm. Tune in at WNYMedia.net. Roberts is perhaps the leading critic of the Iraq War. Before his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 11:34 PM
Reports ABC News....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 08:37 PM
Ron will speak on foreign policy at about 9:00 p.m. His talk will be carried as part of C-SPAN's regular coverage of the House floor....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 07:53 PM
So, we're debating whether Ron Paul’s support is real, or just reflects a hard-core group of, say, 20,000. (I know, based on following national politics closely for more years than some of these neocons have lived, that it's real.) But,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 03:39 PM
He's defended on CNN's Paula Zahn Now. Thanks to Students for Ron Paul:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 02:45 PM
A Fox Radio interview of Ron Paul. (Thanks to Scott Fields.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 12:49 PM
"Following a groundswell of bets coming in on 2008 US Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, Sportsbook.com has reacted by slashing his odds to win in half," reports Gambling911.com. (Thanks to Charles Bowen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 10:17 AM
The Fed, the income tax, and other unmentioniables. (Thanks to Shawn Nelson)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 08:04 AM
The NY Times is agog, as if examining the other side of the moon. (Thanks to Steve Bartin)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 22, 2007 07:50 AM
Ron Paul, whom Bill Maher calls his "new hero," will appear on the show again this Friday, May 25th....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 03:54 PM
A three-part interview with Ron on what the Fed and the other feds have prepared for us, unless there is serious reform. (Thanks to Kerrol Dennis.) See also part 2 and part 3....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 03:17 PM
Chris Van Landingham writes: "According to the numbers I just saw at 2:20 Monday the gap has widened to 7,751 for Paul and 5,732 for Obama."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 02:27 PM
Justin Raimondo on The Man....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 12:43 PM
As of last night, Ron Paul was the most popular candidate on YouTube....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 12:01 PM
Tibor Machan recently weighed in on the Ron Paul-Rudy Giuliani controversy, first, in Ron Paul on "Blowback"; second, replying to Pat Buchanan's subsequent defense of Paul, in Buchanan on Ron Paul’s Debate Point. As Buchanan pointed out, "When Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 10:22 AM
If Ozymandias had built an embassy, surely it would have looked like the US prison-fortress in Baghdad, only in better taste. (Thanks to Matthew Cole)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 21, 2007 08:19 AM
Over the smilingly hostile John King on CNN. What a well-spoken defense of a peaceful foreign policy, against a smirking interrogator! (Note: King did, at least, allow Ron to speak, unlike Hannity and other reichwingers). YouTube to come. UPDATE: Here's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2007 11:47 AM
Rod Dreher, formerly of National Review and Bushism, says Ron is right, though he says so "grudgingly."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2007 08:42 AM
Jeff Jacoby, who claims to have libertarian tendencies, is a warmonger. Here he goes after Ron Paul, in yet another example of how worried the warfare-staters are about his speaking the simple truth. By the way, Jeff: of course, FDR...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 20, 2007 08:19 AM
Writes G. Gregory: "So the analogy [is] that Ron Paul is Gandalf... Hmm, nine of them attacking him at the second debate. Like the night on Weathertop when Gandalf fought off the nine and then escaped north!" Exactly, the other...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 08:48 PM
Since seeing a clip of Ron Paul's exchange with Rudy Giuliani, and the discussion it has sparked, I kept thinking of part of a phrase that I knew somehow came from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: "One word of truth". It is from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 07:02 PM
CNN's Wolf Blitzer will host Ron Paul on Sunday's Late Edition....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 05:39 PM
Ron Paul has already scored a major - and irreversible - victory for peace and liberty over the political establishment. In the efforts of the major media and the Republican party to first ignore him, then to distort his views,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 01:56 PM
"There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming." - Gandalf the Grey Here is Dr. Paul as...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 12:58 PM
Of course US foreign policy is the explanation for 9/11. (Thanks to Dave Griffus.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 12:46 PM
An inspiring compilation of Ron Paul TV appearances. (Thanks to Josh Purinton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 12:42 PM
And watch how he refuses to let Chris Dodd get away with smearing Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 11:54 AM
The CIA's former bin Laden and al Qaeda expert, Michael Scheuer, says Ron Paul is exactly right. His interview can be found here. Any young reporters interested in a scoop? No one has noticed or reported on this yet....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 08:52 AM
This reads better the second time around. Why Ron Paul can win Posted by James Ostrowski at February 22, 2007 11:56 AM I said "can." It's too soon to say "will." First, because all the major candidates are deeply flawed....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 08:28 AM
Brad over at The Crossed Pond points out the amazing conversion of Saul on the road to the primaries: Immediately after the South Carolina Republican debate, Saul hoped to "thin the herd" this way: I think we need to pull...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 19, 2007 07:23 AM
From Real Clear Politics: Oddly enough, [Ron Paul] appears as a moderate in the National Journal's ratings of House members. His liberal-conservative ratings in 2004 for economic, social and foreign policy were 47-53, 46-54 and 80-20, respectively. He seems to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 09:40 PM
Mr. Anuzis: You wrote on the blog of the Michigan Republican Party today as your explanation for giving up your campaign to have Dr. Ron Paul silenced from future Republican debates: "... my initial response and what prompted me to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 09:19 PM
Says John Dickerson in Slate. (Thanks to Scott Rosen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 09:12 PM
The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, who sought to kick Ron Paul out of the debates, says he is giving up his evil scheme. (Thanks to all who sent me this news.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 08:41 PM
At least as of this moment, Ron Paul, with this story. (Thanks to Eric Garris.) UPDATE: Here's a screenshot in case they change it....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 07:05 PM
Watch Exhibit A on youtube and see for yourself. I like the music too. I know, I know. It's hard to believe a satellite of Rupert Murdoch's empire would be anything less than fair and balanced....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 06:07 PM
Without being shouted at, on the Tucker Carlson show. (Thanks to James Sutterfield.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 05:19 PM
PC Progressives who love the state, Republicans who love war more than liberty and libertine conservatives whose idea of freedom is an empire that promotes drunken orgies all can't stand Ron Paul. You can often tell a man by his...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 05:06 PM
I've received several requests to post these links to pages that urge Giuliani to debate Ron Paul, as Paul himself suggested after the South Carolina debate. So here they are: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/debateronpaul/ http://www.debateronpaul.com/...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 04:08 PM
Thanks to all who sent me this Zogby link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 01:07 PM
This post from our humble Blog hit the front page of Digg about two hours ago. (I thought this was the first time something from the Blog hit the Digg front page but it turns out it is the third...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 11:51 AM
From Sudha Shenoy, Honorary Associate in Economic History at the School of Policy at the University of Newcastle in Australia: "Altho' I'm neither an American citizen nor a resident, I did my bit on behalf of all foreigners suffering from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 10:02 AM
Writes Steven Ng: "Lew, Dave Winer, who brought us blogging (before it was called blogging), the RSS feed and was instrumental in inventing podcasting as we know it, likes Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 09:42 AM
Writes John F. Rosina: "Thank you for casting light upon the terrible 'sound bite' injustice foisted upon Congressman Paul by Rudy Giuliani and Fox marionette news-boy Sean Hannity. The incessant info-tainment hog-wash propagated by Rupert Murdoch's paid spin doctors is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 18, 2007 08:25 AM
Writes Tom Bernhardt: "I was stunned by this. Here you have four women – anything but wonks – who have the most fundamental, honest, and thorough discussion concerning US foreign policy I have yet to see on TV. You certainly...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 09:44 PM
In spite of being bombarded by calls and emails, our buddy Saul Anuzis, the Michigan GOP hack who permits all manner of deviation from conservative principles but can't tolerate Ron Paul's 63 seconds of truth -- truth that the rest...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 09:09 PM
He's praised on The View. (And thanks to Justin Ptak.) Wrote Casey Khan: "Ron Paul is everywhere. Today my wife and I were looking for a new minivan for our growing family. There was a tv on at the dealership....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 07:39 PM
From the Third Party Watch blog, quoting someone from Students for Ron Paul: I just spoke with a friend who knows the people who work in the Michigan GOP office. He said the office "can't handle the volume" and "don't...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 04:36 PM
A great compilation of Fox's spinning coverage of Ron Paul as he triumphed in the text message poll Tuesday night. And here's a nice compilation of all Ron said in that debate, just to remind us all....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 04:03 PM
Go get him, Rudy! From Reuters, May 29, 2003: "[Paul] Wolfowitz said another reason for the invasion had been 'almost unnoticed but huge' -- namely that the ousting of Saddam would allow the United States to remove its troops from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 02:36 PM
Thanks to an alert reader I have been informed that there is also an online petition to have Ron Paul included in future debates. I'm not sure how much good these online petitions do, but I doubt they do any...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 02:31 PM
Debate Ron Paul. (Thanks to all those who reminded me of this.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 02:24 PM
Mark Thornton just pointed out to me that the link to "Contact the GOP" at the Michigan GOP website is mysteriously down. Well, not quite down. When you try to go to http://www.migop.org/contact_us.asp, the site now directs you to http://www.migop.org/default.asp....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 02:12 PM
MediaMatters tends to be blockheaded, but they're right about Ron Paul. Look at those CNN faces: right out of 1984. We shall give you the news you need, everyone, trust us. And we shall tell you who is to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 12:42 PM
But, says the Doctor of Democracy, "Ron Paul has a lot of supporters. He's got supporters, and they are spamming polls on the Internet. They are spamming radio talk shows to try to defend Ron Paul against what happened." And...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 12:07 PM
I'll be on the Ron Smith Show today (WBAL-AM 1090, Maryland) at 5:45pm Eastern talking about Ron Paul's comments in the debate. There's a "listen live" link at the site....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 11:36 AM
Thanks to Gary Wayne Priest for the email link to the Michigan Republican chairman 'Saul' Anuzis who wants to kick Ron Paul out of the debates....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 10:56 AM
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi (We're at the fight stage now.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 09:39 AM
The great Paul Mulshine on Ron's "unfairness" to our would-be dictator. (Thanks to Murray Sabrin.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 09:24 AM
Justin Raimondo on Saulius "Saul" Anuzis, the chief commissar of the Michigan Republican party, who wants to silence Ron Paul for deviating from the warmongering party line. UPDATE: See also Justin on the National Review hatefest against Ron....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 08:28 AM
"Dear Lew," writes John McCarthy, "Did you happen to watch Arianna Huffington on CNN’s Anderson Cooper television program [last night]? She was magnificent in her defense of Ron Paul; she said that Giulani was deliberately misinterpreting Paul’s position, which point...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 17, 2007 07:52 AM
Well, I am shocked to find myself agreeing with Andrew Sullivan, but it doesn't take much to see just how completely adrift the Republican establishment is. It is clear that they plan to use the exact same strategy in 2008...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 09:43 PM
Ron Paul on the Wolf Blitzer Show on CNN. (Thanks to Yilmaz Rona and Justin Ptak.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 08:37 PM
According to this article on mlive.com, the Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, fascist Saul Anuzis, is trying to have Ron Paul banned from future debates. The Republicans are quite clearly shaking in their boots -- if Ron Paul is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 08:05 PM
Before MSNBC deletes these reader comments, I'm posting them here (MSNBC doesn't have copyright over other's comments). The following is an exhaustive listing of all of the comments up to the point of this posting. Despite winning MSNBC's own polls,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 08:04 PM
What a pompous, unintelligent, boorish boob this man is. This video from Neocon News is a great poster child for hating Sean Hannity and loving Ron Paul. Says Hannity to Paul on the foreign policy issue: "You mean you'd stand...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 07:04 PM
The conservative pundits who are savaging Ron Paul are making a huge mistake, says Andrew Sullivan. (Thanks to Nick Bradley.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 04:41 PM
Nor to [the far better] Ron Paul, says National Review's Jonah Goldberg. This is not Jonah's finest journalistic moment. Like all the Republican conservatives, he is still slightly addlepated from last night. (Thanks to Nick Bradley for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 03:06 PM
Progress! Rather than being on the reich-wing Glenn Beck show, Ron Paul will be on establishmentarian Wolf Blitzer's CNN broadcast at 5:10pm Eastern time tonight. Why is this progress? Wolf will allow Ron to make his points, rather than shouting...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 01:49 PM
I was just informed that Rudy Giuliani was actually the mayor of New York City during 9/11. Somehow, I didn't realize. He is so modest, he never points this out. I must withdraw all my criticisms of this heroic man....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 01:17 PM
ABCNews.com poll rankings: The 10 Republican candidates running for president jousted over the issues and with each other Tuesday night at the second debate of the primary season. Who won Tuesday night's debate? Ron Paul 19,383 It doesn't matter who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 12:46 PM
Last night I was walking in Times Square when I saw a group of about 10 college age kids passing out fliers and holding signs supporting Paul's campagin. "Lower taxes, smaller government," was their chant....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 10:53 AM
See them here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 10:32 AM
The Nation weighs in. (Thanks to Murray Polner.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 10:28 AM
Ron Paul is winning it. (Thanks to Brian Moseley.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 10:10 AM
Almost 10 years ago the late Jude Wanniski, may God rest his great soul, wrote a prescient memo to Jesse Helms about the first attack on the World Trade Center. It is especially relevant in light of Ron Paul's brave...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 09:36 AM
You Decide GOP Primary Poll — 29% Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney — 25% Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex. — 19% Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani — 8% Former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee — 5% Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. — 4%...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 09:29 AM
Writes Mark Coleman: "I especially liked the way Sean Hannity early in the debate show was saying things like 'please be sure to vote; every vote counts,' and then as Ron Paul continued to prevail as top vote getter, until...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 08:29 AM
Writes Andrew Sullivan: "The debate took a while to gain any traction, but there were some clarifying moments for me. The questions were often excellent - especially the tough ones at the beginning about the war. The Republicans, we learned,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 08:06 AM
On my way to work this morning I was listening (because I'm a glutton for punishment) to Jim Quinn, "conservative" talk show host in Pittsburgh, to hear what he would have to say about the debate. Quinn was careful to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 07:21 AM
James, this "confrontation" has the strong smell of a staged event. Particularly in light of what you have pointed out. Dr. Paul didn't take the bait they offered, but that didn't stop Giuliani from delivering his pre-rehearsed lines. What made...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 07:16 AM
Here's the New York Times transcript which shows that Ron Paul never said we "invited" the attacks. MR. GOLER: Congressman Paul, I believe you are the only man on the stage who opposes the war in Iraq, who would bring...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 16, 2007 12:28 AM
Here's the video. (Thanks to xenos.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 11:53 PM
George Bush didn't know the President of Pakistan. Tonight, Rudy Giuliani, desperate to sound like a conservative in South Carolina after his liberal social views were highlighted, distorted Ron Paul's accurate remarks about the causes of 9/11, and noted that...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 11:26 PM
This is not the Onion or other spoof websites. Fox News actually is running a story claiming the following: "Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani won the strongest applause of Tuesday night's first-in-the-South Republican primary when he lashed out at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 11:23 PM
...about most of the coverage of Ron Paul are those who dismiss him as "curmudgeonly" or "grumpy" or "old." This Soviet cow even has the gall to call him insane. I have worked for and with Dr. Paul more closely...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 10:14 PM
Thoreau observed that "any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one." Henry David must have foreseen Ron Paul's performance this evening! I don't know when I have seen a greater gaggle of the morally and intellectually...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 10:09 PM
Ron Paul is leading in its text message poll at 30%, with Romney at 27%. Carl Cameron notes, upset, that Ron is getting more press attention after the debate than any other candidate. UPDATE: Benito Giuliani is at 3rd with...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 10:06 PM
Keep voting for Ron Paul -- Sean Hannity just had to swallow his bile because Ron Paul is winning the text-messaging poll. Carl Cameron just said that he thinks Ron Paul's campaign is auto-dialing. They don't get it, do they?...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 10:01 PM
But of course he spins this admission in a pro-war direction: "Paul was correct to point out that U.S. pre-invasion policies toward Iraq ... were front and center in Osama bin Laden's 1996 declaration of war against America" and therefore...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 09:40 PM
Lew, the abolitionism, the discussion of debt, and also the talk of Osama apparently not being a concern anymore among the "serious" debate participants and moderates were all great, but I agree that his answer about blowback was just priceless....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 09:32 PM
I take back everything good I said about Jonah Goldberg after the first GOP debate. At that time he said he was glad Ron Paul was in the race and even gave him credit for making a good case for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 09:23 PM
The maddening FOX debate is still going on, but Ron Paul has already won far more than that by calmly and eloquently speaking truth to power. His call for getting rid of the Departments of Education, Energy, and Homeland Security...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 09:13 PM
Yes, that old canard is back, this time uttered by James Dobson after a 90-minute meeting with Dubya in the White House. The Hitler du jour is, of course, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, and the solution is not appeasement, in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 10:40 AM
Matt Steams of the McClatchy Newspapers on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2007 08:42 AM
The warmongering, pro-dictatorship Pajamas Media has deleted the only pro-peace and freedom candidate from their poll (for winning): Ron Paul. It's neocon democracy in action. (Thanks to Chris Durkin for the heads-up.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2007 01:55 PM
Economist David Henderson likes the dissidents....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2007 08:54 AM
"John McCain today announced his withdrawal from the 2008 Presidential race, citing low poll numbers, lackluster fundraising and other campaign difficulties. 'We just weren't able to pull it all together,' McCain admitted, 'and it's time to get out.' "In a...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 13, 2007 05:13 PM
More and more Catholics are taking note of Ron Paul, who is thoroughly pro-life: anti-abortion, anti-euthanasia, anti-capital punishment, and anti-war. (Thanks to John Goes.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2007 05:08 PM
"Los Angeles -- Stunning observers in the court room, Paris Hilton said that she is the one responsible for rigging several online polls in favor of Presidential candidate, Congressman Ron Paul. "'I am the Ron Paul supporter who voted several...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2007 08:31 PM
Andrew Sullivan praises Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2007 01:22 PM
Steve Chapman stumbles upon the amazing fact that Republicans opposed Democratic wars, while supporting Republican ones. And notice, typical of the establishment media, that he ignores the one public figure in the Republican Party to have opposed the wars of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2007 08:19 AM
The NH Institute of Politics announces that the Republican presidential debate will take place on June 5, 2007, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. "Sponsored by CNN, WMUR-TV and the New Hampshire Union Leader, the debate will include every major...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2007 08:25 PM
A left-winger discusses Ron and the big-media concealment of his candidacy. (Thanks to Steven Ng.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2007 10:24 AM
A prescient article from 2003 in the War Street Journal. (Thanks to Josh Purinton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2007 08:29 AM
As seen by US News and World Report. (Thanks to Casey Khan.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 10, 2007 08:03 AM
On my radio show Thursday (May 10), 1pm EST, I will be discussing the presidential campaign and the debates. The MSM is trying to explain away Ron Paul's amazing support in post-debate polls. They forget about Occam's razor. Maybe people...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2007 12:11 PM
Bob Schlereth and Al Newberry report that ABC is now blocking all Ron Paul comments....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2007 12:05 PM
Justin Ptak writes: "ABC has been deleting over 500 posts in favor of Ron Paul and critical of their censorship. See here and here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2007 09:38 AM
Karl Rove engineered it, to counter the surge in Ron's support. Another great article from The Spoof....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2007 09:16 AM
Canada's National Post on the phenom....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 9, 2007 09:01 AM
Writes Patrick Rodriguez: "Ron Paul is now #1 on Technorati! Also, check out this disgusting Washington Post editorial on how Ron and Mike Gravel 'clutter up' the debates."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2007 01:55 PM
With Tucker Carlson (and thanks to the Portuguese reader who sent it to me)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2007 01:15 PM
From a letter of Richard Cobden, dated October 21,1836: "Let not the people—I mean the masses—think lightly of those great principles upon which their strength wholly rests. The privileged and usurping few may advocate expediency in lieu of principles, but...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2007 08:21 AM
Unbelievable, and yet not: The folks at WorldNetDaily are so determined to keep the war(s) going that they'll come up with any way to write off Ron Paul. Today Janet Folger whittles the GOP field down to Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 8, 2007 08:02 AM
A group of Ron Paul fans in Arizona started putting up Ron Paul Revolution signs. The signs are showing up across the country, popping up in unlikely places such as at John McCain's official announcement of his candidacy. The folks...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 08:53 PM
Shortly before winning the debate on Thursday, Ron Paul picked up the support of none other than Patrick J. Buchanan....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 08:30 PM
Updating ABCs hit piece on Ron Paul, Ron has surged ahead of Paris Hilton as a search term on Technorati. The CIA has redeployed the team searching for WMDs to find the lone spammer responsible for this cyber-atrocity. The Plutocracy...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 07:49 PM
After attending the February meeting of the conservative secret society known as the Council for National Policy (CNP), Grover Norquist, of Americans for Tax Reform, was quoted as saying that he "remained open" to supporting the presidential candidacies of Romney,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 04:40 PM
ABC tries to deal with it. (Thanks to Manuel Lora for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 04:33 PM
Chuck Muth praises "the one candidate who is deserving of far greater attention by Republicans, but who has, to this point, gotten the least respect -- Congressman Ron Paul."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 7, 2007 03:23 PM
Writes the great Charles Goyette: "On the McLaughlin Group this weekend, John McLaughlin singled out Ron Paul's performance as the most impressive of the Republicans at the Reagan Library."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2007 11:36 AM
He claims the evil and crazy John McCain won the debate, when he clearly lost it. No mention of Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2007 11:18 AM
So says TPM Cafe about Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 6, 2007 06:13 AM
I have to disagree with some libertarians I respect on the issue of whether Ron Paul is stressing central bank inflation too much and whether this topic, however relevant, is good strategy. Tom Woods mentioned this as a polite criticism,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 5, 2007 11:28 PM
Mr. Rockwell was too kind to Reason's Nick Gillespie. In writing about Ron Paul for Pajamas Media, Gillespie managed to smear not only Ron Paul but libertarians who don't subscribe to "open borders." Said Gillespie: "What space was left in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 5, 2007 04:30 PM
I realize how obnoxious it seems for me, someone who's never been elected to anything, to offer advice to Ron Paul, who's essentially done the impossible -- been elected as a man of principle -- over and over again. But...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 5, 2007 09:27 AM
Chris Matthews speaks nice to power, and so Ron Paul (and, for that matter, Tom Tancredo) were discriminated against in the debate, in tone and time. Here's an example. Ron was asked whether he supported a constitutional amendment to allow...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 5, 2007 08:01 AM
Nick Gillespie gets it mostly right on Ron Paul and the debate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 5, 2007 06:06 AM
Continuing my post-debate two cheers for Jonah Goldberg, I note that Goldberg today decries the fact that supporters of Ron Paul (or any other candidate) can spam online polls to prove that their guy is leading--a reasonable complaint, to be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 02:59 PM
It was when Ron Paul denounced the national ID, and all the other candidates, advocates of the police state to a man, scuttled away. They actually claimed that their "tamper-proof" card proposal would only apply to illegal aliens! Was it...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 11:29 AM
Other good thing about last night's debate (besides Ron Paul): it marked the end of the crazed and robotic John McCain. I don't see how his already faltering campaign can recover. Rudy looked like an inarticulate lightweight. Romney seemed like...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 10:22 AM
...rates Ron Paul as the winner. (Thanks to C. Porter.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 10:17 AM
According to the MSNBC poll, and thanks to all those who sent me this link....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 08:12 AM
According to the Drudge poll (72,025 votes), the winners were: Romney (35%), Guiliani (20%), and Ron Paul (18%). McCain, btw, was 6%....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2007 07:36 AM
Wow. He kept coming back to a non-interventionist foreign policy, spoke of how infationary spending was a hidden tax on the poor and middle class, attacked the income tax and IRS, said we need to end the entitlement state and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 10:36 PM
Well, make it three cents, to wit: Ron Paul gave perhaps the least polished responses to the questions, which is probably because he didn't have to spend days and days deciding what to answer and changing it over and over...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 09:12 PM
the Kos poll (after "the zombie Reagan"!), much to the site's upset. You can vote too....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 08:49 PM
The "debate" was a fixed affair, a la the Soviet Union. There was some bouquet garni around for a bit of flavor, but the Republican nominee has already been decided. When Romney is allowed to spew nonsense for two to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 08:39 PM
Vote for that man on Drudge. Ron Paul stands at 10%, btw, as I post....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 08:27 PM
I notice that whenever the Republican debate is discussed on MSNBC, Ron Paul always comes up. This morning, a woman reporter said: "Well, that's the big three, but what other candidate might break out of the pack?" A male reporter:...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 3, 2007 08:11 AM
I can't do a live radio show tomorrow so we will replay my first show with presidential candidate Ron Paul. That's Thursday, May 3rd, 1-2pm EST at WNYMedia.net. Ron is on about 1:30pm. Because of a technical glitch beyond our...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2007 08:43 PM
That was easy!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2007 05:03 PM
The War on Pot. In fact, his bold statement is quite something, given today's rhetoric usually surrounding the issue: "That one is real simple, I would legalize marijuana. […] You should be able to buy that at a liqour store.”...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2007 04:53 PM
Ron Paul is in the South Carolina GOP debate! Internet pressure did it, just as it kept Mike Gravel from being kicked out by the Democrats....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2007 04:19 PM
Writes Justin Ptak: "Apparently CNN/WMUR/Union Leader has now invited Sen. Gravel to the debate and he has accepted." That should mean that Ron Paul, who has so much more support, will be invited to every debate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2007 07:32 PM
New Hampshire TV station WMUR interviews Dr. Paul on the war on Iraq, health care, global warming, and more. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 30, 2007 08:35 AM
When the wars were Democratic. In fact, Crazy John is not alone; all the Republican warhawks were slightly dovish under Clinton. Only Ron Paul has been consistent, opposing Reagan's wars, Bush Sr.'s war, Clinton's wars, and Bush Jr.'s wars....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 29, 2007 09:28 AM
A great interview! (Four parts, and thanks to Chris Manion for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2007 07:20 PM
CNN bars Mike Gravel from the next Democratic debate. Foreign policy truth is such a dangerous quality, as the Republicans worry with Ron Paul, who is sound, articulate, and "presidential" on the warfare state and the welfare state. So Fox...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 27, 2007 02:21 PM
Ron Paul visits a Republican lobbyist meeting. Conservative blogger Phil Klein is bothered. (Via David Weigel.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 26, 2007 08:07 AM
On YouTube. See also, the Fox Red Eye interview, parts one and two....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 24, 2007 04:30 PM
Kevin Gutzman's article, referred to by Tom Woods, is right on the mark. The "nationalists" (or misnamed "Federalist Party") began rewriting the history of the founding beginning with Hamilton. Hamilton's plan for the convention was for a permanent president who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2007 03:19 PM
Stephan, I think the column by Ramsey is referring to this LRC piece by Kevin Gutzman. I don't think Gutzman "misunderstood" the snide Will column at all. You'd have to put serious energy into interpreting it any other way....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2007 12:05 PM
Bruce Ramsey's article The Next President of the United States, in the May issue of Liberty, states: We like Ron Paul, but about the best he could do is be noticed for one idea. George Will did a column about...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2007 11:43 AM
Josh Kraushaar interviews Ron Paul for Politico. And here are more excerpts....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 19, 2007 08:09 AM
Some are criticizing the Virginia legislature for failing to pass a bill that would have "prohibit[ed] public universities from making 'rules or regulations limiting or abridging the ability of a student who possesses a valid concealed handgun permit ... from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 17, 2007 04:25 PM
Ron Paul is interviewed by Politico.com....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 17, 2007 03:31 PM
CNET's Declan McCullagh and Charles Cooper interview Ron Paul (podcast)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 16, 2007 08:31 AM
In addition to the event in California, the Mises Circle will meet in Houston this weekend featuring Block, Hulsmann, Rockwell and Ron Paul. A conference in Prague will feature Richard Ebeling, Sam Bostaph and other great economists. Jacob Hornberger will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 10, 2007 04:25 PM
The Nation's John Nichols on Ron Paul: Conservatives for the Constitution Just imagine if one of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination endorsed this radical agenda: • End the use of military commissions to prosecute crimes. • Prohibit...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 6, 2007 07:56 AM
Scott Horton's AWC interview with the great Ron Paul is here. Also, check out his interview with Will Grigg on the Delaware police state's murder of the marine....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 5, 2007 07:38 PM
The huge social-networking site plans to hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, beating all the tax-funded festivals. This is very good news for Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 3, 2007 12:01 PM
The participants are determined, and they include Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 3, 2007 11:09 AM
National Journal has labeled Ron Paul a liberal. This is not because Dr. Paul's voting record reflects the classical liberalism of the American founders and Mises. No, the Journal considers Dr. Paul a liberal because he votes against Republican proposals...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2007 07:52 PM
In his interview of Congressman Ron Paul Bill Maher demonstrated breathtaking stupidity. He asked Ron how he could defend those "private corporations" like Walter Reed Army Hospital that have provided such horrible health care to war veterans. The clueless Maher...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2007 04:46 PM
As I anticipated, the Pajamas Media folks are getting suspicious of Ron Paul's ascendance in their poll. Here's their explanation of his rise to nearly the top: OUR EDITORS’ TAKE: What does the ascendancy of Fred Thompson and Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 2, 2007 08:41 AM
Jim: Bill Maher is a prime example of the mindset we are up against. Deep down, he is a very shallow person. He keeps referring to himself as a "libertarian," and yet took a statist position on every issue in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 1, 2007 09:35 AM
Ron acquits himself well under questioning by the mean-spirited wild man, Bill Maher. Here's the video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 31, 2007 10:21 PM
Ron Paul is interviewed on MSNBC. (Thanks to Max Raskin for the YouTube link.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 30, 2007 03:52 PM
James Dobson, who once did some good work on families but now is little more than a Republican political operative, has weighed in on Fred Thompson, who at least can play a president on TV. Thompson, according to Dobson, is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 30, 2007 11:39 AM
Click here and pass it on! ******* And here's the entire show including the first half hour in which I introduce the show and discuss the presidential race....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 30, 2007 06:12 AM
Robert Ringer writes the unthinkable at WorldNetDaily: There's not a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans. In fact, says he, "virtually all presidential candidates today are to the left of FDR, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy. All,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 29, 2007 12:44 PM
A reader informs me that the Pajamas Media poll results can be deceiving because there are two results, one for the specific "precinct" (i.e., website) where you're voting and one for all "precincts." The default is just to show the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 29, 2007 12:15 PM
Ron will be interviewed tomorrow night (Friday) on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 29, 2007 12:04 PM
Pajamas Media is trumpeting the news on their home page: Recently-added candidate Fred Thompson is surging past Rudy Giuliani for first position on the Repub side in the Tenth Week of the PAJAMAS MEDIA PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL. And, yes, our...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 29, 2007 09:55 AM
I am happy to announce that my very first guest on my new radio show will be candidate for President and Congressman Ron Paul. Listen to the show tomorrow (Thursday), from 1-2pm EST at WNYMedia.net. Or, go to WNYMedia.net. My...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 28, 2007 07:32 AM
For decades, Ron Paul has defended the liberty of Americans against the depredations of government. This shirt honors his extraordinary contribution to public life, and it's just $14....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2007 03:22 PM
Tom, a genuinely free society that did not rely on Washington Politicians to rule all aspects of our lives leaves no role at all for (regime) libertarian think tanks, especially those located in Washington, D.C. If the formerly powerful politicians...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2007 02:28 PM
While the normal libertarian world is cheering him on, what Lew Rockwell calls the regime libertarians greet his candidacy with their usual stony silence....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2007 01:11 PM
Ron Paul will be interviewed by Alison Stewart on MSNBC's "The Most" this Thursday, March 29th, at 12:20 p.m. ET....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2007 12:39 PM
Now he's at 3%, ahead of everyone else not being promoted by the establishment, Johnny Kramer points out....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2007 06:07 PM
Tom Woods's Ron Paul article today is being promoted all over the web, says a friend, who sends this along: Shoutwire Netscape Newsvine del.icio.us reddit Digg (buried last night, but still receiving diggs and comments)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 26, 2007 12:14 PM
Walter Block, Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Lew Rockwell and Ron Paul will speak in Houston, Texas on April 14th at a meeting of the Mises Circle. The topic is "Despots Left and Right: The Tyrannies of Our Times". Details at April...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 25, 2007 03:00 PM
Ron Paul is telling the truth, says columnist Paul Mulshine. (Thanks to Murray Sabrin for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 25, 2007 07:49 AM
Wired is worried. If free and effective internet ads like the great Hillary-1984 piece can just be shown by anybody to anybody, what will happen to the big donors and their highly paid consultants who now rule the roost? Initially...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2007 03:30 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...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2007 12:03 PM
Ron is interviewed by our own Jack Kenny at Dartmouth College (YouTube)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 23, 2007 10:31 AM
Conservatives Bruce Fein, Bob Barr, David Keene, and Richard Viguerie have started the American Freedom Agenda, which has a ten-point agenda of draft legislation it wants to introduce in Congress. The legislation will: -- End the use of military commissions...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 22, 2007 09:56 AM
Vox Day exposes the Pajamas Media scam against Ron Paul. (Thanks to Bob Schlereth.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2007 10:31 AM
By the great Charles Goyette. (Thanks to Dave Gallagher.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 20, 2007 04:37 AM
What a great political ad, based on the 1984 Apple classic (though it would make far more sense with Bush on screen and a Ron Paul runner tossing the hammer). It is the first hit spot of the new era....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 19, 2007 02:20 PM
Writes Alan Turin: "Of all the broadcast news programs the one I've liked the most for 20 plus years is the News Hour, formerly the McNeil-Lehrer News Report. Last night their lead story was Ron Paul announcing his candidacy for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2007 02:45 PM
The neocon site Pajamas Media had taken Ron Paul off their presidential straw poll on grounds that he was getting too many votes, and then announced that no candidate not registering at least 1% in a national poll would be...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2007 11:22 AM
A high-quality video of Ron Paul's CSPAN appearance yesterday....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2007 09:11 AM
There is an interview with Ron Paul in the new issue of The New American. An excerpt can be read here....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2007 08:48 PM
I'm a big fan of Hardball on MSNBC but they dropped the ball by ignoring Ron Paul's announcement today. It was all about Hagel, who's having a Hamlet problem in deciding whether to run. Sorry Chuck, indecisive leadership is an...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2007 07:08 PM
An interesting comparison of the records of Chuck Hagel and Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2007 05:06 PM
With virtually only internet attention, Ron is already at 2% in the latest CNN presidential poll, tied with Hagel, Gilmore, and Brownback, and ahead of Huckabee, Tancredo, and Thompson. My prediction: a steady increase in his poll standing. (Thanks to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2007 02:02 PM
...that he's not announcing. NB: Hagel is upset with the Iraq war because it is hurting the US empire, and for no other reason. That puts him a notch above the neocons, I guess, but still pretty low on the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 12, 2007 10:35 AM
The Dallas Morning News: "U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, a strict constitutionalist and fierce anti-war critic, will formally declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination Monday when he appears as a guest on a C-SPAN call-in program." Read the rest....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 11, 2007 09:02 AM
Here it is....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 9, 2007 06:09 PM
Ron Paul on C-Span's Washington Journal, Monday, March 12, 7:30-8:00AM (Eastern time)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 9, 2007 02:15 PM
Matt Barganier at the Antiwar.com blog directs us to David Horowitz's anti-endorsement of Ron Paul (he's a "disgrace"), which Barganier cites as "the ultimate recommendation."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2007 12:53 PM
The Purple Heart medal awarded to soldiers wounded in battle is dominated by the profile of George Washington. Perhaps the medal should be redesigned, with the Roman god, Janus, replacing Washington. Janus is the two-faced symbol - one side looking...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 5, 2007 11:20 AM
The left-wing Nation applauds the one real antiwar candidate....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2007 01:02 PM
An amendment to my post of a day or two ago: Ron Paul's appearance at the Omni Shoreham in D.C. has been moved up, to 5 pm today....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 1, 2007 02:48 AM
Chuck Baldwin asks, "Why Do Evangelicals Ignore Ron Paul?" While the usually perceptive Dr. Baldwin makes some excellent points, he misses the real reasons that evangelicals refuse to support Dr. Paul, namely, his failures to support the War on Terror,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 28, 2007 12:51 PM
At some point, red semi-officially became the Republican color -- "Republican Red" they call it. Well, looking at the top tier of 2008 Republican presidential contenders, I certainly do see a lot of pinks and reds. If you want to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2007 04:54 PM
Over Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2007 10:08 AM
On the Lou Dobbs show. (Thanks to Jaime Purcell.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 27, 2007 09:47 AM
The Dartmouth student newspaper reports on Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 26, 2007 11:38 AM
A report from the Manchester Union-Leader, a newspaper that is sort of a printed Fox News. (Thanks to Brad Jansen.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 26, 2007 10:03 AM
A brief appearance. He will be on for a longer interview on Monday....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2007 10:29 PM
Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 2004, has endorsed Republican Ron Paul for president. (Thanks to Kent Snyder)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 24, 2007 07:22 AM
The new Ron Paul video....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2007 05:31 PM
Ron will be interviewed by Lou Dobbs on Monday, February 26th, sometime between 6-7 pm ET....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2007 01:59 PM
I said "can." It's too soon to say "will." First, because all the major candidates are deeply flawed. Second, there are no good Republican candidates other than Ron Paul. Third, he would be running against Hillary, which means he starts...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2007 11:56 AM
Among Republicans, Ron Paul beats all comers in his MySpace Friends. (Thanks to Doug Roudybush for the URL.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 21, 2007 02:31 PM
A YouTube of Ron Paul speaking truth to power. (Thanks to Russell Gentile.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 21, 2007 07:54 AM
Why should we be surprised that a bunch of neocons would consign Ron Paul to their memory hole? In the blatant lies, forgeries, and other deceits employed in furtherance of the war against Iraqis - and whoever else might get...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2007 08:33 PM
See Justin on the Ron Paul column, though the idea that there ever was a good conservatism seems to me a myth. Conservatism has always been pro-war and pro-empire....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2007 11:36 AM
The neocon site, Pajamas Media, was mightily upset at the results of its presidential stawpoll. After four weeks, Ron Paul was #1, with 43.3% of the vote to Rudy Giuliani's 20.1%. So they purged Ron and started the vote over...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2007 11:01 AM
Something real on Faux News: Radley Balko on Ron Paul. (Thanks to Don Printz for the heads-up.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 20, 2007 09:36 AM
George Will writes about Ron Paul in the new Newsweek. He's condescending, as Johnny Kramer notes, but that's just the DC establishment faced with a dissenter. Will is, after all, the quintessential big-government conservative, Mr. "Statecraft as Soulcraft." He writes...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2007 08:17 AM
Politico.com and MSNBC have invited Ron Paul to join their first GOP presidental debate at the Reagan library on May 3rd. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 15, 2007 09:33 AM
From the Republican Liberty Caucus: "The National Board was delighted to have Rep. Ron Paul join our teleconference this evening. We covered a lot of items, but I wanted to provide a few highlights: "1. The Exploratory Committee has begun...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2007 10:00 AM
Ron Paul has accepted an invitation to participate in the first national presidential debate in New Hampshire on Wednesday, April 4. It will be hosted by Wolf Blitzer and will be carried on CNN TV, radio, and cnn.com from 7-9...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 13, 2007 10:09 AM
I was asked what I thought about the LP supporting Ron Paul if he ran for president as a Republican. I replied that I thought the LP would instead support one of its own: a left-libertarian candidate that was for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2007 06:53 PM
Pajamas Media, the neocon site, has been running a disastrous presidential straw poll. You see, Ron Paul keeps winning. So they adjusted the vote to make Benito Guiliani the victor. However, this week, Ron is leading again....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 12, 2007 09:52 AM
The Future of Freedom Foundation is having an epic libertarian conference: "Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties". Among many other great speakers, these LRC columnists will speak: James Bovard, Thomas DiLorenzo, Richard Ebeling, Ivan Eland, Anthony Gregory, Robert...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2007 05:21 PM
The famous economist says No. He supports Ron Paul, telling the Washington Times: "If the framers of the Constitution were somehow to come back, Ron Paul is one of possibly only three people in Congress that they'd even talk to."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 9, 2007 10:11 AM
may be found in the federal budget. Steven Rattner, managing principal of a New York investment firm, examines the budgetary facts our rulers are tying to hide from us. His findings? Even if Bush's predictions that the government accountants will...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 8, 2007 07:51 PM
I don't know whether MSNBC was being disingenuous or journalistically incompetent when, in an interview with Dennis Kucinich, it continued to identify him as: "Kucinich: Only Anti-War Candidate?" Have these people not heard of Ron Paul or, as is more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 4, 2007 10:38 AM
Drudge has an article today about how U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus because the head of the Caucus, Rep. Joe Baca, allegedly called her a "whore." "Baca denied the charge," says the article. Nowhere in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2007 12:34 PM
An International Diplomacy Spelling Bee....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 30, 2007 09:53 AM
Economist Bruce Bartlett--author of Imposter--on the real thing, Ron Paul....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2007 02:12 PM
Brian Doherty interviews The Man....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 24, 2007 09:31 AM
Like pretty much all libertarians, I consider Ron Paul a great man and heroic defender of liberty. It's hard to think of another Congressmember, or even federal politician, in all of American history with a more consistent dedication to freedom,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 19, 2007 02:55 PM
Ron Paul is interviewed on Houston public radio....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 18, 2007 03:06 PM
One of the things I love about Ron Paul running for President is how he makes mince meat of the political spectrum. I'm a longtime critic of the spectrum. As I said yesterday, he outflanks Hillary on the left and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2007 10:26 AM
Ron Paul is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. Forget about the establishment describing his campaign as “quixotic.” Ten or twenty years ago, maybe so. Not now. Hillary will be the Democratic nominee once the Obama fantasy subsides. Bet the ranch on...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 13, 2007 09:34 AM
Congratulations to Scott Horton and Antiwar.com for the launch of Antiwar Radio! Already they started running. Check out Scott's interviews of Ron Paul, Justin Raimondo, Jacob Hornberger, William Lind and others. This will surely be a cool show....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2007 05:31 PM
Writes Michael Tennant: "Rush Limbaugh, perhaps without even knowing about Dr. Paul's campaign, yesterday made it abundantly clear that only one thing matters to him, and that's war. Referring to Republicans 'who throw in with the liberals who are trying...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2007 09:17 AM
Ryan: I don't believe that either the GOP or the mainstream media will be trying to pull Ron Paul through the mud. Worse than that, they will be doing their best to ignore him; to not allow the suggestion to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 12, 2007 09:01 AM
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram: "Texas Congressman Ron Paul files for GOP presidential bid."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2007 07:26 PM
Today, incorporation papers were filed in Texas for a Ron Paul 2008 presidential exploratory committee. More news to come!...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 11, 2007 01:54 PM
Because the US state is the biggest in history, it has taken bureaucracy to new frontiers. Take the army (please). It has 1.2 million uniformed members; how can sending another 20,000 troops to Iraq pose such a problem? Aside from...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 10, 2007 10:04 AM
As United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan retires from office, he criticizes the American government for its excesses "in the struggle against terrorism," adding that it has appeared "to abandon its own ideals and objectives." Sandra Day O'Connor - having retired...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2006 12:58 PM
or is it the Society of Biblical Liberals? This professional organization, of which I am a member, is holding its annual meeting in Washington DC this weekend. I will be there, and will even be participating in a panel discussion...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 14, 2006 08:13 PM
The real winners in the recent midterm elections were the incumbents. Out of the 33 Senate seats in the election, Democratic incumbents were all reelected, and 6 Republican incumbents were defeated. In the House, where all 435 seats were up,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2006 09:30 PM
With all precincts counted, Ron Paul won with 60.3% of the vote: a landslide, especially considering that the establishments of both parties were against him. (Thanks to Scott Horton)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 8, 2006 08:21 AM
Ron Paul has been declared the winner in his congressional district, with c. 64% of the vote. On the other results, it is great to see Santorum go down, and may Allen follow. If the Dems do take at least...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2006 10:11 PM
Butler Schaffer recently wrote about not voting. National Review recently found it curious that the famous economist Gordon Tullock doesn't vote either: "Anthony Downs [an economist] convinced me long ago that I stand a greater chance of being killed in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 7, 2006 06:57 PM
CATO's Adam Schaeffer wonders if the victory of Eliot Spitzer in the New York Gubernatorial election tomorrow could be a victory for education reform since Spitzer favors education tax credits. Schaeffer calls tax credits a "third way" between the education...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2006 07:26 PM
Take the National Rifle Association, which is all too happy to compromise with power, like almost everyone in DC. I say "almost everyone" because of Ron Paul. On gun issues, for example, he has always been 100%--supporting the right to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2006 11:16 AM
I just finished reading Tom Moore's spectacular new (and first) novel, The Hunt for Confederate Gold and cannot recommend it highly enough. Not only is it a fascinating and masterful blend of factual and fictionalized history, with gripping plot turns...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 4, 2006 12:28 PM
The libertarian is rated the most pro-internet congressman by CNET....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 2, 2006 09:55 AM
Thanks to Bruce Bartlett for sending me this list of Senators and Congressmen ranked by power. Bruce was struck by Ron Paul's relatively high rating (200 out of 435). Since Ron has no connection with the establishment of either party,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2006 09:04 AM
Writes John Morgan: "The first half of Aaron Russo's new documentary is amazing. This meme, 'there is no law,' would certainly fire up the Bush evangelical NASCAR crowd against the feds. It would be their Pavlovian response after absorbing the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 30, 2006 10:39 AM
Libertarian filmmaker Aaron Russo's documentary America: Freedom to Fascism is now free online at Google Video. Apparently it's an authorized version. Wow--Russo and Google are both heroic for doing this. I haven't seen it all yet, but I hear it's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 26, 2006 05:25 PM
I'm rooting for the Democrats, as rotten as they are and not that I think they'll win, for this reason, as noted by Ralph Raico: they have significant pro-peace and pro-civil liberties constituencies. The Republicans are uniformly (with the heroic...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 24, 2006 12:37 PM
I am not a fan of Joseph Califano's, but one point of his article on how a previous House scandal was handled stands out: rather than being concerned with the separation of powers, Denny Hastert immediately called in the executive...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2006 11:50 AM
Latest gambit by the religious left to convince Christians to embrace big government is to claim that support for the welfare state is "pro-life" since creating new government programs to spend taxpayers money on pregnant mothers will reduce abortions. In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 2, 2006 09:31 PM
Sheldon Richman suggests that libertarians may make inroads with parts of the left if we emphasize how the current corporatist "mixed economy" harms working people and is far from the libertarian vision of a free society. Skeptics should consider that,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 5, 2006 07:25 PM
We're having a clearance sale on the remaining recordings of the hot 2005 LRC conference featuring Ron Paul, Gary North, Burt Blumert, Butler Shaffer, Doug French, Jacob Hornberger, Justin Raimondo, Eric Garris, David Gordon, Robert Blumen, Anthony Gregory, and me....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 31, 2006 02:25 PM
Ron Paul's LRC article today about "Globalists and one-world promoters" reminded me of the comments David Rockefeller made in his book Memoirs (Random House, 2002): For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 30, 2006 06:05 PM
Including Larry Pratt. Lamont is one of those phony antiwar Democrats: against Republican wars, but not willing to call for an end to them. (The real antiwar public figures are the few, the proud, the Ron Pauls: those who opposed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 28, 2006 10:19 AM
Lew, in reading this story, I can see that the writer does not quite know what to do with a principled person. Obviously, she believes that the welfare state and social security has magically lifted Americans from poverty, so Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2006 03:20 PM
The house organ of the federal government is astonished and embittered to discover a libertarian in Congress. Writes Libby Copeland: "Republican Ron Paul missed out on the 19th century, but he admires it from afar. He speaks lovingly of the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2006 02:06 PM
Not because I think Murtha is fundamentally a good guy (he is, after all, a congressman and not Ron Paul), but because he speaks for the military. Not the very top layer, which is appointed by Rumsfeld, but for the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 25, 2006 03:38 PM
Butler, three (3!) Republicans voted against this evil and idiotic war legislation: Jimmy Duncan (TN), Jim Leach (IA), and--of course--the libertarian conscience of the House, Ron Paul (TX)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2006 12:35 PM
Austro-libertarian attorney Joe Becker (also former chief legislative aid to Ron Paul) is in the news in Suit seeks to snuff out Colorado's smoking ban....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 16, 2006 11:50 AM
Thanks to Tim Carney for reminding us that Enron was a creature of the state, not the market. LRC readers should not miss Tim's forthcoming book about the love affair between big government and big business. Ron Paul says...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 12, 2006 09:06 PM
The powerful Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) is under investigation for corruption. It reminds me of my one run-in with him. Early in the first Clinton administration, I was sitting next to him at lunch, during a Ron Paul conference in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 7, 2006 08:03 AM
Wrong question, the right question is it is libertarian for the state to use its' illegitimate power over cultural institutions to redefine those institutions? Ron Paul does not think so, instead, Congressman Paul favors making sure federal judges don't once...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2006 08:30 PM
As previously announced, Tom Bethell will be speaking this Thursday in Maryland. Also on Thursday, Murray Sabrin will speak in Tannersville, PA. Saturday, Dr. Sabrin will speak in New Jersey. Laurence Vance will speak for Ron Paul's Liberty Caucus in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 14, 2006 08:40 PM
We now know how many non-fascists there are in the US House of Representatives: Ron Paul and 33 others. That's how many voted against criminalizing gasoline "price gouging" with huge fines and jail time. In case, like me, you've been...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 4, 2006 10:20 AM
The latest exchange between Dr. Ron Paul and Ben "helicopter" Bernanke is recounted here. Note how Bernanke admits he follows the price of gold, even though he thinks it is a poor indicator of the value of the dollar. In...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 1, 2006 09:00 PM
Sorry for the short notice. I am informed that Ron Paul is giving a major speech on gold tonight on C-SPAN around 8:45 (EST I assume)....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 25, 2006 08:26 PM
What a pleasure to see Tom Delay, longtime opponent of Ron Paul and liberty, forced out of office. Lest you worry, now he will earn millions openly as a lobbyist, and as a promoter of the odd religious right doctrine...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 4, 2006 09:59 AM
and Fox News has always loved the UN. Check out this description of a recent debate on Iran featuring Bush Kool-Aid drinker Neil Cavuto, pro-war Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtien, and Ron Paul, opponent of both the warfare state and the UN....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2006 09:23 PM
The Acton Institute's Jordan Ballor highlights how the religious right's beloved "faith-based" initiative could force religious groups to abandon their mission to witness for Christ. Altering the religious nature of these programs destroys the very features which makes them effective...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2006 08:32 PM
For more on the GOP's war on business check out Richard Wilkins' post at More Liberty blog on how the Democrats have recognized the damage done by Sarbanes-Oxley while the Republicans refuse to consider even minor changes to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 15, 2006 09:48 PM
The Christan Science Monitor reviews the history of support for eugenics in America and speculates whether recent advances in genetic technology could lead to a revival of support for eugenics. I would not be surprised if a future government promoted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 13, 2006 10:07 PM
Ron Paul beat his primary opponent yesterday, Bushite Cynthia Sinatra (ex-wife of Frank Jr.) by 78% to 22%. Unfortunately, Tom DeLay got 62% in his primary, with his closest challenger receiving 30%. (Thanks to Norm Singleton.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 8, 2006 09:32 AM
As a pragmatic thing it doesn't sound so bad to have a good, principled libertarian congressman bring back to his district some of the money that the federal government drains out of it. But if we're going to be pragmatic,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 22, 2006 01:51 PM
Lew will speak this Thursday in Auburn (imagine that!) for the Auburn U. Libertarians on why we should get out of Iraq. See February LRC Events. Lew and Ron Paul will be featured in a first meeting of The Mises...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 14, 2006 11:27 AM
In the course of their analysis of the president's State of the Union Address on NPR, the commentators mentioned libertarian Republicans in Congress. The only name I heard mentioned was that of Senator John Sununu (R-NH). But is that the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 2, 2006 07:52 PM
All these guys tend to be more decent out of office and more evil in office. But there is a difference between the parties, as noted by Ralph Raico in 2004. There are pro-peace and pro-civil liberties constituencies within the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 16, 2006 04:33 PM
Says Club for Growth president Pat Toomey: "There is no member of the House of Representatives more committed to the idea of limited government and economic freedom than John Shadegg." This must come as surprising news to Ron Paul! Especially...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 14, 2006 01:23 AM
I just happened to glance at the entry for Lew Rockwell on Wikipedia. I was amazed at how many LRC writers have an entry on Wikipedia. Some of the entries are fairly informative: Gary North, Thomas Woods, Walter Block, Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2005 11:51 AM
is that he opposed Ron Paul back in 1996 when Dr. Paul "crushed party-hack Greg Laughlin for the Republican nomination" for the House (the RRR, May 1996, p. 3). Also opposed to Dr. Paul at that time--George W. Bush (is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 8, 2005 11:12 PM
and puts out a special issue where, in an article on 10 ways to increase liberty, Robert Bork says we should reimpose censorship to restore our freedom to not be offended by indecent expression. In the same piece, David Frum...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 5, 2005 08:31 PM
In response to my post on Ron Paul's efforts to end FDA censorship an LRC reader sent along some information on how changes in your diet may prevent cancer. Meanwhile the government, as part of the "war on drugs", is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 29, 2005 09:17 PM
that eating more tomatoes and tomato sauce can help prevent cancer. Fortunately, Ron Paul (who else) is leading an effort to end FDA censorship of how we can improve our health by changing our diet....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 21, 2005 08:23 PM
Cong. John Murtha -- ex-Marine, Vietnam vet, head Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, and warhawk -- has had a change of heart. Get the troops out of Iraq, he tells the Cheney-Bush junta, and stop lashing out at your...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 17, 2005 01:17 PM
It has been amusing to watch the Democrats in the U.S. Senate suddenly posing as people of deep principles, taking that body into closed (i.e., secret) session to discuss the holding of hearings regarding the reliability of intelligence used to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 1, 2005 03:23 PM
All hail Ron Paul, who has fought this dangerous redistributionist nonsense for more than 30 years. See How You Pay For People To Build in Flood Zones. (Thanks, Larry.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 21, 2005 01:38 PM
is that, in the end, they always side with the state against liberty and the free market. On the issue of gas prices, Lew Rockwell and Dale Steinreich have recently pointed out how conservatives Michael Savage and Bill O'Reilly want...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 3, 2005 10:51 PM
While I am not someone who is on the John Roberts bandwagon, given that the only justices I would want to see on the Supreme Court are people like Ron Paul, I must say that what the NY Times did...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 8, 2005 01:03 PM
Laurence thanks for your kind words. It is an honor (and a great deal of fun) to work for the most principled and only true libertarian member of Congress....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2005 08:06 PM
Norm, you are right about Barry Goldwater. Here he is on the UN: "The time has come to recognize the United Nations for the anti-American, anti-freedom organization that it has become. The time has come for us to cut off...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 3, 2005 06:05 PM
Lew, I thought at first the article in the NY Sun was a parody, but I see, instead, that it is truly a bi-partisan work. It seems that delusion is not simply a disease of the Bush Administration, but also...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 27, 2005 12:14 PM
MSNBC informs us that the House voted "overwhelmingly" (257-171) to reauthorize the Patriot Act. Who could have expected any other outcome, given the frenzy with which so many voices told of the dangers of allowing people to live their lives...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2005 09:26 PM
Today Congress passed the truly terrifying foreign affairs authorization act with an amendment that few seem to have paid attention to, but which will codify the new world order and will provide the critical back side of the people's revolution...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2005 09:34 PM
Check out We Become Silent a great new documentary, featuring Ron Paul, exposing the threat to our access to dietary supplements posed by the Codex Commission, the WTO, and CAFTA....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 11, 2005 08:43 PM
In addition to the information and references linked here, I have just put online several important works by Raoul Berger, as well as others such as his opponent Michael Kent Curtis, here. These include the following (some significant ones, IMO,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2005 10:40 AM
Leon Hadar will be speaking this Saturday on his new book in D.C. Tom Woods will speak in Manhattan. Walter Block will give his week long seminar on "Radical Austrianism, Radical Libertarianism". Ron Paul will speak in New Hampshire and...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2005 10:28 AM
I think I like this guy--Judge Andrew Napolitano, the Fox News commentator whom I mentioned in a previous post. As I mentioned, what first impressed me was a Reason article where he said he would nominate Ron Paul to the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2005 01:20 AM
Reason Online has a feature, Who Should Reign Supreme?: Reason asks libertarian legal experts: Who are your favorites—past, present, and future—on the nation’s highest court? A few observations. First, I was very impressed that Andrew Napolitano of Fox News said...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 4, 2005 01:31 PM
In Lew's blog below about Ron Paul, the "Economist of the House", he links to a smarmy NRO column by one Tom Nugent, a "retirement planner." Whoever this Nugent fellow is, one thing for sure is that he does not...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2005 04:38 PM
Ludwig von Mises was famously called, as a young man, "the economist of the country." Ron Paul is the economist of the House, the one man who not only does the right thing from the standpont of freedom and peace,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 23, 2005 10:48 AM
As the House voted to criminalize flag burning (only Ron Paul and 129 others saying no to crazed nationalism and state worship), I was reminded of Murray Rothbard's great piece on the subject....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 22, 2005 05:17 PM
I heard on NPR today that U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has a solution to the prisoner abuse problem at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba--execute some of the prisoners. No wonder I have no respect for any member of Congress except Ron...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2005 08:56 PM
Thanks to Congressman Ron Paul. First, Congressman Paul's amendment to the Science, Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations bill forbidding taxpayer money from being used to support the UN's scheme to impose a "global" tax on the American people passed the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 15, 2005 08:55 PM
Watch libertarian Ron Paul on CNN's Lou Dobbs Show tonight between 6:30 and 7:00 eastern. He will take the free trade, anti-CAFTA position versus the protectionism of Dobbs and the socialism of Bernie Sanders. Writes JD: "The Beltway libertarians, who...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2005 09:11 AM
Tom Woods will be in DC on June 8 and 9. Later in the month he'll be teaching a week long seminar on American History at the Mises Institute. Professor Hoppe continues his tour of Europe with several appearances in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 1, 2005 10:26 PM
The heroic folks as USAGold.com have posted the transcript of every exchange between Ron Paul and Alan Greenspan at the House Committee on Financial Services' hearings on monetary policy from 1997-2004....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 31, 2005 09:08 PM
Walter Jones (R-NC), the conservative who gave us Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast at the height of the war hysteria, is now sorry he made the suggestion, which was immediately picked up by the religious haters, the talk-show haters, cable...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 25, 2005 08:58 AM
Thanks Dale for posting this story. The initial media reports I read made it seem like Kerry's position on abortion was the cause of the split. This story reveals the problem was people who objected to a preacher abandoning...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 12, 2005 08:04 PM
Anthony, thanks for alerting me to that very kind piece. Reason magazine is getting pretty sad at this point, dredging up p.c. thoughtcrimes from someone's past. Gee, how different that is from the so-called intellectuals of the statist apparatus they...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 2, 2005 02:24 PM
One reason the economy continues to struggle is the costs imposed on business by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This law,rushed through a Congress eager to appear "tough on corporate crime" in the wake of the Enron and Worldcom...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 14, 2005 08:06 PM
Reports Shailagh Murray in the Washington Post: "In Congress, being well connected doesn't necessarily mean being well positioned. At least that's a conclusion to be drawn from a new study of legislators' working relationships by a political science professor at...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 11, 2005 12:08 PM
The World Trade Organization has ordered Utah to change its laws regulating Internet gambling. Now I am no fan of laws restricting people's right to gamble, but what does it mean for federalism and republican government when a group of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2005 08:15 PM
but Ron Paul was one of the few members of Congress to mention Christ in his tribute to Pope John Paul II....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 7, 2005 07:38 PM
In his recent article on Roe v Wade, Ron Paul states what every government-loving pro-lifer hates to hear - that abortion can only be brought to an end by convincing people that it is an evil. Why all the nonsense...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 31, 2005 11:55 PM
Living in Mesa, Arizona I always hear people extolling the great free market credentials of my Congressman Jeff Flake, especially living in his district. I hear people say Flake is even more free-trade than Ron Paul in his voting record....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 21, 2005 06:02 PM
Slowly but surely events are starting to appear on the LRC Events Calendar. Linda Schrock Taylor will be interviewed tomorrow on Scott Horton's program. (Check out his archive of interviews featuring LRC folks like Joe Sobran, Anthony Gregory, Mark Thornton,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 4, 2005 09:12 PM
Claire Wolfe has a fascinating blog entry about her quest to avoid becoming a "government number" rather than a free human being. Her entry was inspired by Brian Doherty's recent and excellent Reason article The Beast is Back: "Real I.D."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 23, 2005 12:16 PM
Well, not quite. But tune in this weekend to watch the Mises Institute’s conference on Austrian Economics and the Financial Markets. LRC-related speakers include: Ron Paul, Hans Hoppe, Tom DiLorenzo, Doug French, Kevin Duffy, Walter Block, Mark Thornton, David Gordon,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 18, 2005 02:08 PM
I have high regard for the writing of quite a few self-described Randians, but it's a shame that there are some truly ignorant jackasses out there who claim to speak for all of them. I was recently sent an article...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 1, 2005 11:23 AM
before he convenes his economic summit tomorrow. First W should read Bruce Bartlett's list of signs the economy is in trouble. W, who bragged about his administration's crack down on "corporate crime," should also read Fred Foldvary on the damage...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 14, 2004 10:06 PM
Another medal is pinned on a great libertarian's chest, as neocon-selectee Yushenko protests Ron Paul telling the truth....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 11, 2004 12:59 AM
I'm not talking about Mr. Political Capital, of course, but Ron Paul. I just heard him on a conservative station here in the Bay Area talking about the dreadful move toward universal mental health screening of America's children. Unlike the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 16, 2004 04:15 PM
at the Mises Institute's Supporters Summit this weekend. A highlight of the weekend was the opportunity to honor Lew Rockwell on his sixtieth birthday. Other than Ron Paul, no one in American political or intellectual life today has done more...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 18, 2004 08:59 PM
Wendy McElroy provides an excellent overview of the movement for,and the opposition to, mandatory mental health screening, highlighting the heroic efforts of Ron Paul to oppose this monstrosity....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 15, 2004 09:40 PM
This year's GOP platform states that "PUBLIC education is a foundation of a FREE and civil society" (so much for the family and the church). The platform also praises Bush for increasing federal education spending. The GOP platform committee rejected...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 2, 2004 09:26 PM
was voted "Worst Follower" in Washingtonian magazine's survey of "The Best and Worst in Congress" because of his refusal to support Republican socialism. Ron Paul is actually the best follower in Congress--the best follower of the congressional oath to uphold...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 25, 2004 07:47 PM
comment on the death of the Fourth Amendment and how 9-11 is being exploited to take away our liberties, courtesy of the Free Congress Foundation.(Scroll down past first interview to get to Congressman Paul.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2004 08:53 PM
but is there ever a good day in this stagnant swamp? Today the House International Relations Committee held hearings on foreign policy and 9-11. Ron Paul was the only representative to question America's hyper-interventionist foreign policy. In response, 9-11 commissioner...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 24, 2004 08:16 PM
Not only did Bush come out for censoring political speech, even speech that supports him, but at this morning's House Financial Services' Committee hearing on money laundering and terrorist financing, 9-11 commissioner Lee Hamilton confirmed that the Fourth Amendment is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2004 09:12 PM
by Harry Browne, published by the Advocates for Self Government, features soundbites useful in debates with statist family members, coworkers, friends, etc. Check out Ron Paul's introduction....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 23, 2004 08:00 PM
Kit writes for Biker Magazine. Look at his links on the left side of his page. Ron Paul and LewRockwell.com. The EPA is trying to bring down Harley Davidson. Buy a Harley, now, before the Feds ruin 'em with too...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 10, 2004 09:01 PM
The "swift boat" group, and their book, are furious at Kerry for his one decent act: telling the truth about US aggression in Vietnam. They're funded by wealthy Bushies, of course, and it turns out that I know one of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on August 9, 2004 10:24 PM
Except for Ron Paul there was no dissent in the House on the resolution urging the President to intervene in the Sudan, unilaterally if necessary, and without a Congressional declaration of war on Sudan. In fact, the biggest cheerleaders of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2004 08:32 PM
At yesterday's Financial Services Committee hearing, in response to a question from Ron Paul, Alan Greenspan said that the Fed had gotten so efficient at managing the fiat money system that it does not matter if we have a gold...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2004 08:01 PM
Jeff Deist writes: Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan will deliver his semiannaual testimony before the House Financial Services committee tomorrow at 10:00 AM eastern. Congressman Paul will have 5 minutes to question Mr. Greenspan. The hearing likely will be shown...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 20, 2004 02:10 PM
Here is some more details on how the GOP used procedural tricks to defeat an attempt to role back part of the PATRIOT Act, which Lew and Daniel previously commented on: Under section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, judges must...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 9, 2004 09:36 PM
Today on the House Floor an anemic but nevertheless heroic attempt by the great Bernie Sanders of Vermont to curb John Ashcroft's ability to peruse our library records and book purchases without warrant or suspicion was, after the 15 minute...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 8, 2004 07:59 PM
Paul Gottfried's excellent article today (July 5) on the magnificent Ron Paul, and how the neocons are not likely to be held accountable for their blizzard of lies regarding the war and much more, reminded me of a passage in...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 5, 2004 09:37 AM
for the GOP. While beltway Republicans may have decided that the DC swamp is a hot tub, Texas Republicans remain committed to limited government, free markets, and individual liberty. This is why over a thousand of them turned out for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 28, 2004 09:17 PM
was never trust a politician. (Ron Paul is a statesman, not a politician.)...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 9, 2004 08:08 PM
Thanks in no small part to the leadership of Ron Paul the proposal to amend the Constitution to allow the political elite to appoint members to the House of Representatives in an "emergency" was defeated by an overwhelming margin of...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 3, 2004 08:52 PM
Writes Ana Bickford, the producer: "Ron Paul will be on NOW With Bill Moyers this Friday, May 28th. Check local listings."...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 27, 2004 03:03 PM
the results are bound to be evil. For example, the Continuity of Government Commision (COG), which exploits fears of terrorism to implement the long standing scheme to alter our system of government by allowing appointed members to serve in the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 24, 2004 07:27 PM
He was the only Congressman to vote against a resolution hailing the tyrannical legacy of Brown v. Board, and calling for more Procrustean socialism....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 15, 2004 07:10 PM
Innocents Betrayed examines the crucial link between liberty and the right to keep and bear arms, which Jefferson called the guardian of every other right. Produced by the heroic Jews for the Preservation of Firearms and endorsed by Ron Paul...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on May 11, 2004 07:54 PM
In Ron Paul's excellent piece today, he says that since World War II, "in 35 U.S. attempts to promote democracy around the world none have succeeded." Now there's a good article idea for someone: either just list them all or...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on April 23, 2004 10:18 AM
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (H.R. 1997) that recently passed the House (254-163, February 26) and Senate (61-38, March 25), is titled: “To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 27, 2004 11:45 AM
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (giving him his real title, despite the federal coup) takes the Ron Paul position on a constitutional amendment on marriage: he's against it. He also gives the Republicans the willies, as he considers running for...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 11, 2004 07:14 PM
Stephen, I share your frustration more than I can convey. It so happens I was flipping through Coulter's book Treason the other day. I hated even the parts where I agreed with her. She is as ignorant as the day...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on March 3, 2004 02:42 PM
Interesting comments from Jay Taylor regarding Greenspan's evolution inspired by Ron Paul's recent exchange with everyone's favorite Objectivist: How Could Greenspan Do It? So what happened to Greenspan since 1966? How could this man have not only aided and abetted...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 19, 2004 09:31 PM
Thanks to Jeff Tucker for posting a transcript of last week's exchange between Ron Paul and Alan Greenspan at the Mises blog. This is the exchange where Greenspan admitted he has inordinate power, but that it is up to Congress...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on February 16, 2004 09:02 PM
Actually, the fact that Ron Paul is unopposed for reelection is breaking news only if you don't read the LRC blog, where it was announced on January 17th....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 21, 2004 11:07 AM
In what must be the ultimate accolade in electoral politics, the great Ron Paul has no opponent for the 2004 Congressional election. Many have long been amazed that a man with his ideas could win. Now no one dares to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 17, 2004 12:35 PM
Thanks to Kent Snyder for pointing out that DC Conservatives are all for Bush's proposal to use the power of the federal government to promote marriage . Yet these same people have the gall to claim to be against social...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 15, 2004 10:12 PM
In the January 2004 Liberty, Leland Yeager has a piece, "Monarchy: Friend of Liberty", which cites Hoppe's Democracy: The God that Failed favorably. Interestingly, Liberty previously published a piece by Tom Palmer critical of monarchy. I guess Liberty is okay...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 8, 2004 09:25 AM
Neocon Dennis Prager set out to smear Jimmy Carter the other day. He must have known, despite his weak last line, that the boobs would believe his column, and many did. Neocons can't stand Carter for promoting international peace since...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on January 7, 2004 06:54 PM
Thanks to Charley Hardman for pointing out that in the land of the free we can't even go hunting or fishing without showing our Social Security number, even though FDR and the New Deal Congress promised us the SSN would...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 22, 2003 09:32 PM
Even when they try to do the right thing... Jim Pinkerton points out that there is really no difference between Bush and the Democrats on fiscal issues. In another piece for NRO on the inevitability of the Medicare bill, Pinkerton...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on December 1, 2003 09:41 PM
Tom DiLorenzo's post a while back about how some libertarians think standing on principle is "unpractical" reminds me of the arguments some conservatives are making that the right should support the largest expansion of the welfare state since the...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 20, 2003 10:56 PM
Karen's post on the Libertarian Hipster Dufus explains why many DC-Libertarians avoid Ron Paul. After all, Congressman Paul is a man of principle who refuses to water down his beliefs to curry favor with the Powers That Be. We can...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 11, 2003 07:55 PM
DM writes: "The new issue of Reason magazine -- the 35th anniversary issue -- includes a feature on 35 'heroes of freedom...who have made the world groovier and groovier since 1968,' when Reason launched. There are some very worthy names...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on November 6, 2003 08:05 AM
As late as the Hoover administration, a citizen could knock on the door of the White House. When I worked for Ron Paul in the late 1970s, you could walk into a Congressional office building and knock on the door...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 31, 2003 07:53 AM
The American Association of Property Rights is fighting to end harassment of the Pilgrams, an Alaskan family whose sole access to and from their property is a road owned by the National Park Service (NPS). The Federal Government has decided...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 28, 2003 09:18 PM
When I worked for Ron Paul in the late 1970s, I noticed that all the lobbying for foreign aid was carried on by the State Department and big US corporations like GE. A few years later, neocon Ronald Reagan vetoed...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 6, 2003 02:12 PM
Today the House passed, by voice vote, the American Dream Downpayment Act (HR 1276). This new welfare program forces taxpayers to subsidize the downpayments of "low income" Americans. This new welfare program is a Bush Administration priority and was sponsored...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on October 1, 2003 09:53 PM
I think Michael Ledeen must have spent too much time in the sun without a hat. The bit towards the end of his piece, where he somehow seems to think that libel laws are not a kind of government action,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2003 03:45 PM
Michael Ledeen, one of the most vociferous of the warmongering welfare-statists called neocons, has smeared Ron Paul. Seems that Ron quoted him. (Though I do credit Ledeen with eschewing the usual NRO practice of not linking to what he is...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 10, 2003 03:18 PM
NELSON WHITE (1938-2003) Nelson White passed away last month. He was 65 years old, much too young. If it is true that a man can be measured by those individuals and institutions he reveres, Nelson was a true aristocrat,...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on September 6, 2003 02:52 AM
Recent posts (2, 3, 4, 5), and a wonderful speech by Congressman Ron Paul properly chastised Cato writers for opposing reimportation of medicines, thus adopting a protectionist, anti-free trade, anti-property rights stance. It must have caused some outcry among Cato's...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 29, 2003 11:18 AM
"I'll probably win this argument. The reason is not because anybody's going to pay any attention to what I say. But what's going to happen is we're going to run out of money. It happens to every empire, throughout all...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 23, 2003 10:00 AM
Ron Paul: The Modern Cincinnatus (Nelson Hultberg, Financial Sense Oline). Nice piece, minus the suggestion that Dr. Paul go the 3rd-party route....
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 22, 2003 11:02 AM
Warren Buffett's Dad, that is. In the July/August 2003 issue of The American Enterprise, Bill Kauffman writes a nice column on Howard Buffett, the heroic, anti-interventionist, anti-FDR, anti-Churchill congressman that was sort of a Ron Paul of his day. Buffett...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on July 21, 2003 08:42 AM
Some conservative commentators are apparently puzzled over how a Reagan appointee, Sandra Day O'Connor, could author such a slap in the face to the principle of equality under the law as the Court's recent affirmative action opinion that legalizes racial...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 24, 2003 07:47 PM
Tom DiLorenzo's note on Fascist Neo-conomics sparked this early morning response. The Republican agenda for 2004 is a veritable treasure-trove of fascist neo-conomics proposals. Yesterday, I received one of the Republican Senatorial Committee's periodic surveys - you know, the kind...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 17, 2003 07:42 AM
Conservative Republican Rep. Duke Cunningham replies to Rep. Ron Paul on the proposed amendment to outlaw burning the federal flag: Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I take umbrage at some who would say that this is frivolous legislation. Mr. Speaker, to...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 6, 2003 01:24 PM
A small illustration of Dan's point: when Ron Paul was once able to introduce an amendment to ban foreign aid funds from going to Planned Parenthood and similar groups (he voted against the whole bill, of course), his two most...
Posted in LewRockwell.com Blog on June 5, 2003 11:16 AM