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Ron Paul Launches Presidential Campaign - By Cameron Joseph
April 25, 2011 | 6:20 p.m.


Rep. Ron Paul's long-held advocacy of smaller government and less taxes has made him a tea party hero.
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whose outspoken libertarian views and folksy style made him a cult hero during two previous presidential campaigns, will announce on Tuesday that he's going to try a third time.

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

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

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

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



http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/ron-paul-launches-presidential-campaign-20110425



There are RINO's and entertainers lining up to lead, but who among them do YOU trust with your checkbook, your kids and the future of America?

Better think long and hard before you pull the plunger on those wannabes. Stick with the unwavering. Stay with the one that has always been there. NOW is the time. Accept no substitutes. The media will have you believe the opposite. The past treatment of his own party and the media assure that this will be a bumpy road for him. At one point in the last primary he was the clear frontrunner but had no place at the debates. Don't be fooled by imitators. Don't be taken by those that want ratings, hairspray or vaneers. This time America is on the ropes and the ONLY candidate that has the answers for economic prosperity and common sense is RON PAUL!

Ron Paul has Zero chance of being elected.He's the Pat Paulson of the 21st century,,

Someone will pick up his mantle eventually and become President.Maybe his son.Ron Paul,sadly aint the one...


wheel,

hilary, perot same thing give it up

I don't really care what the talking heads have to say. I'll vote for him in a heart beat. Been voting Libertarian since '96 when the Reps put up Dole. Ron Paul runs, and I'll be voting Republican for the first time in years.

The problem with Paul is he looks and sounds really Geeky.

Kinda reminds me of Woodrow Wilson.

Bro,,,

don't get me wrong.I like the guy but America won't elect Elmer Fudd as the leader of the Free World..


wheel,

Ron Paul announces presidential run, says Obama can't win youth vote
By Stephanie Condon Topics Campaign 2012


Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican known for his staunch libertarian views, announced today he's forming a presidential exploratory committee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20057611-503544.html#ixzz1Kij8hPe0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HUNRfJTkw

If Paul is elected...the Judge would make a FINE Attorney General!!!!!

Tea party godfather Ron Paul running for president - By JAY ROOT, Associated Press


AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced Friday that he will run for the GOP nomination for president in 2012, the third attempt for the man known on Capitol Hill as "Dr. No" for his enthusiasm for bashing runaway spending and government overreach.

"Time has come around to the point where the people are agreeing with much of what I've been saying for 30 years. So, I think the time is right," said the 75-year-old Paul, who first ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988.

Paul made his announcement in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" from New Hampshire, where he planned his first event for his presidential campaign on Friday.

Three years ago, the former flight surgeon and outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve became an Internet sensation — and a prodigious fundraiser_ when he made a spirited but doomed bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

First elected to Congress in 1976, he is known for holding unconventional views while keeping a smile on his face, espousing a sort of modern Republican populism.

The obstetrician has delivered more than 4,000 babies and is personally against abortion, but he doesn't think the federal government should regulate it. That's a function of state government, he says.

He has also said he wants to abolish the Internal Revenue Service, favors returning the United States to the gold standard in monetary policy and wants the U.S out of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Democrats have tried repeatedly to beat him in a congressional district that stretches from the outskirts of Corpus Christi to Galveston. But the independent swath of coastal Texas seems a good fit for the maverick doctor. He has 18 grandchildren, according to his website, and he and his wife of 54 years, Carol, are known widely in Paul's district for the cookbooks they give away to supporters.

"The secret to his success is his authenticity," said Democratic consultant Jeff Crosby, who grew up in Paul's district. "He's an authentic nut."

Crosby, who worked to defeat Paul in 2006 — unsuccessfully — described the difficulty he had trying to persuade voters to reject what he thought were the candidate's radical views.

"Just the mere fact that he does what he says he's going to do, regardless of how nutty or ineffective it may be, they like it," Crosby said. "A lot of folks along the coast have never expected much from government, and they're getting it."

Paul, a native of Pittsburgh, is both a spiritual father and actual father in the tea party movement. His son, tea party darling Rand Paul, won a Senate seat in Kentucky last year and has become an ardent proponent of spending cuts and smaller government.

As far back as 2007, long before people were evoking the fabled Boston Tea Party to symbolize their disgust with an overtaxing central government, Ron Paul was hosting a "Tea Party Fundraiser" aboard a shrimp boat near Galveston.

Organizer and Paul campaign volunteer Elizabeth Day remembers that supporters wore period dress and rolled fake barrels of tea into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

"When people come to believe in Ron Paul, there is a passion that burns within us," said Day, a 57-year-old oil company revenue analyst. "To me, Ron Paul is the tea party."

The elder Paul has built coalitions that include senior citizen "granny warriors" and pot-smoking libertarians. During his 1988 presidential run, High Times magazine, which caters to marijuana users, published a cover story under the headline, "Ron Paul: Pro-Pot Presidential Candidate."

Paul has expressed the view that the states, not the federal government, should regulate vices like pornography and drugs.

What sets Paul apart most from his GOP brethren are his views that defense spending needs to shrink and that the U.S. should get out of its two wars. Paul says the conflicts are financially unsustainable — and another drag on a battered U.S. dollar that he believes is on the verge of collapse.

He also disputes a fundamental underpinning of the war in Iraq, namely that Islamic terrorists must be stopped overseas before they can attack the United States.

"They came over here because we were over there," Paul said in the run-up to the 2008 campaign. "We occupy their territory. It would be like if the Chinese had their navy in the Gulf of Mexico."

Paul has routinely turned down pork-barrel spending for his own district, but he has earned praise at home for refusing to sign up for lucrative pension benefits to which he is entitled as a member of Congress. Paul took a break from the House after his failed 1988 presidential bid but was re-elected in 1996.

Though he has voiced support for term limits, Paul has been in Congress for almost 30 years. Thanks to a law first crafted for Texas-born President Lyndon Johnson, he was able to run for the House and the presidency at the same time in 2008. Supporters figure he'll do the same in 2012.

Former Texas GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina counts herself among the die-hard Ron Paul followers who won't let age, unconventional views or the professed tea party proclivities of other candidates shake her away from the soft-spoken presidential contender.

"All the Republicans say we need to reduce spending," said Medina. "They talk about it, but they don't actually deliver on those promises. He's different."

DOOSHBAG...Ron Paul wouldn't have troops over there to begin with.


Make up your mind jackass!

Ron Paul's call hasn't waivered.

He was against the military action from the git go as it wasn't a formal declaration of war.

To fully grasp where he's coming from you have to understand the Constitution, but you're too damn busy sucking off the Kenyan King to read up.

As far as your mind goes?

You don't have one. You're a total unproductive barren of anything remotely intelligent useless bag of rotten garbage.

Go clean the stove.

jesus christ on a pogo stick. You think this a in any way a rational response to me linking something from politico about Paul? wtf is wrong with you? Anger issues dude. Calm the f down.

Fuzz

I'm going to have to second DMV's rant.......


Now be a good boy and GO CLEAN THE FUGGING STOVE!!!!!!


Ron

LMAO!!!

No anger issues...ever. I'm one of the mellowest people you'd ever meet...that is IF you ever left your house and smoked a cigar with BOTLS.

No, you and I are done.

If you type a post its as good as Rick's and I'll respond to it in the very same manner.

Adios moron!

http://www.nysun.com/national/selling-gold-at-fort-knox-emerges-as-next-big/87350/


You KNOW the Fed isn't going to do that though.

Paul knows it too.

Matter of fact the Chinese know it as well!

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-tungsten-filled-gold-bar-conspiracy-gets-discussed-on-cnbc-2009-11

The Federal Reserve is the largest running criminal enterprise next to the mafia.