Posts Tagged ‘Ron Paul’

Lessons Learned: The Rise and Fall of Ron Paul

March 29th, 2008
To quote the late Iron Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, "Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others". We should take his advice and learn from the failed Presidential candidacy of Ron Paul. Paul is somewhat unique in that he ...

America is Bleeding Red, White and Blue

February 23rd, 2008
Waging The War On A Tactic Few Americans have paid much attention to the Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich obsessions that have developed online.  Most of the activity and noise that both campaigns generated is written off as cult behaviorism and "crazies" within the extreme wings of the party.  Do ...

10 Lessons For Presidential Contenders

February 4th, 2008
The Patriots went 18-0 to reach Super Bowl Sunday.  It was a big deal because only one team prior had gone undefeated en route to a perfect season and that was the 1972 Miami Dolphins.  It is possible that the 2007 New England Patriots were one of the best teams ...

Ron Paul Fans Furious With Anderson Cooper

February 1st, 2008
I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed how terribly conducted the last CNN debate was on the Republican side.  Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee struggled to get a word in on the debate.  CNN or Anderson and company apparently decided that the rest of America doesn't need to ...

“I am the anti-Racist” — Ron Paul

January 10th, 2008
Ron Paul was interviewed on CNN by Wolf Blitzer. On the issue of articles that were published in his name, he said that he has no idea who wrote the articles. He claims that this is a hit job by the politicos and partisans and there is ...

Ron Paul “Exposed”

January 8th, 2008
I've been a huge fan of Ron Paul's liberty arguments and his anti-establishment views that have helped make the GOP worth keeping tabs on.  In the past, I've written such provocative statements as "The GOP has no chance in 2008" without Ron Paul (the lone anti-War candidate on the GOP ...

Ron Paul vs. Fox News — part II

January 7th, 2008
Recently, I published an article that reported on the mischief that some Ron Paul revolutionaries were getting into with selling stock in a 'fit of rage' over Ron Paul's exclusion in a recent debate. Without getting into detail, I'll simply say that I've decided to retract my blog post ...

Wall Street Journal Softens Ron Paul Blow

December 30th, 2007
For all of the flack that Ron Paul supporters have received from traditional conservatives and the more extreme neo-conservative wing of the party, these supporters deserve all of the accolades that come with piecing together an unbelievable Ron Paul movement. I've written plenty about Ron Paul, particularly because I enjoy what ...

When Did Liberty Become So Popular?

December 24th, 2007
Freedom vs. Liberty Debate Divides the GOP The concept of liberty is America's best friend, but lately it has been under siege by a barrage of attacks from people that made "freedom fighting" and "Iraqi liberation" popular. Conservatives who touted the importance of the "patriotic duty of Americans" and "fighting ...

Carrying a Cross and Wrapped In The Flag?

December 18th, 2007
On Mike Huckabee, Religion, and Politics I'm not sure that anyone would argue Mike Huckabee is aiming to bring Fascism to America, but an interesting development popped up in the media, recently. Mike Huckabee wants to wish everyone a Merry Christmas [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xn7uSHtkuA[/youtube] Plenty of analysts have discussed the Christmas message. Ann Althouse had ...

Mad Money’s Jim Kramer hosted Ron Paul

December 15th, 2007
Ron "the first thing I'd do as President is abolish the federal reserve" Paul Who better to have on the show than Dr. No.  Ron Paul discusses the problem with borrowing from China. "The monetary issue is something that has driven me to get into politics..." Ron Paul says there's no oversight ...

Ron Paul’s Evil Twin

December 12th, 2007
Dennis Kucinich is a top-notch candidate for Democrats. Representative Dennis Kucinich has all of the benefits of being a 'believer' in the Constitution without some of the negatives that come with being associated with the GOP and their latest incarnation of "conservatism." Although, part of what ...

Bill Maher’s favorite ‘Republican’

December 9th, 2007
"Fox News, South Carolina, a perfect storm of stupidity..." --Bill Maher Anyone remember how "outraged" Republicans were with Ron Paul when he came out during the first televised national debate and pointed to history to support his contention that America isn't a nation-buildin, war-seeking, fascist government? I'm sure the War criminals were ...

Hey Scumbags, Stop Exploiting the Troops!

December 8th, 2007
the War at Home, depoliticizing "the troops"(tm) I won't play the game that the Super Patriots want to play. It's a war of rhetoric and they're playing with not just American taxpayer dollars, but they are playing with the lives of our loved ones in the military. So ...

Ron Paul and Negative Media Coverage

December 8th, 2007
This morning I read an article about the Ron Paul movement and it was fascinating to read about the grass roots progress . In show business, they say "any publicity is good publicity," but I don't know if that's necessarily true in politics. So when I saw the ...

Ron Paul, 8% nationwide in Rasmussen Poll

December 6th, 2007
A lot of naysayers out there, but Ron Paul's candidacy is shaking up the GOP. Despite continued opposition to his campaign, the GOP sees Ron Paul's movement and I am sure a few of the "front-runners" are starting to notice. This is real, he may catch up to ...

Censoring Ron Paul

December 6th, 2007
the Ron Paul conspiracy If there's any conspiracy, it's that we've decided it is alright to deny Americans the right to participate in the election process. If the GOP had any guts, they'd let this Ron Paul thing play out rather than take measures to resist the movement.. At some ...

foreign oil addiction

November 24th, 2007
Is reducing dependence on foreign oil a necessity? We have to seriously consider our oil addiction for the sake of our economy, our security, and the environment. It's no secret that oil is America's drug of choice and our dependency on black gold is a very difficult one to kick. ...

the GOP has already lost

August 17th, 2007
Fox News is a great ally to the Republican Party during times of strength, but it is highly detrimental to the party during times of weakness. Republicans are blinded by the propaganda news sources, authors and talk show hosts and as with any kind of drug that induces euphoria, ...

Ron Paul political intrigue or genius?

May 29th, 2007
King of the mountain, May champ of the Internet, the people have spoken Congressman Ron Paul Through brilliant maneuvering on the public stage. Ron Paul raised eyebrows by countering Rudy Giuliani with a crippling blow after Giuliani accusations that amounted to childish and petty "unAmerican" attacks on his patriotism. Ron ...

Pat Buchanan defends Ron Paul

May 18th, 2007
Can Ron Paul get it right, Is he a "Revolutionary?" Buchanan had choice words for Republicans who want Ron Paul out of the Republican national debate. I'm a former liberal turned moderate, and now seeking conservatism. (bad timing) Ron Paul has helped me reconsider the right, but my obvious hangups ...