Isn't the front page a bit loud, Globe??
Related:
"Ron Paul: The Texan is entering his 11th term in Congress. He has twice run for president -- in 1988 as the Libertarian nominee and again in 2008 for the Republican nomination -- and attracted a devoted following. He consistently performs well in straw polls of the party faithful, including the Conservative Political Action Conference poll last year.
Related: Sunday Globe Special: Ron Paul Places Second in New Hampshire Straw Poll
Yeah, he had all those lawn signs up there last time and no votes(?).
His son, Rand, just won a US Senate seat in Kentucky.
Who just stepped in doo-doo by suggesting aid to Israel be eliminated.
Welcome to Washington, Rand.
He has said he would consider another presidential campaign, but he has also said he's mulling a US Senate bid in Texas.
Oh, I LIKE THAT IDEA! A father-and-son team in the Senate!
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Ron didn't make the front-page piece, but why would that be surprising?
"Tea Party activists train to be candidates" by Michael Levenson, Globe Staff / January 30, 2011
WORCESTER — Among the key lessons for first-time Tea Party candidates: Talk about issues that “regular people’’ care about. That means candidates should not “geek out about the Fed,’’ and other pet issues debated within the movement, said Chris Faulkner, a direct-mail guru who helped lead the training.
Yeah, don't talk about the real issues and ills of the society.
Faulkner organized the direct-mail campaign for Scott Brown’s Senate campaign last year.
As if Brownie is the be-all and end-all of teabags.
Turns out hardcore Tea Party is angry at him.
WTF, Globe?
Instead, try talking about a $1 billion bond for a local sewer project, Faulkner said.
“I do believe in making things relevant,’’ he said. “Fundamentally, you know that protesting doesn’t change much. It’s what you do to follow through that matters.’’
Tell that to the masses rising up in Europe and the Arab world -- although it is certainly true about AmeriKa. That's how I ended up here.
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