It's the only time money doesn't affect AmeriKan politics for some strange reason.
"After Romney, the next most prolific New Hampshire fund-raiser was Representative Ron Paul of Texas, who took in $82,500.
Paul has raised money almost exclusively from the Internet - often using 24-hour “moneybombs,’’ where supporters organize online fund-raising drives. Paul benefited the most from smaller donations. His money came from 354 donors, with an average donation of just $233....
Romney had far fewer donors. The huge disparity in donor numbers illustrates how Romney has benefited from more top-dollar donations. His average contribution in New Hampshire was $818....
Maybe Romney should and will be president. He's a creation of corporations and money. Why not just take the mask off of AmeriKan politics?
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So what is Ron Paul doing with all that money?
"Paul goes on the attack with $2m in campaign ads
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is opening his wallet for $2 million of TV ads that criticize Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain for supporting federal spending while talking up his own proposal for drastically shrinking Washington’s bottom line.
I haven't seen any. Of course, I rarely watch political television these days. Might watch a bit of the CNBC debate tonight.
Paul yesterday unveiled a 60-second ad that cast the White House hopefuls as spend-happy politicians who are not true conservatives. A second ad - set to run for two weeks in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada - promotes Paul’s plan to cut $1 trillion from the budget, eliminate five Cabinet-level agencies, and stop spending US tax dollars abroad on wars or aid.
You had me at hello.
Further seeking to criticize his rivals, Paul’s campaign has been mailing voters, saying Romney, Perry, and US Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota are beholden to unions.
“The sad truth is, Dr. Paul’s opponents have records that leave much to be desired,’’ the campaign said in an antilabor mailing in South Carolina.
Oh, then Democrats simply can't cross over and vote for him, right (not that Democrats are doing such a great job defending those rights these days)?
Paul, a physician who previously sought the Libertarian and Republican nominations for the White House, has tapped his fervent supporters’ imaginations and wallets as he attempts to claw his way to the top of the GOP contest. His latest fund-raising push brought in more than $2.3 million in recent days.
And CLAWING is EXACTLY WHAT IT IS when you are fighting a RIGGED ELECTION SYSTEM, AGENDA-PUSHING POLLS, and a PROPAGANDA PRESS!
Several of his ads, promoting his fiscal prudence and military service, have already been running in the Boston and New Hampshire markets.
Then HOW COME I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY on CABLE?!
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But he is still not making a dent in those polls, huh?
"Paul’s deficit-cut proposal seeks Cabinet agency trims
WASHINGTON - Ron Paul, hewing to his libertarian view of limited government, revealed a deficit-reduction blueprint yesterday that would eliminate five Cabinet-level departments, eviscerate other agencies, and shift responsibilities to states for many welfare programs.
In all, the Republican presidential candidate said, the plan would lop $1 trillion from the projected deficit and allow him to balance the budget in three years if he were elected president.
In addition to eliminating five Cabinet-level agencies - the departments of energy, housing and urban development, commerce, interior, and education - Paul would abolish the Transportation Security Administration and corporate subsidies. He would also end foreign wars, as well as foreign aid, and return most other spending to 2006 levels.
I'm not opposed to any of that, and applaud certain things.
The federal workforce would shrink by 10 percent, and congressional pay as well as perks would be slashed. Under his plan, which he unveiled in Las Vegas, the corporate tax rate falls to 15 percent.
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It's been a long, hard road for me from hard leftist to here, dear readers; however, I now finally see that most taxes and government spending are nothing more than transfer of wealth from the 99 to the 1.
"Representative Ron Paul’s campaign said defense spending also should face the ax.
“Dr. Paul remains the only candidate with a plan to cut spending deep enough to balance the budget right away as Governor Romney’s proposal leaves steep deficits for years to come and is unlikely to save us from the debt crisis looming on the horizon,’’ said Paul’s campaign chairman, Jesse Benton.
He's got that right.
Related: Ladies Like Romney's Looks
Being a kind and caring doctor doesn't do it for you?
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Related:
"Ron Paul, a Texas representative and presidential candidate, supported an attempt to get the federal government to approve a federal loan guarantee to help NRG Energy expand a nuclear facility into Texas."
Yeah, right, Ron Paul is no different than any other politician, and now the enviros have no reason to back him.
But if you are looking for an antiwar candidate....
"Paul says friendship could sway Iran" by Shira Schoenberg | Globe Staff, November 07, 201
Representative Ron Paul of Texas said yesterday he would use friendship to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Yeah, the good thing is they are not building a bomb; however, THAT OFFER could NOT HAVE GONE DOWN WELL in the WAR-PLANNING HALLS of POWER!
With the International Atomic Energy Agency set to release a report this week suggesting that Iran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon, the Republican presidential candidate warned against overreaction, insisting that Iran is not a credible threat to the United States. “Iranians can’t make enough gasoline for themselves,’’ Paul said on “Fox News Sunday.’’ “For them to be a threat to us and to anyone in the region, I think it’s blown out of proportion.’’
Related: "There are some indications, moreover, that the MEK obtained the documents not from an Iranian source but from Israel's Mossad."
Then THROW IT IN the TRASH!!
And he is also RIGHT about the GASOLINE!
Paul opposes a bill passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week that would strengthen sanctions against Iran. “When you put on strong sanctions, those are acts of war,’’ Paul said.
Right again, Ron.
Asked by host Chris Wallace how he would persuade Iran not to build a nuclear weapon if he opposed the use of sanctions or military force, Paul responded, “maybe offering friendship to them.’’
Paul took a similarly reluctant view of the use of force when Wallace asked about the use of drones to attack Al Qaeda leaders. Paul said he opposes killing enemy leaders with drones, including those in Pakistan. “Sometimes they miss, sometimes there’s collateral damage. Every time we do that, we’re making more enemies,’’ he said.
May God bless the man, the only presidential candidate that even hints an acknowledgment of AmeriKan mass murder based on lies.
On domestic policy, Paul said that the nation should “wean ourselves off’’ supporting the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because scientific research and development should not be done by government because “politicians and bureaucrats are not smart enough to know what you should be invested in.’’
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