Ron Paul for President

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Ron Paul Raises More Than $3.5M in One Day...


An outstanding effort. What is even more impressive is that his average donation is only around $50, so Paul is drawing a lot of support.

blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/11/05/post_179.html

Remember what happened to George Wallace?

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Actually it turned out to be $4.2 million

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Until Ron Paul came along.
When all else fails start name calling.

Folks, here is what is happening, as seen from the point of view of the mainstream media. The mainstream media (and the CIA assets running it) has for decades arrogated the selection of political candidates to itself. The mainstream media, not satisfied with owning the company that actually counts the votes in national elections, also chooses who will and will not be allowed on the ballot. From this power, the mainstream media extorts from the government its prestige and wealth.

Just one example is the way in which the government has removed all the former laws banning any one media company from owning a majority of the media in any given market. Those laws existed to preserve a diversity of opinion in our culture, but prevented the formation of gargantuan media empires. So, the word went out that the media would not view as a "serious candidate" any politician who opposed repeal of those laws.

So, on its ability to pick and choose the candidates long before We The People ever enter a voting booth rests the power and influence of the mainstream media.

Until Ron Paul came along.

Ron Paul's ascendancy, powered by the internet, is a full-on broadside into the core of the mainstream media's power. The longer Ron Paul lasts and the higher he moves, the more it becomes obvious that the mainstream media does NOT have a lock on who will or will not be a candidate. If Ron Paul gets to the convention, the mainstream media will have lost control of the American electoral process. No longer will they be able to go to candidates and say "play ball with us or you don't get out of the starting gate, bub!"

It is for this reason, even more than concern over who gets to be President, that lies behind obvious attempts to destroy Ron Paul such as this article. Ron Paul is a direct threat to their self-anointed role as king makers in our nation.

Of course, the same is also true of AIPAC. Their power is based on the illusion that no candidate can move forward without their blessing, which is why we see Congress so willing to sell out We The People for Israel's interests. As Ron Paul moves forward, he is a direct challenge to Israel's ability to pick and choose who shall rule the United States. AIPAC, [American-Israel-Political-Action-Committee] yes folks they run Washington no less than the mainstream media, is desperate to end Ron Paul's rise. Ron Paul does not even have to win, he only has to survive, and AIPAC's illusion of political omnipotence is shattered.

Re-read this article.

Smell the fear?

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MSNBC RON PAUL UTUBE

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9094253268916402708&q=you%20+tube+ron+paul+11&total=1178&start=0&num=10&so=1&type=search&plindex=0

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Ron Paul was a guest on one of the Fox News Channel shows this evening.

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The Media is Ignoring Ron Paul, says CNN

Published on Thursday, November 08, 2007.





Source: LRC Blog - Chris Brunner


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 television to McCain’s 95,005 mentions in the same time frame. I can’t imagine where Fred Thompson or Mitt Romney would rank, but I’m sure it’s much higher than McCain.
The part I’m speaking of begins shortly after the 1 minute mark.

www.blacklistednews.com/view.asp?ID=4743

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These guys have credentials!

Financial Community Supports Ron Paul
Posted November 9th, 2007 by manystrom

This link wil take to the article with links that work
www.dailypaul.com/node/6638
Have you noticed? Ron Paul is picking up a LOT of support within the financial community. So far, these are the names of very prominent investment advisers who have announced their support for Ron Paul:

Axel Merk (Merk Hard Currency Fund), Harry Schultz (Harry Schultz Letter), Jim Rogers, (Jim Rogers.com), Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters), and Peter Schiff (Euro Pacific Capital).

Not to mention the Chicago pit traders who were cheering for Ron Paul when he went head to head with Bernanke! Also, I was down at a local silver / gold shop in Boston the other day and I handed the guy behind the counter a bill stamped with Ron Paul 2008 on it. Of course he knew about Ron Paul because of his honest money stance, and was a big supporter.

Below are some brief excerpts and links to their full statements, where available. If you know of any others that I've missed - please post them in the comments section. I'd like to put together a very comprehensive list.

Axel Merk - 4/27/2007
Merk Hard Currency Fund

It is not our role to endorse a presidential candidate, especially not this early in the process. We don't agree with all of his views, but highly respect his no-nonsense approach to fiscal and monetary policy issues. We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with the fiscal views of Congressman Ron Paul. He is living proof that it is possible to be a fiscally conservative politician with integrity.

See here for full statement

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Harry Schultz: HSL 662, 30 September 2007, page 6:

Ron Paul (for US presideing) is obviously the only election chance for upgrading the US govt. All others are just reruns of wrong principles & policies. If U want to help the cause of freedom with $'s go to: www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.

(No public version available)

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Jim Rogers: October 29, 2007

"[Ron Paul] is the only one I've seen in American politics that seems to have a clue with what's going on in the world..."

Read more here.
Watch the interview at Financial Times here

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Richard Russell: Russell's Remarks, November 6, 2007

The current issue of Time magazine surprised me. The issue had a two page report on libertarian, Dr. Ron Paul, the Texas Congressman, who is running for President. Ron believes in the US Constitution. Ron would like to shut down the Federal Reserve and go back to the gold standard. I gather Ron would end the war in Iraq -- further, he would close down all our 120 military bases that are spread across the face of the globe. Ron would legalize narcotics and thereby end our expensive and idiotic "war on drugs."

I guess, to make it short, Ron would pretty much get the government out of our hair, and return it to its original Constitutional form. I'm all for that. Furthermore, I'd mandate that every US Congressman and Senator be fully conversant with the US Constitution. I'd mandate that each and every one of them take an intensive course in Constitutional law. What they'd learn would probably shock them, but they'd get over it.

I'll vote for Ron Paul in the coming election. He's not going to win, but I just can't see myself voting for one of the other candidates. "Why are they running?" I ask. "Do they stand for anything different? Do they question where this nation is heading? Do they ask how this nation is going to continue living on borrowed money? Do they ask why the Federal Reserve was never subject to a Constitutional Amendment?"

Read the entire excerpt here

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Peter Schiff endorses Ron Paul: November 7, 2007

I recently had the pleasure of personally handing the Honorable Ron Paul (the only member of Congress truly worthy of that title) a $2,300 check (the legal maximum) as my contribution toward his presidential campaign. I have never given one dime to a politician (though Congressman Paul is more of a statesman than a politician) in my life, and you know what; it felt great. It was the best $2,300 I ever spent. The purpose of this email is to urge every single one of my clients, every subscriber to my newsletter, and every one in my database, to make a similar contribution.

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I learned something sometimeman, I didn't know there was a limit to the amount that you could donate to a presidential candidate. I'm sure people have found a way to get around that though. I wouldn't be surprised to see dead people donating money to candidates.

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Yes, .When the Governor of New York gives the illegals drivers license they are all voting for Hillary. The Clintons are masters at getting these kinds of donations from every person in china town.

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Ron Paul
Face The Nation
Part One---www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0C00o6mtwY

Ron Paul
Face the Nation
Part two--www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxoK6UV4l_4

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Ron Paul Supporters Run Full Pg Ad in USA Today
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com

On either November 20, or 21, USA Today will be running a full-page, black and white ad in support of the campaign of presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Tex), currently titled "An Open Letter to the American People."

The ad will be paid for by a wealthy Ron Paul supporter in Massachusetts who will be placing the ad on his own behalf and is not associated with the official campaign. The graphic design work is being provided out of NH, and the ad concept is the brain work of the team at www.ronpaulforums.com, sources said.

The black and white ad will emphasize the constitutional nature of the Ron Paul campaign and the foundations of his small-government, anti-tax and anti-foreign entanglements perspective.

Answers.com profiles USA Today as follows: “USA TODAY is the #1 daily newspaper in the US, with a circulation of 2.3 million. First published in 1982, it is available throughout the country and through international editions; the paper also published news on its popular Web site. … More than 60% of its paid circulation comes from newsstands, vending machines, and hotels. USA TODAY is owned by #1 newspaper publisher Gannett.”

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USA Today Ad Creator & Other Hard-Money Pros Put $s Behind Ron Paul
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com

Unlike the mainstream investment community which is built around “fiat” money or paper dollars, the “alternative money management business” is flush because it has bet on gold and silver during a time of unprecedented over-issuance of the shaky American dollar through printing and the granting of credit.

Now it is beginning to spend dollars to support its favorite “alternative” presidential candidate Ron Paul. Now one of them, Lawrence Lepard, is purchasing a $100,000-plus ad in USA Today on November 21st or Nov 22, as reported by FMNN yesterday.

www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=51343
Ron Paul Supporters Run Full Pg Ad in USA Today

A version of the ad can be seen here:

www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=36509&highlight=usa+today

and here

www.revmark.org/forumfiles/ad.htm

But he is not the only one. Alternative, hard-money investment manager Peter Schiff recently asked everyone on his 60,000 email list to support small-government, hard-money candidate Ron Paul with maximum donations.

FMNN, DailyPaul.com and others have reported that increasingly the hard-money community is putting its credibility and fund-raising behind Ron Paul. Axel Merk (Merk Hard Currency Fund), Harry Schultz (Harry Schultz Letter), Jim Rogers, (Jim Rogers.com), and Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters), plus Peter Schiff (Euro Pacific Capital) are all reported to publicly support Ron Paul – and likely asking clients and subscribers to support him as well.

www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=51133
Schiff/Ron Paul 'Money Bomb' – Wants $2300 Apiece From 60,000 Database

www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=51276
Hard Money Schiff Donation Drive for Ron Paul up to $50,000?

The manager purchasing the USA Today ad is Lawrence Lepard, and by law he cannot remain anonymous while purchasing, placing and publishing his ad on behalf of presidential candidate. He is not associated with the official campaign in any way.

The graphic design work is provided by Ron Paul supporter and longtime graphic artist Linda Lagana from NH; the ad concept was the brain work of Max, Walt, Lord Zar, Torchbearer, and the team at www.ronpaulforums.com.

Here is some information on Lepard’s company:

Equity Management Associates (EMA) is a Boston-based equity investment management firm. We seek to achieve capital appreciation and superior long-term returns by making investments in a limited number of public and private Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) opportunities. The GARP opportunities that we pursue have significant demonstrated revenue growth (over 20% yoy), are in defensible businesses and are priced to provide a margin of safety and a favorable risk/reward trade-off.

We search horizontally across geographies and categories for GARP opportunities, unlike traditional equity investment managers who are often restricted to one vertical target set of companies or a specific geography. Our flexibility allows us to move to markets which are attractively priced as they emerge. It also allows us to ignore or reduce our focus on relatively unattractive markets.

We employ a systematic, repeatable deal sourcing process developed through years of investment experience. We apply strict investment criteria in order to identify and select the best long-term opportunities.

For our first year of operation, we operated on a deal-by-deal basis, and funded our investment opportunities through our network of institutional and sophisticated individual investors. Presently, we are raising capital for a direct investment fund to add to our approximately $30 million of capital under management.

Our offerings include an investment fund, EMA GARP Fund, and individual transactions. We also publish a newsletter for current and prospective investors that details our activities and investment thought process.

See www.ema2.com/about.html


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1. 11/14/2007 - 9:10:49AM
BY: Bob Deane
When asking people to donate for support the campaign, remember to tell them that if inflation of the US dollar continues at 15% or more per year (with less than 1% GDP), the US dollar will be worthless in just a few years.

May as well spend it now, to save the remainder of your life savings, retirement money, and the equity in your home -- while you still can do something about it!

Check the latest M3 report for the US dollar at www.shadowstats.com/cgi-bin/sgs/data

The M3 report records the dilution of the US dollar. This report has been carefully recreated, since in March 2006 the US government made this report unavailable to the public.

2. 11/14/2007 - 9:17:49AM
BY: Dale in Oklahoma
Thank you Mr. Lepard! You my friend are a patriot.

Vote Ron Paul 2008!!
www.ronpaul2008.com


3. 11/14/2007 - 9:20:34AM
BY: Dale in Oklahoma
Sorry for the double post. I hadn't seen the ad until now, and to be honest it made me cry...well my eyes watered..hows that. Congratulation to everyone involved, this is one great piece of work!

Thanks again to everyone!
www.ronpaul2008.com

4. 11/14/2007 - 11:43:0AM
BY: Bryan
This is huge in the step of power for Ron. Money talks and works, anyone would be hard pressed to find a percentage of the U.S. population with more assets or knowledge than people involved in hard money investments. Most have influence with the influential in there communities and places of work. This is very big and exciting indeed!

5. 11/14/2007 - 11:58:55AM
BY: Darryl Schmitz
Mr. Lepard, Thank you very much for your generous ad purchase. You are a truly patriotic American!

6. 11/14/2007 - 12:53:28PM
BY: Steve from Delaware
Mr. Lepard, your committment to Ron Paul's campaign is absolutely the most generous statement anyone could make. We need to support Ron Paul with all of our patriotic spirit, energy and dollars to ensure the message continues to be heard. You are true patriot in every sense of the word. Thank You to all who had a hand in making this awesome add happen.

7. 11/14/2007 - 13:5:4PM
BY: Bob Schellenberg
Please post in an article on FMNN instructions as to how to place this ad in local papers. I think you will get a good response!

8. 11/14/2007 - 13:41:16PM
BY: Me
Why isn't the official campaign placing full page ads?

9. 11/14/2007 - 14:13:45PM
BY: Jeff
I am very concerned about this legitimacy of this effort in regards to FEC regulations. Will this $100,000 be counted as a donation to the Ron Paul campaign? An individual can only make a $2300 donation. Recently John Mccain supporters have gotten around this by forming Groups that donate to him: blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/11/12/post_193.html?hpid=sec-politics. Mr. Lepard is an individual, not a Coalition. I'm just a little concerned!

10. 11/14/2007 - 16:24:36PM
BY: Torchbearer
Thanks for the mention! We have been doing great things over at the ronpaulforums.com website. Just to add to the whole human story, not only am I an active member of the Ron Paul Revolution, I am also running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 in an effort to reclaim congress also...

I've ran for office twice before: 2003 State Rep, and 2006 U.S. house.
www.joinsanders.com

We can only hope our fire will spread and that this will inspire all Americans to take pride!

Thank You FMNN for being a beacon in the darkness, you coverage is simply amazing!

Brent Sanders
a.k.a. Torchbearer.