Liberty Maven

The results are in for the MD Straw Poll and here they are:

Ron Paul – 263 (28%)
Rudy Giuliani – 220 (24%)
Fred Thompson – 188 (20%)
Mitt Romney – 89 (10%)John McCain – 54 (6%)
Mike Huckabee – 35 (4%)
Tom Tancredo – 16 (2%)
Sam Brownback – 12 (1%)
Duncan Hunter – 3 (0%)

Write Ins:
New Gingrich – 17 (2%)
Bob Ehrilich – 3 (0%) (Ehrlich is former Republican Governor of MD)
Other – 11 (1%)

Spoiled ballots – 15 (2%) (e.g. voted for more than one candidate)

Total votes cast – 926

Yet another Ron Paul winning performance!

 This speech was given by Ron Paul, apparently in 1999. It’s not clear to me why he’d end the speech with a request for campaign donations if it was given on the House floor, but according to comments after the speech that is where it was given.

Perhaps he used the speech in a letter to potential campaign supporters, and added the plea for money at the end.

Regardless, the speech is yet another example of how long Ron Paul has been fighting this battle for liberty.

Read it here.