Liberty Maven

This is a four part video series covering the Ron Paul campaign history up to this point. This is a great recap of the now year long campaign.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3 | Part 4

Here are 2 very good appearances by Ron Paul on two Seattle news programs.

First Up KING5 (this one isn’t as good as the 2nd one):

KCPQ FOX News Seattle (video/audio sync is off, but still a great interview):

This will take more effort to watch than your average mindless youtube video. I highly recommend you watch all the parts though. Truly great stuff.

STOPandLook productions brings you an animated series exploring the substance behind the political terminology used in contemporary debates. There are 6 parts to this series (including the introduction).

Introduction:

Part 1:

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

This didn’t turn out as good as I had hoped, but here it is.

I had only one thought while watching it: what a great man.

He has a way of keeping his feet on the ground while reaching for the stars (I apologize for being Casey Kasem-ish). It will be interesting to see what changes the campaign strategy will bring with the new managers he has hired. I think this video demonstrates the level of character he has cannot be matched by any other candidate.

Such inspiration I get from such a simple man.

Ron Paul releases a video where he discusses the campaign and its progress.

Ron Paul loves discussing the issues. Unfortunately, his stance on the issues is of little importance to many Republicans. That is, unless you consider “a candidate’s chance of winning” a legitimate issue. For me, I think the economy and our foreign policy are the major issues of the election. In fact when I look at just about any issues list comparing the candidates, electability is notably absent. So how does this non-issue become the single issue derailing the good doctor’s campaign?

The answer: The combination of laziness and mob mentality.

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The Ron Paul Campaign announced that it has filed a challenge letter with the Louisiana GOP regarding the recent Caucus irregularities.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Yesterday, the Ron Paul presidential campaign filed a letter with the Louisiana Republican Party to contest the credentials of delegates to the state convention.

Under state party rules, campaigns have 72 hours from the end of the caucus to file such a contest.  This contest was filed in response to multiple problems with the caucus process.

“The initial failure of the Louisiana GOP to properly determine who was and wasn’t eligible to vote threw this entire process into disarray,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore.  “However, voter eligibility was just one of many irregularities with the caucus process. We are filing this contest to ensure that we can challenge the results if it appears that delegates were improperly selected.”

The Louisiana State GOP changed the rules at the eleventh hour to allow other candidates to file more delegates, even though there were plenty of delegates to compose full slates in each congressional district.  At the time of the original January 10 deadline, Ron Paul had the largest number of delegates pledged to him.  The party then changed the rules to give other candidates until January 12 to file more delegates.

In addition, due to mistakes by the Louisiana GOP, hundreds of voters were forced to file provisional ballots, including nearly 500 that could change the outcome of the election.  According to the LA GOP, caucus locations relied on a voter list from November 1, 2007 or perhaps earlier despite the fact that under the caucus rules, voters need only have registered Republican before November 30, 2007. 

There were even instances at the caucuses where state-certified Ron Paul delegates appearing on the ballot were forced to file a provisional ballot despite the fact they were pre-approved as delegates.

I’m curious what will come of this. We’ll keep you posted.

Peter Schiff, the author of “Crashproof” and the President of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., has been named as an Economic Advisor to the Ron Paul campaign for President. I’ve listened to him on FOX Business Channel and he’s a regular guest on Glenn Beck’s shows.

Earlier last year he endorsed Ron Paul and he has also been a big cheerleader for the fund raising money bombs. He sent out emails to all of his clients about Ron Paul, asking for their support. I expect the “money bombs” would not have been nearly as successful without his support.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Newly appointed Ron Paul economic advisor, Peter Schiff, issued the following statement about Dr. Paul’s proposed comprehensive economic revitalization plan:

“We need a plan that stimulates savings and production not more of the reckless borrowing and consumption that got us into this mess in the first place. Ron Paul’s plan is the only one that amounts to a step in the right direction. If you want meaningful change - for the better that is - Ron Paul is the only candidate capable of delivering it. The others merely promise to continue the failed policies that are at the root of our current economic problems.”

Peter Schiff is president of Euro Pacific Capital Inc, and a frequent guest on CNBC, Fox News, and Bloomberg Television. He is often quoted in major financial publications and is the author of the book Crash Proof.

In the past Peter Schiff said the following of Dr. Paul: “Ron Paul is the real deal, a true statesmen and citizen politician in the traditions envisioned by the framers of our Republic.”

Mr. Schiff is available for interviews regarding Congressman Paul’s economic policies.

Congressman Paul’s comprehensive economic revitalization plan can be found online at: www.RonPaul2008.com/Prosperity

(source: RonPaul2008 Press Release)

ConnieTalk.com has a pretty good article discussing the various inequities of last night’s debate in Florida. Here’s an excerpt:

It was 16 minutes into the debate before Congressman Ron Paul was even addressed with a question.

In fact, here are the final speaking times for what each candidate was given tonight:

Romney: 21 minutes, 11 seconds (12 answers and asked 1 question)
McCain: 16 minutes even (12 answers and asked 1 question)
Giuliani: 13 minutes and 50 seconds (10 answers and asked 1 question)
Huckabee: 12 minutes and 11 seconds (8 answers and asked 1 question)
Paul: 6 minutes and 31 seconds (5 answers and asked 1 question)

Read the article here.