It is now time to rate the vice presidential candidates on the Paul-O-Meter. We start with John McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin. The perfect strategic pick for McCain, Palin has little history. She’s been Governor of Alaska for less than two years, but now that McCain’s handlers are pulling Palin’s puppet strings it is difficult to see a difference between the two.
Here we examine Palin on 20 issues to see how she stacks up to Ron Paul. Hopefully this will help some see the lips through the lipstick.
Bob Barr appeared on CNN this evening with Lou Dobbs. Dobbs asked Barr about some of Dobbs’ own favorite topics including illegal immigration. Barr didn’t disappoint and continues to get major media interviews. What was especially pleasing is that Dobbs didn’t ask about the “spoiler” role. Enjoy it below.
Bob Barr gets another hour with Glenn Beck. He demonstrates his moderate libertarianism here. Hopefully he wins over some viewers who were/are on the fence about voting third party. Many topics are discussed. The video below is in 6 parts thanks to YouTube 10 minute limits and commercials on the show.
RightMarch.com has announced that Bob Barr will be speaking along with Chuck Baldwin and Alan Keyes at the Rally Against Illegal Immigration in Denver on August 25th during the Democratic National Convention. Read all about it here.
In one of the best interviews in recent memory, Ron Paul was interviewed for over 18 minutes today by Glenn Beck on his radio show. He was the lead-in interview for the show. Beck normally will always mention the caveat that he disagrees with Ron Paul on foreign policy. He didn’t do that this time. Instead he allowed Ron Paul to articulate many of his own views on the devaluation of the dollar, even agreeing with him on the topic.
Ron Paul was able to promote both the Campaign For Liberty and the Rally For The Republic. This, I believe is the first time he was able to do so to a main stream audience. Pay close attention at Ron Paul almost slipping up and saying what the Rally truly is, an alternative convention. Beck brought up the idea of the move towards the “Amero” currency first. Sometimes I feel that Glenn Beck is the main stream version of Alex Jones with the very large exception of foreign policy. Beck also asks Ron Paul if he will vote for McCain. Paul reiterates that he will not and then they delve into libertarianism and the “lesser of two evils” argument. Paul says voting for the lesser of two evils is “the dumbest thing”.
The final Presidential candidate we will be rating on the Paul-O-Meter is the Green Party’s nominee, Cynthia McKinney. For a description of the Paul-O-Meter see this article. We have previously completed ratings for John McCain, Barack Obama, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, and Ralph Nader.
It is now Ralph Nader’s turn to be viewed through the Ron Paul colored glasses of the Paul-O-Meter. The Paul-O-Meter rates the candidates on how closely they resemble Ron Paul on the issues. For a complete description and methodology of the Paul-O-Meter please see this article. Thus far we have rated Barack Obama, John McCain, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin.
UPDATE: Chuck Baldwin’s Communications Director posted a comment clarifying his position on a few of the issues. This has modified Baldwin’s overall score. Read the comments for more details.
It is now Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin’s turn to be spun through the Paul-O-Meter. So far we have rated Barack Obama, John McCain, and Bob Barr. Will Chuck Baldwin beat Bob Barr’s current high score of 88? Read on to find out.
It is now Libertarian candidate Bob Barr’s turn to be spun through the Paul-O-Meter. We rate the candidates on 20 criteria to see how closely they match up with Ron Paul on the issues. Thus far we have rated Barack Obama and John McCain. Read all about the Paul-O-Meter here.
In the next installment of our Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter effort to rate the Presidential candidates we hold John McCain to the Ron Paul liberty fire. Previously, we rated Barack Obama. For details about the Paul-O-Meter see the description.
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