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    Phase Two Of The Ron Paul Revolution Has Begun: Rand Paul Is Already Getting Ready To Run In 2016

    Submitted by emalvini on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 08:54
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    PHASE TWO OF THE RON PAUL REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN: Rand Paul Is Already Getting Ready To Run In 2016
    Grace Wyler | 16 minutes ago

    As Republican iconoclast Ron Paul secretly racks up delegates for his insurgent 2012 presidential bid, his son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, is quietly opening up a new phase in the Ron Paul Revolution: He's getting ready to run for President.

    The younger Paul's prospective campaign is still four, or eight, years away, but the junior Senator appears to be taking all the right steps to position himself for when the time comes. Later this month Rand will return to Iowa — without his father — to deliver the keynote speech at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalitions spring rally — the most obvious indication yet that Sen. Paul has his own presidential ambitions.

    "He loves Iowa," Sen. Paul's communications director Moira Bagley told Business Insider. "He's been out there so much, with his dad's campaign, so he's really comfortable and really happy with the people out in Iowa, and especially the evangelical groups."

    In fact, Sen. Paul's overture to Iowa's social conservatives is evidence of a budding romance between the Kentucky Republican and evangelical leaders, most of whom have never been particularly taken with the elder Paul.

    Business Insider has learned that Sen. Paul has even been approached about a possible trip to Israel with Christian activist David Lane, a conservative kingmaker whose "Pastor Policy Briefings" helped launch Mike Huckabee's political star in 2008.

    "Rand Paul is going to inherit his dad's political assets — he's going to be very formidable," Lane told Business Insider. "Structurally, there is something that is happening inside the state Republican parties that will have to be delt with politically."

    Read more: RON PAUL REVOLUTION 2.0: Rand Paul Is Already Gearing Up For 2016 - Business Insider

    Read more: RON PAUL REVOLUTION 2.0: Rand Paul Is Already Gearing Up For 2016 - Business Insider


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    Ron Paul Rocks Fullerton Rally (5,000+ crowd!!) MEDIA BLACKOUT



    Ron Paul's California tour continues tomorrow, Thursday, May 3, 2012

    7:00 p.m.
    University of California at Davis
    West Memorial Union Quadrangle
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    Davis, CA 95616

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    What These Large Ron Paul Crowds Have Taught Us

    Submitted by Forever Liberty on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:53

    It's that we shouldn't be afraid to speak. Thousands upon thousands of people show up to hear Ron Paul speak. 10,000 people showed up at UCLA.

    This is critical mass.

    There are times when I'm afraid to speak because I could be considered a terrorist, but I am not. There are times when I read scare stories on websites like Alex Jones and want to hibernate, but I will not. Do not live in fear. We are not the only people who can see the popularity of Ron Paul and liberty ideas as the MSM would lead you to believe with their mind tricks. Its the people who have something to gain that want you to believe that no one but you can see what's going on. Yes, there's people who are kept in the dark by the likes of Fox and CNN, but they too will soon realize what is going on.

    Its inevitable.

    Ron Paul is not some wacky professor fringe guy with wacky beliefs like they want us to believe. We are not fringe people with wacky beliefs. We're the opposite. We are people who think with logic. We're the ones who value life and happiness. We believe there is something wrong with committing genocide for power and oil. We believe there is something wrong when people are tossed in cages over victimless "crimes."

    We are normal. They are crazy.

    We are at critical mass. The mass gatherings prove it. It is an impossibility that they can throw us in jail for simply speaking or showing our faces in public simply because we express the truth. The establishment knows this. They know the cat is out of the bag, so their way to deal with it is to pretend that they do not see the cat. Thats their last salvation. The emperor has no clothes. You have nothing to be afraid of.

    Stop hiding.

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    The Map: As Things Stand Now-No Wonder Flip's Afraid!

    Submitted by Olero1 on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:38
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    This map is an excellent representation of Ron Paul's takeover of GOP delegates that will be at the RNC in August.

    They are worried. And they should be...



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    Charlie Webster's latest outrage: Tells ME delegates we can not elect the chair!

    Submitted by SteveMartin on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:44
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    Just sent to all Maine delegates by sitting RINO state party chair:
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    To: State Convention Delegates and Alternates
    From: Charlie Webster

    Several weeks ago I attended a meeting at the Party Headquarters with a representative from the Ron Paul campaign.

    At that meeting I was informed that the Ron Paul campaign intends to "take over" the Republican State Convention and Republican State Committee.


    It appears that such an effort will be attempted.

    It is my opinion that, in my role as Party Chairman, my obligation is to welcome every Republican activist to our Convention, and to guarantee that all voices are heard.

    All of us should welcome the supporters of Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney.

    These activists are critical to the election of our candidates in the 2012 elections.

    As attendees of our convention, I write to inform you of this situation and to remind you of the importance of attending the Convention beginning with the election of the Convention Secretary when we convene at 9 a.m. ( We recommend that you arrive at 8:15, at the latest to collect your Delegate/Alternate credentials )

    The very first business on Saturday will be the election of the Convention Secretary and Convention Chairman.

    This would be the first opportunity for anyone to "take over" the Convention by electing " their " Convention Chairman.

    The County caucuses will be held at 4 o'clock and this matter of business would be another opportunity to "take over" the State Committee.

    I regret the necessity of writing this message, but unfortunately there are those among us who would choose to divide us rather than unite us. Individuals who seem to believe that the overall good of the Party may not be as important as their candidate and their own personal political opinions.

    Thanks for reading this message, see you at the Convention. 8:15 a.m. on Saturday

    Charlie Webster

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    John Stossel tells Hannity "Ron Paul will catch on starting next week". Does he know something?

    Submitted by gizzy on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 08:03
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    I was listening to Hannity's interview with John Stossel yesterday & found it very interesting when Stossel hinted at the idea that Ron's campaign would gain traction this upcoming week. He sounded pretty sure of his statement...to which of course douchebag Hannity yelled "Ron Paul isn't going to catch on!".

    So, does Stossel know of some big announcement or event that is going to boost the Paul campaign? Any ideas???

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    Red Alert! Michigan County Conventions are TONIGHT at 7:00 PM

    Submitted by Andrew Jetton on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 10:45
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    For the location of your convention, please go to the Ron Paul Michigan HQ:

    Ron Paul — Michigan 2012 — Official Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

    According to Green Papers, these county conventions will choose delegates for the May 18-19 State Convention in Detroit. The results of the 02/28 Michigan Primary entitled Sen. Santorum to 14 of Michigan's 30 National delegates; with Santorum's delegates likely to be free in Tampa, this is a golden opportunity to pick up 14 delegates for Dr. Paul!

    I suspect that turnout at tonight's conventions will be very light, for the following reasons:

    1. County Convention delegates were chosen way back in 2010; many of them have probably forgotten about, or are no longer interested in, attending, especially since Romney is commonly perceived to have already won the nomination.
    2. The conventions are not being well publicized; I found that, as of Tuesday, many of the Michigan county GOP Websites made no mention of their upcoming convention.
    3. The conventions are being held on a Thursday, which is an unusual day for an electoral event.

    What this means is this: A strong statewide turnout by Liberty county delegates can sweep these conventions and set the stage for us to dominate the State Convention. We beat Romney in Massachusetts last Saturday, now we can beat him in his other "home state"!

    If you are a Michigan Liberty supporter who is not a county delegate, go to your County Convention anyway. You will be able to help out and to provide a supportive environment for the Paul delegates. If are a Liberty supporter somewhere else, but know people in Michigan, call them! We need to alert the Paul community in Michigan that this important event is tonight.

    Strategy: If you already have an agreed-upon plan of action, follow it. Otherwise, dress nicely, show up early, find the Paul crowd, get organized, and develop a slate that you all will vote on. (If there is no Paul crowd, try to get yourself elected as a State Convention delegate; prepare a short speech in furtherance of that goal.) If you are not a County delegate, help out in any way that you can.

    Remember: 30 delegates are at stake in Michigan, including 14 potential "first ballot" Paul delegates. DailyPaul community, please keep this thread bumped until tonight at 7:00 PM! Thank you!

    Update: Some of the posters on this thread have indicated that even those who are not County delegates can be selected as State delegates just by showing up at the county convention. Yet another good reason to go, so go get those State delegate spots, Michigan Liberty patriots!

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    Ron Paul coming to NC May 5th!

    Submitted by RepublicRebels on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 13:23
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    Calling all NC Ron Paul supporters, I was asked by our liberty candidates to put out this call last night and need help from every one of you! Please watch and help every way you can!

    Here is the video I made to try and get Ron Paul to come to North Carolina within 48 hours!!! LOL Our liberty candidates need him and after talking to Glen Bradley, Matthew Ridenhour, Jeremy Adams, Mike Beitler, Jordon M. Greene and others last night I made this as fast as I could. If we are to pull this off all of us in NC will have to work harder than we ever have.

    "As we march for Dr. Paul" ~Jordan Page

    http://www.dailypaul.com/230639/come-to-nc-ron-paul
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    Ron Paul: "Central Bankers Are Intellectually Bankrupt"



    Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/03/2012 13:38 -0400

    Likely glowing from his glorious victory (h/t Trish Regan) over Krugman in Bloomberg's recent Paul vs Paul debate, Rep. Ron Paul destroys the central-planning arrogance of Bernanke and his ilk in an Op-Ed released by the FT today.

    Control of the world’s economy has been placed in the hands of a banking cartel, which holds great danger for all of us. True prosperity requires sound money, increased productivity, and increased savings and investment. The world is awash in US dollars, and a currency crisis involving the world’s reserve currency would be an unprecedented catastrophe. No amount of monetary expansion can solve our current financial problems, but it can make those problems much worse.

    Our Central Bankers Are Intellectually Bankrupt

    by Ron Paul

    The financial crisis has fully exposed the intellectual bankruptcy of the world’s central bankers.

    Why? Central bankers neglect the fact that interest rates are prices. Manipulating those prices through credit expansion or contraction has real and deleterious effects on the economy. Yet while socialism and centralised economic planning have largely been rejected by free-market economists, the myth persists that central banks are a necessary component of market economies.

    These economists understand that having wages or commodity prices established by government fiat would cause shortages, misallocations of capital and hardship. Yet they accept at face value the notion that central banks must determine not only the supply of one particular commodity – money – but also the cost of that commodity via the setting of interest rates.

    Printing unlimited amounts of money does not lead to unlimited prosperity. This is readily apparent from observing the Fed’s monetary policy over the past two decades. It has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy, providing money to banks with the hope that this new money will spur lending and, in turn, consumption. These interventions are intended to raise stock prices, lower borrowing costs for companies and individuals, and maintain high housing prices.

    But like their predecessors in the 1930s, today’s Fed governors behave as if the height of the credit bubble is the status quo to which we need to return. This confuses money with wealth, and reflects the idea that prosperity stems from high asset prices and large amounts of money and credit.

    The push for easy money is not new. Central banking was supposed to have ended the types of periodic financial crises the US experienced throughout the 19th century. Yet US financial panics have only got worse since the centralisation of monetary policy via the creation of the Fed in 1913. The Depression in the 1930s; the haemorrhaging of gold reserves during the 1960s; the stagflation of the 1970s; the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s; and the current recession all have their root in the Fed’s loose monetary policy.

    Each of these crises began with an inflationary monetary policy that led to bubbles, and the solution to the busts that inevitably followed has always been to reflate the bubble.

    This only sows the seeds for the next crisis. Lowering interest rates in an attempt to forestall a recession in the aftermath of the dotcom bubble required massive credit creation that led to the housing bubble, the collapse of which we still have not recovered from today. Failing to learn the lesson of the bursting of both the dotcom bubble and the housing bubble, the Fed has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy and has promised to leave interest rates at zero through to at least 2014. This will only ensure that the next crisis will be even more destructive than the current one.

    Not content with its failed attempts to prop up the US economy, the Fed has set its sights on bailing out Europe, too. Through currency swaps, it has committed to offering potentially hundreds of billions of US dollars to the European Central Bank and we cannot rule out the possibility of direct intervention.

    The Fed’s response to the crisis suggests that it believes the current crisis is a problem of liquidity. In fact it is a problem of poorly allocated investments caused by improper pricing of money and credit, pricing which is distorted by the Fed’s inflationary actions.

    The Fed has made banks and corporations dependent on cheap money. Instead of looking for opportunities to invest in real products that will serve the needs of consumers, Wall Street awaits the minutes of each Federal Open Market Committee meeting with bated breath, hoping that QE3 and QE4 are just around the corner. It is no wonder that long-term investment and business planning are stagnant.

    We live in a world that seems to have abandoned the concept of savings and investment as the source of real wealth and economic growth. Financial markets clamour for more cheap money creation on the part of central banks. Hopes of further quantitative easing from the Fed, the Bank of England, or the Bank of Japan – or further longer-term refinancing operations from the ECB – buoy markets, while decisions not to intervene can cause stocks to plummet. Policy makers focus on spurring consumption, while ignoring production. The so-called capitalists have forgotten that capital cannot be created by government fiat.

    Control of the world’s economy has been placed in the hands of a banking cartel, which holds great danger for all of us. True prosperity requires sound money, increased productivity, and increased savings and investment. The world is awash in US dollars, and a currency crisis involving the world’s reserve currency would be an unprecedented catastrophe. No amount of monetary expansion can solve our current financial problems, but it can make those problems much worse.

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    RNC may block Nevada delegation if it seats too many pro-Paul delegates

    By David Ferguson
    Thursday, May 3, 2012 13:53 EDT



    Topics: Nevadanevada republican partyTexas Congressman Ron Paul

    The Republican National Committee has sent a stern letter to the Nevada Republican Party warning the state not to draw too heavily from supporters of Texas Congressman Ron Paul (R) for its delegates, reports DC insider blog “The Hill.” If the delegation fails to feature the 20 out of 28 supporters it needs for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R), the national committee has warned that it will refuse to seat them at the Republican National Convention this summer.

    Rachel Maddow has reported that at this juncture, no delegates have been awarded to any of the candidates from Michigan, Iowa and other states including Nevada. Paul and his supporters have been using their own strategy, including some of the more obscure rules of delegate selection, to pack state committees with their own delegates.

    Paul enjoys strong support in Nevada. National officials are becoming worried that the congressman’s popularity could throw a wrench into the works of an otherwise smooth nomination process for Romney.

    RNC chief counsel John R. Phillippe Jr. wrote to Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald, “I believe it is highly likely that any committee with jurisdiction over the matter would find improper any change to the election, selection, allocation, or binding of delegates, thus jeopardizing the seating of Nevada’s entire delegation to the National Convention.”

    Typically, delegate distribution is meant to reflect the state’s caucus vote, which took place on February 4, with Romney winning more than 50 percent of the votes cast. National Republicans are concerned that Paul-friendly delegates will use their power in Nevada to game the state convention in Sparks, Nevada this weekend, thus opening the possibility that they will send a delegation to Tampa this summer that will flout party rules and support their candidate over the party’s nominee.

    Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston wrote that Nevada’s GOP chair McDonald is “close to some of the Paul folks. He adds that he doesn’t think Paul’s supporters “respect authority too much,” which creates the distinct possibility of havoc this weekend, a prospect that Ralston finds “too delicious.”

    Paul himself expressed optimism in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday.

    “Just look at this last week,” he said, “The news is very favorable to us. We could even end up winning Iowa, ironically enough. In Minnesota, we’re doing well, and Maine, Nevada and Missouri. We’re doing very, very well. Some of the states we could very well win or come up very much because the delegate process is completely different than these straw votes. We’re pleased … It’s another month or so until they count all the delegates and we find out where we stand.”

    Initial vote counts said that Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus, which was one of the earliest primary votes, held on January 3. Recounts have since then shown that the majority of votes in the state were actually won by Paul.

    RNC may block Nevada delegation if it seats too many pro-Paul delegates | The Raw Story
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