Thread: Ron Paul on the Issues

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Ann Barnhardt summarily dismisses Marxist elitist RINO whore Willard "Mitt" Romney from the 2012 Presidential race.

For the love of all that is right and good, don't give this jerk Romney any money.

Ron Paul: Santorum Typical Big Government Republican

Larry Kudlow
Jan 08, 2012

A day after coming in third in the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) set his sights on New Hampshire and took aim at Rick Santorum. He also declared he had no intention of leaving the Republican party.
Santorum is a typical “big government Republican” who is not really conservative, Paul told Larry Kudlow Wednesday.

Paul said he’s the true fiscal conservative, who believes in free market economics—a concept that both Santorum and Newt Gingrich don’t understand.

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“I think they think in terms of patching up things, and maintaining the status quo, and don’t rock the boat and you can’t cut anything,” Paul said.

However, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney deserved a “little bit of credit” for working in the private sector, he said.

Santorum, a former U.S. senator, finished just eight points behind Romney during Iowa’s caucuses Tuesday. The presidential battle has now shifted to New Hampshire, which hosts the first in the nation primary next week.

The congressman from Texas, who did well among independents and younger voters during Tuesday’s caucuses, told Kudlow he’s candidate who can bring those votes to the GOP. He also slammed those who tried to vilify his supporters throughout the campaign.

“I thought the party was a broad tent, a big tent, [that] brings people in … but aren’t young people pretty important?” Paul said. “I get real energized when I go to the campuses and talk about economic policy and talk about gold standards and things like this, but they don’t want to invite these people in.”

But while his libertarian views may have brought in independent voters, Paul dismissed the idea of running of an independent.

“Right now I’m doing so well, why would I think about it?” he said. “I was raised in a Republican family. I was elected twelve times to Congress as a Republican.”

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Ron Paul raises $13 million in fourth quarter



January 5, 2012 12:21 PM

By Brian Montopoli

Texas Rep. Ron Paul raised $13 million in final three months of last year, his campaign tells CBS News - a healthy number that reflects his ability to raise enough money to continue to be a long-term player in the Republican primary process.

Paul, the Libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who finished third in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday, may well be the strongest fundraiser in the GOP field, other than Mitt Romney. The only other candidate who has shown the ability to raise comparable sums is Rick Perry, though Perry's fundraising fell off in the wake of his struggles in the GOP debates and slide in the polls.

Romney's campaign said it raised more than $20 million for the quarter, and Rick Santorum's campaign said it raised $1 million in one day in the wake of Santorum's near-victory in the caucuses. (Most of the campaigns have yet to release their fourth quarter numbers.) The Obama campaign has set a goal of raising $60 million in the fourth quarter.

The Paul campaign, mirroring then-Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, is focusing on maximizing its delegate count in part by focusing on low-profile contests, such as the Louisiana and Nevada caucuses. The campaign says it is sending out mailers touting the candidate in those to states along with Maine, Colorado, Washington and North Dakota.

Full CBS News coverage: Ron Paul

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...ourth-quarter/

Truth Squad: Fact checking the GOP debate




January 8th, 2012 02:28 AM ET

CNN's Truth Squad fact-checked some of the claims made at Saturday night's Republican presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire. We'll take a look at some of the questions posed to the candidates, then share with you how they answered the question.

Paul: Santorum voted to raise debt limit
Rep. Ron Paul challenged Sen. Rick Santorum's voting record on raising the federal government's debt limit.
The statement: "He's a big government, big spending individual because, you know, he preached to the fact he wanted a balanced budget amendment, but voted to raise the debt five times." - Ron Paul.
The verdict: True
Read why

Did President Obama call Iran elections legitimate?
Sen. Rick Santorum said that President Barack Obama "tacitly supported" the results of the disputed Iranian elections.
The statement: "He tacitly supported the results of the election. (President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad announced right after the election polls were closed, he won with 60-some percent of the vote and the president said that sounds like a legitimate election."- Rick Santorum.
The verdict: False
Read why

Was Gingrich eligible for the draft?
Rep. Ron Paul challenged Newt Gingrich on whether or not he asked for a deferment during the Vietnam War. "I think people who don't serve when they could and they get three or four or even five deferments aren't - they have no right to send our kids off to war and not be even against the wars we have," Ron Paul said.
The statement: "The fact is, I never asked for deferment. I was married with a child. It was never a question." – Newt Gingrich
The verdict: True, but incomplete
Read why

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/08...e-4/?hpt=hp_t2

If Your Going To Talk the Talk: You Gotta Walk The Walk