CHRISTIAN BUSINESS DAILY ENDORSES RON PAUL
by David Johnson
Feb 4, 2008
Christian Business Daily has long stood for policy that is rooted in solid Biblical principles – sound stewardship of financial and other resources, rewards for fruitfulness and productivity, and environments that allow for enterprise to flourish without undue taxation or public theft masquerading as compassion. This is why our editorial team has chosen to support a presidential candidate in the Republican primaries, Ron Paul.
The reasons for our selection of Congressman Paul are numerous, but can be summarized by what we esteem in his personal character, ethics, integrity, consistent sound economic and monetary policy record, and his grasp of foundational concepts that promote the freedoms that were hard-won by the Founders and codified by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
see the enitre endorsement at Christian Business Daily
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Support from our Troops
American armed forces personnel may contribute to the presidential campaign just like all other U S citizens. According to the records just released by the Federal Election Commission, here is where the troops sent their money during the fourth quarter of 2007:
Ron Paul: $ 249,000.00
John McCain: 83,000.00
Barack Obama: 76,000.00
Hillary Clinton: 41,000.00
Mike Huckabee: 37,000.00
Mitt Romney: 24,000.00
Ron Paul: $ 249,000.00
John McCain: 83,000.00
Barack Obama: 76,000.00
Hillary Clinton: 41,000.00
Mike Huckabee: 37,000.00
Mitt Romney: 24,000.00
Maine-ly misleading
The "mainstream media" is reporting that Romney won the Maine caucuses, held last Friday through Sunday, and that he was followed by McCain and then Ron Paul by some distance. Here is the real story:
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – While most reports about this past weekend’s Maine Caucus focused on the purely symbolic presidential preference poll, in the meaningful race to secure delegates to the state convention Ron Paul is primed to finish second with likely 35 percent of the total delegates.
Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis are elected by the state delegates. Internal results from 10 of 16 counties, including the largest cities of Portland, South Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta, Waterville, Bangor, and Brewer, show Ron Paul picking up 215 of 608 State Convention delegates so far reported, or 35%.
“Ron Paul’s strong second place finish in Maine, in which he beat John McCain, is proof that this race is far from over,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. “We’ll continue to battle for every delegate in this wide-open race for the Republican nomination.”
In the presidential preference poll, with 70 percent reporting, Ron Paul is in third place just two percentage points behind John McCain. However, the Maine preference poll is purely a beauty contest, and in the actual election of state delegates the so-called “frontrunner” McCain is far behind Ron Paul. --
from Feb 4, 2008 Press Release by Ron Paul for President
With this result, Ron Paul has finished second in Louisiana, Nevada and now Maine. But who would know it? The mainstream media has picked its contestants and reports accordingly.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – While most reports about this past weekend’s Maine Caucus focused on the purely symbolic presidential preference poll, in the meaningful race to secure delegates to the state convention Ron Paul is primed to finish second with likely 35 percent of the total delegates.
Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis are elected by the state delegates. Internal results from 10 of 16 counties, including the largest cities of Portland, South Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta, Waterville, Bangor, and Brewer, show Ron Paul picking up 215 of 608 State Convention delegates so far reported, or 35%.
“Ron Paul’s strong second place finish in Maine, in which he beat John McCain, is proof that this race is far from over,” said Ron Paul campaign manager Lew Moore. “We’ll continue to battle for every delegate in this wide-open race for the Republican nomination.”
In the presidential preference poll, with 70 percent reporting, Ron Paul is in third place just two percentage points behind John McCain. However, the Maine preference poll is purely a beauty contest, and in the actual election of state delegates the so-called “frontrunner” McCain is far behind Ron Paul. --
from Feb 4, 2008 Press Release by Ron Paul for President
With this result, Ron Paul has finished second in Louisiana, Nevada and now Maine. But who would know it? The mainstream media has picked its contestants and reports accordingly.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Giant Upset
The New Yorks Giants stun Tom Brady and previously undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl! It was truly magical. Who would have ever imagined that Eli Manning would win the Super Bowl (ever)- trailing with two minutes to go - against the heavily favored Pats?! It can only mean one thing: Ron Paul can still win!
It would be funny
It's a Colts-less Super Bowl Sunday. What are you going to do? I know, just laugh it off. So, check out comedian Stephen Colbert's take on Ron Paul's performance at the California debate.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Fifty-first Wedding Anniversary
Ron and Carol Paul celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on Friday.
To help celebrate, Ron Paul supporters spontaneously organized a "Fifty-first Anniversary Money Bomb." Money Bomb is what they call a blast of online giving. As of midnight on Friday, 12, 625 donors had contributed $1,042,960.15 to the Ron Paul presidential campaign in 24 hours. These are the same donors that gave 1.8 million in 24 hours on Jan 21. The campaign had hoped for 5 million by Super Tuesday and with this latest giving, it now has just over 5 million in donations since the beginning of the year.
Happy Anniversary, Ron and Carol Paul!
To help celebrate, Ron Paul supporters spontaneously organized a "Fifty-first Anniversary Money Bomb." Money Bomb is what they call a blast of online giving. As of midnight on Friday, 12, 625 donors had contributed $1,042,960.15 to the Ron Paul presidential campaign in 24 hours. These are the same donors that gave 1.8 million in 24 hours on Jan 21. The campaign had hoped for 5 million by Super Tuesday and with this latest giving, it now has just over 5 million in donations since the beginning of the year.
Happy Anniversary, Ron and Carol Paul!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Campaign Finances
Well, it's official, ladies and gentlemen. Believe it or not, Rep. Ron Paul, the 72-year-old Texan who hardly ever gets mentioned in Republican political news and the one-time libertarian who always gets the least time on TV debates if he isn't barred completely, was, in fact, the most successful Republican fundraiser in the last three months of 2007.
By a Texas mile.
By the thousands Paul's fervent followers donated $19.95 million to the "Ron Paul Revolution." He spent $17.75 million and at year's end had $7.8 million cash on hand, making him the only Republican candidate to increase his fundraising totals in every quarter of 2007. According to his website, Paul's Paulunteers have contributed another $4.1 million this month to fuel the strict constitutionalist's travels and advertising campaign.
Compare that impressive financial success with, say, the late candidate Rudy Giuliani, who raised only $14.4 million from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 and spent $18.2 million.
Or the departed Fred Thompson, who collected $8.9 million and spent $13.9 million.
Or even the newly-minted Republican frontrunner Sen. John McCain, who raked in only $9.9 million, spent $10.5 million and had only $2.9 million cash in hand. Of course, McCain's string of primary victories in January will have boosted his financial fortunes.
Everybody loves a winner.
Mitt Romney actually raised only $9.2 million from other people last quarter, less than half of Paul's haul. However, the former Massachusetts governor -- and if he keeps spending at this rate the quite possibly former multimillionaire -- gave himself $18 million more of his own money last fall for a total of $27.2 million and $2.4 million cash on hand.
The former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who's had trouble raising money, issued an unusual statement Thursday night. "My presidential campaign," he said, "has defied the odds and will continue to do so, as we head into the Super Tuesday primaries, proving the power of of message over money and mechanics."
The statement did not include any Huckabee figures for the fourth quarter. Which suggests that the winner of the Republican caucuses in Iowa didn't have a very good fourth quarter.
So a certain suspicious blogger, lead by the experienced hand of The Times' campaign finance expert Dan Morain, went to the website of the Federal Election Commission and looked up Huckabee's fourth quarter report. It seems he raised about $6.7 million, a third of Paul's sum, while spending $7.08 million, leaving him on New Year's Eve with cash on hand of only $651,300.68. No wonder he didn't mention numbers in the news release
From L A Times, Top of the Ticket political blog by Andrew Malcolm.
By a Texas mile.
By the thousands Paul's fervent followers donated $19.95 million to the "Ron Paul Revolution." He spent $17.75 million and at year's end had $7.8 million cash on hand, making him the only Republican candidate to increase his fundraising totals in every quarter of 2007. According to his website, Paul's Paulunteers have contributed another $4.1 million this month to fuel the strict constitutionalist's travels and advertising campaign.
Compare that impressive financial success with, say, the late candidate Rudy Giuliani, who raised only $14.4 million from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 and spent $18.2 million.
Or the departed Fred Thompson, who collected $8.9 million and spent $13.9 million.
Or even the newly-minted Republican frontrunner Sen. John McCain, who raked in only $9.9 million, spent $10.5 million and had only $2.9 million cash in hand. Of course, McCain's string of primary victories in January will have boosted his financial fortunes.
Everybody loves a winner.
Mitt Romney actually raised only $9.2 million from other people last quarter, less than half of Paul's haul. However, the former Massachusetts governor -- and if he keeps spending at this rate the quite possibly former multimillionaire -- gave himself $18 million more of his own money last fall for a total of $27.2 million and $2.4 million cash on hand.
The former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who's had trouble raising money, issued an unusual statement Thursday night. "My presidential campaign," he said, "has defied the odds and will continue to do so, as we head into the Super Tuesday primaries, proving the power of of message over money and mechanics."
The statement did not include any Huckabee figures for the fourth quarter. Which suggests that the winner of the Republican caucuses in Iowa didn't have a very good fourth quarter.
So a certain suspicious blogger, lead by the experienced hand of The Times' campaign finance expert Dan Morain, went to the website of the Federal Election Commission and looked up Huckabee's fourth quarter report. It seems he raised about $6.7 million, a third of Paul's sum, while spending $7.08 million, leaving him on New Year's Eve with cash on hand of only $651,300.68. No wonder he didn't mention numbers in the news release
From L A Times, Top of the Ticket political blog by Andrew Malcolm.
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