Ron Paul has beaten every other remaining candidate

With Paul's recent 2nd place finish in the Louisiana Caucus, ahead of Mitt Romney, he has now defeated every other remaining Republican candidate at least once in the early states.

Can Ron Paul go the distance?

Can Ron Paul go the distance?

In 1988, Ron Paul ran for president and got about 0.5% of the national vote. For some that was the measuring stick for how they thought Ron would perform in this election. He'll get a percentage or two, tops, and then the Revolution will fade away into blissful silence. A year, several double-digit primary finishes and thirty-million dollars later, those same elements who've been proven wrong over and over again are still pretending as if Ron Paul is already out of the race. Dream on, my friends, dream on.

President Ron Paul

I'll be the first to admit that I don't usually see things in the same light as many others. I could fight it but choose to embrace it. It seems to be "in the stars" for Ron Paul to be the next president.


The last time I made serious predictions was a few NCAA basketball tournaments ago. I hadn't watched but a half-dozen or so games that year, but am a freak when it comes to box scores, schedule analysis and team studies. I usually don't have to watch the games. I'm not a gambling man by nature but it's needless to say that I'm looking forward to the opportunity to bet on some hoops now and again. Anyway, in that pool I walked away with the victory before the Elite Eight was finalized. It was statistically impossible for anyone to catch me. There were over 70 people who entered but they couldn't compete with someone who had the foresight to nail all but one Sweet Sixteen team and the entire Elite Eight, in a very upset laden year.


There are a few key factors to look at when picking the upset. Perhaps the most important is performance against good teams on the road. Ron Paul isn't just winning a localized Straw Poll here and there. He is dominating flesh-n-blood vote counts in nearly every state and has been for months. Heck, Ron almost performs better on the road than at home. The Republican establishment in Texas doesn't like RP.


Say he entered the tourney as a 12-seed. When you are the big underdog, there is no better seed to have than the 12. The 5 only beats the 12 about 68% of the time. The 4 beats the 13 about 80% of the time. Many times you are able to snag some great odds on the 5/12 game despite the 12 having the same historical odds to win as the 11 does over the 6. Confused yet? Oh well.


The presidential race is a lot like the NCAA tourney, but not exactly. In the presidential race you essentially start the next round with new seeding. Ron Paul was a 12-seed for the first round, but he's not anymore. Ron Paul might just be 1985 Villanova, the #8 who defeated #1 and heavily favored Georgetown to win the whole thing. Nova had to beat Michigan, Maryland, Memphis St. and Carolina on the way there. Ron has had to deal with Saul, the NSA, Fred, Carolina and will defeat Georgetown Hillary Clinton to win it all. Oh, and what do you know, 2008 minus 1985 equals that magical number, 23.

Brits have Ron Paul at 12/1 to win the presidency

The Brits have lowered the odds of a Ron Paul presidency to 12/1. I like those odds at this point in time. Ron Paul might be the smart money bet.


Oh, and Alex Jones needs to stop being so nice. It's fart-sniffers, not dirt-sniffers.

Ron Paul on front page of Google News

Maybe I'm a bit late to the show, but today when I signed on I saw Ron Paul on the front page of Google News for the first time. His name was listed with several others, including Barack Obama, under the "In The News" section. Normally I see Mitt or Rudy occupying one of the spots. Ron Paul is movin' on up.


His name disappeared from "In The News" after I logged-in to my Google account and went back to the news page. Oh well, it was there, I swear! Did anyone else see it?

Ron Paul releases new TV ad, readies for Leno

The Ron Paul presidential campaign has released a new TV ad for New Hampshire. It's much better than the first Ron Paul television ad. The new exposure is not limited to paid advertising though, some mainstream outlets are finally starting to realize what they've been missing as they previously ignored or ridiculed the Ron Paul Revolution.

On October 30th, Tom Cruise and the Sex Pistols will be joined as guests on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno by none other than the next president, Ron Paul. There is a fundraiser in the Hills which will hopefully provide a little surge in the donation totals. My guess would be that Ron Paul has more closet support in Hollywood than he does vocal support. Speaking of vocals and sex pistols, THE Barry Manilow will be appearing on the Tonight Show on October 31st along with hottie Eva Mendes.

Ron Paul beats Hillary Clinton in Kansas

Ron Paul beats Hillary Clinton in Kansas.
(Pie) - (SurveyUSA Election Poll)

Bill O'Reilly admits Ron Paul was right, calls him a pinhead anyway

Betsy DeVall stopped her car on some train tracks. Unfortunately, a train was coming, and Ms. DeVall seemed oblivious to that. There she is with the police officer.


So Greer Police Officer Marcus O'Shields had to pull the woman from her car, which was then destroyed by the oncoming train. Obviously, Officer O'Shields is a patriot. And we suspect Ms. DeVall is a pinhead. Just sitting there on the tracks.


But so is Congressman Ron Paul, who said this.


REP. RON PAUL (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: How often should I go on the Bill O'Reilly show? You know, I don't care what the questions are, but just let me give an answer. The last time I was on the O'Reilly show I started mentioning something about history. "We don't want to hear about any history."


O'Reilly - "What the congressman said was true."


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Ron Paul Campaign to Hold Press Conference Regarding Campaign Finances

Ron Paul Campaign to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


In light of the information obtained from yesterday’s third-quarter filing with the Federal Election Commission, the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign will hold a press conference tomorrow to discuss the finances of Dr. Paul and the other three top-tier candidates.


Who: The Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign


What: Breakdown of GOP presidential fundraising


When: Wednesday, October 17th, 10:00 am


Where: Zenger Room, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

A guide to Ron Paul slang

What is a Paulista? In real life it's someone from Sao Paulo, Brazil. In political forums on the Internet it's a lame term used by people to try and make Ron Paul and his supporters sound foreign and dangerous. As you can see here, some RP fans actually covet the label of Paulista. Alternative: Paulenista.





What is a Paultard? A Paultard is a Ron Paul supporter who uses logic to counter the illogical criticisms and defamation spewed forth by certain elements in the mainstream and alternative media. It's hard to find a Ron Paul hit piece that isn't full of logical fallacies. If you point the fallacies out to the author then you'll be labeled a Paultard and probably have your IP banned from posting again.





What is a Ron Paul Troofer? A Ron Paul Troofer is a supporter of Ron Paul who uses the term '9/11' in a sentence or on a sign. Only Rudy Giuliani and George Bush are allowed to say '9/11' in public. Rosie O'Donnell tried and she hasn't been seen in public since.







What is a Paulthead? A Paulthead is a supporter of Ron Paul who likes that Dr. Paul would end the very profitable and very unconstitutional War on Drugs. A Paulthead may or may not smoke marijuana but that minor detail will not stop the haters from applying the label. OK, so they haven't exactly applied the Paulthead label yet. I just made it up.





What is a hot air Paulloon? A hot air Paullon is a hit piece put out by fake conservatives at sites like LittleGreenFootballs and HotAir. Hot air Paulloons are magnets for Paultards. How dare a Paultard point out that dropping bombs around the world while creating huge amounts of government oppression and waste are not exactly conservative traits. Many Paultheads are of the impression that hot air Paulloons from LittleGreenFootballs and HotAir are meant for comedy. Nobody can really be that scared of Muslims.


There are a few other terms you might see thrown about by the logically-challenged. Paulite is a relatively harmless example that I've come to use in my own descriptions. It's better than McCainiacs. Speaking of, I think those creatures are about extinct. What other supporter nicknames are out there? Hucksters? Umm. Mitt's Harem? Nah. Johnmunists? Maybe. C.F.R.edheads? Sure why not. Obamanations? Obamanible Multi-colored Snowpersons? Billary's Shills? Yawn. Ghoolianis? Nope. Duncan Hunter's family and close friends? I'll cut him some slack. I haven't seen his supporters out and about talking smack. Come to think of it, I haven't seen his supporters anywhere. Maybe they are building that fence. Sorry dude. I guess my point is that at least people have nicknames for supporters of Ron Paul. At least Ron Paul has visible public support. Sticks and stones...


Obama fans, don't take it personal. I haven't seen many of you actively dissing Ron Paul and so far have the impression that your large Internet crowd is, for the most part, fighting fair. You have your own battle to wage against Hillary so I can't imagine your all that worried about Ron Paul. Ron Paul versus Barack Obama in the general election would be a much different story than Paul versus Clinton. Ron Paul would still win. Neener, neener.


What can I say. A guy has to have a bit of fun once in awhile, even if nobody else gets it. We all take this stuff a bit too seriously sometimes. Even GW has a sense of humor about it all, sick as it may be.

Will Ron Paul get invited to attend The Greater Houston Partnership bipartisan presidential forum?

The Greater Houston Partnership is sponsoring a bipartisan presidential forum on Nov. 13 to address energy and environmental issues. Several candidates are reportedly going to attend. Ron Paul was initially not invited but event organizers are considering extending an invitation to Paul and Mike Huckabee.


(Chron) - The organizers initially invited eight candidates: Sen. Clinton of New York, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; and Republican former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee, and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.


Spokesmen for the Giuliani, Richardson, Romney and Thompson campaigns said their candidates had made no commitments beyond this weekend.


McDaniel said the organizers limited the invitation list to those candidates who, two or three months ago, appeared to be in the top tier of contenders.


That selection process proved a bit awkward, since Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, is a member of the Houston area delegation but was not invited.


Now organizers are considering opening up the invitation list to include Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on the Republican side, as well as Democratic senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd.