20,000 new donors for Ron Paul on November 5th

There were about 20,000 new donors to the Ron Paul campaign on November 5th. Perhaps my favorite thing about that is I can picture dozens of fart-sniffers combing through pages and pages of new donor names while searching for that elusive stinker.


I don't think it was ever a real issue but the Ron Paul campaign is definitely past the point where a few renegades with iffy ideologies can screw it up.


I still urge new RP'ers to start up and blog and let your voice be heard. Throw some ads up. Even the smallest and craziest of RP blogs gets real traffic. There are millions being spent on advertising for this presidential election, by businesses and campaigns. It's a good way to get involved and maybe even make a few bucks to donate the next time around. "Blogs for Ron Paul" absolutely dominates the number of blogs for all of the other candidates. Add yourself to the zeitgeist. You might as well toss in your two-cents because with the zeitgeist goes the flow.

Less than 2% of Ron Paul donors are maxed out for the primary

I find it amazing that less than 2% of donors to Ron Paul are maxed out for their primary contributions. Consider the enormous fundraising potential for Ron Paul after he wins the Republican nomination. Here's to hoping that those in power don't pull a Pervez.

Ron Paul wins New York State Republican Straw Poll

Ron Paul has won the New York State Republican straw poll. He beat the former mayor of New York City by a double-digit percentage. Thompson and Huckabee got a combined 3 votes.

CBS News: Ron Paul, Fruitcake

Wow. I'm never using a CBS website again.


CBS News: Ron Paul, Fruitcake by Kevin Dumb

Seriously, all your base are belong to us.

A few pro-Ron Paul news outlets pushed the idea of splitting the November 5th money bomb into two money bombs, with the second coming on November 11th. I wonder if many will pick up on that. Got another million in ya for Veterans Day?


Ron Paul raised $4.2 million dollars on the 5th, very impressive. He is now the Republican front runner, as if he wasn't already.


The other Republican candidates, although formidable opponents, are simply unelectable in the general. All your base are belong to us and I'm not sorry about that. RP fans I've spoken with and observed are voting for Ron whether he is the Republican, Democratic, Independent or Unity candidate. Most have said they'll vote for him whether he is on there or not. Once you go Ron Paul very rarely do you go back. There is no alternative.


If the Republicans are serious about winning, which I believe most of them are, they'll eventually have to get behind Ron Paul. If Ron goes third party and splits the vote the Republicans have even less of a shot than they do if Rudy, Mitt or Fred get the nomination. For once in our lifetime, perhaps the only chance we'll get, freedom and peace-loving people actually have the power.


We can help you win or we can make sure that you lose. You choose.


If Ron doesn't win it really makes no difference if it's Rudy or Hillary in the White House. People like to call Paul a RINO. The other candidates are DINO, different in name only.


It's known that Republicans and Democrats alike are not happy with the direction this country is going. Congress has low approval ratings for different reasons than the media leads the public to believe. They spend way too much time and resources voting on things that shouldn't be in Congress to begin with. Add to that the rampant corruption and persuaded public desire to expect the unexpectable from their leaders then it's very clear why Congress sucks. I really don't understand the logic of people who see that our leaders suck but think that the answer is to expect even more from them. Take away the easy money, don't give them more, and at the same time get out of their way so that the true leaders of the people can get things done effectively. Take away all of the nonsense and we just might be able to get some good things done with the borders, health care system and infrastructure. Islamophobia is killing our kids, and theirs.


It's been tossed about that Ron Paul should move to New Hampshire in order to win that primary and make a big splash. While a loud presence is a must, I'm not sure basing operations from there is necessary. At the current rate of success Mrs. Paul might as well start picking out new drapes for the Lincoln Bedroom. President Ron Paul. I like that.

Moby for Ron Paul?

Moby for Ron Paul? It's not exactly an endorsement, but I'll take it.


"in the most recent debates the democrats mentioned gw bush 47 times and the republicans mentioned gw bush 2 times...(one of which was a critical mention by ron paul, who is awesome). must not be too much fun being a republican these days."

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.

Cyber-attack continues against Ron Paul, identity thieves donate to campaign

First there was Ron Paul SPAM.
Then there was malware being spread through fake Ron Paul and Barack Obama websites.
Now identity thieves are making donations to the campaign.

Hackers spreading malware through fake Obama and Paul sites?

Webroot has found hundreds of websites that trick unwitting visitors into downloading malicious files infected by the Zlob Trojan. Apparently Barack Obama and Ron Paul are seeing the brunt of the attack.

TheSpoof.com and Ron Paul

I know some people cringe at the mere sight of the name Ron Paul. The non-haters though, they've gotten quite a treat so far from the zany crew over at TheSpoof.com who have produced a large number of entertaining and creative pieces about our next president, Ron Paul. My most recent favorite is the article about a group of physicists who got together to debate the existence of "quantum" Paul.

Obama, Hillary and Ron Paul rule Johnson County, Iowa

Johnson County consists of Iowa City and many surrounding communities. It doesn't take much driving around to see who local residents are supporting for president. There are some local elections coming up, so it's really sign country 'round these parts.


Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have the largest sign presence overall. I'm not sure about the strategy that Obama fans are using though, as their big "Hope" signs look like they are for Ron Paul. Hillary Clinton has a lot of yard signs up in North Liberty, a fast-growing city full of recent Iowa grads.


Ron Paul has the bumper stickers and bulletin boards wrapped up. Believe it or not, in these smaller Iowa communities, a little bulletin board posting can morph into the talk of the coffee shop, both of which are usually located inside of the gas station. As for Iowa City itself, the main attraction of Johnson County, a stroll around the Ped Mall shows that the University of Iowa students are increasingly aware of the only serious Republican contender, Ron Paul. Obama and Ron Paul have the college vote from what I can see.


John Edwards has a small visible presence in Johnson County. His larger base of support is just north in Linn County.

CAN-SPAM doesn't apply to political e-mails, Ron Paul SPAM?

I was further researching "Ron Paul SPAM" and found mention that political e-mails do not fall under the CAN-SPAM law.


"Savvy politicos know that CAN-SPAM and other anti-spam legislation don't apply to them… but they follow the laws anyway, as if they did."


If such is the case, then why hasn't this been questioned before?

I still didn't get my Ron Paul SPAM

I have a lot of email addresses and usually get quite a few SPAM mails to them, but I did not get one of the notorious Ron Paul SPAM messages. It would be interesting to see an overall picture of just who did get the mails. Was the campaign targeted towards people that are already inclinded to dislike Ron Paul or did an equal mix of Ron Paul supporters receive the mails too?

Use white supremacist donation to root out "Ron Paul SPAMMER"

Why not throw down that $500 donated by a known white supremacist and use it to root out the alleged Ron Paul spammer. The usual suspects seem to be pretty upset about the harmless email they received and they are the same exact crowd that is upset by the donation, so why not kill two turds with one stone?

Ron Paul Roundup: Jay Leno, Taxes and Betting Odds

from Gambling911.com on Ron Paul's appearance with Jay Leno:

Paul would be for a flat tax but "I want to make it real flat, like zero."

"People would have money," Paul said when asked whether the country would go broke without taxes. "Much smaller government."

People really are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to Ron Paul. If the odds makers just wanted to make money off of sucker Ron Paul supporters, or if they thought there was no shot in hell that he'd win, they'd keep those odds high. They lower odds to cover their asses. Lots of actual bets are rolling in for the man who has a completely different message from the rest of the crowd.

Ron Paul presidential betting odds have been lowered to 12/1 by our similarly-oppressed cousins, but some places have his odds as low as 6/1. He's come a long, long way from the beginning of all Revolution when his odds according to gambling websites were, at best, 200/1. His growth in support has undeniably been met with a rise in resistance by those who innocently and not-so-innocently have distaste for the message. It is to be expected. Imagine how many panties will be bunched if his odds drop to 9/11 shortly prior to election.

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.

This post has nothing to do with Ron Paul

I don't like the New York Yankees, never have and I probably never will. I do like Joe Girardi. I simply wanted to make a post to congratulate Mr. Girardi on becoming the new Yankees skipper. I've lived in Chicago Cub country my entire life, was kind of hoping Joe would end up coaching the Cubs.

Paul supporter questions validity of "Ron Paul SPAM" accusations

Recently a few reports have surfaced where people are upset to have received Ron Paul SPAM to their inbox. I will keep all "SPAM-weenie" comments to myself at this point in time and focus my attack on the validity of the claims.


Nobody can prove that the mails originated from a Ron Paul supporter or supporters. Honestly, I would really like to see them try to prove it. The haters might not like where the trail leads. I want to see who is behind the mails, if anyone, along with solid evidence that the person is a supporter of Ron Paul. It takes less than a minute to gain access to proxies around the world. It takes less than an hour to manually harvest about 1,000 emails from sites like Craigslist. I'd advise not dipping into that honey pot, just using it as an example of how easy it is to get active email addresses. Anyone could have sent them, anyone. I am making this post from Taiwan, while sitting in Iowa. I just switched it to the Ukraine, because I can.


In addition to the ease of compiling a list and sending e-mails, there is also the factor that a third-party could have been paid to send the mails. It's done all of the time.


Also, the language used in the title of the mails does not look like it came from an English-first individual. "Government wasteful spending eliminated by Ron Paul" Notice anything a bit off? "Iraq Scam Exposed, Ron Paul" I didn't even look at the body of the mails, no need. A lot more evidence needs to be presented before any haters can make a logical claim that American Ron Paul supporters are sending out SPAM emails. So far there is no proof that supporters of Ron Paul sent any SPAM to anyone.


Finally, I decided to retract my above statement about holding off on SPAM-weenie comments. The folks who are raising a stink about a random "Ron Paul SPAM" email need to step back and realize how silly it is to get upset about an email of that nature.


Did someone try to steal your credit card number or PayPal password through the mail in question? Did someone threaten you or tell you that a family member passed away? Was spyware or a malicious virus installed on your computer through the email? I just don't see what the big deal is about a harmless email. CAN-SPAM was created to protect people from scams not give them an excuse to label every unwanted email as SPAM. Weenies.

Iowa KCRG - Ron Paul making strides with voters, contributors

My local news outlet in Iowa just released a good article about Ron Paul. I'm disappointed about the photo, though, as I can already see the hit pieces in the blogosphere bashing Ron Paul because two of his fans believe in wearing white after Labor Day. How dare they!

Doesn't CAN-SPAM mean that we can spam?

Anti-SPAM researchers at UAB have discovered "Ron Paul SPAM" that originated from Italy and Korea. This is obvious proof that the Asian and Italian secret societies endorse Ron Paul for President.


You'll have to excuse my Asian and Italian friends. When they see CAN-SPAM Act they take the translation literally, meaning that they can spam.


Ron Paul Wins GOP Debate!
Ron Paul Eliminates the IRS!
Ron Paul Stops Iraq War!
Vote Ron Paul 2008!
Iraq Scam Exposed, Ron Paul
Government Wasteful Spending Eliminated By Ron Paul


"Messages such as these harm the online eco-system by casting doubt on the veracity of other online communications", taxpayer funded UAB anti-SPAM researcher Gary Warner said.


I hope Mr. Warner did this research on his own time and not on the taxpayer dime, but I won't hold my breath on that.