The recent defection by Arlen Specter from the Republican Party along with John McCain’s embarrassing loss in 2008 is a strong indication that the Republican Party which was hijacked by Neoconservative terrorists for two presidential terms, is now losing steam.
Obama has surprised libertarians by moving in the opposite direction: no micromanagement or meddling in foreign [...]
April 28th, 2009
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eaglescout |
Iran, Iraq War, Libertarianism, Mexico, Neoconservatives, No Free Lunch, Opinion, Politics, War |
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Here is a draft I prepared but did not finish this morning. At the last moment I changed my mind once more and did vote for Ron Paul.
Below are the reasons why I planned to vote for Obama. But before publishing it, I realized I was trying to side with the winner, (though I would [...]
November 4th, 2008
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Freedom, Libertarianism, McCain, Obama, Opinion, Politics, Ron Paul, Truth, Vote, World |
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From an interview with Kieran Chetry with CNN:
Chetry: Congressman, have you heard anything from either of the presidential candidates about their economic plans that you think are good things that need to be implemented?
Paul: No, not really, but it’s tough to find out the good parts. I do think that John McCain has a better [...]
October 22nd, 2008
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Libertarianism, McCain, Obama, Politics, Ron Paul, Technology |
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If you get busy, like me, you may have stopped following Ron Paul’s progress after the Primary results came in. It’s not that I lost interest in Ron Paul’s politics, but rather that I lost interest in modern U.S. presidential politics.
What are we left with as viable candidates? There is Obama, Hillary, and McCain.
Obama
Obama started [...]
March 1st, 2008
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Analysis, Libertarianism, Opinion, Politics, Ron Paul |
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If the Nov 5th trend holds, Ron Paul is on schedule to break 4.3 million in donations in one day, and reach up to 10 Million for the December 16th Tea Party. Get ready to see Ron Paul all over the news tomorrow. It’s possible that we will see Ron Paul surpass some of the [...]
December 16th, 2007
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Finances, Libertarianism, Ron Paul |
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But you’ll get it.
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It may be easy to reject Ron Paul at first because you don’t understand him or his policies.
You can probably look at the other candidates’ names or faces and make a quick decision that way.
But if you spend any time making a thoughtful decision, and if you get past the learning curve, [...]
September 21st, 2007
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Freedom, Libertarianism, Psychology, Ron Paul |
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Will Ron Paul’s internet support translate into votes? There is a general documented discrepancy between internet support and actual polling data. This is because older voters still make up a majority of voters, among other reasons (including outdated polling methodology).
Here’s an easy-to-implement partial solution:
Teach your friends and family to use the internet.
Show them a clip [...]
August 29th, 2007
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VoiceOfReason |
2008 Election, Commentary, Freedom, Libertarianism, Politics, Ron Paul |
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Tucker, a self-professed fan of Ron Paul discusses liberty with former stripper, and current libertarian county chairman, Michelle Shingal. They regard Hillary Clinton as the candidate of big-government intervention, and Ron Paul gets contrasted as the “candidate of freedom.”
His colleague asks, “Why wouldn’t I vote for Ron Paul”, to which Tucker responds, “That’s the question [...]
August 28th, 2007
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Freedom, Libertarianism, Politics, Ron Paul, Truth |
159 comments
“I have received more emails than I can count from people around the world who write to say that they wish they could be American citizens in order to have the privilege of voting for Ron Paul.” -Thomas E. Woods, Jr. from Having Fun Doing Good
Blogs in the international community are spreading Ron Paul’s message [...]
August 20th, 2007
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Analysis, Blowback, Freedom, Libertarianism, Politics, Ron Paul, Terrorism, World |
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Robert Novak is a recent addition to the growing list of analysts and celebrities who support a Ron Paul presidency. Among those who like Ron Paul’s message of freedom as well as a unique alternative to a Republican field chock full of pro-war candidates:
MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson wants Ron Paul to give Freedom Tutorials on his [...]
August 1st, 2007
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eaglescout |
2008 Election, Libertarianism, Politics, Truth |
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