Posted on 01/18/2008 9:52:37 AM PST by anymouse
LAKE JACKSON — Charles Tyler’s mobile 55-foot tribute to presidential candidate Ron Paul was afflicted with a problem the congressman’s grassroots campaign is unlikely to face.
It lost its bearings.
Tyler is the driver of a stretch limousine adorned with images and slogans of the Lake Jackson lawmaker, promoting Paul’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He was driving Wednesday through Houston when the wheel literally came off.
“I had already driven from Florida and still had thousands of miles left, so I was pretty upset it already needed repairs,” said the 50-year-old Paul supporter, who is making his way to Arizona to show off the limo during the Super Bowl.
As he chained up the left rear tire, which needed its bearings replaced, he didn’t expect he soon would be seeing the face on the side of the vehicle staring at him in person. But just 45 minutes from Lake Jackson, Tyler took a chance Paul just might be in town.
“This morning was a reality check,” Tyler said Thursday. “I called his congressional campaign office and they said Ron Paul was in Lake Jackson and were able to arrange for him to meet me and the limo.”
With a loose tire still needing repair, Tyler made his way early Thursday all the way to the Brazoria County Airport, where Paul was boarding a plane to go to South Carolina in advance of that state’s primary Saturday. Paul was able to see and autograph what Tyler said was the second-largest limousine in the world.
“It’s Ron Paul’s limo now — he signed it,” Tyler said.
Paul had been in Galveston meeting with members of its city council to discuss a job fair he is sponsoring, said Mark Elam, campaign manager for Paul’s congressional campaign.
George Moses, owner of Moses 66 Services in Lake Jackson, had the unique responsibility of repairing the vehicle. For several hours Thursday, residents could drive by the business and see the red, white and blue limo emblazoned with “Restore the Constitution” and “Ron Paul Revolution.”
“We’re supporters of Ron Paul and we’re glad to do every little thing we can do to help him out,” Moses said.
Able to carry more than 40 passengers, the limousine is equipped with three sunroofs, gray leather seats and other luxurious features that come with such a vehicle.
“It is kind of like the driven version of the Ron Paul blimp,” Elam said.
Houston was Tyler’s second stop on a 30-day tour with the limousine that began in Tampa and culminates in Phoenix at this year’s Super Bowl, Tyler said. The limousine is owned by Limo Bob Enterprises Inc. of Illinois.
Tyler, who lives in Los Angeles but has driven limousines for Limo Bob before, was contacted by him personally to drive for Ron Paul, he said.
“From Tampa, we drove to Pensacola to meet with some Ron Paul supporters,” Tyler said. “While parked, I have actually seen people get into wrecks for watching the vehicle.”
The next destination for the limousine is Austin, where Tyler said there will be a rally for Paul.
“This is the first time I have ever been involved in politics,” Tyler said. “Ron Paul has opened my eyes — he gives me hope that there are still politicians who are truthful in America, and if he is elected, I know it will be a fantastic thing.”
For information on the limousine’s travels, visit ronpaullimo.com .
The irony is rich. Promoting fiscal responsibility from a 55 ft limo.
Now we know where all of those Ron Paul campaign donations went. :)
Ron Paul’s wheels fell off a long, long time ago. Just listen to him talk.
Just think of the number of clowns that could fall out of a 55 foot limo.
But Paul won a poll!
A DEMOCRATIC PARTY STRAW POLL
It may be snowing here in Washington, D.C., but the sun is apparently shinning on Congressman Ron Paul, who edged out Senator John McCain in the 2008 Democratic Party Republican Straw Poll. Meanwhile, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ended up in a familiar place: sixth.
Top 3 results: Candidate %
Rep. Ron Paul 25.72%
Sen. John McCain 24.73%
Gov. Mike Huckabee 17.17%
http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/01/paul_tops_mccai_2.php
Just be glad insanity isn’t contagious, otherwise these morons would have started a national epidemic by now.
Needs a Weight Man (Texas DPS L&W) to pull that thing over.
Hey! It’s the 5th wheel Ron Paul Pimp-mobile!
I don’t think the limo is connected to the campaign. It is a separate business entity.
http://www.ronpaullimo.com/?page_id=3%22http://ronpaullimo.com/faq/%22
I saw the Ron Paul Limo in Austin last night.
If by "fantastic" he means "utterly unbelievable," then I completely agree with him.
Another of the unaffiliated for profit ad companies. They’re a business, they can pay for fixing the limo. Supporters, send them money.
Michigan County Coordinator For Ron Paul Is Ku Klux Klan Organizer
January 18th, 2008 by Chris Jones
Randy Gray, the Midland County, Michigan coordinator for the Ron Paul campaign is also a longstanding active and vocal organizer for the Knight’s Party faction of the Ku Klux Klan.
A number of people have brought this to the attention of the Paul campaign, to which they have had no response. However, quite mysteriously the list of Michigan county contacts on the official site of the Ron Paul campaign has vanished.
It’s just too bad the Ron Paul thugs can’t make Google’s cached pages disappear, because phenry over at Daily Kos has located the missing pages.
Here is what the list of Michigan county contacts at the official Ron Paul campaign site looks like now, and here is what it looked like before the cover-up.
Also, the allegedly independent site michigan4ronpaul.com is suddenly missing Midland County and the name of its KKK coordinator.
Here is what the Michigan County contacts list at michigan4ronpaul looks like now, and here is what it looked like before the cover-up.
Without a doubt the Ron Paul supporters are going to claim that this is yet another conspiracy and it’s a total coincidence and/or complete fabrication every time Paul is associated with hate groups.
As a little icing on the cake, here is the now missing profile of Midland County Coordinator Randy Grey from the michigan4ronpaul.com website. Notice how Ron Paul is smiling and shaking the man’s hand?
If that still isn’t enough for you, then please enjoy the above YouTube clip showing Randy Grey with a freshly shaved head holding a friendly KKK rally. He’s got that whole “angry Führer” thing down pretty well don’t you think??
I know you Ron Paul supporters are still going to say that doesn’t prove anything! How was he supposed to know that guy was a Klansman? Or that time he was photographed shaking hands with most notorious Neo-Nazi leader in America, he of course didn’t know a thing about it.
Oh yeah, and the racist newsletters that were printed under his name for 10 years, many of which were written in first-person he also had nothing to do with. We’ll just chalk that up to a Jewish conspiracy!
But even you die hard “Paulnuts” have to admit that it’s a little strange that no other candidate seems to have his picture accidentally taken with Nazi’s, or accidentally hires Nazi’s, or has racist and bigoted newsletters penned under his name, or has Nazi’s show up at campaign rallies.
How long are you going to keep lying to yourselves? You thought he would be a good candidate at first and maybe you like some his ideas, but your being hoodwinked and it’s time to walk away.
Week after week the evidence of Ron Paul’s ties to right-wing extremists and hate groups continues to mount, and week after week you tell everyone to stop hatin’ on Ron Paul and you just sweep it under the rug. Wake up!
Never said it was. But that just adds to the irony. :)
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