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Libertarian Hero Ron Paul Launches 2012 Presidential Campaign
The Blaze ^ | 25 Apr 2011 | Emily Esfahani Smith

Posted on 04/25/2011 6:04:34 PM PDT by mandaladon

According to National Journal, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas will be running for president in 2012:

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whose outspoken libertarian views and folksy style made him a cult hero during two previous presidential campaigns, will announce on Tuesday that he’s going to try a third time.

Sources close to Paul, who is in his 12th term in the House, said he will unveil an exploratory presidential committee, a key step in gearing up for a White House race. He will also unveil the campaign’s leadership team in Iowa, where the first votes of the presidential election will be cast in caucuses next year.

Paul, 75, ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in 1988, finishing with less than one half a percent of the vote. After more than a decade as a Republican congressman, Paul gave it another shot in the 2008 presidential election, gaining attention for being the only Republican candidate calling for the end to the war in Iraq and for his “money bomb” fundraising strategy, which brought in millions of dollars from online donors in single-day pushes.

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KEYWORDS: 2012; antimilitary; elections; humor; moonbat; paul; rino; ronpaul
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When Ron Paul made this statement on Larry King: ""They're terrorists because we're occupiers," he lost my support.I would never vote for him.
1 posted on 04/25/2011 6:04:37 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

He’s a kook. His kid is a kook.

Paultards are kooks. Kookery all around.


2 posted on 04/25/2011 6:06:49 PM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: mandaladon

The heavy hitters are starting to come out :)


3 posted on 04/25/2011 6:07:45 PM PDT by onona (Fullly aware that I may be totally)
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To: humblegunner

Correction:

His kid is a geek.

Junior has yet to reach kook status.


4 posted on 04/25/2011 6:08:20 PM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: humblegunner

Ron & Son are nuttier than squirrel poop.


5 posted on 04/25/2011 6:09:06 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
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To: mandaladon
"Sources close to Paul, who is in his 12th term in the House, said he will unveil an exploratory presidential committee..."

What makes him think he'll see anything more during this exploration than the last?

Maybe he's going to put a flashlight up his butt BEFORE his head this time??

6 posted on 04/25/2011 6:09:25 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: humblegunner

he’s right about some things, wrong about others. He’s probably right more times than we want to admit. If he gets the nomination, I’ll vote for him but he doesn’t have my support for the primary.


7 posted on 04/25/2011 6:10:25 PM PDT by RC one (Donald Trump-I'm listening.)
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To: mandaladon

Great, when ralph nater jumps in it will be like old times.

Seriously, I would vote for Ron over obumber in a heart beat. I just hope it doesn’t come to that, even the Donald would be better then Ron.


8 posted on 04/25/2011 6:10:45 PM PDT by JoSixChip (Top 10% of wage earners pay 70% of total income taxes collected. Bottom 50% pay less then 3%, fair?)
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To: onona

Forgot your “/s” after your statement, did you ?


9 posted on 04/25/2011 6:10:45 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: mandaladon

General/Chat is a good place for this subject.


10 posted on 04/25/2011 6:17:52 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: mandaladon

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2709062/posts

And this from a guy who claims to be the sole supporter of the constitution. F him and the horse he rode in.


11 posted on 04/25/2011 6:18:30 PM PDT by crz
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To: mandaladon

RP never saw a jihadist he didn’t like.


12 posted on 04/25/2011 6:18:43 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: RC one
That kook Paul will get the nomination when this happens!


13 posted on 04/25/2011 6:20:58 PM PDT by Emperor Palpatine (One of these days, Alice....one of these days.....POW!! Right in the kisser!!!!)
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To: humblegunner

They can’t possibly as dangerous as that bicycle-helmetted Obongo sitting in the oval office right now. Anyone, even Noone would be more preferable!


14 posted on 04/25/2011 6:21:17 PM PDT by MissMack99 (BO Stinks!)
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To: RC one
Ron Paul will fly into buildings to prove that steel doesn't
melt and that Bush was responsible for 9/11. GO PAUL!


15 posted on 04/25/2011 6:21:42 PM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: mandaladon

This looks like a media matters thread.


16 posted on 04/25/2011 6:23:54 PM PDT by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
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To: mandaladon
Paul, 75, ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in 1988, finishing with less than one half a percent of the vote.

...and leaving a fundraising scandal that left one of his staffers in jail and created a long standing rift between the Libertarian Party and Paul and Rockwell.

17 posted on 04/25/2011 6:24:22 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: humblegunner

Details please!


18 posted on 04/25/2011 6:25:26 PM PDT by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
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To: humblegunner

Details please!


19 posted on 04/25/2011 6:25:39 PM PDT by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
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To: RC one

I can not come up with any circumstance under which I, or the men I served with in the 1990 - 1991 war would vote for this turd.

His attack on the troops at that time was over the top and unforgivable. We have not forgotten.


20 posted on 04/25/2011 6:26:55 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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