[Redcloak]

The Paulestinians must be a happy bunch today.

[mnehring]

According to some Paulvesties, Guy Fawkes wasn’t a terrorist. Yea, blowing up Parliament and attempting to assassinate the King is......

I guess it could be worse, at least Paul isn’t raising money off the blood of our troops by parroting the talking points of our enemies and courting the troofer crowd... oh wait...

[Man50D]

Bookmark

[BGHater]

Must you make up your own headlines for a story?
‘Ron Paul uses Guy Fawkes to fire up campaign and raise $4.3m in a day’

[publiusF27]

“Austrian economics”

Yikes! The horror of it all.

[pogo101]

P For Pendetta?

[pogo101]

P For Pendetta?

[traviskicks]

Not an overly positive article about yesterday... actually it’s the worst I’ve seen.. geez.

[andyk]

Say what you will about Paul - that is some serious fund raising.

[AnAmericanMother]

ALMIGHTY God, who hast in all ages shewed thy power and mercy in the miraculous and gracious deliverance of thy Church, and in the protection of righteous and religious Kings and States, professing they holy and eternal truth, from the wicked conspiracies and malicious practices of all the enemies thereof; We yield thee our unfeigned thanks and praise for the wonderful and mighty deliverance of our gracious Sovereign King James the First, the Queen, the Prince, and all the Royal Branches, with the Nobility, Clergy and Commons of England, then assembled in Parliament, by Popish treachery appointed as sheep to the slaughter, in a most barbarous and savage manner, beyond the examples of former ages. From this unnatural conspiracy, not our merit, but thy mercy; not our foresight, but thy providence, delivered us: And therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto they Name be ascribed all honour and glory, in all Churches of the Saints, from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

- Collect for Guy Fawkes Day, Book of Common Prayer

[Verginius Rufus]

Is Ron Paul anti-Catholic? Historically the point of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day was to express anti-Catholic feelings. (I haven't been in England on November 5, so I don't know what they do now...the original rationale may have been forgotten.)

November 5 is also the anniversary of the landing of William of Orange in 1688, just before James II fled the country.

[Unam Sanctam]

So our constitutionally elected government is tyrannical and Ron Paul is supporting violent terrorism against it? Ron Paul and his supporters are sick. This is revolting.

[joshhiggins]

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...

[Revolting cat!]

President Paul! Get used to it!

[Duke Nukum]

You know, I never even hear of the Guy Fawks guy, I don’t think, until I am chatting with a friend in England telling me it’s Guy Fawks Days over there. Then that movie came out V for Vendetta.

I think Ron Paul should wear the Guy Fawks mask to the next debate.

[Conservative til I die]

I’m not a Paul supporter or opposer, but this thread is about what was expected...FreeRepublic Groupthink. Which candidate is the flavor of the month, per the mandate from FR management and owners? Fred?

[Proud2BAmerican]

Kind of a tongue-in-cheek article I'd say, not really intending to be an honest news article.

It seems to me that the point is missed on the connection between Nov. 5 and Guy Fawkes and Ron Paul.

I believe the intended connection is with the character in V for Vendetta, who is rising up against a fascist, futuristic Britain (I only saw the movie once, so my memory is a bit fuzzy). As far as I know, *that's* where the connection is -- not with the historical Guy Fawkes (which the character in the movie is actually hearkening back to).