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Ron Paul formally announces White House candidacy
SmallGovTimes.com ^ | March 12, 2007 | SGT News

Posted on 03/12/2007 6:35:53 AM PDT by sdnet

Political maverick and Texas House member Ron Paul formally announced his candidacy for the president of the United States this morning during the “Washington Journal” call-in program on C-SPAN.

Paul stands as one of the last remaining believers in strict enforcement of the Constitution and a limited federal government in Washington D.C. Paul ran unsuccessfully for the White House in 1988 under the Libertarian ticket, but now caucuses with the Republican Party. His political platform includes low taxes, individual liberties and a principled belief in the right to life.

His presidential exploratory committee formed earlier this year stirred up his enormous grassroots support from heartland voters, small government believers and fed-up Republicans who believe current GOP candidates offer no real solutions to an expanding federal government and refuse to tackle America's important issues, such as illegal immigration and an erosion of American's civil liberties.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cutandrun; elections; insignificantnews; liberty; paul; paul2008; presidential; ron; ronpaul
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To: sdnet

Ron Paul is one of the "Gang of 17." His Presidential candidacy is DOA.


21 posted on 03/12/2007 7:37:03 AM PDT by kabar
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To: antivenom
Paul stands as one of the last remaining believers in strict enforcement of the Constitution and a limited federal government in Washington D

And this makes him a "nut job" how?

22 posted on 03/12/2007 7:40:16 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
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To: sdnet
This could be a red letter day for non-event political announcements!

If Hagel announces today, he and Paul could make this one of the most insignificant days in political history!

23 posted on 03/12/2007 7:44:08 AM PDT by nctexan (Top 10 Presidential Reqs. for 2008 - see my homepage)
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To: mysterio

It really is a question of priority. America contains a lot of shepple, those who will blindly follow with a Democrat or a Republican, without a care in the world about what our government is turning into, and how their very lives are effected by it.

We definitely need a new voice in the White House. Ron Paul is a Libertarian who caucuses with the GOP.


24 posted on 03/12/2007 7:58:27 AM PDT by sdnet
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To: sdnet
who caucuses with the GOP.

and voted with the Dems.

25 posted on 03/12/2007 8:43:23 AM PDT by D-fendr
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To: D-fendr

If you're using Paul's "dem votes" as your basis for your opposition, then you certainly also oppose virtually any other GOP candidate, right? Certainly the top three running (McCain, Guiliani and Romney)?

Here's the deal. Dems are generally big government economically and small government socially. Reps are generally big government socially and small government economically (by their words, not their actions). Libertarians are small government economically AND socially. So yes, Paul will certainly vote with the Dems on some issues, as he will with the Reps on some issues.

Paul supports making Bush's tax cuts permanent. He supports immigration control. He opposes most of our social programs. He wants the DOE abolished.

He's a breath of fresh air.


26 posted on 03/12/2007 8:57:44 AM PDT by sdnet
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To: antivenom

He is a nut job...

so is Hillary, Juliani, Obama, MC-lame...all nutters..


27 posted on 03/12/2007 9:07:20 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: RockinRight

I call them "Paul Bearers"


28 posted on 03/12/2007 9:10:55 AM PDT by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
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To: AmishDude

LOL!


29 posted on 03/12/2007 9:16:24 AM PDT by RockinRight (My wish for Islam - The Glass Parking Lot Formerly Known As The Middle East.)
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To: sdnet
Dems are generally big government economically and small government socially.

Not true. Dems/Liberals usually want government to push their agenda across the board.

Reps are generally big government socially and small government economically...

Not true. Reps/Conservatives usually want government to push their agenda across the board.

Libertarians are small government economically AND socially.

True.

30 posted on 03/12/2007 9:28:11 AM PDT by decimon
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To: pissant; All
Is he still writing pieces for Antiwar.com?

In President Ron Paul’s cabinet — please hold that snicker — I see Justin Raimondo as Secretary of Defense.

31 posted on 03/12/2007 9:31:12 AM PDT by dighton
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To: sdnet

He voted with the Dems to surrender.

I'm all for small government, but on defense he's with the Traitor Party.

For me that makes his campaign announcement DOA.


32 posted on 03/12/2007 10:02:50 AM PDT by D-fendr
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To: sdnet
stirred up his enormous grassroots support from heartland voters

lol

33 posted on 03/12/2007 10:05:55 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (I'm holding out hope that at least the DEMOCRATS might accidentally nominate a conservative.)
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To: mysterio
Good. He'll have my vote.

He's my congressman, and he won't get mine. I hope he said he was going to resign his congressional seat for this run.

34 posted on 03/12/2007 10:07:00 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: sdnet

I'm officially announcing that I'm going to go register as a Republican so that I can support Dr. Paul in the primaries.


35 posted on 03/12/2007 10:07:13 AM PDT by Equality 7-2521
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To: CindyDawg

I would like to know more about his voting record and stand on Iraq and supporting our troops



Him being another cut and run coward prooves he does not support our troops or our country.


36 posted on 03/12/2007 10:07:13 AM PDT by John D
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To: nctexan

LOL!


37 posted on 03/12/2007 10:08:44 AM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: from occupied ga

Are you kidding? Small government? In a Ron Paul administration, the printing costs for press releases alone would run into the billions!


38 posted on 03/12/2007 10:15:47 AM PDT by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
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To: sdnet

Many here should probably pay attention to a guy named John Cox. He's another no-name candidate, but believes similarly to Ron Paul on domestic issues and doesn't want to pull out of Iraq so quickly.

Here's an interview with Cox:

http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/07mar06.john.cox.interview/index.html


39 posted on 03/12/2007 10:15:56 AM PDT by sdnet
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To: Equality 7-2521; Calvinist_Dark_Lord
I'm officially announcing that I'm going to go register as a Republican so that I can support Dr. Paul in the primaries.

Hey, me too!

40 posted on 03/12/2007 10:16:55 AM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (We are Unworthy Servants; We have only done Our Duty -- Luke 17:10)
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