Who would you vote for?
Ron Paul shown at the very bottom, is in second place against Dennis Kucinich. Vote him into the lead! Make Ron Paul so undeniably the winner in ALL polls that nobody can afford to ignore him, he becomes a foregone conclusion in the Republican Primary and is a landslide winner in 2008. That way, despite establishment election rigging, he will still come out on top. And even if they do rig it against him, the people will revolt and demand his presidency at any and all costs. This is the only way to ensure that the Republic is saved.
Kucinich is NOT the answer. Only Ron Paul cares about our sovereignty, our rights and our Constitution. Only Ron Paul will defend us against global government. Only Ron Paul will implement a speedy withdrawl of our military from all war zones. Only Ron Paul will dismantle the globalist occupational government at its roots: the Federal Reserve and the IRS!
PW
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Paul Campaign Concludes Successful Weekend with Solid Straw Poll Finish
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Congressman Ron Paul placed third in today’s Texas GOP Straw Poll with 16 percent of the vote. The solid outcome marked the conclusion of a highly successful weekend during which the campaign had a rally with over 1,000 attendees, raised well over $100,000. Today’s results continue a trend around the nation of top or middle tier finishes for the Paul campaign.
The presence of Dr. Paul supporters dominated the straw poll site, and campaign leaders were pleased with the results in light of the difficult voting restrictions. Only recent party delegates were allowed to cast ballots, meaning that most of the thousands who turned out for Dr. Paul could cheer and celebrate but not vote. In addition, the straw poll was held several hours away from the Paul’s stronghold of south Texas.
“This was a great weekend for our campaign, and Texans turned out in droves to support Dr. Paul,” said campaign manager Lew Moore. “The pro-war party insiders voting in this straw poll may not support him, but the majority of attendees clearly did.”
Dr. Paul is the only candidate who voted against the Iraq war and favors early withdrawal, a position supported by over 70 percent of the American people. Many experts believe that Republicans cannot win the presidency in 2008 if they nominate a pro-war candidate. Texans appeared to support this position by opening their wallets as the Paul campaign pulled in more money over the weekend from grassroots supporters than the Texas GOP raised from the entire straw poll.
Ron Paul Places Third in Texas Straw Poll
16.7% Ron Paul (217 votes)
41.1% Duncan Hunter (534 votes)
20.5% Fred Thompson (266 votes)
6.4% Mike Huckabee (83 votes)
6% Rudy Giuliani (78 votes)
4.7% Mitt Romney (61 votes)
.46% Sam Brownback (6 votes)
.62% John McCain (8 votes)
.46% Tom Tancredo (6 votes)
2.2% Ray McKinney (28 votes)
.23% Hugh Cort (3 votes)
.77% John Cox (10 votes)
Ron Paul : When in the course of human events…
Paul backers make their presence known
Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH — Rep. Ron Paul wasn’t there for most of the first day of the Republican straw poll Friday, but his presence was felt everywhere.
In the “Ron Paul” placards people carried throughout downtown.
In the T-shirt likeness of him that supporters wore around the Fort Worth Convention Center.
In the signs posted in front of the convention center, on vehicles parked there and on some downtown businesses such as Four Star Coffee Bar.
Paul, of Surfside, didn’t make it into Fort Worth until his night rally downtown. Nonetheless, he was a candidate who was impossible to ignore.
“We’re going to surround the area as more people come,” said Paul supporter Christopher Laskoski of Fort Worth. “You will see more ground support for Ron Paul than any other candidate.”
Paul supporters are typically proud of their outsider status, but they yearn for mainstream media attention for him as a top contender for the GOP presidential nomination. Several, including Paul’s son, Benbrook doctor Robert Paul, believe that their candidate would be one of the front-runners if the media gave Paul, a Texas congressman and former Libertarian presidential nominee, the attention they think he deserves.
Some Paul volunteers have complained about who can vote in today’s poll.
The rules require straw poll delegates to have been a delegate or alternate to a recent GOP convention. But delegates can bring guests, and Paul supporters are trying to persuade delegates to take Paul supporters in with them to the candidate speeches that begin this morning.
“While we may not win the actual straw poll vote, we want to outnumber any of the other candidates’ support to show that he has a strong chance in the actual primary, where all of the people in attendance will be able to vote,” volunteer Clayton Slade of Richardson said.
They were outside the convention center Friday, many decked out in orange T-shirts with Paul’s likeness saying: “Who is this man? And why is he going to win the Texas Straw Poll?”
In the afternoon, about 30 supporters crashed a rally that Rep. Duncan Hunter, a presidential hopeful from California, held outside the Water Gardens. As Hunter spoke to 50 Republicans about supporting the troops, Paul supporters stood just feet away, holding up Ron Paul signs.
“We’re not necessarily against Duncan Hunter. We’re just here to support Ron Paul,” said Robert Brushaber of Austin.
To further cement their friendliness, as Hunter led his audience in a rendition of God Bless America, Paul supporters quickly joined in.
The CFR: A Force to Be Reckoned With
If one group is effectively in control of our government and multinational corporations; promotes world government through control of media, foundation grants, and education; and controls and guides the issues of the day; then they control most of the options available. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and the financial powers behind it, have done all these things, and promote the “New World Order,” as they have for over seventy years.
- William Blase
The Democrat CFR Members:
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Bill Richardson
The Republican CFR Members:
Rudolph Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Tommy Thompson
Ron Paul is, thankfully, not a member.
The CFR is ruling class/elitist to its core, and represents a significant threat to our Republic. Its agenda constitutes a one world government, including the likely North American Union, a destabilization of the U.S. economy and the maintaining of U.S. military presence around the world. It promotes organizations such as WTO, GATT and NAFDA; all of which are a threat to our national economic welfare and stability. The CFR is bad news and it needs to be included in any discussion of the candidates.
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Richard in Austin // September 4, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Nice article. Yes, the voting in the straw poll was limited to prior delegates, I could not vote even though I am a registered Republican voter in Texas. I imagine the Texas GOP knew Ron Paul would totally dominate if they opened up the voting to any registered Republican voter, why else would they impose such a restrictive limitation, especially since tickets were $50 in advance, $75 at the door? It would appear that controlling the outcome was more important to them than a free, honest and open straw poll.
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