And its all about RON PAUL who is running for the second time. He has an awful lot of support and can raise grass root money better than most.

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from GPB News

During the last presidential race, Paul had some of the most fervent supporters in the Republican field, but that didn't translate to electoral success. This year, Paul supporters are disappointed in the lack of coverage after he finished second in the Iowa straw poll. read more

from Mother Jones by Kate Sheppard

August is generally a slow news time in Washington. But things seem to be picking up steam everywhere else - this week, for example, has brought us an abundance of stripper-related political news:

• In Texas, a Ron Paul supporter placed a full-page ad in a local paper seeking women who have had sex with Gov. Rick Perry to spill the deets. The ad specifically calls for women who identify as a stripper, escort, or "young hottie."


• In Missouri, Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who's expected to run for governor next year, sought to dismiss rumors about a relationship with a "Penthouse Pet" by arguing that he only watched her dance. Apparently, objectifying a woman is worlds better than actually carrying on a relationship with her.


• And last, but not least, the college student who drew attention last year when he was detained for stripping to his skivvies at a TSA checkpoint in the Richmond, Va. aiport to reveal the 4th Amendment written on his chest is suing the feds for mistreatment. Aaron Tobey's lawyers allege that the "overbearing, heavy-handed and unfounded actions of security personnel violated free-speech and other constitutional rights." The judge in the case said he will decide within the next two weeks whether to let the case go forward.

from Drudge Report

IT'S OFFICIAL: Media ignoring Ron Paul... - (Third column, 9th story, link)

from Five GOP Presidential Candidates by ThinkProgress

from BreitBart Big Government by Michael Angley

In a hat tip to Jeff Foxworthy’s "You Might be a Redneck" shtick, the Department of Homeland Security has instituted a "You Might be a Terrorist" campaign. It goes something like this: "If you are white, male (maybe female), and middle-aged ... you might be a terrorist!"

The DHS has released yet another public service announcement-style video to push its If You See Something, Say Something campaign to encourage public vigilance in the War on Terror. The problem is, like previous PSA videos, the only way DHS can portray terrorists is as white men or women.

Now, I’m not saying it’s impossible for white, middle-aged American men and women to be terrorists, but the odds suggest otherwise. Over the last two years, 126 people have been indicted on terrorism-related charges, and all have been Muslim. According to Attorney General Eric Holder, only 50 of the 126 were Americans, but how many of these Americans were white men or white women has not been released. This latest Janet Napolitano "Big Sis" production comes on the heels of a July 2011 PSA video which also characterized white Americans as likely terrorists.

When Infowars broke the story about this first PSA, it theorized why DHS took this unique approach to portray who might bear watching:

"Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the DHS’ own internal documents list predominantly white conservative groups as the most likely terrorists, such as Ron Paul supporters, gun owners, gold bullion enthusiasts, and a myriad of other comparatively banal political interests that are largely the domain of white middle class Americans."

I think the motive lies somewhere between the tyrannical (as the above quote suggests) and the politically correct. We’ve certainly seen how the left wants to disparage patriotic Americans, especially the Tea Party. WhetherVice President Joe Biden did or did not call Tea Partiers terrorists recently may never be proven, but it seems the sentiment is there, so I lean toward believing he did. It’s the same kind of disdain we see in the DHS 2009 report about right-wing extremism. Are the DHS PSA videos an attempt to create a perception of danger about a group of people who have not demonstrated any violence?

A large component of the DHS’s careful selection of actors in its PSA videos seems to be PC-based. Although the average terrorist who has attacked/attempted to attack American interests in recent years has been a young Middle-Eastern Muslim male, DHS could not bring itself to use that accurate depiction. It might offend the people who are actually trying to harm us! It’s the same mentality that causes DHS-owned TSA agents to frisk toddlers and senior citizens with great zeal. Profiling would be offensive, even when the data suggests a certain profile to watch for.

Something like $10M of taxpayer money was poured into the creation of these worthless videos ... government silliness at its worst. If the DHS was motivated by a streak of tyranny, then we have much more to fear as citizens than just these videos. If they were created because the PC crowd on the left feared being offensive to Muslims, then the irony is in how offensive the videos are to white, non-Muslim Americans. Either way, or somewhere in between, we need to shake up the makeup in Washington, DC. The inmates are running the asylum, and it’s time for some adult leadership in government.

from The Daily Caller by Jack Hunter

For many reporters, Paul nearly winning in Iowa is akin to Luke Skywalker appearing in 'The Godfather.'

from Twitter Debate by Will Durst

Slower than a slug on Thorazine; less powerful than a soggy Kleenex; unable to compromise in a million years. Look! Up in that swiveling leather club seat of that private jet. It's a ruse, it's a sham, it's... Super Congress.
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from Twitter Debate by The Huffington Post News Editors

Doctor No wants you to say, "Yes," and join him on the road to the White House.

Emerging from Cotton, a Manchester restaurant where he dined Thursday with friends and at least one major Tim Pawlenty supporter looking for a new candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul invited Patch to join him on the road to a house party in Amherst.

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from Newsmax - Inside Cover

from The Daily Caller by C.J. Ciaramella

'I figured it was the least I could do to help get the message out there'

from 2012 presidential candidates 'friend' social media - politics By NBC’s Anthony Terrell

In the week following Congressman Ron Paul’s second-place showing at the Ames Straw Poll, where he finished just 152 votes behind Michele Bachmann, Paul’s fellow Republican presidential candidates are echoing his decades-old message on monetary policy -- even if the original messenger is left out of green rooms.

from CanadaFreePress.Com

I get into a lot arguments with conservatives over very non-conservative causes they believe in. For some reason there are just some conservatives who do not have a problem with certain unconstitutional acts. And just like liberals do, they all sorts of ways to justify their support for said heinous things. You know, like how Ron Paul finds ways to justify requesting earmarks for his district while simultaneously claiming to be against earmarks.

from The Daily Caller by Steven Nelson

'Fair-minded people don't know why Ron Paul is not given adequate press'

from Twitter Debate by The Huffington Post News Editors

Ron Paul got a great birthday present Saturday, as the 76-year-old defeated 11 other Republicans in Saturday's New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll.

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from Today's Washington Post - Front Page by Greg Ip

When John McCain was running for the Republican presidential nomination nearly 12 years ago, he declared that Alan Greenspan was so critical to the economy that, if the then-Federal Reserve chairman died, he’d put sunglasses on the body, prop him up and hope no one noticed.

It’s safe to say that GOP opinions of the Fed have slipped a bit since. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a newly declared candidate for president, said it would be "treasonous" for Greenspan’s successor, Ben Bernanke, to "print more money between now and the election" in an effort to boost the economy. Other candidates have been equally damning if slightly less extreme in their statements. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota has accused the Fed of "debasing the currency," while Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has written a bestseller called "End the Fed." The party’s economic standard-bearer in the House, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, repeatedly charges the Fed with "bailing out" what he considers President Obama’s reckless fiscal policy and wants the institution stripped of its mandate to promote employment.

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from CanadaFreePress.Com

I get into a lot arguments with conservatives over very non-conservative causes they believe in. For some reason there are just some conservatives who do not have a problem with certain unconstitutional acts. And just like liberals do, they all sorts of ways to justify their support for said heinous things. You know, like how Ron Paul finds ways to justify requesting earmarks for his district while simultaneously claiming to be against earmarks.

from The Daily Caller by Matt Lewis

from Twitter Debate by The Huffington Post News Editors

Between Reps. Michele Bachmann's and Ron Paul's oversized white party tents, Rep. Steve King held court in his modest canopy at the Ames straw poll.

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from The Daily Caller by C.J. Ciaramella

'Our campaign is truly surging, and this is just more evidence of the strength of our grassroots support'

from Election 2012 Polling and News

Barack Obama is closely matched against four leading GOP candidates in prospective presidential election trial heats. Mitt Romney edges Obama by two percentage points among registered voters. Rick Perry and Obama are tied, but Obama has a slight lead over Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann.

from Drudge Report

GALLUP: Obama in Close Race Against Romney, Perry, Bachmann -- Ron Paul!

(Second column, 14th story, link)

from All Gallup Headlines

Barack Obama is closely matched against four leading GOP candidates in prospective presidential election trial heats. Mitt Romney edges Obama by two percentage points among registered voters. Rick Perry and Obama are tied, but Obama has a slight lead over Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann.

from Five GOP Presidential Candidates

Ricky Perry, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, and Herman Cain have accepted invitations to participate in a presidential forum hosted by Jim DeMint, Steve King, and Robert George, an anti-gay "intellectual leader" who co-founded the National Organization for Marriage and the American Principles Project. The forum is scheduled for Sept. 5 in Columbia, South Carolina. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, and Rudy Giuliani were also invited, even though neither Palin nor Giuliani has declared for the race. Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum were not invited due to poor poll numbers.

from Drudge Retort by JeffnDenmark

Ron Paul handily won a GOP presidential straw poll yesterday in New Hampshire. Paul got 45 percent of the vote with 302 ballots cast, Mitt Romney ran second with 10 percent, followed by Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 8 percent each.

from WorldNetDaily Commentary

Exclusive: D.J. Dolce pummels media for ignoring Ron Paul

from Today's Washington Post - Front Page by Aaron Blake

As of today, both Reps. Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul would have a fighting chance in a matchup withPresident Obama in 2012.

That’s according to a new Gallup survey, which provides some of the strongest indication yet that Obama’s position in the polls has eroded - and also that nobody in the GOP has distinguished themselves as the most electable opponent.

The survey shows all four top GOP presidential candidates - Bachmann, Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry - within the margin of error against Obama. Romney leads by 2 percent and Perry is tied, while the two House members trail narrowly.

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from Five GOP Presidential Candidates

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would beat President Obama if an election were held today, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Romney leads Obama 48-46 among registered voters. Obama is tied with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and leads Reps. Ron Paul (TX) and Michele Bachmann (MN) by two and four points, respectively.

In a CNN interview, GOP presidential contender Jon Huntsman (R-UT) criticized frontrunner Mitt Romney (R-MA) for enacting health care reform in Massachusetts. "Creating Obamacare before Obama, the most despised and reviled health care legislation in the history of this country, doesn’t cut it, and I think that will be terribly problematic," said Huntsman, who also lashed out against Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX).

from TownHall Latest columns by info@townhall.com (Byron York)

Republicans dodged a big bullet at the Ames, Iowa, straw poll. If just 77 of the 4,283 people who voted for Rep. Michele Bachmann had voted instead for Rep. Ron Paul, then Paul would have won the straw poll. In the end,...

from Education Action Group Foundation by Publius

From The LA Times:

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood. The event occurred a day after new statistics were released showing that California’s jobless rate last month went up to 12%, from 11.8%. California now has the second-highest rate of unemployment in the nation, trailing only Nevada at 12.9%, and its jobless rate is well above the U.S. average of 9.1%.

Waters vowed to push Congress to focus on creating more jobs. "I’m not afraid of anybody," said Waters. "This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated. You can’t be frightened. And as far as I’m concerned, the ‘tea party’ can go straight to hell."

More than 1,000 people attended "Kitchen Table Summit," which was designed to give the jobless an opportunity to vent to elected officials and share their struggles about finding a job.

Read the whole thing here.