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I really wish I would have known about this sooner. I would have have been there for sure!

Over 150 people gathered at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to greet Ron on his way to the Arizona Republican Assembly convention on June 16th.

This is one supporters video series of the event. The second part is where Ron starts speaking and taking questions from the attendees.

Good Stuff… Go Ron!

Dr. Ron Paul at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport - Part 1 of 4

Dr. Ron Paul at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport - Part 2 of 4

Dr. Ron Paul at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport - Part 3 of 4

Dr. Ron Paul at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport - Part 4 of 4

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This is a great video of Ron Paul from 1996. It really is amazing how someone can be consistent for so long about their beliefs. But I guess thats what happens when your beliefs are grounded in your belief in our Constitution. Isn’t that what the Constitution was created for?

Here are some quotes that were shown in the video:

“Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force Officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need him fighting for our country.”

Ronald Reagan - Former President

“This courageous and quiet Congressman has made a worldwide name for himself as the defender of liberty in this country… a persistent fighter for the reduction of the power of bureaucrats everywhere… and one politician who cannot be bought by special interests.”

Maxwell Newton — The New York Post

“Ron Paul has a record of philisophical consistency unmatched in recent congressional history. He seeks to limit government at practically every turn. His refusal to compromise is legendary.”

Wall Street Journal

“I strongly support Ron Paul, We very badly need to have more representatives in the House who understand in a principled way the importance of property rights and religous freedom.”

Milton Friedman - Nobel Prize Economist

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I was doing some research on Alexa.com for a site I am marketing and decided to check out the traffic trends of some of the top presidential candidates websites.

I looked at HillaryClinton.com (Democrat), BarackObama.com (Democrat), Rudy Giuliani (JoinRudy2008.com Republican), MittRomney.com (Republican), and RonPaul2008.com (Republican).

The candidates with the most significant traffic scores were Hillary, Barack, and Ron Paul. The rest of the candidate’s websites had less traffic. In order to keep the chart readable I have removed all sites except Hillary’s, Barack’s and Ron’s, but feel free to check the other candidates sites yourselves to verify what I am reporting.

The Blue represents Ron Paul, Yellow is Hillary Clinton, and Red is Barack Obama. I have added lines to represent the average trend for the past 3 months. You’ll notice that Ron Paul is the only candidate with an upward trend.

Please note that Hillary received a huge bump from the release of the Sopranos Parody Video around June 17th. It is a great example of viral marketing online, and I definitely give her campaign staff credit for a job well done, but this is a short term bump created by a single viral campaign, not a trend.

Now let me quickly point out some obvious differences between Hillary, Obama, and Ron Paul.

As of the first Quarter of this year Hillary reported $36,000,000 in her war chest. Barack reported roughly $25,000,000. Ron Paul reported a paltry $650,000.

This just goes to show that Ron Paul internet popularity isn’t because he has paid millions of dollars for viral marketing and video campaigns. He is popular because his message is naturally Viral. Watch some of the real video’s of Ron Paul in action and you might see for yourself why he is so widely popular online, despite receiving a fraction of the main stream media coverage the “front-runners” receive.

I think it’s also worthy to note that Ron experienced tremendous jumps in traffic after each of the three republican debates. He is not just popular on the internet, every time he is heard in a major forum, his popularity grows compared to those around him. Will he ever break into the mainstream? Will corporate controlled media outlets with political interests ever allow Ron Paul to be heard?

Btw, You can always count on San Francisco to be ahead of the times. Here’s a great article from the San Fransisco Chronicle referencing Ron Paul’s popularity on Technorati and Youtube..

Technorati Tags: Ron Paul, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Politics

This video is a couple months old, but It’s interesting to see John Stewart outside of his normal scene. He speaks a lot about the war and the state of affairs in the United States. It’s no wonder he is a fan of Ron Paul.

John Stewart Interview on Bill Moyer’s Journal - Part 1

There are 4 parts to the interview. You can find them through the “related” section.

This is a great article from Steven over at BoomanTribune.com. Sums up a lot of what Ron Paul talks about. I try not to be a doomsdayer but you would have to live in a pretty deep hole not to see the economic problems that plague our nation. The war in Iraq needs to end, not just because it is wrong, but because we can’t afford it.

We are borrowing (and printing) hundreds of billions of dollars to pay for a war that was not authorized by Congress nor the American People. 70% of Americans want us out of Iraq, yet there are only 3 candidates running in 2008 with the balls to say we need to get out “NOW”. Ron Paul, Mike Gravel, and Dennis Kucinech are the only candidates promoting immediate pullout, and Ron Paul is the only one with a true understanding of the financial problems that face this country.

Ron Paul’s Ideals are radical to some, but there are only three major issues that the next President needs to address; The war in Iraq, the sad state of our financial system, and the ever decreasing freedoms of the American people. On these subjects Ron has no equal.

This country taxes nearly half of every dollar earned by its citizens. If we dropped these needless wars we could all but eliminate the federal income tax. The best way to promote security at home is to have a strong economy and a united nation that is independent from the politics of foreign countries. As history has proven, we do not make ourselves stronger by intervening in world affairs, we make ourselves weaker.

Article: “Why we will stay in Iraq”.

The Guys over at StudentsForPaul.com have a great list of facts about Ron Paul.

Facts:

Ron has never voted to raise taxes
Ron has never voted for an unbalanced budget
Ron has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership
Ron voted against the Patriot Act
Ron votes against regulating the Internet
Ron voted against the Iraq war
Ron voted againstNAFTA and
CAFTA
Ron votes against the United Nations
Ron votes against the welfare state
Ron votes against reinstating a
military draft
Ron votes for conservative principles
Ron votes to cut government spending
Ron votes to lower healthcare costs
Ron votes to end the war on drugs
Ron votes to preserve civil liberties
Ron votes to secure our borders with real
immigration reform
Ron votes to eliminate tax funded abortions and to
overturn Roe v Wade
Ron votes to protect religious freedom

I hope you don’t mind me using this list guys, this is great stuff for all of us Ron Paul Supporters.

Looking to find more information on Ron Paul.

Head over to Ron’s Wikipedia Entry.

Ron Paul’s official blog also announced his appearance on New Hampshire Public Radio and Cspan. The Radio broadcast was very educational.

For all of you Ron Paul fans, there is now a 24/7 Internet TV station devoted to him.

Ron Paul Television - FreeMe.tv

Not only can you learn about Ron but the TV station shows hours of footage on the issues Ron stands for. After all, if you do not understand the issues, you will not be able to distinguish truth from “Tall-Tales”. The footage includes clips from Interviews, T.V. shows, Debate’s and a slew of other sources.

Education will set us free …..

And here are some additional links:

RonPaul2008.com - Official Campaign Website

RonPaulHQ.com

RonPaulNation.com

Ron Paul on Youtube

I just donated my first $100 ever to a political campaign. Chances are you have already heard some of the buzz Ron Paul has been getting recently. While I am just now getting to know who he is, many of his values, and the ideas he spreads, are similar to my own.

I’m looking hard to find something not to like about him, but it’s not easy. Every time I hear him speak I get the chills, and I wonder if that’s how people used to feel listening to John Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

If you want to learn about some of the “true problems” facing America, and want to learn about Ron Paul at the same time, I suggest watching Aaron Russo’s documentary video Freedom to Fascism.

If you only watch one movie this year, that should be it!

It’s time we Americans show the world what values we really cherish.. Freedom, Liberty, Justice… not War, Hate, and Oppression.

It’s time “We the People” stick our foot up the asses of the corrupt government that has slowly chipped away our freedoms and given us a bad reputation throughout the world.

It’s time “We the People” elect a government that will be “For the People”.

It’s time we stop trying to run other peoples countries, and start fixing our own.

It’s time for another “Million Man March”, This time to protest the injustices being made against all Americans.

It’s time to utilize the Internet to spread the word and elect ourselves a real leader, not a dictator.

…. and we better do it quick, because if we continue down the road we are on, we might not have a “Free Internet” to do it on.

I donated $100 to Ron Paul. If 1 million of us were to do that he might have a chance at getting elected. Just stay away from Electronic voting machines, because like Joseph Stalin said:

Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything

When Ron Paul is asked what is one of the first things he would do as president he says “Eliminate the Income Tax”. If you didn’t already know, the income tax is illegal and unconstitutional. And if you think that’s a crazy notion, you should do some research (Start by watching the above mentioned video).

So the way I see it my $100 is a great investment. I paid nearly $20,000 in income taxes last year, if there is even a chance Ron Paul could get elected, my $100 could end up making me Tens of thousands of dollars ..

Lets all pitch in!

http://www.ronpaul2008.com