Ron Paul For President Campaign Announcement Expected Friday

[Keith Bee]

Source: Huffington Post

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is expected to announce whether he plans to run for president in the next election cycle on Friday.

A source tells Politico that the Texas congressman is prepared to jump into the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Developing.....

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/ron-paul-for-president_n_860256.html

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Meh

[meegbear]

1. That certainly makes the race more interesting ...

[YDogg]

7. Only if he is prepared to ...

... lip sync for his life.

[trueblue2007]

2. he is a horrible man !!!

so is his stupid son ... http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/11/kentucky-senator-rand-paul-right-to-health-care-is-slavery/

[nxylas]

8. I live in Britain, so I have a right to healthcare

Apparently, that means my doctor is a slave. What a kook. My doctor is paid for his work, and is not legally owned by another human being, meaning he doesn't fit the accepted definition of a slave. But libertarians are overgrown spoilt toddlers who think that having to follow any sort of rule or regulation is slavery.

[LeftishBrit]

19. +1000!

With grateful thanks to Clem Attlee and Nye Bevan, a big boo to Andrew Lansley, and a billion boos to the likes of Ron Paul.

[musette_sf]

18. + 1

I also think he is a dirty old man.

[RZM]

3. Ron Paul for President campaign is ending . . . announcement expected sometime after Friday n/t

[onehandle]

4. What a coincidence. Our cat is announcing on Friday too.

Oddsmakers are giving both the exact same chance.

[russspeakeasy]

6. Another coincidence...so was I.

[donquijoterocket]

11. your cat

If it's anything like my three is probably much smarter than either of the Pauls,

[FSogol]

5. Proposed Campaign Slogan: Hurray for Heroin!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

9. Birds gotta fly,

Ron Paul's gotta run for president.

[Keith Bee]

10. The postmodern Stassen

Good pont.

[groundloop]

12. Will he pitch a hissy fit and run as Independant if (when) he doesn't get publican nomination?

I think Ron Paul would do great running on the Libertarian ticket, after he sees the writing on the wall for the publican party we should all urge him to run as Libertarian.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Ron Paul is Lipstick on the Libertarian Pig

Representative Paul has said in the past he will let the courts sort out environmental issues, it's a private property thing. So it's a license to pollute, then try to remedy the situation in acourt system stacked with pro-business judges. Great.

He named his son what? Rand Paul? As in Ayn Rand Paul???

[Ter]

14. No, he named him Randall

His son's wife started calling him Rand.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

29. Does Rand Paul know he was named after a TYPEWRITER??

Ayn Rand got her pen name from a typewriter: A Remington Rand.

The same Remington that makes firearms.

[brooklynite]

15. Before campaign swing, Ron Paul plans 'major announcement' Friday

Source: MSNBC

Rep. Ron Paul, a Libertarian presidential candidate in 1988 and a Republican contender in the last presidential race, is giving it another try.

Paul has already formed a formal exploratory committee for a presidential run, a significant step in running for president -- although according to the Federal Election Commission he has not yet filed an official statement of candidacy.

But, looking for another bite at the media apple, Paul will "make a major announcement" on Good Morning America on Friday morning, according to a Paul spokesman. It's another opportunity for the Texas lawmaker to draw additional attention to his scheduled appearances in early primary states New Hampshire and Iowa during a two day campaign swing beginning Friday morning – and of course, to raise money for another bid.

Read more: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/12/6631025-before-campaign-swing-ron-paul-plans-major-announcement-friday-

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Somehow, "Ron Paul" and "major" just don't seem to go together...

[No Elephants]

16. Brings a whole new meaning to the term "Friday news dump."

[JDPriestly]

17. What's new. Didn't he try this last time?

Or did he just rile up his supporters over nothing?

[naaman fletcher]

20. I don't have the negative vibe y'all do

I would never vote for him, but he is basically honest and consistent representing a political view that I don't agree with. I agree with him on bank bailouts, the fed, the drug war, war in general.

In short, I'd love to see a Paul vs. Kucinich race.

I'd worn my ass off for kucinich, but if the president is going to be a republican I would prefer Paul over anyone other republican.

[harvey007]

21. Ron Paul to launch White House bid Friday

Source: Politico

Ron Paul is set to officially launch his presidential campaign Friday morning, a Paul source told POLITICO.

The Texas congressman will make his announcement from New Hampshire during the 7:00 a.m. hour of ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54836.html#ixzz1M9P6yI00

[Forkboy]

22. Damn, I was hoping he'd launch a Pluto bid.

[Tarheel_Dem]

23. Hey! What's one more rightwing nutjob?

:eyes:

[stevedeshazer]

24. I love Ron Paul.

Not in a carnal or brotherly sense, but that guy rips the Republican war machine in a way no Democrat could.

And at the same time, he will never be elected President.

Useful tool.

[AtheistCrusader]

27. Exactly.

War, torture, civil liberties, he's on board with a lot of good stuff, and he's very good at defending his position.

Too bad about the social safety nets he wants to cut. He could be Kucinich's double on many issues.

[nolabear]

25. *sigh* The children that could be fed...

[Fearless]

26. Campaign Slogan: "Bringing us back to 1865"

[thelordofhell]

28. There's a white house for sale on E-Bay?

That's about the only bid he can realistically have a chance at

[moondust]

30. He wants to get rid of FEMA.

Make everybody go out and buy private insurance to protect themselves from every kind of disaster that could possibly happen. One can only guess that many people wouldn't be able to afford that and consequently lots of natural disaster areas would never be rebuilt and the victims would simply lose everything. "My neighbors didn't have insurance so now my property is surrounded by deserted rubble." Great idea, Ron.

But insurance company bosses and investors would be rollin' in the dough so whoopee! :eyes:

[sofa king]

31. Always room for one more clown in the GOP's car.