With candidates dropping out like flies . . .

... I must take a moment to urge Dr. Paul to hang in there another week.

If he dropped out, I would have to exercise my right not to vote.

Because the alternatives are immensely unacceptable.

On one side, we have three two socialists, and I wonder why we spent 40 years, untold lives, and billions if not trillions of dollars fighting the Cold War to keep socialism from taking over the world if we're just going to put a socialist in the White House.

And on the other side, we'd have the guy who purged Times Square of THE GAYS so he could Disnify it (at least we do until he drops out today), and we'd have Senator McCain-Feingold, and we'd have Governor "I'm for freedom unless it's the freedom to do things I'm against" Nanny Huckabee and of course we'd have Mitt "I was for gay people before I was against them" Romney of the Global Database Cult.

Or I could choose from a list of Libertarians I have at best BARELY heard of. I suppose I could write in Chief Wana Dubie.

So hang in there, Dr. Paul.

R has pointed out a glaring Wikipedia omission.

R noted yesterday that Ron Paul is married to Mrs. Paul, but there is no mention of that in her Wikipedia article.

And while Ron Paul's Wikipedia article mentions

Carol compiled recipes and photos from the large Paul family into a cookbook, originally for 14th district constituents. The book reached five editions and inspired a family "Recipe of the Week" on Paul's Congressional campaign website.

it does not mention Mrs. Paul's vast frozen seafood empire.

Somebody should correct that.

Ron Paul gets more votes than Hillary in NV caucuses.

Ron Paul in Michigan almost beats Rudy & Fred combined.

New Hampshire Notes.

1. Any state that prefers a big-government neosocialist and a big-government pseudoconservative ought to have a restraining order issued against them, barring them from using the slogan "Live Free Or Die." I do believe in truth in advertising, after all.

2. When will men finally get a clue and stop rewarding women for turning on the waterworks whenever they're losing? It is a ploy, a strategy, a manipulation. Crying doesn't make you right. It just makes you wet.

3. Proof yet again that polls are useless.

4. How many of the "independents" that voted for Hillary are really Republicans who would rather not face Obama in the fall?

5. Damn that Obama guy can preach! Jesse and Nannny Huckabee and Reverend Al should take lessons from him.

6. Ron Paul's still got twice as many delegates as Rudy.

7. What was the point of that whole Free State Project thing again?

8. There's something about Romney. The next time you see him, ask yourself -- doesn't his body language and cadence bring to mind how a space alien would act if he was trying to impersonate a human being?

For the record, FOX is Channel 5 on my cable . . .

. . . and Channel 5 is now blocked.

It will remain blocked until Fox hosts another Republican debate and allows Ron Paul to participate.

They let 4% Rudy in, but not 10% Ron.

On Bizarro World, that is "fair and balanced."

The moment is now.

All right, Free Staters, this is your chance. The rest of the country is counting on you.

When you began, you said a small group of people could make a difference.

The time to make that difference is now.

Don't blow it.

Deliver the Live Free Or Die state for Ron Paul.

Don't take it from me; take it from THEM.

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Signs O' The Times.

From Human Events:

You never see a Ron Paul sign buried under snow. If need be, a Paul supporter will rig up a reinforced frame, a heating element and a spotlight to keep the sign well visible at all times. I wouldn’t want to try to steal a Ron Paul sign without a bulletproof vest and back up either.

Heh-heh. Christmas lights do a pretty good job of keeping signs visible at night as well, so I've heard.

I *hate* the Ted Fonda Liberal Opinion Network.

All night last night, I watched on CNN pie charts showing Nanny Huckabee, Mitt Romney, John McCain-Feingold, Fred Thompson, and "Others."

The pie charts would lead you to believe the 15% of caucus goers in the "Others" category were fairly evenly divided between Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, and Duncan Hunter.

It was only when you read the scrunched up tallies at the bottom of the screen that you saw that Ron Paul spent much of the night 1% or less behind Fred Thompson or John McCain-Feingold.

It seems 11% gets you your own slice of the pie chart, while 10% gets you lumped in with the "others."

I suppose I shouldn't expect any better from the Ted Fonda Liberal Opinion Network. After all, they must be products of Outcomes-Based Education, because they seem to believe Ron Paul is a Democrat.

Is it proper form ...

... to begin a letter with "YOU MOTHERFUCKERS:"?

Song of the Day: Singing the Song of Angry Men.

Shut Out Again.

Note the absence of Ron Paul here.

Richardson's included. Hell, even Brownback's included.

And neither one of those has any better shot of winning the nomination than Ron Paul does.

But he's left out.

Anyone up for a steaming pile of agenda?

I HATE the Ted Fonda Liberal Opinion Network.

Question.

Why do so many so badly resent the enthusiasm of Ron Paul's supporters?

Is it because they dare not examine why they are not so enthusiastic about their candidates?

The Tancredo Juggernaut . . .

. . . turns out to be not so juggernautty.

Come, Tancredans, join the Ron Paul Revolution.

[H/T 2 memeorandum.]

Proven Facts About Ron Paul

The Founding Fathers were often heard debating "Is this in keeping with Ron Paul's vision for America?"

Nietzche's original title for the book was "Man & Ron Paul."

The reason there was never a Rocky movie featuring Ron Paul is that Ron Paul would win.

That star that lit up the night sky on the first Christmas? That was Ron Paul.

Ron Paul is not allowed in the Batcave because Batman knows Dr. Paul could kick his ass.

Ron Paul invented democracy.

There are pieces of Adolf Hitler in Ron Paul's stools.

There is a secret plan in place to deal with a planet-killer asteroid. It's called, "Operation Ron Paul."

The Statue of Liberty was constructed to be a bride for Ron Paul.

Ron Paul invented toenail clippers.

Helen Thomas would spontaneously combust if touched by Ron Paul.

The Berlin Wall was erected to keep East Berliners from gazing upon the beauty of Ron Paul.

Viagra takes Ron Paul to obtain and maintain an erection.

Barry White's final words were "DAMN Ron Paul's SMOOOOoooth!"

Diamonds are slightly less than half as hard as Ron Paul's testicles.

All Republican men harbor a secret mancrush on Ron Paul.

Ron Paul could "cure" all lesbianism if he wanted to.

Jalapenos eat Ron Paul to feel the spicy burn.

Ron Paul is immune to time and gravity.

Why do the grunion run? They're running from Ron Paul.

Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton took guitar lessons from Ron Paul.

Ron Paul invented sex.

Ron Paul carved the Hall of Justice out of granite with his bare hands.

Ron Paul uses steel wool as a loofah.

Gummint Cheese: Damn Paulinoids!

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Let me add one...

. . . to the list of reasons why Mike Huckabee shouldn't even be elected dogcatcher.

In the very late 1980's, I came home to Sturkie, Arkansas, from college one weekend to find my parents very upset. They hadn't slept at all the night before.

Their cattle that they were pasturing on rented land had disappeared.

When they found who had taken them, it was a couple who had bought the land from the man my parents were renting from.

They had had an agreement with the man that they would be allowed to use the pasture until the first of the year. He had told the buyers this and they agreed.

But they had loaded up the cattle and taken them to their farm anyway and wouldn't let my parents have them back until a trial happened. My parents couldn't even go look at the cattle to make sure they weren't being mistreated or neglected without a police escort.

During the trial, the couple claimed that since both agreements were oral contracts, they were not binding. Not surprisingly, the judge ruled otherwise and my parents got their cattle back. When they were returned, however, they were all sick and my parents lost a lot of money on them in ADDITION to the court costs.

The husband was later convicted in a seperate case of two counts of cattle theft. The wife testified in his defense.

All this information is verifiable in the County Clerk's office of Fulton County, Arkansas, in the county seat of Salem.

Mike Huckabee knew all this. And appointed the wife to the state Elections Commissioners Board anyway.

And that is why I will never, EVER vote for Mike Huckabee. In fact, if he's the Republican nominee, I MAY have to vote Democrat instead of Libertarian because the stakes are so high. In appointing this woman, he exposed himself for the disgusting and reprehensible pro-theft subhuman piece of filth that he is. And if YOU vote for him, you better not let ME find out about it, because I may never talk to you again.

[H/T 2 Drudge for the list.]



Vote outside the box. Ron Paul '08.

Cause and effect?

We wonder why American political debate is devolving into dumbed-down soundbites.

Could the reason be that a soundbite is all that will fit on signs of the approved size?

Zoning for such homes allows temporary signs no more than 12 square feet. The city allows only temporary signs advocating a candidate to be in place within 60 days of an election, which will be Dec. 7 for Feb. 5 primary.

Joe Gooden, the city's zoning administrator, said the size instead of the timing of the signs was made an issue in the notices because, with the hearing process, if a property owner fought to keep a sign up, the case probably wouldn't be resolved until the allowed period.

12 square feet. That's 3 by 4, 2 by 6, or 1 by 12.

In order for the print to be large enough to be seen from the road, which is clearly the point of yard signs, how deep can the discussion be?

And so the "CHOOSE LIFE"s, the "PRO CHOICE"s, the "FOR OUR CHILDREN"s and the "NO BLOOD FOR OIL"s muscle out the Declarations of the Rights of Man, the "When in the course of human events"es and the "A society that rewards failure and punishes success is doomed to fail"s.

Mindless Slogans 1, Involved Policy Discussion 0.

Is it any wonder the Democrats took over Congress?

A couple of suggestions for people in this position:

1. Think Burma Shave.
2. You can fit more on a 6-inch by 24-foot sign than you can on a 1-foot by 12-feet one.

Ron Paul Thanksgiving.

What's John Edwards doing on Thanksgiving? How about Hillary?

Here's what the Ron Paul army's planning:

Please join in this grassroots movement and spend the days before Thanksgiving collecting canned goods on Ron Paul's behalf. On November 21, the day before Thanksgiving, thousands of Ron Paul Meetup Groups across the country will deliver the food they've collected to a local foodbank (affiliated with America's Second Harvest) in Ron Paul's name.

Good idea; I just don't know how effective it will be at spreading the word. After all, Americans' attention will be elsewhere, on family and football and fried feathered fowl.

Not to mention the horrid parades.

So I don't know how much media attention this will generate, especially considering the skeleton crews most newsrooms run on Thanksgiving.

But if it's your Good Deed for the Day, and not entirely a publicity stunt, go for it, it's a good cause.