Libertarians for Ron Paul

“The presence of the obscure Republican congressman from Texas on a list that includes terms such as “Sopranos,” “Paris Hilton” and “iPhone” is a sign of the online buzz building up around the longshot Republican presidential hopeful…”

More on the buzz http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-061807.html

“No one can deny Ron Paul’s support and presence online is pretty amazing. How can a guy be so huge in the online community, yet still considered an outsider in the mainstream conversation?” A tech writer looks at why: http://tinyurl.com/2spr2m

There could be another explanation http://www.dopplegangr.com/ronpaul.html

Note the polling chart near the end of the interview that omits the minor candidates (but lists Ron Paul).

Thanks to Lew Rockwell.

Today’s edition of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review offers a good overview of the Ron Paul campaign and the wide spectrum of support his candidacy is attracting.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_513029.html

Ron Paul was the keynote speaker at the Arizona Republican Assembly convention Saturday in Phoenix. As he arrived at the Phoenix airport, he was greeted by hundreds of supporters. Airport security was very accommodating under the circumstances. Dr. Paul gave a 15 minute talk to his supporters at the airport and answered questions for another 15 minutes.

Local news arrived to cover the event at the airport before Dr. Paul headed off to his speaking engagement.

Here is the event in four parts:

A January research study completed by the Pew Research Center (Election 2006 Online - Pew Research Study) suggests that more Americans are relying on the internet as a source of political news. As such, the recent online success the Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has achieved should not be immediately discounted, as suggested by political pundits such as Rush Limbaugh (Is Ron Paul Internet Buzz Real or Spam?).

Read on http://tinyurl.com/2nya95

“Last night,” reports Lew Rockwell, “620 people jammed a small theater in Kansas City, cheering at almost every sentence on peace, freedom, and prosperity that came out of Ron Paul’s mouth. Even the NY Times Magazine photographer and LA Times reporter along for the ride were impressed. For this was not a centrally organized event, but a local, spontaneous Meetup.com gathering. And this is just one of thousands of groups all over the country, mostly the young people who can make a revolution. The momentum is increasing. The climate of opinion is changing. The entire establishment is getting the chills, and not the good ones.”

Below are a video of the event and a photo of the rally
outside (click on the photo for a larger version).

Thanks to Nick Bradley and Lew Rockwell.

You read that right. Ron Paul on page 1 of today’s Washington Post!

Brian Doherty looks at the question “Can a libertarian Republican appeal to Democrats?” http://www.reason.com/news/show/120767.html

Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul, discusses the surge of youth support for his campaign, the costs of war, the greatest moral challenge of our time: preemptive war, socialized medicine, capitalism versus corporatism and his policy of non-interventionism with regards to Iran.This interview by Phoenix radio station KXNF’s Charles Goyette was produced by Scott Horton for Antiwar Radio.

MP3 here. (19:20)