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"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 to keep him fighting for our country."
-- Ronald Reagan --

"It appears our military backs Ron Paul in the most important issue facing the United States: Terrorism and our foreign policy. For the second time in a row, Ron Paul receives more donations among Republicans. Data for Democrats is not yet available, but Ron Paul crushed Democrats in this statistic last quarter as well."
-- Source: The Spin Factor
-- The data is sourced from FEC Reports for Q3 and was compiled for The Spin Factor by jfletch and RP4.US

• Firefighters Union Letter On Rudy Giuliani
March 8, 2007

"On March 14, 2007, the IAFF will host the first bi-partisan Presidential Forum of the 2008 election cycle. No other union and very few organizations has the credibility and respect to attract top-tier candidates from both political parties. The lineup of speakers who have agreed to participate in our Forum is truly a testament to our great union and the reputation we have built as a powerful political force and a coveted endorsement.

"... Early on, the IAFF made a decision to invite all serious candidates from both political parties — except one: former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

"We made this decision after considerable soul-searching and close consultation with our two New York City affiliates, the Uniformed Firefighters Association Local 94 and the Uniformed Fire Officers Association Local 854, as well as our former Local 94 President and current IAFF 1st District Vice President covering New York.

"The IAFF recognizes that Mayor Giuliani generally enjoys a favorable reputation as a result of his actions immediately after the tragedy of 9/11. As such, we want our affiliates and every one of our members to clearly understand the reason and rationale behind this very serious and sober decision.

"Many people consider Rudy Giuliani "America's Mayor," and many of our members who don't yet know the real story, may also have a positive view of him. This letter is intended to make all of our members aware of the egregious acts Mayor Giuliani committed against our members, our fallen on 9/11, and our New York City union officers following that horrific day."

Full text here

"Not one of them [the four frontrunning Republican presidential candidates] are principled conservatives ... Not one of them was there in the last 10 or 12 years when conservatives desperately needed leadership. So why should we be there for them?"
-- Richard Viguerie, the father of direct mail fundraising, urging conservatives to withhold their money from the Republican state and national committees and the four frontrunning Republicans, "Richard Viguerie says GOP has abandoned conservatives", October 12, 2007 --

"[Mike Huckabee] destroyed the conservative movement in Arkansas, and left the Republican Party a shambles ... Yet some of the same evangelicals who sold us on George W. Bush as a 'compassionate conservative' are now trying to sell us on Mike Huckabee."
-- Phyllis Schlafly, president of the national Eagle Forum, "Another Man From Hope: Who is Mike Huckabee?", October 26, 2007, WSJ.com --

"A [Rudy] Giuliani presidency would represent the return and final triumph of the Republicanism that conservatives went into politics to purge from power. A Giuliani presidency would represent repudiation by the party of the moral, social and cultural content that, with anti-communism, once separated it from liberal Democrats and defined it as an institution. Rudy offers the right the ultimate Faustian bargain: retention of power at the price of one's soul."
-- Patrick J. Buchanan, "Conservatism is a Tower of Babel", October 25, 2007, WorldNetDaily --

1975 US/Iranian Agreement
for Peaceful Iranian Nuclear Program
National Security Decision Memorandum 292
April 22, 1975

Subject: U.S. - Iran Nuclear Cooperation

The President has reviewed the study directed by NSSM 219 and has noted the comments and recommendations of the agencies. The President has decided that in negotiating an Agreement on Cooperation in the Civil Uses of Atomic Energy with the Government of Iran, the U.S. shall:

-- Permit U.S. material to be fabricated into fuel in Iran for use in its own reactors and for pass-through to third countries with whom we have Agreements ...

Documents here.
End excerpt.

"Because collapse will not be televised, you will not know that it has happened. You will only know that it has happened to you."

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am not an expert or a scholar or an activist. I am more of an eye-witness. I watched the Soviet Union collapse, and I have tried to put my observations into a concise message. I will leave it up to you to decide just how urgent a message it is.

"My talk tonight is about the lack of collapse-preparedness here in the United States. I will compare it with the situation in the Soviet Union, prior to its collapse. The rhetorical device I am going to use is the "Collapse Gap" – to go along with the Nuclear Gap, and the Space Gap, and various other superpower gaps that were fashionable during the Cold War.

"... From what I've seen and read, it seems that there is a fair chance that the U.S. economy will collapse sometime within the foreseeable future. It also would seem that we won't be particularly well-prepared for it. As things stand, the U.S. economy is poised to perform something like a disappearing act. And so I am eager to put my observations of the Soviet collapse to good use."

Full article: 'Closing the Collapse Gap' by Dmitry Orlov

"3rd Win for Ron Paul on FOX News
Great interview with Hannity & Colmes
Hannity tries to discount the poll results but Ron Paul forces Hannity to affront the audience, insult FOX News, or admit Ron Paul won."
Source and video of interview here at the Spin Factor.

"... [Ron Paul has] banked more than $5 million, recently raised more in the state than most other candidates, has a huge Web presence and just bought $1.1 million in New Hampshire TV ads. His staff is inexperienced, but smart."

Full article here.

Sunday, October 21, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com

NEWS OPINION

... The "conservative" paper owned by Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch, has managed the feat of covering the Family Research Council's recent "Values Voter" presidential debate, and ranking candidates according to their popularity with "values voters" without mentioning third-place finisher GOP presidential contender Ron Paul (R-Tex).

The page 4 story in the Sunday Post, "Religious Right Rejects [Giuliani's] Values Plea" chooses to report only the "onsite voting results" and then actually drops off Ron Paul's name. It also manages to write a full article without mentioning either Ron Paul or his results. This is in marked contrast to other major news outlets (CNN, Daily News) that mention Ron Paul and his results as an obviously routine part of the coverage of the Values Voter debate.

Full article here.

October 20, 2007
Ron Paul HQ

The clock is ticking. And it is now ticking faster than anyone anticipated.

The New Hampshire primary could be held as early as December 11. Earlier this week, Iowa moved its caucus date to January 3. With these two key states having moved up their dates, we are running out of time fast; especially when you consider the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

So, we're now in full campaign mode. We just bought $430,000 of radio air time to introduce Ron Paul to voters in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada. That sounds like a lot of money, but that $430,000 will pay for only two weeks. That's right, almost a half million dollars for only two weeks of radio time in just four states.

You can see that the $5 million we have in the bank won't last for long; especially when you factor in money for the production and broadcast of high-quality TV ads.

We know Dr. Paul and what he stands for, but most Americans don't. That's why we will have to spend millions of dollars for radio and TV to introduce Dr. Paul and his message - our message - of freedom, peace and prosperity to millions of Americans for the first time. And we have little time to do it.

We've set a goal of raising $430,000 in three days. Will you help us?

Listen to our new radio ad and donate today. The campaign is in full swing. We have little time.

Please help us broadcast freedom from coast to coast. Go to www.ronpaul2008.com today.

Thank you!

Kent Snyder
Chairman
Ron Paul 2008

"Our Goals are simple:
40,000 volunteers to donate $25
once each week on scheduled days. Reason:
IMPACT - Generate funds for Dr. Ron Paul and
Buzz for the News outlets, the Republican Party and
our fellow sleeping citizens
in a creative, organized and pulsed manner."

Salee Allawee
Photo: Democracy Now
Ten-year-old Salee Allawee lost both of her legs in a U.S. air strike last year. The same attack killed her 13-year-old brother and her best friend. Salee's sister was also injured and lost part of her foot. Salee is learning how to walk again thanks to the organization No More Victims. The group brought her here last December to receive a pair of prosthetic legs. We speak with Salee and her father, Hussein Allawee Feras.
Democracy Now's rush transcript and interview audio here.

"[ed: Republican] Texas Congressman Ron Paul ... will report having raised $5.08 million in the third quarter ... which rivals those of John McCain and Bill Richardson ...

"... This is the second quarter in a row Paul has shown fundraising strength. Last quarter he reported having more cash on hand than McCain, a sidebar that contributed to stories of McCain's collapse.

"... his money totals - it is likely he will have outraised several second-tier Republicans and Democrats combined - mean he will be in for the long haul. Paul's campaign announced they will begin running television spots earlier this week."

Full article here.