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 Game Plays Out 
 2011 Obama Coup 

Ron Paul fans behind scenario, which also finds Glenn Beck dead

Oct 24, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the burgeoning ranks of political paranoids, a scenario in which President Obama dissolves the Constitution, bans guns and drags the US into a union with Mexico and Canada seems not all that far-fetched. Now, thanks to some Ron Paul supporters, you can prepare for 2011 (yep, that soon!)... More »

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Mexico • Democratic Congress • Canada • Fox News • Ron Paul • Michelle Malkin • Glenn Beck • US Constitution • libertarians • online gaming • gun ban • coup d'etat • President Obama • United States of Earth • imam

OPINION

Beck Could Be
'Major' Factor
in 2010 Vote

If he combines angry right-wingers with libertarians, look out

Oct 16, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don't look now, but Glenn Beck could turn out to be a big factor in the 2010 elections, writes Marc Ambinder. Beck is cooking up some kind of voter mobilization project, which is a "tricky proposition" given that "conservative talk radio audiences—and Fox News viewers—tend to... More »

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Congress • Fox News • Ron Paul • Republican Party • Glenn Beck • libertarians • voter registration • conservatives • Election 2010 • midterm elections • Marc Ambinder • 9/12 Project

Analysis

 Ron Paul Fans Return, 
 as Tea Partiers 


Sep 15, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you polled the protesters at Saturday’s tea party protest on who they voted for in the Republican primaries, Tom Schaller of FiveThirtyEight.com has a sneaking suspicion they’d reply, “Ron Paul.” The protesters focus on libertarian complaints and rhetoric, and bear that familiar Paulite intensity.... More »

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protests • Ron Paul • libertarian • health care reform • tea parties • Tea Party

(Newser) - Barney Frank is working on the biggest legislation of his career, and no one seems to care. Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is preparing for markup sessions on a bill to revolutionize America’s financial regulatory structure. “It’s been eclipsed obviously in the public’... More »

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Federal Reserve • House Financial Services Committee • Ron Paul • regulation • Barney Frank • bank regulation

Ron Paul's Son Raises $433K
for Senate Run

Political newcomer borrows dad's tactics
in online fundraising

Aug 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rand Paul borrowed a page from his dad’s playbook this week, raking in $433,509 in online donations in just 24 hours, reports CQ Politics. That’s may not approach the $6 million “money bomb” Ron Paul managed for his presidential run—or the $1 million Rand had... More »

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Kentucky • Ron Paul • libertarian • campaign fundraising • fundraising • Rand Paul

(Newser) - Ron Paul is disappointed in everybody, Politico reports. President Obama “became the peace candidate: ‘Yeah, we’re going to end that war in Iraq,’” the Texas congressman and erstwhile presidential candidate says. “But it’s not sincere.” And though Republican opposition to Obama’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Ron Paul • Republican Party • spending • Iraq war

(Newser) - Ron Paul is more likely to be out biking this weekend than watching Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno, though the congressman and 2008 presidential candidate has a cameo. “Doesn’t exactly reflect my best moments,” the Texas Republican, 73, told the Hill. Paul appears in a scene... More »

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bikes • Ron Paul • bicycles • Sacha Baron Cohen • cameo • Bruno • bike helmet • bike safety

(Newser) - Boy, the winter of 2007-2008 seems like a lifetime ago. Back then, Ron Paul was "the class nerd" at Republican primary debates, eliciting eye-rolls and laughter with seemingly bizarre opinions. Now, Paul's "rants about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the devaluation of the dollar" are the... More »

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Ron Paul • Republican Party • tax policy • conservatives

Analysis

Republicans Take Page From Libertarian Book

From tea parties to budget proposals,
GOP changes tune

Apr 22, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks as though the GOP is turning libertarian, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The tea parties it championed last week take their cue from libertarian movement shindigs, and participation was high in libertarian-leaning states like New Hampshire. The GOP’s alternative budget was a like-minded proposal, "dramatically... More »

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New Hampshire • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Olympia Snowe • Ron Paul • libertarian • Glenn Beck • libertarianism • Sarah Palin • Gallup poll • Gallup • political strategy • Nate Silver • Republicans • tea parties

 Ron Paul's 
 Pirate Solution: 
 Bounty Hunters 

Constitution says US can hire mercenaries to patrol high seas

Apr 19, 09 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Texas Congressman Ron Paul looked to the history books for a solution to America’s pirate woes—and he says the government should put bounty hunters on the job, the Los Angeles Times reports. The idea has momentum in Congress, unlike some other notions suggested by the former presidential candidate.... More »

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Ron Paul in Attempted Sex Scene in Bruno

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat follow-up tricks Texas Republican

Mar 17, 09 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ron Paul is about the last person you’d expect to see in Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat follow-up. But the libertarian congressman appears for a 5-minute cameo, reports Slate, in which Cohen’s gay character, seeking to attain fame via sex tape, tricks Paul into a darkened hotel... More »

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Ron Paul • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • Bruno

Lone Star Political Clout Rides Into Sunset

After fifty years of political clout, Texas has lost its primacy as national king-maker

Feb 23, 09 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The booming voices of Texas politics have, for the first time in half a century, fallen silent, writes Bryan Burrough in the Washington Post. After vast deposits of oil wealth propelled Lone Star personalities like LBJ and both Bushes to the White House, as well as several influential leaders like... More »

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Texas • Lyndon Johnson • Tom DeLay • Ron Paul • George HW Bush • George W. Bush • Dick Armey

 Obama Pulls 
 Ahead in Montana 

Poll shows first-time lead for Democrat

Oct 24, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time, Barack Obama is leading John McCain in Montana, 44% to 40%, a poll suggests. Obama is seen as stronger on the economy by 48% to McCain’s 42%, though voters prefer McCain on foreign policy, 52% to 42%. Obama’s overall lead is within the MSU-Billings... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Montana • poll • Ron Paul • Ralph Nader • Bob Barr

OPINION

Libertarian Barr Not Here for
the Party Unity

Greets Ron Paul's 'undorsement' with snub, solo event

Sep 11, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Ron Paul convened a coalition of third-party candidates yesterday and endorsed them all, he dashed Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr’s hopes of a solo Paul endorsement, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. So Barr staged a separate press conference, where he announced that he’s not here... More »

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Ron Paul • libertarian • Libertarian Party • Ralph Nader • third parties • Bob Barr

 Paul Undorses McCain, Obama 

Texan calls for strong third-party protest vote

Sep 10, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ron Paul wants you to vote for a third-party candidate, CNN reports. The failed Republican presidential wannabe doesn’t particularly care whether you back Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, or Chuck Baldwin—all of whom are declared candidates—but he had no kind words for John McCain or Barack... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • GOP • Ron Paul • libertarian • third party candidacy • third parties • third-party campaign

Paul Delegates to Convention Go Uncounted

Voting shenanigans don't extend to
ballots for Romney

Sep 5, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ron Paul won far more delegates in the Republican primaries than the roll call vote at the GOP convention indicated, reports the LA Times. Though a reporter counted at least 15 would-be votes for Paul, the convention secretary recorded only five, and even cut off the microphones of two Oklahoma... More »

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(Newser) - The McCain campaign has been talking with Ron Paul in attempts to bring his supporters into the Republican fold, even as Paul staged a separate rally for 10,000 loyalists across the river from the RNC in St. Paul tonight, the Washington Times reports. Paul offered no endorsement for the... More »

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 Ron Paul Fans
 Stage Their Own Party

Ronstock '08 a poke in the eye for the RNC

Aug 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Ronvoys" have begun converging on Minneapolis, where Ron Paul supporters plan to gather in a convention near to, but separate from, the Republican hullaboo in St. Paul. Nearly 10,000 anti-war, anti-taxes, anti-big-government, and pro-personal-liberties revelers plan to attend the Rally for the Republic, otherwise known as Ronstock '08,... More »

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Minneapolis • Ron Paul • Libertarian Party • convention • Republican National Convention

OPINION

Barr May Bring Libertarians Into Big Leagues

He's got the experience to draw votes and
make his party relevant

Aug 21, 08 9:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though still far on the periphery of the American political scene, the Libertarian Party stands to reach unprecedented visibility with its nomination of former Republican congressman Bob Barr, writes David Weigel in Reason. By picking its "most well-known and politically astute" candidate—and one who doesn’t compromise its... More »

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John McCain • Ron Paul • Libertarian Party • third party candidacy • Bob Barr

Ron Paul Plans to Drop Out
of GOP Race Tonight

Libertarian Republican still hasn't voiced support for John McCain

Jun 12, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh off revealing he would hold his own convention during, and down the road from, the official Republican confab, Ron Paul will end his quest for the GOP nomination tonight, the AP reports—and dedicate himself to electing libertarian-friendly candidates. The quixotic candidate, who has refused to back John McCain,... More »

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