February 08, 2010 MSNBC Rachel Maddow

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Medina becoming a factor in Texas

Raleigh, N.C. – Rick Perry continues to hold onto a double digit lead in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas but the biggest story may be that Debra Medina is coming on strong.

Perry is at 39% to 28% for Kay Bailey Hutchison and 24% for Medina. There are major splits within the race along ideological lines. Perry is at 42% with conservatives, and Medina is now outpolling Hutchison with them by a 25-23 margin. Hutchison cleans up with moderates, leading Perry 49-29, but unfortunately for her prospects they account for only 20% of GOP primary voters.

One finding in the poll helps sum up the mood in the country right now and may give a clue as to why Hutchison is having so much trouble. Asked whether they trust Austin or Washington politicians more to solve Texas’ problems, state level politicians win out by
a margin of 78-3.

There’s no doubt Medina is riding the wave of discontent with the political establishment. She actually leads the race, 37-32 over Perry, with the third of primary voters who disapprove of Washington politicians. With those who are happy she trails well behind at 17%.
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Friends and Patriots,

Let not the rhetoric of adversaries get you down.

The RON PAUL REVOLUTION is on the brink of something much bigger than Tea Parties.

If you buy into the superficial squawk about who is the original and we have been hijacked you are missing the opportunity.

This is how it works!

We have an incredible opportunity to seize this moment.

This is our hour of glory....

It is the turning point!

We are on the cusp!

We must now make our voices heard as Ron Paul said:

"The prevailing Attitude of the people must be that of Liberty and Self Reliance!"

Do not retreat now. Now is the time to bond together and spear our way to the VERY TOP of this Movement.

Now is the time to be heard and spread the true news of Liberty!

DO NOT FALL BACK!!!!

JOIN or DIE!!!!

I am ready....are you????
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It should be obvious that our the original grassroots tea Party idea has been hijacked, stolen, co-opted.

I am bad at slogans, and am having trouble coming up with one.

It just seems important to let "new Tea Party" peeps, know who had the original idea, and what it was all about.

I thought about a visual sign that showed the original patriots dumping tea, then a picture of Ron Paul, then the crybaby picture of Glenn beck, might work.

OR
"We were dumping TEA before you were old enough to pee!!"

OR
"Ron Paul, the O.G. of dumping tea"

See........ I am NOT good at this.

I just hate the fact that this great idea, has been hijacked, and would love to remind them in a powerful way, of how and why it started. Especially since they are trying to edge RP out.

If you have some ideas, for slogans or visuals, I would love to see them.
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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Watch from 5:13 through 6:08 (especially at 5:53)
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The tea parties will become a Republican version of MoveOn if they're not mindful of history. That will mean not accomplishing a single one of their stated goals. That may sound strange, so let's go back a few years.

MoveOn was started by a handful of activists concerned about the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Like the tea parties, it was a grassroots effort that relied on activists with little or no political experience. The Internet and current events brought them together against a government run amuck.

MoveOn became a force to be reckoned with. It was an organization initially funded by small contributions. As its members traded e-mails and discussions in the blogosphere, small meetings started to materialize. These small meetings became large meetings.

The Democratic machine eventually took note. It capitalized on themes of ending the war, election reform, impeaching Bush and otherwise holding the Republican majority accountable. Democrats weren't shy about letting these new activists work for the party, but sharing power was another story. Like the tea parties today, people were asking where these new activists were when the problem started. But they moved forward with the single-minded goal of replacing Republicans.

Democratic campaigns came in, offering to move these new activists along in the party. They brought them on board with campaigns and offered them paid positions. Eventually, a long series of personal army requests from the establishment led to a Democratic takeover in 2006 and the presidency of Barack Obama in 2008.

In 2007, the Democrats to gave Bush far more than he asked for. Impeachment was pulled off the table. Plans were cemented for a permanent presence of 50,000 troops in Iraq well after 2011, a plan that Obama hasn't deviated from. In 2010, all hope that MoveOn had for universal health care was the first thing to go. A progressive grassroots movement was effectively co-opted.

A few independent thinkers like Cindy Sheehan saw this coming after the Democratic takeover. The party, however, had other plans. Sheehan was effectively dispatched from the movement as the machine she worked so hard for turned on ending the war. It was all about electing Democrats from the very beginning.

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Update 2: Last chance to get a commemorative CPAC poster in time for the conference. Please consider it a donation to the Daily Paul. I need your support! Thank you.

Update 1: The CPAC posters are finished. The final edition size was 40 prints, all hand screened on 100% cotton, archival paper, signed & numbered. #1, as always, went to Ron Paul. #2 & 3 are going to Tom Woods & the Judge. After presales, I have 10 remaining. The posters are $50 each, with all proceeds going to ongoing operations of the Daily Paul. There is a buy button at the end of this post, or click here to purchase.

You can see a picture of the final prints here.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Daily Paul!
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At the first ever National Tea Party Convention last weekend, Sarah Palin's keynote speech outlined a path back to the same old big government, pro-war Bush Republicanism.

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Staffer's Statement on Involvement in the Race for Texas Governor

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Eric King has done so many great interviews that I'm still working my way through his archives. Here is his very first interview as King World News, with Harry Markopolos - the man who spent nearly a decade trying to blow the whistle on Bernie Madoff to the SEC. Here is a Boston Globe article on Markopolis.

If you ever had any doubt about the extent of government corruption, this interview will put it to rest. This is an incredible interview:

Eric King Interview of Harry Markopolos
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Zinn was a professor at Boston University. This nice article is from Boston's free tabloid rag, the Phoenix.

by By Raymond Mungo | The Boston Phoenix
February 3, 2010

Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era — the students who protested and resisted the war, that is. He arrived on campus in 1964, when I was a sophomore, and within two years was the most publicly outspoken and visible member of the faculty, much to the consternation of conservative administrators. The mere mention of his name could send BU presidents into apoplexy. But they couldn't drive him out or shut him up.

The author of People's History of the United States
which has sold two million copies, has been revered by generations of students, reviled by more conventional academics, and, mostly, re-read. His literary career started modestly with SNCC: The New Abolitionists, about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, of which he was a founding member in the years when white people were included. As a professor at tiny Spelman College in Atlanta in the late '50s and early '60s, he thoroughly integrated himself with black students — ultimately, his uncompromising views got him canned. Then BU took him on.

Born poor in Brooklyn in 1922, Howard had a working-class perspective. He worked in the shipyards before joining the Army Air Force as a bombardier. The young man who bombed innocent civilians evolved into the pacifist professor who simply did not believe that any war was good or just. And while other teachers were terrified to go beyond signing petitions, the guy put his body on the line for his principles.

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A very important basic concept which is not correctly taught in government controlled schools.

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More Spending is Always the Answer

Last week, the House approved another increase in the national debt ceiling. This means the government can borrow $1.9 trillion more to stay afloat and avoid default. It has been little more than a year since the last debt limit increase, and graphs showing the debt limit over time show a steep, almost vertical trend. It is not likely to be very long before this new ceiling is met and the government is back on the brink between default and borrowing us further into oblivion. Congressional leaders and the administration acknowledge that the debt limit will need to be increased again next year. They are crossing their fingers that the forecasts are correct and they will not need another increase sooner, even before the 2010 midterm elections.

Continually increasing the debt is one of the logical outcomes of Keynesianism, since more government spending is always their answer. It is claimed that government must not stop spending when the economy is so fragile. Government must act. Yet, when times are good, government also increases in size and scope, because we can afford it, it is claimed. There is never a good time to rein in government spending according to Keynesian economists and the proponents of big government.

Free market Austrian economists on the other hand know that times are bad because of the size and scope of government. The economy is fragile because of the overwhelming stranglehold of bureaucracy and taxation of Washington. Any jobs Washington might create through these endless spending programs are paid for through more taxation and debt put on the productive sectors of the economy. Just as insidious is the hidden tax of inflation caused by the Fed and its ever-expanding credit bubble. When the Fed steps in with its solutions, it only devalues the dollars in everyone’s pocket while encouraging more reckless waste on Wall Street. All of this leads to a worsening economy, not an improved one.

And so the downward spiral continues. The worse things get, the more politicians want to spend. The more they spend, the heavier the debt load becomes and the more we have to spend just to maintain our interest payments. As our debt load becomes unsustainable, the alarm of our creditors increases. It is becoming so serious that our credit rating, as a nation, could be downgraded. If this happens, interest on the national debt will increase even more, leading to even higher taxes on Americans and inevitably, price inflation.

Still, Washington is full of talk of more regulation, more taxation and more spending. The Senate is still struggling to pass a massive regulatory increase on the financial sector, even as the stock market suffers more shockwaves. Pay-as-you-go rules give the appearance of fiscal responsibility, but in truth these rules are only used as a justification to raise taxes. Spending programs like healthcare reform, increased military spending, and a recent doubling of destructive foreign aid are viewed by Washington as necessary and reasonable, instead of foolishness we absolutely cannot afford.

The people understand this, which is why there is so much anger directed at politicians. Washington needs to change its thinking and adopt some common sense priorities. The Constitution gives some excellent limitations that would get us back on the right path if we would simply abide by them. The framers of the Constitution understood that only the ingenuity of the American people, free from government interference, could get us through hard times, yet Washington seems bent only on prolonging the agony.
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2/8/10 DOW close 9,908.39 -103.84 -1.04%
Previous Close 10,012.23 Volume 216.27 Mil
Open 10,005.43 52 Week High 10,729.89
Day's High 10,028.56 52 Week Low 6,469.95
Day's Low 9,904.09

NEW YORK – The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.

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By Ellen Nakashima | Washington Post
Thursday, February 4, 2010

The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity.

Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm said originated in China and targeted its computer networks, according to cybersecurity experts familiar with the matter. The objective is to better defend Google -- and its users -- from future attack.

Google and the NSA declined to comment on the partnership. But sources with knowledge of the arrangement, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the alliance is being designed to allow the two organizations to share critical information without violating Google's policies or laws that protect the privacy of Americans' online communications. The sources said the deal does not mean the NSA will be viewing users' searches or e-mail accounts or that Google will be sharing proprietary data.

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