Ron Paul on CNN's Anderson Cooper

Sarah Palin is not an elected official and if she accepts paid speaking gigs I don't see any problem with that.

I agree that Palin doesn't have anything notable to say on foreign policy (if she did somebody would note it).

I agree. Requiring $100k in order to speak to the tea party people means it's about a paycheck for her rather than the message. At least IMO that's how it seems.

Now is the time for Ron Paul to lay down the groundwork for a Presidential run in 2012. If he can begin now to start accumlating impressive fundraising figures, and begin now to setup local Statewide Campaign offices in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, etc., and lineup volunteers and boots on the ground, he could just become an unstoppable juggernaught. Why? Consider the following:

When Ron Paul ran in 2007-8, he was not anywhere remotely close to being household name. He was on nobody's radar screen. Very few people had ever even heard of him. The few that did, perceived him as perhaps the most isolated and uninfluential politician in the history of Washington. A total misfit. He hadn't a chance in the World.

But then...something happened. Despite his obscurity, Ron Paul miraculously burst upon the scene anyway during the Republican debates, by the sheer talent and originality and courage of his own performance. No one had ever seen such breathtaking honesty and common sense coming from a political debate stage before. People noticed. Independents noticed. Liberals noticed. College students noticed. From there, an Internet wave helped to propell him to a point where this obscure underdog eventually caught up to the so-called "top-tier" Nationally known candidates in fundraising....but by the time that this happened, the Iowa and New Hampshire races were already upon us, and the Media had had a free reign of 16-months to aggressively promote Mitt Romney, Rudy Guiliani, John McCain, and even Fred Thompson on a daily basis -- such that there was just too much ground to be made up. The Media and public expectations had already been (largely) set in stone. It was just too late.

But with advanced preparation (that's the key), 2011-2012 will be a different story.

Today, Ron Paul is now seen as a sage and authentic alternative voice by much of the Cable Media (still ignored, of course, by CBS, NBC, ABC). Unlike the past, today Ron Paul is on the TV on a regular basis, and seen as the "guy who was right" about many issues. Even his politically unknown son, Rand Paul is now in position today to compete and possibly win a National U.S. Senate seat (perhaps outranking his legendary father) mostly due to the "Paul brand".

So unlike 2007-8, Ron Paul will be a factor right from the very beginning. He can and will be competitive right away on a fundraising level. He will draw far greater crowds and enthusiasm right from the beginning (instead of during the middle of the race). As a consequence, the major Media this time around will have to talk about him. Like it or not, they will be forced to cover him. And they will even have to include his name in polling figures, as the crowd sizes and competitive fundraising make it unignorable that Ron Paul has finally arrived as a "major candidate".

Once again, there is no one to touch him during the debates. He will easily outshine whatever competition he faces (Mitt Romney?, Tim Pawlente?). Everytime that Ron Paul is on TV in these forums, he educates people a little bit more, and influences a little bit more. Whatever momentum that he has at the beginning will only grow. His movement has substantial upside, far, far more so than any other National candidate.

While the RNC and GOP Leadership will try hard to derail his candidacy, they may also just realize as well that Ron Paul will be the only actual chance that the GOP has to go toe-to-toe against the charismatic Obama and win in the fall.

The point is, we must reject the conventional wisdom and recognize that it is NOT true that it is "unlikely Paul will win". The Ron Paul movement will be even bigger than before this time around. The crowds and the money will be in place right from the very beginning. The Media will be forced to recognize him. And, if Rand Paul also wins the Senate seat, that will even further enhance the credibility of his candidacy even more. The "Paul name" will gain further mass acceptability.

Finally, a War and Terror weary American public is not going to want to listen to the likes of Romney, Guilinani, Pawlente, etc, just babble on and on about even more War and Torture. That whole 2004 mentality is long gone. Obama is the new Bush. And trying to "out-Bush" Obama will not be the place where the majority of the American public is.

Thus, the time is right for a major Ron Paul swing. He was right about the War. He was right about the Federal Reserve. He was right about Gold. He was right about NAFTA. No longer are these issues considered "crazy" or "goofy". The ideas that Paul stands for have been also now gaining considerable traction on their own merit. The time is right. The opportunity is now.

Mark my words, if Ron Paul organizes early (that's the key), and puts in place Statewide Campaign offices early on, and camps out in Iowa and New Hamspire and South Carolina .... he may just be unstoppable -- whether the RNC likes it or or not.

I'm sure that they'll try to recruit Jeb Bush or Dick Cheney or Lindsey Graham at the 11th hour to steal it away from Paul. But if he gets the momentum early, he will be unstoppable. You just can't beat something ....with nothing.

And Ron Paul is something big.
It will only get bigger.

We need to carry this message directly to Ron Paul himself. He has one more mission to run. It's time for Liberty to finally win.

Let's do it!