Nolan Ryan supporting Ron Paul?

Didn't I see RP in a Houston Astros Uniform? I think he played pro baseball didnt he? Did I dream that?

track him down and lets get a rally planned in Austin TX!!! Its a perfect place, its centrally located and a short drive from all major cities. plus RP has a huge following in Austin.

Where the hell is Nolan Ryan anyway?
Speak up, legend, time to throw a fastball for our country.

I also had noticed that he was remarkabley silent on Ron Paul.

As you may recall, GW Bush is the owner-emeritus of the Rangers.

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Feb 6, 12:24 PM EST

Nolan Ryan to Be Texas Rangers President

By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press Writer

DALLAS (AP) -- Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan has agreed to become the Texas Rangers team president, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

In recent years, he has been a consultant for the Houston Astros, a former team, and part owner of the Astros' minor league teams in Texas.

The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet made an announcement.

Ryan, who had a record seven no-hitters, won 324 games in 27 seasons, the last five with the Rangers.

The 61-year-old Ryan replaces Jeff Cogen, who owner Tom Hicks moved to the Dallas Stars during a shakeup of his hockey team in November.

Ryan leaves the Astros with more than a year remaining on a five-year personal services contract he signed in 2004. He most recently served as special assistant to the general manager, scouting players and holding pitching camps.

The agreement was first reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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From Wonkette

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http://wonkette.com/politics/dept'-of-george-herbert-walker-corleone/if-the-bushes-hate-ron-paul-then-america-loves-ron-paul-281438.php

But this part of Paul’s political history is kind of stunning, because why the hell is the GOP and the Bushes so terrified of little Ron Paul?

In the first days of 1995, just weeks after the Republican landslide, Paul traveled to Washington and, through DeLay, made contact with the Texas Republican delegation. He told them he could beat the Democratic incumbent Greg Laughlin in the reconfigured Gulf Coast district that now included his home. Republicans had their own ideas. In June 1995, Laughlin announced he would run in the next election as a Republican. Laughlin says he had discussed switching parties with Newt Gingrich, the next speaker, before the Republicans even took power. Paul suspects to this day that the Republicans wooed Laughlin to head off his candidacy. Whatever happened, it didn’t work. Paul challenged Laughlin in the primary. “At first, we kind of blew him off,” recalls the longtime Texas political consultant Royal Masset. ” ‘Oh, there’s Ron Paul!’ But very quickly, we realized he was getting far more money than anybody.” Much of it came from out of state, from the free-market network Paul built up while far from Congress. His candidacy was a problem not just for Laughlin. It also threatened to halt the stream of prominent Democrats then switching parties — for what sane incumbent would switch if he couldn’t be assured the Republican nomination? The result was a heavily funded effort by the National Republican Congressional Committee to defeat Paul in the primary. The National Rifle Association made an independent expenditure against him. Former President George H.W. Bush, Gov. George W. Bush and both Republican senators endorsed Laughlin. Paul had only two prominent backers: the tax activist Steve Forbes and the pitcher Nolan Ryan, Paul’s constituent and old friend, who cut a number of ads for him. They were enough. Paul edged Laughlin in a runoff and won an equally narrow general election.

Yes, you already know the Bushes are despicable and the Republicans and Democrats are just the two main mafia families, but what the hell?

We advise Ron Paul to check his brakes before driving and get somebody expendable to taste his food.

This statement is in the Congressional Record. RP refers to Ryan as his long-time friend. Jan. 6, 1999

http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr010699.htm

right now so I can ask him if he plans to support Paul for Pres. Nolan Ryan Supported Dr. Paul in the past when the establishment Republicans brought out Newt to support a primary opponent to try to unseat Dr. Paul.