RON PAUL to Hold MAJOR PRESS CONFERENCE... Wednesday - DiggIt!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5992258.html

Ron Paul urges voters to back alternatives to Dems, GOP
By BENNETT ROTH

WASHINGTON -- Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning, Houston-area
congressman who waged a feisty Republican primary campaign for
president, is expected on Wednesday to urge supporters to reject the
two major-party candidates and vote for any of the four minor-party
contenders on the November ballot.

"The two parties and their candidates have no real disagreements on
foreign policy, monetary policy, privacy issues, or the welfare state,"
Paul is expected to say at a news conference in Washington, according
to an advance copy of his remarks obtained by the Houston Chronicle.

"They both are willing to abuse the Rule of Law and ignore
constitutional restraint on executive powers. Neither major party
champions free markets and private property ownership."

Although he serves in Congress as a Republican, Paul has had strong
disagreements with his party's presidential nominee, John McCain, over
the wisdom of the war in Iraq and the use of American military force
around the world. Although Democratic contender Barack Obama, like
Paul, has opposed the war, he also espouses expanding government
programs that Paul has criticized.

In his speech, Paul is planning to say that voters can send a message
to the major parties by voting for the non-establishment candidates:
Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr, Green Party contender Cynthia
McKinney, independent Ralph Nader or Constitution Party standard-bearer
Chuck Baldwin.

Barr announced Tuesday afternoon that he will attend Paul's news
conference at the National Press Club in Washington. All four
minor-party candidates are expected to appear with Paul.

While Paul will say these individuals have strong philosophical
differences on various issues, "they all stand for challenging the
status quo -- those special interests who control our federal
government."

"People will waste their time in voting for the lesser of two evils,"
according to Paul's prepared remarks. "Reject the two candidates who
demand perpetuation of the status quo and pick one of the alternatives
that you have the greatest affinity to, based on the issues."

In remarks made on Fox News on Tuesday, Paul ruled out waging a
third-party bid himself.

"The system is biased against us," he said. "It is too late. You've got
to be Ross Perot to be able to do that."

Nathan Gonzales, a political analyst with the nonpartisan Rothenberg
Political Report, said that while Paul did have a following in the
primary, he doubted the Texas congressman has the ability to tip the
general election one way or the other.

"A majority of his support comes from voters dissatisfied with both
political parties," he said."I don't think he (Paul) draws
disproportionately from McCain or Obama."

However, Paul has done well in states such as Nevada, where polls show
the race is close and a small movement could affect the November
contest.

With his proposals to reduce the federal government, his opposition to
the Iraq war, the Texas maverick has drawn an intense following around
the nation, particularly among young, computer-savvy males.

During his primary bid, Paul made a splash with an online fundraising
juggernaut that at times exceeded his GOP rivals. The Lake Jackson
Republican also waged an aggressive campaign in the early primary
states, with paid television and radio spots.

Although he officially ended his campaign in June, Paul said he wanted
to build an organization to elect libertarian-leaning Republicans at
all levels.

During the recent GOP convention in St. Paul, the congressman staged
his own "Campaign for Liberty's Rally for the Republic" in nearby
Minneapolis, attended by almost 10,000 supporters. At the time, Paul
criticized both parties for being too eager to send taxpayer money
abroad.

Paul also has broken with his party by opposing the Patriot Act, a law
spearheaded by the Bush administration that allows government
wiretapping without search warrants.

A mild-mannered obstetrician from outside Houston who was first elected
to Congress in 1976, Paul has charted his own course for years,
breaking from the Republican Party in 1988 to run as a Libertarian
Party candidate for president.

After a break from Washington, Paul returned to Congress in 1996,
although he never fit in with his fellow Republicans, regularly voting
against appropriations bills.

He has also sparked controversy with some of his positions, such as his
support for legalizing drugs. And some of the writings that appeared in
a newsletter under his name have also drawn scrutiny, particularly
statements criticizing some blacks and Israel lobby in Washington.

Although he entered the 2008 presidential race a distant underdog, the
candidate appeared to quickly resonate with voters who did not like
Republicans' pro-war stance, but were also wary of Democrats' embrace
of big government.

In the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, Paul surprised skeptics by
garnering 10 percent of the vote, beating out former New York City
Mayor Rudy Giuliani. But he came in a disappointing fifth in New
Hampshire, a state that Paul and his advisers believed was fertile
ground with its "Don't Tread on Me" motto.

Nevertheless, Paul soldiered on with a strong performance in Nevada
caucuses, where he placed second ahead of John McCain, who went on to
become the party's presidential nominee.

bennett.roth@chron.com

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Where does it say they have an advance copy of his remarks?

All they say is ""The strongest message can be sent by rejecting the two party system," Paul said in prepared remarks obtained by AP. "This can be accomplished by voting for one of the non-establishment, principled candidates.""

This is not news. Ron Paul has been saying this for a couple months.

AP may have obtained some remarks, but I can guarantee you it is not an advance copy of his speech for tomorrow. No way.

First, ignore my name, I hate Palin and will not vote for that ticket...to my point now.
Found out today that Dr. Paul will be on the ballot in Montana as the Constitutional Party candidate! So, we have 5 choices - Nobama, McLame, Nader, Barr, and Paul.

I will be casting a vote for Paul - encourage anyone you know in Montana to do the same! Don't forget Dr. Paul beat McLame in the GOP caucus here! Paul could potentially carry the state!!!

Dr. Paul would never tell us who to vote for.

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He could not run for a third party while remaining a Republican but he couldn't lose his seat in the house. If it ends up being a big debate, all he can be seen as is non-partisan.

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Will Dr. Paul be announcing a Unity Party or will we soon be seeing a massive unprecedented debate between third parties sponsored by the Campaign for Liberty? Either way Dr. Paul would be the first person in American history to start something like it.

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I hope you have to eat your words Paul4won. ( Nothing personal mind you )

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