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It's about 8 o'clock on Saturday night, and Murphy's Taproom is going nuts with flash bulbs and cheering. The guy dressed as Santa Claus, a Staten Island limo driver named Lou Barrett, is trying to tell me about his new Meetup group, "Reindeer for Ron Paul," but the din of about a hundred soused Paul fans traps the words in his fake white beard. "Santa is Ron Paul's elf," he finally manages to tell me. "We want to give the gift of freedom this year." (read the rest at Salon.com)

NJ Assemblyman Michael Doherty endorsed Ron Paul at today's rally, accompanied with chants to "throw out Governor Corzine" emanating from the crowd. For those lucky enough to not live in the Garden State, New Jersey's debt is in the tens of billions of dollars. All it will take to win NJ's angry electorate is to help them realize that the same thing is going on up in Washington!

The following is an article from CWA-NJ:

GOP PRESIDENTIAL TRUST DINNER

Featuring the 2008 GOP Presidential Candidates

The Honorable Rudy Giuliani
The Honorable John McCain
The Honorable Ron Paul
The Honorable Mitt Romney
The Honorable Fred Thompson

As a former Bush supporter I can offer a first-person perspective. Although I didn’t realize it while actively supporting the President and the War on Terror, there were several underlying themes going through my mind that I am now able to differentiate.

From PolitiFact.com:

A few exceptions to his small-government principles

Paul's campaign Web site declares: “Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution.”

Slogan: Security - Unity - Prosperity

Message on website:

"We are steeped in the tradition of honor and sacrifice for the greater good. We are proud of this heritage. I believe Americans are once again ready to achieve this greater good: which is nothing less than the security, prosperity, and unity of our country."

Did you think the "voters" with questions relayed by Carl Cameron during the Fox News debate were typical patrons enjoying a meal out? Wrong! Young's Restaurant serves only breakfast and lunch and closes by 2:30 pm, except when Fox News wants dinner served to carefully screened "voters" at its private function. See the restaurant hours here.

Posted by Marc Parent at his blog.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's article on the Texas Straw Poll... is predominantly about Ron Paul!

Grasping at straws?

Speeches, protests and presidential politics, Texas style.

That's what will be going on in and around the Fort Worth Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, during the Republican Party of Texas' first-ever GOP Straw Poll. Who is coming? What are they saying? What are they doing?

U.S. Congressman and Republican candidate for President Dr. Ron Paul accepts Honorary Life Membership in Pro-Gun New Hampshire at a grassroots gun rights meeting organized by PGNH Executive Vice President Evan Nappen on August 18, 2007 in Concord. Forty gun rights activists from across the state heard Dr. Paul speak passionately about his support of the Second Amendment. Four of the five PGNH directors attended the meeting, and they unanimously voted to grant Dr. Paul the honorary membership.