Chris Peden, the Friendswood City Councilman who’s giving Paul a run for his money

I live in the district and drove a little over an hour.

Most were from the district but there were those from outside the district who came a bus.

The polls in the district show Ron Paul with a 70% approval rating.
But, we still need to campaing and spread the word

This is a traditionally democratic district. So even if Peden won the primary, unlikely, the dems would field a candidate and there would be a democrat in congress.

Handpicked by the Oligarchy. Take his public positions away from him.

He is a traitor that makes Benedict Arnold look like a Saint.

"Walls are stronger than the men that defend them."

Ghegis Khan

Look what I found. According to a lot of news, Peden is an CPA. What does the CPA alphabets mean? It's Counting Posts Around! Actually he's a Certified Public Accountant. But I stumbled upon this article:

Chris Peden's Cash Discrepancy
If his campaign's rhetoric is to be believed, the Honorable Chris Peden, Friendswood City Councilman extraordinaire, is on the verge of unseating the lovable crank Congressman from Surfside, Dr. Ron Paul. Last week the D.C.-based gossip rag Roll Call recieved the following dispatch:

Dallas Frohrib, a spokesman for the Peden campaign, said this week that the Friendswood councilman is now sitting on a war chest of $110,000, and climbing.
With that kind of cash and endorsements racking up from such luminaries as Denny and the Haig, rug cleaning magnate Aubrey Theode, and I-10's favorite burger stand proprietor, Peden is starting to look like a shoe-in.

And that's not even counting his official website endorsement list. From an antecedent north Texas kabob house to the League City Fuddruckers; from the think tanks of Caspar, Wyoming to the Wall of Retired Commissioners in Allegany County, Maryland; from the giant Lysol refinery in Lake Jackson to Eric Dondero's blackberry, a resounding message rings out: Chris Peden is our man for Congress!

Even David Hill, the Woodlands pollster who is rumored to be crunching numbers for the Peden camp, has boldly predicted that Paul will be swept from office next spring by a tide of irate NASA employees and angry social conservatives, who will inevitably show up to hand Texas' convention delegation to Duncan Hunter much like they did with the Fort Worth Straw Poll.

But then Roll Call decided to do a little research...

Peden closed the third quarter with just $363 in cash on hand, while raising just $8,654 for the period.
In case you're wondering, that puts the "official" FEC numbers for his campaign at exactly $109, 637 short of the claimed mark...which may also explain the constant rumors we are hearing about Peden's desire to obtain a ballot spot by petition signatures rather thanthe standard $2000 filing fee.

But Peden still has those battalions of NASA employees, or so he frequently tells the press to the echoes of Dr. Hill, who constantly reminds him that "NASA is based in Paul’s district."

Well, not really. Far be it from his interlocutor to provide the Honorable Councilman a lesson in cartography, but NASA sits squarely in Democrat Nick Lampson's district well across the Harris County line. And for the time being, I won't even comment on the intrinsic irony of a candidate who complains about Paul's inability to bring home the NASA bacon while simultaneously imputing earmark hypocrisy.

How can I vote for a guy like Peden? Has not won anything yet and has begun misstating things already. He definitely has to go back and take a refresher course in accounting, geography, and ethics.

"He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it." Confucius

that in lake jackson yesterday, we were part of a group of over two thousand people showing up for RON. peden had his little shin digg in the SAME BUILDING and it was dwarfed beyond recognition. i looked through the glass at them after we heard Ron's 2nd speech that he made outside the place (because there were so many people - the original room only held 1250). there was maybe 50 people.

peden who?

maybe you guys have seen this already

http://www.youtube.com/wa...

Look at the 4:50 mark here to see what Peden had said about Ron Paul.

I guess Politics changed Peden!!

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Murray Sabrin Money Bomb:
http://www.scholaroffreed...

"Walls are stronger than the men that defend them."

Ghegis Khan

We need a Ron Paul supporter to run against Chris Peden and win his Friendswood council seat so Peden can experience some "blowback".

Dear Mr. Peden,

As a CPA it should be obvious to you that our nations’ balance sheet is in complete disarray. 9.2 Trillion dollars in debt can’t be erased by increasing the size of the federal budget and committing our nation to war for 100 years. Your character assassinations of Dr. Ron Paul as a self described Libertarian are meant to be divisive. You should join him in taking a stand for Liberty. It’s in the pledge of allegiance. It does not say with democracy and justice for all. I along with millions of other lifelong Republicans have had their faith in our Republic restored by Dr. Ron Paul. It would do you well to read his books before you cast him in a negative light. He is absolutely correct when he says that the Republicans have lost their way. Look at the 2006 elections. Republicans acting like liberal democrats for a republican idea is unacceptable to me and should be to you as well. We don’t need more big spending Republicans in office any more than we need big spending democrats. You see its “We the People” that have to pay! If you want to debate Ron Paul on the issues, that would be fine. But don’t attack the man who is actually bringing new Republicans into the party. I am a military veteran who supports Ron Paul for President. If I was in his district I would vote against you.

I have included a link from David M. Walker. As you may know is the head of the GAO. He has no political stake in this fight. He is simply doing his job. He has attempted to sound the alarm of our looming fiscal crisis but it has fallen on deaf ears. CPA’s such as you would better serve the nation by sounding the alarm of our potential financial collapse. That is your duty.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...

It is pathetic that we can raise half a million dollars on a single mini-bomb day, but Ron's Congressional campaign is still struggling at around $250,000. This after he personally asked us for help. Regardless of whether you think having him in Congress makes that much difference, the fact is if the establishment can unseat him with a neo-con, they will paint it as total rejection of his message. We can't allow that to happen. For those who think he would do better with a lecture tour, he can STILL do that while in Congress. Congressmen do speeches all the time. And, our rEVOLution has succeeded in making him a celebrity... when he speaks in Congress now they can't ignore him. Especially with the network of millions he has built. He can send out the call and we can flood our Congress critters' phone lines when ever a bill he supports comes up, or one he is against needs to be voted down. Losing his Congressional seat is unthinkable people. Even if you are maxed out in his Presidential campaign, you can still donate to the Congressional one, and he isn't allowed to use any of the Presidential money for the Congressional campaign. So, now more than ever, we need a money bomb. He needed $400,000 by two days ago and isn't even close. If you support Dr. Paul, then support his wishes. And if not, then STFU.

RonPaulforCongress.com
donate.RonPaulforCongress.com

Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy. -Ron Paul 7/10/03

It was just what we needed here in SE Texas to get us revved up again for the final push towards the March 4th primary. And it was hilarious to see the Peden campaign staff hanging around slack-jawed watching the Ron Paul supporters overwhelm the place. There was hardly any Peden support there at all. There must have been 2000 Ron Paul supporters and they were everywhere, even up and down the road outside holding sign waves on the highway and getting chased away by cops when they strayed off of the private property of the civic center.

This article stinx and is slighting. This is not really the way it went at all..

the money is coming from:

http://countyseat.blogspo...

and also the thread from RPForums where I had first seen the info:

http://www.ronpaulforums....

a LONE STAR TIMES link:

http://lonestartimes.com/...

Check this out:

Eric Dondero, Angleton, August 14, 2007, Political Consultant says ...
" Chris,

I hereby enthusiastically endorse you for Congress. Your pro-property rights/anti-tax views more closely represent the values of our South Texas District, than Ron Paul. Our current incumbent used to be more of a traditional limited government conservative. But now he's gone way out on the fringe, particularly on foreign policy issues.

I was going to run against my former boss. But why should I? YourPro-Defense/Pro-Tax Cut/Pro-Individual Liberty views reflect mine. I would be proud to have you represent me in Congress.

Eric Dondero, Fmr. Senior Aide
US Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)
1997-2003

Politics has a way of forcing people to go against their core principles for political gain. That has never been the case for Ron Paul." Chris Peden in the Galveston Daily News 1/12/07. This was written by Mr. Peden last year and now he's flip-flopped saying nasty negative things about Dr. Paul. He's only hurting himself by bad mouthing Ron Paul. Dr. Paul will win his congressional seat as he's held it for 10 terms now. His record speaks for itself. Mr. Peden is no threat to him, maybe to himself. Dr. Paul is still running full force for the White House. What do we care about Mr. Peden anyway? Let's just concentrate on Dr. Paul. We are his supporters and he's the only one we're interested in and this post should not be of any interest to us anyway. Let's focus on Dr. Paul!

DO RUN RON!!!!!

Ron Paul and Chris Peden had events at the same place and same time (different rooms).

Ron Paul had support coming out of his ears and a room twice as large as his opponent. His opponent couldn't even fill his small room and didn't have 1/10 the presence of Ron Paul.

In addition the crowd for Ron was twice as large as the large room could hold, so after the speach they carried a podium and PA system outside and Ron spoke to everyone again from the steps of the convention center. Now that was a sight to see :-)

It was a sunny day and just absolutely wonderful.

Everyone was in good spirits and Ron said he was committed to pursue both races to the end.

Ron Paul 2008, Join or Die!

DONT TREAD ON ME

AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN - WASHINGTON'S CRUISERS

The hottest place in hell is reserved for this man. He is an enemy of freedom. He seeks personal gain and wealth at the expense of YOU. We need to put a candidate against his current seat!

"Walls are stronger than the men that defend them."

Ghegis Khan

LST is on LSD and anti-Paul, as bad as redstate or wonkette.

(Sorry that should have been much farther down, posting error!)

"Welcome to 2008: The Year of Ron Paul!"

Won't people come out in droves to vote for Paul in BOTH races?

I guess we all know how that can go..

Of this guys 174k I read that 152k was his personal money, a all but 12k was his and his family..

You know I'm almost thinking that this is just another try at getting Dr Paul out of the race...attack his congress seat...distract or get him to drop.

Chris and Ron both gave a rally today in Lake Jackson at the Civic Center. I took a peek into Chris' room and seen about 30 people sitting quietly listening to a speech. Now compare that to about 1000 people listening to Pauls' speech. And then I find out that there were about a 1000 more outside the building that couldn't get inside, so Paul had to give another speech outside. Chris doesn't have a chance in hell. Also Paul quoted a great endorsement during his rally that came from Chris a year ago!

"I am a proven conservative Republican; the incumbent is a self-described Libertarian. I support winning the Global War on Terror and the War on Drugs; the incumbent does not. I think Islamo-Fascist terrorists were responsible for the 9/11 attacks; the incumbent thinks America's Middle East policy's were responsible for the attacks. I support fully funding NASA's budget and the Vision for Space Exploration; the incumbent does not. I will support and vote for the Republican nominee for U.S. President in 2008, the incumbent will not (unless it's him.)

As an elected official, Chris is a strong supporter of NASA and the space program. With the Johnson Space center less than 2 miles from CD 14, many NASA workers and contractors live in CD 14. Recently retired astronaut Eileen Collins is a resident of CD 14, as are many of her colleagues in the elite astronaut corp."

http://chrispeden.org/

One seat of 435 does not mean squat, as all those 434-1 votes (with RP being the "1") while the GOP slid into statism proves.

Like an addict that is out of control, sometimes its best to just go ahead and let him/her hit rock bottom. I can think of nothing better than for the final flicker of liberty to go out in the Republican Party house, because perhaps that may be the straw that breaks the camel's back and a whole lot of people (many of them RP supporters) wake up and realize the Republican Party is not, never was, and never will be a friend to liberty.

I say we donate to RP's opponent and dance a jig on the grave of the Republican Party.