Let's All Give a Warm Daily Paul Welcome to... Mike Benoit!
Posted May 12th, 2008 by vincebodie
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Okay I just have to give major props to Mr. Benoit (pronounced ben-wah, like the ~oh never mind~ it's French). He is the leader of what I think is the third or fourth largest RP meetup in the country (#93, San Diego), and when I lived there I was thoroughly amazed at the energy and passion this man has for spreading the word of liberty. In fact, he is a one man friggin' LIBERTY FACTORY!!!
He has a 48' long Ron Paul sign in his back yard which faces a major freeway (that's 48 feet for all of you who haven't seen Spinal Tap), both his home and his office have been turned into daily hangouts for sign making and strategizing, he has probably spent well into five figures on promoting RP just based on the number of slim jims, cards, signs, shirts, etc. that he always seems to have in his back pocket or the trunk of his car, and thanks to him and the wonderful staff of assistant organizers he has under his wing, 93 has something going on almost EVERY DAY for not only RP but a whole slew of local candidates, including Mike himself.
He is running on the Libertarian ticket for Congressional District 52 in a crowded field which includes Duncan Hunter, Jr. Check out this clip of his answer to a question at a recent debate about how he will uphold the Constitution once elected, watch some other videos, check out his site, and then if you like what you see and hear, send him some money!
Peace.
http://www.youtube.com:80...
http://www.michaelbenoit....
p.s. - I'm glad to see that ALL CAPS and @%$#$%@ aren't necessary anymore to get a post recognized.
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p.p.s. - here is more info on other local San Diego candidates, courtesy of the indefatigable Marcus Rivchin:
US Congressional Candidates:
Wayne Dunlap, Libertarian candidate for the 50nd Congressional District
http://www.dunlapforcongr...
858-259-8680
Dan Felzer, Republican candidate for the 51st Congressional District
http://www.danfelzerforco...
760-522-3533/dfelzer@yahoo.com
Comments: Strong on the Constitution, rule of law, and the rights of the individual and property. Airforce veteran, economics major, and a mortgage broker. Congressman Filner is known as hostile to american taxpayers since he loves taxes.filner must go.
Dan Litwin, Libertarian candidate for the 51st Congressional District
www.FrodoForCongress.com
858-565-7742
Mike Benoit, Libertarian candidate for the 52nd Congressional District
http://www.michaelbenoit....
(619) 885-1378 / mblibertarian7@earthlink.net
Comments: Strong on the Constitution, rule of law, and the rights of the individual and property. He is greedy for liberty and wants to limit the ever expansive government. He is a small business owner, chairman for the SD Libertarian Party, and organizer for the Ron Paul meetup group in San Diego.
Mike Copass, Democratic Candidates for the 53rd district
http://www.mikecopass.com
california53@gmail.com, 619-665-9415
Comments: he is a scientist and is considered a progressive democrat. he is competing against congresswoman susan davis, who is a war profiteer. he has a primary in june where he has to beat this tool out of office.
EDWARD TEYSSIER, Libertarian Candidate for the 53rd district
Day: (619) 474-7500 #202 Evening: (858) 546-1776 FAX: (619) 474-7003 email: edwardtlp@sbcglobal.net
State Senate:
Jesse Thomas, Libertarian candidate for 39th District
619-286-1132/jesse@sdlp.org
State Assembly Candidates:
John Murphy, Libertarian candidate for 75 District
858-551-0732/murphyj4@hotmail.com
Rich Belitz, Libertarian candidate for 77 District
www.richbelitz.com
(619) 508-0160 / richb@richbelitz.com
Republican Central Committee, 77th District
Arek Arechiga
619-951-264-7739/arek.arechiga@yahoo.c om
County Board of Education, 1st District
Mike Blow
619-884-8088/mrmichaelblow@hotmail.com
b]County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Rudy Reyes
www.reyes4supervisor.com/...
Comments: This guy received severe burns from the 2003 forest fire to save his family. I talked to him briefly and he is committed to making san diego safe from fires after to fires caught the city ill prepared. you defintely want a guy with passion and conviction to run for office.
County Board of Supervisors, District 3
John Vandoorn
http://www.vandoorn2008.c...
Comments: Van Doorn has a big itch to scratch which is directed towards corruption and incompetence in our local county government where there is an active participation to break up families for compensation. his itch is bigger since he was a recipient of the courts actions and therefore wants to run for office to correct its malignment.
Chula Vista City Council,
Russ Hall
http://russforchulavista....
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Great! Another "lunch buddy" for Dr. Paul!
It is exciting to see so many RP supporters running for office!! It's all over the country and seems to be growing every day!!
I watched his youtube
I watched his youtube clip... Mike Benoit definitely seems like the type of person who is deserving of our support.
I agree, even just based on
I agree, even just based on his answers at the debate. Add in his tireless efforts for RP, and he's a slam dunk. SD has one of the largest and most active meetups in the country, and a large part of the credit goes to Mike. Please send him a few bucks or even just some accolades to let him know how much we appreciate him.
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"Basically I'm in the idea business — whether it's a musical idea or a spoken idea ... If you wind up with a political system that wants to put idea men out of business, then you have worry on your hands."
-- Frank Zappa
I live in San Diego too, and
I live in San Diego too, and I can tell you without a doubt, that Mike Benoit is the real deal. The guy is a tireless dynamo of promotion of liberty, the leader of our incredible RP meetup, and I dearly hope he wins a congressional seat. You can bet your butt that my entire family will be voting for him.
www.paulforronpaul.com
Well put.
He really deserves a BJ Lawson type war chest IMHO.
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"Walls are stronger than the men that defend them."
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i live in san diego
these guys have my vote.
Glad to hear it!
I just hope that every city and town in the country has someone with Mike's energy and drive - it would serve us well.
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"Basically I'm in the idea business — whether it's a musical idea or a spoken idea ... If you wind up with a political system that wants to put idea men out of business, then you have worry on your hands."
-- Frank Zappa