Most people never make the connection why prices are rising. This article from the AP doesn't. It describes how bad things are getting for people, but doesn't mention why paychecks can only be stretched half as long as before. Ron Paul makes the connection - it is the Federal Reserve, printing more and more money, making the money in your paycheck, your wallet, and your bank account worth less and less. AP Article follows below:

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Workers are juggling ever-increasing housing, food and energy bills

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK -- The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder. What used to last four days might last half that long now. Pay the gas bill, but skip breakfast. Eat less for lunch so the kids can have a healthy dinner.

Across the nation, Americans are increasingly unable to stretch their dollars to the next payday as they juggle higher rent, food and energy bills. It's starting to affect middle-income working families as well as the poor, and has reached the point of affecting day-to-day calculations of merchants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 7-Eleven Inc. and Family Dollar Stores Inc.

by Hugo Mann | Published 11/02/2007 - 4:30 p.m. EDT
http://www.usadaily.com/article.cfm?articleID=148303

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul drew a crowd of 700 supporters at a rally at Clemson University earlier today. The rally hosted by the Clemson chapter of Students for Ron Paul was held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Strom Thurmond Institute Building on the university’s campus.

Congressman Paul will hold another South Carolina campaign rally tonight in the capital, Columbia. Hundreds of Columbia-area supporters are expected to turn out to meet the rising GOP presidential contender at 7:00 pm in West Columbia, at 121 Alexander Street.

“Dr. Paul opened his Greenville campaign office yesterday to great support and fanfare,” said Paul campaign spokesman Jesse Benton. “With the success of the Clemson rally this afternoon, we know we’re heating up the competition in South Carolina.”

Ron Paul’s three-day South Carolina campaign tour started Thursday with stops in Greenville and Spartanburg leading into today’s events in Clemson and Columbia. The tour will conclude Saturday in Columbia. South Carolina’s Republican presidential primaries are scheduled for January 19, 2008.

This is the book that Steve is talking about - A Nation of Sheep. Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity all endorse Judge Napolitano. And in the book, Judge Napolitano endorses Ron Paul.

This is the passage that Steve reads: "There is little we can do about this but warn our fellow Americans of Liberty lost. At this writing, sixteen politicians are competing nationally to replace President Bush. There are eight Democrats and eight Republicans. With the exception of Representative Ron Paul -- in terms of fidelity to the Constitution -- it does not matter which one of them wins. Except for Congressman Paul, they all love power for its own sake, believe that big government should redistribute wealth, regard the Constitution as a quaint obstacle, and would enforce or disregard laws as they saw fit. All this without regard to our history, our values, or our natural rights..." Get the book and pass the word.

Song lyrics below. Hear all of Steve's songs at: Ron Paul Songs.

UPDATE 2: PLEASE EVERYONE, WE ARE NOT THE TEA PARTY MONEYBOMB! THIS IS AN EVENT TO HAND OUT TEA PACKETS RELATED TO ELIMINATING INCOME TAX AT LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON 12/16!!!!!

UPDATE: After talking with the vendor, we can place the order by November 12 and still get the tea packets by 12/16. I need orders NOW!!

To celebrate the debut of the Ron Paul Sign Page, the Ron Paul Meetup group of Portland, Oregon is happy to announce the Ron Paul Sign Contest!!!

Win REAL money -- stacks of Ron Paul silver dollars! Just submit your best ideas to be placed on signs made by 'Paulunteers' in support of Dr. Paul. For more information, see:

It sometimes seems as if someone is playing a cruel practical joke on Ron Paul. He goes to a college and delivers the same speech he's given for the past 30 years of his political career, the one espousing the Austrian school of economics. Only now the audience is packed with hundreds...

Read More: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1678661,00....

Digg Link: http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/TIME_The_Ron_Paul_Revolution

Michael and this blog are mentioned in this Bloomberg piece although they didn't print the name correctly....

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aykOqW3P...

***UPDATE 1*** This started as a response to Bob W so I thought I would include that response as extra info:

"Hey Bob W - yes, I was there (Jay Leno) and it was...
On October 31st, 2007 LACole4RonPaul says:

Great! Get the details on the photo at Chris Knight's The Knight Shift