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A estreia de Rui de Albuquerque n’O Insurgente: Propriedade.

Na Liberty University.

The Mouse that roared: Why Ron Paul won the election
Well now, Republicans say, we have a nominee. That may very well be but there was only one clear winner in the confusing GOP nominating contest and it was not John McCain. The winner was Ron Paul. And the effects of his win […]

Ron Paul is insane

Paul for President
By speaking about the benefits of smaller government and limited executive power, he has introduced a generation of young Americans to a more traditional and true style of conservatism—to the movement and the country’s benefit.
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Ron Paul has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise desultory Republican campaign. Long may he run.

On To The McCain-Kennedy Ticket. Por John Derbyshire.

Don Luskin Named Economic Advisor to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign

Um bom artigo na National Review: The Paulonomics Factor.
Ron Paul can’t win, but he could make a real difference in the economics debate.

Paul Beats Giuliani (Again)
The bad news for Rudolph W. Giuliani Tuesday night in Michigan was that Representative Ron Paul of Texas appears to have beaten him handily again, just as he did in Iowa.

Para quem tenha curiosidade de saber um pouco mais sobre o singular Ron Paul: Ron Paul na CNN respondendo à acusação de “racismo”

The South Carolina Debate

A investigação de James Kirchick sobre as newsletters de Ron Paul na década de 80 e 90 revelam informações assustadoras sobre o candidato. O envolvimento de Ron Paul na maioria destas mensagens é duvidoso, mas a sua assinatura está lá. Como refere Kirchick no final do texto:
Paul’s campaign wants to depict its candidate as a […]

Qualquer dia acordo e encontro no Portugal for Ron Paul um dos vídeos do Michael Moore sobre política externa.

When all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.
-Thomas Jefferson

Liberty! Liberty! Why I’m for Ron Paul. Por John Derbyshire.
If those people are crazy, though, I want to be crazy with them. I’m for liberty, too. That’s why I’m for Ron Paul. And why do we have 75,000 soldiers in Germany?

Zogby: Ron Paul Will Surprise You
Rudy Giuliani: I believe Rudy had a flawed strategy right from the outset. The whole idea was that his name recognition and national numbers would turn him into the inevitable candidate and that he needn’t spend time in or worry about Iowa or New Hampshire because his national numbers would […]

Leitura especialmente recomendada em dia de Ron Paul Tea Party:
A importância de Ron Paul. Por André Abrantes Amaral.

Preview: The Ron Paul Phenomenon
Entretanto, o Portugal Ron Paul Revolution Meetup Group conta já com quase 50 membros.

Ron Paul: Romney’s Faith Should Not be an Issue
“We live in times of great uncertainty when men of faith must stand up for American values and traditions before they are washed away in a sea of fear and relativism. I have never been one who is particularly comfortable talking about my faith in the political […]

Tiago Mendes, conhecido apenas como Tiago (Viana do Castelo, 2 de Maio de 1981), signo Touro, é um futebolista português que joga como meio-campo, actualmente na Juventus. Jogou no Vianense, Braga, Benfica, Chelsea (onde refere que foi dos melhores períodos da sua vida) e Lyon. Faz parte da Selecção Portuguesa de Futebol que conquistou […]

Crackpot Revolution, por Ryan Sager:
 But what does the Ron Paul Revolution, as it’s dubbed itself, really represent? Paul, a 10-term congressman from Texas and the 1988 Libertarian Party candidate for president, has a well-deserved reputation as a principled constitutionalist. But his success now has more to do with anti-war populism than radical libertarianism.
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If there’s […]

Bom, eu sempre me senti um pouco isolado no meu apoio a Giuliani neste blog, mas a preocupação do Carlos Novais não tem razão de ser. Pode ficar descansado que neste blog pode ainda encontrar pelo menos um apoiante do Rudy.

Ron Paul isn’t that scary: It’s that over-do-gooder Mike Huckabee who should be making conservatives nervous. Por Jonah Goldberg.
Historically, the conservative movement benefited from the tension between libertarianism and cultural traditionalism. This tension — and the effort to reconcile it under the name “fusionism” — has been mischaracterized as a battle between right-wing factions when […]

“Ron Paul rejeita o epíteto de isolacionista. Para mim, é-me indiferente a forma como ele se classifica. Esta política externa desastrosa, apropriada ao séc. XIX e repleta de wishful thinking, não deixa margens para dúvidas.”

Defende o regresso imediato aos EUA de todas as tropas americanas estacionadas por diversas bases em todo o Mundo, sem qualquer excepção ou transferência gradual. Seja no Iraque, seja noutros pontos do globo, independentemente de serem estrategicamente essenciais como é o caso da Coreia do Sul.
Foi o único congressista a votar com o sempre cómico […]

Too Close to Kooky, por Mona Charen (recomendo o artigo na íntegra):
Ron Paul is historically challenged. He argues that by embracing isolationism, he fits within a Republican tradition stretching back to Eisenhower “who stopped the Korean War” and including Nixon “who stopped the war in Vietnam.” Let’s recap. Eisenhower threatened to use nuclear weapons […]

Ron Paul Schools Ben-throwing-dollars-from-helicopter-Bernanke Again
CNBC - Traders Cheering on Ron Paul
Ao ouvir Ron Paul questionar o Presidente do FED. E Rick Santelli, o meu comentador preferido da CNBC (a partir do floor dos futuros sobre taxas de juro - obrigações) nitidamente entusiasmado com o facto, argumentando com o senior economist. Incrível.

Vale a pena ler este texto - cuja ideia central subscrevo - do André Abrantes Amaral sobre Ron Paul.

Is Ron Paul actually improving in the polls?

Ron Paul’s America. Por Andrew Sullivan.

Aqui está um… Por Michael Seufert.

O António Costa Amaral, agora no IESE, relembra Rafael Termes.

Há causas com as quais, apesar de muito provavelmente serem perdidas, é difícil não simpatizar: Portugal supports Ron Paul.

O “Ran” Paul é a selecção de rugby dos samurais do liberalismo power point.

Quando um comuna me insulta, fico contente. Quando um nacionalista me insulta, fico contente. Quando um marxista-liberal me apelida de “nojento“, dou uma rave em casa. E os libertários também podem ir.
Estes “libertários” falam com um fanatismo familiar: é o fanatismo do comunismo. Criticamos a doutrina, mas eles acham que estamos a falar da mãe deles. O […]