Ron Paul to stay in presidential race
UPDATE: The Ron Paul campaign has confirmed that the congressional representative is still in the presidential race.
At least that's good news for now.
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The original entry was based on the FDH Lounge blog allegedly stating that Ron Paul will pull out of the race because of Peden's challenge to his congressional seat.
Here's the entry below:
According to the FDH Lounge blog, Congressman Ron Paul will be pulling out of the Republican presidential race in advance of his home state's March 4 primary. This is due to internal polls which show insurgent challenger Chris Peden having pulled ahead in the Texas 14th congressional district.
Peden's lead is extremely surprising given the vast disparity in resources between the campaigns, a divide that will only grow as Paul is able to divert funds contributed by his large base of small contributors to his presidential race back into the House of Representatives campaign.
It may prove to be an about-face when Ron Paul told supporters that he intends to stay in the presidential race past the March 4th primaries, but I guess that if the polls were correct, then he needs to defend his congressional seat so he can stay in Congress and protest against the overspending, the limitations being placed on our civil liberties, and preventing the transformation of our American Republic into an American Empire. Perhaps it's a ruse to confuse us.
By the way, who is Chris Peden, the challenger?
He is a Republican Galveston City Councilman. Supposedly he has raised more funds than Paul, but according to the latest disclosed financial records, most of his funds are coming from his family and close friends.
NOTE: I am not in support of Chris Peden. I did write an earlier blog on his fundraising where he boasted about having more money than Paul, but in actuality, most of the money came from his own family.
Comments
Posted by: deralaand
Posted on: February 13, 2008 01:21 PM
this happens to be one of those times when a rumor is started and people take it to be truth and spread it with glee.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the way a majority of the public acts. Follow without question.
sad
Posted by: Darel
Posted on: February 13, 2008 02:21 PM
Your blogg is posting false info... To verify why not let your fingers do the walking and call Ron's office to find out the facts... He has not dropped out of the race, etc. get the story straight I expect this crap from the MSM but from a blogg? Amazing.... Just do your job and post the truth.
Posted by: Elizabeth
Posted on: February 13, 2008 03:51 PM
More disinformation! Sheesh... wish you people would get your facts straight before you print this stuff.
Posted by: James (Author)
Posted on: February 13, 2008 04:26 PM
RP Supporters,
I have made the necessary corrections. I usually try to find 2-3 sites reporting the same thing, then I do a mention. Of course, I did note that it may not be truthful since RP did not even mention about dropping out of the race. So cool your heels and know that I continue to support RP in both his presidential and congressional race.
Again, if you see something that may be false, let me know what it is and the link debunking it, and I will make the necessary changes.
Thanks.
Posted by:
Posted on: February 13, 2008 04:54 PM
Better use the magnifying glass on your own post--go back to whatever you were doing prior to attempting to run a site, very confusing as to what you are trying to do.
Posted by: James (Author)
Posted on: February 13, 2008 05:02 PM
Huh? That comment had no bearing on this specific entry. Unless you want me to stop blogging, which I won't.
I have always been in favor of RP, so if folks are pissed off about that, then sorry.
Posted by: Givemeliberty
Posted on: February 13, 2008 06:28 PM
Incorrect.
It's Ron Paul for the long haul.
His supporters are growing, and they think for themselves, regardless of what the media or misleading blogs have to say.
Why not join us? It's your freedom he's fighting for.
Posted by: Givemeliberty
Posted on: February 13, 2008 06:37 PM
Ok, fair enough. You support Ron Paul.
Can't blame us, though. It sounds like you're in favor of Chris Peden.
And as much as MSM would love to say it, I haven't heard anywhere that Ron had quit. (of course, they won't acknowedge he's in the race at all) You can understand... we've had it up to here with misinformation.
Posted by:
Posted on: February 13, 2008 07:37 PM
Who are you and why do you even bother writing? They said you were going back to flipping burgers.
I hope you do better at that.
Posted by: James (Author)
Posted on: February 13, 2008 08:24 PM
Anon,
Actually, I was busy flipping the middle finger at you. I write because I want to. You troll because you have nothing else to do.
Why don't you go back to wiping the windshields of cars with your squeegie?
Posted by: Nebogo
Posted on: February 20, 2008 06:25 PM
Interesting material.
Tell, that has turned out from this.
Posted by: bluekey5
Posted on: February 24, 2008 10:21 PM
James Boy,Chris Peden put himself out their as a person with Christian values.We all know that's a LIE.Christian are lovers of the TRUTH.Chris Peden is the lover of the lies.Supporting a invasion into Iraq that was based on over nine hundred lies is not exactly a good Christian,now is it.He should be repenting,but instead he spreading those lies,and trying to infest other to believe in those lies, because Chris Peden is not a lover of the truth,but a lover of the lies.Ron Paul is a lover of the truth.