Ron Paul Presidential Exploratory Committee Expected To Launch

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is expected to announce the launch of a presidential exploratory committee for the next election cycle on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

According to National Journal, the conservative congressman will address the step toward a formal 2012 run in the key early primary state of Iowa.

The news comes in the wake of reports that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the congressman's son, is mulling a presidential campaign. The Kentucky Republican has signaled that he will not run should his father launch a campaign; however, he said the odds are better than 50-50 that one Paul will be in it to win it in 2012.

The AP recently reported:

His father was in the crucial primary state of New Hampshire on Thursday. During a college campus stop, Ron Paul said he hasn't ruled out running for president again but isn't on the verge of making a decision.

Ron Paul said his focus right now is on the nation's economy and whether it worsens, signaling its course could influence his decision.

"If we get a reprieve and things just look great, I might not be as enthusiastic," the elder Paul told reporters after a speech at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. "But if it continues like right now, it makes it almost inevitable that somebody will have to start talking about what we need to do."

For the second consecutive year, the Texas congressman recently came out on top in the much-hyped straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

Comments

[EdCorner]

04:03 PM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul's going to be on Dylan Ratigans show in a few minutes. Check it out. And as for Tim in T - he h8's Ron Paul. No reason why, just does.

[Sparsh Parimoo]

11:28 PM on 04/26/2011

I dont understand how his anti-RP posts always make it to the top. Happened yesterday, exactly same post full of misleading links.

[Philimanjaro]

07:35 PM on 04/27/2011

Its huffington post.

[cliff53]

03:10 PM on 04/26/2011

You can bet we will never, vote in a President that is honest. A Republican will vote for who ever is on the Republican ticket, and the Democrat voter will do the same, vote for who ever is on the Democrat ticket. We are like a mule with blinders on, we cannot see anything to the right or left, only what is straight ahead. The only real difference in the two parties is they are spelled differently. It would be so much different if we could take off those blinders, and vote in someone that is honest and lead this nation out of the hole we have been put in. We are still a great nation, all we need is a little fine tuning.

[situationcritical]

02:44 PM on 04/26/2011

Just like Ron Paul in every presidential election he enters, this story has been buried.

[GuyCybershy]

01:57 PM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul - Webster Hall: April 25th 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5SaQSPy_A

[PWM]

01:39 PM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul's racism
http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/opinion-ron-paul-is-a-white-supremacist/

[EdCorner]

01:41 PM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul's lack of racism :

http://the­­stressblo­g­.com/200­8/­01/14/a­ust­in-naa­cp-p­resid­ent-n­elso­n-lind­er-­defends­-r­on-paul/

[PWM]

01:52 PM on 04/26/2011

A man who lacks racism would not refer to blacks the way he did. I remember when that sh** hit the fan.

[GuyCybershy]

01:43 PM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul: NYC Mosque Demagogues Peddle Hate to Justify War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsK0UiVr_s4

[Believein2012]

01:33 PM on 04/26/2011

Can you imagine washington's reaction if he were elected and proceeded to audit the Fed?

[78Thomas]

01:22 PM on 04/26/2011

C'mon Ron! Do it! Obama's campaign promises were nothing but bluster. Let's go for change that can actually happen. Clean out DC!

[onionboy]

01:56 PM on 04/26/2011

I think we know how a John Bircher like Ron Paul wants to "clean out DC".

[melissa52300]

09:03 AM on 04/27/2011

I hope so, lets get the donkeys, and elephants to follow the laws of the constitution, what a radical concept? the constitution is a radical concept for people on both sides who want to ignore their limited power it gives them, and the empowering of the people of our Nation.

[PWM]

01:05 PM on 04/26/2011

Here is a list of depressions we had while under a gold standard:

Great Depression of 1929-42.
Depression of 1920-21.
Long Depression of 1873–79, at that time it was called the Great Depression.
Depression of 1839–43.
Depression of 1815-1821.
Depression of 1807 to 1810.
Here is a list of recessions we had while under a gold standard:
Nixon ends the gold standard in 1971.
Recession of 1969-70 Recession of 1960-61, Recession of 1958, Recession of 1953, Recession of 1949, Recession of 1945, Recession of 1937, Recession of 1926-27, Recession of 1923-24, Recession of 1918-19, Recession of 1913–14, (federal reseve created during this recession).
Recession of 1910-11, Recession of 1907, Recession 1902-04, Recession of 1899-1900, Recession of 1896, Recession of 1893, Recession of 1890-91, Recession of 1887-88, Recession of 1882-85 (this was long enough to be considered a Depression)
Recession of 1869-70, Recession of 1865-67, Recession of 1860-61, Recession of 1857, Recession of 1853-54, Recession of 1847-48, Recession of 1845-46, Recession of 1837-38, Recession of 1833-34, Recession of 1828-29, Recession of 1825-26, Recession of 1822-1823, Recession of 1812, Recession of 1807, Recession of 1802-04, Recession of 1797

[WeavingSpiders]

01:24 PM on 04/26/2011

Luckily Ron Paul doesn't support a gold standard, he supports competing currencies. Maybe do a little more research on him next time?

[EdCorner]

01:29 PM on 04/26/2011

likes making points that are irrelevant or suits s/he's fancy. Notice no mention of how central banks caused most of those recessions and depressions - or wars hand in them

[PWM]

01:57 PM on 04/26/2011

Maybe you should actually read up on what Paul preaches.

Consider yourself debunked.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/13/gold-standard-fed-intelligent-investing-ron-paul.html

[Peace Liberty Prosperity]

01:27 PM on 04/26/2011

You need a serious education... let's start here: http://kwaves.com/fiat.htm

[PWM]

01:56 PM on 04/26/2011

You need to read up on Paul rather than worshipping him.

[lunarsnare]

01:03 PM on 04/26/2011

Put Ron Paul in a one on one debate with Obama.
Reason, experience, knowledge vs. uplifting empty rhetoric

Substance vs. Style

[BuckJ]

01:15 PM on 04/26/2011

Obama would mop the floor with him.

And the true believers still wouldn't view it that way.

[GuyCybershy]

01:16 PM on 04/26/2011

So you're saying Obama should be mopping floors? That doesn't seem right!

[EdCorner]

01:18 PM on 04/26/2011

All Ron has to do is throw his statements as a Senator and candidate in his face. HAAAAAHAAA. Obama would never let it happen, Ron would take him to school

[lunarsnare]

12:47 PM on 04/26/2011

“The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.”

Ron Paul

[BuckJ]

12:53 PM on 04/26/2011

Failure to address global warming, something Paul thinks is 'still debatable', is "precipitating no-win wars". They just haven't started yet.

[EdCorner]

01:17 PM on 04/26/2011

On November 20, 2008 Ron Paul said in a New York Times / Freakonomics interview:

“I try to look at global warming the same way I look at all other serious issues: as objectively and open-minded as possible.......
However, science shows that human activity probably does play a role in stimulating the current fluctuations.

The question is: how much? Rather than taking a “sky is falling” approach, I think there are common-sense steps we can take to cut emissions and preserve our environment. I am, after all, a conservative and seek to conserve not just American traditions and our Constitution, but our natural resources as well.

[Jerry Vasquez]

12:46 PM on 04/26/2011

The march to the mics continues, watching all of the candidates announce exploratory committees conjurers images of people wearing latex gloves. I wonder if there will be
scoping involved?

[PWM]

12:34 PM on 04/26/2011

Why the Gold Standard is Crazy (talks about Ron Paul's ideas)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2007/12/why-is-the-gold-standard-crazy/2407/

[EdCorner]

12:38 PM on 04/26/2011

You believe everything you read? Is it tight in that box? your link is from 2007, before the dollars value in relation to gold fell 100% and we have inflation in all commodities. Your link just shows that Ron Paul was right and that author was wrong. Thanks, nice job of proving my point. Ron Paul 2102 !!

[EdCorner]

12:40 PM on 04/26/2011

LOL, dyslexic typer - Ron Paul 2012 !!

[PWM]

12:59 PM on 04/26/2011

Makes no difference. I studied economics in college and history in university. The article is sound and Paul is clueless. Nixon took us off the gold standard because other nations were trading their american dollars for gold and almost depleted our supply.

[GuyCybershy]

12:41 PM on 04/26/2011

Completely crazy! Anyone who questions the wisdom of Ben Bernanke should be commited to an asylum! How tragic that so few people can comprehend the genius of this man!

[BuckJ]

12:43 PM on 04/26/2011

McArdle is a libertarian.

[lunarsnare]

12:54 PM on 04/26/2011

Which is precisely why they libel him and try to keep him out of the debates.
He has been right for 20 years and repeatedly foretold correctly what will happen to our economy if continue on this path.

[PWM]

11:50 AM on 04/26/2011

Ron Paul is a kook. From Ron Paul on the Issues http://www.ontheissues.org/tx/ron_paul.htm
Paul: Abortion is murder. (Apr 2008)
Consequence of this view: Every miscarriage and false pregnancy would have to be investigated by the police to make sure a homocide did not take place. (BIG GOVERNMENT).
Paul: Define life at conception in law, as scientific statement. (Feb 2008)
Consequence: The government takes on the role of making scientific statements. (BIG GOVERNMENT).
Paul: Nominate only judges who refuse to legislate from the bench. (Sep 2007)
Consequences: Ignore the checks and balances as set up IN the constitution (BIG GOVERNMENT).
Paul: Present scientific facts that support creationism. (Sep 2007)
Consequences: The government and not the scientific community decide what constitutes a scientific fact (BIG GOVERNMENT).

[EdCorner]

02:05 PM on 04/26/2011

I tried to refute your claims with the facts but for some reason it was never posted ?

Suffice it to say, you are picking and choosing your "facts" to support your unjustified biases.

[Stone Dillons]

10:05 PM on 04/26/2011

Who's your candidate PWM?

[EdCorner]

11:45 AM on 04/26/2011

For all that are claming he's prejudiced - Can you explain the head of the NAACP defending Ron Paul? No, it's because your "quotes" are not his.

http://the­stressblog­.com/2008/­01/14/aust­in-naacp-p­resident-n­elson-lind­er-defends­-ron-paul/

For those that say he's an anti-semite :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0yOa7FrgUg&feature=related

Rasmussen poll from 2010 that shows Ron Paul and Obama in a dead heat :

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_barack_obama_42_ron_paul_41

To me, he's the only one worth voting for. End the endless wars, close most of our 1,000+ military bases around the world, audit then end the Fed, prosecute banksters and more. He'll get the job done we need done!! He's real, honest and a good doctor and a good man.

Ron Paul 2012 !!

[BuckJ]

11:58 AM on 04/26/2011

How do you know how competent a doctor he is???

[EdCorner]

12:09 PM on 04/26/2011

So, you're arguing he's a good man. That's a step in the right direction. He's still a doctor even though he's in government. Hasn't been sued out of business. I could also ask you how do you know O is a good teacher of the Constitution. Where are his students? Why no comments from them? Why nothing about his time teaching? Why the blackout around his whole professorial years?

[situationcritical]

12:13 PM on 04/26/2011

Lying with untruthful links. Ron Paul won't get very far. Give it up.

[EdCorner]

12:21 PM on 04/26/2011

Untruthful links. You want to prove they're wrong? Go ahead

[Peace Liberty Prosperity]

12:58 PM on 04/26/2011

Why are so many Liberals and Progressives in denial when it comes to Ron Paul?
Is it because he is better than Obama on...

against the wars in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan
against the PATRIOT ACT
against aid to Israel and all other foreign countries
against threatening Iran, Venezuela, North Korea,...
against denying Habeas Corpus
against Corporate Bailouts
for ending the War on Drugs
for ending the embargo on Cuba
for protecting Civil Liberties
for auditing the Federal Reserve

By the way here is another video of Ron Paul on racism, enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qzPt_Ykse4&feature=player_embedded

[PerotVentuSheehCarte]

11:16 AM on 04/26/2011

No more Puppet Presidents controlled by criminals.
We all know what the controlled media is paid to do

nader paul kucinich gravel mckinney
baldwin ventura too

[BuckJ]

11:21 AM on 04/26/2011

Kucinich sees UFOs. McKinney is a truther, and Ventura thinks the government is conducting mind control experiments that involve radio waves (which is just about ten degrees science fictioner than we could possibly manage).

[GuyCybershy]

11:49 AM on 04/26/2011

Yes, Buck our only hope is to continue voting Democrat no matter what, because preservation of the status quo is the only hope for America.

[Quinny]

12:02 PM on 04/26/2011

"I would like to tell the American public the truth
about the alien situation, but my hands are tied..."

JFK / Summer 1963

The CIA IS conducting "mind control" experiments
and has been doing so since the 1950's. The project
is called MK-Ultra and is WELL documented. Buck,
you REALLY need to do more reading because your
lack of knowledge on these subjects is becoming increasingly
more obvious. I don't say that as an insult by the way. I think
YOU think you know the "truth" about these matters, but I
can assure you....you do not.