I received the following email this morning from my friend Zack:<\/p>\n
\nMy apologies for the mass email. I am loath to send one, but this is important.<\/p>\n
Please consider donating to Ron Paul, the presidential candidate I support, today Dec. 16th. There is an effort underway to raise $10M in a single day, breaking all records. When he is sworn in as the next president, Ron Paul will immediately bring our troops home from Iraq and all overseas bases. With the tremendous savings, Ron will lead the effort to abolish the federal income tax. He will cancel the Patriot Act, and restore Habeas Corpus and the rule of law.<\/p>\n
Today I stood for 2 hours on a freeway overpass and showed a 4\u2019x8\u2019 Ron Paul sign to about 15,000 cars and trucks, in the snow and sleet. I have donated to Ron, and I believe in him. I voted for Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004, but this year I am voting for Ron – a man of principle and integrity. He is the only candidate I have ever donated to.<\/p>\n
Regards,<\/p>\n
Fives \/ Zack\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I want to care about politics. It seems like the mature thing to do. However, I\u2019ve always been turned off by the effort required to acquire a good understanding of the candidates. This results in me just deciding I like the Republican nominee because I favor smaller government. But, I\u2019m not settling for that reasoning this year. The government is huge and not getting much smaller regardless of who is sitting in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n
Ron Paul has been in news I read A LOT. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s as popular in a traditional nightly news sense, but if you look on Digg, Reddit, and YouTube you\u2019ll find a lot of \u201cRon Paul 2008 – Hope For America\u201d buzz.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sold yet, partially because I haven\u2019t had time to do the research myself. I will, hopefully before the Michigan primary. But, from watching this video he seems to be one of the most respectable candidates running – by that I mean he\u2019s well spoken, experienced, and doesn\u2019t have mistresses scattered across NYC.<\/p>\n
The first primaries are:<\/p>\n
* Iowa on January 3rd
\n * Wyoming on January 5th (Republican only)
\n * New Hampshire on January 8th
\n * Michigan on January 15.<\/p>\nI\u2019ll be in Michigan during the New Hampshire primary, unfortunately. It would be exciting to be around for that.<\/p>\n
The Democratic primary schedule is available here.<\/p>\n
The Republican primary schedule is available here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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