Ron Paul is the Man on the Scene
This entry was posted on 1/1/2008 3:37 PM and is filed under Politics.
Well, my dream candidate has arrived. Looks like I'm not the only excited one. Last time I checked on meetup.com there were 89,000 members of Ron Paul meetups across the country so far. Compare that with the candidates in second place: Mike Huckabee and John Kerry have about 7100 members.
Last night several dozen supporters with two big banners and a drummer braved the cold streets of Minneapolis for a New Year's Eve rally for our man Ron Paul. It was fun and cold. There were lots of cheers and honks, with occasional jeers. A smaller group of us stood behind Don Shelby at WCCO's 10pm newscast, waving our signs and cheering. Shelby appeared annoyed and they closed the shade. All the negative attention just seemed to encourage us though. When I saw the irritated face of a newsman in the window, I was filled with amusement. Then a cute blonde woman behind me smiled at him and he warmed and smiled in return, a scene which seemed apropos in Revolution fashion.
Grassroots as it is, the official campaign seems to gravitate to cheeseball ads, but there are some great ads on YouTube that can now be supported independently. Here's one that can't be, but worth checking out:
I showed that one to my mom (a baby boomer) and she loved it. However, there are a few in this series that can be supported. They're great too, although not as gritty or succinct:
Blucie.com 
