1. Ron Paul

Now if only the mainstream media would allow him some proper respect, and begin to include his name as a 2012 presidential hopeful instead of purposely ignoring him like they did in the last election cycle.

North American Union – this isn't something he talks about very much.

And he's not opposed to free trade. Just international bureaucracy and more political centralization.

Yes, he's moved from obscurity to renown. If you listen to him, and seriously consider his ideas, you'll realize that it's all very common sense. Of course, most in the GOP would rather dismiss him as crazy without any considering.

In 2012, it will be more obvious than ever that Ron Paul was right about the Federal Reserve and the economy. It's going to be a very tough decade, and it's because of the career politicians in Washington acting recklessly. Bush made mistakes, and now Obama is making the same mistakes, but on a massive scale.

In 2012, we need real change, not more hype. A mainstream Republican candidate is not going to provide that. A mainstream Democratic candidate is not going to provide that. We need Ron Paul, or someone like him.

Glenn Beck? LMAO! Michelle Bachman? ROTFLMAO! And wheres the Wascilla hillbilly, Sarah Palin?

Probably the issue he brought up most frequently of all was the extreme danger of the national debt and that our current spending is totally unsustainable.

The others, of course, looked at him like he was from mars whenever he mentioned it.

Now, suddenly every Republican is a born-again fiscal hawk. That will change as soon as they regain power, though.

Thank you. The Washington Independent can identify true conservatism when it sees it.

Here Here, his time is now, our time is now. We haven't even peaked yet..the revolution is just getting started.

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History will show that we were visited by a congressman cut from the same cloth as our founders… and in our foolishness rejected him. “The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Ron Paul is a disgusting whackjob who is interested only in Ron Paul.

His circle of supporters contain Truthers and I'm sure a great many people who spend a lot of time looking for UFOs and Bigfoot.

His recent comments about the PantsOnFire Bomber and blaming it on the United States being occupiers, just shows he gone so far extreme right, he's at home among many of the extreme left.

His entry on the list shows it to be the work of a hack.

hmmm, really? Let's look-

Ron Paul supports:

1. A (truly) strong national defense.
2. End senseless wars in pursuit of a U.S. empire.
3. Not meddling in the affairs of other nations
4. Honest money that can't be counterfeited- Not baseless FED debt-paper.
5. Extremely limited involvement (of government) in your personal life
6. Ending corporate and lobbiest welfare and influence over government
7. Ending centralized social planning of our nation and our lives.
8. State sovereignty.
9. Immigration- no problem as long it's done legally.
10. Individual freedom and the responsibility that goes with it.

What part of that list do you have a problem with?

The only reason he didn't win the election is because BOTH PARTIES are making a killing by being lap-dogs for special interests and for those who would be “the new Pharoahs” of the world. Ron's the last good man in Washington.

11. Free TinFoil Hats for Everyone.

12. Accuse the United States of being the cause when Terrorists attack us.

13. Not meddling in the Affairs of other countries and then wondering in 5
years why Iran has told OPEC to jack oil up to 400 dollars a barrel.

14. Make all people learn to Waltz like the old days.

15. Meatloaf Tuesdays.

18. Teaching how to list numbers correctly.

How ironic that 100% adherence to the Constitution makes one the ultimate conservative. You would hope that everyone that swears an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution would follow through like Ron Paul. The man is a patriot, and the closest thing to a modern-day Thomas Jefferson.

Oh, no! Not the truth! How dare anyone seek the truth!

How could he or anyone control who is in their circle of supporters?

Have you ever read OBL's fatwah from 1996? Google it. It's very enlightening. Then read “Blowback” by Michael Scheuer (former head of CIA's bin Laden unit).

Let me guess…they attack us because we are free? They ran out of enemies in their own countries? It couldn't have anything to do with interfering with their affairs, could it?

19. They hate us because we're free

20. I only need one argument: 911

21. Your inferior intellect insists that I elaborate? Okay: Terrorism

21. Heckuva job, Brownie!

22. Pre-emptive war is defensive

23. Deficits no longer matter

24. Gold is obsolete

This not america.It is some kind of a third world sewer with crumbling infrastructure from the 50's, terrorist paranoia on the news,hollywood garbage sustitute for culture, worthless dollar, and overweight, dumb marshmallows buying chinese made junk from faceless wall mart stores, still rolling their jelly bellies into their cash for clunkers monster trucks.An anti civilization at best.Ron Paul came from the real america and he wants it back…Now!

how immature. i guess it should be expected though, seeing as how in your earlier post it was nothing but name calling. i guess the facts and logic are unimpeachable.

i suppose if someone came over and hung out in your house or even your neighborhood, setting off bombs, killing many people, you'd have no problem with that? that wouldn't make you a little bit mad?

oh and iran has a right to price THEIR oil as they please, as it is THEIR oil and NOT OURS. i'm not sure why so many people believe that we the mighty US should be able to tell every other country what to do. if other countries did that to us we would be pissed.

The reason I'm not a Republican is illustrated by many of the others on this top 10 list: all those working to deprive me and others of their rights, or forcing their values on me through government.

Thankfully, Dr. Paul, who is personally conservative (as in frugal or preserving of traditional values), is politically libertarian. Libertarians defend against forcible imposition of values by one group against another. They work to restore freedom, and that's the American tradition he wants to conserve. This means we don't have to fight each other, but can join together to promote freedom for all.

If we had more elected officials (and voters) like him, liberals and conservatives could happily live together in peace under our libertarian Constitution which guarantees both the best of liberal values, and of conservative.

I vote for someone like him without some of his zany beliefs. Like the one of isolation. In today's world that would kill trade which we already are getting killed in except it is now little by little. His view that we are causing the radical Islamics to hate us is another zany idea that has to go if we are to survive the war that the west is waging with radical Islam. And his refusal to acknowledge that the U.S. government didn't have some hand in or prior knowledge of 9/11 has to go too. It not only alienates most Americans but reinforces his image of being a nutcase.

That and his habit of associating with real nutcases has to go.

If the above could be changed (which it won't) RP could be the next President of the United States. But remember, the real crooks and nutcases are all Congressmen and Women. Until they are replaced and new amendments written into the Constitution to make sure that new congress people never get a strangle hold on America like this group of corrupt people have, no President will be able to make much of a real difference.

Any one remember the six warnings and requests for action that President Bush made to Congress trying to stop the economic disaster that finally happened in 08? No…yea everyone wants to forget that, and that several in Congress are directly responsible of our mess. They would rather blame Wall St. Which does share in the blame but not the main causes of our economic disaster.

Congress gets that distinction.

Everyone have a safe and happy New Year, especially all of our children.

Generally, a nice article. Thanks.

You should know, however, that the term “Ron Paul R3volution” (spelled this way to accentuate the “love” in “Revolution” (even though it appears backwards) was originated in Phoenix by grassroots supporters who saw Ron Paul as the political vehicle for the much-needed return to the rule of law, adherence to the Constitution, and other primarily libertarian ideals. Similarly, the Revolutionary War themes were promoted exclusively at the grassroots level. The familiar Tea Party activities of late were probably inspired by the first dramatically successful grassroots fundraiser and (to a much smaller degree) a sort of reenactment of the Boston Tea Party designed to call attention to the R3volution.

In fact, at first Paul was uncomfortable with the “Revolution” slogan, but came to embrace it because the change he promoted — restoring the form of government we were guaranteed in the Constitution — was truly revolutionary in light of today's majoritarian, ends-trump-means mindset.

That Tea Party and the later December 5 fundraiser reveal another subtle error in your account: Ron Paul didn't raise the $35 million you mentioned. His campaign had no direct involvement in that fundraising, which was organized by grassroots supporters on the web — and surprised Paul as much as anyone.

Politicians across the political spectrum have been dying to discover how to duplicate the financial success and vehemently loyal and enthusiastic support Ron Paul enjoyed. But that goal is forever beyond their reach — unless they become part of the movement behind him. All traditional politicians have to offer are goodies for some at the expense of others and promises to satisfy the wishful thinking of those who imagine political means can be used for good (apart from simply protecting individual rights) without bringing about net harm in the end.

Ron Paul attracted followers because of his message, and those followers became steadfastly loyal because of his remarkable record of principled performance over decades of public service and his confident yet unassuming demeanor. For many, Ron Paul is the only man in public service for many decades who truly deserves to be called “hero.”

That's the real Ron Paul story.

If anyones a disgusting whackjob it's you.

You spew hatred and insults, because your too incompetent to have a rational debate about Austrian economics, or sound foriegn policy.

Go back to watching American Idol, and let the adults worry about the politics.

I would like to address your isolation comment. Show me one comment ever made by Ron Paul that advocates isolationism. Having a non-interventionist foreign policy does not equal isolationism. He has always been for talking and trading with everyone. It is when we get involved in other countries affairs that we get “blowback”, or unintended consequences. Our hostages were taken in Iran in 1979 due to our intervention in Iran's affairs, such as our CIA overthrowing their democratically elected leader and installing the Shaw in 1953. One of the kidnappers demands was that we stay out of their affairs. They are telling us why they do what they do. Why do people refuse to listen?

lol wow. you're such a sissy. make the 18 year old kids go off to strange lands and blow people up because you're afraid of some cammel herders?

I guess George Washington was wrong when he said “Americans would rather die on their feet then live on their knees.”

Ron Paul is a mousy little man who would never succeed leading this country.

He thrives amongst a certain minority who basks in idealistic glory of Paul's limited government visions, which in practicality would never be able to be successfully applied here in America on a national level.

I will say, though, that out of the LOSERS you decided to put on false pedestals in your article, Paul is probably the only one who is actually intellectually capable of reasonable thought and not a complete tea bagging fanatic like Beck, Cantor, Bachmann and the other embarrassing dullards you think are so great.

Ron Paul has been minimized by the “smoke & mirrors machine,” owned by the powers that be; we call said machine, the mainstream media.

He is the Republican version of Dennis Kucinich; both are men who revere their oaths of office and really try to represent their constituency and nation

They both wish to return to the Rule of Law and the Constitution, but are unable to coerce their respective colleagues to support any movement towards doing so. Their colleagues would be leaving too much money on the table if they joined with Paul and/or Kucinich.

Remove Corporate Personhood & Special Interest Lobbying Dollars (legal bribery) from the equation, as well as, breaking up big banks and media interests and we might just see our dying nation recover; even then it will be a lengthy rehab.

The Country Desperately Needs A Strong Third Party!

Ron Paul in 2012
Go USA

Ron Paul has been minimized by the “smoke & mirrors machine,” owned by the powers that be; we call said machine, the mainstream media.

He is the Republican version of Dennis Kucinich; both are men who revere their oaths of office and really try to represent their constituency and nation

They both wish to return to the Rule of Law and the Constitution, but are unable to coerce their respective colleagues to support any movement towards doing so. Their colleagues would be leaving too much money on the table if they joined with Paul and/or Kucinich.

Remove Corporate Personhood & Special Interest Lobbying Dollars (legal bribery) from the equation, as well as, breaking up big banks and media interests and we might just see our dying nation recover; even then it will be a lengthy rehab.

The Country Desperately Needs A Strong Third Party!

Ron Paul in 2012
Go USA

thanks for your share!!