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 WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park February 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. A dozen potential Republican presidental hopefuls are set to address CPAC, the biggest gathering of conservative activists in the country. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)  

Ron Paul announces candidacy for president

7:36 AM 05/13/2011
Amanda Carey

Congressman Ron Paul of Texas officially announced his candidacy for president Friday morning on Good Morning America.

“At this moment I am officially announcing that I am a candidate for president in the Republican primary,” said Paul. “Time has come around to the point where the people are agreeing with much of what I’ve been saying for 30 years, so I think the time is right.”

The announcement came just two days after former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich announced his own presidential campaign. The libertarian-leaning Republican garnered a major national following during his bid four years ago in the 2008 election.

In the last few weeks, Paul has been laying the groundwork for a 2008 repeat. He announced his exploratory committee on April 26, participated in the first primary debate in South Carolina on May 5, and on May 6, one of his legendary “money bombs” scored him $1 million through online donations.

That’s not even to mention his constant traveling between New Hampshire and Iowa.

He’s also still immensely popular among conservatives, winning the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference this past February for the second year in a row. A CNN/Research Opinion poll released earlier this week showed the 75-year-old congressman leads the Republican field when matched up against President Obama.

In that poll, Paul trailed the president by only 7 points at 52 to 47 percent.

Paul will kick off his campaign later Friday morning at an event in New Hampshire.

Tags: Elections 2012, Good Morning America, Ron Paul
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  • DANIEL CABRERA

    Perhaps I should put it more simple for this one…so simple that even I,… (and – perhaps – others with only two digit IQ) can underand it well;…it is all over the entire NET by the way…so here it is;

    ‘POLITICO’,,,SUGGESTS THAT.”… GOP SHOULD STOP SARHA PALIN…,”for if she does adquire presidential nomination for the GOP,…Obama will crush her…” http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44449.html

    In addition, the newly adopted Obama worshiper ,Juan Williams said (praphrasing)”…even if she becomes a presidential candidate for the GOP …she is not match for Obama…” ———————- How about that?

    Well,well,well, are they terrorized by the good governor or not?

    All is pointed at one thing, CLEARLY SARAH PALIN IS THE ONLY ONE POLITICAL FIGURE THAT THE DNC AND ITS ASSOCIATES FEAR MOST!

    Any other potential candidate from the republican spectrum is not considered (BY THE LIBERAL-DEMOCRAT FACTIONS) powerful enough to give a good battle for the incoming 2012 presidential elections.

    Evidently they feel highly confortable to compete (and win) over anyone from the republican area,….. EXCEPT! GOV SARAH PALIN.

    That is the reason why even on NOV 1…even before the MID-TERM ELECTION STARTED they launch the idea with the hope that will take momentum against the good governor…

    .And why is this?….smple, BECAUSE THEY; KNOW THAT THE OLD SCHOOL OF DEAL-MAKERS / SOLD-OUT RINO-TYPE REPUBLICANS,….all that RANCID PACK OF POLILTICIANS THAT ARE USE TO DO ‘DEALS ‘ , and ‘ COMPROMISES’ with the POLITICS AS USUAL MIND-SET THERE IN WASHINGTON, they ALL are EXTREMELY afraid and terrorized (AS THE OBAMA GANG IS ) THAT Sarah Palin is a very well ACCOMPLISHED FIGHTER AND ELIMINATOR OF CORRUPTION AND SO SHE HAS THE CAPACITY AND WAYS TO WIPE-OUT THE FRAUD AND CORRUPTION OUT OF WASHINGTON AS SHE DID IN THE GREAT STATE OF ALASKA …correct so far?

    As result, their CORRUPTED POLITICAL WORLD WILL CRUMBLE AND THE POWER WILL BE IN THE CORRECT PLACE….ON PEOPLE HANDS,…and so the american public will have their VOICES HEARD and taken into consideration SERIOUSLY….quite different than what is happening rigth now with the current INSIDIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE SOCIALIST-ORIENTED OBAMA GANG.

    So there,…simple and clear.

    I don’t think that any of us needs a pH D in astrophysics to understand this one…correct?

    Input anyone?

    Opinions welcome.

    Daniel Cabrera
    Merrillville,Indiana

  • DANIEL CABRERA

    All ni due time…all in due time;

    PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 2012 – WHO REALLY SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE?
    ________________________________________________________________

    CANDIDATES…WHO ARE FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC?….FOR REAL?…AND WHO ARE THE ONES THAT THE OBAMA BAND REALLY FEARS…or put it in another way…WHO ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY GENERATES MONUMENTAL TERROR TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND TO THE EVERYDAY POLITICIANS (from both major parties)?…just walk with me;

    What follows is all over the entire NET, many blogs, sites, many many places;
    ===================================
    THE FEAR, AND TERROR FOR THE LIBERAL-DEMOCRAT FACTIONS ARE SOON TO BE SEEN
    THE REAL BIG GUNS TO DESTROY THE OBAMA BAND ARE ABOUT TO BE PUT INTO PLACE
    __________________________________________________________________________
    So far, we have party-politics as usual.

    The Republican Party is giving popularity, pompousity,…promotion,…complete elaboration,…a lot of niose to regular candidates for the presidential incoming elections,….individuals that are part of the usual-regular classic configuration in their rakns.

    What is important to understand (as eventualy it will be noticed) is that no matter who are making the noise now,the liberal-democrat elite (and most directly) THE OBAMA RGIME TEAM are not…I repeat…ARE NOT considering those as real threat to the next incoming 2012 presidential battle.

    The liberal-democrats feel very well secured, for those repubilcan who are uprising at present time, are easy to beat in the presidential battle.

    And why is that?….simple, they are just the counterpart of the democrats themselves and do not represent the real american public interest at the core.

    Right now,a wave coming from the underground could be sense – sort of speak – a real popular shout asking for true representation for and of the american people.

    The call is to be done and made public by the people themselves…at the right time.

    When The Tea Party Movement (the real voice of the people)let their voices comes out, all the worries and fears, and monumantal terrors for the liberal-democrat factions (and more exactly, THE OBAMA BAND) will be at the open very well noticed,….just wait for it.

    A transcendential call for duty will fall on two good individuals.

    The Tea Party Movement will be calling for real true pro-american public representation for the incoming presidential elections, and here is the peoples’s ticket; PALIN-BACHMANN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE 2012.

    THE PALIN-BACHMAN configuration is faithful representation of good character, knowledge, experience, honesty, integrity, vision, true core patriotism…things needed now in our great nation, …things wich are absent in the current Washington government fabric.

    And so there in short.

    Opinions welcome.

    Daniel Cabrera

    Merrillville,Indiana

  • PAFreedom

    It is wonderful news for American politics. Ron Paul is today’s Modern Founding Father!!

  • mtiki

    Go for it Ron!

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