Comparison of Meetup groups

I saw this on the http://www.donate2008.org website. It's a comparison between the MeetUp groups for the various candidates.

Other candidates MeetUp groups (go to their website to see the animation between other candidates):

Ron Paul MeetUp groups:

WOW!!!

Who supports Ron Paul? - not JUST college kids living in their mommas basement!!!

Read the responses to this post.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2007/12/who_are_ron_pauls_supporters.html

This is who supports Dr. Ron Paul - and WHY!

The road to Fascism and the link to the church - why the government must stay out of religion.

An interesting quote from 'imbabci2' from a post on this blog:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/71066/

History Lesson: Mussolini had to foster good relations with the Roman Catholic Church because, regardless of his dictatorship, the Roman Catholic Church was such a powerful institution in Italy. While Mussolini governed the political side of Italy, the Roman Catholic Church governed the spiritual side. In this sense, Mussolini could not afford to anger the Roman Catholic Church.Mussolini had recognised this as early as 1920 when the fledgling future leader of Italy had said that the pope "represents 400 million men scattered the world over…….(this was) a colossal force." Once leader, Mussolini had to decide on whether to take on the power of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy or to work with it. He chose the latter. In this way, Italians did not have to have divided loyalties. Therefore, Mussolini worked to get the Roman Catholic Church to accept a Fascist state while he planned to offer the Roman Catholic Church what it wanted.In particular, Mussolini and the Roman Catholic Church clashed over who should control education. To ensure that children grew up as good Fascists, Mussolini wanted the state to control this - as it did. However, the Roman Catholic Church felt that it should have this power. Both sides worked for a compromise. The attempt to settle this dispute started in 1926 and it took until 1929 for agreements to be signed. These were the Lateran Treaties. They covered areas other than education.The Papal States,the name given to land previously owned by the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, had lost all its land in the 1870 unification of Italy. The Roman Catholic Church received £30 million in compensation in 1929 and the Church was given 109 acres in Rome to create a new papal state - the Vatican. The pope was allowed a small army, police force, post office and rail station. The pope was also given a country retreat called Castel Gandolfo.Another part of the treaty was called the Concordat. This made the Roman Catholic faith the state religion - this was a fait accompli anyway. The pope appointed his bishops, though they had to receive the government’s blessing. Religion had to be taught in both primary and secondary schools. The Roman Catholic Church was given full control of marriage.When these agreements were signed in 1929, Mussolini’s popularity was at its highest. He had got what he wanted - the support from the members of the public who may not have supported the Fascists but who saw the Roman Catholic Church working with the Fascist government, and that by itself created a tacit acceptance of Mussolini’s government.

Why we need Ron Paul to clean house

Take money from the poor and middle class to subsidize the rich - that is what are government is all about - then pass the debt to our children. John Stossel writes about how the government subsidizes the insurance on all the expensive beach houses along our coasts.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Insurance/story?id=94181

A few years ago, I got a call from a friend. 'Happy New Year,' he said, 'your house is gone.' And it was. During a fairly ordinary storm, the ocean just dug up the sand under the pilings and took the whole house away.

There it was the next day on the front page of the newspaper. I'd always wanted to make front page news, but not like this. It was an upsetting loss for me, but financially, I made out fine. National flood insurance paid for the house and its contents. I could rebuild my house, and the government would insure me again — and again. I didn't rebuild. I'd learned my lesson; I sold what was left of my land. But the outrage is that federal flood insurance exists at all. There is a quarter-million-dollar limit on each payment, and as long as I build my house in accordance with zoning laws and ordinances, there is no limit on how many times the government will pay if a house keeps washing away.

Give Me a Break.

From a recent interview with Dr. Paul by ABC he explains his views:

That means he often votes against laws that would give money to the very constituents that elect him.

Paul represents a district that lies on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's prone to hurricanes and flooding.

But that doesn't stop Paul from voting against big government programs like Federal Emergency Management Agency — the federal government agency that responds to natural disasters.

"I think FEMA helps create the flood problems," he says.

He explains that the federal government, by subsidizing insurance policies the cover houses built near the water, encourages people to move to flood-prone areas.

"If the government subsidizes the insurance," he says, "[then government is saying] if you build there, don't sweat it, we're going to bail you out. So all of a sudden, more people move into the flood-prone areas. And then who are the people that have to bail you out? Somebody that lives out in the desert some place. So, it's unfair, it's not good economics, you create more problems, more houses get flooded, and it becomes a general problem, rather than an individual problem."

BW Online | March 18, 2002 | Japan s Deflation Disaster

Were we may be in a year or two - and even so, our dollar will be weaker, so even though prices may go down in an economic slowdown, we may still be able to afford less.

BW Online | March 18, 2002 | Japan s Deflation Disaster: "There big homebuilders such as Mitsui & Co. MITSY and Misawa Homes Co. show off their latest homes which boast elegant tatami rooms wine cellars and saunas. But there aren t many takers these days. This despite the fact that Misawa and rival homebuilder S x L Corp. last year triggered a price war that has crunched prices for a new home by as much as 28 . 'Times are awful ' says a Mitsui salesman. 'And the competition is ferocious.' Life is hell for such foot soldiers of the Japanese economy. Why splurge on a big-ticket purchase like a new home now consumers figure when it will likely cost less next year And buyers aren t likely to change their tune any time soon."

Video: EPISODETITLE . NOW | PBS

Video: EPISODETITLE . NOW | PBS:

"Preview: The Ron Paul Phenomenon NOW talks to Congressman Ron Paul and his supporters across the country about Paul's surprisingly popular run for the Republican nomination, led in large part by people acting on their own without help from Ron Paul or his campaign."

I can't wait to watch the entire show. I am happily waiting for the 16th to celebrate the Boston Tea Party and make it the biggest single day ever for a political fund raiser. I have been forgoing my coffee and donuts, eating top-ramen for lunch. I am there for you Dr. Paul! If I wasn't booked for Christmas plans, I'd love to take a week off and go volunteer in Iowa.