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Rudy Giuliani Watch: The Traitor?
Say it ain’t so
JoeRudy.Guess Giuliani is serious about winning New Hampshire, despite the obvious pander.
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Californians for Rudy
Rudy Giuliani Wins GOP Debate According to Florida Focus Group
Rudy Giuliani Watch: “You Have Nothing to Fear from Meâ€
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Competitive in Iowa?
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy’s Northeast GOP Delegate Advantage
Giuliani CNN Poll Watch: Rudy Up By 8 Points Over Thompson
Texas Governor Rick Perry Endorses Rudy Giuliani for President
Rudy to Hillary – What is Your Experience to be President?
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Ron Paul Watch: The Red State Ban
Conservative Blog RedState.com has banned pimping for Ron Paul on their site.
Flap has been slow to reporting this since he has been involved with his own Ron Paul Flap and stormfront.org.
Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or fashion. Not in comments, not in diaries, nada. If your account is less than 6 months old, you can talk about something else, you can participate in the other threads and be your zany libertarian self all you want, but you cannot pimp Ron Paul. Those with accounts more than six months old may proceed as normal.
Now, I could offer a long-winded explanation for *why* this new policy is being instituted, but I’m guessing that most of you can probably guess. Unless you lack the self-awareness to understand just how annoying, time-consuming, and bandwidth-wasting responding to the same idiotic arguments from a bunch of liberals pretending to be Republicans can be. Which, judging by your comment history, you really don’t understand, so allow me to offer an alternate explanation: we are a bunch of fascists and we’re upset that you’ve discovered where we keep the black helicopters, so we’re silencing you in an attempt to keep you from warning the rest of your brethren so we can round you all up and send you to re-education camps all at once.
Is this understandable?
Yes, if the owners of RedState.com are tired of the incessant, ADDHD enthusiasm and zeal of the Paulites. Certainly, it is a chore to babysit these folks.
Does it matter?
Probably not, since the Paulites turn off as many folks as the recruit for Ron Paul’s candidacy. Some Paulites even acknowledge this at their own forums at ronpaulforums.com. Check it out for yourself. Some of the discussions are enlightening to the inner workings of a laizze fair Presidential campaign.
But, some in the RIGHT blogosphere are not so sure.
It’s their community, of course, and they set the rules. However, this doesn’t hurt Paul’s credibility as much as it does Redstate’s. While Paul’s supporters tend towards the annoying and repetitive, they have less impact because we can easily engage them and counter their arguments. Banning them simply for their support for a candidate seems more like an admission that Redstate lacks that ability.
Captain Ed Morrissey sounds more like the radio personality that he is becoming, willing to interview Paul and leaving the flak to boost ratings. Ed, you learning your lessons from Hugh Hewitt?
David All at techrepublican.com has it wrong as well:
I agree with Captain Ed. Generally, Republicans need to welcome Ron Paul (and all others willing to wear a Republican banner) to the debate and the discussion. If Ron Paul doesn’t win the nomination, we need him to actively endorse and support the winner so that his supporters will use their energy to defeat Hillary.
Earth to David. When Ron Paul loses the GOP nomination his enthusiastic supporters and most of his voters will MOVE back to the Libertarian, Constitutuon and Reform Parties. Why do you think the Paul campaign is encouraging GOP voter registration? Most of their people have not been nor ever will be registered GOP voters.
RedState can do and have done what is best for them. The Paulites have plenty of outlets for their enthusiasm and internet clamor. Ron Paul should hope that after he throws in the Presidential towel that some of them may stick around to help in the destined GOP primary challenge to him in his Texas Congressional District.
Perhaps Paul will marshall them to run on the Libertarian Party Presidential ticket once again? And, then retire.
By the way, the November 5th fundraising ad for Paul continues on the Neo-Nazi stormfront.org today.
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Ron Paul Watch: Paul Campaign Solicitation on Neo-Nazi Hate Site – The FLAP Part Two
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Ron Paul Watch: The November 5 Creep Show
Ron Paul Watch: Libertarians Rising?
Ron Paul Watch: The Disciples or Internet Spammers?
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Code Pink Confronts Secretary Condoleezza Rice with “Bloody Hands”
The Code Pinkos strike again – this time with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Secretary Rice was confronted prior to her testimony before the House Foreign Relations Committee where she testified that Iran represented “perhaps the single greatest challenge” to United States Security.
Flap is nonplussed that the Democrats (who run the House) don’t provide better security BEFORE the Capitol Police throw their PINK ASSES out.
Now, will they be prosecuted?
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Who is Setting the California Wildfires?
Michael Ramirez has it RIGHT. California is being set on fire.
Al Qaeda or another terrorist plot?
Didn’t the Japanese during World War II attempt to set the California Redwood forests on fire?
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Vote Today for DREAM ACT
Several hundred demonstrators march down Broadway in downtown Los Angeles to protest the arrest and deportation of immigration activist Elvira Arellano, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007.
Mikey Kaus over at Slate has the latest machinations of Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Dream Act author Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.
A STEALTH illegal alien AMNESTY vote is scheduled for today.
Call your United States Senator today and say NO to AMNESTY.
Work the phones: (202) 224-3121 – main number.
Numbers USA has the list.
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Arnold Care Vs. Hillary Care 2.0: Arnold Care Covers Illegal Aliens
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Day By Day by Chris Muir October 24, 2007
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Rudy Giuliani Files New Hampshire Presidential Candidacy Papers
Republican presidential hopeful and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani signs his declaration of candidacy paper, filing to have his name on the ballot for New Hampshire’s presidential primary at the State House in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.
Rudy files for President in New Hampshire. With the Mayor today is former Massachusett’s Governor Paul Cellucci and former Massachusetts Treasurer Joseph D. Malone who has endorsed the Mayor today.
Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, center, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Boston during which he received the endorsement of former Massachusetts treasurer Joseph Malone, right. Former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Celluci, left, had previously endorsed Giuliani.
Other Massachusetts pols who have endorsed Giuliani are:
- State Senate Minority Leader Richard R. Tisei
- State Senators Michael R. Knapik and Bruce E. Tarr
- Former Senate leader Brian P. Lees
- Former state GOP chairman Brian Cresta
Rudy has a record of results he can point to when it comes to cutting taxes and controlling spending. He is without question the fiscal conservative in the race,†said Malone. “I am endorsing Rudy because he will keep his eye on the bottom line when he becomes President – just as he did when he was Mayor.â€
The fight for New Hampshire continues with a jab at former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney who was preceded as Governor by Paul Cellucci.
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Giuliani Poll Watch: Rudy 24% Thompson 19% Romney 16% McCain 12% Huckabee 8%
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Californians for Rudy
Rudy Giuliani Wins GOP Debate According to Florida Focus Group
Rudy Giuliani Watch: “You Have Nothing to Fear from Meâ€
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Competitive in Iowa?
Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy’s Northeast GOP Delegate Advantage
Giuliani CNN Poll Watch: Rudy Up By 8 Points Over Thompson
Texas Governor Rick Perry Endorses Rudy Giuliani for President
Rudy to Hillary – What is Your Experience to be President?
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Democrat Representative Pete Stark Apologizes to President Bush
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lTUB5_l0Mg&eurl=http://flapsblog.com/index.php?s=Pete+Stark[/youtube]
The Money NUTTER Quote:“You don’t have money to fund the war or children. But you’re going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President’s amusement.â€
– Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)Flap asked for and now President Bush has received an APOLOGY by Pete Stark from the floor of the House today:
“to the president and his family,” and to U.S. troops offended by his remarks.
“I hope that with this apology I will become as insignificant as I should be” in the continuing debates over Iraq and health care, he said.
Apology accepted. But Stark was lucky NOT to be censured by the House for such intemperate remarks.
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Pete Stark Watch: BDS Meets SCHIP
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Ron Paul Watch: Paul Campaign Solicitation on Neo-Nazi Hate Site – The FLAP Part Two
This FLAP continues over at Hot Air.
And Allah has some questions:
1. Is it possible to do some sort of ad buy across a whole swath of online bulletin boards such that any mention of Ron Paul on one of those boards will automatically trigger placement of the ad? If so, it would absolve the November 5th people from the charge of deliberately advertising on Stormfront.
2. If it is possible, is it also possible to designate certain bulletin boards as no-go areas where the ad shouldn’t appear, even if Paul is mentioned? That would point back towards deliberation, which, let’s face it, isn’t all that unlikely from a site predisposed to “V for Vendetta†metaphors.
Flap doesn’t know the answer because since the original Flap the widget and ad have changed. Look at the latest on Stormfront.org:
Is the Ron Paul campaign involved?
This e-mail from a Flapsblog commenter Gregor has been forwarded to them:
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Hello,
It was brought to my attention through a blog post that the “Ron Paul 2008 – Raising to Win” online widget appears on the Stormfront web site.
Stormfront is:
“a white pride Internet forum with the motto “White Pride World Wide”. Many organizations describe it as a neo-Nazi organization, and accuse it of promoting racism, hate speech, and violence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormfront_%28website%29The blog post in question asserted that the Ron Paul campaign “placed” the ad on the site. Myself and others did not believe this was credible, given the type of site that it is, and learned that it’s a campaign widget that anyone can copy and paste on their web site. According to its statistics, the widget appears on over 2000 sites currently.So a couple questions:1) Is the Ron Paul campaign aware of and tracking all the sites that this widget is placed on? Do you actively filter which sites may or may not display the ad?
2) What is the campaign’s policy towards hate sites (such as Stormfront) advertising for Ron Paul’s campaign?
3) Will the campaign repudiate Stormfront and ask them to remove the ad?The blog post I referred to above can be found at: http://flapsblog.com/?p=5758Thank you for your time,
Gregor Morrill**********
Well, the widget has changed and now there is a disclaimer on the November 5 site.
*note: This event is a grassroots effort and is not associated with the Official Ron Paul campaign. Donations are to be made ONLY at the Official Ron Paul website at RonPaul2008.com.
At whose direction was this done, anyone knows. Was it the Ron Paul campaign? Or was it the Stormfront folks who wanted to diffuse the flap?
Who knows?
Accordingly, Flap’s original post headline was changed.
So, what is the Flap here?
Is it that Ron Paul is sucking up to the Neo-Nazis to raise campaign cash?
Or is it as a commenter at Hot Air ( Keljeck on October 23, 2007 at 10:18 AM) asks:
The story isn’t that there is a Ron Paul ad on Stormfront, it’s that Stormfront is ghey to Ron Paul.
Flap awaits the Ron Paul campaign’s response.
Update:
The Lone Star Times has already asked the same questions of the Ron Paul Campaign days ago and is continuing to wait for an answer.
And there are ads on other sites: ‘White World Newsâ€
Will the Ron Paul Campaign continue to stonewall?
Update #2
Almost two weeks ago Stormfront Radio endorsed Ron Paul:
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Now, what say you Ron Paul Campaign? Do you support this reprehensible organization?
Will you demand Stormfront.org take down your ads?
Or is the money too good?
Stay tuned…….
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Representative Ron Paul Called “Certifiably Insane†in GOP Debate Focus Group
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Ron Paul Watch: Libertarians Rising?
Ron Paul Watch: The Disciples or Internet Spammers?
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Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch This Morning
The space shuttle Discovery sits on the launching pad on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. ready for launch Tuesday. NASA kept close watch on the weather on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday as Discovery’s launch countdown entered its final hours with no major technical problems
Flap always enjoys a good LAUNCH.
Watch the preparation and countdown here at NASA TV.
35 minutes or so to go for launch.
Update:
Weather is good: 26 minutes to go to launch.
Update #2
NASA Engineers have found “clear ice” on shuttle umbilical cord. Hold
Update #3
T minus 20 minutes and counting as hold is lifted.
Update #4
T minus 9 minutes and holding. Launch proceeding.
11:05 AM: 25 minutes remain on T minus 9 minute hold; ice on bottom of orange booster rocket still a concern; weather is good.
11:30 AM: T minus 9 minutes and counting; launch countdown has resumed.
11:35 AM: T minus 3 minutes and counting.
11:38 AM: Lift off
At Launch
Photo at 10:30 AM EDT from NASA TV