Republican Ron Paul for Wisconsin

Tax the City People – Un tax those “off the grid”

wisgop — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:31:08 +0000

We should tax people based on consumption! Those who put more trash in the garbage dumps, use more water and resources, etc should be taxes more!

Those who use less of the infrastructure, who use their own well water and sanitary systems, grow their own gardens and “live off the grid” they should be taxed much much much less than the rest of us who cause all this mess!

Think about it!

Debate 2008: Road to the Greenhouse

wisgop — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:58:51 +0000

Debate 2008: Road to the Greenhouse
Ever feel like your elected representatives are a bunch of vegetables?
Watch as a cast of vegetable puppet candidates discuss the most important issues facing our country today. Meet the Candidates:





		These images courtesy of the PETA web site, where Ron P was NOT included.

Read more and watch the brand-new video here! http://www.peta.org/feat/greenhouse/index.asp?c=weekly_enews

… at the end of the ‘debate’ the moderator says:

“I think we can all agree … it is high time we gave PEAS a chance“

… Ron Peas !

The above image of Ron P created by Photoshop + Google images
+ the talent at WisGOP.com

Include Ron P in the debate! newsmanager@peta.org

http://www.peta.org/about/c-contact.asp?c=weekly_enews

Make Your Own Mini Ron Paul Blimp! (pics)

wisgop — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:14:29 +0000

How to Make Your Own Mini Ron Paul Blimp.

All the supplies you’ll need:

Step #1: Buy one of several Blimp / Airship Kits available online. Stay away from the UFO style, get the one that looks like the Goodyear blimp:
http://tinyurl.com/2tmzzs or http://tinyurl.com/3cr245
If your Balloon looks like a UFO or it is silver, has writing on it and it is not white then buy the replacement (blank) white balloon: http://tinyurl.com/3×865v – Note how the edges are curved? – that’s important later.

Step #2: Buy a 8.9 cubic foot disposable helium tank at any ‘party’ store or find one at Wal-Mart like I did. If you know of a carbonated beverages supplier they may also lease a real helium tank. Get Helium and try to stay away from hydrogen gas for your airship unless you are working on becoming a homegrown terrorist (the horror! the horror!)http://tinyurl.com/3dmau7

Step #3 Go to a Fast Signs / Signs Now type sign place and ask for them to print /cut out “Ron Paul for President” Stickers on very thin light-weight vinyl. I think it should cost about $30 to $50 per side for a 2-3 foot wide by 1-2 foot tall application in 2 colors. Or you can do as I did and print the stickers you’ll need with a Roland STIKA machine ($900) and get the vinyl and application tape ($50 per 50 foot roll)

Step #4 Fill the Balloon with Helium THEN apply the stickers slowly & carefully. The Sign shop may be able to assist if you are inexperienced in ‘laying vinyl’. As in the photo above the goal is to fill the center area once the baloon is FULL – not the entire balloon when ‘flacid’. * The key to proper application of your stickers is to make sure the stickers are not too large (they should fill the center smooth area and not touch the curved area of the balloon) so MEASURE CAREFULLY! *
There – you have your very own Ron Paul dirigible!

A Rigged Poll Deconstructed

wisgop — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:07:41 +0000

A Rigged Poll Deconstructed

By Rolf Lindgren

Rigged “scientific” polls are the chief method used by the mainstream media to keep Ron Paul down. Nothing can be clearer than a recent South Carolina poll issued by a group known as SurveyUSA. Let’s take a look at this poll.

[ http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=16534545-fed1-44c2-a2b2-900fe56895df ]GOP Results

Rudy Giuliani 26%

Mitt Romney 20%

Fred Thompson 18%

John McCain 14%

Mike Huckabee 12%

Other 6%

Undecided 4%

The poll then explains how they picked their “likely voters”.

“Filtering: 2,200 South Carolina adults were interviewed 11/09/07 through 11/11/07. Of them 1,895 were registered to vote. Of the 1,895, a total of 1,483 were identified by SurveyUSA as likely to vote in the South Carolina Presidential Primary. Of them, 201 were disqualified by SurveyUSA because they could not commit to voting “no matter what date the primary is held,” and of the remaining 1,282 likely voters, 257 were disqualified by SurveyUSA because they said they had not decided yet which Primary they were going to vote in. The net yield is 577 likely Republican Primary voters and 447 likely Democratic Primary voters. All of these are voters who say they are certain to vote no matter what day the primary is held, and are certain today which one of the two primaries they will vote in. Caveat: Measuring African American turnout in South Carolina is a challenge in any election, but uniquely so in a Primary where an African American is a candidate for President. It is unknowable at this hour how many infrequent black voters, if any, Obama may turnout in a Primary, and, separately, how many infrequent young voters an Obama candidacy may attract in a Primary. These survey results should be evaluated with these caveats in mind.”

This is a rigged poll. Here is my analysis.

“Other”

According to this poll, Ron Paul does not exist. But since Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter usually poll at about 1%, we can safely assume that 4% of this is Ron Paul. It might have been more, had his name been mentioned. Also, 2200 adults were called and none of them heard Ron Paul’s name so the poll itself is promoting the other so-called first tier candidates.

“Undecided 4%”

This poll makes the preposterous claim that only 4% of the voters are undecided and implies that 96% are decided. That is ludicrous. If 1/3 of the stated support for each of the five named candidates is really undecided leaners, then the undecided vote jumps to 34%, and Giuliani’s support drops to 17%. That means Ron Paul can beat Giuliani by winning the support of undecided voters. I wrote about this in more detail here.

‘Leaners’ and Polling Bias

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/lindgren1.html

“2,200 South Carolina adults were interviewed 11/09/07 through 11/11/07. Of them 1,895 were registered to vote.”

This is a poll of only registered voters. But in South Carolina, you have until December 19 to register. So there is no reason to eliminate unregistered voters if they say they will register and vote.

“Of the 1,895, a total of 1,483 were identified by SurveyUSA as likely to vote in the South Carolina Presidential Primary.”

The poll does not say exactly how they were identified, but if voting in the 2004 GOP primary was a criteria, then they may be missing Ron Paul voters. In the 2004 GOP primary almost everybody voted for George Bush.

“257 were disqualified by SurveyUSA because they said they had not decided yet which Primary they were going to vote in.”

So the poll has eliminated 257 out of 1282 likely voters, about 20% of them. These eliminated voters are crossover voters and it’s widely known that Ron Paul has crossover appeal because of his stance on the Iraq war. Let’s assume that half of these voters vote republican, and of those who vote republican, ¼ vote for Giuliani because they perceive him as tough on terror, ¼ vote for Thompson because he was a TV star, ¼ vote for McCain because they like the McCain-Feingold law, and ¼ vote for Ron Paul because of his stance on the war. If so, that would add 32 votes to Ron Paul out of 577 + 32 = 609 total votes. Ron Paul probably loses 5% in this poll from just this one action.

“Caveat: Measuring African American turnout in South Carolina is a challenge in any election, but uniquely so in a Primary where an African American is a candidate for President. It is unknowable at this hour how many infrequent black voters, if any, Obama may turnout in a Primary”

This is true, but the same logic can be applied to Ron Paul. It is likely that many infrequent and disgruntled voters will vote for Ron Paul.

“and, separately, how many infrequent young voters an Obama candidacy may attract in a Primary.”

Again, this logic can be applied to Ron Paul since Ron Paul has shown special appeal to America’s youth.

“If the election were held today, would you vote for … “

This is the standard way poll questions are asked for elections including this poll, but it is actually biased, since it does not measure true candidate support. Ed Thompson (Tommy Thompson’s brother) did a poll that measured true candidate support in a 2002 Rasmussen poll for Wisconsin governor, and his support rose from 11% to 23%.

STATEWIDE OPINION SURVEY OF 1,000 WISCONSON VOTERS

WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2002 ELECTION

http://www.edthompson.com/pollresults.php

Cell Phones

This poll makes no mention that they are not calling cell phones. There is reason to believe that Ron Paul voters are more likely than the average to not have a landline. Although pollsters are not allowed to call cell phones, the effect of not calling them should be analyzed.

Get Out The Vote (GOTV)

Polls do not measure GOTV strength. Ron Paul will have the strongest GOTV strength because a much higher proportion of his supporters are putting up yard signs, voting in straw polls, and donating money. In other words, Ron Paul supporters are motivated. Anyone can answer the phone and claim they will vote for McCain. It is quite another thing to show up at the polls and vote.

Monkeying With Demographics

This poll does not tell us how demographic adjustments were made. There is every reason to not trust this poll, so I have zero confidence that the demographic adjustments were done fairly and scientifically.

Timing of the Poll

This poll was conducted on November 9, 10, and 11, right after Ron Paul visited South Carolina and made his big splash by raising $4 million dollars in one day. This poll was designed to undercut Ron Paul’s support in South Carolina.

Approval Ratings

This poll does not list the approval and disapproval percentages for the candidates. Typically, front running candidates will have higher disapproval percentages than candidates with lower poll numbers. Also, even candidates polling at 1% often have approval percentages of 10% or 15%. Not listing approval percentages is a good way to make people think that nobody likes the low polling candidates.

Selective Release of Polls

Scott Rasmussen [ http://www.rasmussenreports.com/ ] does a national poll every day and posts it on his website. You can bet that the large media corporations like NBC and FOX are doing polls every day as well. I don’t know who SurveyUSA is or who owns it, but I suspect they are not releasing every poll they do. Of course, when you don’t release every poll, you can withhold those polls that show higher poll numbers for Ron Paul.The Horserace Effect

Over in the democratic primary, this poll says that Barack Obama is polling at 33%, only 14% behind Hillary Clinton. The 33% is out of line with other polls from South Carolina. [ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/south_carolina-primary.html ] SurveyUSA is trying to portray Obama as having a chance to beat Clinton. If people believe that, they are less likely to cross over and vote for Ron Paul. And SurveyUSA wants us to believe that Ron Paul has no chance to win, even though most polls show that Paul is as close to Giuliani as Obama is to Clinton.What Ron Paul Needs To Do

In ancient Greece, demagogues often corrupted democracy. What we have today is much worse; rigged polls. Ron Paul is running a brilliant campaign, but he is going to lose the election if he doesn’t hire a fulltime pollster and challenge every single poll that contains scientific bias. He should be putting out a press release every day on the subject and commissioning his own polls. In 2002, Ed Thompson lost his bid for Wisconsin governor because of rigged polls.

ED THOMPSON DEFEATED BY THE POLLS

http://www.edthompson.com/display.php?which=282

Rolf Lindgren was the Polling Director for the 2004 Michael Badnarik Presidential campaign, the 2004 Aaron Russo Presidential campaign, and assisted with polling in the 2002 Ed Thompson Wisconsin Governor campaign.

Why we’re screwed in the USA.

wisgop — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:59:40 +0000

Reading the news today about the meeting of the leader of OPEC (the Oil Producing Crazies) it seemed that the Chavez in Venezuela and Muhamberger in Iran were going off on the US dollar. Even some guy from France told one of them to “shut the hell up”. I noticed in an article that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia attempted to defend the US to some extent – or change the subject.

The Iranian and Venezuelan dictators are basically threatening an embargo against the USA and perhaps $200 per barrel of oil should the US invade Iran. Can they do this?

… well, if Mad Max can pick a fight with some crazies in a post-modern Thunder-dome when why can’t the countries of Iran and Venezuela say “Embargo” ?

Its possible.

And what’s holding them back are other countries with shaky leadership… I looked up this King Abdullah guy because I wanted to know if he was one of those Saudi’s who invite the likes of Ossama Bin-Laden to his wedding. I guess not.. but this article seems to indicate the likes of King Abdullah are not invited to many weddings: http://www.counterpunch.org/ashosama.html

How long before the defenders of the US back off?

Ron Paul wins Latest Zogby Poll

wisgop — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:06:12 +0000

Ron Paul has won the latest nationwide Zogby Phone poll. Based on the tabular data provided by Zogby, Ron Paul took the top spot with a commanding 32.8%. Respondents were provided with descriptions of four different candidates and asked to choose who they would vote for based on each one’s attributes and political platform. 1009 people took part in the poll taken from two different categories of age groups consisting of 4 and 5 different age ranges. This methodology provides an overall view representative of all voters in America and based on a non-bias, three-question set and the typical scientific polling methodology of sampling, interviewing, weighting and sampling error, or margin of error.

http://truthseeds.org/2007/11/19/ron-paul-wins-latest-zogby-poll/

Interesting Canadian comments on Ron Paul

wisgop — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:31:17 +0000

Interesting Canadian comments on Ron Paul

Even if mainstream Canadian candidates learn to use the Internet as well as their American counterparts, the real promise of the Web has yet to be grasped: taking common political wisdom and standing it on its head. I want to believe that somebody in Moose Jaw or Truro or Sherbrooke or Scarborough is watching Ron Paul this week — a backbench MPP, or a schoolboard trustee, or somebody who’s never run for office, somebody you and I have never heard of — and thinking up some crazy scheme of their own.

http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2007/11/11/why-you-should-care-about-ron-paul/

Why Ron Paul has already won

wisgop — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:43:28 +0000

The battlefield for the Republican presidential nomination has not yet established a clear winner. A few front-runners have been hailed by the usual talking heads of the conservative and mainstream media, however a few second-tier candidates continue to keep their stake in the game alive – at least until the primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa provide some real-world demographics.

Among these candidates you will find one Doctor Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas who is proudly toured by supporters as the “defender” of the Constitution.

Representative Paul’s has sent clear warnings regarding our nation’s fiscal, social, and international policy. He has attracted new crowds of supporters plus a respectable number of donors to his otherwise overlooked presidential campaign.

Today, November the 5^th, Ron Paul raised over 4 million dollars in just 24 hours… that’s the new one-day fundraising record for any GOP candidate in the 2008 presidential election! …Not bad for a candidate who’s supporters are down-graded as those who purportedly wear tin-foil hats.

Unlike the typical politician, Ron Paul says what he means and he doesn’t resort to polls or focus groups to perfect his message to the people. Even if one disagrees with the extreme solutions offered by returning the Nation to the levels prescribed by the Constitution, one has to admire Paul and his supporters for their passion and dedication.

One can reasonably argue that the Ron Paul candidacy has done much good for the political dialogue within our nation. At minimum, Ron Paul has reminded the Republican Party that its roots are based on the concept of a limited-government. The other GOP candidates have adopted stronger positions, closer to this core belief only after Ron Paul’s performance.

However unlikely it may seem now, in relation to the huge challenges we will all be forced to face as a nation: the solutions offered by Dr. Ron Paul could someday be viewed by our children and grandchildren as the proper prescription if we truly wished to go forth with this form of government.

For now we are left to contemplate how the coming electoral decision shall affect an uncertain future. Whatever choice we decide, after following the campaign trail ahead, let it not be said we were not fully warned by one Dr. Ron Paul.

Why I’m Boycotting Neo-Conservative Radio

wisgop — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:35:01 +0000

Today I decided that my business will not advertise on the radio. I was considering a ’special’ Ad campaign promotion that costs about sixteen hundred per month, then decided to tune in to the station in question to sample the air…

So yesterday I heard afternoon host on WISN 1130 AM in Milwaukee, Mark Belling, create an imaginary scenario straight out of a movie; millions of lives in the balance and torture is the only way to get information to save all. I don’t always agree with the radio jockeys, and I am willing to advertise somewhere if it’s an audience that I generally wish to target… however I am usually not outraged enough to change my mind and avoid all those who actually agree with the host’s position.

Belling went on to defend water-boarding and “any other means necessary” if the lives of millions hang in the balance. Any means necessary? – sounds like Malcolm X of the right-wing!

I may have been persuaded that - should such a situation occur, and that’s a huge IF because it assumes a movie-like scenario where a clock may be ticking and the same folks who couldn’t stop 911 have someone in custody - well IF that happened then maybe I could have been persuaded that president would possibly be justified in BREAKING the law at his or her own peril – and by going ahead with torture (in order to save those millions of lives) this nation’s commander-in-chief risks his or her own personal liberty and authorizes torture (breaks the law) and must be willing to resign or face whatever charges necessary once this hypothetical disaster is resolved.

Perhaps the next president will pardon the president who is forced to make such a decision, but that’s not the screenplay Mr Belling was reading from. He was definitely advocating for torture ‘exceptions’ which need to be part of the written playbook and fully allowed by the law. Oh really Mark? And just who is to say the use of torture will not be used against everyday citizens?

This cannot and should not be a part of policy or the law, as the exceptions will undoubtedly be used in scenarios where millions of lives are not in jeopardy. Once we give government the right to do a bad thing in limited scenarios, then the line is slowly moved until that bad thing can happen to any of us, any time, anywhere.

Sure, there could be a disaster. Sure, we need to protect the homeland from terrorists.

We can avert such a disaster in the future by pulling out of the middle east and changing our foreign policy. We can avert the hatred against America and what we stand for by standing up for the constitution of the USA as our country’s forefathers intended it – peace and trade with all, entangling alliances and intervention with none unless a war is declared by congress.

If the surreal scenario of a nuke does happen on US soil it will be because of our foreign policy, neo-conservatives, and the policy of ’creative destruction’ that we as the American Empire have allowed our leaders to inflict upon the middle east (meanwhile bankrupting the nation and killing the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency).

I’m sick of talk radio supporting neo-conservative policies which doom our nation. Until there is a new radio show in where my (falling) US Ad Dollar is able to support those who are standing up for the constitution, I’m making a business decision to take my Ad dollar elsewhere in the hopes that others will follow.

Creative Destruction and Pre-emptive War

wisgop — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:59:34 +0000

I decided to finally sit down and watch the 11 part series on YouTube regarding Dr. Ron Paul’s warning against the Neo-Conservative philosophy. I was shocked when part 7 started, because it mentioned two words that had been on my ‘radar’ just the other day… Creative Destruction.

What this means is that the Neo-Conservatives have used Machiavellian philosophy to justify the invasion of other countries. The term “creative” in that the events are made-up and “destruction” in that we are now at war.

This is very disappointing to me for the context I had heard those two words was pretty much the opposite. A spiritual website described a Hindu God of destruction as one who brings forth newness into the world from the remains of that which is destroyed (or something very Timothy-Leary like that!)

So i decided to see what’s on the URL www.CreativeDestruction.com … I found a successful entrepreneur has the site with a blog and some personal family photos. He has a young daughter and he appears to be of Arab or Indian decent which I think was notable having just shipped off to Iraq! Looking at his resume of accomplishments, was a little confused how an American entrepreneur with political interests and obvious libertarian tendencies would leave his family and enlist in the military?

It saddened me that this man is so dedicated to Neo-Conservative ideal which may kill him. I sincerely hope this man comes back with a new perspective after surviving in the war, seeing things with new eyes, perhaps destroying some beliefs and creating new ones – and I hope he comes back to write about it, prolifically.

Here’s Ron Paul on the topic that brought me to that: