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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2012 Let the Ron Paul Conspiracy Theories Begin!

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Slog tipper Heather points out that the Republican Party is up to tricky business in the Iowa caucuses:

Threats to disrupt the Iowa Republican caucuses next week have prompted state GOP officials to move the vote tabulation to an "undisclosed location," POLITICO has learned.

The state party has not yet told the campaigns exactly where the returns will be added up, only that it will be off-site from the Iowa GOP's Des Moines headquarters. The 2008 caucus results were tabulated at the state party offices, which sit just a few blocks from the state capitol.

The Rhode Island state flag: Best flag ever, or best-ever flag?

The Rhode Island state flag: Best flag ever, or best-ever flag?

Man, if Ron Paul doesn't win Iowa, his followers—already a conspiracy-happy lot, as I documented back in September—are going to positively flip their shit over this undisclosed location malarkey. But at least all the candidates will be represented at the Iowa caucuses. In Rhode Island, it's possible that none of the Republicans will make the ballot at all for the April primaries:

...the law also forces candidates to declare by January 19, giving them just two weeks to secure 1,000 valid signatures on their nomination papers to earn a spot on the ballot. To date, none of the candidates have an organization set up in Rhode Island, according to Dave Talan, the corresponding secretary for the state GOP.

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Well part of this is Occupy Iowa, they say they plan to be peaceful, but nobody can trust them anymore. If they want their faces on the evening news, to show the movement is still alive, then they'll have to resort to childish actions like mic checks and blocking traffic.

Seriously folks, glitter bombing was actually hilarious to watch! Moar of that please!

Posted by Kinison

on December 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM

@1 - Upwind crop dusters letting down a steady rain of glitter all day? Someone wanna make this happen?

And since it only takes 1,000 signatures, what if we got Dan Savage (or somebody) on the ballot in Rhode Island? I want Slog delegates from Rhode Island at the convention.

Posted by MacCrocodile on December 28, 2011 at 1:26 PM

Ron Paul doesn't believe he could be president. He campaigns in order to keep his ideas in the conversation and to evangelize about the ideals of libertarianism. He and most of his philosophies may be ridiculous, but one good thing about his story is how it exposes the undemocratic and centralized nature of the electoral machine, and the cronyism that controls the dialog. It's at least amusing to see how the republican apparatus is annoyed by his participation and tries to dismiss or discredit him to keep him from tainting the party's carefully plotted narrative.

Posted by Michael of the Green on December 28, 2011 at 1:27 PM

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ron paul will never get elected since he refuses to suck jewish cock . you have no worries when it comes to ron paul , he's never gonna be more than he is .

Posted by whatsbeckgottadowithit on December 28, 2011 at 2:53 PM