PLANET RON PAUL
The Washington Times
February 14, 2012
“Paulites” are determined to get their
man’s message out. Fiercely devoted to
1. Rep. Ron Paul, the youthful, noisy tribe
continue to place the Republican
presidential hopeful’s message before the
public. They still stencil “Ron Paul
Revolution” on sidewalks, they blog, they
wear Paul-inspired “swag,” they rally.
Veterans for Ron Paul, in fact, will gather
at the Washington Monument and march
to the White House on Monday at high
noon. Mr. Paul is, after all, the sole
candidate who is a vet; his campaign
revealed last week that he’s received more
campaign donations from active-duty
military than all of his rivals, including
President
Paulites also favor music because, to them,
1. Mr. Paul is a rogue rock star, even at
age 76. Los Angeles-based band
Goldenstate released the song and
companion video “Bombs (The Ron Paul
Song)” this week in U2-inspired, anthem
style. Lyrics proclaim, “It’s not impossible that we can end this war, just let your heart explode.”
Well, OK. But the larger message is that the band is donating all proceeds from the tune to Mr.
Paul’s campaign, not just the typical “portion.” And thus is the devotion of the Paulites.
The group is coming to the nation’s capital for apres-rally fare, performing with other acts at the
“Ron Paul Choice for the Troops After-Party and Concert” at the Rock N Roll Hotel, a hipster
enclave about a mile from the White House. As today’s exercise in political culture, see their
lengthy video — a melange of historic film clips and images of Mr. Paul — here:
http://iamgoldenstate.com/video-golden-states-bombs-the-ron-paul-song.
THE HORSE RACE
For the second day in a row, Rick Santorum has trumped Mitt Romney in the presidential
hopefuls derby, his gains once again
attributed to overwhelming support from
tea party and white evangelical
Republican voters.
A CBS/New York Times survey
released Tuesday finds that Mr.
Santorum nabbed 30 percent of the
support — his favorability up 14
percentage points in less than a month,
the survey says. Mr. Romney drew 27
percent, almost identical to his rating in
January. But there’s always a variable:
Six out of 10 respondents also said they
could change their minds once they get
in the voting booth.
On Monday, a Pew Research Center
poll also had nice news for Mr.
Santorum, with very similar numbers.
He led Mr. Romney, 30 percent to 28
percent, with another 57 percent agreeing
that the Republican Party could still
“unite” and back Mr. Romney.
CHEWING ON CHU
Well, somebody had to win. Citizens Against Government Waste reveals that Energy Secretary
Steven Chu has won the title of “2011 Porker of the Year” based on an online poll of the
nonprofit watchdog’s 1 million members. Mr. Chu won 43 percent of the vote. In second place,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, followed by Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon,
California Republican.
Among many other things, the group faults Mr. Chu’s “weak oversight” of his agency’s loan-
guarantee program after solar panel manufacturer Solyndra — recipient of a $535 million loan
guarantee — filed for bankruptcy in September.
“Secretary Chu dismissed numerous warning signs that the loan-guarantee program was a ticking
time bomb. The dramatic program expansion in 2009 and continued funneling of taxpayer dollars
toward poor investments reeks of poor management and crony capitalism, since Solyndra’s major
investors were among President Obama’s largest campaign donors,” observes Tom Schatz,
president of the organization.
SEEKING GEORGE
“George Washington at 280. We still don’t get him,” notes Edward Lengel, editor-in-chief of
the Papers of George Washington at the
University of Virginia, anticipating the
founding father’s 280th birthday Feb. 22. Mr.
Lengel, also author of “Inventing George
Washington: America’s Founder in Myth and
Memory,” is wary of historical hearsay.
“On one level, Washington has remained a
bold and enduring but ultimately colorless
national symbol — a statue, or a portrait on
the dollar bill. On another level, the personal
Washington has remained just out of our
reach,” he says. “Washington legends often
tell more about those who made them up than
about Washington himself. But they make up
a compelling part of the American tapestry.”
They make great talking points too, Mr.
Lengel observes, noting that Glenn Beck, Sen. John McCain and Al Gore are among those who
have “used Washington, via falsified quotes and legends, to reinforce their political arguments,
showing him variously as a gun-rights advocate, a small-government advocate, an isolationist, a
marijuana user, an evangelical Christian.”
DANCE COUNT
“He can’t dance in an eight-count. He can only dance in a nine-count.”
And so says Lisa Reichert, personal assistant to Herman Cain, on why the former presidential
hopeful turned down a chance to compete on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” The winner of the
10-week competition, incidentally, earns $345,000 — not a bad count at all. Mr. Cain joins other
luminaries who also turned down the network, among them: former President Bill Clinton, Ann
Coulter, Christine O’Donnell, Condoleezza Rice, Richard Branson, New York Giants receiver
Victor Cruz, Sylvester Stallone, Cher and “Weird” Al Yankovic.
POLL DU JOUR
• 62 percent of Americans have “heard
about” President Obama’s birth control
mandate.
• 71 percent of Republicans, 63 percent
of Democrats, 64 percent of Protestants
and 61 percent of Catholics have heard
of the mandate.
• 48 percent overall say that religious
institutions that object to
contraceptives should be given an
exemption.
• 73 percent of Republicans, 29 percent of Democrats, 51 percent of Protestants and 55 percent of
Catholics agree.
• 44 percent overall say religious institutions should be required to cover contraceptives like
other employers.
• 19 percent of Republicans, 64 percent of Democrats, 39 percent of Protestants and 39 percent of
Catholics agree.
Source: A
1. Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey of 1,501 U.S. adults conducted Feb.
8 to 12.
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