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89-460: Each broadcast usually began with a brief, scripted monologue by Beck, in which he gave his analysis of the top story of the day. This was usually followed by an interview with a correspondent, who continued the discussion with his or her opinions on the matter. Although the original concept of the show combined elements of late-night talk shows (e.g., satirical comedy bits and frequent celebrity interviews) and cable news, it gradually came to center on

178-507: A Tea Party protest against high taxes in 2002. In 2004, Citizens for a Sound Economy split into two new organizations, with Citizens for a Sound Economy being renamed as FreedomWorks , and Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation becoming Americans for Prosperity . The two organizations would become key players in the Tea Party movement from 2009 onward. Paul proposed term-limit legislation multiple times, while himself serving four terms in

267-434: A prostitute and James O'Keefe posed as her boyfriend in order to elicit sympathy and responses from employees of ACORN. The day of their release, the videos were also aired on Glenn Beck . After the release of the first video, Beck began to devote large portions of his program to publicizing the alleged "underhanded dealings" of ACORN. The story immediately had a disparaging effect on the organization, with one reporter from

356-420: A June 2011 interview that if nominated, he would consider former New Jersey Superior Court judge Andrew Napolitano as his running mate. In December 2011, with Paul's increased support, the controversy over racist and homophobic statements in several Ron Paul newsletters in the 1980s and early 1990s once again gained media attention. During this time Paul supporters asserted that he was continually ignored by

445-417: A September 10, 2008, press conference, Paul announced his general support of four third-party candidates: Cynthia McKinney ( Green Party ); Bob Barr ( Libertarian Party ); Chuck Baldwin ( Constitution Party ); and Ralph Nader (independent). He said that each of them had pledged to adhere to a policy of balancing budgets, bringing the troops home, defending privacy and personal liberties, and investigating

534-460: A clip, from June 5, 2009, of Dunn giving a speech to high school students. She stated "two of my favorite political philosophers, Mao Zedong and Mother Teresa – not often coupled with each other – but the two people that I turn to most to basically deliver a simple point, which is, 'You're going to make choices, you're going to challenge, you're going to say, why not?, you're going to figure out how to do things that have never been done before." Beck

623-430: A combined total of 51 counts of forgery and other violations while registering voters during the 2008 election cycle. During the 2008 election season, ACORN gathered over 1.3 million voter registration forms in 21 states. Project Vote estimated that 400,000 registrations collected by ACORN were ultimately rejected, the vast majority for being duplicate registrations submitted by citizens. Project Vote estimated that only

712-567: A family's right to stay in their homes." In a 2007 case in Washington state , in which seven temporary employees of ACORN were charged with submitting fraudulent voter registrations, ACORN agreed to pay King County $ 25,000 for its investigative costs and acknowledged that the national organization could be subject to criminal prosecution if fraud occurred. In May 2009, six ACORN employees in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to charges of

801-460: A few percent of registrations were fraudulent, based on past years and samples from some drives in 2008. Project Vote estimated that 450,000 of the registrations collected by ACORN represented first-time voters, while the remainder were address changes submitted by citizens updating their addresses. ACORN has fired employees for fraudulent registration practices and turned them over to authorities. Of 26,513 registrations submitted by ACORN over

890-464: A guest on those shows as well as other Fox News shows. In the TV sales world Beck's show has become known as "empty calories," meaning that he draws great ratings, but he's toxic for ad sales. Fox issued a statement indicating that overall revenue had not been lost as a result of the boycott, as most companies had shifted to other Fox programs. UPS Stores has decided to temporarily stop advertising on Fox News as

979-624: A lawsuit brought against the city challenging a local ordinance that limited individuals' handgun purchases to one gun a month. The Hudson County Superior Court struck down the ordinance on the grounds that it violated the New Jersey Constitution's Equal Protection clause , and a state statute prohibiting towns and municipalities from enacting firearms legislation. On September 29, 2008, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division denied ACORN's appeal of

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1068-616: A low wage. The union works on local and national level campaigns. Founded in 1970 by Wade Rathke and Gary Delgado, at its peak ACORN had over 500,000 members and more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the U.S. In 2002, ACORN International was created to aid the spread of ACORN's model to other countries. There are currently ACORN affiliates in Cameroon , Canada , Czech Republic , England , France , Honduras , India , Ireland , Italy , Kenya , Peru , Scotland , Tunisia , United States , and Wales . In

1157-487: A nine-month period in San Diego County, California , 4,655 were initially flagged, but 2,806 of those were later validated. County officials said this resulted in a 7% error rate by ACORN, compared to usually less than 5% for voter drives by other organizations. In plea deals in a 2009 Las Vegas case, former ACORN field director Amy Busefink and ACORN official Christopher Edwards pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to commit

1246-534: A number of other community unions, are affiliated under ACORN International . In the US, ACORN was composed of a number of legally distinct nonprofit entities and affiliates including a nationwide umbrella organization established as a 501(c)(4) that performed lobbying ; local chapters established as 501(c)(3) nonpartisan charities; and the national nonprofit and nonstock organization, ACORN Housing Corporation. ACORN's priorities included: better housing and wages for

1335-501: A racist, saying that, "I have a big fat mouth sometimes". Time describes Beck as "the new populist superstar of Fox News" saying it is easier to see a set of attitudes rather than a specific ideology, noting his criticism of Wall Street , yet defending bonuses to AIG and denouncing conspiracies against FEMA but warning against indoctrination of children by the AmeriCorps program. Time concludes that "what unites Beck's disparate themes

1424-699: A result of a court order finding that the congressional action violated the U.S. Constitution's bill of attainder clause). On 13 August 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed and remanded on the grounds that only 10 percent of ACORN's funding was federal and that did not constitute "punishment". The organization was forced to disband amid the firestorm of controversy due to lack of funding. Subsequent independent investigations by multiple law enforcement agencies including state attorneys general and district attorneys determined that

1513-406: A significant viewership increase. Beck's format included the use of diagrams and visual aids, most notably a rolling chalkboard . His program typically began with a 15–20 minute monologue. His last show on Fox News aired on June 30, 2011. During the last episode, Beck recounted the accomplishments of the show and the topics it discussed. Van Jones resigned from his position as Special Advisor to

1602-602: A socialist group and support for Mumia Abu-Jamal , a death row prisoner convicted of killing a police officer . Editors credited Beck with his "first scalp", noting that the Huffington Post expressed continued support for Jones, singling out the efforts of Beck to force his resignation, though Beck was not the first to voice concerns about the appointment nor did he call for Jones' resignation. Anita Dunn , as interim White House Communications Director , made critical statements of Fox News. Following her statements, Beck aired

1691-467: A three-year campaign, Household International (now owned by HSBC Holdings and renamed HSBC Finance Corporation ), one of the largest subprime lenders in the country, and ACORN announced on November 25, 2003, a proposed settlement of a 2002 national class-action lawsuit brought by ACORN. The settlement created a $ 72 million foreclosure avoidance program to provide relief to household borrowers who were at risk of losing their homes. The settlement came on

1780-449: A total of 296 advertisers had asked that their commercials not be shown on Fox News during Beck's programming including Wal-Mart , CVS Caremark , Best Buy , Ally Financial , Travelocity , LexisNexis -owned Lawyers.com , Procter & Gamble , Verizon Wireless , HSBC , Progressive Corporation and GEICO . Fox News has also had a difficult time selling commercials on The O'Reilly Factor and Fox and Friends when Beck appears as

1869-594: A true cynic." Paul lost the Republican primary to Phil Gramm , who had switched parties the previous year from Democrat to Republican. Another candidate of the senatorial primary was Henry Grover , a conservative former state legislator who had lost the 1972 gubernatorial general election to Democrat Dolph Briscoe , Jr. On Paul's departure from the House, his seat was assumed by former state representative Tom DeLay , who would later become House Majority Leader . Following

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1958-403: A variety of political and investment-oriented newsletters , including Ron Paul Freedom Report and Ron Paul Survival Report , and by 1993 was generating revenues in excess of $ 900,000. Paul also co-owned a mail-order coin dealership, Ron Paul Coins , for twelve years with Burt Blumert , who continued to operate the dealership after Paul resumed office in 1996. Paul spoke multiple times at

2047-402: A web show he co-hosts on YouTube . At 81, and despite not running, Paul received one electoral vote from a Texas faithless elector in the 2016 presidential election , making him the oldest person to receive an Electoral College vote, as well as the second registered Libertarian presidential candidate in history to receive an electoral vote, after John Hospers in 1972. Ronald Ernest Paul

2136-539: A week-long series titled America's Addiction . These programs tended to be serious examinations of the subjects without any of Beck's humorous asides. The Extremist Agenda , a special about Islamic extremism , aired in November 2006. The May 2, 2007 edition of his Glenn Beck on Headline News was a "special report" entitled, "Exposed: The Climate of Fear". In his opening remarks, Beck said, "Welcome to 'Exposed: The Climate of Fear.' I want you to know right up front, this

2225-505: A whole. Beck said that he was unapologetic for the remark and stated that the President is not above criticism. In the South Park episode " Dances with Smurfs ," Eric Cartman parodies Beck multiple times, particularly when Cartman repeatedly says, "I'm just asking questions," a Glenn Beck catchphrase. His show's intro and set are similar to Beck's. On the November 16 show, Beck acknowledged

2314-410: Is a sense of siege" but notes that Beck describes his Glenn Beck Radio Program as "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment." According to Nielsen ratings , Beck had one of the highest rated 5PM cable news shows as of March 2009, consistently beating his competition's combined total viewership. Beck was up 96% in 2009, from Fox's previous year 5 p.m. time slot. However, the show's ratings for

2403-521: Is an American author, activist, physician, and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States : as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 ; and as a candidate for

2492-487: Is largely against most matters of interventionism . Paul served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force from 1963 to 1968, and worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist from the 1960s to the 1980s. He became the first Representative in history to serve concurrently with a child in the Senate when his son, Rand Paul , became United States Senator (R-KY) in 2011. Ron Paul is a Senior Fellow and Distinguished Counselor of

2581-447: Is not a balanced look at global warming. It is the other side of the climate debate that you don't hear anywhere. Yes, Al Gore, there is another credible side." Media Matters for America described it as "Glenn Beck's Climate of Distortion" which "rehashed several falsehoods and misleading talking points", including the claim that the so-called Oregon Petition had credibility. Beck aired a special called "Exposed: America's Broke" during

2670-540: The New York Times proclaiming that the videos "caught ACORN's low-level employees in five cities sounding eager to assist with tax evasion, human smuggling and child prostitution." Politicians quickly distanced themselves from the organization, and within days both the United States House and Senate voted to exclude ACORN from federal funding, (although funding was later restored after the group had disbanded as

2759-400: The 113th Congress . Paul formally declared his candidacy for the 2008 Republican nomination on March 12, 2007, on C-SPAN . Few major politicians endorsed him, and his campaign was largely ignored by traditional media. However, he attracted an intensely loyal grassroots following, interacting through internet social media. In May 2007, shortly after the first televised primary debates,

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2848-708: The American Numismatic Association 's 1988 convention. He worked with his Foundation for Rational Economics and Education on such projects as establishing the National Endowment for Liberty, producing the At Issue public policy series that was broadcast on the Discovery Channel and CNBC , and continuing publication of newsletters. Paul left the Republican Party in 1987 and launched a bid for

2937-591: The Federal Maritime Commission , and Paul won an April 1976 special election to the vacant office after a runoff . Paul lost the next regular election to Democrat Robert Gammage by fewer than 300 votes (0.2%), but defeated Gammage in a 1978 rematch, and was reelected in 1980 and 1982. Gammage underestimated Paul's popularity among local mothers: "I had real difficulty down in Brazoria County , where he practiced, because he'd delivered half

3026-513: The Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE), a non-profit think tank dedicated to promoting principles of limited government and free-market economics. In 1984, Paul became the first chairman of the Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE), a conservative political group founded by Charles and David Koch "to fight for less government, lower taxes, and less regulation." CSE started

3115-595: The Henry Gates controversy , Beck stated that Obama has repeatedly exposed himself as having, "a deep-seated hatred for white people, or the white culture." He concluded that, "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist." These remarks drew criticism from MSNBC commentators, the NAACP , and resulted in as many as 80 advertisers boycotting both Beck's show and FNC. Beck later mentioned that he regretted calling Barack Obama

3204-497: The House of Representatives . In 1984, he decided to retire from the House in order to run for the U.S. Senate , complaining in his House farewell address that "Special interests have replaced the concern that the Founders had for general welfare... It's difficult for one who loves true liberty and utterly detests the power of the state to come to Washington for a period of time and not leave

3293-542: The Hudson County Superior Court's decision striking down Jersey City's ordinance. In 2009, ACORN advocated allowing homeowners delinquent in their mortgage payments to remain in their homes pending a government solution to the housing foreclosure crisis. ACORN introduced a program called the Home Defender Program, intended to mobilize people to congregate at homes faced with foreclosure to "defend

3382-654: The Mises Institute . He has published a number of books and promoted the ideas of economists of the Austrian School , such as Murray Rothbard , Friedrich Hayek , and Ludwig von Mises , during his political campaigns. He has cited President Grover Cleveland as a preferred model of governance. After the popularity and grassroots enthusiasm of his 2008 presidential bid, Paul announced in July 2011 that he would not seek reelection to Congress in order to focus on his 2012 bid for

3471-492: The NSA surveillance programs . In 1976, Paul formed the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE), and in 1985 was named the first chairman of the conservative PAC Citizens for a Sound Economy , both free-market groups focused on limited government . He has been characterized as the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement , a fiscally conservative political movement started in 2007 and popularized in 2009 that

3560-515: The Republican Party in 2008 and 2012 . A self-described constitutionalist , Paul is a critic of several of the federal government 's policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve and tax policy , as well as the military–industrial complex , the war on drugs , and the war on terror . He has also been a vocal critic of mass surveillance policies such as the Patriot Act and

3649-739: The United States Air Force from 1963 to 1965 and then in the United States Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968. Paul and his wife then relocated to Texas , where he began a private practice in obstetrics and gynecology . One child that he helped deliver was famous Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla . While a medical resident in the 1960s, Paul was influenced by Friedrich Hayek 's The Road to Serfdom , which caused him to read other publications by Ludwig von Mises and Ayn Rand . He came to know economists Hans Sennholz and Murray Rothbard well, and credits his interest in

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3738-455: The "charade" that the two-party election system had become, the voters support the third-party candidates as a protest vote, to force change in the election process. Later that same day, Paul gave a televised interview with Nader saying much the same again. Two weeks later, "shocked and disappointed" that Bob Barr (the Libertarian nominee) had pulled out of attending the press conference at

3827-510: The 140-member Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus . Paul served on the following committees and subcommittees. With the election of the 112th Congress , and a resulting GOP majority in the House , Paul became the chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology starting in January 2011. Paul's congressional career ended on January 3, 2013, with the swearing in of

3916-519: The 2010 Republican primary, Paul defeated three opponents with 80 percent of the vote. On July 12, 2011, Paul announced that he would not seek re-election to the House in order to pursue the 2012 presidential election . Of the 620 bills that Paul had sponsored through December 2011, over a period of more than 22 years in Congress, only one had been signed into law—a lifetime success rate of less than 0.3%. The sole measure authored by Paul that

4005-547: The ACORN workers had committed no criminal activity and that the videos were actually "heavily edited" to present material out of context and create a misleading impression of activities. On Friday, January 22, 2010, Beck produced his first documentary, The Revolutionary Holocaust: Live Free or Die . Beck's Fox News show intersperses history with weeping laments, melodramatic calls to faith and vehement attacks on 'progressives.' He also mixes in campy stage props and laughs straight from

4094-460: The Federal Reserve. Paul also said that under no circumstances would he be endorsing either of the two main parties' candidates (McCain—Republican Party, or Obama—Democratic Party) because there were no real differences between them, and because neither of them, if elected, would seek to make the fundamental changes in governance that were necessary. He urged instead that, rather than contribute to

4183-622: The Lewinsky scandal, which he described as far less serious than the "unconstitutionality of presidents waging wars". Paul was honorary chairman of, and is a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus , a political action committee that describes its goal as electing "liberty-minded, limited-government individuals". He is an initiating member of the Congressional Rural Caucus , which deals with agricultural and rural issues, and

4272-471: The Morning Zoo playbook. One moment, he is giving an impassioned plea for the would-be builder of Park51 to build elsewhere; the next moment, he is discussing possible names for a hypothetical Islam-friendly gay bar next door (such as) 'Turban Cowboy', (or) 'You Mecca Me Hot.' — The New York Times Magazine Beck's shows have been described as a "mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of

4361-577: The Nevada caucuses January 19, where he came in 2nd (14%) behind Mitt Romney (51%), he did little better through the rest of January: Michigan 4th (6%), South Carolina 5th (4%), Florida 5th (3%). On Super Tuesday, February 5, he placed 4th in almost every state, generally taking in a mere 3–6% of the votes although he did better in the northern states of North Dakota (21%, 3rd place) and Montana (25%, 2nd place). By March, front-runner John McCain had secured enough pledged delegates to guarantee that he would win

4450-436: The US , ACORN suffered a damaging nationwide controversy in the fall of 2009 after James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles secretly made, edited and released videos of interactions with low-level ACORN personnel in several of their offices, leading to several investigations by state officials that concluded the videos were inaccurately portraying the personnel as encouraging criminal behavior. The organization didn't recover from

4539-481: The babies in the county. There were only two obstetricians in the county, and the other one was his partner." Paul served in Congress three different periods: first from 1976 to 1977, after he won a special election, then from 1979 to 1985, and finally from 1997 to 2013. In his early years, Paul served on the House Banking Committee , where he blamed the Federal Reserve for inflation and spoke against

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4628-465: The banking mismanagement that resulted in the savings and loan crisis . Paul argued for a return to the gold standard maintained by the U.S. from 1873 to 1933, and with Senator Jesse Helms convinced the Congress to study the issue. He spoke against the reinstatement of registration for the military draft in 1980, in opposition to President Jimmy Carter and the majority of his fellow Republican members of Congress. During his first term, Paul founded

4717-517: The blogs search engine site Technorati .com listed Paul's name as the term most frequently searched for; and Paul's campaign claimed that Paul had more YouTube channel subscribers than Barack Obama or any other candidate for president. Paul fundraised more money than any other Republican candidate in the fourth quarter of 2007, as the primary season headed into the Iowa caucuses. Despite benefiting from campaign contributions from individual donors, and

4806-586: The crime of compensation for registration of voters," in connection with a quota system for paid registration staff. Edwards was sentenced to a year's probation and agreed to testify for prosecutors in charges against ACORN and against Busefink. Busefink appealed her case to the Nevada Supreme Court , challenging the constitutionality of the statute. In April 2011, ACORN entered a guilty plea to one count of felony compensation for registration of voters, for which they were fined $ 5,000, but did not concede that

4895-420: The fall election, despite Morris' criticism over controversial statements in several newsletters that Paul published . In 1998 and 2000, Paul defeated Loy Sneary, a Democratic Bay City, Texas , rice farmer and former Matagorda County judge. In the 2008 Republican primary, he defeated Friendswood city councilman Chris Peden , with over 70 percent of the vote and ran unopposed in the general election. In

4984-610: The future ... capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans." Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer, a rodeo clown, and identified with Howard Beale : "When he came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy." Beck's style of expressing his candid opinions have helped make his shows successful, but have also resulted in protest and advertiser boycotts. In late July 2009, Beck argued that reparations and social justice were driving President Obama's agenda, discussing issues of diversity and institutional racism . That week in response to

5073-427: The future generation as this election. These kids will vote eventually, and maybe, just maybe, they'll go home and talk to their parents." Paul considered running again for president in 1992 , but instead chose to endorse Republican Pat Buchanan that year, and served as an adviser to Buchanan's ultimately unsuccessful presidential primary campaign against incumbent President George H. W. Bush . During 1996, Paul

5162-460: The heels of an earlier $ 484 million settlement between Household, Attorneys General, and bank regulators from all 50 U.S. states. Since the 1980s, ACORN conducted large-scale voter registration drives, focusing primarily on registering poor and minority citizens. In 2001, ACORN opposed the privatization of some New York City schools , favoring its own Charter School plan. In 2006, ACORN intervened on behalf of Jersey City , New Jersey , in

5251-661: The incident. Paul came in third in the Iowa Republican Caucus held on January 3, 2012. Out of a turnout of 121,503 votes, Paul took 26,036 (21%) of the certified votes. Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney finished in a virtual tie for first place with 25% each, although Ron Paul had ultimately won Iowa at the Republican National Convention gathering 22 delegates to Mitt Romney's 5. In the New Hampshire primary held on January 10, 2012, Paul received 23% of

5340-471: The last minute and had admonished Paul for remaining neutral and failing to say which specific candidate Paul would vote for in the general election, Paul released a statement saying that he had decided to endorse Chuck Baldwin , the Constitution Party candidate, for president. Paul withdrew from active campaigning in the last weeks of the primary election period. He received 42,426 votes, or 0.03% of

5429-486: The latter format and to use a more news-oriented style. The Friday broadcasts were devoted to a full-hour interview under the label Honest Questions . People interviewed included Ron Paul , Al Sharpton , Janice Dickinson , Larry King , Nancy Grace , Benjamin Netanyahu , Anderson Cooper , Jeff Foxworthy , and Ben Stein . Special programming included Exposed: The Extremist Agenda , Exposed: The Climate of Fear , and

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5518-441: The loss of the 1984 senate race, Paul returned to his obstetrics practice and took part in a number of other business ventures. Along with his former congressional chief of staff, Lew Rockwell , Paul founded a for-profit enterprise, Ron Paul & Associates, Inc. (RP&A) in 1984, with Paul serving as president, Rockwell as vice president, Paul's wife Carol as secretary, and daughter Lori Pyeatt as treasurer. The company published

5607-663: The media despite his significant support, citing examples of where television news shows would fail to mention Paul in discussions of the Republican presidential hopefuls even when he was polling second. Ron Paul's presidential campaign managers Jesse Benton , John Tate and Demetri Kesari were all found guilty of paying former Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson $ 73,000 to switch his support from Rep. Michele Bachmann to Paul. In court papers filed in August 2014, Sorenson said that he had been paid by both presidential campaigns for his endorsement and pled guilty to criminal charges stemming from

5696-537: The month of January 2011 were 39% lower than their January 2010 number, representing the steepest decline of any cable news show. A significant factor in Beck's overall ratings drop is his viewership among the prized 25- to 54-year-old advertising demographic, which declined by almost one-half in 2010. After Beck accused President Obama of being a racist, Color of Change , an online civil rights advocacy group, urged advertisers to boycott Beck's program. As of September 21, 2010,

5785-676: The negative publicity in the US and dissolved, with ACORN members and organizers forming new organizations such as the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action. ACORN groups outside of the US continued unaffected. ACORN, under ACORN International, still works within the US through its Home Savers Campaign, for example. ACORN investigated complaints against companies accused of predatory lending practices. ACORN also worked to support strict state laws against predatory practices, organized against foreclosure rescue scams , and steered borrowers toward loan counseling; Following

5874-540: The nomination, and Romney and Mike Huckabee had both formally withdrawn from the race. Paul, who had won no state primaries, knew that it was now impossible for him to win the nomination, as he had captured only 20 —40 pledged delegates compared to more than 1,191 for McCain, yet he refused to concede the race and said that it was unlikely that he would ultimately endorse McCain. Over the next few weeks, Paul's supporters clashed with establishment Republicans at several county and state party conventions over state party rules,

5963-425: The parody, noting the use of chalkboards, crying on TV and questioning the President, saying, "You haven't lived until South Park has done an entire episode on you." On December 15, 2011, Beck moved his family and TheBlaze TV broadcasting from New York City to a suburb of Dallas, Texas , Las Colinas . Ron Paul This is an accepted version of this page Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935)

6052-427: The party platforms, and selection of delegates for the national convention. In one instance, Nevada's state party leaders in response to Paul's supporters at the state nominating convention, resorted to prematurely shutting down the convention before selecting national delegates, with a plan to reconvene at a later date. On June 12, 2008, Paul withdrew his bid for the Republican nomination. He later said that one of

6141-545: The poor, more community development investment from banks and governments, better public schools, labor-oriented causes and social justice issues. ACORN pursued these goals through demonstrations , negotiation , lobbying for legislation, and voter participation . Unlike in the US, ACORN groups in other countries have little organizational funding. Under the ACORN model, most members are volunteers. Employed union organizers come from those working in local ACORN campaigns rather than from existing organizations and are paid

6230-628: The popular vote with 432,179 votes (0.5%). Paul was kept off the ballot in Missouri , due to what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch termed a "technicality," and received votes there only when written in, just as he did in North Carolina . According to Paul, his presidential campaign was about more than obtaining office; he sought to promote his libertarian ideas, often to school and university groups regardless of vote eligibility. He said, "We're just as interested in

6319-439: The presidency running on the Libertarian Party ticket. His candidacy was seen as problematic because of the party's platform position of support for freedom of choice on abortions. Native American activist Russell Means , Paul's rival for the nomination, emphasized that he was in favor of abortion rights . In a forum held prior to the nomination, Means dismissed the greater funds raised by Paul's campaign, commenting that Means

6408-437: The presidency. Finishing in the top four with delegates in both races (while winning four states in the 2012 primaries ), he refused to endorse the Republican nominations of John McCain and Mitt Romney during their respective 2008 and 2012 campaigns against Barack Obama . In May 2012, Paul announced that he would not be competing in any other presidential primaries but that he would still compete for delegates in states where

6497-478: The president in September 2009 after becoming a major subject of news stories on programs such as Glenn Beck, after lesser known conservative groups had first aired concerns as early as April. The early critics received coverage from Fox News , notably from Fox commentator Glenn Beck , who featured Jones on 14 episodes of his show. They forced Van Jones in July and August 2009 to defend his past including membership in

6586-463: The primary elections had already been held. At both the 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions, Paul received the second-highest number of delegates behind only McCain and Romney respectively. Paul remained active after his retirement from electoral politics, giving speeches promoting libertarian and libertarian-conservative ideas on college campuses. He also continues to provide political commentary through The Ron Paul Liberty Report ,

6675-435: The reasons he did not run in the general election as a third-party candidate, after losing the primaries, was that, as a concession to gain ballot access in certain states, he had signed legally binding agreements to not run a third-party campaign if he lost the primary. Some of the $ 4 million remaining campaign contributions was invested into the political action and advocacy group called Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty . At

6764-595: The study of economics to them. When President Richard Nixon " closed the gold window " by ending American participation in the Bretton Woods System , thus ending the U.S. dollar 's loose association with gold on August 15, 1971, Paul decided to enter politics and became a Republican candidate for the United States Congress . In 1974, incumbent Robert R. Casey defeated him for the 22nd district . President Gerald Ford later appointed Casey to

6853-415: The supporters determined to keep his name a frequent topic of discussion on the internet, over the course of the campaign Paul was unable to translate the enthusiasm of his core supporters into large enough numbers of actual primary votes to unseat his rivals. Paul came in 5th place in both the January 4 Iowa caucuses (10% of votes cast) and the January 8 New Hampshire primary (8%). With the exception of

6942-468: The total cast, in the general election. Paul won several early straw polls for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and formed an official exploratory committee in late April 2011. He participated in the first Republican presidential debate on May 5, 2011 and on May 13, 2011, formally announced his candidacy in an interview on ABC 's Good Morning America . He placed second in the 2011 Ames Straw Poll , missing first by 0.9%. Paul indicated in

7031-737: The vote. Three non-binding primaries were held on February 7; Paul took 3rd place in Colorado and Missouri with 13% and 12% of the vote, respectively. He fared better in Minnesota with 27%, finishing second to Rick Santorum . Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ( ACORN ) is an international collection of autonomous community -based organizations that advocates for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration , health care , affordable housing , and other social issues . They, along with

7120-519: The votes and came in second after Romney's 39%. Paul's results then declined, despite the withdrawal of candidates Michele Bachmann , Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry . He had fourth-place finishes in the next two primaries, on January 21 in South Carolina (with 13% of the vote) and on January 31 in Florida (where he received 7% of the vote). On February 4, Paul finished third in Nevada with 18.8% of

7209-565: The week on September 18, 2008. This special dealt with the national debt in America and what Beck saw as America's lack of competent leadership. This last Exposed special hosted by Beck aired the week after America's Broke and focused on the economic effects of not using the resources in America ( offshore drilling , ANWR oil, etc.) before the U.S. can find an alternative source of fuel. Glenn Beck's self-titled television show on Fox News Channel premiered January 19, 2009, with his move resulting in

7298-689: Was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Biology in 1957. Paul earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Duke University 's School of Medicine in 1961, and completed his medical internship at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh . Paul served as a flight surgeon in

7387-475: Was born on August 20, 1935, in Pittsburgh , the son of Howard Caspar Paul (1904–1997), who ran a small dairy company, and Margaret Paul (née Dumont; 1908–2001). His paternal grandfather emigrated from Germany , and his paternal grandmother, a devout Christian, was a first-generation German American . Ron Paul has four brothers. As a junior at suburban Dormont High School , he was the 200-meter dash state champion. Paul went to Gettysburg College , where he

7476-506: Was critical of Dunn as he questioned what he alleged was a pattern of communist sympathy. Within days of its premiere, Beck began using his program on Fox News to warn the public about the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). In September 2009, the website BigGovernment published heavily edited hidden-camera recordings , although the full video recordings were also made available, in which Hannah Giles posed as

7565-558: Was one of eighteen Republicans in the House to co-sponsor a resolution by Bob Barr that sought to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton . The resolution did not specify any charges or allegations. This was an early effort to impeach Clinton, predating the eruption of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal . The eruption of that scandal would ultimately lead to a more serious effort to impeach Clinton in 1998. On October 8, 1998, Paul voted in favor of legislation that

7654-503: Was passed to open an impeachment inquiry . On December 19, 1998 , Paul voted in favor of all four proposed articles of impeachment against Clinton (only two of which received the needed majority of votes to be adopted). Two days prior, on December 16, Paul had stated that he would vote to impeach based on Clinton's military attacks in the Middle East, namely the 1998 bombing of Iraq and Operation Infinite Reach , and not necessarily

7743-471: Was re-elected to Congress after a difficult campaign. The Republican National Committee endorsed incumbent Greg Laughlin in the primary; Paul won with assistance from baseball pitcher, constituent, and friend Nolan Ryan , tax activist and publisher Steve Forbes and conservative commentator Pat Buchanan (the latter two of whom had run in the 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries ). Paul narrowly defeated Democratic attorney Charles "Lefty" Morris in

7832-415: Was receiving "10 times more press" than the former Congressman and was therefore "100 times more effective". On September 25, 1988, American psychologist and psychedelic advocate Timothy Leary held a fundraiser for Paul, who attended the event. Journalist Debra Saunders attended and wrote about her experience. In the 1988 presidential election, Paul was on the ballot in 46 states, scoring third in

7921-489: Was ultimately enacted allowed for a federal customhouse to be sold to a local historic preservation society (H.R. 2121 in 2009). By amending other legislation, he helped prohibit funding for national identification numbers , funding for federal teacher certification, International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the U.S. military, American participation with any U.N. global tax , and surveillance of peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens. In November 1997, Paul

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