All statements involving Ron Paul
Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.
Says that when Republicans held Congress and the presidency, they "doubled the size of the (U.S.) Department of Education."
Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
Says Ron Paul doesn’t believe in marriage licenses.
"The Fed created $15 trillion in the bailout process" and $5 trillion went overseas.
Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
"Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws."
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain called Ron Paul’s followers "ignorant."
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.
Says Rick Perry wrote a letter "supporting Hillarycare."
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
"170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."
Rick Perry "was the (campaign) chairman for Al Gore at one time, not too many years ago."
"In the '80s, Democrats promised spending cuts, but delivered only tax hikes."
"When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
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