Ron Paul Picks Up Steam Heading Into Third Quarter

Meetup.com. Remember the phrase. This author believes it is a name we will be hearing alot more of in the world of politics from this point forward. Why? The rapid growth of the campaign of Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul. Last week saw a movement go from the Internet to the street in large part due to the social networking site. Dr Paul saw a huge bump in visibility in states like PA, NJ, NH, and Ohio just to name a few. The effort of the meetup groups supporting Paul were busy from the early hours in the morning on July third and worked through the night hanging signs all over the place in major cities like Philly, Houston and Chicago. The hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to the Jersey Shore this weekend were treated to Ron Paul Revolution signs hanging over the Atlantic City Expressway. Small towns in Ohio, Oklahoma, Maine, and California saw the first political lawn signs spring up. The name on the signs: Ron Paul.

After announcing on "This Week with George Snufalupagus" that he had 2.4 million cash on hand ( Third among Republicans) with still more time before official second quarter reporting, it is becoming clear Paul can be considered second tier no more. The movement clearly hit the face of Americans on Independence Day as thousands of Paul supporters converged on Celebrations across the country to hand out fliers and web site links to picnic goers and fireworks viewers everywhere. "Google Ron Paul " bumper stickers are beginning to appear.

Rewards are beginning to come in for the thousands of Paul supporters who view their candidate as the last chance for a free America. A straw poll in Iowa had Paul winning 65% of the vote. A second place finish in Georgia. An appearance at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas that had Paulites outnumbering prostitutes. None of these events took place on the Internet. Maybe it was the work of "evildoers", or garden gnomes sprung to life when no one was looking.

Paul supporters are quick to point out that their candidate does not get his just due attention from the mainstream media and I would tend to agree. They avow they are more than just 9/11 truth and IRS haters, and only time will tell. But there is one thing I don't hear anyone mentioning trough all of the Spammer/Diggdown/Conspiracy Theory/NWO nonsense that Paul opponents love to blither on endlessly about: Where are all the lawn signs for ANY OTHER CANDIDATE!!!! No other candidate is drawing ANY VISIBLE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT AT ALL. This comes in an election where a woman will run for the first time. An African American will run for the first time . A cross dressing neo con war monger criminal hateful racist murderer will run for the 26789th time. WHERE ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE FROM THESE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE FIT SO CONVENIENTLY INTO??

The entire political process has changed. No longer will the couch potato who gets his news passively be the norm. People have access to information and a desire to learn. Welcome to education. The numbers don't lie. Freedom is popular.