Ron Paul's Birthday

Ron Paul, the liberty-minded "republican" (he's conservative on the issue of government) presidential candidate is celebrating a birthday today. There is a huge movement of people who have committed themselves to donating $25 dollars or more to the campaign today.

This is your reminder. I sent $50 his way this morning via the campaign site. That's my 4th donation.

Learn more about the whole thing at the campaign page or through a general search even.



He was always against the Iraq war, is against internet regulation, and very pro-personal freedom.

Make a splash...

in your money...

and golfish.

This one comes to us from Dan:



Thanks a lot Dan.

Dan's submssion makes me thing of Scrooge McDuck and since we haven't had a video in a while:

Ron Quixote: an article where some dude [hearts] Ron Paul and Papyrus in unison

So, I kid to an extent about my claims of love for Papyrus. I feel it's a font that has its place in design, but the tendency for the unexperienced designer to just use it all over the place and think by selecting the font, their design is specifically unique is where I start the silly cynical thing.

But you don't have to be a good designer to write about politics:


Ugh... can we turn up the anti-aliasing in here?

But I ran across this guy's speculation at Ron Paul's chances to win the presidency and what could happen if he did. I thought it's a good warm-up or refresher for people who have expressed some interest or are the least interested in learning about the candidate.

You should. He really is exceptional. Some quick facts:

- he declined his federal pensions and bonuses
- he's never utilized medicare for himself or his famil, as a doctor, he didn't accept it
- his positions on just about every issue have been just, and consistent
- he believes that given the freedom to excel, any one of us can

An onion to cry over

from laughter!

lame.

Hey. Even the Onion has [heart] for Papyrus.



And if you go to the Weekender section, there are a ton of these hilarious covers.