The Ron Paul Debate Game

HA!

Ron Paul is having a bit of trouble in his campaign. Fox (to many bloggers, "Faux") won't include him on any debates, ever. The first time they said there was "no room in the studio" (it was a bus), and the next one they excluded him from was at St. Anslem College. I seriously doubt there's "no room" there. From the Baltimore Sun:

Ron Paul supporters, out in the cold

by Jason George

MANCHESTER, N.H.—St. Anselm College shut down its campus to uninvited visitors for Sunday night’s Republican forum on the Fox News Channel, forcing a group of about 20 Ron Paul supporters to stand at the school’s entrance to protest their candidate’s exclusion from the forum.

Louis Devlugt, 27, of Trenton, N.J., called Fox's decision not to invite Paul “terrible,” adding, “We need to get active again as citizens and become the media.”

Paul was at the Manchester airport at debate time, flying out to California for a Monday appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Jesse Benton, Paul’s national spokesman who was traveling with the candidate, expressed their frustrations with Fox over the snub.

“I don’t know why they would exclude Dr. Paul when he outpolls Fred Thompson in New Hampshire, he beat Rudy Giuliani in Iowa and raised more money than all of them this past quarter,” Benton said. “By all metrics, Dr. Paul belongs.” 

I also thought the "Paulites" (or "Paultards," depending on your point of view) were reveling in the idea of being the underdog in a giant conspiracy...you know, not that he could actually be, say, losing or anything. (I always pick the losing candidate. The one time I got the one I wanted, she reversed all her positions within six months and sold out COMPLETELY to the local land developers. Sigh.) 

However, I'm finding a lot of people posting stuff on YouTube. You know that "20 people" they talk about in the article above? The video looked more like 75-100. What gives with that? It also seems the local code enforcement officials out in Florida are sending out citations to anyone displaying a Ron Paul for President sign, telling them to remove it or face $1,000 per day fine. (Search "not Ron Paul" on the YouTube site) One man had displayed lots of political signs on his fence...a Congressional race, the Sheriff's race, a couple of other local ones. One day he came home and all his Ron Paul signs were gone. He went to campaign HQ and got some more. He got a citation from the County that threatened to fine him if he didn't take them down.

Another woman put Ron Paul signs all over her truck and she received the same citation, and threat of a $1,000 per day fine.

And finally, another man put up a small yard sign in his grass, and either the city or county came around and said that he had to remove the sign or pay $50. The statute says that either the candidate or someone designated by the candidate must pay the "deposit" until all the signs with the candidate's name are taken down after the election. The homeowner says he's confused, he's not part of the campaign or on the candidate's payroll, so he shouldn't have to pay. The local news media, amazingly, couldn't seem to get anyone from the city/county on the phone to explain.

The next thing I want to know, and don't, is if this kind of stuff is happening to ALL the candidate supporters. How many Hillary Clinton supporters have been cited and told to remove their signs? 

Now proving that they have a sense of humor, the Ron Paul supporters have devised The Ron Paul Debate Game. It works like a drinking game, using the debates. You donate a dollar to the Ron Paul campaign every time:

Rudy Guiliani says "9/11" or "September 11th."

John McCain says "my friend" or "my friends."

Mike Huckabee mentions God.

Mitt Romney mentions he's a "businessman" (without mentioning the Bain Capitol mess)

The debate moderator asks if Paul will run 3rd Party.

Optional: Any time Ron Paul mentions "Constitution" during a debate.