I post this for no other reason than that it’s a case study in bad reporting, empty rhetoric, and overall douchebaggery (am I allowed to say that?).

It takes either deliberate ignorance or complete idiocy to get this much wrong in one small report on Ron Paul:

Having failed to gain any traction in his Presidential bid except among a lose cadre of fringe anti-war allegedly libertarian voters

The new definition of “no traction” is apparently record-breaking fundraising, second place in a few states, and the strongest showing of any libertarian-minded candidate in recent decades.

he has had to suspend his campaign two days after appearing at CPAC.

No he didn’t. That’s just false reporting.

You know, having spent the past year bashing Jews, Republicans, the military, and the United States, it’s great to see Ron Paul forced to flee the field.

Don’t think. I’ll think for you. Any argument over what American stance towards Jews is the best for Israel itself means you’re actually against Israel.

As to the other two groups: anyone who can’t find reasons to “bash” Republicans after the last 8 years is a moron. Active military members have donated more to Paul’s campaign than all the other Republican candidates combined.

I’m planning a major essay on the fallout from the Ron Paul campaign in which I’ll take a overarching look at all the issues involved (support, media coverage, the campaign tactics, newsletter debacle, future of libertarianism, etc.) and what it means for conservatism. I’ll try to make some sense in doing so.

This Sunday is Tea Party 07, the next mass donation day for Ron Paul. In light of this, I’ll be blogging Ron Paul all week (this will also give my Reformed friends a nice break from my bashing of our theology).  I’ve already started with a couple questions about Ron Paul and 9/11, and a list of Festivus grievances against evangelical Huckabee supporters.

The exciting thing about this upcoming Tea Party is that we’re already, as of this post, over $11.3 million for the fourth quarter, making us less than $700,000 away from the stated fourth quarter goal. My guess is, as Ron Paul has done nothing but gain momentum since the “Money Bomb,” Ron Paul will be breaking his own record of one-day internet money-raising, and we’re going to see a huge amount of money available to the Ron Paul campaign for the early primaries. As I’ve said before, I think this is even more significant than it already sounds – Paul does not keep the bloated campaign staff the other candidates hire, which means more money for ads. (By the look of some of the ads, he’s not spending as much on them as the other candidates, either, and I guess we’ll see whether or not polished ads make a difference in less than a month).

Consider supporting Ron Paul on December 16, Tea Party ‘07. If this day is as successful as we hope, Ron Paul will get a new round of media attention (along with that crazy blimp!) just weeks before Iowa.