Ron Paul Presidential Campaign, 2008

Endorsements

See also: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008

Ron Paul had the official endorsement of many in the 2008 nomination race, including academics, actors, politicians, and political organizations and pundits.

List of Ron Paul endorsements
Paul's endorsers include: Organizations Alabama Constitution Party Montana Shooting Sports Association The Old School Conservatives – independent political organization Reform Party of Ohio United Republicans of California Wyoming State Shooting Association Alabama Republican Assembly Christians for Life and Liberty Press The American Conservative – paleoconservative magazine The Muslim Observer – national newspaper Elected officials – current Walter B. Jones – United States Representative from North Carolina's third district Aubyn Curtiss – Montana state Senator. Michael J. Doherty – New Jersey state legislator. Mike Folmer – Pennsylvania state Senator. Jim Guest – Missouri state representative. Phil Hart – Idaho state representative. Paul Ingbretson – New Hampshire state representative. Karen Johnson – Arizona state senator. Rick Jore – Montana representative. Roger Koopman – Montana representative. Allan Mansoor – mayor of Costa Mesa, California. Jerry O'Neill – Montana state representative. Steve Vaillancourt – New Hampshire state representative. Government officials – former Paul Findley – former member of Congress (R-IL) Barry Goldwater, Jr. – former member of Congress (R-CA) Gary Johnson – former governor of New Mexico Karen Kwiatkowski – Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Retired Andrew Napolitano – political commentator and former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Political – other Michael Badnarik – 2004 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin – 2004 Constitution Party vice-presidential candidate Jim Clymer – Constitution Party National Chairman Darrell Castle – Constitution Party National Co-Chairman Frank Gonzalez – 2008 independent congressional candidate in Florida Stephen P. Gordon – former national communications director, Libertarian Party Larry Kilgore – 2008 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas Steve Kubby – Former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Peroutka – 2004 Constitution Party presidential candidate Justin Raimondo – 1996 Republican congressional candidate in California and editorial director of Antiwar.com Mary Starrett – Constitution Party National Communications Director Richard Viguerie – conservative strategist and writer. Academia – economics Walter Block, Ph.D. – professor of economics at Loyola University and fellow at the Mises Institute. Ken Schoolland, M.S.F.S. – economics and political science, Hawaii Pacific University. Walter E. Williams, Ph.D. – professor of economics, George Mason University. Paul has also received endorsements from active and retired economics professors at The University of Dallas, Orange Coast College, Saddleback College, Hollins University, Pepperdine University, The Johns Hopkins University, The Naval Postgraduate School, Winston-Salem State University, Hillsdale College, and Indiana University. Academia – other David Beito, Ph.D. – professor of history, University of Alabama. Paul has also received endorsements from active and retired professors at Southern Illinois University, Ohio University, Florida Atlantic University, Brigham Young University, and the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. Finance Peter Schiff – financial consultant, Fox News contributor and author of Crash Proof. Don Luskin – financial consultant, columnist and author. Media Alex Jones – Texas radio host and filmmaker. Texe Marrs – pastor, author and radio host. Theodore Beale – columnist. Tucker Carlson – Former host of Tucker and co-host of Crossfire, MSNBC's head election correspondent John Derbyshire – columnist for National Review Online. J. R. Gach – talk radio host. G. Edward Griffin – author and film producer. Karen Kay – author. Devvy Kidd – political columnist. Ilana Mercer – columnist. Robert Ringer – author. Lauren Royal – author. Joel Skousen – conservative political scientist and editor of World Affairs Brief L. Neil Smith – author. Joseph Sobran – columnist. Kinky Friedman – author, songwriter, humorist. Andrew Sullivan – columnist at The Atlantic and blog publisher of The Daily Dish. Celebrity endorsements Prodigy -rapper Drew Carey -comedian Arlo Guthrie, – singer/songwriter (and son of Woody Guthrie) Krist Novoselic – musician (bass player for Nirvana) Todd Wade – Redskins tackle Rock band From First to Last and side project The Color of Violence

List of Ron Paul endorsements

Paul's endorsers include:

Organizations

Alabama Constitution Party
Montana Shooting Sports Association
The Old School Conservatives – independent political organization
Reform Party of Ohio
United Republicans of California
Wyoming State Shooting Association
Alabama Republican Assembly
Christians for Life and Liberty

Press

The American Conservative – paleoconservative magazine
The Muslim Observer – national newspaper

Elected officials – current

Walter B. Jones – United States Representative from North Carolina's third district
Aubyn Curtiss – Montana state Senator.
Michael J. Doherty – New Jersey state legislator.
Mike Folmer – Pennsylvania state Senator.
Jim Guest – Missouri state representative.
Phil Hart – Idaho state representative.
Paul Ingbretson – New Hampshire state representative.
Karen Johnson – Arizona state senator.
Rick Jore – Montana representative.
Roger Koopman – Montana representative.
Allan Mansoor – mayor of Costa Mesa, California.
Jerry O'Neill – Montana state representative.
Steve Vaillancourt – New Hampshire state representative.

Government officials – former

Paul Findley – former member of Congress (R-IL)
Barry Goldwater, Jr. – former member of Congress (R-CA)
Gary Johnson – former governor of New Mexico
Karen Kwiatkowski – Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Retired
Andrew Napolitano – political commentator and former New Jersey Superior Court Judge

Political – other

Michael Badnarik – 2004 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
Chuck Baldwin – 2004 Constitution Party vice-presidential candidate
Jim Clymer – Constitution Party National Chairman
Darrell Castle – Constitution Party National Co-Chairman
Frank Gonzalez – 2008 independent congressional candidate in Florida
Stephen P. Gordon – former national communications director, Libertarian Party
Larry Kilgore – 2008 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas
Steve Kubby – Former Libertarian Party presidential candidate
Michael Peroutka – 2004 Constitution Party presidential candidate
Justin Raimondo – 1996 Republican congressional candidate in California and editorial director of Antiwar.com
Mary Starrett – Constitution Party National Communications Director
Richard Viguerie – conservative strategist and writer.

Academia – economics

Walter Block, Ph.D. – professor of economics at Loyola University and fellow at the Mises Institute.
Ken Schoolland, M.S.F.S. – economics and political science, Hawaii Pacific University.
Walter E. Williams, Ph.D. – professor of economics, George Mason University.

Paul has also received endorsements from active and retired economics professors at The University of Dallas, Orange Coast College, Saddleback College, Hollins University, Pepperdine University, The Johns Hopkins University, The Naval Postgraduate School, Winston-Salem State University, Hillsdale College, and Indiana University.

Academia – other

David Beito, Ph.D. – professor of history, University of Alabama.

Paul has also received endorsements from active and retired professors at Southern Illinois University, Ohio University, Florida Atlantic University, Brigham Young University, and the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine.

Finance

Peter Schiff – financial consultant, Fox News contributor and author of Crash Proof.
Don Luskin – financial consultant, columnist and author.

Media

Alex Jones – Texas radio host and filmmaker.
Texe Marrs – pastor, author and radio host.
Theodore Beale – columnist.
Tucker Carlson – Former host of Tucker and co-host of Crossfire, MSNBC's head election correspondent
John Derbyshire – columnist for National Review Online.
J. R. Gach – talk radio host.
G. Edward Griffin – author and film producer.
Karen Kay – author.
Devvy Kidd – political columnist.
Ilana Mercer – columnist.
Robert Ringer – author.
Lauren Royal – author.
Joel Skousen – conservative political scientist and editor of World Affairs Brief
L. Neil Smith – author.
Joseph Sobran – columnist.
Kinky Friedman – author, songwriter, humorist.
Andrew Sullivan – columnist at The Atlantic and blog publisher of The Daily Dish.

Celebrity endorsements

Prodigy -rapper
Drew Carey -comedian
Arlo Guthrie, – singer/songwriter (and son of Woody Guthrie)
Krist Novoselic – musician (bass player for Nirvana)
Todd Wade – Redskins tackle
Rock band From First to Last and side project The Color of Violence

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