Posted by David Fischer on 11/12/09
Last updated 11/12/09

Kathie Obradovich, the political columnist for the Des Moines Register, has a very fair article today ahead of Congressman Paul's visit to Iowa this Friday and Saturday.

"Paul strives to engage young people"

Read the article at this link.

Posted 11/13/09 peters Munich, Germany

"... But if he had the ability to make changes today, he said he'd start by legalizing competition for the Federal Reserve. For example, he said, he worked with some Mexican lawmakers on legislation allowing citizens to put their pesos into silver-backed accounts." Now that is some interesting news. Does anybody have more information on this?

Posted 11/14/09 Glenn Cumming, GA

Thanks, David Fischer, for letting us know about this article. Dr. Paul interviews are great educational opportunities. In one of the first I ever read or heard, Dr. Paul thanks the young people for letting him join their revolution. Imagine that.

Posted 11/14/09 salvinian Des Moines, IA

At approximately 9:30 AM on Saturday, November 14, 2009, a fundraiser to support Representative Kent Sorenson, who is campaigning for the Iowa Senate, was held at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn. Representative Sorenson spoke of the importance of staying true to his beliefs and not conforming to an audience to win votes. He emphasized the importance of a country whose citizens exercise individual liberty and how despite differences of opinion, it is important to limit government so that it never violates individuals from keeping that liberty. Ron Paul supported Kent Sorenson with his usual informed commentary on economics, independence, and natural law, and recognized Kent Sorenson for advocating the same. I will post a video recording of the event on youtube.

Posted by David Fischer on 11/07/09

Iowa Campaign For Liberty had a great presence today at the Iowa Tea Party Statewide Convention.  Thanks to District Coordinator Roger Barr for his leadership and to all our great ambassadors.  We had a nice booth and lots of our members and leaders worked the crowd and networked with elected officials, candidates, and leaders of other grassroots groups. We promoted Dr. Paul's big Iowa events next week and signed up dozens of new members!

Our own Iowa C4L Chairman Dr. Drew Ivers was interviewed at the event today.  Here's an excerpt from O.Kay Henderson's story on Radio Iowa:

Drew Ivers, a long-time GOP activist who led Pat Buchanan's 2000 Iowa campaign and led Ron Paul's 2008 campaign, is now part of a group called "Campaign for Liberty." I ran into him at the Campaign for Liberty table. I asked Ivers to assess the "tea party" coalition and Ivers suggested the general theme for each component group was a desire for "less government."

"We just want less government, not more and of course we're getting more every day and we're saying, ‘Let's slam on the brakes. Don't just veer off to the right in the fork of the road ahead. Let's slam on the brakes, try to put it in reverse and go in the other direction,"" Ivers said, adding it's time to shrink the size of government.

As for the message of the tea party coalition: "We're just telling our political system...we're fed up. We just want less."

Ivers hopes to movement moves beyond a rally three or four times a year. "Let's be connected and ready for action 365 days a year," he said.

The full story can be found at this link.

Posted 11/09/09 ddkrutsinger Coralville, IA

For those who attended, what was your take on Jonathan Narcisse's speach and handout (www.aniowaworthfightingfor.com)

Posted by David Fischer on 10/27/09
Last updated 10/27/09

Iowa Campaign For Liberty is pleased to announce that U.S. Congressman and former presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul will make a visit to Iowa this November 13^th and 14^th.

On Friday November 13^th at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Paul will speak in Benton Auditorium in the Scheman Building (adjacent to Hilton Coliseum) at Iowa State University in Ames.  Come and listen to America’s leading conservative - this event is free and open to the public.  Bring your friends!  Iowa Campaign For Liberty and the ISU chapter of Young Americans For Liberty will host this event.

On Saturday November 14^th at 9:30 a.m., Dr. Paul will appear at a fundraiser for Iowa Representative Kent Sorenson, who has announced he is running for the Iowa Senate.  This event will take place in the Ballroom at the Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn located at 6111 Fleur Dr. in Des Moines. (Iowa Campaign For Liberty is not a sponsor of this event).

This is Congressman Paul’s first visit to Iowa since his 2008 presidential campaign.

Posted 11/13/09 red247 Johnston, IA

Here's another article on the Ames visit http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-22564-Des-Moines-Conservative-Examin er~y2009m11d13-Ron-Paul-visits-Iowa-in-sign-of-another-Presidential-run

Posted by David Fischer on 10/16/09
Last updated 10/17/09

U.S. Congressman and Former Presidential Candidate Dr. Ron Paul to Make Iowa Visit

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October 16, 2009

DES MOINES, IOWA

Iowa Campaign For Liberty is pleased to announce that U.S. Congressman and former presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul will make a visit to Iowa this November 13^th and 14^th.

Congressman Paul's 2008 presidential campaign ignited a grassroots movement that culminated in the formation of Campaign For Liberty, a political and educational organization focused on the principles Dr. Paul championed during his presidential campaign and in his eleven terms in congress.

Details of Dr. Paul's visit are forthcoming and will be announced as soon as the schedule is determined.

For more information contact David.Fischer@CampaignForLiberty.com.

Iowa Campaign For Liberty, a partner with the national Campaign For Liberty organization, is an all-volunteer organization of over 2,300 Iowans dedicated to promoting more freedom, more prosperity, and less government.

UPDATE:

At 7:00 p.m. on Friday November 13th Congressman Paul will speak in Benton Auditorium in the Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.  This event will be free and open to the public.

Posted 10/16/09 ddkrutsinger Coralville, IA

Cool, I can't wait, I have never met him in person.

Posted 10/16/09 MRoCkEd Cheshire, CT

Iowa! Testing the ground for another presidential run?!

Posted 10/16/09 Bastiat Lutz, FL

2012...

Posted 10/16/09 Scott D Chicago, IL

awesome

Posted 10/16/09 ddkrutsinger Coralville, IA

Wow, I live in Iowa, see these politicians starting to sneak in and do their little testing the water speeches, and when I saw Dr. Paul was coming, it didn't even cross my mind that that may be the motive. I just thought he was just coming to say hi, why can't politicians just love Iowans because of our personalities. That being said, I do hope he is greasing the skids for an 2012 run!

Posted 10/16/09 BruceKoerber Cedar Rapids, IA

Living in Iowa, so far away from the Mises Institute and most of their great programs, means that a visit by Ron Paul - one of the greatest classical liberalism scholars alive today and a renowned Austrian economist - will be a special treat. I will do everything possible to arrange my affairs so that I can enjoy his wisdom and his nobility.

Posted 10/16/09 tb54701 Eau Claire, WI

Go HAWKS!!! but ISU/Iowa rivalry aside... GET PEOPLE TO THIS EVENT!!! I had the honor of meeting Dr. Paul in Minneapolis,, don't miss this opportunity. 2012 or not, we need Dr. Paul to create a buzz so the media pay attention to the message of Liberty!

Posted 10/16/09 Scott from PA Hopwood, PA

I hope this means he is running for President in 2012

Posted 10/16/09 Penny Worth Boynton Beach, , FL

I do too, Don't like any alternatives on either side of the aisle. It would be great if we could Cap the growth of government And Trade all those on either side of the aisle that keep supporting it.

Posted 10/17/09 Modern Day Patriot Danville, IA

There is another ass-kicking patriot who might run for president in 2012 - remember former Gov. Jesse Ventura said he might run in 2012 if he sees us patriots making progress. Dr. Paul would be one of the greatest presidents ever to have lived, but I believe Jesse Ventura, a tough-as-nails former Navy SEAL, would also be a no-nonsense business getter-doner as well.

Posted by David Fischer on 10/02/09

Much has been said recently about the growing controversy regarding the Iowa Film Office.  Missing from all the discussion is why this big-government program exists at all.

In a nutshell, the Iowa government offered 50% tax credits for a company's cost to make a movie in Iowa.  These companies could use the credits themselves if they had enough Iowa tax liability or sell them to another Iowa company who did.  So, essentially the movie company gets half of its production costs paid for by ordinary Iowans and big businesses in Iowa get to buy some tax coupons from the movie companies (at a discount).  The idea was to lure Hollywood to Iowa and grow a film industry here.

As if the existence of this program isn't ridiculous enough, it's the mismanagement of the program that has put it in the headlines.  Apparently the movie industry provided very little documentation of their expenses but got the credits anyway - $32 million so far and it could go well over $300 million.  Credits include over $125,000 for a Mercedes and a Range Rover that weren't even used in making a movie.  This is a good investment for Iowans?

The story is really just getting started.  The honchos at the Iowa Film Office and Iowa Department of Economic Development have abruptly resigned.  Investigations are forthcoming and there is outrage all around.  But nobody should be surprised when government carelessly plays Santa Claus with "other people's money" and opportunists take advantage of the situation.

Where's the call to terminate this unnecessary big-government program and close the Iowa Film Office?  Knowing this was among Governor Culver's initiatives, I expected republican legislators to call for its closure...but that's hard when you endorsed its creation.  The 2007 legislation that allowed this mess to happen reportedly passed the Iowa House by a 95-1 vote and the Iowa Senate by 48-2.  Whoops!

I guess that explains why leaders from both parties think the solution is more probes, more accountability, more oversight, and better management.  Such faith in big government solutions is misplaced.  The solution is the elimination of this special-interest corporate welfare program.  Subsidizing the entertainment industry at the expense of ordinary Iowans is not a proper role for government.

The politicians and bureaucrats who created this mess and the companies taking advantage of it can tell us such a program is in our best interest all day long...this scandal is just more evidence that it isn't.  Thumbs down!