Ron Paul has raised more than any other current presidential candidate in donations from members of the military. Of those donors who indicated their occupation and employer, Paul topped the other contenders, a distinction he also achieved during his 2008 presidential run. “Our fighting men and women take an oath to protect America, defend our [...]
Ron Paul‘s first television ad of the 2012 campaign “Conviction” highlights his role as the national leader of the strong opposition movement against raising the country’s debt ceiling. The Paul campaign has been a pioneer in the use of these “movie trailer” or “preview” style advertising, often spread by Internet or shown on television in [...]
Rick Perry’s presidential campaign has taken another cue from Ron Paul, launching an online video commercial called “Proven Leadership” that looks like an advertisement for a major Hollywood motion picture. These ads are often called movie trailers or previews because they are added to the beginning or ending of movies in the theater. This new theatrical style is certainly [...]
Gerald R. Ford, the 40th President of the United States of America, served August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977. Gerald Rudolph “Jerry” Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President [...]
Richard M. Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of America, served from January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served [...]
Dwight D Eisenhower Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning [...]
Michele Bachmann, 2012 Candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination Michele Marie Bachmann (née Amble; April 6, 1956) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, [...]
Mitt Romney, 2008 and 2012 candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and a candidate for the US Senate, the 2008 and the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination. Romney entered the management [...]
Newt Gingrich, 2012 candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich (born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) served as the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia’s 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He is a candidate in [...]
Rick Perry, 2012 candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination James Richard “Rick” Perry (born March 4, 1950) is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United [...]
