Ron Paul is on fire!

In case you can't tell, the blue line is Ron Paul's page rank (measure of internet activity) as compared to other so called "Leading Candidates." He received a nice bump in November after raising $4m likely due to increased media coverage. After raising $6m last Sunday his popularity on the internet has exploded and has led to some very worried establishment hacks.

Who would the world vote for?

If the world could vote for the next POTUS (President of the United States), who would be elected? This site attempts to answer the question. Surprise surprise, my favorite Ron Paul is crushing every other candidate out there and is leading almost every country tally. Almost 50% of the Canadian votes go to RP, about double his nearest competitor. As of right now, Paul's vote tally was over 47,000 with the next highest Obama at 16,000. Clearly Ron Paul has caught a wave with at least the internet connected world.

Other Ron Paul News:

• Today's Boston Tea Party online Fundraiser raised $6m in one day - beating the $4m record tally in Nov. And his average donation size was ~$100.
• Ron Paul leads polling in Alaska with 29% of the vote.
• A Ron Paul Blimp paid for by supporter donations takes off across America.

Rape - Two Reflections

In November the world was horrified to learn (YouTube) that a Saudi Arabian woman had been sentenced to 200 lashes as punishment after being gang raped. What a barbaric country we all said. What kind of society could treat women in such a outrageous way.
This month the media has reported (YouTube) on the gang rape of a 20 year old woman by her Halliburton coworkers in Iraq. She was drugged, raped and when she woke up and realized she had been raped she was locked in a shipping container by the company for 24 hours and told she would lose her job if she sought medical help. She was only rescued when a guard had pity and lent her his cell phone so she could call her father, who then contacted his congressman. No one has been charged and no investigation undertaken.

I guess the mercenaries at Halliburton are taking the middle-eastern mentality to heart as they move their headquarters from Houston to Dubai. When I was in Houston last year Halliburton was hemorrhaging workers to Jacobs Engineering. No wonder. I wouldn't want to be associated with such a company either.