Ron Paul Endorsement from Non-Political Figures

[ItztehBean]

Ron Paul Non-Legislative Endorsements (celebrities, academia, businesspeople, activists, former legislators, etc.)
As of December 10, 2011

Academia
Lawyer, Constitutional law expert (also Senior Campaign Adviser) Bruce Fein
American historian, economist and author Thomas Woods
Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures at Western Connecticut State University Kevin Gutzman

Activists
Former (Graham County,AZ) Sheriff and Gun Rights Activist Richard Mack
Political activist Debra Medina
Iraq War veteran, political activist and talk show host Adam Kokesh
Political activist, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, 2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district Karen Kwiatkowski
Founder of the Cedar Rapids Tea Party Tim Pugh

Businesspeople
CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, author and radio host Peter Schiff
CEO of Overstock.com Patrick M. Byrne
Investor Jim Rogers
Entrepreneur and angel investor Scott Banister
Farmer and author Joel Salatin

Celebrities
Television host Dylan Ratigan
Actor D. L. Hughley
Rapper Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
Radio host Alex Jones
Comedian Doug Stanhope
Former NJ Supreme Court Judge and political legal analyst Andrew Napolitano
Media pundit and author John Stossel
Actor Vince Vaughan
Radio host and actor Jerry Doyle
Martial artist and actor Chuck Norris
Rapper KRS-One
Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis and offensive tackle Tony Pashos
Baltimore Ravens defensive back Chris Carr
Former Governor of Minnesota, TV show host, Navy SEAL and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura
UFC Fighter Chris Lytle

 

[LibertyEsq]

Chuck Norris endorsed Paul?

How was that not included in the Big Dog ad...

 

[InTradePro]

Barry Manilow took it back.

 

[ItztehBean]

*corrected.

 

[69360]

Glen Jacobs "Kane" from WWE

A few UFC type guys too, I don't recall who.

 

[IterTemporis]

Why did Barry Manilow take it back?

 

[InTradePro]

Why did Barry Manilow take it back?

http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/29/barry-manilow-endorsing-obama-over-paul/

 

[ForLiberty2012]

UFC fighter Chris Lytle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckk9rvjWz4

 

[ForLiberty2012]

Joe Rogan loves Ron Paul but I don't know if he has "officially" endorsed him

 

[angelatc]

http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/29/barry-manilow-endorsing-obama-over-paul/

I really think that Manilow prefers to keep his politics somewhat personal, and I believe he'd be perfectly happy to be invited to play at a Paul White House function.

 

[G-Wohl]

Have we determined who, if anyone, John Allison (former President of BB&T bank) will be endorsing? Mr. Allison is a major player in the Objectivism community and has a strong record of endorsing proper capitalist politics, as well as superb rational egoist ethics. Furthermore, he is one of the most respected American businessmen alive today, who did everything he could to refuse the bank programs, though he formally resigned after being forced to take the money by the federal government.

 

[ItztehBean]

Added Chris Lytle as Celebrity Endorsement.

Should I add two co-founders of BV Tea Party who endorsed Paul under "Activists" section?

 

[ItztehBean]

I am going to add sub-section later after the debate: Prospect endorsements.

 

[ItztehBean]

UPDATED:

Ron Paul Non-Legislative Endorsements (celebrities, academia, businesspeople, activists, former legislators, etc.)
As of December 10, 2011

Academia
Lawyer, Constitutional law expert (also Senior Campaign Adviser) Bruce Fein
American historian, economist and author Thomas Woods
Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures at Western Connecticut State University Kevin Gutzman

Activists
Former (Graham County,AZ) Sheriff and Gun Rights Activist Richard Mack
Political activist Debra Medina
Iraq War veteran, political activist and talk show host Adam Kokesh
Political activist, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, 2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district Karen Kwiatkowski
Founder of the Cedar Rapids Tea Party Tim Pugh

Businesspeople
CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, author and radio host Peter Schiff
CEO of Overstock.com Patrick M. Byrne
Investor Jim Rogers
Entrepreneur and angel investor Scott Banister
Farmer and author Joel Salatin

Celebrities
Television host Dylan Ratigan
Actor D. L. Hughley
Rapper Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
Radio host Alex Jones
Comedian Doug Stanhope
Former NJ Supreme Court Judge and political legal analyst Andrew Napolitano
Media pundit and author John Stossel
Actor Vince Vaughan
Radio host and actor Jerry Doyle
Martial artist and actor Chuck Norris
Rapper KRS-One
Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis and offensive tackle Tony Pashos
Baltimore Ravens defensive back Chris Carr
Former Governor of Minnesota, TV show host, Navy SEAL and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura
UFC Fighter Chris Lytle


Prospect (Recurring) Endorsements
Singer Aimee Allen
Actor/Director Clint Eastwood
Comedian/Blogger/Actor/Martial Artist Joe Rogan
WWE Wrestler Glen "Kane" Jacobs

 

[Johncjackson]

I don't know what qualifies as celebrity and endorsement, but I notice on twitter and facebook ( mostly from retweets from people I follow) a lot of musicians tweeting/posting favorable things.

The singer from the band " All That Remains" Philip Labonte is wearing a Ron Paul 2012 shirt on his facebook page, which has 31,000 likes. His band has 863,000 likes. Their album from last year reached # 10 on the Billboard Album chart. He was tweeting about Ending the Fed. He also tweets videos and stuff from The Judge.

One of his tweets was replied to by bodybuilder Layne Norton ( has also tweeted Ron Paul stuff) with "Ron Paul FTW"

And I knew about that because it was retweeted by Mark Hunter of the band Chimaira ( 83,000 likes on official facebook page, 106,000 on facebook wiki page). He has tweeted a few things about Ron Paul.

I seem to remember another singer that someone on the forums mentioned. A lot of the old folks didn't know who he was but his band was/is pretty big. Don't think I see him listed- though maybe he didn't give an official "endorsement" or how official it needs to count.

 

[ItztehBean]

Its tough to identify confirmed celebrity endorsements, as most tend to be on Twitter and FB rather than being on news/blog/journals when showing that they endorse RP.

Philip Labonte's Facebook does show he is a firm FB fan, but I can't find a single news article regarding him openly endorsing Paul. As is Layne Norton and Mark Hunter.

The confirmed endorsements above show that they endorse RP - by news articles and press releases.

 

[eleganz]

Singer/Songwriter: Michelle Branch

 

[mLakomy]

Cincinnati Tea Party President Chris Littleton

 

[ItztehBean]

I will add endorsements from celebs via FB and Twitter.

UPDATED:

Ron Paul Non-Legislative Endorsements (celebrities, academia, businesspeople, activists, former legislators, etc.)
As of December 12, 2011

Academia
Lawyer/Constitutional law expert /Senior Campaign Adviser Bruce Fein
American historian/Economist/Author Thomas Woods
Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures, Western Connecticut State University Kevin Gutzman
Professor of economics, Loyola University New Orleans/Senior fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute Walter Brock

Activists
Former (Graham County,AZ) Sheriff/Gun Rights Activist Richard Mack
Political activist Debra Medina
Iraq War veteran/Political activist/Talk show host Adam Kokesh
Political activist/Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel/2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district Karen Kwiatkowski
Cedar Rapids Tea Party Founder Tim Pugh
Buena Vista Tea Party Patriots founders Ken Hach and Jim Treat
Cincinnati Tea Party President Chris Littleton

Businesspeople
CEO of Euro Pacific Capital/Author/Radio host Peter Schiff
CEO of Overstock.com Patrick M. Byrne
Investor Jim Rogers
Entrepreneur/Angel investor Scott Banister
Farmer/Author Joel Salatin
Trend broadcaster/Publisher/Business consult Gerald Celente

Celebrities
TV host Dylan Ratigan
Actor D. L. Hughley
Rapper Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
Radio host Alex Jones
Comedian Doug Stanhope
Former NJ Supreme Court Judge/Political legal analyst Andrew Napolitano
Media pundit/Author John Stossel
Actor Vince Vaughan
Radio host/Actor Jerry Doyle
Martial artist/Actor Chuck Norris
Rapper KRS-One
Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis and offensive tackle Tony Pashos
Baltimore Ravens defensive back Chris Carr
Former Governor of Minnesota/TV show host/Navy SEAL/Wrestler Jesse Ventura
UFC Fighter Chris Lytle
Singer/Songwriter Michelle Branch
"All That Remains" singer Philip Labonte

Miscellaneous
Sioux City pastor Mark McGlohon
The Daily Iowan

 

[ItztehBean]

UPDATED:

Ron Paul Non-Legislative Endorsements (celebrities, academia, businesspeople, activists, former legislators, etc.)
As of December 14, 2011

Academia
Lawyer/Constitutional law expert /Senior Campaign Adviser Bruce Fein
American historian/Economist/Author Thomas Woods
Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures, Western Connecticut State University Kevin Gutzman
Professor of economics, Loyola University New Orleans/Senior fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute Walter Brock

Activists
Former (Graham County,AZ) Sheriff/Gun Rights Activist Richard Mack
Political activist Debra Medina
Iraq War veteran/Political activist/Talk show host Adam Kokesh
Political activist/Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel/2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district Karen Kwiatkowski
Cedar Rapids Tea Party Founder Tim Pugh
Buena Vista Tea Party Patriots founders Ken Hach and Jim Treat
Cincinnati Tea Party President Chris Littleton

Businesspeople
CEO of Euro Pacific Capital/Author/Radio host Peter Schiff
CEO of Overstock.com Patrick M. Byrne
Investor Jim Rogers
Entrepreneur/Angel investor Scott Banister
Farmer/Author Joel Salatin
Trend broadcaster/Publisher/Business consult Gerald Celente

Celebrities
TV host Dylan Ratigan
Actor D. L. Hughley
Rapper Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
Radio host Alex Jones
Comedian Doug Stanhope
Former NJ Supreme Court Judge/Political legal analyst Andrew Napolitano
Media pundit/Author John Stossel
Actor Vince Vaughan
Radio host/Actor Jerry Doyle
Martial artist/Actor Chuck Norris
Rapper KRS-One
Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis and offensive tackle Tony Pashos
Baltimore Ravens defensive back Chris Carr
Former Governor of Minnesota/TV show host/Navy SEAL/Wrestler Jesse Ventura
UFC Fighter Chris Lytle
Singer/Songwriter Michelle Branch
"All That Remains" singer Philip Labonte
English Author/Blogger/Commentator Andrew Sullivan

Press
The Daily Iowan

Other High-Profiles
Sioux City pastor Mark McGlohon