VICTORIA, TX –  The Shane Sklar for U.S. Congress campaign today noted with interest that the company owned and operated by Ron Paul's campaign manager, Mark Elam, has been paid $2,435.63 by the Republican Victory Committee to produce fear-mongering yard signs with slogans like “Support the Terrorists. Vote Democrat.”  

“It's incredibly ironic that a highly-paid aide to the leading anti-war Republican is out planting fear-mongering signs in front of Fort Bend middle schools. Ron Paul voted against the Patriot Act, voted against emergency supplemental funds for the war on terror, voted against a resolution saying we're going to prevail in the war on terror, and even once said he wants to impeach the president. And now his staff wants to engage in a completely dishonest debate our protecting our citizens? I'd call it outrageous if it weren't so ridiculous,” said Sklar spokeswoman Austin Bonner.  

Elam has been perhaps the largest beneficiary of Paul's term in office. The Committee to Re-elect Ron Paul has paid Elam's company, M Printing (also referred to as M & M Graphics and Advertising), more than $1 million during the last three election cycles. During the 1999-2000 election cycle, M printing received $1,138,786 -- 48% of the total expenditures for that cycle.