The calendar includes quotes on political issues from Paul. | Courtesy of PINUPS4RONPAUL.com 2012 calendar: Pin-ups for Ron Paul

Even Ron Paul’s most ardent supporters would have to admit that his ideas are perhaps a little more attractive than the somewhat rumpled candidate himself. But lest you get the impression that the entire Paul community is uneasy on the eyes, meet 12 women looking to change that: the 2012 Pin-Ups for Ron Paul.

Calendar girls who believe in the cause.


The 2012 calendar will cost you $24.95 and is the brainchild of Juliet Annerino, a Los Angeles-based personal trainer and musician who did a similar Paul calendar in 2008 that sold about 2,000 copies. She said the light bulb went off when she “was trying to think of unique ways to get people to see his name and get people to become familiar with his politics and his stances on the issues.”

“One of the best ways to do that is through aesthetics, through catching their eye with beauty,” Annerino told POLITICO. “It’s a chance to see a pretty girl while also reading an educational and inspirational quote from Ron Paul,” said Annerino, who poses as “Miss July.”

The calendar also includes quotes on political issues from Paul, as well as sayings from historic figures such as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi.

“True patriotism is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power” reads a Paul quote from the April page.

“When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads,” reads the Paul quote for February, accompanied by this one from King: “I criticize America because I love her. I want her to stand as a moral example to the world.”

But the calendar girls aren’t just day models. They’re Paul true believers. Annerino put out invitations online and through Facebook for supporters around the country who would be willing to be featured in the calendar.

“I actually got a lot of men suggesting that their wives or girlfriends do it,” said Annerino, who plans to make a donation to the Paul campaign with some of the proceeds from the calendar.

She confessed to one major obstacle during the process: “Let’s be honest, the funny thing is that most libertarians, real hard-core libertarians, they’re nerdy.” (Two of the women are librarians.)

Annerino gave Paul a copy of the 2008 calendar when she met the candidate back then, and she says a Paul staffer bought five copies. But the Paul campaign officially is keeping its distance from Annerino’s effort.

“Individuals can do what they want, but the calendar is not something our campaign would support,” said Jesse Benton, a spokesman for the Paul campaign.

Will this catch on among Paul’s competing campaigns? Not likely, says Annerino.

“One reason is that Ron Paul has a real dedicated, strong following of supporters. We will take things into our own hands and say, you know what? We want you to pay attention to this man because he’s really something unique. And we’ll do it any way we can.”