Rand Paul Rallies Ron Paul Supporters In Ames Ahead Of 2012

At Ron Paul's tent, his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), rallied the Texas congressman's supporters. They are a fired up bunch.

There is plenty of speculation that Paul will ultimately win the straw poll. If that happens, Rand told the crowd, "some will try to discount it."

"This isn't an online poll," he said. "If Ron Paul wins the poll today, it's going to be a message heard around the world."

The crowd roared.

Rand said that rather than lamenting Ron Paul's presence in the race, the Republican Party should be glad that he has brought new blood into the GOP. A young man in a flat-brimmed hat waved his hand and nodded his head.

He served up plenty of red meat, hinting that America might see riots like the ones in Britain and Greece if the country does not get its debt under control and prevent its currency from being devalued.

"We want to capture and keep our republic before we get to that point," he said.

He railed against the fact that some agents of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department carry weapons.

"The government is here to protect us from ourselves but we want a government that will protect our liberties."

"It's a battle between good and evil," he said. "To steal from the future to get and live large off of government largesse now is theft. It's morally wrong and something we must change."

After he finished, Paul's senior campaign adviser Doug Wead, who previously worked as an adviser to both Presidents Bush, came up on stage. "When Ron Paul is president, Rand Paul will be there in the Oval Office whispering in his ear every day," Wead said. "You vote for Ron, you get Rand."

Ron Paul's campaign spokesperson Gary Howard predicted Ron Paul will get "a lot more [votes] than last time." In the 2007 straw poll, he finished 5th, with 9.1% of the vote.

 

 

Comments

[liberalviper]

04:47 PM on 08/15/2011

I wonder what Rand Paul is whispering to his dad in that picture? Perhaps: "Dad! I just farted."

[amaboss52]

03:55 PM on 08/15/2011

One other thing that gets me is, these guys supposedly hate government, if thats true, why do they campaign so hard to be part of it?

[RUKidding0]

05:30 PM on 08/15/2011

To prepare to limit its size and scope permanently.

[amaboss52]

05:39 PM on 08/15/2011

Right, then they get elected and expand it exponentially. LOL!! They never shrink it, ever. Please try again!

[amaboss52]

03:48 PM on 08/15/2011

The one thing that I mainly dislike Ron Paul for Is Rand Paul.

[T-Bone Apollo]

03:47 PM on 08/15/2011

"...Wead said. "You vote for Ron, you get Rand.""

That is terrifying.

Ron Paul... Smart.
Rand Paul.... Not so much.

[jestermarcus]

03:28 PM on 08/15/2011

My only question to "Ron Paul 2012" people is, how do they expect him to do all this fantastic stuff he promises when there is no way he could ever get Congress to pass any of it? They act like he will just announce it, and it will be done.

[joe zoe]

06:06 PM on 08/15/2011

He hasnt "promised" anything, and he has acknowledged that many of his ideas would take time to integrate. Many of his ideas would have immediate effects though.

[jestermarcus]

03:13 PM on 08/16/2011

All of us have ideas, but if you don't have people and corporations buying congress to get those ideas turned into law for you they won't get done. And lets face it, his ideas do not mesh well with a lot of people who earn money from our current policies.

So for that reason, they will never get done.

[jestermarcus]

03:27 PM on 08/17/2011

Ok fine, how do they expect any of his ideas to become real when he is the lone person in government that wants them done?

[Kyle Brussard]

02:33 PM on 08/15/2011

lol, Paultards are known to be toked up out of their minds on wacky weed, but this takes the cake. Rand Paul needs to not only stop smoking his hemp, but he needs to take a break from playing war craft and try to get laid.

Oh yeah, Herman Cain 2012!

[So silly]

02:03 PM on 08/15/2011

Rand Paul's hair makes me want to riot. Seriously, why? What is up with it? Ever heard of a haircut? Just do something about it...

[busterggi]

02:02 PM on 08/15/2011

Great, even the libertarians are apocalypticists.

Every non-progressive out there seems to have an orgasm just thinking about the end of the world.

[JerryTheAngel]

01:41 PM on 08/15/2011

It is a battle between good and evil. And the Tea Party are the evil ones. Taliban Lite is what the Tea Party is.

[GM1966]

02:33 PM on 08/15/2011

:)

[Jefferson Vickers]

01:19 PM on 08/15/2011

This old man should have practiced safe sex

[whyputaname]

01:09 PM on 08/15/2011

Rand Paul says >"If Ron Paul wins the poll today, it's going to be a message heard around the world."......Hey Mr. Paul, I don't think the world really cares!!!!!
Vote for Ron Paul he'll protect our liberties, he knows the Constitution and the Founding Fathers......Kinda strange is Ron Paul that old to know the Founding Fathers and the Contitution.....Wow!

That is such a Lame Campaign Slogan that his Minions keep saying!!!.....

It's funny, though, Ron Paul talks a good talk, but, I've never heard out of the horses mouth what he does with his Government Paycheck, Gov. Sponsored Healthcare, or Gov. Sponsored Pension courtesy of the Taxpayer!......His minions will tell ya that he gives it to charity....That is a good excuse....I guess!!....Although I've never heard it come out of Ron Pauls mouth......Now, he wants to run for president for what?....Get higher pay and pension?

[vino22]

01:25 PM on 08/15/2011

He is a Doctor...Im sure he could do better elsewhere

[whyputaname]

10:08 PM on 08/16/2011

Well, all I can say is, BIG WOW, he's a doctor.....So why didn't he stay there????

Oh, I forgot, it's the paycheck and the free healthcare that he gets as well as the pension he will get when he doesn't win the Presidency!!!!!

To funny, not even Faux News is giving him any credence....

[Andrew Whodat Dyer]

09:24 PM on 08/16/2011

he doesn't take the paycheck the government gives him. serious

[Clevelandinwi]

12:40 PM on 08/15/2011

I know dandyrandypaul is the 'evil', but where's the 'good'?

[castleblanca]

11:57 AM on 08/15/2011

So, it is now a battle between "good and evil", and the Rand family decides who "good" is, and who "evil" is.

God help us!

[So silly]

02:05 PM on 08/15/2011

Can you imagine Thanksgiving dinner with those people? Wow. Every man for himself. They are probably knocking over babies and old women to get the drumstick.

[amaboss52]

03:52 PM on 08/15/2011

Can you imagine an Easter Egg hunt at the Paul residence?

[Belle Starr]

06:51 PM on 08/15/2011

I'm thinking they'd be easy to take on. daddy ron is old and easily dispensed of, randy boy . . . . well . . . I'd just pretend to throw the drumstick in the back yard, let him chase it,, then lock him out.

[MissingAmerica]

11:56 AM on 08/15/2011

Next week Ron Paul will be 76 years old. If he were managing the local DMV, he would have long ago received his gold watch and certificate of merit. Yet this is an age where he would be expected to lead this country out of its deepest hole in history? Sorry, but that doesn't make a lot of sense, not that much does these days!

[mabinog]

01:13 PM on 08/15/2011

Not to mention he has been in Congress for 20 plus years and has not been able to make progress on any of his "libertarian" agenda. I am not sure what people think he can accomplish as President, he still has to deal with the establishment GOP who won't put up with a lot of his fringe agenda. If he got serious about some of libertarian ideas like legalizing drugs the bagger right would be all over him. They maybe "patriots" and say they are about freedom but the bagger right is still heavily social conservative and they won't have that.

[Geisha]

06:45 PM on 08/15/2011

Congressman Paul received widespread support for the "Audit the FED" bill H.R. 459 in the House and S. 202 in the Senate. Heard of it? Not too "libertarian", just plain common sense.

[Gum Tree]

06:49 PM on 08/16/2011

Do you have any idea what a drug war is all about??? Do you know why the mafia WANTED prohibition in the 1920's? Last question do you know why Afghanistan has now become the exclusive producer of heroin on planet earth since the US has occupied the country?
HINT: You governmnet makes untotd, untrackable fortunes from illegal drugs and they have the monopoly on the business in Mexico, Columbia, Afghanistan every where. The US's shadow gov and CIA rake in the vast fortunes and when a citizen is caught with a nickle bag of weed they go to jail. Once in prison the Wackenhut Jail Corp locates a manufacturer inside the prision and pays a man pennies per hour. In American you can can hire out a prisoner like a slave to work for other companies and its legal... thanks to geniuses like you dear.
Yes lets continue to make everything illegal so that the slave labor force can grow past its present 2 million! The largest in the world.

"United Auto Workers (UAW) union members were shocked
when they learned that Weastec Corporation in Ohio hired prisoners
to assemble Honda parts. The company paid the state $2.05 an hour
for inmate labor. From that, the prisoners got 35 cents an hour."

[Gestas]

11:29 AM on 08/15/2011

Someone has allot work ahead of them...The only thing this Government is good at is Robbery.