Rand Paul Spends Birthday Campaigning For Ron Paul Ahead Of New Hampshire Primary 2012

WINDHAM, N.H. -- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) spent his 49th birthday on the campaign trail on Saturday, stumping for his dad.

At his second town hall meeting of the day, at Windham High School, an attendee wished the senator a happy birthday and the audience broke out into an impromptu singing of "Happy Birthday." Paul said that all he wanted as a gift was for voters to choose his dad, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) on Tuesday.

The attendees at Paul's town hall meetings are often more committed, enthusiastic and devoted than attendees at town halls for other candidates. Many people brought handmade signs, wore Ron Paul clothing and even had Ron Paul balloons.

After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, the crowd began shouting, "Liberty! Liberty!"

Paul again criticized former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum on the issue of spending and foreign aid, continuing the attacks of his father's campaign in recent days.

He also defended his father's foreign policy -- one of the main issues of Paul's platform that troubles some Republicans.

"I think some people fear a rise in the part of the Republican Party that believes in a more traditional, constitutional foreign policy with checks and balances and the idea that Congress should declare war," he said. "What's interesting is that some of these ideas have been around a long time. ... Pat Buchanan had some of the same ideas, I would say Robert Taft had some of the same ideas and Barry Goldwater had some of the same ideas."

When asked why some conservative talk show hosts have been so critical of Ron Paul, the senator replied, "As far as the conservative talk show hosts -- I think some of them don't want there to be any division in whatever they think the party line is."

Paul also reiterated that he is committed to supporting the Republican nominee for president, even if his father loses. Several audience members booed him.

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Comments

[Hwt123]

06:00 PM on 01/11/2012

Ron Paul song going viral...
http://youtu.be/QiKh9Ko3mw4

[Hwt123]

05:53 PM on 01/11/2012

No army can stop an idea whose time has come...restore our freedoms and liberties..
End NDAA, TSA and the destruction of our constitution. End the war mongering which feeds the corruption and special interest groups and lobbyist who perpetuate wars for profit at the expense of our individual and personal liberties. ..
Ron Paul's top donor = U.S. Air Force
time for the revolution....Ron Paul

[baypines5]

07:58 AM on 01/10/2012

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and mediocre people talk about people.

[rowdiman]

11:52 PM on 01/09/2012

Anyone else absolutely terrified of this crackpot?

[WomanforPaul]

10:22 PM on 01/08/2012

Ron Paul a 12 term congressman whom has NEVER ONCE voted to increase taxes, has had consistent policy positions from the start. The other candidates simply say what the voters want to hear. Ron Paul warned us about the housing bubble, the debt crisis, the collapse of the US dollar, the high employment and recessions; basically, the entire collapse of our economy. He is the only candidate who can get us out of our mess.

Ron Paul is a patriot who has honorably served his country as a flight surgeon, defends both the constitution and civil liberties, and is for peace and prosperity. Paul has the wisdom, foresight, honesty and integrity to be president.

Mitt Romney does not where he stands on any issue; Rick Perry does not know very much; John Huntsman has worked for Democrats for many years; Rick Santorum is an extremist; and Newt Gingrich is philosophically unanchored, an unstable element.

America Needs Ron Paul.

[rowdiman]

11:54 PM on 01/09/2012

Why did he submit all the earmarks on behalf of Texas, yet voted against them to make it appear that he was against them? Confusing.

[Hwt123]

05:56 PM on 01/11/2012

simple...the president spends all left over money and Ron Paul would rather his state received their tax dollars back instead of giving it to the president so he can bomb another third world country.

[Joe Ureneck]

08:43 PM on 01/08/2012

Nothing to be ashamed of? Rand Paul's vote for sanctions on Iran was disgraceful.

With Ron Paul correctly calling sanctions an 'act of war' Rand Paul has fallen far from the tree on fundamental issues of war and peace..

[rockysparks]

10:15 AM on 01/08/2012

Did any of Rand Paul's goons stomp on a woman's head (just because she had different poliltical views) like they did during his senate campaign?

[Joachim Fernau]

04:56 PM on 01/14/2012

Ron Paul eats babies, too.

[NOV42008]

06:19 AM on 01/08/2012

Ron Paul supports drugs because he like black people soo much that he is willing to allow them to sit around the house "getting high" and not be out in the work place competing with white people for jobs.

[Seymourhiney]

01:45 AM on 01/08/2012

Senator RandPaul , is living proof that KY voters are in the KKK.

[Seymourhiney]

01:44 AM on 01/08/2012

rand Paul thinks he is Anyd Rand, especially in bed.

[walsenberg]

12:30 AM on 01/08/2012

His wish: That the south had won the civil war.

[walsenberg]

12:25 AM on 01/08/2012

He's not looking healthy.
Rand as in Ayn Rand.....

[Left Hook]

10:34 PM on 01/07/2012

Does Rand Paul look a lot like Lee Harvey Oswald or it it just my imagination?

[chris hatala]

08:50 AM on 01/08/2012

He wants new hair.

[billnbstn]

10:28 PM on 01/07/2012

He wishes he was a real Doctor?

[MNUSA]

10:25 PM on 01/07/2012

It amazes me that all these anti-government people want nothing more than to get a government job. Not only for themselves, but their children as well.

[Nic Wilson]

11:21 PM on 01/07/2012

He (Ron Paul) is not anti-gov, he is anti big gov. He believes that are gov should not stray from the constituion.

[walsenberg]

12:26 AM on 01/08/2012

So that means they must really, really be angry with reagan, bush II. Right?

[chris hatala]

08:51 AM on 01/08/2012

These two Paul's are bigots and sexists.