Ron Paul at CPAC: "The Revolution is Alive and Well"
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Tim Mak Liveblogs Ron Paul's CPAC 2010 Address
The crowd was mostly students, and a standing-ovation accompanies the 'walk-off-the-stage music'. Paul's speech was most happily recieved by the younger crowd, and standing ovations (other than the final one) were mostly led by younger people.
The fact of the matter is that Paul sounded like he was on a rant, and not so much on a quest to persuade you of the virtues of his position.
While he tried to be conciliatory ("if you disagree with me, think about it - read about it"), his tone was of a preacher out to please an anxious choir - and sounded a little nutty as a result.
Posted at 6:07pm by Tim Mak
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People start drifting out as the last sentence of Ron Paul speech's rambles on for 30+ words...
Posted at 5:50pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul: "All of those who disagree (with me).. Think about it! Read about it!" Points to financial crash of 08/09 as vindication of his doomsaying.
Posted at 5:47 pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul: As recently as 2000 we (Republicans) won elections on saying we wouldn't be policemen of the world!
Posted at 5:46 by Tim Mak
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"No War Over Oil!" yells a member of the crowd. "Didn't expect to hear that at CPAC," whispers FF's Shawn Summers.
Posted at 5:45pm by Tim Mak
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"We're in a perpetual war now.. It's going to go on until we're bankrupt."
Posted at 5:43pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul dates himself - he was in college during Suez crisis of 1956.
Canadian Hat-Tip: this was when Canada invented the concept of United Nations peacekeeping.
Posted at 5:40pm by Tim Mak
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Paul is a little too excited. He would be more persuasive if he didn't talk so quickly, like he was on a rant.
Michele Bachmann actually sounded more reasonable (tone-wise) than this.
Posted at 5:36 by Tim Mak
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"We are on the brink of a financial cataclysmic event" because of debt, says Ron Paul.
The dollar will soon be rejected, says Paul. Then your liberties will REALLY be retracted!
Posted at 5:35pm by Tim Mak
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People give standing ovation for "having a strong national defense and not going to war carelessly!"
Most people applauding are student-aged.
Posted at 5:32pm by Tim Mak
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Woodrow Wilson gets a lot boos. Never heard that before.
"The conservative movement is to not even belong to the United Nations!" says Paul.
Another round of "End the Fed" cheers.
Posted at 5:31 by Tim Mak
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We "didn't get the revolution" under Bush, says Ron Paul.
Posted at 5:28 by Tim Mak
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"By the end of this year, I think this country is going to be a lot better off," says Paul. And thanks to the Tea Partiers, he says.
Posted at 5:26pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul's opening line: "Sounds to me like the revolution is alive and well!"
Posted at 5:25pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul gets warmest welcome of any speaker at CPAC 2010.
Posted at 5:24pm by Tim Mak
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Place is packed. More people in ball room than at any other time during CPAC.
Posted at 5:24 by Tim Mak
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"Non-agressionist foreign policy!" Gets loud cheers and claps.
Mention of the Fed gets boos.
Posted at 5:23 by Tim Mak
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Stand up for liberty, rise up against Tyranny, says Kevin O'Dell. He turns around to show the back of his jacket reads "End the Fed".
Loudest chant of the confernce yet: End the Fed! End the Fed!
Posted at 5:22pm by Tim Mak
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Ron Paul is being introduced by Kevin and Danielle O'Dell. They are from Woodbridge, VA. Local businessowners with no special credentials.
Posted at 5:22 by Tim Mak
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