Ivan Canas: Ron Paul the last real Conservative Republican steals Neo Con McCain's thunder
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Texas Congressman Ron Paul may not be the next US President. But the firey Republican, who failed to win the party's nomination this year, is still hugely popular with grass-roots supporters. He staged a rally in Minneapolis as an alternative to John McCain's Republican Convention in nearby St Paul, stealing much of the limelight from the party's official presidential candidate.
More violence erupted on the streets of St Paul, where thousands continued protesting outside the Republican National Convention. Officials say some tried to get past security fences at the Xcel Center where the convention is under way. A beefed-up security force handcuffed civilians and journalists as hysteria filled the crowd.
Meanwhile, across the river in Minneapolis, screams of excitement filled the air. Ron Paul greeted a sea of supporters with a rock star entrance. The former Republican Presidential candidate wasn't invited to speak at his own party's rally, so instead organised his own, stealing some of the spotlight.
The Texas Congressman's limited government, anti-tax and anti-war views have generated a loyal following among voters nationwide.
"We have a vision of what this country should be and we're going to move forward with it no matter what happens in the presidential elections," a female supporter said.
Many say the forthcoming election offers no choice.
"We see two candidates with zero fundamental differences. They're still going to spend the money. They're going to devour the economy. The only difference is what country to bomb tomorrow," a male voter said.
Dismissed as inconsequential, Ron Paul has filled an 18,000-seat stadium. His supporters say this event is the start of a revolution, one that rejects military intervention overseas and brings liberty back to America.
Paul says neither Senators John McCain nor Barack Obama are prepared to do this.
"They both want more troops in Afghanistan. They really want to maintain bases in the Middle East for a long time. They want to threaten Iran. And both candidates want to send more of your money to Georgia to protect that oil line," Paul says.
Paul accuses Washington of escalating the Russia-Georgia conflict by offering NATO membership and military consultation to Tbilisi -- moves his supporters denounce.
"There's a certain power group in control in the west and the United States that's very aggressive towards Russia and we don't agree with that," a Paul follower said.
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Nice coverage though.
It's a toss up on whether the Democrats or the RonPaulistians are either the half sane or the insane.
The Paulistians feed their conspiracy theory-driven paranoid delusions from the Hate Smears of the Democrats.
The grab bag of sinister lib smears is what these Paulistians use to feed their delusions.
The Republicans are the sane.
The Paulistians neo-isolationism would be more appealing if it wasn't so unhinged.
proves conclusively its abject illiteracy typical of a kindergarten flunkout.
A complete lack of proper grammar and coherent thought is the signature of a typical crackpot.
There was a complete lack of refutation of the proven premise that Pauliacs base their unhinged hysteria on hard core kook fringe far left mindless grab bag mantras and bromides.