The Des Moines Register's Mary Stegmeir gets it spot-on when she says the energy and admiration for Paul were appreciable.
Ron Paul gets rock star reception at Valley High School
By Mary Stegmeir
Des Moines Register
West Des Moines, Ia. ? Ron Paul enjoyed a rock star reception this morning during a get-out-the-vote rally at Valley High School in West Des Moines.
Throngs of reporters snapped photos and yelled out questions as he made his way into the school's gymnasium. Once inside, the students offered the 76-year-0ld congressman their warmest welcome of the day.
Roughly 800 juniors and seniors gathered clapped and cheered for the Paul, who briefly sported a pair of shades. Chris Moody, a political reporter with Yahoo! News tweeted this gem: "Iowa HS girl on Ron Paul when he enters rally: 'He's got his glasses on. Like a BOSS.'"
U.S. Congressman Michele Bachmann, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and the sons of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney also addressed students at this morning's rally ? but were not treated to as enthusiastic of a welcome...
For the full article in the Des Moines Register, please click here.
Santorum's 19-year-old nephew John Garver writes in the Daily Caller all about how his uncle's longstanding, misplaced insecurities cause him to doubt how economic and civil liberties will help America reach its potential - if those like Santorum just step aside and permit them to.
The trouble with my uncle, Rick Santorum
If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum. America is based on a strong belief in individual liberty. My uncle's interventionist policies, both domestic and foreign, stem from his irrational fear of freedom not working.
It is not the government's job to dictate to individuals how they must live. The Constitution was designed to protect individual liberty. My Uncle Rick cannot fathom a society in which people cooperate and work with each other freely. When Republicans were spending so much money under President Bush, my uncle was right there along with them as a senator. The reason we have so much debt is not only because of Democrats, but also because of big-spending Republicans like my Uncle Rick.
It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul. Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions. He believes that an individual is more powerful than any group (a notion our founding fathers also believed in).
Another important reason I support Ron Paul is his position on foreign policy. He is the only candidate willing to bring our troops home, not only from the Middle East, but from around the world.
Ron Paul seems to be the only candidate trying to win the election for a reason other than simply winning the election.
This year, I'll vote for an honest change in our government. I'll vote for real hope. I'll vote for a real leader. This year, I will vote for Ron Paul.
John Garver is a 19-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. John is a strong supporter of Ron Paul despite his love for family member Rick Santorum.
For the original article posted to Daily Caller, please click here.
The former high-ranking intelligence officer Scheuer
The endorsement by Michael Scheuer is certain to cause a ripple effect of discussion throughout the political establishment, especially in foreign policy circles where policymakers promote endless U.S. military involvement and subsidization of global security as the solution to conflicts often having an unclear connection to U.S. national security. An endlessly interventionist foreign policy like the one practiced by the Obama administration is certain to result in bankruptcy and increased hostility toward the U.S., a prediction Mr. Scheuer and Dr. Paul both make and endeavor to share with the American public.
"We're pleased to have the endorsement of Michael Scheuer, who is the world's leading expert on the notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden and who like Ron Paul understands the connection between U.S military adventurism and emerging threats against America," said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.
"Michael Scheuer understands that only Dr. Paul will put our national security first and stop the foreign wars and nation building. Our campaign is very proud to have his support," said Mr. Benton.
Mr. Scheuer is a former CIA intelligence officer, American blogger, historian, foreign policy critic, and political analyst. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Security Studies. Throughout his 22-year tenure with the CIA,he served as the Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka "Alec Station"), from 1996 to 1999, the Osama bin Laden tracking unit at the Counterterrorist Center. He then worked again as Special Advisor to the Chief of the bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004.
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