One can only hope...
It's Friday, August 27th, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The inaugural Paul Festival and Freedom Festival were both a big success, with thousands of liberty-minded individuals attending. Ron Paul himself was at both events, giving rousing speeches that each lasted over an hour. But today, Ron Paul is at the Republican National Convention. He is given time to give a speech, despite the reluctance of most establishment Republicans.
He calmly walks up to the microphone and spouts his usual rhetoric- he talks about monetary policy, the Constitution, civil liberties, foreign policy, and the war on drugs, among other things. He then thanks the Republican Party for helping him become elected to Congress so many times. He says that Mitt Romney is a good man and a good friend. He then shocks the country. He says he has given up on the Republican Party, and he will not be endorsing Mitt Romney. He says the Republican Party establishment is farther now from his libertarian views than it ever has been. He says a vote for Romney might as well be a vote for Obama. He then endorses Gary Johnson for President, and urges his delegates to follow him as he exits the convention.
And they do.
It's Friday, August 27th, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The inaugural Paul Festival and Freedom Festival were both a big success, with thousands of liberty-minded individuals attending. Ron Paul himself was at both events, giving rousing speeches that each lasted over an hour. But today, Ron Paul is at the Republican National Convention. He is given time to give a speech, despite the reluctance of most establishment Republicans.
He calmly walks up to the microphone and spouts his usual rhetoric- he talks about monetary policy, the Constitution, civil liberties, foreign policy, and the war on drugs, among other things. He then thanks the Republican Party for helping him become elected to Congress so many times. He says that Mitt Romney is a good man and a good friend. He then shocks the country. He says he has given up on the Republican Party, and he will not be endorsing Mitt Romney. He says the Republican Party establishment is farther now from his libertarian views than it ever has been. He says a vote for Romney might as well be a vote for Obama. He then endorses Gary Johnson for President, and urges his delegates to follow him as he exits the convention.
And they do.
