The surge of energy, patriotism, and solidarity at the Target Center last night was something I personally have never seen in 31 years on this planet. Sure, there have been larger gatherings, and perhaps even higher decibel levels (perhaps), but never the combination of numbers, noise, and a genuine message - free of corporate sponsorship - all at the same time.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/story?id=5709014&page=1
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1003046/rnc_snorefest_drives_journalists_to.html?cat=8
The Rally for the Republic was an enormous success, and featured not only a speech for the ages by Congressman Paul, but some really dazzling words and performances - including a few huge surprises. C-SPAN 2 - aside from cutting away during the Aimee Allen performance for some ridiculous RNC coverage - did a great job covering the entire day and night.
Dr. Paul himself had the crowd of some 10,000-15,000 supporters in an hour-long frenzy. He gave a fiery sermon about liberties, freedom, the ill-advised direction the Neo-Cons have steered us in, and he even had some scathing remarks about the War on Drugs. I have never seen such admiration, adoration, and excitement from so many people about a candidate the media didn't tell them to support. It was real, and it was exhilarating to watch.
There were a number of memorable quotes from Dr. Paul, but rather than blandly run them down here, I suggest going over to the C-SPAN website where you can watch the speech in its entirety.
http://www.c-span.org/
There were a number of memorable appearances that truly came out of nowhere. First off, I though MSNBC's Tucker Carlson did a great job mc'ing. I've always thought of him - especially during his CNN Crossfire days - as a little Neo-Con minion. I must say, however, he seemed genuine enough about his admiration towards Dr. Paul, as well as his support of Libertarian ideals.
Barry Goldwater, Jr. introduced the Congressman, and really got the crowed fired up. I honestly must say I didn't expect all that much from him, especially after Alex Jones had expressed a rather 'so what' attitude toward Goldwater's attendance.
The biggest and brightest surprise to me though was the speech given by U.S. Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Erik Vendt. He really got the crowd going, describing how during his China trip he thought how he's glad he didn't live in a country where they listen to phone calls, read emails, and have cabs bugged.
"Then I realized," he said, "they (the U.S. Government) read my emails and listen to my phone calls.
"We're just one terror attack away from Martial Law."
What was not a surprise was Jesse Ventura's dead-on speech attacking the Bush Administration, the corporate run media, and the general direction of the country. He also came through big time with a little 9/11 Truth action.
"I'm going to move on to another subject that a lot of people don't want to discuss today," Ventura said. "And that's something called 9/11."
Ventura later went on to say, "When the FBI was pressed as to why 9/11 wasn't included [in Osama bin-Laden's rap sheet], their response was 'we don't have enough evidence'."
"Why do we have a President who stonewalled any investigation into 9/11 for two years?"
Good old Governor Ventura. Telling it like it is. What was really encouraging however, was that he sounded a lot more energized and upbeat than he did a few weeks ago on the Alex Jones Show when he sounded pretty resigned as to the fate of the U.S.
After last week's nauseating dog and pony show at the DNC, and the basically non-existent Neo-Con parade full of unpopular discredited fools in St. Paul at the RNC, last night's Rally was really the potent shot in the arm of patriotism that the people needed. It showed yet again that there really is an interest in freedom and in our Constitution, and that there are powerful, courageous people still out there willing to lead the Revolution.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1003046/rnc_snorefest_drives_journalists_to.html?cat=8
The Rally for the Republic was an enormous success, and featured not only a speech for the ages by Congressman Paul, but some really dazzling words and performances - including a few huge surprises. C-SPAN 2 - aside from cutting away during the Aimee Allen performance for some ridiculous RNC coverage - did a great job covering the entire day and night.
Dr. Paul himself had the crowd of some 10,000-15,000 supporters in an hour-long frenzy. He gave a fiery sermon about liberties, freedom, the ill-advised direction the Neo-Cons have steered us in, and he even had some scathing remarks about the War on Drugs. I have never seen such admiration, adoration, and excitement from so many people about a candidate the media didn't tell them to support. It was real, and it was exhilarating to watch.
There were a number of memorable quotes from Dr. Paul, but rather than blandly run them down here, I suggest going over to the C-SPAN website where you can watch the speech in its entirety.
http://www.c-span.org/
There were a number of memorable appearances that truly came out of nowhere. First off, I though MSNBC's Tucker Carlson did a great job mc'ing. I've always thought of him - especially during his CNN Crossfire days - as a little Neo-Con minion. I must say, however, he seemed genuine enough about his admiration towards Dr. Paul, as well as his support of Libertarian ideals.
Barry Goldwater, Jr. introduced the Congressman, and really got the crowed fired up. I honestly must say I didn't expect all that much from him, especially after Alex Jones had expressed a rather 'so what' attitude toward Goldwater's attendance.
The biggest and brightest surprise to me though was the speech given by U.S. Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Erik Vendt. He really got the crowd going, describing how during his China trip he thought how he's glad he didn't live in a country where they listen to phone calls, read emails, and have cabs bugged.
"Then I realized," he said, "they (the U.S. Government) read my emails and listen to my phone calls.
"We're just one terror attack away from Martial Law."
What was not a surprise was Jesse Ventura's dead-on speech attacking the Bush Administration, the corporate run media, and the general direction of the country. He also came through big time with a little 9/11 Truth action.
"I'm going to move on to another subject that a lot of people don't want to discuss today," Ventura said. "And that's something called 9/11."
Ventura later went on to say, "When the FBI was pressed as to why 9/11 wasn't included [in Osama bin-Laden's rap sheet], their response was 'we don't have enough evidence'."
"Why do we have a President who stonewalled any investigation into 9/11 for two years?"
Good old Governor Ventura. Telling it like it is. What was really encouraging however, was that he sounded a lot more energized and upbeat than he did a few weeks ago on the Alex Jones Show when he sounded pretty resigned as to the fate of the U.S.
After last week's nauseating dog and pony show at the DNC, and the basically non-existent Neo-Con parade full of unpopular discredited fools in St. Paul at the RNC, last night's Rally was really the potent shot in the arm of patriotism that the people needed. It showed yet again that there really is an interest in freedom and in our Constitution, and that there are powerful, courageous people still out there willing to lead the Revolution.
