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08-26-2012, 10:48 PM
TAMPA, Fla. - Rep. Ron Paul might have fallen short in his bid for the presidency, but this afternoon the libertarian leaning Texas congressman proclaimed his "liberty movement" alive and well.
Paul took center stage at his "We Are the Future" rally at the University of South Florida.
Animated and witty, he stuck to the message of limited government, the central theme of his presidential bid and a message he has been delivering all of his life.
"We want to get the government out of the business it's not supposed to be doing," Paul said.
Paul's rally sometimes resembled a rock concert. Fans wearing shirts with his name and image stood under colorful lights drinking tap beer and listened to Blues Traveler frontman John Popper perform ahead of Paul's remarks.
Many carried signs and shouted for the elimination of the I.R.S. and the Federal Reserve banking system
In an otherwise highly scripted week for the party, the event on the eve of the kickoff of the Republicans' nominating convention, was seen as an unpredictable.
Paul ended active campaigning in June and unlike most of his GOP rivals, hasn't endorsed Mitt Romney's candidacy. He told The New York Times for a story Sunday that he was denied a chance to speak because he refused to let the Romney campaign vet his remarks and give an unconditional endorsement.
More:
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-rallies-supporters-ahead-gop-convention-015400188--abc-news-politics.html
Paul took center stage at his "We Are the Future" rally at the University of South Florida.
Animated and witty, he stuck to the message of limited government, the central theme of his presidential bid and a message he has been delivering all of his life.
"We want to get the government out of the business it's not supposed to be doing," Paul said.
Paul's rally sometimes resembled a rock concert. Fans wearing shirts with his name and image stood under colorful lights drinking tap beer and listened to Blues Traveler frontman John Popper perform ahead of Paul's remarks.
Many carried signs and shouted for the elimination of the I.R.S. and the Federal Reserve banking system
In an otherwise highly scripted week for the party, the event on the eve of the kickoff of the Republicans' nominating convention, was seen as an unpredictable.
Paul ended active campaigning in June and unlike most of his GOP rivals, hasn't endorsed Mitt Romney's candidacy. He told The New York Times for a story Sunday that he was denied a chance to speak because he refused to let the Romney campaign vet his remarks and give an unconditional endorsement.
More:
http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-rallies-supporters-ahead-gop-convention-015400188--abc-news-politics.html