Apostles of Paul ~ New York

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http://www.cityhallnews.com/news/128/ARTICLE/1304/2007-10-30.html

Lots of passion on the forum about who supports Ron Paul. This is a great article about the recent NY rally.

Avery Knapp is a 28-year-old lanky blonde radiologist originally from Rancho Palos Verdes, California in the last year of his residency at Lenox Hill. He is not the guy always talking politics in high school, nor the guy long drawn to iconoclastic ideologyâ€”always a conservative, he thinks he voted for Bob Dole in 1996 and knows he picked George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. He is a committed Republican. But he never thought to vote in a primary or care much about who did.
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Across the country and even the world, 1,083 Ron Paul MeetUp groups have formed, more than for any other presidential candidate, of either party. The largest is in Austin, Texas, not far from the coastal district Paul calls home. With 775 members at last count, New York Cityâ€™s ranks second.
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Those drawn into Paulâ€™s New York campaign include some with ties and collar stays, others with tattoo wrapped arms and lip studs. There are policy wonks and whiners, lost soul weirdos and straight-laced professionals. A roomful of Ron Paul supporters, gathered at a bar to watch a Republican debate or at the warped-floorboard loft in Chelsea they now call their campaign headquarters, looks barely distinct from any group of New Yorkers out for the night.
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There was William Slippey, a web designer, who at 30, has never voted before. There was Justin Glynn, who had served eight years in the army in Iraq and Israel, â€œan aspiring green energy consultantâ€ who voted for Ralph Nader in 2004 who believes Paulâ€™s stance on the Middle East is the only one with the proper sense of history and understanding. There was Autumn Wark, a mixed media artist who sells her work on the street of SoHoâ€”and also described herself as an aspiring screenwriter, a dancer/choreographer and a personal trainer. She raised three children as Democrats in a one bedroom apartment without medical insurance, she said. But no candidate had ever inspired her beforeâ€”â€œgiving me wet dog crap and dry dog crap is not a choice,â€ she said. She switched her registration to Republican to vote for Paul in the primary.
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The people in the bar were not the only ones Knapp has helped convince. His whole family supports Paul now, as does his girlfriend.
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This was the scene in NY City when Paul finished his scheduled interview (I think it was ABC News).

Knapp holds traffic on 42nd Street, trying to get Paul through Grand Central, on the way to his speak at the free-market Mises Institute luncheon, which Knapp will attend as well. The crowd follows. They bunch at the door as they wait for the stragglers. They pause for a moment, then they pour in, chanting his name.

â€œRon Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul!â€ Paul himself does not seem to notice. Veering to the right, he bounds up the first set of beige marble stairs, on his way up to MÃ©trazur. Behind him, they have poured in, hundreds of them waving their blue and red campaign signs. They fill most of the space in the main concourse between the stairs and the clock. Paul turns to face the crowd. He motions for his wife to come stand by his side.

â€œRon Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul!â€ they scream.

The whole station has turned toward the noise. Paul grabs the thick edge of the balcony with his right hand, steadying himself, and hurls his left into the air, finger pointed.

â€œIt is now time to end this war and bring our troops home!â€ Paul shouts.

The crowd roars. Paul thrusts himself forward again. â€œIt is time to restore liberty to this country and obey the Constitution!â€ They cheer, stomp their feet, whistle and catcall. â€œIt is time to make sure that we retain the right of habeas corpus and personal liberties.â€ Each time, the applause gets louder.

â€œThank you very much for coming,â€ he says, slightly emphasizing the â€œvery,â€ seemingly shocked, as he often seems to be, that so many people are paying attention to him and simultaneously just as shocked that many more are not.

â€œThere is really something going on, there is truly a revolution going on in this country!â€ Paul shouts, hitting the first syllable of â€œrevolutionâ€ with the flourish of a preacher.

â€œRon Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul!â€ the crowds chants.

Then, from among them, comes a solitary voice.

â€œTimes Square!â€

They all stop, and for a moment, there is almost a hush in Grand Central. Then the crowd erupts again.

â€œTimes Square! Times Square! Times Square!â€ And off they go, waving their signs and pumping their fists. As their candidate leaves for lunch, his supporters march off to spread their message on the other side of town.
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As much as I want Ron Paul to win the election in 2008, he still has a long way to go.

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lpxxfaintxx said: ↑

As much as I want Ron Paul to win the election in 2008, he still has a long way to go.
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Of course, the primaries won't even be decided for several months.

Just remember, you can get involved and make it happen now, or you can either not vote later, or choose the lesser of two evils on election day.

The right man, at the right time. I'm trying to do my part.

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