Ron Paul in Iowa
After being excluded from the Presidential Forum hosted by the Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance, Ron Paul’s campaign set up a rally located in the same complex as the Forum immediately following it. The six republican candidates that attended the Iowa forum, including “front runner” Mitt Romney, drew a crowd of around 600 people, leaving hundreds of seat unfilled. The rally for Ron Paul drew almost twice as many. Many sources have been reporting that the venue, with a capacity of 1000 people, was packed, with many more standing around the perimeter. Despite this turn out, the local Des Moines news paper chose to concentrate on the Iowa Forum.
There were a few notable observations following the event. Simply because an organization — namely the Iowans for Tax Relief and the Iowa Christian Alliance — bears a title suggesting they support a particular cause, does not necessarily mean they do so to the greatest extent. Clearly other factors play a role in the goals they seek to achieve.
We also should clearly see, despite smears by the main stream media claiming that Ron Paul’s supporters are just a few internet spammers, Dr. Paul has vast support with passion unmatched by any presidential candidate, Republican or Democrat.
Finally, we should be aware of the bias of many in the main stream media, as they clearly have proved that they do not always report events appropriately.
All of these observations should convince those who believe in Dr. Paul’s message to support him, even though the common perception is that he has no chance to win. We are being offered an opportunity to make some significant repairs to this damaged country. Don’t let this defeatist attitude take that chance away.