As I sat in the debate last night, I was struck once again at the courage of Dr Paul to say the things that people don't want to hear, but need to. As this blog puts it, he "is a steel-spined a-kicker with dangling anatomy made of solid brass. He is a man in full." Definitely true, as he held his ground when barraged by the hostile questions - as you can see in this debate video with his questions extracted. I was happy to see him finally asked a second amendment question, since he is the strongest pro-gun candidate (A+ rating from GOA).



But all his bravery would have been for naught if it weren't for the strong support he was shown by us! When he walked onto the stage he got some of the loudest and longest applause. You could see a glint in his eye and a smile, that surely helped boost his courage for the night. When it came to the second amendment question, the applause was universal, since NH is very strong when it comes to gun rights. But in the divisive issue of the Iraq war, despite cheers for his opposition, it was balanced by his supporters. And, unbelievably, we saw a real debate break out!

On top of this, even CNN recognized the strong support shown for Dr Paul. Local papers like the Union Leader (article 1 and 2) noticed as well.

• The aircraft towing the Ron Paul banner


• The supporters who spent hours chalking Ron Paul all over the UNH campus


• That we had the most supporters, and hung out the longest

Finally, supporters from across the nation helped spur him to victory in the Fox text messaging poll (last I saw it was 33% to 17% for Giuliani?), and the MSNBC on-line poll.

So for all those people supporting Ron Paul, GET INVOLVED - IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Our voices must be heard. Even a single person can make a big difference - check out this article in the Christian Science Monitor about our very own Kelly Halldorson.

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