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News from Iowa:
DES MOINES — The lack of an invitation didn’t stop Congressman Ron Paul from crashing the party.
Congressman Paul, R-Texas, was not extended an invitation to speak at Saturday’s Iowans for Tax Relief/Iowa Christian Alliance forum at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. But, he spoke to more than 600 supporters less than 100 feet away from a forum that saw six of his fellow GOP candidates address more than 800 at the forum.
Let’s look at those numbers for a moment.
McCain, Giuliani and Romney combined pulled in a crowd of 800.
Ron Paul alone pulled in a crowd of 600.
Even if we accept this report at face-value, the good doctor has kicked some GOP ass. However, I make it a point to never accept anything at face value.
According to first hand accounts, more than 1,000 people skipped Rudy McRomney in favor of Dr. Paul’s party.
Furthermore, according to other first-hand accounts, more than half of the seats reserved for fans of Rudy McRomney sat empty. Only 600 showed up.
Bottom line: worst-case, Dr. Paul had 600 to 800 (75%). Best case, Dr. Paul had 1,000 to 600 (166%).
Bonus question: how is the mainstream media going to spin this?
Bonus answer: Fuck the mainstream media. We don’t need them anymore-
Of the people, for the people, by the people.
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