Now that was different! The Paul rally was at the Hotel Fort Des Moines, where several hundred rabid supporters filled a ball room. It was hosted by the veterans for a stronger America, and thus had a long pre-candidate program featuring a prayer, the pledge of allegiance, a narrative about Francis Scott Key, the singing of the national anthem, a speech by John Holland - a POW activist (who hates McCain), and an introduction by his deputy campaign chair. Paul himself gave a very libertarian speech, emphasizing foreign policy (we need to get out of Iraq and stop meddling in others' business). We should learn that Vietnam democratized after we left, not because we went there. He is worried about the dollar and the growth of our debt overall as well as the problem of China becoming our bankers as we borrow more money form them(his figures: 2.7 out of our 9 trillion debt, perhaps this was meant as our total foreign debt). It was an energetic crowd.
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