Ron Paul: The World’s Most Popular U.S. Congressman
June 23, 2009
Ryan Grim
6/22/2009
Months after his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination ended, Rep. Ron Paul has become a hot ticket on the international stage. Unlikely as it may seem, Paul, a Texas Republican, is the most popular member of Congress outside the United States, if foreign television appearances are any indication.
Paul expected his international influence to diminish after the quixotic presidential campaign. In fact, it’s gone the other way.
“It’s actually building,” he told the Huffington Post. “It really truly baffles me. I see myself as somebody who’s been saying the same thing for about 30 years and not too many people paying any attention.”
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Harold
Gentlemen, If you could see me now, I have Ron Paul’s “CHOOSE LIBERTY” wrist band on, that I’ve been wearing ever since he sent it to me a year ago. I show it to people every chance I get.
That’s right, people do give me a strange look, fools that they are. Ron and I will WIN IN THE END. Sometimes, right wins out