Ron Paul Rally Denver, CO

Ron Paul was in town for a big rally. It was downtown at the convention center. They said there were 3,000 people there. I'm not so sure about that but there were many more people than chairs.

The festivities began by playing Yankee Doodle, odd. Then there was a marathon prayer session to start things out. Like, really long, like dude you're just giving a speech and the believers have to keep their heads bowed for 10 minutes. It was injecting a bit too much religion into the politics but what're you going to do. I met up with an atheist friend at the rally, I will say that he did not bow his head during prayer.

Ron Paul came out after some quick speeches by the guy that runs the state campaign and then the lady that runs the Douglas county organization. Of course the crowd was excited to see Dr. Paul speak.



Notable applause lines:

• Anything to do with freedom
• End the war in Iraq
  
• End the war on drugs
• Abolish the Federal Reserve

I was really surprised about the last two. I've done drugs on 3 occasions. I don't see wanting to do drugs but I think the war on drugs is a waste and an imposition on our freedoms. All non-violent drug offenders need to be pardoned immediately.

The Federal Reserve issue still surprises me. It's just hard to imagine that many people understand the issue and can get motivated about it. I've watched Ron Paul give other speeches in other cities and you get the same response, the crowd stands up and roars when he talks about getting rid of the Federal Reserve.

I encourage you to research the Federal Reserve, it's not part of the federal government and it doesn't have a reserve. It's a collection of private banks that operate for profit. They have been robbing an ignorant America since 1913 and it has to end.

Some things I didn't think I'd see at the Ron Paul rally:

• A man in a kilt
• A woman in a hijab
• Guys from Cop Watch filming the event

Ron Paul made an especially salient point towards the end. He drew a comparison with Germany in the 20s and 30s. They faced very hard times, they saw their way out of this by becoming militarily aggressive and curtailing rights. Could we slip into that? 10 years ago could you imagine us becoming what we are? Not everyone can swallow this point but it resonates with me.