(CNN) - Ron Paul's campaign touted support from a family member of one of his rivals on Tuesday, just hours before the Iowa caucuses.
John Garver, 19-year-old nephew of surging Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, urged voters to pick Paul over his uncle.
"If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum," wrote Garver, a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
His comments came Tuesday in a column, titled "The trouble with my uncle, Rick Santorum," for the conservative news site The Daily Caller. The piece was then blasted out by the Paul campaign.
Garver criticized his uncle, a former two-term Pennsylvania senator, as a "big-spending Republican" who contributed to raising the debt level during the George W. Bush administration.
"It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul," Garver wrote. "Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions."
According to recent polls, Santorum is now battling for a top tier finish with Paul and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Tuesday night's caucuses.
Santorum's campaign did not respond immediately to requests for comment about Garver's column.
If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum. America is based on a strong belief in individual liberty. My uncle’s interventionist policies, both domestic and foreign, stem from his irrational fear of freedom not working.
It is not the government’s job to dictate to individuals how they must live. The Constitution was designed to protect individual liberty. My Uncle Rick cannot fathom a society in which people cooperate and work with each other freely. When Republicans were spending so much money under President Bush, my uncle was right there along with them as a senator. The reason we have so much debt is not only because of Democrats, but also because of big-spending Republicans like my Uncle Rick.
It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul. Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions. He believes that an individual is more powerful than any group (a notion our founding fathers also believed in).
Another important reason I support Ron Paul is his position on foreign policy. He is the only candidate willing to bring our troops home, not only from the Middle East, but from around the world.
Ron Paul seems to be the only candidate trying to win the election for a reason other than simply winning the election.
This year, I’ll vote for an honest change in our government. I’ll vote for real hope. I’ll vote for a real leader. This year, I will vote for Ron Paul.
John Garver is a 19-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. John is a strong supporter of Ron Paul despite his love for family member Rick Santorum.
If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum. America is based on a strong belief in individual liberty. My uncle’s interventionist policies, both domestic and foreign, stem from his irrational fear of freedom not working.
It is not the government’s job to dictate to individuals how they must live. The Constitution was designed to protect individual liberty. My Uncle Rick cannot fathom a society in which people cooperate and work with each other freely. When Republicans were spending so much money under President Bush, my uncle was right there along with them as a senator. The reason we have so much debt is not only because of Democrats, but also because of big-spending Republicans like my Uncle Rick.
It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul. Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions. He believes that an individual is more powerful than any group (a notion our founding fathers also believed in).
Another important reason I support Ron Paul is his position on foreign policy. He is the only candidate willing to bring our troops home, not only from the Middle East, but from around the world.
Ron Paul seems to be the only candidate trying to win the election for a reason other than simply winning the election.
This year, I’ll vote for an honest change in our government. I’ll vote for real hope. I’ll vote for a real leader. This year, I will vote for Ron Paul.
John Garver is a 19-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. John is a strong supporter of Ron Paul despite his love for family member Rick Santorum.
OH SNAP!!!
can you imagine how awkward the next family reunion is going to be??
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
i don' t think that this 2nd place finish is all that great considering that only 5.4% of all eligible voters actually showed up and voted. i don't think you can generalize the political climate of a state with 94% of voters don't vote...
Not sure if anyone said it... but 2 in the pink and 1 in the stink... the shocker..haha
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I can't believe there are enough people that think RICK SANTORUM would be a good president?
I'm honestly in shock. He'd get killed in the general.
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He lost to Bob Casey Jr. (basically just a Democrat bodybag) by 20 points.
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i don' t think that this 2nd place finish is all that great considering that only 5.4% of all eligible voters actually showed up and voted. i don't think you can generalize the political climate of a state with 94% of voters don't vote...
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(CNN) - Ron Paul's campaign touted support from a family member of one of his rivals on Tuesday, just hours before the Iowa caucuses.
John Garver, 19-year-old nephew of surging Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, urged voters to pick Paul over his uncle.
"If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum," wrote Garver, a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
His comments came Tuesday in a column, titled "The trouble with my uncle, Rick Santorum," for the conservative news site The Daily Caller. The piece was then blasted out by the Paul campaign.
Garver criticized his uncle, a former two-term Pennsylvania senator, as a "big-spending Republican" who contributed to raising the debt level during the George W. Bush administration.
"It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul," Garver wrote. "Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions."
According to recent polls, Santorum is now battling for a top tier finish with Paul and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Tuesday night's caucuses.
Santorum's campaign did not respond immediately to requests for comment about Garver's column.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/03/the-t ... -santorum/
If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum. America is based on a strong belief in individual liberty. My uncle’s interventionist policies, both domestic and foreign, stem from his irrational fear of freedom not working.
It is not the government’s job to dictate to individuals how they must live. The Constitution was designed to protect individual liberty. My Uncle Rick cannot fathom a society in which people cooperate and work with each other freely. When Republicans were spending so much money under President Bush, my uncle was right there along with them as a senator. The reason we have so much debt is not only because of Democrats, but also because of big-spending Republicans like my Uncle Rick.
It is because of this inability of status quo politicians to recognize the importance of our individual liberties that I have been drawn to Ron Paul. Unlike my uncle, he does not believe that the American people are incapable of forming decisions. He believes that an individual is more powerful than any group (a notion our founding fathers also believed in).
Another important reason I support Ron Paul is his position on foreign policy. He is the only candidate willing to bring our troops home, not only from the Middle East, but from around the world.
Ron Paul seems to be the only candidate trying to win the election for a reason other than simply winning the election.
This year, I’ll vote for an honest change in our government. I’ll vote for real hope. I’ll vote for a real leader. This year, I will vote for Ron Paul.
John Garver is a 19-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. John is a strong supporter of Ron Paul despite his love for family member Rick Santorum.
They are all a bit crazy to many.
can you imagine how awkward the next family reunion is going to be??
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/0 ... 84479.html
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
31 Rick Santorum Quotes That Prove He Would Be A Destructive President
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/05 ... president/
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. - Louis Brandeis
I'm honestly in shock. He'd get killed in the general.
SANTORUM COMES FROM BEHIND!!!
IT'S A SANTORUM LANDSLIDE!!!
I really hope that boob gets the nomination. Obama will sweep 50 states. He'll be crowned Emperor.
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I believe he is trying to set himself up for 2016 with a strong 2nd place finish this yr ...