Source: www.theblaze.com - Sunday, August 26, 2012
Former Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks during a rally in the Sun Dome at the University of South Florida on August 26, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo: Getty Images) Ron Paul chose to forgo the Republican National Convention in Florida this week, speaking instead at the University of South Florida to a group of his own supporters. Buzzfeed captured video of the remarks, focusing on a segment where Ron Paul claimed that, had his people been in charge, thousands of victims from the 9/11 attacks would still be alive. Paul was discussing foreign policy when he said: “Somebody… said the other day on the Internet, ‘if those Paul people had been in charge, Osama Bin Laden would still be alive.’” The former presidential candidate countered with emotion: “But you know what I think the answer is? So would the 3000 people [killed] on 9/11, be alive!” At that, the crowd roared. Watch the clip, via Buzzfeed , below: While Ron Paul has made an undeniable impact on the Republican Party in recent years, bringing it more towards the libertarian end of the spectrum, many are unnerved by the man’s foreign policy stance. In a separate article , Buzzfeed’s Rosie Gray said Ron Paul supporters were talking “mutiny” in Tampa, upset that their man is not going to be the one on the Republican ticket. Some say they will launch a write-in campaign for Paul, while others are starting to eye Gary Johnson as another leader of