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  • Orange County Register columnist: "The Ron Paul Penomenon"

    10/15/2007 7:20:30 PM PDT · by freedomdefender · 78 replies · 451+ views
    ocregister ^ | October 7, 2007 | Alan Brock
    The Texas congressman is not likely to be president, but his campaign already represents the most significant pro-freedom movement in recent American history. ...So how did a 72-year-old grandfather who is self-effacing and slender to the point of looking frail on television (he doesn't in person) become the closest thing to a rock star the Republicans have produced, swarmed for autographs at every appearance? Raised in Pittsburgh, Ron Paul attended Duke medical school, served in the Air Force, and began practicing medicine (he's an OB-GYN) near Houston. Along the way he started reading writers like Ludwig von Mises and Friederich...