What if Ron Paul were anonymous? Well, he is…
In Minnesota, during the “Rally for the Republic” in September 2008 was the first time I met and interviewed Ron Paul. After signing over 1,200 books for supporters, he was a bit exhausted. Yet, he graciously sat down with me to answer questions. He didn’t know me and he was initially apprehensive, but as we chatted for this exclusive live BreaktheMatrix.com broadcast Dr. Paul began to relax . He was drinking iced tea, laughing and sharing his views about his relationship to this new and exhilarating rEVOLution. Being from the South, I had a sense of sitting on the front porch having a meaningful conversation with a close friend.
After this experience something pushed me to try NOT interviewing Dr. Paul during most of my career as a talk show host on radio and podcast. Especially, while he was running for POTUS. I even launched and hosted Daily Paul Radio, thanks to Michael Nystrom, yet I never asked Dr. Paul for an interview. For what purpose I’d say to myself, “Why would you want to interview him? To discuss his campaign, his positions, his ideas? Were we not already hearing that in speeches, interviews and all the spontaneous content on the web? He’s been saying the same things for three decades!”
From that interview in 2008 I’ve realized that what made him unusual wasn’t just manifested externally through his consistent voting record and willingness to say what most wouldn’t dare. The outward expression reflected something underneath that seemingly couldn’t be intellectualized. That’s what I wanted to find out about Ron Paul. How was it that just being himself ignited the most impactful political movement of my lifetime?
What is his “himself”?
http://kurtwallace.com/2015/10/24/ron-paul-anonymous-well/
In Minnesota, during the “Rally for the Republic” in September 2008 was the first time I met and interviewed Ron Paul. After signing over 1,200 books for supporters, he was a bit exhausted. Yet, he graciously sat down with me to answer questions. He didn’t know me and he was initially apprehensive, but as we chatted for this exclusive live BreaktheMatrix.com broadcast Dr. Paul began to relax . He was drinking iced tea, laughing and sharing his views about his relationship to this new and exhilarating rEVOLution. Being from the South, I had a sense of sitting on the front porch having a meaningful conversation with a close friend.
After this experience something pushed me to try NOT interviewing Dr. Paul during most of my career as a talk show host on radio and podcast. Especially, while he was running for POTUS. I even launched and hosted Daily Paul Radio, thanks to Michael Nystrom, yet I never asked Dr. Paul for an interview. For what purpose I’d say to myself, “Why would you want to interview him? To discuss his campaign, his positions, his ideas? Were we not already hearing that in speeches, interviews and all the spontaneous content on the web? He’s been saying the same things for three decades!”
From that interview in 2008 I’ve realized that what made him unusual wasn’t just manifested externally through his consistent voting record and willingness to say what most wouldn’t dare. The outward expression reflected something underneath that seemingly couldn’t be intellectualized. That’s what I wanted to find out about Ron Paul. How was it that just being himself ignited the most impactful political movement of my lifetime?
What is his “himself”?
http://kurtwallace.com/2015/10/24/ron-paul-anonymous-well/
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