<blockquote>"He's the one guy in the field, agree with him or don't agree with him, who doesn't just regurgitate talking points or change what he believes to fit the audience in front of him."
- Jon Stewart, August 15, 2011 (
Media Ignores Ron Paul So Blatantly, Even Time Magazine Recognizes It; "Why?" is Easy to Explain, August 16, 2011) (
Context, August 16, 2011)</blockquote>
<blockquote>'Paul has already brought a libertarian flavor to the race, highlighted issues he deems important, and energized a base of voters discouraged with the religious right-dominated GOP.'
<blockquote>“I believe there are literally millions of more people now concerned about the very things I talked about four years ago.... The excessive spending, the entitlement system, the foreign policy, as well as the monetary system.” - Ron Paul</blockquote>
- Husna Haq,
Election 101: Ron Paul sets sights on 2012. Ten things to know about him, August, 2011</blockquote>
'..pulling troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan..'<blockquote>'Paul has also stuck to his guns. He rightly predicted the housing bubble and the economic catastrophe the nation is still recovering from and he supported pulling troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan before it became popular. It's clear Paul's long-held economic views—he wants a balanced budget, no increase in the debt ceiling, and no tax hikes—have found increased resonance among many in America over the last few years, particularly among Republicans and the Tea Party. "He's been proven right on some big issues," says the libertarian Cato Institute's David Boaz, who points out that some of Paul's ideas that were considered outlandish in 2007 are widely discussed now..'
- Mallie Jane Kim,
Is Ron Paul a Fringe Candidate?, August 16, 2011</blockquote>
<blockquote>'..Its time to bing the troops home..'
- Ron Paul,
Interview, August 16, 2011</blockquote>