| | "The origins of the current Tea Party movement can be traced back to circa 2007. The movement's beginnings were kick-started by Republican Congressman Dr. Ron Paul in 2007. His GOP presidential campaign received a 24 hour, record breaking, money bomb on December 16, 2007;[21] which is the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. This event directly contributed to creating a libertarian revival and divide in the Republican Party.[22][23][24] Ron Paul continues to be a prominent force in the Tea Party movement, such as endorsing Tea party candidates,[25] and also giving talks and speeches alongside prominent Tea party activist, and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.[26][27] Sarah Palin has at times disagreed with Paul on foreign policy,[28] but eventually Sarah Palin changed her views on foreign policy and interventionism because of Ron Paul's inspiration and stance on limited government.[29] In 2012 she defended him against critics by saying, "[Paul's] The Only One Doing Something About Reining In Gov’t Growth"[30] Ron Paul had a direct affect on changing other prominent Republican's beliefs on the Federal Reserve. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and many others changed their views about the Federal Reserve after hearing Paul's opinions on the matter.[31]" | | "The origins of the current Tea Party movement can be traced back to circa 2007. The movement's beginnings were kick-started by Republican Congressman Dr. Ron Paul in 2007. His GOP presidential campaign received a 24 hour, record breaking, money bomb on December 16, 2007;[21] which is the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. This event directly contributed to creating a libertarian revival and divide in the Republican Party.[22][23][24] Ron Paul continues to be a prominent force in the Tea Party movement, such as endorsing Tea party candidates,[25] and also giving talks and speeches alongside prominent Tea party activist, and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.[26][27] Sarah Palin has at times disagreed with Paul on foreign policy,[28] but eventually Sarah Palin changed her views on foreign policy and interventionism because of Ron Paul's inspiration and stance on limited government.[29] In 2012 she defended him against critics by saying, "[Paul's] The Only One Doing Something About Reining In Gov’t Growth"[30] Ron Paul had a direct affect on changing other prominent Republican's beliefs on the Federal Reserve. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and many others changed their views about the Federal Reserve after hearing Paul's opinions on the matter.[31]" |
| − | I wrote this above paragraph, even though there is no proof of that. But bottom line I think the magnitude of Paul's influence needs to be considered, researched further, and added to this article.--[[User:Ikihi|Ikihi]] 19:34, 13 August 2014 (EDT) | + | I wrote this above paragraph on wikipedia, but im not going to copy and paste it here. But bottom line I think the magnitude of Paul's influence needs to be considered, researched further, and added to this article.--[[User:Ikihi|Ikihi]] 19:34, 13 August 2014 (EDT) |