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Funny, about 10 minutes after Ron Paul was on, McCain was on saying how he wants us to get off foreign oil dependency so we never have to go to war again for OIL!!!

Basically, it was a major screw up. Everbody picked up on that right away. Then Wolf had some cute little binket on there defending McCain and trying say that he really meant the 1st Gulf War and that we went to war with Iraq over weapons of mass destruction (which were never found).

Most of the questions he asked were about which candidates he would support. (in other words, you've lost; now which one do you endorse?)

The whole time there were videos on the right side of the screen of the "3 candidates." On the bottom of the screen it said "Ron Paul STILL hasn't dropped out of the race" (emphasis mine on the STILL)

But wow, great answers to EVERYTHING! He made it VERY clear that all other 3 candidates were the same and voted to fund the war; that the Democrats just had better "rhetoric" -- ha ha! He was pressed to name one that was better [read: lesser evil] and he very reluctantly said that even though Obama might seem less for the war, he'd still find somewhere else to spend the money and he clearly said this is no way an endorsement!

He got to talk about his book and Wolfman did say he had thousands, millions of supporters. You bet.

I Love you Ron Paul! Way to go!!!!

Now go read the transcript and see the video on Youtube for yourself (below)

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul won't give up and support John McCain. Would he actually consider voting for a Democrat?

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

REP. RON PAUL (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The one who would most likely keep us from expanding the war is probably -- probably Obama.

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BLITZER: So is that an endorsement? I'll ask Ron Paul why he's still fighting his own party's all but certain nominee.

Plus, a remote island is about to have its day in the political sun. We're going to tell you why in this primary season Guam matters.

And can he create a new legion of McCain Democrats? We'll look at McCain's strategy and why he's refusing to look for silver linings.

Stay with us. You're in THE SITUATION ROOM.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

BLITZER: Once John McCain clinched the Republican nomination, his primary rivals fell by the wayside in the name of party unity. But one Republican who sees himself as something of a revolutionary did not.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: And joining us now, Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. He's the author of a brand-new book entitled "The Revolution: A manifesto," already a major bestseller.

Congressman, congratulations on the new book. Thanks very much for coming in.

PAUL: Thank you. Thank you for having me.

BLITZER: Why haven't you officially dropped out of this race yet?

PAUL: Well, I guess the race is still on. You know, I made a statement a few months ago that I would stay in the race as long as there's enthusiasm. Supporters are wanting to do things, and our numbers are growing, and there's money in the bank. And instead of us fading away with less and less, we seem to get more and more enthusiasm for what we've been doing.

BLITZER: The other Republican challengers have now endorsed John McCain, basically almost all of them. You're not ready to do that yesterday, are you?

PAUL: No, not quite, because I think our platform is a little bit different. And that would really confuse the supporters, because they know we have a precise program, and we have to defend that program.

BLITZER: But don't you want to see a Republican in the White House?

PAUL: Well, that's secondary to wanting the Constitution defended and wanting the country to go in the right direction, bringing peace around the world, having sound money and balanced budgets. All the things the Republicans, you know, traditionally have stood for. That's more important than just having a Republican. We have to know what we believe in.

BLITZER: What's your biggest problem with Senator McCain?

PAUL: I would say it was the issue that motivated me probably a year and a half ago to get involved. And that has to do with our foreign policy and the war in the Middle East, because I see it's so damaging to us around the world, as well as something we can't afford. And now we're facing a financial crisis.

And -- but I can't get that many allies in Washington. I mean, they are continuing to spend on war and welfare like there's no economic problem. I mean, any time a problem pops up, the Congress just appropriates more money and the Fed prints more money, and nobody seems to want to slow up.

BLITZER: It seems, Congressman -- excuse me for interrupting -- the two Democratic remaining presidential candidates, when it comes to the war in Iraq, are a lot closer to your stance than McCain.

PAUL: Yes, I would think so. But unless you look at the voting records, I mean, they really haven't voted that way. Even Obama has voted to support the war and the spending. And Hillary certainly has.

So I think their rhetoric is definitely better. And you have to give John McCain some credit. At least he's honest about it.

You know, he says, we're staying and we need to be there and we need to take on Iran if we have to, which is scary to me. But at least he's up front. The I think the Democrats are playing on some of the sympathies that I get that we ought to, you know, back away from some of these commitments.

BLITZER: If you had to pick one of those three right now, who would it be?

PAUL: It would be a tough choice, because I see them as all about the same. But I would think the one who would most likely keep us from expanding the war is probably Obama. But that doesn't mean that's an endorsement, because he'd spend the money somewhere else, and his voting record isn't all that great. But you asked me the question and I would say he would be slightly better on foreign policy.

BLITZER: So as long as McCain, I think I've heard you say in the past, supports continuing the war in Iraq, there's no way you could formally endorse him. Is that right?

PAUL: No, I think so. I think the war -- I want people to be talking about monetary policy and fiscal policy and all these things that are so important.

You know, I also believe in unity in the Republican Party. But unity is secondary to what we believe in. If we unify on something that's non-Republican, it doesn't have a whole lot of meaning. And that's what I'm afraid the Republicans are drifting into.

They're begging and pleading for unity, but we've got to know what we believe in. And I think that's where our problem is today.

BLITZER: All right. The book, "The Revolution," it's a huge bestseller. It's already out. Subtitled "A Manifesto."

I see the word "manifesto" and I'm sure a lot of our viewers see that word and it reminds them of another book that had the manifesto in the title, "The Communist Manifesto."

Tell me what the point is of "The Revolution: A Manifesto."

PAUL: Well, it's a declaration. But the manifesto has been used in other places less violently signed (ph). And than "The Communist Manifesto." It's just a statement of facts and beliefs. And it's an attention-getter.

So, this is the purpose, is to get the attention of the American people, what we need to do, what we need to believe in. And actually, it sounds revolutionary in the sense that it's brand new, but really what we're talking about is a peaceful revolution by just returning to the goodness of America, to our Constitution, and to free markets and personal liberties, and a noninterventionist foreign policy. Unfortunately, it is revolutionary to talk about obeying the Constitution, but that in essence is what's going on right now.

BLITZER: A lot of your main ideas are certainly very popular with your base. And you've got thousands, millions of people out there who love your ideas. But none of them really have been translated into policy yet in terms of the establishment, the Democrats and the Republicans.

What's the problem?

PAUL: Well, we're competing with people who believe we can still live off other people and off the government. Today, you know, we're processing a bill in Washington where George Bush is asking for $100 billion for the war. Well, the Democrats are going to vote for it as long as they get $50 billion of more spending on there. And there's too many special interests still in control of Washington.

I believe the people are really with me on these issues and want to see us cut back and have a balanced budget and have more common sense in what we do. But the special interests are still very much in charge in Washington.

BLITZER: Congressman Paul, thanks for coming on.

PAUL: Thank you very much.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: Ron Paul supporters may not have given him the Republican presidential nomination, but his online supporters have another goal right now. That would be best-selling author.

Let's go to our Internet reporter, Abbi Tatton.

What are we seeing, Abbi?

ABBI TATTON, CNN INTERNET REPORTER: Wolf, these are the same online Ron Paul supporters that had us all talking about the money bombs that they did at the end of last year, raising millions of dollars online in a day. Well, now it looks like we're in the middle of a book bomb.

For the third day now, "The Revolution: A Manifesto," Ron Paul's new book, is at number one at amazon.com on their best-seller list. This comes a couple of months after Ron Paul himself touted the book and Amazon online, where else, in a YouTube video. And since then, his supporters have been really hard at work with this Web site, RonPaulBookBomb, they've been signing people up to pledge that they will purchase at least one copy of the book. And there's been YouTube videos as well and e-mails going out to these lists of supporters with the message, let's help debut it at number one.

Why have they been doing this? The same reason that they brought you the Ron Paul Blimp. They want more publicity for this candidate, more press attention than he's been getting, and they think he hasn't been getting enough.

Their real goal, though, "The New York Times" best-seller list. We just got a copy of their upcoming list. Number seven right now, so a little ways to go -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Not too shabby to start at number seven.

All right. Thanks very much, Abbi, for that.

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It was a good interview. He did not get to speak long at ALL but Wolf didn't "go" at him too much..he speaks the truth and I bet he really got a LOT of Republicans upset. His main thing was that "unity" is secondary to following the constitution and our country going in the right direction...

don't you want a republican in the white house?? (Wolf Blitzer just asked Ron Paul) Answer.:"that's secondary to upholding the constitution, peace, etc.....

HE (WB)asks if the democrats are more in line with his beliefs..
and who is his favorite democrat....running?? A) "Obama"...he said he would be slightly better on foreign policy than clinton...but "I'm not endorsing him..he would spend the money elsewhere."

RP-He said unity for the Republican Party is secondary...to party principles

now WB is asking about his book.... why is it called a manifesto...

WB why haven't we seen a translation of your ideas in the form of policy.. RP --too many democrats still in charge of the senate , they don't believe in these things..

just a quick summary...great and fair interview....he only interrupted him once, and he apologized.

i promise not to squeeze to tightly. how can you not like that guy? don't reply if you are making money off the War Against Turrrr

watching it as i type

will let you know the summary of whats discussed

cough, sputter, gag..I'm sick

for whoever YouTubes that video!!!!

"Whether you think you can or think you cannot, you're absolutely right!"

Please, somebody, youtube this. I too no longer have cable. But am sure glad some of you still do!!

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Listed on RP Hope for America page !! Enjoy !!!

damn it... here I was the one who posted this, but I don't have a TV so I couldn't watch it... and now I hear it was awesome...

oh please God let there be a youtube.

Every Arrow or insinuation they tried to throw at him was so beautifully deflected by Ron Paul!

He is a ninja warrior... I just know it!

I feel the matrix breaking a lot lately... woot!

Great interview! I can't believe I actually got to see it LIVE. Usually, I only see them second-hand on youtube. Just happened to be at the computer reading my DailyPaul and spotted this link, snapped on the TV and caught the whole thing.
I wish he would just say he's not dropping out, never endorsing McCain, thinks all three 'front-runners' are slime, etc...
Wolf Blitzer was trying to make it sound like Dr. Paul was endorsing Obama. He shouldn't even entertain such questions! A simple 'No Wolf, all three candidates are diametrically opposed to my way of thinking and I could never support, or endorse, any one of them'.
Good exposure. Good mention of the book. #7 on NYT bestseller list, #1 on Amazon.
I don't know what I would do if he got on the View, or Oprah, or Ellen... Maybe I could have my wife dart me with a tranquilizer gun so I could watch them...

I hope somebody got a youtube!

The cable went off on the last three minutes or so with Dr. Paul on Wolf's show. It finally came back on when the girl was giving a report on Dr. Paul's new book and guess what -- the cable went off again. It came back on when the girl was done. It sure does make me wonder. Great timing! It will be back on later and I hope the cable doesn't go off again. Our cable never goes off and the weather is fine, so I just wonder -----

DO RUN RON!!!!!

It was awesome !!! What a plug !!! If he didn't pick up a million new supporters I'll s### and fall back in it !!! Is the tide finally turning ???

Wolf you tool,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, comparring Rons Book to the Communist Manifesto PLEASE,,,,,,,,,

That's what Wolf Blitzer said about "The Revolution: A Manifesto". =)

4:11 p.m., commercial break, and a nice ad bashing McCain just aired, LOL.

bump

that scumbag wolf blitzer mentions ron paul but sticks him at the end of his show. probably for a 1 minute spot.

bump... hopefully someone here will see it...

can somebody youtube this?