2008 Woodie Awards
Student shares passion for Presidential hopeful
Natalie Lopez/Collegio Reporter
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: Politics
Brandon Teel, a junior in technology education, proudly wears a gray hoodie that reads "Revolution," and right above that is a cartoon picture of Ron Paul with an American flag behind him. Teel also wears a white button with his idol's name and the year 2008.
Teel first heard about Ron Paul, a Texas congressman running for the 2008 nominations about six months ago. He says that he used to be registered as a Democrat, but once he read about Paul's views, he changed to Republican so that he could vote for him in the caucus.
"I first heard about him through a friend, on MySpace actually, and everything I read was like, 'Wow'," Teel said. "I totally agree with every issue."
Teel says that he admires that Paul wants to by with the Constitution.
While in Congress, Teel says, Paul voted only for legislation that was specifically authorized by the Constitution. Some of Paul's endeavors include limiting government and lowering taxes.
Teel has a lot of passion for what Paul stands for. To prove this, and to help others understand Paul more, he started a MySpace.com page of his own for Ron Paul. The web site address is www.myspace.com/thelastaphelion.
In this page, he has pictures of Paul, along with some blogs about his beliefs. He also posts bulletins.
"I have a blog of some of his issues directly from his web site," Teel said.
Paul had the biggest one-day fundraiser on Dec. 16, 2007 in 24 hours. He raised over $6 million. Teel says that he helped out by donating money, and giving out yard signs.
Besides donating, Teel carries pamphlets, a DVD about Paul, bumper stickers, and a stamp that reads "RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT www.ronpaul2008.com" in order to spread the word.
"I basically do footwork," Teel said. "As far as meet-up groups, I really don't do that. Like I was driving down the road, and I saw a guy with an old Ron Paul sign, so I gave him a new one."
Teel uses the rubber stamp to stamp anything that will be circulated. He paid to make the stamp with his own money.
"If I know that it will go into circulation, I will stamp it," Teel said, "I will advertise as much as possible."
Some of the things Teel says he would stamp are money and envelopes.
"I borrowed a lot of money from my friend, and I stamped every individual bill," Teel said.
Teel says that he would have started a group for Ron Paul supporters if he had more time.
"The problem with that is that it might be too late, since the caucuses are the fifth (of February)," Teel said.
However, he wants to start a group if Paul gets the Republican Party's nomination.
"I can't think of any other candidate I would want to vote for," Teel said. "I'd write in Ron Paul, probably."
Teel first heard about Ron Paul, a Texas congressman running for the 2008 nominations about six months ago. He says that he used to be registered as a Democrat, but once he read about Paul's views, he changed to Republican so that he could vote for him in the caucus.
"I first heard about him through a friend, on MySpace actually, and everything I read was like, 'Wow'," Teel said. "I totally agree with every issue."
Teel says that he admires that Paul wants to by with the Constitution.
While in Congress, Teel says, Paul voted only for legislation that was specifically authorized by the Constitution. Some of Paul's endeavors include limiting government and lowering taxes.
Teel has a lot of passion for what Paul stands for. To prove this, and to help others understand Paul more, he started a MySpace.com page of his own for Ron Paul. The web site address is www.myspace.com/thelastaphelion.
In this page, he has pictures of Paul, along with some blogs about his beliefs. He also posts bulletins.
"I have a blog of some of his issues directly from his web site," Teel said.
Paul had the biggest one-day fundraiser on Dec. 16, 2007 in 24 hours. He raised over $6 million. Teel says that he helped out by donating money, and giving out yard signs.
Besides donating, Teel carries pamphlets, a DVD about Paul, bumper stickers, and a stamp that reads "RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT www.ronpaul2008.com" in order to spread the word.
"I basically do footwork," Teel said. "As far as meet-up groups, I really don't do that. Like I was driving down the road, and I saw a guy with an old Ron Paul sign, so I gave him a new one."
Teel uses the rubber stamp to stamp anything that will be circulated. He paid to make the stamp with his own money.
"If I know that it will go into circulation, I will stamp it," Teel said, "I will advertise as much as possible."
Some of the things Teel says he would stamp are money and envelopes.
"I borrowed a lot of money from my friend, and I stamped every individual bill," Teel said.
Teel says that he would have started a group for Ron Paul supporters if he had more time.
"The problem with that is that it might be too late, since the caucuses are the fifth (of February)," Teel said.
However, he wants to start a group if Paul gets the Republican Party's nomination.
"I can't think of any other candidate I would want to vote for," Teel said. "I'd write in Ron Paul, probably."
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