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December 03, 2007 5:56 PM

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: It was a big moment for Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex, and his presidential candidacy when he appeared in late October on the Tonight Show, sandwiched between Tom Cruise and the Sex Pistols.

But Paul will take his libertarian-tinged Republican ethos in another direction Tuesday, when he marches straight into the henhouse.

He'll appear opposite Whoopi, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Kate Walsh of Gray's Anatomy and Private Practice fame, who co hosting in the absence of Elizabeth Hasselbeck on ABC's woman-oriented chat show 'The View' Tuesday.

Its unlikely that the Texas OB-Gyn has ever himself seen The View. He doesn't watch much TV and says he has never watched a reality TV show. Paul is more knowledgeable about the Austrian School of Economics and why the United Sates Treasury should not be printing money, odd topics about which to crow on The View.

The other guest on Tuesday's episode of The View will be Abigail Breslin, the child star.

Paul is not the first Presidential candidate to appear on the show, but he will apparently be the first Republican.

In October, Sen. Hillary Clinton kicked off a week-long "Women Changing America Tour" with an appearance on the show.

Democrat and former North Carolina Senator Edwards and his wife Elizabeth cancelled their appearance on the show in solidarity with striking Writers Guild of America union members who work for the show.

Michelle Obama, the wife of Illinois Senator and Democrat Barack Obama, backed out on a temporary co-hosting gig for the same reason.

But the strike, which is entering its second month, will not affect Republican Paul, whose campaign has struggled to attract more coverage from mainstream media outlets.

Paul has raised large amounts of money in recent months -- $10.5 million since October -- and has shown some movement in polls in early primary states. But his national poll numbers remain low.

"Its an audience that we need to reach," said Paul spokesman Jesse Benton of Paul's foray into daytime TV.

"The political junkies and the people in the early four primary states know how strong Dr. Paul is running, but we need to reach the demographic that is watching the view. Affluent, middle aged women. Those are people we need to introduce to Dr. Paul," he said.

Asked about Paul's appearance on the show, ABC Daytime spokesman Karl Nilsson said the show has had on many politicians, but would not otherwise discuss the bookings.

December 3, 2007 in McCain, John, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (42)

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Can't wait to see you Ron Paul. You are the future of our country.

Posted by: Terry | Dec 3, 2007 5:58:30 PM

Ron Paul sounds alot like Beatlemania. Once you hear the unique sound The Beatles have, everything else just pales in comparison. It's time for "Something New" "Ron Paul" everyone else sounds like a broken record compared to Ron Paul's fresh views. Let's give him a chance.. who knows once you hear what he has to say, you might be singing YEAH YEAH YEAH with the rest of us zanies :).

Posted by: Ronda | Dec 3, 2007 7:38:40 PM

I'm just another self-employed, tax-paying, Ron Paul "zanie", with one son in Korea.. another just back from Afghanistan and a third son who served in Gulf Qar One. They're all Ron Paul zanies as well. Doesn't that just yank your crank... that folks like us are in Congressman Paul's camp?

Posted by: Dutch | Dec 3, 2007 7:42:10 PM

Correction: Ron Paul wants the Treasury to print money INSTEAD OF the Federal Reserve. He wishes to abolish both the FED and the IRS and save money by having the U.S. Treasury print our money and circulate it without the cost and interest that the FED charges Americans. He also wants Americans to use the money that they would pay every year to the IRS to inject directly into the economy through their use as a part of his aim to turn our economy back to a 'sound money' system!

I think that the View and the viewing audience is a great group of people for Ron Paul to get his message to.

Also of note is that there are huge numbers of supporters for Ron Paul -- the polls are calling pretty much just those who voted in the 2004 Republican primary. And only those with land lines. And if someone says they are supporting Ron Paul, the poll then branches off to ask them twenty some questions about how to cook rice and then on to many questions about the individuals sexual preferences---they dump from the stats anyone who does not make it to the end of the poll---have never come across polls like this!

Posted by: Bill Hicks | Dec 3, 2007 7:47:31 PM

Henhouse? Sexist much?

Posted by: Grace Foster | Dec 3, 2007 8:19:34 PM

Ronda,

God bless you and your sons! And yes, Ron Paul yanks my crank too!!!!

Posted by: steve | Dec 3, 2007 8:21:23 PM

Dutch,

I am so glad that you and your family are Ron Paul supporters. God Bless you and your family members overseas, we pray for you all everyday.

Hope you will be able to vote for Ron Paul in the Primaries with absentee ballots, is that how it works?

Posted by: Terry | Dec 3, 2007 8:34:10 PM

Everywhere you go all you see is Ron Paul signs and his supporters and he seems to be out-raising every other candidate in this quarter....yet according to the mainstream media ...he doesn't exist???

Posted by: arthall33 | Dec 3, 2007 8:51:58 PM

I think he's too old and not quite up to par in foreign policies. We don't live in 1776 anymore. We are not fighting countries, we are fighting a religion. Never done before in our history, and Ron Paul has got it wrong. I like his social stands, but that's about it.

Posted by: cbeargal | Dec 3, 2007 9:32:25 PM

Cbeargal,

Fighting a religion? Are you serious? Attacking Iraq based on lies and killing thousands of civilians? Building permanent military bases while saying they are not there to occupy the country? Humiliating people in their prisons (Abu Ghraib)? You call that fighting a religion? Ridiculous.

Posted by: Anthony | Dec 3, 2007 10:15:21 PM

First, Dutch, thank your kids for me in admiration of their service. I have a father-in-law coming back from his service in the Army just outside Baghdad in the next week, myself, and it couldn't be a moment too soon.

Posted by: Gary | Dec 3, 2007 10:33:29 PM

The one thing I like about Ron Paul is his support for the FAIR TAX ACT of 2007. While his penchant for strict adherence to the constitution is admirable, this is not 1787 and the world obviously has become much more complicated. The authors of the constitution were aware that changes would be needed and necessary in the changing world so therefore provided the means to accomplish this need by amendment, judicial review and congressional legislation. Mr. Paul's voting record reflects an inability to recognize these needed changes. The one candidate who would be a better choice is Barack Obama, who not only studied constitutional law, but also taught the subject for 10 years and understands the changes that have been necessary to support our infrastructure.

Posted by: GC | Dec 3, 2007 11:13:44 PM

Sorry Anthony, but you are wrong on where Ron Paul stands with regard to issues of gays, religion, and education.
With regard to gay issues, Ron Paul has explained that the Constitution protects the liberty and privacy of all individuals, whether the person is gay, straight,female, black, white, brown and so on.
On issues relating to education, Ron Paul does not believe that the federal government should dictate to the states on how to educate their children. The department of education on the federal level has only been around since the Reagan administration. Before that each state had control over matters of educational policy and children were much more capable of learning how to read and write. In the last 30 plus years education has been at a downward spiral since federal involvement.
With regard to religion Dr. Paul believes in separation of church and state.

Posted by: Maria | Dec 3, 2007 11:24:47 PM

We were suppose to fightening 19 thugs, most were Saudis, none from IRAQ. Bush allowed the 911 leader's relatives to fly out of the US when all the other airplanes were grounded. Bush's goal has always been to go after the IRAQ oil. Bush is violates our consitution, spys on us, voided haebas corpus and illegally invaded IRAQ. All the republicans are following his footesteps, execept Ron Paul who again, was right about IRAN.

Posted by: Greg | Dec 4, 2007 12:18:54 AM

By the way, I was attracted to Ron Paul for his fiscal responsibility:

The Federal Reserve prints money and LOANS it to the United States at INTEREST.

The Federal Reserve isn't a government agency; it isn't federal at all and there are NO Reserves...it's a PRIVATE bank! In fact, the Fed is the only private central bank in the WORLD! And the INTEREST we pay down on the national debt equals what the IRS collects.

That's how we get rid of the IRS. Get rid of the INTEREST we pay to the Fed and presto; get rid of the IRS! It's that simple!!!

Posted by: Tor | Dec 4, 2007 12:28:03 AM

I too am a Ron Paul supporter he is the first one in a long time to share every single one of my views. I am getting everybody I know to vote for this man so far just about everyone I know is going to vote for him as well. I am telling everyone about him even at work , i'm a hairdresser so it's a great avenue for me to explain to people why it's in all of our best interests to vote for this great man.

Posted by: fedupwiththecurrentsystem | Dec 4, 2007 2:20:55 AM

I can't wait to see this on YouTube :) I can't wait for the media to eat their shorts and be forced to report seriously about the Ron Paul Revolution! GOO RON PAUL!

Posted by: Jeff DeRonde | Dec 4, 2007 5:24:37 AM

Your right tumbleweedin....I am voting for the first time in my life...I am 57..Finally a candidate worth voting for...RON PAUL 08

Posted by: arthall33 | Dec 4, 2007 8:22:12 AM

There are really only two choices for president this election cycle- those who cater to the big government/big brother mafia, and Ron Paul. He's the only one who has maintained his integrity during decades of public service. Anyone who can swim with the sharks in Washington for 30 years and not get eaten is OK in my book. That he also happens to extoll common sense solutions to the biggest problems facing our nation is bonus. We've had more than enough slick, self-serving liars (and lawyers) in the White House for one generation-- vote Ron Paul.

Posted by: h5mind | Dec 4, 2007 9:42:31 AM

I'm a big Ron Paul fan too, but those of you claiming that the Fed prints money may have gotten a bit confused. It is, in fact, the Treasury (through their Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint) that prints money. Though it is true that the Fed influences how much money is actually in circulation. The primary problem with the Fed is that it expands and contracts credit and the money supply according to its arcane technocratic formulas designed to smooth imaginary economic cycles. All they end up doing is distorting the market and causing a misallocation of investment, which of course leaves society as a whole worse off. Problems like the Great Depression were actually the RESULT of this government involvement in money and credit. We're always better off when the free market is allowed to do it's thing, which Ron Paul understands better than anyone else in the two state-sponsored parties (Dems and GOP).

Posted by: Darren | Dec 4, 2007 10:16:37 AM

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