host tea party events. elected officials today fall all over themselves today to speak at tea party events. the tea partiers at least some of them seem to be opposed to ron paul as well. dr. paul is facing three challengers in his congressional district in texas. all of whom are in some way aligned with the tea party movement. joining us now is dr. ron paul. dr. paul, it s nice to have you back on the show. thank you for your time. thank you, rachel. you are being challenged in your re-election primary by several tea partierers, what is your relationship with the tea party movement now? well, it s about the same. you know, sometimes the tea party represents those views that i expressed during the campaign. the tea party type movement that people who are unhappy with the government where i go generally are on the campuses, and we