Rep. Paul Ryan delivered his CPAC speech this morning and started off by zinging his own party: “Nice to be in a room full of conservatives for a change.”
Paul Ryan: "It's great to be in a room full of Conservatives for a change" He sure is right. #tcot #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/sNiVZZ1qgZ
— Quid Pro Loft (@l0ftzilla) March 15, 2013
Unlike Donald Trump’s flop, Ryan’s speech was standing room only.
http://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/statuses/312561165093978112
http://twitter.com/katyabram/statuses/312559757296799744
More from his CPAC address:
Crowd greets Cong Paul Ryan – and mention of his hometown of Janesville, WI – with enthusiastic applause and standing o at #cpac2013.
— Steve Edwards (@dailyedwardian) March 15, 2013
Hey girl. It's Paul Ryan #cpac2013 #swoon pic.twitter.com/mHoVOED6YT
— JNP (@JadeNicolePerry) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/312560164320460801
Ryan on Dem budget: "The Vatican's not the only place blowing smoke this week." #cpac2013
— Pema Levy (@pemalevy) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/adamsavader/status/312560708304908288
https://twitter.com/RepubGrlProbs/status/312560724834664450
https://twitter.com/jaoleksak/status/312560910357123072
Ryan: "We're not balancing the budget as an accounting exercise… we're trying to improve people's lives." #CPAC2013
— Michal Conger (@MichalConger) March 15, 2013
Another one-liner that went over well with the audience:
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The President says we are in recovery, but I say we are in critical care says Ryan at #CPAC2013
— Laine Milam (@lainemilam) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: We're on a verge of a debt crisis. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
#CPAC: Ryan – the government is saying that if we save and plan ahead, we're suckers. #TWTC13CPAC
— Al Maurer (@acmaurer50) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: We have to grow the economy. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/SarahMuro/status/312561792800935939
Ryan on the nat'l debt: "We have to tackle this problem before it tackles us."
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Ryan: "When govt does too much, it doesn't do anything well."
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan speaking #CPAC13. We have to fix entitlements. We need to make govt leaner. Duty of govt is to secure rights
— MyGovCost (@mygovcost) March 15, 2013
#CPAC: Ryan – we find our fulfillment in our communities, our relationships with other people, not in government #TWTC13CPAC
— Al Maurer (@acmaurer50) March 15, 2013
Paul Ryan: Leaders don't just speak up. They listen too. #CPAC2013
— Laura Byrne (@Byrne_Notices) March 15, 2013
Ryan pointing to private initiative to create jobs, not gov bailouts or intrusion. "Work gives people more than a paycheck" #CPAC2013
— Laine Milam (@lainemilam) March 15, 2013
https://twitter.com/FaithGoldy/status/312562824939450368
https://twitter.com/mattdizwhitlock/status/312562839833419776
Ryan on his budget @ #cpac: "our budget offers an end to the brinksmanship, it restores regular order"
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) March 15, 2013
"We trim government back to its proper size, we reduce the budget." -Paul Ryan #CPAC2013
— Jackie Wellfonder (@Wellfonder) March 15, 2013
So, how’d he do? Conservative viewers loved the speech:
https://twitter.com/adamsavader/status/312563831882784768
https://twitter.com/nhflatlander/status/312563535404220417
@PRyan electrifying the crowd with: "They are the party of shared hardship. We are the party of equal opportunity!"
— CPAC 2020 (@CPAC) March 15, 2013
This guy should have been our Vice President. Not the buffoon we have now. #PaulRyan
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 15, 2013
Twitchy will have video for you as soon as it is available.
Update: Here’s video of Paul Ryan’s speech.