Paul Ryan's campaign stop in Roanoke County, Virginia (Aug. 22, 2012)

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is scheduled to visit Northwest Hardware on Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke County for a "victory rally" on Wednesday. The event is set to begin at 8:45 a.m. Doors open at 7 a.m. Use #RyanRke to join the conversation.

  1. "More Than a Feeling" by Boston plays in the background as crowd starts leaving the area. #RyanRke
  2. This election a "defining moment." ... "We deliver Virginia, we save the American idea." And @PaulRyanVP leaves the stage. #RyanRke
  3. "We will not kick the can down the road ... we will lead." "And we will not blame others or take credit for others' hard work." #RyanRke
  4. "Our rights as individuals come from nature and God, not from government!" Whistles and applause. #RyanRke
  5. "We want to be an independent, free people." Extended applause. #RyanRke
  6. "The tax code is a mess ... we need to clean that mess up." Need one that is "fair, simple and competitive." Applause. #RyanRke
  7. "It's our *duty* to save the American dream for our children and their children." Applause. #RyanRke
  8. @PaulRyanVP talks about small business tax cuts in Canada. Same statement in Richmond last week. #RyanRke
  9. .@PaulRyanVP on debt: "We have to stop spending money we don't have." #RyanRke
  10. .@PaulRyanVP on fossil fuels: "We have a lot of energy in this country, let's *use* this energy!" More applause. #RyanRke
  11. Paul Ryan - "By the way, if we win, we are going to repeal Obamacare." #ryanrke @roanoketimes http://pic.twitter.com/7R5sQ8vO
  12. Lots of applause to this: "We win, we repeal Obamacare" #RyanRke
  13. On economy: "This is President Obama's imaginary recovery" #RyanRke
  14. Met with applause: "When people reach success in this country, that's a *good* thing!" #RyanRke
  15. @PaulRyanVP has already made multiple references @BarackObama speech in #Rke in July. Birth of "You didn't build that comment." #RyanRke
  16. .@PaulRyanVP: @MittRomney is a "bold and principled leader." A man in crowd occasionally yells "Fire Obama." #RyanRke
  17. "When Obama took office, he had a difficult situation. But he's made it worse!"- #PaulRyan #RyanRke
  18. .@PaulRyanVP just took the microphone, thanking Chris McMurray for "standing up for your beliefs" #RyanRke
  19. @PaulRyanVP on Crumb&GetIt's McMurray: "He just gave my speech. I’m voting for that guy!" #RyanRke
  20. "We are here to send the message to Obama, we did build our business!" -Chris McMurray who turned Biden away from bakery #PaulRyan #RyanRke

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