Paul Ryan: Ayn Rand Is The Reason I Got Into Politics

Paul Ryan has credited novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand as the reason he got into public service.

Mike Wallace: “You are out to destroy almost every edifice of the contemporary American way of life, our Judeo-Christian religion, our modified government regulated capitalism, our rule by majority will. Other reviews have said you scorn churches and the concept of God. Are these accurate criticisms?”

Ayn Rand: “Yes” -Video



Ayn Rand First Interview with Mike Wallace 1959 (Full)



Paul Ryan comments on his love of Ayn Rand -Video

Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan Spoke At The Koch Brothers Super-Secret Billionaires' Strategy Meeting -Think Progress





Ayn Rand Quotes about religion

Ayn Rand: “[Faith] is a sign of a psychological weakness . . . I regard it as evil...





Ayn Rand: I am against God.





Ayn Rand: I don't approve of religion...





Ayn Rand: “Each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest.”





Paul Ryan: “I give out Atlas Shrugged as Christmas presents, and I make all my interns read it.” He posted two videos on his Facebook page praising Rand.

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 -Video



Paul Ryan was voted biggest brown-noser in high school. -Link

Now remember, this is the lady that Paul Ryan said made him get into politics. She is also a Tea Party favorite with her book Atlas Shrugged.

Senator Rand Paul (Ron Paul 's son) – “I am a fan of Ayn Rand and I’ve read all her novels.”



Rush Limbaugh – “The brilliant writer and novelist, Ayn Rand, has written about this. Let me give you a couple quotes from Ayn Rand on this.”





Justice Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court Justice) – “”I tend really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.”





Paul Ryan's father died when Paul was only 16. Using the Social Security survivors benefits he received until his 18th birthday, he paid for his education at Miami University in Ohio, where he completed a bachelor's degree in economics and political science in 1992. So using social safety nets is okay for him but not for others?

Paul Ryan: U.S. Republican Representative - Wisconsin Paul Ryan Refuses Bible from Faithful America -Video After speaking at the 2011 Faith and Freedom Conference, Paul Ryan refuses to answer why he based his budget on the extreme ideology of Ayn Rand and not Biblical principles of economic justice then runs away from the Bible offered to him by the 7000 members of Faithful America who signed a petition asking the same question.