It’s fun reading these reports from journalists who have no idea what they’re witnessing. From the Lansing State Journal:

MACKINAC ISLAND – Michigan Republicans convened Friday on Mackinac Island amidst a sea of Ron Paul supporters. Paul, a Texas congressman and one of seven GOP presidential hopefuls attending the biennial state Republican leadership conference, unexpectedly recruited supporters who lined the docks at the Lake Huron island’s harbor and swarmed the Grand Hotel.

The large following in Mackinac is especially sweet for Paul because state GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis tried to get him removed from televised debates because of views that run counter to most Republicans. “This will be a test for us,” Paul said earlier Friday in an interview with the Detroit Free Press editorial board.

In contrast, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had fewer visible supporters at the conference, but created a buzz merely by getting on one of the ferries to the island in mid-afternoon.

“Unexpectedly recruited supporters?” What does that mean? Clearly the journalist did not expect the appearance of the Ron Paul Revolution, and had no idea how such a mob of enthusiasts could be assembled without being “recruited.”

The Detroit Free Press says:

But the most surprising presence for conference-goers arriving on the island was the swarm of supporters of maverick U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian-leaning congressman from Texas. Paul, who is almost unknown nationwide and usually polls in the low single digits against his better-known rivals, has become something of an Internet phenom.

Paul’s supporters were in evidence Friday, lining the highways to the straits with signs and cheering their hero at the Grand Hotel.

The outpouring seemed to surprise Paul.

“This will be a test for us,” Paul said earlier Friday, in an interview with the Free Press editorial board. “We may have a dozen supporters up there; we may have a couple dozen. And they’ll all be excited.”

The “outpouring” surprised Ron because he has no idea what his supporters might do next.

Digg it!

Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas greets supporters on the porch of The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., Friday, Sept. 21