Ron Paul discussed a conversation he had with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow while discussing homeschooling at a campaign event Monday night.

At a town hall discussion at the Civic Auditorium of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Paul spoke on his pro-homeschooling views, saying arguments that homeschooled children receive inadequate education have been disproven.

He then mentioned his conversation with Tebow, in reference to an argument that homeschooled kids don't get the chance to participate in sports.

"You know I was talking to a football player the other day and I think he's rather famous now," he said. "I think it’s Tim Tebow, something like that, and of course, of course most people know he was homeschooled and he's doing pretty well for himself."

The Paul campaign told Fox News Tebow's manager, who is a Paul supporter, arranged a friendly phone call between the Republican candidate and the NFL star.

On the eve of Idaho's caucus as part of the 'Super Tuesday' contests, Paul said he enthusiastically believed his campaign 'had to do well tomorrow' in Idaho based on the event's turnout. (read more)

Sunday presidential candidate Ron Paul ventured where none of his competition for the Republican nomination has gone this election season... Alaska.

Rep. Ron Paul held events in Fairbanks and later Anchorage, mostly sticking to his usual themes. But he did freshen his routine criticism of the Transportation Security Administration by mentioning with noticeable reaction from audiences the recent screening of a breastfeeding mom who had a pump, "and they didn't believe her, they weren't going to let her on, they made her demonstrate it, that is how sick this is."

Railing against the Patriot Act and National Defense Authorization Act are red meat topics for his audiences, "The fact is that if you've come across the name of a bill in Congress that sounds pretty neat, that sounds like a good idea, you can be assured the bill is going to do exactly the opposite of what the bill is called." In Fairbanks, one man went so far as to change into a costume prison stripes. He sat in the front row, prominently holding a sign that said: Stop NDAA Indefinite Detention Law. (read more)

The girls are at it again.  The three eldest daughters of Republican presidential Jon Huntsman have put together a tongue-in-cheek song, teasing their latest satirical work with a Tweet Wednesday night that read, "Spotted: Herman Cain rolling up in style to the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester with a 6 car motorcade... jamming to this."

Their riff on Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" is titled "Huntsman's Back."  It starts, "We're bringing Huntsman back... The rest of them is one big circus act."  It goes on to call out other candidates in part with this, "Herman Cain, we like your pizza, but you can't explain, how 9-9-9 will get us back in shape."  And later, "Hey Mitt, what are you gonna say (Romney clip) 'I believe that abortion should be safe and legal.'  Tell us Newt, what's your game? (Gingrich clip) 'Mickey Mouse games.' Rick Perry, what's your stance?  (Perry clip) 'I stepped in it man.' " (read more)

This week Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry is stomping in Iowa, and it seems he's got the right footwear on to do it.  (read more)

The Huntsman campaign team loves to launch Twitter attacks and their newest target, Donald Trump, has taken the bait.

Huntsman "has zero chance of getting the nomination," Trump tweeted Thursday. "Whoever said I wanted to meet him? Time is money and I don't waste mine."

Not much time elapsed before Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller put up this comeback, saying Huntsman "isn't wasting his time w/ Presidential Apprentice.  His focus is on real solutions to fix our economy," a reference to Donald Trump's show Celebrity Apprentice.

Arrows started flying out of the Huntsman campaign Monday when Miller skewered the much hyped Donald Trump - Mitt Romney meeting in New York City with colorful Tweets like this one: "On the agenda for the Romney/Trump summit. Should I run for President? Or should I grade Gary Busey's biz acumen" (and it linked to a wacky picture of Busey, who was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice). (read more)

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman was endorsed in New Hampshire today by former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Gov. Tom Ridge.  In a statement released by the campaign, Ridge said Huntsman's "significant experience and statesmanship already signal ten times over that he is ready to take on the complex challenges facing the country and meet the demands of America's leadership with the rest of the world."  Huntsman himself Tweeted just before the event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester that he's honored to be receiving the endorsement from an "accomplished statesman" such as Ridge.

Ridge was selected by President George W. Bush after the attacks of 9/11 to run the Office of Homeland Security. Like Huntsman who was twice elected to lead a state (Utah) as governor, Ridge served as governor of Pennsylvania. Ridge indicated a few months ago he would favor problem solving skills of a governor in the presidential race. (read more)

Republican Jon Huntsman's campaign for president is touting a week long media blitz with several sit-down interviews. Overnight, the campaign unleashed a video and news release, "We were so pleased with his performance that we released the following web video titled, Take It From Me." The new video on You Tube pulls together highlights from Huntsman's recent media appearances in which he attacks President Obama.

Huntsman's video follows the the Democratic Party which has also been making hay out of Huntsman's media splash. After his Sunday appearance on ABC's This Week, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) put up a blog post titled "Don't Take our Word For It - Jon Huntsman Slams His Republican Opponents". The DNC introduced its own video montage of Huntsman's criticisms of Republican rivals with this: "We've been arguing for ages that Republicans are too extreme and that they have no new or serious ideas to get our economy moving again. But don't take our word for it - just ask GOP Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman." (read more)

Tonight Jon Huntsman will be the newbie on stage at the Fox News, Washington Examiner, Iowa GOP debate in Ames, Iowa. It will be his first national debate and It will also be his first chance to distinguish himself from the other Republican presidential candidates in a debate setting. And the stakes are high.

"Jon Huntsman has to grab the public's attention, he cannot let it go," said pollster Frank Luntz. "He's been in the race for too long and his polling numbers are too low."

Luntz, who also describes the governor as a very good debater and brilliant, says he's curious see what Huntsman's "key lines" will be. "He hasn't seem to caught on. He's going to need to have language that holds onto you."

Last week when he was traveling in New Hampshire, it was his campaign's troubles behind the scenes that became the story. But in recent days, the campaign appears to be tightening its organization and working to elevate Huntsman's profile. Wednesday night, the campaign sent its first email blast in a long time from the candidate himself. The fundraising message carried the subject line, "President Obama's Economic Policies Have Failed". (read more)

Jon Huntsman's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is supposed to be in Phase two, with a revved up gameplan to be "tighter, faster, more aggressive" at engaging rivals and standing out. But the fight for attention may have gotten so desperate it has turned inward.

While he tries to gain traction, any traction, the campaign's dirty laundry of the campaign is out in full view. Published reports have damaging quotes from and about a family friend who left the campaign. (read more)

Jon Huntsman's campaign for president has rolled out a Conservatives for Huntsman drive. Campaign Manager Susie Wiles writes, "Our goal is to identify 5,000 conservative leaders from across the nation who are 100% committed to supporting Governor Huntsman in his campaign to defeat President Obama. As a Conservatives for Huntsman Leader we will call on you to recruit others to our team. We need to reach this goal in 5 days."

A link takes readers to a Petition of Support where folks are asked to share name and e-mail address info and check-off if they are willing to e-mail friends as well as post about the campaign on Facebook and Twitter. Wiles signs off with "... help recruit others as soon as possible. Time is of the essence."

Huntsman campaign spokesman Tim Miller explains, "We're organizing a grassroots campaign across the country, folks who want to support Jon Huntsman and are encouraged by his record." Asked for more on what petition signers would be doing, Miller said, "The petition signers are just going to be helping us spread the message about Jon Huntsman and Jon Huntsman's conservative track record and his vision for what it takes to turn the country around." (read more)