May 10, 2007

Ron Paul: Birchean Crank

Ace makes a strong case:

Let's see:

1. He supports Dennis Kucinich's desire for a fresh, Truther-friendly investigation into the "cover up" of 9/11.

2. He goes on Truther radio shows.

3. He suggests, Trutherifically, that the US will phony up a fake attack by Iran on our troops (probably killing Americans, as we may have done on 9/11) in order to have a pretext to bomb the mullahs. So, you know, if Iran actually does fire on American warships, his supporters will know it's actually all a contrivance by the US government. (As was Iran's taking of British hostages, presumably. As was the Khobar Towers bombing, presumably.)

But he's not a Truther, oh no, and he's definitely not a conspiracy nutter or John Bircher crank. Nor is he some kind of Dogmatically Dopey Barroom Ideologue.

No, he's a Serious American Candidate with all sorts of Important Principles about Limited Constitutional Government and the Gold Standard and Suchlike Things.

Whatever. If I wanted a fruitcake candidate, I'd've supported Alan Freakin' Keyes in 2000 (or 1996, or 2002, or 2004, or any of the six thousand other times he's run haplessly for public office).

Posted by: Good Lt. at 09:39 AM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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1 What an asshole. He says Iran has never done anything to us. I guess he doesn't give a fuck about their huge support of terrorism or the Kobar Towers bombing.

Posted by: Randman at May 10, 2007 11:15 AM (Sal3J)

2 Ron Paul wasn't even on my radar till this week, so its all news to me.  Since I am getting new information, it doesn't surprise me that his followers would stack a poll, and make leftist style threats.  I wouldn't have voted for him anyway.              USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 10, 2007 11:20 AM (2OHpj)

3 This ain't the same Ron Paul that we elected.  He's been drinking the wrong flavor of Kool-Aid.

Posted by: John Galt at May 10, 2007 11:27 AM (A5mvC)

4 Who threw a DemoRat into the Republican race?

Posted by: pivalleygirl at May 10, 2007 11:33 AM (x/ji8)

5 Ron Paul may be a freak, but Alan Keyes is a far better man than you will ever be, Good Lt.

Posted by: Max at May 10, 2007 11:34 AM (FyqpZ)

6 Max, Ace made the comment about Alan Keyes, not Good Lt. It was part of the block he was quoting from Ace's site.

Posted by: Harpazo at May 10, 2007 11:50 AM (5owg9)

7 I grew up in Blanco Texas, In Paul's district.
My rancher neighbors and I love him.

Posted by: CountryDude at May 10, 2007 12:47 PM (+fakY)

8 Being a Texan and a little l libertarian I use to like aspects of Paul but after seeing that loony video...forget it. And his constitutional arguments are rather juvenile and ignorant.

Posted by: Randman at May 10, 2007 02:28 PM (Sal3J)

9 These guys are worse than fundies predicting the Apocolypse. I have been seeing predictions of an "Iranian Incident" since how long now?

Funny thing, is this give Iran license to create incidents.

Posted by: Marcus Aurelius at May 11, 2007 08:28 AM (Aj6tl)

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