COMMENTARY | As anyone who listens to talk radio or reads conservative political commentary knows, there is a certain kind of incredulous zealotry that accompanies the followers of oddball Ron Paul.
As an example of this, on a Ron Paul fan site (yes, there are fan sites), there is a plethora of his disciples begging him to come speak to them.
This post in particular brought Beatles-era girls to mind: "Ron Paul PLEASE come to the FL Panhandle! We absolutely LOVE you here. I swear there's a freedom rally/Ron Paul rally every weekend and I would lose my mind if I got to meet you!" [sic]
OMG!
This is the kind of fanaticism, which is shown by the girl in black glasses in this video of the Beatles at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Another fan site, the Daily Paul, informs Paul-ites to "call in. tell the screener you like good ole boy rick parry..." [sic], referencing the Mark Levin Show. Another contributor advised others to send complaints to affiliate stations about Levin's "negativity toward Ron Paul."
Even Ron Paul doesn't believe in Ron Paul this much.
In a recent ABC News interview, reporter Terry Moran asked Paul, "When you lay your head on your pillow at night, do you see yourself in the Oval Office?"
"Not really," Paul replied.
At least he's realistic.
Scrolling down to the comments on the ABC article, Moran has escaped the ire of Paul's devotees.
Perhaps this undying affection for Paul can be attributed to his desire to legalize all drugs, as Newt Gingrich said during a radio interview with conservative commentator John McCaslin (CBS News). This would explain a lot.
Paul wrote of legalizing drugs in 2009, according to the fan site. At least his name is attached to this writing and it is attributed to him. Maybe we should ask him, but then he just may deny it later as was the case with his newsletter.
According to the Dallas Morning News in 1996, Paul "defended his writings in an interview Tuesday. He said they were being taken out of context."
Now, just as Barack Obama never heard anything Jeremiah Wright said over a period of 20 years, Paul claims to not know what he wrote or didn't write, also for 20 years. Coincidence?
Even I haven't escaped their wrath. Paul fanatics threatened to report me to Paul. (I thought they were against Big Brother censorship), and apparently I am a closeted gay chicken plucking liberal Romney fan that kicks kittens.
Who knew?








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