Ron Paul



Ronald Ernest Paul is a Republican congressman from the state of Texas and a 2008 presidental candidate.

Anti-truthiness
At the debate on May 15, 2007, Ron Paul viciously attacked Rudy Giuliani with an onslaught of facts:


 * "They attack us because we've been over there. We've been bombing Iraq for ten years. We've been in the Middle East. I think Reagan was right. We don't understand the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics. Right now, we're building an embassy in Iraq that is bigger than the Vatican. We're building fourteen permanent bases. What would we say here if China was doing this in our country or in the Gulf of Mexico? We would be objecting... I'm suggesting that we listen to the people who attacked us and the reason they did it, and they are delighted that we're over there because Osama bin Laden has said, 'I am glad you're over on our sand because we can target you so much easier.' They have already now, since that time, have killed 3,400 of our men, and I don't think it was necessary."

Giuliani bravely countered with the truthiness that America so desperately needs to hear:


 * "That's an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of September 11, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq... I would ask the congressman to withdraw that comment and tell us that he didn't really mean that."

Paul refused and continued to babble on about the CIA and something called "blowback". Sounds like someone's been watching a few too many gay pornos. But shame on you, Dr. Paul - if that really is your real name - for trying to muddle up the War on Terror and confuse Americans with your fact-based reality. The terrorists attacked us because they hate our freedom and they are pure evil incarnate, and we are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here. Case closed.

Fractoids

 * Despite obvious name and appearance similarities, Ron Paul is not related to RuPaul!

Paulitical links

 * Washington Post profile
 * Ron Paul exploratory committee