As Andrew Sullivan is saying, it may be the best Ron Paul article yet. I never took Tucker Carlson to be funny, but this one elicited at least a few chuckles from me.
“The Constitution gives no authority for a central bank.” The crowd went wild, or as wild as a group of sober Republicans can on a Monday night.
and,
…only Paul has introduced a bill to legalize unpasteurized milk. Give yourself five minutes and see if you can think of a more countercultural idea than that.
The most insightful look at Dr. Paul’s speeches, I think, is this:
One thing you can say for certain: The crowds at Ron Paul rallies aren’t coming to be entertained. Stylistically, a Paul speech is about as colorful as a tax return. He is the only politician I’ve ever seen who doesn’t draw energy from the audience; his tone is as flat at the conclusion as it was at the beginning. There are no jokes. There’s no warm-up, no shout-out to local luminaries in the room, no inspiring vignettes about ordinary Americans doing their best in the face of this or that bad thing. In fact, there are virtually none of the usual political clichés in a Paul speech. Children may be our future, but Ron Paul isn’t admitting it in public.
And yet, there’s a fervent following unlike any I’ve ever seen or read about in history. Certainly don’t write him off, yet. Obviously he’s got something to say that people want to hear and causes the politically apathetic to get excited and involved. Don’t forget folks, America loves a good underdog story.
The article’s worth a read, and you’ll get to see how Ron Paul ended up being endorsed by the owner of the most famous whorehouse in the United States– all thanks to Tucker. Hat tip, The Daily Dish.
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