Why Are They So Afraid of Ron Paul? by Justin Raimondo

Published: November 15, 2007, 12:43 am

Why Are They SoAfraid of Ron Paul?Neocons and sectarian leftists unite to smear the antiwar Republicanby Justin RaimondoAs I predicted last month, the only consistently antiwar candidate on the Republican side of the aisle is breaking through but in a spectacular manner that I certainly did not foresee. Suddenly, Paul is everywhere, from the Sunday morning talk shows to the length and breadth of the blogosphere. His amazing $4.2 million-in-one-day fundraising feat has entered the annals of presidential politics as the long-promised fulfillment of Internet-based political fundraising. And the myth that it's all online and not translatable into real people is belied by his recent 5,000-strong Philadelphia rally and similar events in Iowa and elsewhere. Paul has become the equivalent of a rock star among the young, and his appeal goes way beyond the usual libertarian crowd: liberals and conservatives, all races and cultural types, from home-schooling Christians to San Francisco

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