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You may not like the content, despite your attempt to parse the hell out of it

There's nothing to parse - you can't parse words that were added after the interview by the sympathetic interviewer.

What did Ron Paul say in that gap which was amended by the interviewer to read: "inside job"?

Here is what I have said about Ron Paul and the 9/11 "Truthers"

(1) That he was interviewed by an approving Alex Jones on Alex Jones' radio show. Alex Jones is a leading "truther" with a big following and Ron Paul chose to legitimate him by agreeing to be interviewed by him.

(2) That the LIHOP "truthers" are particularly exercised about repealing the PATRIOT Act and reopening the 9/11 investigation.

(3) That Ron Paul has not only appeared on "truther" Jones' show, he repeatedly calls for the repeal of the PATRIOT Act and a "new investigation."

There are three possible conclusions to draw: (a) Ron Paul is a "truther" or (b) Ron Paul is not a "truther" but is cynically exploiting this group by championing their legislative agenda in the hopes that "truthers" will support his campaign or (c) Ron Paul is so laserfocused on his personal obsessions that he does not realize how his meeting with Jones and his incorporation of "truther" policy goals looks.

I vote c.