[Congressman Billybob]

Not a knee-jerk statement. I have followed the thread. The first test of leadership is whether a candidate can control his own campaign and supporters. If he can’t do that, he’s not fit to run a Congressional District, much less the whole nation.

John / Billybob

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The first test of leadership is whether a candidate can control his own campaign and supporters.

Paul has thousands of enthusiastic supporters volunteering on his behalf. He simply has no way of knowing who's doing what or what type of supporters he's drawing. Now obviously he's going to attract some oddballs because of his message, which most folks find unprecedented, considering the usual spoon-fed crap they're used to hearing. I'm sure his official campaign acknowledges this, and if you ever seen his rallies you are seeing ordinary, decent folks and not the kook fringe portrayed by the MSM and Paul bashers.

If he can’t do that, he’s not fit to run a Congressional District, much less the whole nation.

His election to 10 terms in Congress & network of donors garnered from his previous Libertarian run for President in 1988 refutes your premise.

[elhombrelibre]

Ron Paul can’t even personally disassociate himself from the cranks and weirdos he attracts. In fact, he cannot even denouce al Qaeda. Instead, like some ideological madman, he blames America for not following his ideas on foreign policy as being cause of al Qaeda’s attacks. Meanwhile, al Qaeda attacks nearly every nation in the world for a thousand reason, and Ron Paul’s cult followers see no problem. Amazing.