The man is a political machine, a career politician that has tried to run for the Senate in Texas and couldn’t get out of the primary.
I have never heard him referred to as a geek, but he is a political hack that exploits gullible, and worshipping followers.
People in general don’t like him because he creeps them out.
The man is one of the great examples of raw political ambition.
He lost to Phil Gramm, who also the election and served in that position for the next 18 years. So what? Most politicians have lost an election or two to someone, including those who eventually went on to become president.
I have never heard him referred to as a geek, but he is a political hack that exploits gullible, and worshipping followers.
No, he is someone who makes people think and reminds them of the principles that this country was founded upon. This behavior tends to irritate some people -- including those who don't want to expend the effort of thinking and especially those who don't want to be constrained by rule of law.
Campaigning for Congressional term limits that would put him out of a political job, and delivering babies in his spare time, is not the usual modus operandi for anyone who could remotely be considered "a political hack".
Ron Paul may not be the right guy for POTUS at this point in his life, but he has served a very useful purpose in shifting the political paradigm and in breathing new life into a Party that was on it's way to becoming fossilized. I think he deserves respect for that thankless work, not a kick in the head.