The Odd Couple: Bill Maher + Tucker Carlson Back Ron Paul for GOP
Liberals to the left of me,
Neo Cons to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you
Antipodal cable commentators find common ground.
Two people who would hardly agree on most of the important issues of our time have found a happy medium with Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul.
Tucker Carlson, the oft-obnoxious conservative commentator on MSNBC has expressed oozing flattery over the Texas Congressman in the last few months. Both men dovetail on major issues as die-hard libertarians, believing government should be small, efficient, out of people’s personal lives and out of other countries. Carlson admits on the air the he voted for Ron Paul for President in 1988 and shows every sign of replicating that vote twenty years to the day later.
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time, has ascended on the entertainment stage as a humorous and level headed spokesman for the left. As the sole anti-war Republican candidate for president, Ron Paul has been increasingly admired by Maher, touting Paul as the best GOP presidential hopeful to Wolf Blitzer on CNN.
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Bill Maher on Ron Paul’s distinctiveness
Paul’s traditional conservative underpinnings appeal deeply to many Republicans, with crossover appeal to some liberals aligning with libertarian non-interventionalist foreign policy ideals. Paul bridges a strange gap this presidential cycle by tapping into the old heart of true conservativism and new priorities of anti-neocon liberals. Paul’s debate performances in particular have magnetized seemingly opposing ends of the political spectrum.
Rep. Ron Paul at a Republican presidential debate
Of all the current GOP presidential hopefuls, Paul has expressed the most lucid vision of what ails America, along with the necessary steps required to confront the issues. Being the only anti-war presidential candidate of his party has given Paul a unique distinction appealing to many. But in concert with his more extreme libertarian views (such as dismantling the CIA, IRS, and Department of Education), the majority of the Republican base have yet to embrace him.
As I noted in a previous article, Paul’s position as the sole anti-war beacon might zap as many Republicans drawn to the light as it attracts.
While that remains to be seen, the stirring undertow of the Ron Paul movement can already be felt in the unstable waters of the Republican primary.
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Tucker Carlson “slobbered” (his word) over Ron Paul earlier this summer
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Bill Maher: Ron Paul “my new hero”
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Ron Paul on Tucker
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Ron Paul on Real Time With Bill Maher 5/25/07
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