Your post contains a bunch of delightful cliches.
Let's unpack them.
an originalist like Mr. Paul
Many people claim to be originalists. Ron Paul's claim to be the one true originalist has to be judged on the merits of his positions and arguments.
He is not being criticized for being an originalist, but for being wrong on key issues.
Who has slandered him?
Has he been accused of extramarital affairs, or accepting bribes or other false claims?
Or has he been criticized for putting his fiscal priorities before the national defense?
Can all criticisms of Ron Paul be dismissed as slander?
Is it impossible for someone to legitimately criticize him, or is he supernaturally beyond all human reproach?
on a “conservative” discussion site
Ah, yes - "conservative" in scare quotes. In other words, anyone who disagrees with Ron paul can never be authentically conservative, because Ron Paul's view of the world is conservatism itself and anyone who disagrees with him is a heretic.
Nevermind the fact that Ron Paul himself is actually a self-identified libertarian.
The Republic is lost.
This is hilarious.
Translation: "If anyone dares to criticize my personal hero, Ron Paul, America as we know it has ceased to exist."
This is not only puerile, but defeatist. Hey, just like Ron Paul!
Ron Paul is also a self-identified conservative, and he has demonstrated this in Congress (yes, I have studied his record).
Nice fisk above.
I have a lot of libertarian leanings, but Ron Paul’s brainpower is a myth.