Posted on 12/29/2011 12:10:54 PM PST by Kaslin
National Journal reporter Beth Reinhard got a chilly reception from Republican frontrunner Ron Paul when she ran into him eating his breakfast all alone at the Des Moines Embassy Suites. Reinhard asked the unaccompanied candidate whether his supporters would support the eventual nominee if it wasn’t him, which drew a sharp retort.
“Right now, the only thing that bothers me is people who don’t respect my privacy enough to leave me alone for five minutes when I’m eating breakfast,” Paul allegedly responded. Reinhard reports the Republican hopeful coldly went back to reading his USA Today.
Reinhard was not amused by Paul’s curmudgeonly reply:
Charming. (By the way, if this were to happen to Romney, which it wouldn’t, a SWAT team would immediately surround the reporter to oversee damage control.)
Paul, wearing a white shirt and jeans, insists he doesn’t have time for even one question because he needs to shave before a morning television appearance. A few minutes later, he tries to get the waitress’s attention and fails. Oh bother, he shrugs. And that’s exactly why the people who love the Texas congressman/tea party icon/libertarian standard-bearer love him so intensely. He’s just a cranky old man who wants to eat his eggs in peace before he sets out to save the world.
Paul’s quirky morning routine drew scrutiny on Twitter, such as this snarky response from Washington Post blogger Aaron Blake:
No kidding. What a wacko.
I am no fan of paul but beth is nothing but a flaming lib(stenographer for the miami herald so who do you believe both suck
This is the 3rd time. The first time was in 1988 when he rar under the Libertarian ticket, then in 2008 and now
AFAIK, Embassy suites does not stock the WSJ.
I think he started running against Roosevelt...
The first one...
Excellent point
...it seems like a billion times already.
I’m no fan of Ron Paul but kudos to him for slapping down a reporter that doesn’t even have the courtesy to let him eat his breakfast. That said, if I was running for president, I’d stick to room service to ensure my privacy. Nothing worse than being asked questions with your mouth full.
LOL..me too!! But in all seriousness, what the heck is the GOP doing? Now I know that ANYONE can run but really, Ron Paul? This guy makes Obama look centrist, what the hell are they thinking, that he will just disappear? Enough kooks are actually cheering this guy on, its scary
And why exactly isn't he running on the Libertarian ticket this time around since Paul is in fact a libertarian? Kinda deceitful that he uses the (R) label to get noticed when everyone knows full well he won't support the eventual GOP nominee - and nearly half his support is coming from liberal and independent crossover voters.
[ Ron Paul Reportedly Goes Off On Reporter For Interrupting His Breakfast ]
I don’t blame him.. should have thrown OJ at them..
***Reinhard asked the unaccompanied candidate whether his supporters would support the eventual nominee if it wasn’t him, which drew a sharp retort.***
Truth be told - Ron Paul has no clue who his supporters are. Let me help him out. With all due respect, Dr.Paul - you are a pawn in the game of drive by dirty tricks. The anarchists are using you and your campaign for their own ends.
It is not real. Grow up not old.
“And you damn kids - stay offa my lawn too!”
“Hey let me tell ya, those prunes work..mix that with oatmeal and coffee and no wonder Paul was so cranky, he had to go potty.”
I think you have hit upon something there.
I don't closely track how the Libertarian party subdivides itself (you know - there are RINOs within the Republican Party? Are how the Tea Party isn't the same as the Republican Party?).
However, some of the key cogs in Paul's own 'libertarian' group, who ran his organization and spoke for him, described themselves as "paleoLibertarians." They were supposed to be the Libertarians without the potheads, filling in that void with more "fear-the-New-World-Order" conspiracy types. And disgruntled militia types. And people who sign their emails with "BJB" for "Burn Jew Burn," and other, well, types that for *some reason* Ron Paul seems to attract.
A clue for Ron:
If you become president, you give up much of your private and personal life. It comes with the territory.
Get used to it.
If he only had the courage to talk to our enemies that way.
The hotel leaves that rag outside your door in the morning. Prolly just grabbed it as he closed the door.
Prunes. Prunes?
Thank you for reminding me of my morning prunes.
Do you have any idea where I set those things down?
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