# Can Ron Paul save the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 1, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689 "2017-10-01T00:10:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CHealy7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/1 "2017-10-01T00:10:21Z")
Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/2 "2017-10-01T00:13:09Z")
NO. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/3 "2017-10-01T00:14:26Z")
I like eggs. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/4 "2017-10-01T00:15:24Z")
Save us from what? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/5 "2017-10-01T00:17:11Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Save us from what? Hopefully from Ron Paul. And while he’s at it, save us from Rand Paul. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/6 "2017-10-01T00:17:15Z")
> [@CHealy7](#): > > Discuss. You gotta do better than that around here. How about YOU discuss first. Then, we’ll read what you have to say and go from there. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/7 "2017-10-01T00:22:44Z")
Maybe he meant US Weekly? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/8 "2017-10-01T00:36:14Z")
Ron Paul was an unfunny joke, beloved only by stoners before the era of legal marijuana. I support legal marijuana, the rest of Ron Paul’s platforms was conspiracy nonsense. I’m glad he’s gone from the stage It is just too bad his crackpot son has a senate seat. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/9 "2017-10-01T00:38:18Z")
Ron Paul cannot save the US. End of discussion. Please close this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/10 "2017-10-01T01:00:49Z")
We could discuss stamp collecting. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/11 "2017-10-01T01:04:53Z")
Ron Paul is 82 years old. Even if he was the bestest thing ever, he’s too old for elected office. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ron-paul-save-the-us/797689/12 "2017-10-01T01:19:29Z")
Truth be told, I voted for Ron Paul in multiple elections - not always the ones he was a candidate for 🙂 But really, there is no substance to this thread so I’m closing it. I considered IMHO or MPSIMS, but really this is where it would go if there was any meat to it. CHealy7 - if you’d like to expand on your OP to flesh it out a bit, let me know and I can reopen it. [/moderating]