As today’s WSN story revealed, Dr. Ron Paul is an internet sensation.
A tiny bit of coverage, having nothing to do with NYU, was feasted upon by his trademark internet trolls. The 344-word article drew 25 website comments in 18 hours despite being all but buried. Obama spoke in Washington Square Park and got just 10 — oh, and perhaps you noticed his huge picture on the front page of our Sept. 28 issue.
Paul’s supporters call themselves Republicans, Democrats, even “Paulists.” Whatever they call themselves, I’d add “a little nutty” to that list.
As a libertarian myself, I can’t help but sit back and chuckle while strange folks descend on the WSN website to label a harmless news story a “hit piece” and speculate with comical paranoia about the writer’s ties to the “controlling mainstream media.”
I’m too young to remember the last time people spoke of a presidential candidate like one would speak of the second coming of a prophet. Then again, this is really only the second election in which the internet will play a decisive role.
The internet’s great for donations and all, but the anonymity is too much for some to handle. The folks at Collegehumor know this. I wonder if Paul’s cause would be furthered best if some of the crazies just hushed up. If anyone were to convince me that the Federal Reserve should be abolished, it won’t likely be Weird Armchair Bob.
What’s certain is that if Dr. Paul turns out to be a crook, there’ll be hundreds of heartaches clogging the intertubes.
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