Reply #4: I really hadn't paid much attention to him, but watched his performance

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on Lawrence O'Donnell's show last night. What struck me is just how addled he is. When O'Donnell read him quotes of his (Paul's) own statements on Medicare, Paul attempted to play the old 'taken out of context' meme. When that didn't work he retreated into a gushing of word salad that made Palin look like an M.I.T. graduate. Honestly. He was babbling on and on about how "personal property rights" somehow had something to do with freedom of speech, and how although he was on record as saying that Medicare should be phased out, he didn't 'mean' that Medicare would be phased out. He may have his lucid moments but watching him was a revelation - he's a true train wreck with a thought process similar to one of Beck's chalboard exposes. A real nut.