On just about every overpass, bridge, embankment, underpass and highway sound barrier in upstate New York is a handmade sign pertaining to Ron Paul, the “libertarian” “republican” presidential candidate who is enjoying serious grassroots support, especially among more internet-savvy younger people who don’t know shit about shit but think they know everything about everything, especially if it can be found on Wikipedia.

The signs were all made to look amateurish but you could tell they were absolutely professionally organized. They’d say “Ron Paul - Hope for America” or “Ron Paul for President” or “Vote Ron Paul in the Feb. 5 primary” or “Ron Paul Revolution,” which featured the “evol” turned backwards and printed red to highlight it as the word “love.” Aw.

My favorite sign, however, was the simplest one. It said only “Google Ron Paul.” Every time I saw that one I said, “Fuck you… nobody tells me what to google. Nobody!” But I did, in fact, google Ron Paul. And I found this and this. Now I think Ron Paul is just a whackjob 9/11 conspiracy fruit with an army of whackjob deadbeat supporters who wouldn’t know what to do with the “freedom” they supposedly so desperately desire because it wouldn’t be the kind of freedom they would want (you know, the kind where they’d benefit the most). Also, Ron Paul is a TEN TERM congressman, which means he’s been inside the beltway for TWENTY years and is way more of a D.C. insider than he is an outsider.

It’s a shame, because on the surface (i.e., judging by his voting record) he’s more attractive than hollow men such as Mitt Romney or scary old hags like Hillary Clinton or pretty cover girls like John Edwards. And by digging a little deeper I found this via google, which makes me think maybe Ron Paul is the man for me. I take my hood in a size medium.

Heil Paul!