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...Thomas Jefferson a nerd too? I suppose George Washington was an isolationist loon. I'm gung-ho for Paul because I have been reading him for years, recognize his consistency and have come to understand that he is correct on many issues. I resent Stein's attempt to pigeonhole me and those like me. Benjamin J. Thompson, Elkhart, Indiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

...Thomas Jefferson a nerd too? I suppose George Washington was an isolationist loon. I'm gung-ho for Paul because I have been reading him for years, recognize his consistency and have come to understand that he is correct on many issues. I resent Stein's attempt to pigeonhole me and those like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...idols and swore to worship the one Hebrew Lord. The guys in the group explained to me the context of Christian interpretation of the law. But I felt most at home when we started discussing how these passages were applicable to our daily lives. As an intense literature-nerd, this kind of analysis was very familiar. When I was reading Joyce’s “Ulysses,” I couldn’t help but think how I could be more empathetic, like the work’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom. But this wasn?...

Author: By Alexander B. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unlikely Enlightenment | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...presented a clear, simple philosophy of personal freedom and responsibility. He bluntly refers to the U.S. as an empire. And the nerdiness lends Paul's simple message an aura of credibility, especially on a stage with more polished politicians and their nuanced positions. "He's about something that American nerd culture can get on board with: really knowing one subject and going all out on it," says Ben Darrington, a Ron Paul supporter at Yale. "For some people, it's Star Wars. For some people, it's Japanese cartoons. For Ron Paul, it's free-market commodity money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ron Paul Revolution | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

...doesn't see himself endorsing one of the other Republicans in the general election. "Those people who support me wouldn't believe it," he says. "If I said, 'Giuliani's a great guy, and he'll reduce subsidies and bring the troops home'? I couldn't do that." Even nerd revolutions don't surrender...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ron Paul Revolution | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

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