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A Fiery Ron Paul

Via Hit and Run, I see this priceless clip of Ron Paul as a young pitbull libertarian presidential candidate in 1988, making the case for drug legalization by shouting down an audience member at the Morton Downey Jr. show. YouTube actually has some more clips from the show in three parts (1, 2, and 3), which feature Gaurdian Angel Lisa Sliwa, a mysterious man named "Otto" (who dons a sport jacket with red lapels, sunglasses, a string tie, and a checkerboard shirt), and Charlie Rangel (via phone).

And if that isn't enough for you, you can view this clip of another episode in which Downey battles a dominatrix stripper for God. Don't you miss the 80s?

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