Speaking as a guest on Bill Maher's HBO show this week, the underdog Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a rebuke to the tough-talking Rudy Giuliani and spoke at length about the value of non-intervention in the pursuit of peaceful change.
"Peace is a powerful message," said Paul, speaking to Maher, along with fellow guests Ben Afflect and P.J. O'Rourke. "Especially after the war has been going on and the people wake up and realize how many people die and how much it costs. And that's why i think people are really ready for a message that says we don't have to be in this mess. Logic tells us that we can make a better world in a much easier way than causing wars."
After earning a reputation as an independent-minded politician, attacked by fellow Republicans for his unconventional viewpoints and championed by some liberals, Paul garnered attention in a recent debate between Republican candidates by arguing with Giuliani as to the role of US foreign policy in the 9/11 attacks. After defending his position, Paul described his hope that Giuliani may learn a little about the issue from a reading list provided to him by the Texas congressman.
"We have Mr. Giuliani studying tonight," joked Paul. "He's at home reading all those books, and he's gonna apologize to me - he's gonna say, 'I'm sorry Ron, I just didn't know that that's the way foreign policy works.'"
Speaking as a guest on Bill Maher's HBO show this week, the underdog Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a rebuke to the tough-talking Rudy Giuliani and spoke at length about the value of non-intervention in the pursuit of peaceful change.