Hughley: Ron Paul 'too human' to be Republican David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster

Published: Monday March 9, 2009





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Comedian D.L. Hughley is not famous for flattery.



Especially when his guests are not Democrats.



But one Republican, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, seems to have found another liberal admirer in the CNN variety show host.



"Ron, you are too human to be Republican," he jested on a Sunday broadcast of D.L. Hughley Breaks the News.



"Ron, you ran for president," began Hughley. "And when you dropped out, you did not back John McCain. You have some issues with some members of your party, right?"



"Yeah, when they don't live up to their promises, if they call themselves fiscal conservatives and then they double the size of the budget and the deficit, then I can't with a clear conscience support them," Paul said without hesitation.



Of course, Paul isn't only at odds with his party. He refused to support President Obama's economic stimulus package as well: a point of inquiry for Hughley.



"Well, I don't think it's going to do any good," he said. "Most of that money so far hasn't helped the little guy. Going to Wall Street, if they would have taken all of that money and just sent checks out, we would have been better off.



"I would like to get the money into the hands of the people. I don't trust the government and don't trust the politicians and the bureaucrats because they bail out their buddies. What we want is to get more money in the hands of the people. That's why should suspend the income tax and everybody would get a pay raise immediately. There are still a few people employed. So this would be a big boost to the economy. And the people make the decisions rather than bailing out corporate giants and banks, and then they take their money and they get billions of dollars worth of bonuses."



He called the current state of affairs, "absolutely out of control."



"The amazing thing is you almost -- you don't seem like a Republican to me that I have ever heard," exclaimed Hughley. "You seem so reasonable. No, honestly, you really do. You seem to make sense, which I don't attribute to very many politicians."



"... Ron, you are, you are too human to be Republican," he said.



Earlier in the interview, Hughley had joked about RNC Chairman Michael Steele's apology to talk show host Rush Limbaugh after he had made borderline disparaging remarks on Hughley's show.



"I like Michael Steele a lot," he said. "... I dont think he should resign. This is like, I started all of this. This is like black-on-black crime. Thats what it is. I want him to keep his job. But since then Michael Steele has apologized which, I hate. I think if you say something you mean, you should just stand by it.



"... Why is his name Steele? You should call him aluminum. He folded that fast. I dont understand. Does Rush Limbaugh run the GOP? It seems like it to me."



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Asked his opinion on the controversial radio pundit, Congressman Paul stated bluntly: Rush Limbaugh "certainly doesn't represent me."



Hughley also carried an interview with former religious right evangelical leader Frank Schaeffer, who castigated the GOP, calling them a "fifth column" and "anti-American."



This video is from CNN's D.L Hughley Breaks the News, broadcast Mar. 8, 2009.









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