Ron Paul

Biography

Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012. A self-described constitutionalist, Paul is a critic of several of the federal government's policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve and tax policy, as well as the military–industrial complex, the war on drugs, and the war on terror. He has also been a vocal critic of mass surveillance policies such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance programs. In 1976, Paul formed the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE), and in 1985 was named the first chairman of the conservative PAC Citizens for a Sound Economy, both free-market groups focused on limited government. He has been characterized as the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement, a fiscally conservative political movement started in 2007 and popularized in 2009 that is largely against most matters of interventionism.

Known For

Brüno

as Self - 2008 Presidential Candidate

Zeitgeist: Addendum

as Self (archive footage)

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

as Commentator 4

Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement

as Self

American Drug War: The Last White Hope

as Himself

Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama

as Self (archive footage)

The American Matrix - Age Of Deception

as Self

The Anarchists

as Self

The Monopoly on Violence

as Self