Ron Paul

[Victor Steinbok]

There are several versions of epithets for Ron Paul's fervent supporters:

[Ron-]Paulistas, Ronulans, Paulians, Ronbots, Paulbots, Paulinists,
Paulites, Paultards, Ron-Paulians, Paul[l]ination, Paulunteers,
Paulaholics, Paulestinians, and, for the Paul-Palin ticket, Paulinistas

There may be more, but I have not been following the matter so closely
as to track all of them. Of course, "Paulinist" is repurposing of a much
older word. Also note that not all of these are taken as mocking or
derogatory (unlikes, say, "Mo-Rons") and have been adopted by the
supporters themselves ( http://goo.gl/70lwe ).

     VS-)

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