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Brothel Owner Backs Paul

GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2007 5:16 PM CST

(Newser) – Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof and two “celebrity prostitutes,” the Reno Gazette-Journal reports.

"On a personal basis, he doesn't condone those things," Paul's spokesman made clear. Hof said he wanted to begin fundraising immediately: "I'll get all the Bunnies together, and we can raise him some money." His employees weren’t feeling so generous, saying they’d need to take a close look at the other candidates first.

In this photo provided by CBS, Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gets set to appear on CBS's Face the Nation in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)
In this photo provided by CBS, Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gets set to appear on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation,...   (Associated Press)
tucker carlson, waiting for airtime #1.
tucker carlson, waiting for airtime #1.   ((c) josette)
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, signs an autograph for Scott Gilbert, of Des Moines, Iowa, during the Iowa Straw Poll, in Ames, Iowa in this Aug. 11, 2007 file photo.  Those who dismissed Rep. Ron Paul as a joke in the Republican presidential primary aren't laughing so hard...
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, signs an autograph for Scott Gilbert, of Des Moines, Iowa, during the Iowa Straw Poll, in Ames, Iowa in this Aug. 11, 2007 file photo. Those who...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks to The Associated Press during an interview at Nashua High School South, in Nashua N.H. Wednesday Nov. 7, 2007.  Those who dismissed Rep. Ron Paul as a joke in the Republican presidential primary aren't laughing so hard these days.   (AP Photo/Cheryl...
Republican presidential hopeful, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, talks to The Associated Press during an interview at Nashua High School South, in Nashua N.H. Wednesday Nov. 7, 2007. Those who dismissed Rep....   (Associated Press)
Rep. Ron Paul, D-Texas, supporter Avery Knapp poses for a photograph besides part of a sign for the Republican presidential hopeful on the rooftop of a building in the East Village neighborhood of New York in this Aug. 16, 2007, file photo. The entire sign reads Google Ron Paul.  Those...
Rep. Ron Paul, D-Texas, supporter Avery Knapp poses for a photograph besides part of a sign for the Republican presidential hopeful on the rooftop of a building in the East Village neighborhood of New...   (Associated Press)
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