'Boots on the ground are coming!' Ron Paul takes 'time off from Matlock night' to embarrass his son

Admit it: You were waiting for Ron Paul to sound off about the election.

Well, your patience paid off, because he delivered in a big way:

Republican control of the Senate = expanded neocon wars in Syria and Iraq. Boots on the ground are coming!

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 5, 2014

Boots — and butterfly nets:

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/529809502112337920

Thanks dad/Rand Paul RT @SonnyBunch: holy crap guyshttps://t.co/BWtzwE7QcM http://t.co/dzOluZJZVv

— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) November 5, 2014

Holy. Crap. Guys. RT @SonnyBunch: holy crap guyshttps://t.co/vIw7ogda7e http://t.co/YbzF4nAYzL

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) November 5, 2014

Rand’s definitely got his work cut out for him.

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/529811658139373568

Thanksgiving is going to be fun at the Paul household this year. Stupid comment anyway, but Rand has to be unhappy. https://t.co/7OEef2l0xJ

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 5, 2014

Thanksgiving dinner at the Paul house ought to be interesting this year. pic.twitter.com/dQU6XLSHt7

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 5, 2014

Oh, to be a fly on the wall …

https://twitter.com/CurtisKalin/status/529810382563868673

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@RonPaul Isn't there an episode of Matlock you're missing in the community room?

— Eric Larson (@larsoneric50) November 5, 2014

Somebody really ought to take away his Twitters. Or:

Some one stuff him back in his oversized suit RT @SonnyBunch: holy crap guyshttps://t.co/TgZFzKtfNr http://t.co/zHRTw2Bp4I

— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) November 5, 2014

That’d work, too.

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