Is Ron Paul less of a conspiracy theorist than mainstream Republicans?

[they don't love you like i love you]

I'm talking about Paul himself here mind you, not his supporters.

Remember that Paul has explicitly condemned both birther and 9/11 truther theories, and is not a raving black helicopters type, and has never claimed Obama is a closet Muslim or communist or anything like that.

[bedstuy]

Hard to say.

His understanding of finance, banking and monetary policy is tantamount to a conspiracy theory, perhaps.  The gold-bug theory he espouses is certainly ignorant and deranged.  I don't know if that's technically a conspiracy theory though. 

But, then the question is: Do mainstream Republicans believe in birtherism?  I would bet that most of them only pay lip service to the Obama related conspiracy theories to keep within the good graces of the Glenn Beck and lunatics like that. 

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Generally speaking, yes. Many mainstream Republicans, whether they follow Beck or not, seriously think Obama is a socialist out to destroy us on purpose.

[Mr. Morden]

Most politicians are less conspiratorialist than the actual "rank and file" voters who support them.  Conspiracy theories are rampant among people whose understanding of politics is paper thin.  I mean, reality's messy, and conspiracy theories are neat and tidy, so they're a convenient tool used for making sense of the world among those who don't know any better.

[DC Al Fine]

Just about any politician is less of a conspiracy theorist than the rank and file.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

He himself, probably not. His supporters are, however.

[Gamecock]

Hard to know what he really thinks, the only thing we know for sure is that he certainly has profited for espousing conspiracy theories in his newsletters.