LIFE, LIBERTY, and THE PURSUIT of FABULOUSNESS

KEEPING STRAIGHT AMERICA’S PREMIER PROMULGATORS OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

RON PAUL

RAND PAUL

RUPAUL

Full name

Ronald Ernest Paul

Randal Howard Paul

RuPaul Andre Charles

Profession

Obstetrician

Ophthalmologist

Drag queen

Secondary profession(s)

U.S. congressman, 14th district of Texas; perennial presidential hopeful

Republican nominee for U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky

Singer, “Supermodel (You Better Work)”; host, RuPaul’s Dray Race (Logo TV)

Height

Six feet

Five feel six inches

Six feel four inches

Constitutional philosophy

Originalist

Literalist

Fabulous-ist

Catchphrase

“Cherish liberty, not democracy!”

“We’ve come to take our government hack!

“You better work."

Uniform

Dark undertaker’s suit

Navy blazer, white shirt, red tie, khakis

Bandage dress,

Dolly Parton wig, boa, stilettos

Sometimes confused with ...

Fringe libertarian 2()()S presidential candidate Mike Gravel

Paul Rand (graphic designer who did the logos for A BC, Westingnouse, and IBM)

Tyra Banks

Secret weapon

The “Money Bomb,” an online effort that raised his campaign millions of dollars in a single day

The “Money Blast," an amped-up version of Dad’s “Money Bomb

The D.I.Y., tape-assisted “instant face-lift

Career misstep

Arguing that America brought 9/11 upon itself through its actions overseas

Voicing his doubts about Title 11 of the Civil Rights Act, which requires that private businesses not discriminate on the basis of race

The RuPaul Show (VH1, 1996-1998)

Nod to the Founding Father(s)

“The American Revolutionaries did the impossible. So can we.”

“I think my dad has helped me tremendously.”

New book: Workin' It!RuPaul’s Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style

Guiding spirit

Ayn Rand

Dad

Carol Channing

Curious take on civil rights

From a 1992 Hon Paul Survival Report newsletter: “If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know bow unbelievably fleet-footed they can be.

On NPR: "To tell you the truth. I haven’t really read all through it [the Civil Rights Act of 1964] because it was passed 40 years ago and hadn't been a real pressing issue in the campaign."

On personal blog: “My colonic irrigation was a complete success! Free at last, free at last. Thank GOD almighty I'm free at last!”

Lacked a sense of humor about ...

Being duped by Sacha Baron Cohen in Bruno

Questions about his ophthalmologic board certification

Being groped by Milton Berle onstage at the 19911 V.M.A.’s

Specialty procedure

Childbirth

Corneal transplant

The “duct tuck"

Bete noire

The welfare state

Kentucky Democratic senatorial candidate Jack Conway

LadyBunny

2012 speculation

Another run for pres?

On Dad s ticket as veep?

Will (s)he adopt?

JULIAN SANCTON