Ron Paul may be a trendy presidential candidate among elite libertarian types, but he’s still pandering to the fringes. A recent fundraising letter to supporters included this passage claiming US sovereignty is under attack and the United Nations wants to take away our guns:

And yes, he did handwrite the letter. I’m afraid my scan doesn’t do justice to the Unabomber effect of Paul’s scrawl on faux yellow legal paper. Anyway, you can read the full letter here (PDF).