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Gregory Kane: Twitter makes Ron Paul a twit over Chris Kyle

By Gregory Kane
Published February 10, 2013 5:00am ET
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Gregory Kane: Twitter makes Ron Paul a twit over Chris Kyle
TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 28: U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) walks the arena floor during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) | Spencer Platt

Here’s where former Rep. Ron Paul had it oh so wrong about the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s death.

To say that those who “live by the sword, die by the sword” makes it sound like they deserved to be killed. And that’s what Paul tweeted after Kyle was fatally shot at a Texas shooting range last week. Paul has a reputation as an intelligent man, but this latest Twitter episode once again proves that Twitter can bring out the twit in just about anyone.

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