Politics | Ron Paul Brothel Owner Backs Paul GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support By Jonas Oransky Posted Nov 26, 2007 5:16 PM CST Copied In this photo provided by CBS, Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gets set to appear on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) (Associated Press) See 1 more photo Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof and two “celebrity prostitutes,” the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. "On a personal basis, he doesn't condone those things," Paul's spokesman made clear. Hof said he wanted to begin fundraising immediately: "I'll get all the Bunnies together, and we can raise him some money." His employees weren’t feeling so generous, saying they’d need to take a close look at the other candidates first. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. See 1 more photo Report an error