He didnt ask the "CT nuts" to leave him alone. He said he can't tell them what to do/think. Big difference.
He also said he won't tell them not to endorse him based on their beliefs regarding 9/11, which makes obvious sense, he needs the votes. They are entitled to their opinions as stupid as you think it is. Overall, the issue is not a huge one anyway so who gives a fuck? He has mentioned some concern over how the investigation was handled, that hardly makes him a nut but he has been lumped into that group as a result of all the controversy.
What was more telling in that video was the fact that the idiot asking the questions was wasting Ron's time discussing that bullshit all the while ignoring him on what they deemed important to ask the other candidates. They tried painting him with the "loony" brush and it failed miserably but it's not like the media ever tried to intentionaly make him look like a fool.... right?
He specifically said "I've abandoned those viewpoints. I don't believe that." "I don't believe anything they say." And then:
"Q. Sir would you ask them to cease that rhetoric tonight on your behalf?
A. Well it doesn't do me any good. If they care about me they should. But the only thing I have control over is what I do and what I say."
So yes, he was indeed asking those nuts to leave him alone; to stop making those dumb comments on his behalf.
And it's not just that I think it's a stupid theory. It IS stupid. Also, the issue was whether Ron Paul would ask Jesse Ventura to be his running mate. The obvious answer is "no," if for no other reason than Ventura embraces a belief that would make him (and Ron Paul) a national laughing stock if he was on a national ticket.