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Originally Posted by TRFrance
Ron Paul?
Please.
His racist past alone disqualifies him.
TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 2008 17:35 EST
Ron Paul, racist?
Ever since Texas Rep. Ron Paul first became a known figure in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, there has been discussion about his alleged ties to white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. For the most part, Paul's supporters have been able to dismiss the allegations and what evidence had emerged to support them. Now, though, literally on the cusp of a New Hampshire primary in which Paul is expected to beat Fred Thompson and perhaps even Rudy Giuliani, the New Republic's James Kirchick is out with extensive documentation of hate-filled and paranoiac writings that -- if not penned by Paul himself -- were published under his name.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/01/08/paul/
Ron Paul '90s newsletters rant against blacks, gays
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A series of newsletters in the name of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul contain several racist remarks -- including one that says order was restored to Los Angeles after the 1992 riots when blacks went "to pick up their welfare checks."
CNN recently obtained the newsletters -- written in the 1990s and one from the late 1980s -- after a report was published about their existence in The New Republic.
None of the newsletters CNN found says who wrote them, but each was published under Paul's name between his stints as a U.S. congressman from Texas.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/...ers/index.html |
I would imagine you are plum tuckered out verifying what you are putting forward here. TIC... for sure....
These were taken from a newsletter that did, indeed, use Ron Pauls name but it was not used with his permission nor was he a part of this group.
So... if someone ever uses your name in an article declaring the virtues of homosexuality then we will know then that you are a flaming homosexual.
Either that... or we will know that someone used your name without your consent to put forth views that are not your own.
I would vote for the second one.
How about you?
But... be forewarned.... no matter how true the second scenario is... those who just plain out don't like you will still use it to smear your name just because it is a quick and easy mud ball to pick up and lob at you no matter how baseless the accusations might be.
It happens to Ron Paul all the time.
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