Is Ron Paul Racist?

The way they attacked Sean Hannity on the streets of New Hampshire, I’d say they were NAZIS!

Yes! Next question.

The only hole available in the story is that it comes from the TNR, however since the RP had to issue a statement on it, this leads to second source validation.

And John, racism knows no political sides. Though I have met FAR more racist, bigoted, and intolerant leftists than conservatives. That is not to say that I have not met people expousing conservative views who were racists also. However, in the left, they are more accepted, so long as they hate the ‘right’ people (Jews, conservatives, Christians, etc). Look at the signs carried at any “anti-war” protest for evidence. Considering that Stormfront, when not giving money to the RP people, was participating in “anti-war” protests with Cindy Sheehan, you might want to re-evaluate your position.

And no RP is not a “conservative republican”, he is a libertarian.

But, you are a leftist and you are brainwashed into believing that the left’s position is good “For the People(tm)” and that anything not in the left’s ideals is evil. Therefore, to many leftists, conservatives and any other unbelievers are “bad” and “evil”. This may only be one reason behind the left’s visceral hatred for all opponents, but it may be the primary one.

There are the PDFs I was looking for to show Curt.

Yeah, I actually read one of his newsletters when I was in Texas long ago. I thought I was reading a reprint of the walls of bathroom stalls from all over the state.

Oh yeah! Paul is big time racist.

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The problem is not some of the partially true statements that Paul makes or facts that he cites, it’s in the hatefilled stereotypes he draws from them. It so similar to the way the serpent tempted Eve in the garden and to the way Satan tempted Christ in the wilderness, it’s eerie.

Paul relies on people having only a vague recollection of US history in order to prop up his half-truths with buzz words that appeal to Christians, Constitutionalists and Reagan Conservatives but more disturbingly his conclusions appeal to 911 truthers, neo-nazis, white supremacists and all other manner of conspiracy theorist.

Anyone with a computer and a color printer could have mocked up this or any other newsletter.
If this was Ron Paul’s style, this sort of thing would be plentiful, easy to find and all of them would have found their way into the media long before this did.
He’s done better than Thompson (NH: Ron’s 18,303 to Fred’s 2,886) and Giuliani (IA: Ron’s 11,817 to Rudy’s 4,097) on seperate occasions. So it’s not hard to fathom this newsletter could have been conjured or dug up to deflate what little voter support Paul has been getting. Who would do such a thing? Just look at whom or what party might have had the most to gain through Paul’s political demise.
Christ, it’s bad enough the guy can be victorious to any degree as well as Fred and Rudy and not get any coverage and remain excluded from televised debates. Now this? Who is possibly going to find these accusations credible?

Why don’t you people read some things that Ron Paul actually wrote instead of debating this fabricated garbage. His views are quite contrary to what you people would like to believe as truth.

It’s funny that Paul supporters are supposed to be the conspiracy theorists, but that’s the first line of defense employed when we ask you to use your own reason to determine the validity of the smear.

I love it:

According to Wirkman Virkkala, formerly the managing editor of the libertarian monthly Liberty, the racist and survivalist elements that appeared in the newsletter were part of a deliberate “paleolibertarian” strategy, “a last gasp effort to try class hatred after the miserable showing of Ron Paul’s 1988 presidential effort.” It is impossible now to prove individual authorship of any particular item in the newsletter, but it is equally impossible to believe that Mr Rockwell did not know of and approve what was going into the newsletter.

This matters because, while Mr Paul may disavow the sentiments that were expressed under his name over the years, he has scarcely disavowed Mr Rockwell, who remains a friend and adviser. Mr Rockwell is one of the congressman’s most vigorous online boosters, accompanied him to an appearance on The Tonight Show, and often publishes Mr Paul’s writings on his Web site. Mr Paul now says the identity of his ghostwriter is of no importance. But if the person responsible for spreading venom under his name for many years remains a close associate, it suggests that Mr Paul is at least prepared to countenance pandering to racists, however respectable his own views. The candidate owes his supporters a far more complete explanation than he has thus far provided.

The newsletters in question were published while Paul was back to his medical practice in the private sector and out of politics. The newsletters (from someone) kept coming without his involvement. How many obstetricians need or stay on top of political newsletter? And this was 15 years ago. He accepted moral responsibility for them at the time even though he had nothing to do with their writing, publication or distribution during that time in his life.

With the exception of Fred Thompson (occasionally), Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Ron Paul (always) few of the candidates seem to take the *US* Constitution seriously anymore. Our economy and our Constitution are both imploding. This should give us pause or should it? Perhaps we should scrap it and start anew? After all, once in office our elected representative must swear to uphold the *US* (not foreign) Constitution for all people. This includes even their most hated adversaries. People at the extremes defend it because according to this document they deserve equal protection under the law just like everyone else. I support Ron Paul. I love people of all races, religions and sexualities. I happen to be straight and black if you must know. The Ron Paul supporters I know love their country passionately. They are not racist, sexist pigs with tin foil hats or 911 truthers. They are hard working, decent wonderful people who volunteer in their community and take the time to educate themselves on the issues. They are a threat to the establishment because they think outside the box. Please consider voting for Ron Paul. Thank you for your time.