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Acebrock
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Posted: Sun 2008-01-13 04:51
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| Ron Paul's campaign sets bad example to first time voters |
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Yep, I'm bringing up his newsletter again, but this time with a little added spice (a few things libbies need to hear)
| From http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/mason/5445666.html |
Paul's explanation for troubling letters sets bad example
By JULIE MASON
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
By all modern standards of campaigning, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should be folding up his yard signs and getting back to Lake Jackson to enjoy what's left of his congressional recess.
But Paul is about challenging the old ways and the dreaded status quo, and he is staying in the presidential race.
"This is going to be the beginning of something very big for this country," Paul promised this week after his disappointing fifth-place finish in the New Hampshire primary.
So far, Paul has been unable to translate prodigious fund-raising and a massive organization of young volunteers into contender status in the presidential campaign.
New Hampshire, with its sizable bloc of independents and the "Live Free or Die" attitude of its citizens, was supposed to be a key turning point for Paul's smaller government, anti-Iraq war message.
Instead, he spent $3.5 million on advertising and finished Tuesday with 8 percent of the vote — a worse showing than his fifth-place Iowa finish of 11 percent five days earlier.
But worse than just blowing millions on a campaign that's not really going anywhere, Paul is setting a troubling example for the hundreds of young supporters making their first foray into presidential politics with his campaign.
On Thursday, Paul was defending himself against the release of past newsletters published under his name in Texas, replete with racist, homophobic and paranoid language, which he has said were written without his approval.
The monthly newsletters date back to the late 1970s. They contain attacks on civil rights leaders, praise for white supremacist David Duke, and more. One 1992 issue noted after the Los Angeles riots of that year that, "order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks ... they were paid off and the violence subsided."
Asked on CNN to explain himself, Paul said he was too busy to pay attention to what was being published in the Ron Paul Political Report, The Ron Paul Survival Report and Ron Paul's Freedom Report. He said they don't reflect his views.
"Libertarians are incapable of being racist," Paul declared.
He accurately claimed that the newsletters were being brought up now "for political reasons." They certainly are — he is a national candidate for president, demanding to be taken seriously. It's reasonable to investigate his past statements and writings.
But Paul, as he has been doing lately, took it a step further, suggesting the newsletters were resurfacing as part of an orchestrated conspiracy to discredit him.
"Maybe this is part of the anti-Ron Paul deal," Paul said from South Carolina on CNN, "and knock down Ron Paul because he's gaining ground with the blacks."
By all other appearances, Paul is not a racist, and his explanation is plausible, but it's incomplete. To dismiss questions about the newsletters as part of some plot against Ron Paul — as the candidate increasingly refers to himself — is a disservice to the young true believers supporting him. So far, he has yet to take responsibility for allowing it to happen.
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Three statements here should be noted:
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| "Libertarians are incapable of being racist," Paul declared. |
 I think a visit to stormfront would say otherwise.
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New Hampshire, with its sizable bloc of independents and the "Live Free or Die" attitude of its citizens, was supposed to be a key turning point for Paul's smaller government, anti-Iraq war message.
Instead, he spent $3.5 million on advertising and finished Tuesday with 8 percent of the vote — a worse showing than his fifth-place Iowa finish of 11 percent five days earlier.
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That says all you need to know about his chances of success
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He accurately claimed that the newsletters were being brought up now "for political reasons." They certainly are — he is a national candidate for president, demanding to be taken seriously. It's reasonable to investigate his past statements and writings.
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This is true, and very important to note, and yet libertarians don't think so. Is Ron Paul a god who can do no wrong? It certainly seems like it when you read their rants.
So what's the theme of the "Bash the guy criticizing Ron Paul" party this time?
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