i caught it on cnn's xm radio channel, so i couldn't see him. but the audio was cringe worthy.

he sounded....like a kook
Rob | Homepage | 01.10.08 - 6:30 pm | #

What makes this worse is that apparently most of the old-time libertarians know who wrote the articles, and have now named at least one of them publicly. For Paul to claim he didn't know who wrote the articles is just despicable, even if he is just doing it out of loyalty to the person. For that person (and the other as-yet unnamed 2 or 3 people) to continue to refuse to take public responsibility for the newsletters is even more despicable- not only are they bringing shame to the libertarian movement, but they are also being cowardly by having Paul take the fall for them.
Mark | Homepage | 01.10.08 - 6:41 pm | #

If he doesn't want to name names he should just say so. That would be honest. And respectable.

"I know who wrote this, but for the sake of his family I would prefer not say."
cicero | Homepage | 01.10.08 - 7:02 pm | #

Ok fine, I'll be the only one who stands up for Ron Paul here. This is total bullshit that for months his supporters have wanted attention focused on his policies and the good he'd accomplish if elected. And THIS shit is now going to ruin all that he really stands for. People are so quick to believe the negative bullshit that they don't even want to calm their heads for a second to see if there's any truth to the claim being made. Anyone believing this shit that CNN or whoever else is putting out are mindless dumbshits, which CNN counts on by the way. So what if he said "black" or "the blacks", it hardly makes him a racist just because he didn't say "African American". Maybe he's not politically correct, hardly makes him racist or a non-viable Presidential candidate. If he was the "racist" that people claim he is, why is it he's the ONLY candidate who speaks out against the war on drugs?? He's the ONLY one who would put an END to it!!! Seems to me like that would help out alot of minorities since they are the ones mostly (and unfairly) affected by it. He voted against Rosa Parks getting a congressional medal of honor NOT because she's black, but because there is no constitutional authority to use tax money to reward the good deeds of a citizen. INSTEAD he offered to pay for the medal out of his own congressional pay and asked his peers to do like-wise. Of course, that didn't happen, because the rest of them are too eager to spend our money on whatever they like.
Why does he list Lysander Spooner, an abolitionist, as a hero of his? I mean, who the hell even knows who that is?? I highly doubt a racist would list an abolitionist as a hero.
His policies would HELP ALL of us!!! He's the only candidate not bought and paid for by special interests, who wants to stop being the world police, who wants to end the war and who wants to bring ACTUAL FREEDOM to the American people...ALL OF US!!! He doesn't just say he likes freedom, then turn around and support legislation and laws that REDUCE IT!!! Instead of just believing what CNN says Ron Paul's NEWSLETTER said, why don't you do some research on the man himself. See if you can find in his record anything that is racist!!! I doubt you can do such a thing. Because the man has LIBERTARIAN IDEALS and that means actual FREEDOM...FOR ALL!!!! Libertarians can not be racist, it stands against everything they stand for!
This is total bullshit!! OH and by the way...I'm a minority!
muckraker | 01.10.08 - 9:14 pm | #

I think a Ron Paul/Mike Vick ticket would really heal the wounds. Can't a man be a racist? Nanny State!
Fred | 01.11.08 - 1:56 am | #

Sure, make a pathetic attempt at a joke. that's what this country's so-called "political process" is anyway. A fucking joke. people whine about wanting change all the time, then when it comes time to actually do something about it, they run right back to the same old bullshit politicians that have fucked everything up in the first place.
So yeah, make a pathetic attempt at a joke if you want, but you should really try working more on it cause your shit ain't fuckin funny.
You probably didn't even bother to actually look up Ron Paul's record to see if anything he's actually DONE matches the accusations being thrown at him. Just cause CNN says something, doesn't make it true. Incase you forgot, that network is owned and controlled by the status quo and the status quo don't like Ron Paul because he'd make things miserable for them.
And better for us. So an accusation of racism is the easiest way for them to make him look bad because it clearly works as a way to get people riled up.
And it appears that the plan of the status quo is working, too bad people couldn't manage to prove them wrong. Suckers....all of you who fell for this bullshit story are a bunch of suckers. Thanks for helping keep the status quo in charge for more years to come...all at our expense.
muckraker | 01.11.08 - 10:18 am | #

Uhh muckraker, Dr. Paul never denied that these things went out under his name. If he's such a stand-up guy, he could do a better job of owning mistakes commited under what is supposed to be his watch. If he had his own Brownie on the staff, he needs to fess up. Since there are numerous instances of this type of kookery in the newsletter, he'd do better to stamp it out and throw the guilty parties to the wolves. Otherwise he looks like he's more sympathetic to the people who wrote those articles than he is to his ideals-driven platform.

Unless of course the newsletters are a Zionist forgery.
Area Man | 01.11.08 - 3:48 pm | #

anyways, here's an interesting idea, you want to know what Ron Paul is really about?? Check out his website! Or if you don't want to believe the things on his website are accurate, just look up his record. All of it is public domain. I can guarantee you that nothing you'll find in there will counter anything his website shows.
That's what's important to me. His record and if he can back up what he's been saying he stands for on the campaign trail. Not some stupid-ass story put out by CNN and the National Review to try and make him look bad. Again, none of those things in that newsletter are his own words. The man advocates NON-VIOLENCE, which contradicts anything that these stories are talking about. Of course, it seems like that story has been proven pretty much false and the good thing about being consistent is when a story like this comes out and is INCONSISTENT with what a person stands for, most people don't buy it. Especially those who know what the man is really about.
muckraker | 01.16.08 - 12:26 am | #