http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2010/House-Senate-combo.htm#TX
On The Issues has Paul's voting record as a 'moderate libertarian'.
Posted on 01/06/2012 11:47:35 AM PST by Sopater
(FOX19) - I told you Wednesday night that in 2007 the New Republic magazine published copies of the Ron Paul Report, Ron Paul Strategy Guide, etc.
In those newsletters were some passages that could be deemed racist and certainly inappropriate.
I also pointed out that the author of those articles, James Kirchick, mentions that none of the racist newsletters have a byline, except for one.
The only problem, back in 2007, he did not disclose the name of that writer or which edition he or she wrote, until today.
For the first time, I am going to share with you the name of that writer in connection with the article he authored.
It is a 1993 edition of the Ron Paul Strategy Guide. The article is titled "How to Protect Against Urban Violence." The author is James B. Powell.
The full eight pages of his article match so closely to some of those other so-called "racist newsletters" it is stunning.
Powell writes about the 1992 riots in L.A., as well as the "holocaust coming to America's urban areas." He calls California Congresswoman Maxine Waters a militant leader. The article goes on to talk about how to be self-reliant when well armed gangs move in and threaten your home.
Like the other newsletters, it is not racist, per se, but certainly could be deemed questionable or insensitive.
But there is a bigger issue than just Ron Paul here.
What you may not know is that in this presidential election cycle, every single candidate for president, including President Obama, has been called a racist.
Herman Cain was called a racist because he said blacks had been brainwashed into voting for the democratic party.
Mitt Romney was called a racist by Bill Maher because he is a Mormon, and called racist by MSNBC for continually calling the President by his first and last names instead saying President Obama.
Newt Gingrich was called a racist just a few months ago for calling Palestinians an invented people.
Michelle Bachmann was called a racist a few months ago after saying African American children and black families were better off during slavery presumably because they had both parents living with them. She says she was clearly taken out of context.
Rick Perry was called a racist for a name spray painted on a rock at a hunting camp rented by his family.
Also saying he was taken out of context, one of the latest claims against Rick Santorum, is saying he is a racist for a supposed statement he made that blacks shouldn't receive welfare. He says he didn't say that.
President Obama himself has been called a racist by many people, including Glenn Beck, who triggered a fire-storm after saying he believes President Obama doesn't like white people.
President Obama also called a racist for attending the Reverend Wright's church for 20 years.
Here's what you need to know.
The talk of racism has become the lowest form of political discourse.
Even as I just went down that list, some of you at home thought to yourselves how the candidates you don't like, probably are racist.
And when you heard the name of a candidate you support, you thought "No", that's ridiculous.
See how it works?
Anything that can be deemed insensitive is called racist. Anyone who stands too close to those who say those things, are racist.
Under the examples I just gave you, are they all racists? Maybe none of them are?
How about this year, we try to have an election based on substance, on ideas, and on political record, rather than on name calling.
And that is Reality Check.
That isn’t a mystery writer, this person’s article was posted with his name in one of the newsletters (as others). There is no mystery. The supposed mystery is who was writing under Paul’s name when Paul claimed he didn’t write them (after he claimed he did write them in 95 & 96, but before he claimed he wrote most of them but 8-10 ‘questionable sentences’ in the past few weeks).
Sorry Paultards, explanation fail again.
So just when crime in the United States was sharply dropping, Ron Paul’s brain trust was saying it was going to skyrocket?
Does this country need to be lead by someone with the mentality of a 5th grader?
Sad to say, their only fault was that they were off on their timing.
The mere fact that some people have been falsely accused of racism does not mean that all charges of racism of anyone are false. And just because someone else (may have) written the newsletter articles under Ron Paul's name in no way lets Ron Paul off the hook.
The actual Conservatives, which mean pretty much anyone but Fraud Paul or Mittwitt Romney.
To quote the owner of this site, FURP and FUMR
Walter Williams, while he was hosting Rush’s show a couple of weeks ago, said he has known Ron Paul for 20 or 25 years and the charges that he is a racist are “plainly not true”
Doesn’t mean he isn’t willing to pander to them, associate with them, and play wink, wink games to keep their support.
Others who have known Paul for just as long, including former staffers like Eric Dondero say just the opposite.
Kind of like politics, Paul just calculates his image to the audience.
Here is a black man swearing David Duke is not a racist.
http://www.politicalforum.com/race-relations/195262-david-duke-not-racist.html
A lot of these types formulate their message to deny what they are knowing how it is accepted in the mainstream.
According to http://www.voteview.com out of 3,320 individuals who served in either or both the house and senate from 1937 until 2002 Ron Paul tops the list as most conservative of the bunch. The link to view the list http://www.voteview.com/is_john_kerry_a_liberal.htm
...however, I will give you the opinion that I don’t think he is actually a racist himself, I think he is a dimwitted fool who is a tool for whoever wants to use him for their purpose. He supposedly lets people write in his name, make statements in his name, be associated with him. He is a fool who doesn’t even have the common sense to control his own image yet thinks we should let him be Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces.
http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2010/House-Senate-combo.htm#TX
On The Issues has Paul's voting record as a 'moderate libertarian'.
From Dondero:
I have been asked by various media the last few days for my comments, view of the current situation regarding my former boss Ron Paul, as he runs for the presidency on the Republican ticket.
I’ve noticed in some media that my words have been twisted and used for an agenda from both sides. And I wish to set the record straight with media that I trust and know will get the story right: conservative/libertarian-conservative bloggers.
Is Ron Paul a “racist.” In short, No. I worked for the man for 12 years, pretty consistently. I never heard a racist word expressed towards Blacks or Jews come out of his mouth. Not once. And understand, I was his close personal assistant. It’s safe to say that I was with him on the campaign trail more than any other individual, whether it be traveling to Fairbanks, Alaska or Boston, Massachusetts in the presidential race, or across the congressional district to San Antonio or Corpus Christi, Texas
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Is Ron Paul an Anti-Semite? Absolutely No. As a Jew, (half on my mother’s side), I can categorically say that I never heard anything out of his mouth, in hundreds of speeches I listened too over the years, or in my personal presence that could be called, “Anti-Semite.” No slurs. No derogatory remarks.
He is however, most certainly Anti-Israel, and Anti-Israeli in general. He wishes the Israeli state did not exist at all. He expressed this to me numerous times in our private conversations. His view is that Israel is more trouble than it is worth, specifically to the America taxpayer. He sides with the Palestinians, and supports their calls for the abolishment of the Jewish state, and the return of Israel, all of it, to the Arabs.
Again, American Jews, Ron Paul has no problem with. In fact, there were a few Jews in our congressional district, and Ron befriended them with the specific intent of winning their support for our campaign. (One synagogue in Victoria, and tiny one in Wharton headed by a well-known Jewish lawyer).
I don't note any of this because I support Ron Paul...as Dondero wrote in that same piece...we should not be focusing on these old newsletters that he probably didn't write and don't seem to reflect his views...all we need to know is that he wanted to vote NO on going after the Taliban when they refused to hand over Bin Laden...to me that's enough to disqualify him from any consideration (although he is by far the best of all of this sorry lot of candidates on fiscal issues)
Has Obama signed some sort of executive order recently that forbids the use of paragraphs in online articles? I am seeing this much too frequently.
Jim,
Old Sopater here wonders why o why you would say FURP. LOL.
(here is a hint Soapter, this is a Conservative forum, Ron Paul is a RINO fraud.)
Thanks mnehring. Your post is brimming with information and sound reasoning. You’ve done a great deal to convince me that you’re well justified in flaming Ron Paul supporters.
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