The Republican candidate for president, Ron Paul, is trying to put out the mini-fire about those racist newsletters with his name on it. Ron Paul '90s newsletters rant against blacks, gays - CNN.com:
"'When you bring this question up, you're really saying, 'You're a racist' or 'Are you a racist?' And the answer is, 'No, I'm not a racist,'' he said."
Even David Duke says he's not a racist, so that doesn't mean anything. I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt if he could say who did write it. Regardless, its called the "Ron Paul Political Report" so he has to take responsibility for what was written in his name and that he would hand over the power to write something under his name to someone who felt this way. Obviously, the statements made are by someone who appears to have been very open about their hostility towards blacks.
And this is not about the PC police or people being touchy. The statements are very clear.
"One newsletter, from June 1992, right after the LA riots, says "order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks."
Not cool. To answer that he has no idea who did write them is not an answer either. The "Lake Jackson, TX statement especially makes me believe it was him.
"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."
"'When you bring this question up, you're really saying, 'You're a racist' or 'Are you a racist?' And the answer is, 'No, I'm not a racist,'' he said."
Even David Duke says he's not a racist, so that doesn't mean anything. I'd be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt if he could say who did write it. Regardless, its called the "Ron Paul Political Report" so he has to take responsibility for what was written in his name and that he would hand over the power to write something under his name to someone who felt this way. Obviously, the statements made are by someone who appears to have been very open about their hostility towards blacks.
And this is not about the PC police or people being touchy. The statements are very clear.
"One newsletter, from June 1992, right after the LA riots, says "order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks."
Not cool. To answer that he has no idea who did write them is not an answer either. The "Lake Jackson, TX statement especially makes me believe it was him.
"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."
