Jan. 27th, 2012

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This from the Washington Post:

The Republican presidential candidate has denied writing inflammatory passages in the pamphlets from the 1990s and said recently that he did not read them at the time or for years afterward. Numerous colleagues said he does not hold racist views.

But people close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day.

“It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product ... He would proof it," said Renae Hathway, a former secretary in Paul’s company and a supporter of the Texas congressman.


In summary: he's not a racist, but he made money off of a racist newsletter, and given his interaction with that newsletter, it should have been obvious to him that this was the case.

This question really doesn't make a difference with respect to the Presidential campaign. Paul is a second tier candidate and should consider himself extremely lucky to have made it to such heights. It does, however, go to the integrity of some of his supporters, who have gone so far as to deny that racists have an affinity for Ron Paul - a ridiculous assertion that is easily disproven by browsing through the pages of Stormfront. Assuming that this story holds up, it will be interesting to see whether any of them bite the bullet and admit that they might have been, you know, wrong.
maxomai: dog (Default)
This from the Washington Post:

The Republican presidential candidate has denied writing inflammatory passages in the pamphlets from the 1990s and said recently that he did not read them at the time or for years afterward. Numerous colleagues said he does not hold racist views.

But people close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day.

“It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product ... He would proof it," said Renae Hathway, a former secretary in Paul’s company and a supporter of the Texas congressman.


In summary: he's not a racist, but he made money off of a racist newsletter, and given his interaction with that newsletter, it should have been obvious to him that this was the case.

This question really doesn't make a difference with respect to the Presidential campaign. Paul is a second tier candidate and should consider himself extremely lucky to have made it to such heights. It does, however, go to the integrity of some of his supporters, who have gone so far as to deny that racists have an affinity for Ron Paul - a ridiculous assertion that is easily disproven by browsing through the pages of Stormfront. Assuming that this story holds up, it will be interesting to see whether any of them bite the bullet and admit that they might have been, you know, wrong.

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