Some of the buzz for the past week has been in regards to some racist comments that appeared in Ron Paul’s newsletters several years ago, and which were seemingly explained away by Paul’s not writing his newsletters, and not keeping close control over the publication…and that this had all previously been surfaced and explained before, and was allegedly only refloated to deflate his expected support in New Hampshire.
I notice that Donklephant is pointing out another chapter in the story:
However, the story is growing because Polimom uncovers this pretty damning nugget within one of the newsletters…
“Send your check for $24.95 to our Houston office, or charge the tape to your credit card at 1-800-RON-PAUL.”
This is starting smell again folks, and I’m not trusting Paul’s explanation anymore. As anybody knows who reads this blog, I’m more than willing to give Paul the benefit of the doubt, but what kind of guy allows somebody else to create a 1-800 number without his permission? How could he just let this go on? At best, it’s gross ignorance and for that reason alone he doesn’t deserve the Oval Office.
Erm…you haven’t noticed that Dr. Paul does frequently seem to live in his own little world from time to time, haven’t you?
I can easily believe his not noticing (or not really thinking about) his name being used in that regard. And I agree that that characteristic should render him inappropriate for the presidency.
Of course, Ron Paul hasn’t exactly been the most viable candidate in the field to begin with.
Quoting Donklephant again:
Time to separate the message from the man…
No, it’s been that time for quite a while. The reason I had been considering voting for Ron Paul is because he has, up until this week, been the sole person in the media eye actively advocating fiscal conservatism and individual liberty.
If there had been a less nutty candidate running in the primaries with a similar message, I suspect many of us would have distanced ourselves from Paul awhile ago.
I may be changing my vote in the CT primary from Paul to “Uncommitted”, which would be the best reflection of my sentiment towards the bulk of the GOP field.