tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post142143660686360984..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Friends of Ron PaulGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-44170838840422080232007-12-23T03:11:00.000-05:002007-12-23T03:11:00.000-05:00Paul's campaign is more far- right than libertaria...Paul's campaign is more far- right than libertarian, so this doesn't surprise me. If you look at the Birchers and LaRouche types, they acted about the same way. Now they have the internet.<BR/><BR/>Same old paranoia about the Federal Reserve, inflation, the CFR, and so on. Thrown in 9/11 conspiracy instead of JFK. It's just another far- right movement. Nothing really special about it.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-77203363827946299932007-12-22T18:26:00.000-05:002007-12-22T18:26:00.000-05:00Aww I thought you had something new. All you're s...Aww I thought you had something new. All you're showing us is that Ron Paul took a photo-op with a random supporter at a public "Value Voters" debate. <BR/><BR/>There's no reason to believe that Ron Paul, or anyone for that matter, knew who this racist guy was until two days ago when this "story" broke. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if anyone bothered to look up why Stormfront likes Ron Paul. The two main things they list are: his opposition to the war in Iraq; and his opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants. I guess that makes America "friends" of racists, because those are pretty popular opinions.undergroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796369381363664487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-31691788694284894682007-12-22T10:32:00.000-05:002007-12-22T10:32:00.000-05:00The thought police are out in full force, it seems...The thought police are out in full force, it seems. So Ron Paul took a (legal) campaign contribution from somebody who is a legal citizen and made a voluntary (uncoerced) contribution? That IS a scandal. Where were the Chinese waiters and busboys?SwampWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395051552137680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-91764795561707698262007-12-21T14:01:00.000-05:002007-12-21T14:01:00.000-05:00Let's look at what this tells us:1. Ron Paul has t...Let's look at what this tells us:<BR/><BR/>1. Ron Paul has the backing of hard core white supremacists.<BR/>2. Ron Paul may have spoken with some of them in the course of his campaigning.<BR/>3. Ron Paul posed for at least one picture with people known to be white supremacists.<BR/>4. Ron Paul and white supremacists have spent money at the same Thai restaurant.<BR/><BR/>Does this lead us to conclude Ron Paul is a white supremacist? Hell, these people claim Jesus was one of them. <BR/><BR/>Now just to entertain an opposing viewpoint, I'm going to suggest that if Ron Paul gave back the donation, he'd be acting against his principles of equality and freedom. If you're going to tout the liberty of all, you need to stand firm on who "all" would be. Yes, even the likes of the Stormfront have rights, and among those would be the right to support the candidate of their choice through financial donations. <BR/><BR/>I have no doubt there are white supremacists campaigning for Dr. Paul. <BR/><BR/>There is ample evidence that white supremacists support the views of Ron Paul. I have yet to see anything suggesting that Dr. Paul supports their bigoted views though.<BR/><BR/>He does seem to support their right to HAVE their views. In the famous words by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, supposedly paraphrasing Voltaire, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Brian Chabothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217024441959750848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-73554264836496574092007-12-21T11:52:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:52:00.000-05:00Don Black is a neo-Nazi! I saw it on the TV, so it...Don Black is a neo-Nazi! I saw it on the TV, so it's GOTTA be true!Yankee Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115043951363464349noreply@blogger.com