Just One Of Many Reason Not To Vote For Ron Paul - Political Forum

patriotsblade · 08-23-2007, 01:57 AM

“Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions,” Paul wrote in a 1992 edition of his newsletter The Ron Paul Political Report (later renamed to The Ron Paul Survival Report).

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accepted45 · 08-23-2007, 05:00 AM

Ok this is not the issue but i would say 95% of the entire population of any country does not exactly have an informed opinion about politcal issues - why just african americans hey?

patriotsblade · 08-23-2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by accepted45

Ok this is not the issue but i would say 95% of the entire population of any country does not exactly have an informed opinion about politcal issues - why just african americans hey?

Yes, but he singled out african americans, if you read the entire article it shows what a racist he is.

emptypepsi · 08-23-2007, 08:39 AM

This has been debunked already. The newsletter staff person that wrote that was fired. They were not Paul's words.

perdidochas · 08-23-2007, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by emptypepsi

This has been debunked already. The newsletter staff person that wrote that was fired. They were not Paul's words.

IMHO, that's a very convenient excuse. I don't buy it, and don't accept it as reasonable. He is responsible for whatever is written in his name. The only way I would buy his excuse is if the article/editorial had the other guy's name specifically on it.

perdidochas · 08-23-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MountainMike

Yes, the article has been debunked. Your response seems to be that guilt by accusation is somehow OK, even if the accusation is a lie. I do not find that to be a "sensible political opinion."

The accusation isn't a lie. An editorial in Ron Paul's newsletter said exactly what was quoted--that “Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions,”

From the OP's article:

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Michael Krekel, a spokesperson for Congressman Paul’s campaign, has now responded to the allegations of racism in the Congressman’s writings. Krekel called the writings “unfortunate,” but said that the writings referenced above were “not written by the congressman personally.”

“It was composed by a ghostwriter, and then sent out with Dr. Paul’s name attached to it, Krekel told The Daily Background. He also said that at the time, Paul was not directly involved in politics and that he had a staffer write the column in his place. Paul “has apologized repeatedly for his error, and he has been dealing with the incident for 15 years,” Krekel added.

“While the views expressed on African Americans do not reflect Congressman Paul’s views, he understands that he is responsible for anything that goes out in his weekly column.”

If I send out something with my name on it, I'm going to read it. I don't buy Paul's excuse that a staffer did it, etc. If it's got his name on it, he endorses the view, or he was too lazy to read what was being put out in his name. Either one is a reason to not vote for him.

micfranklin · 08-23-2007, 03:40 PM

I've seen this topic in threads too many times. The article was cooked up.

patriotsblade · 08-24-2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by emptypepsi

This has been debunked already. The newsletter staff person that wrote that was fired. They were not Paul's words.

Link? Source?

theorderoflife · 08-27-2007, 05:25 PM

Honestly, even if he didn't write it, I'd agree. Even though I also believe that it's true for other races, who is more popular: 50 Cent or Colin Powell? 95% of everyones priorities is pretty screwed up though.

micfranklin · 08-28-2007, 10:04 PM

He didn't write it.