One of my more popular articles is one in which I describe how Ron Paul is a traitor to Conservative American values. I basically took a look at some of his platform points and outlined how destructive this proposed ideas and tactics would be to American culture and the economy. Below is one of the comments I received:
barryliberty said...
Ron Paul is the only candidate to stand up for America. Real conservatives like David Duke and Pat Buchanan Support Ron Paul because he is the only candidate to stand up to Zionist control of America. No more wars for Israel like Iraq. He'll bring back states rights and end the "civil rights" war against white America.
August 5, 2007 1:17 PM
Phrases such as "Zionist control of America" are frequently used by white supremacists to describe their fevered fantasy that Jews control the US government and Media. The reference to David Duke, a known and prominent member of the KKK, is another indication of the Anti-Semitic nature of barryliberty's views.
I was intrigued, as most of the criticism I'd seen of Ron Paul focused on his stated political views. I'd had no idea that rampant racism was part of what fueled his supporters.
Was barryliberty an arbitration, or did he represent a larger problem? I decided to do some research
Simply looking up the phrase "Anti-Semitic Ron Paul" yielded instant results. The first hit was a New York Sun article "
Ron Paul's Race Problem" It, and an article from the web site
sayanythingblog.com both referenced the same Houston Chronicle article, the link to which now results in a 404 error. Both sites quoted the salient quotes from the now censored Houston Chronicle article:
Paul reported on gang crime in Los Angeles and commented, “If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be.”
“Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the `criminal justice system,’ I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal,” Paul said.
Paul also wrote that although “we are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational. Black men commit murders, rapes, robberies, muggings and burglaries all out of proportion to their numbers.”
Stating that lobbying groups who seek special favors and handouts are evil, Paul wrote, “By far the most powerful lobby in Washington of the bad sort is the Israeli government” and that the goal of the Zionist movement is to stifle criticism.
So, we have Ron Paul perpetuating the stereotype of Blacks being fast runners and he claims 95% of the blacks in a given area are criminals.
And then there are the attacks on the Israeli Lobby, which is no doubt one of the things the white supremacists are latching onto as a sign that Ron Paul is "their guy." The article "
Ron Paul May Not be An Anti Semite, but..." summarized the issue nicely.
Ron Paul's Apologists are running around trying to claim that the incriminating phrases above were ghost written for his newsletter, but if that were the case, should he not have printed a retraction in the very next edition? Is the oversight of his newsletter is so poor that blatantly racist content is left unchallenged until brought up by a critic? If I were having Ghost Writers put words in my mouth, I'd made damn sure to read their statements before they went to print. Regardless of what his supporters claim, Ron Paul endorsed the blatantly racist statements by failing to recant them.
It's clear that in addition to being an isolationist who would destroy the US economy, Ron Paul is a racist who gleefully stereotypes Blacks and doubts the right of Israel to exist.
His failure to recant makes me beleive he's trying to court racists of all stripes with vague references and roundabout chatter, just the sort of thing to make the racists think "Oh he's on our side, but knows he'll be committing political suicide by being to blatant."
It reminds me of the origins of the phrase "Culture of Life." The sentence used to be code for "Pro-Life" and it was used by politicians who wanted to court the Pro-Life vote without coming out and admitting they were against abortion. The code has long since been broken, and the phrase is no longer a subtle hint at what a politician really means. Ron Paul, like the cowards who first used the phrase "Culture of Life," has a view that he's afraid to admit to the world at large. In a way, I have more respect for David Duke. He's also a racist, but he joined the KKK. I have no respect for cowards who hide their real views and try to give hints to potential supporters.