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Steven Mosher:

The New Republic is just doing a smear campaign, parsing quotes, taking meanings from statements out of their context… This is what they do best for their own interests, not the reader’s interests or benefit, other than to sway them to their viewpoint.

As he said, so called conservatives are afraid of Ron Paul.

New Republic is part of the problems we are fighting.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:49 am SounthernManifesto:

Someone from his staff wrote this, not him.

And to be anti-black would mean he is very pro-white.

Which is not the case or else he’d be a crusader like Huckabee or something.

He wants to end the war!

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:51 am Artus Register:

What a shameful pack of lies. Most of this “proof” was not written by Dr. Paul, but by a staff writer who was fired for writing such hate-filled nonsense. These claims have been disproven and even the more liberal press has already admitted as much.

Regurgitating old lies on the eve of the New Hampshire primary is an obvious smear attempt by those lacking a modicum of integrity.

As usual, the whole story is much more interesting, but not nearly as sensational. The truth loses another round.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:52 am Gene:

I support Ron Paul and the support is growing nation wide. Oh, the hit piece…it’s all about name recognition and that building nation wide also.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:53 am Brad:

The mentally minuscule are easily led by words taken out of context and with no reference to life long action.

Think for your self. Do not be easily led.

I vote for virtue; I vote for Ron Paul.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:53 am Antony:

What a load of BS. This drivel has been thoroughly debunked, but here you are, trying to rehash it again. Amazing how just before a major event, these BS charges come spewing forth in droves.

Shame on you.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:54 am ted smith:

What is inaccurate here? The ADL *was* convicted of spying. I’m pretty sure there were riots after the Rodney King trial.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:55 am Amused:

this is an obvious smear job by the socialists at New Republic

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:55 am Matt of San Francisco:

I would have had an easier time believing the article if one of the first facts about Paul had not been wrong. The New Republic Article states that Paul served in the Army. That is incorrect. He served in the Air Force, and that fact is widely publicised. Perhaps historical facts are not important to the editors of the New Republic. I don’t know. What I do know is that if they can’t the the uncontroversial facts straight I have less of a reason to believe their more shocking claims.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:55 am Enlightened One:

Patently Absurd.

That’s the only way I can describe these accusations.

Dr. Paul has already addressed this issue a number of times and nothing has ever come of it. You know why? Because it’s bullshit.

The ghostwriter for these articles was fired immediately and it was well know that Dr. Paul did not pen one single word of this nonsense.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:56 am robert:

I always suspected that the man was a dangerous fool. However, the information provided will only serve to bolster him with many of his supporters.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:56 am penny:

I support another Republican . . . but I am sorry to tell you - deep, deep, deep, deep down . . . . many Americans feel as Ron Paul does . . . . there are cities in America where we dare not go . . . . I grew up with NO HATRED FOR ANYONE. . . .

Now that I am a grown up . . . I have realized the depth of viscious hatred from blacks and now jihadists.

I am glad I learned that , because I would be killed for being white.

The politics of jealousy have been finely honed. Thank you liberals! For creating hatred. . . . . on to another! Brilliant strategy!

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:56 am CC:

I don’t agree that these are racist comments as much as they are, in large measure, statements of fact. I think even Bill Cosby could have been accused of making similar statements, perhaps even more pointed! In no way can I be accused of racism in any area of my life. Nor am I a Ron Paul supporter. But if this is the worst you can find about Ron Paul, he doesn’t scare me.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:57 am John:

LOL

The media is getting desperate.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:57 am Flo:

The American people are so fed up with the smear campaigns that come out of presidential elections when someone has an agenda to destroy someone else. It happens every election but now we are seeing who is behind it. Fox stock is dropping. Maybe people will quit reading your trash.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:57 am David Kyriacou:

This article is full of incorrect statements.
Ron Paul has praised MLK for his peaceful activism.
Israel is a welfare state and will not receive the billions of dollars it has received in the past from US TAXPAYERS(Sorry Israel but we need to start paying back China for the money we GAVE YOU-Is that ok with you?). Israel has been around a long time and can finally act like their own country instead of a satellite state with US Military bases sucking American tax dollars away from US infrastructure.(The US has the weakest transportation structure in the developed world.)

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:57 am penny:

I support another Republican . . . but I am sorry to tell you - deep, deep, deep, deep down . . . . many Americans feel as Ron Paul does . . . . there are cities in America where we dare not go . . . . I grew up with NO HATRED FOR ANYONE. . . .
Now that I am a grown up . . . I have realized the depth of viscious hatred from blacks and now jihadists.

I am glad I learned that , because I would be killed for being white.

The politics of jealousy have been finely honed. Thank you liberals! For creating hatred. . . . . on to another! Brilliant strategy!

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:57 am Alex:

What is supposed to be anti-Semitic about this? Oh, that’s right - Israel can’t be critisized. You see to be making his point.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:58 am Flo:

The American people are so fed up with the smear campaigns that come out of presidential elections when someone has an agenda to destroy someone else. It happens every election but now we are seeing who is behind it. Fox stock is dropping. Maybe people will quit reading your trash.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:58 am Evan:

This was done on purpose with knowledge and forsight. Pajamas media? It is no coincidence that you are now joining in. You probably knew about the ghostwriter months ago…

This will be remembered.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:58 am Uh YEAH and?:

OMG this is too funny.

Welcome to the Republican party, James Kirchick, you reformed liberal neocon. Conservatives have been saying this kind of stuff for ever. Tune into any conservative talk show or website. You will find stuff like this out the ying yang.

This is the kind of crap you get when liberal democrats take over the party as neocons. They now want to force real conservatives out.

Their hope is that as soon as the conservative voice is squelched, liberals will control both parties.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:58 am Steve Nichols:

From Berin M. Szoka

Jamie Kirchick, assistant editor of The New Republic, appeared tonight on Tucker Carlson’s show to announce–with a smirk on his face the size of Manhattan–that his hit piece accusing Ron Paul of racism, homophobia and anti-semitism would be appearing online the next day–which, by astonishing coincidence happens to be the very day of the New Hampshire primary.

I first met Jamie at a holiday party held by the venerable libertarian magazine Reason just a few weeks ago. When Jamie saw my “Ron Paul 2008″ button, he snickered and said, “Oh, Ron Paul… I’ve been reading up on him. Have you read the stuff that guy’s written? Nasty stuff! Racist, anti-semitic, homophobic!”

I emailed Jamie the next day to engage him further and to ask just what he found so offensive. His response:

Hi Berin,

Thanks for writing; and I’m glad you enjoyed by [sic] piece in the Boston Globe. I’ll try and make the [DC Log Cabin Republicans] party tonight, though [LCR President] Patrick Sammon isn’t particularly happy with me after I wrote this piece [attacking LCR for not endorsing Giuliani, whom Kirchick calls “the most pro-gay Republican White House contender in history”]

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid50709.asp

Anyways, I don’t think Ron Paul is a homophobe; I’m just cynical and enjoy getting supporters of political candidates riled up. If you were a Giuliani guy I’d have called him a fascist. But I must say, the Ron Paul supporters are the most enthusiastic of the bunch! [Emphasis added.]

Best,

Jamie

When I responded to ask him when his article might come out so I could read more, he answered: “Patience, my friend :-)”

Patience, indeed.

Let me not mince words. Jamie is a muckraker, a charlatan, and a hypocrite. For being so careless about concealing all these, he is a fool to boot. His bottom-feeding journalism dishonors The New Republic’s history as a bastion of high-minded political discourse. His story was deliberately timed to inflict maximum political damage on a man of such uncommonly principled integrity that he is attacked for statements written decades ago by others in his name.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:58 am Linda Frank:

Mr. Paul’s strange defenders will do anything to defend their Dear Leader. Yet these are his own words.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:59 am jp:

see Thomas Liafson’s pieces back in November on this stuff, specifically his Neo-Nazi supporters.

they support him for a reason, its not an accident.

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:59 am mike:

can we get the rest of the story, instead of these out-of-context excerpts?

Jan 8, 2008 - 11:59 am Jamie Dawson:

This article is yet another hit piece full of lies about Dr. Paul. Why are you so scared of him? I can’t believe the Drudge Report would run this on the day of the NH Primary. I would sue for slander if I was in Ron Paul’s camp. All quotes out of context and from other people loosley “associated” with him.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Tammy:

The establishment must be getting scared of Ron Paul to be ATTACKING him like this. Don’t you know the article is written by a Giuliani supporter? Ron Paul beat him in Iowa and stands to beat him in NH, so out come attacks based on what others wrote 20 years ago. He is a sitting congressman. Do you really think if this was anything more than a smear campaign that the Republican establishment wouldn’t have successfully used it to get him out of his congressional seat. They sure tried hard enough. They even gerrymandered his district.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm djRob:

Howard Stern supports Ron Paul, are you saying that Stern is anti-semite?!

What a pathetic hit piece.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Richard:

oh look.. another shot at labling Ron Paul a racist or anti-semetical..

you must have NEVER actually heard the man speak..

and dragging out the “racist anti-semite” label when you REALLY want to bring someone to heel in politics is getting OLD. and it looses it’s effectiveness every time..

All he ever talks about is unity and freedom to live your life without Government stepping in a telling you where your money will be spent.

try listening more, you might learn something.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Randy:

Too bad people can’t handle the truth.

The fact is most people in prison are black. Black people can be racist just like anyone else. To think not is being naive. I learned about racism at an early age as a white child in a majority black public school.

We give too much foreign aid to other countries including Israel. I’d like to end all foreign aid.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Scott Fedor:

If this is the best that the anti-Paul side can come up with, he may stand a chance to make it all the way to the White House.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Elizabeth:

This is a shameful attempt at smearing Ron Paul. This is slander, plain and simple.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Dave:

Can you smell the desperation? They are trying anything and everything to stop the votes for him. Including blatant lies. I don’t need to defend him, his impeccable record does that all by itself. I’m not buying into the hype, and am still going to vote for Ron Paul. Think about it, if this had really happened, this ‘document’ would surfaced many months ago. This is the ‘establishment’ grasping at straws to try and maintain their iron grip on the freedoms and liberties of Americans…nothing more. Let them go through their death throes, and let liberty ring…vote Ron Paul.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm retleo:

What’s so offensive about the truth?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:00 pm Jim:

Ron Paul didn’t write it. But then again neither did this site, and its published here. Does that make this site “racist”. And what about the comments are racist. Making observations of factual statistics isn’t racist. The notion that you are superior to other races, and the desire to rule over those races is racist (see dictionary). Ron Paul has only spoken of his desire to return self rule to all races.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Joe Buz:

Dude! The RoPaulbots are going to be upset. They are going to claim that the name on top of the newsletter does not constitute advocation of statements made therein….Either that or that Charles Johnson hacked the newsletters and sold them to TNR or both.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Chad:

C’mon Drudge - this is garbage.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Dagny:

http://gays-for-ron.blogspot.com/2008/01/jamie-kirchick-i-dont-think-ron-paul-is.html

As with all poison pen hit pieces, one should always consider the source. Let’s take a closer look at James Kirchick.

Google James Kirchick

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Jeff:

You’re a real pro at taking things out of context and ignoring the facts.

Fact is, the Honorable Dr. Ron Paul is exactly that…honorable. This is an atrocious attempt to smear him that even the liberal mainstream press has admitted was not written by his hand.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Dave:

Ideas in this story have been thoroughly debunked. It is incredibly irresponsible to echo this garbage.

The right thing to do is retract this article.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Elaine McKillop, Esq.:

You are pathetic and evil. Ron Paul is the only honorable man in Washington. I will not waste my time with a lengthy response. Find one person that ron Paul ever treated in a racist way. I hope all of you that spread this rubbish burn in hell! Liberty and the truth will win!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm heywood jablowme:

The Author of this article should be kaned on national TV after the debate results are read for such slander. what a complete douche bag..noone is buying this. if you do a little research Ron Paul has accepted some responsibility for the others that have written these things in his name but he did not write them.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Michael Scalise:

The “facts” reported in the is article are even more incorrect than what the The New Republic reported. At least The New Republic admitted that Ron Paul didn’t say those things himself, but this article certainly gives readers that idea that Ron Paul said those quotes, and he did not.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:01 pm Andrew Pawn:

where do these people come from… I have a good idea..

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:02 pm Puggg:

Mr. Koffler’s arrogance is showing here. He actually thinks these quotes (especially on race) will hurt RP. If this article becomes public knolwedge, and RP acknowledges authorship or responsibility for these quotes, he will become the Republican front-runner in a number states, especially in the South. And ironically, it will endear RP to a lot of people that read Pajamas Media and its member blogs (though not the neo-conservative elites themselves).

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:02 pm Norm:

Why don’t you do an expose on BARACK OBAMA’S RACIST CHURCH!!
Here is the link

w w w “dot” tucc “dot” org/about “dot” htm

They PREACH BLACK POWER and state that they are UNASHAMEDLY BLACK and therefore whites are NOT welcome to join their church!!

BTW I really didn’t see anything that was untrue. DC is a cesspool of murder and violence.Anyone looked at the make up of the prison population in America??? It’s OVERWHLEMINGLY BLACK and LATINO. It’s about time someone spoke the truth.
And again I ask ….Why don’t you do an expose on BARACK OBAMA’S RACIST CHURCH!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:02 pm Renee:

Alright people, lets be serious.
Have you ever heard of this kirchick guy before? Do you honestly think that in 10 terms as congressman this would not have been brought up if it were true?
Do you honestly think that Tim Russert would have badgered Ron Paul about a couple of earmarks if this information krichick has is true. Someone other than a unknown internet reporter would have brought this up.
As Kirchick himself said to Berin Szoka
Jamie Kirchick: “I don’t think Ron Paul is a homophobe; I’m just cynical”
I emailed Jamie the next day to engage him further and to ask just what he found so offensive. His response:

Hi Berin,

Thanks for writing; and I’m glad you enjoyed by [sic] piece in the Boston Globe. I’ll try and make the party tonight, though Patrick Sammon isn’t particularly happy with me after I wrote this piece [attacking Log Cabin Republicans for not endorsing Giuliani as the “the most pro-gay Republican White House contender in history”]
http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid50709.asp

Anyways, I don’t think Ron Paul is a homophobe; I’m just cynical and enjoy getting supporters of political candidates riled up. If you were a Giuliani guy I’d have called him a fascist. But I must say, the Ron Paul supporters are the most enthusiastic of the bunch! [Emphasis added.]

Best,
Jamie

When I responded to ask him when his article might come out so I could read more, he answered: “Patience, my friend :-)”

Patience, indeed.

Let me not mince words. Jamie is a muckraker, a charlatan, and a hypocrite. For being so careless about concealing all these, he is a fool to boot. His bottom-feeding journalism dishonors The New Republic’s history as a bastion of high-minded political discourse. His story was deliberately timed to inflict maximum political damage on a man of such uncommonly principled integrity that he is attacked for statements written decades ago by others in his name.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:02 pm beava:

You will be happy to know that even after becoming President, Ron Paul will still defend your right to publish rubbish. But even the good Doctor won’t be able to help you sleep at night with your empty, soulless conscience.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:02 pm David:

I read the article and most of what you have quoted (though taken out of context) has been proven to be true, So what is the beef? I guess telling the truth is racism now?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:03 pm Hutch:

How wonderfully convenient. Just a few short months ago Pajamas Media thought The New Republic had zero credibility because of the Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy. Now Pajamas Media thinks The New Republic is completely credible.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm bob:

The ADL does do exactly what Paul says.

The Israele lobby is very powerful

Blacks do riot more than any other ehnic group.

Black crime is higher amongst blacks than any other ethnic group

Black leaders are a fraud

MLK was a sexual deviant, although I have never heard of him going after young people. he also plagarized alot of his Phd thesis

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Daniel Peterson:

This is ridiculous. It’s all part of a smear campaign the likes of which we’ve ever seen. Special interests have a big interest in silencing this movement. It’s absolutely outrageous.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Yukkione:

Wow, I thought I was going to read some mind blowing stuff…

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Amazed:

I am shocked that Drudge is linking to this New Republic smear job, he is going to lose all credibility, just like Fox News.

Drudge = Finished

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Kurt:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul68.html

You should read what Ron Paul has actually written regarding racism. As I understand these “quotes” have been explained already and are not written by Ron Paul

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm TinyElvis:

Whether it was written by a staff member or not, the bottom line is that it went out under “Dr. Paul’s” name, and this is not the first time accusations as such have turned up. You Paulbots are all the same - if this were any other candidate, you’d be jumping all over this hit piece and pointing to it as proof as to why the “revolution” is needed now more than ever. The self-righteousness and sense of “enlightenment” that oozes from (most) Ron Paul is nauseating. Then again, you could say pretty much the same for any rabid political campaign support base…

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Jason:

Only a Ron Paul supporter would think that these quotes could be acceptable even in context. Apparently we’re supposed to believe all of this is untrue, because well, Ron Paul supporters say that is so. You guys do a wonderful job masking your nazi-like views.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Al:

good timing on the smear campaigns.

where was this crap 2 years ago, or 1 year ago, or 6 months ago. if this stuff was written 20 years ago, why wait until today?

no, just more smearing.

if you cant attack the man, if you cant attack the ideas, you make up or distort.

my kind of main stream media. go baby!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm john in LA:

Sounds Like Swiftboat to Me…….

Ron Paul is the Truth…….

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:04 pm Rand Thinker:

Why would a racist want to repeal federal drug laws? America, did you know we have over 700 military bases in over 130 countries? Did you know this costs over $1 trillion per year?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:05 pm andy:

So this one staff writer who wrote all this stuff was fired promptly eh? How did he go on for 4 years (check the source dates above) writing all this stuff then?

I appreciate this writer actually using some sources in his article, which the TNR author did not.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:05 pm ms:

You and the NR, print the lies if you want, but your credibility is the one that’s shot. It’s been debunked. Ron Paul has said great things about Martin Luther King on the floor of the house.

why am I even commenting here, you don’t deserve my time.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:05 pm mishu:

Here they come…

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:06 pm missourimike:

Drudge (drudgery) this story may sway one or two voters but really…get a life.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:06 pm Jeff Bubb:

Move along folks, move along. Nothing to see here…

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:06 pm Jon Whitmore:

I like him even more.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:06 pm BZ Smith:

This is just a bunch of garbage. Nice piece of propaganda to release on the day of the NH primary. Ron Paul still has my vote.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:06 pm Morphy:

Um… I didn’t see a single quote that I disagree with…

I guess I’m a rasist to. 8 years living in LA will do that to you.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:07 pm tvthom:

Wasn’t there anything about “eating babies”? Really, I’m not a “Paulist” but I see nothing (when taken in the context of the times/the full op-ed) that is as apoplexy-inducing as your lead in portended.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:07 pm Andrew76:

Shame on you for “writing” this. Quoting ancient Ron Paul related newsletters in which a subsequently FIRED staffwriter wrote a bunch of rambling nonsense, is not news. This is like the 3 millionth time this crap has been debunked. Nice try, a-hole.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:08 pm James:

Daniel Koffler was James Kirchik’s classmate at Yale.

This is the same story told by the original author’s friend, yet passed off as another source in perfect disinformation style.

How do these things get so orchestrated and precisely timed?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:08 pm Raul Mendez:

That’s it. I should have known that Ron Paul couldn’t be the real deal. What a racist airhole!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Trenchard:

These allegations have been debunked repeatedly.

If Ad Hominem attacks are the worst you can come up with, keep it coming. I can see right through them, and so can the American people.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Charles:

This figures… Garbage like this is expected to come up just as things start heating up. Much of what he is (supposedly) quoted as saying - I feel - is somewhat true. The government feeds minorities and special interest groups, keeping them dietarily dependent upon a constant barrage of inflamed hatred and victimization.

I’m sure some of the “powers that be” fabricated some of his quotes to fit their attack of this man.

I believe Ron Paul is for the individual’s rights, and if those rights are threatened by a “group”, no matter their orientation, race or creed, then negative things would be said about the beliefs of Ron Paul, even though statements were generalized, and inevitably, “hurtful” to that said group. But the truth usually hurts.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Raul Mendez:

That’s it. I should have known that Ron Paul couldn’t be the real deal. What a racist airhole!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Floid:

Well, I am a Paul supporter. I got nervous when I started reading the headlines. However, after reading through his quotes, there are only a few I disagree with.

My biggest problem with this article is the point I immediately wanted to read was his statements about MLK, who I greatly respect. I noticed that the exact quote was conveniently left out of the article. Strange…

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Thomas:

While all of those are taken out of context, it’s hard to argue with a large portion of them. For example,

“We must not kowtow to the street hoodlums and their sanctimonious leaders.”

“The riots, burning, looting, and murders are only a continuation of 30 years of racial politics.”

“The cause of the riots is plain: barbarism. If the barbarians cannot loot sufficiently through legal channels (i.e., the riots being the welfare-state minus the middleman), they resort to illegal ones, to terrorism.”

“[Hillary Clinton] is one of the most dangerous women in public life. Not only is she a fanatical abortion advocate, she wants parents to register with the government as a condition for having children to be able to sue and `divorce’ themselves from their parents.

Does anyone really not agree with this, especially one who is libertarian?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Danny:

The truth at…

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018418.html

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=41822

http://69.65.26.137/~ronpaula/RonPaulStephanieMillerShow120607.m3u

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:09 pm Tnguy:

Unfortunately, all of his quotes about the blacks in America are true.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:10 pm R Crosby:

“I might add, on a personal note, that as a libertarian” Yah right buddy you don’t have a clue about being a libertarian. Why is it that these guys always lead in this way. About the same as Glenn Beck claiming to be a libertarian. This piece has been circulating for months. It is old news and has already been dealt with. What else do you have?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:10 pm Michael:

First they ignore you, then they attack yo. -Ghandi

Congressman Ron Paul has addressed this bs smear before. The smear and hit campaign is coming again with Ron Paul’s surge in popularity and support. This blatant negative mudslinging comes on the heels of Fox News and other corporate medias attempts at ignoring Ron Paul and his message. Jay Leno said it best last night, “you don’t seem like the type, but I’d be kicking someones ass over this”. RP even stuck up for Mitt Romney and his right to run, even as a Morman. Wait before you make any judgements on this trash being touted as news and “shocking” information. Ron Paul is not what this smear piece would have you believe. The publishers of this trash and slander should keep in mind what attorney’s they may be needing in the near future.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:11 pm Belen Gadfly:

Despite all his uplifting, inciteful comments, especially regarding Hillary, he hasn’t got a snowballs chance in hell.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:11 pm Gabriel L:

He didn’t even make these quotes, according to the article. Smear campaign at its finest

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:11 pm Jacqui:

This article is preposterous. I have been following Ron Paul for a long time, and there is no way he would ever say such things. He is neither a racist nor an anti-Semite. The question is, why are you circulating these lies?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:11 pm Andy:

I will not be voting for him, but he is unfortunately right on all these points. Nobody in this country wants to admit it, but he speaks the truth.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:12 pm Puggg:

Also, a lot of the MLK moral shenanigans were corroborated by RFK. I remember reading credible stories about how he and J. Edgar Hoover would listen to FBI surveillance tapes of MLK in the middle of his “indiscretions” and laugh at him. All the while RFK’s public face was pro-MLK, and very much an advocate of MLK’s ideas.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:13 pm John B:

I’m not Paulite, or a racist, but right down the line I couldn’t find hardly anything in those quotes that made him out to be a racist, seems to me hes just telling it how it is, but thats not politically correct anymore.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:13 pm Iridium:

These lies were debunked before James Kirchick even posted this crap online. I guess this James Kirchick is waiting for FOX News to give him a job or something. Never even mention the retractions and that this wasn’t even writen by Ron Paul. There were a number of writers for that news letter. You guys have no facts. You say that Ron Paul and /or staff was at a white sepremist meeting and but failed to mention that the guy who organized it has come out and said that neither he nor any of Pauls staff were there. I won’t waste any more of my time with this. This is B.S. We have researched this and found that James Kirchick stretched the truth, made assumptions, and rewrote history. James Kirchick has NO EVEIDENCE. WHERE IS YOUR EVIDENCE. YOU JUST SAY IT. This is nothing but slander, libel, and defamation. ALL MADE UP.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:13 pm Brian:

Sad that you not only lie through your teeth to try and smear one of the most honest and and pro-liberty men running, but you are also late on this news by MONTHS.

This was put out there months ago to try and smear Dr. Paul, and was already proven to be nothing that Dr. Paul himself said or supported.

It makes me sad that this country wants another pro-war and anti middle class American president so badly that people like you will continue to slander such a good man like Dr. Paul.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:14 pm Tony Andrews Jr.:

An old, discredited smear hits Drudge’s front page in red…

FACT: Ron Paul NEVER said any of this. When asked yesterday on MSNBC’s Tucker if anyone had ever heard Ron Paul say anything even remotely like this, and if so, who and when, Koffler became flustered and backed down.

This is based, primarily, on a VERY old newsletter from when Dr. Paul was first getting involved with political matters back in the 1970s. It has been discredited NUMEROUS times, yet STILL pops up. And it’s NO COINCIDENCE that it would happen on the day before the NH primaries.

Gimme a break!!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:14 pm Amazed:

Drudge is going to lose all credibility, just like Fox News.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:14 pm Andrew DuVal:

I agree, this is shameful. I love the tactics of “we can’t beat him in the popularity contest, so let’s make up lies”

Ron Paul’s silence towards criticism is just more redeeming. It shows that he doesn’t give a fuck about the media, it’s the people he’s trying to serve.

Any other Candidate would be all over the news denying this shit… Not Dr. Paul, he’s above that and it’s quite apparent that the majority of the country sees through this bullshit as well.

In fact, the only way you could believe this is to WANT to believe it.

on that note, check out my website:
http://www.WriteInYourVote.com

It’s all about giving Voter’s a choice, and US candidates equal opportunities to get their message out.

thanks!

Andrew DuVal

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:15 pm Steve:

Racist?

I find nothing racist about what Ron Paul has said about Blacks and crime. Read the annual FBI crime statistics. Blacks commit more crime that any other group. Those are facts not racist propaganda.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:15 pm Bill:

I think the burn in hell comment was out of line. Hopefully, that supporter of Rep. Paul is atypical.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:15 pm Considering Paul:

Not the biggest Paul supporter…that is until I read this. He’s spot on the vast majority of these excerpts, if they are in fact true. What, a guy can’t have an opinion anymore in this country? Who cares if it “offends” someone. Political correctness is the path to Communism. In no instance given is he inciting violence of any sort.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:16 pm Bradley in DC:

More damning is the truth about the author

http://gays-for-ron.blogspot.com/2008/01/jamie-kirchick-i-dont-think-ron-paul-is.html

and the attempt to smear an institute as anti-Semetic named after the Jewish Ludwig von Mises.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:16 pm Burticus:

By dredging up this stuff and getting it linked from Drudge, the New Marxist and their handlers must be worried that Americans are embracing Ron Paul’s message of individual liberty, constitutionally limited government and free enterprise economics, despite the consolidated media’s blackout.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:16 pm Just sayin...:

You know the NEOcons are feeling threatened by Ron Paul’s candidacy when they start spinning this crap… The more you slime Ron Paul, the more I feel I should consider his points.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:17 pm Jay R. Grodner:

Dude, what’s so bad about what Ron Paul said? It’s only what about 70% of the rest of America was thinking during the LA riots.

People will publicly condemn him but deep down they’ll always agree with him. The same goes for most of his policies/positions. They’re not correct to say/admit, but we all know they’re true, which is why all of the “non-elites” are giving him money and votes.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:18 pm Jay R. Grodner:

Dude, what’s so bad about what Ron Paul said? It’s only what about 70% of the rest of America was thinking during the LA riots.

People will publicly condemn him but deep down they’ll always agree with him. The same goes for most of his policies/positions. They’re not correct to say/admit, but we all know they’re true, which is why all of the “non-elites” are giving him money and votes.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:18 pm Steve T:

If they are smearing that means he is definitely going somewhere. i love it!! GO RON!!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:18 pm csquared:

“Ron Paul the “libertarian” Republican candidate to be a racist, a homophobe and an anti-Semite”

Seems like this borders on libel, somebody better attach these statements to Ron quick!

We all know he didn’t write these things, and has apologized for the misuse of his newsletter.

Got anymore moldy smear-pieces on Ron today, or can we let the guy run for President even if he doesn’t condone the war?

About as disgraceful of reporting as Huckabee’s son and the canine incident.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:18 pm cj:

This is not journalism. This is a smear fashioned out of an old, discredited story. Even the slightest bit of research will reveal what really happened:

After Dr. Paul left congress in the 80’s to go back to medicine, some of his supporters created this newsletter. He allowed them to use his name on the newsletter, but did not keep them sufficiently under control. As a result, this crap got printed and Dr. Paul was then only able to put a stop to it after the fact.

Ron Paul did not write it nor condone those ideas, but he took responsibility for his lapse in oversight.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:18 pm Paul:

Conspiracys aside, what is really amazing is that much of it is absolutely true.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:19 pm tmp02:

It is funny that this comes out when Ron Paul is in third place in New Ham.

Zogby

See http://donklephant.com/2008/01/08/zogby-ron-paul-tied-for-3rd-in-new-hampshire/

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:19 pm John:

With this kind of mud to start flying against Ron Paul, it must mean that he’s being taken seriously now and a threat to the powers that be; and their afraid, very afraid.

They will resort to anything to try to stop the movement, but it’s too late!

We’re behind you Dr. Paul, ALL THE WAY!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:19 pm Kevin:

Hey, I guess it’s unpopular to say it, but there were some pretty valid points. Isn’t the truth an absolute defense? Just because it sounds bad, but is true, shouldn’t stop it from being said. Maybe that’s what’s refreshing about Ron Paul; he says what he feels, not what is popular, unoffensive and what the sheep want to hear.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:20 pm Zach:

Ya know as absurd as some of these comments are… they don’t strike me as racist. They strike me as an absolutist who does not see things in shades of grey and can’t understand why everyone doesn’t see the world as he does.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:20 pm tmp02:

It is funny that this comes out when Ron Paul is in third place in New Ham.

Zogby

See http://donklephant.com/2008/01/08/zogby-ron-paul-tied-for-3rd-in-new-hampshire/

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:20 pm Jenny G:

I’m assuming most of these comments are taken out of context. If not, he has his rights to say what he wants. At least he doesn’t plan on killing millions of people while making everyone else believe thats the right thing to do.

Go Ron Paul!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:20 pm Ryan:

This is a pathetic attempt at a smear. He didn’t even write these.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:21 pm Andrew Krzynowek:

Ron Paul has spoken many times about the heroism of such people as Rosa Parks (going so far as offering to pay for an award from his own pocket being voted on in Congress), Martin Luther King and Gandhi.

In recent debates Paul has called out Giuliani for painting all Muslims as terrorists.

Ron Paul has spoken against homophobia replying that all people are “God’s children”.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zIeW0DY64bE

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:21 pm Dagny:

Can you say ANITA HILL vs CLARENCE THOMAS anyone?

Great response here from Thomas DiLorenzo who was also smeared in this piece of…. writing?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018418.html

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:21 pm Joseph:

Lies! This is the biggest smear campaign I’ve ever seen.

DECIDE FOR YOURSELF!

Don’t let the “New Republic” (or any other media outlet) sway your opinion of Ron Paul.

Go to YouTube and watch the videos for yourself: http://youtube.com/profile?user=RonPaul2008dotcom

Go and research Ron Paul’s Congressional voting record for yourself: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/

Don’t believe these lies!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:21 pm Sharon:

You ought to check the sources of your “story”.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018421.html

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:22 pm Ryan:

I find it a bit odd that this comes out the same time of the New Hampshire primaries where Ron Paul is poised to do better than he did in Iowa. I wonder if Fox News helped with this debunked, re-hashed political smear job. Down with the neo-cons.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:22 pm AC Green:

As others have pointed out, these statements were NOT written by Ron Paul. If you look at what he said back in 1988 when he last ran for President, he was saying the exact same things about race issues that he is now - that he is the furthest thing from racist and that libertarians believe in equality for everyone. So I find it very unlikely that in the early 90s he would become a racist, only to then stop being a racist later on. This is BS!!!

The NY Times looked into these allegations months ago and concluded that the writing style was different than Dr. Paul’s style. Hopefully the campaign will denounce this shaky analysis and bring everything out in the open.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:22 pm Dave:

40 comments in the space of 5 minutes, all from Paul’s supporters, won’t make this go away. Unless we get a credible explanation of why Ron Paul had no idea of what was written under his name, in his newsletter, that man is an ex-candidate. Simple. Sorry to disappoint you.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:23 pm Kansan:

Gee, all this media and your the one to uncover this mountain of evidence.

What a crock, your barkig up the wrong tree here, we KNOW Ron Paul stands for the rights of all Americans.

How do we know this, because Ron Paul is a dedicated supporter of the Constitution.

Ron Paul is pro-middle class and the only ones trying to smear him are you NeoCon corrupters who spread lies around election season so you can promot ethe status quo of screwing America

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:24 pm Frank Brady:

Yet another smear job by terrified socialists. No one who counts will believe it.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:24 pm Tim Adderholdt:

Wow, if you read these quotes and pot objective, rational thought into them, they are all correct! Ron Paul is more honest and a bigger friend to the black community that Al Sharpton!

THE TRUTH HURTS!!!!!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:24 pm jakbqwik:

I see Drudge has given this slanderous article his blessing. What a joke. The Ron Paul REVOLUTION is scaring the crap out of powers-that-be and rumor has it that he is going to BEAT McCain in New Hampshire by a slight margin! GO, RON, GO! As Dr. Paul continues to gain momentum during the primary season, we will see more and more of this type of slanderous material get released. Shameful…nothing but charltans, the lot of them.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:24 pm OahuCharlie:

Ever notice how Ron Paul says the same thing, no matter what the audience? That means he is beholden to his beliefs and to his underlying values, and NOT to political correctness. So, he says what he means, without gloss and without hedging, and that makes it VERY EASY to take his quotes out of context, which is what the author has done. This is all old news, it is all out of context, and it is all true given the circumstances and context in play when he said/wrote it. Shouldn’t we have a leader with the moral fortitude to speak the truth, even when it might be unpopular? I believe that’s largely how we got into the current situation, where government tries to do everything, for everyone, in the whole world.

And that’s why we, and every other military member or spouse we know, are behind Ron Paul. Remember, when you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said, when, and to whom.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:25 pm David:

People that perpetuate the notion that people have rights based on their attributes are foolish and they will be exposed as the real racists. Yep, thats you Daniel Koffler. Ron Paul will have none of that. He sees you as an individual, not a member of a special intrest group, not in terms of ethnicities or voting blocks. When he looks at you, the only colors he sees are red, white and blue.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:26 pm Jamie's toy:

this guy is a war propagandist for the neocons and he depends on their funds for his living. he is just doing what his masters tell him. he hates our freedoms and his country. he wants the economy to collapse and for the usa to lose its sovereignty.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:27 pm Daniel Barlow:

I advise PajamasMedia to check the facts before repeating the claims made by James Kirchick. You’re treading very close to defamation.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:27 pm Joe in L.A.:

ALL LIES… Ron Paul would never say those things. 20 years as a Congressman and now this pops up? The establishment is running scared and they should be.

LAUGHABLE

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:27 pm Rob Taylor:

Finally a good expose on Paul’s creepy conspiracy mongering, but I have one caveat. Rhe Revolutionary Communist Party has freely admitted to being involved in the L.A. riots, and if you check news footage you see plenty of young Whites rioting.

Paul is right on this one thing, WWW and RCP die hards show up where ever there is trouble to stir the pot.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:28 pm objectifier:

weak. I realize you’re an american jew, so any hint of criticism of your ethnicity/faith sends you into a self-loathing panic, but once you get over yourself and your knee-jerk fear, you might want to take an objective look at what ron paul wrote. if you do, you’ll find the vast majority of these pull quotes are only controversial because they deal with subjects that make self-loathing fearmongerers like you and adl accolytes uncomfortable. for instance, blacks are, as evidenced by statistics, disproportionately likely to be criminals, welfare users, and practicers of victimology. therefore, it is reasonable to be more suspicious of blacks than others as far as crime is concerned. also, it is fair to reference the culture of poverty and victimology that exists in the black community, just as it is fair to reference the culture of wealth and victimology that exists in the jewish community. when you demonize people for daring to talk about things that make you anxious, you do the very thing you, as a libertarian, should not–suppress freedom.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:28 pm Penny:

Far from being a racist, Ron Paul will probably PARDON more minorities in his first day in office than all past presidents and governors combined. 95 % of them are in prison because of the unconstitutional laws all of you “non racists” support.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:28 pm Mike:

Completely false! I have done my own research and I know that Ron Paul is the one that will vote for in 2008.

You can learn the truth here:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018418.html

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:28 pm J.C.:

Where is the documentation? If there were thousands of these racist newsletters being published, you would have thought some people who recieved them would come forward nowe that Paul is runnng for president.

There is no bibliography, no scanned photos of the racist newsletter, no other human being stating they read the same thing. There is no proof of anything here. Just a smear job based on a personal agenda by the author who can’t stand Paul’s paleoconservatibe/libertarian views and who seeks personal gain.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:30 pm David:

The truth hurts. Its pretty amazing though that saying the truth would get you called racist though.

Everything you have stated has been proven to be true. From the espionage, to all the tripe one the milk man, blacks burning their own neighborhoods down. Damn,, Pauls not just a candidate for president but a prophet also.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:30 pm andy:

Get of the New World Order Koolaid….THE ESTABLISHMENT FEARS REAL CHANGE AND THE RULE OF LAW….smear away there is no such thing as bad press…Revolution HO!

I see with the hate in your eyes….

counter with love leave you haters surprised….WWW.RONPAUL2008.COM

Ron Paul is already the winner…why?

THE CONSTITUTION IS IN PLAY IN THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM…THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A TRUE VOICE…

A soft spoken older gentlemen whom is not a racist or a bigot, just a Patriot in a world of patsy traitors whom try to control us…

Just one example is slander and it is well represented above….

Love Andrew P.O.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:31 pm David Cory:

What confuses me is how these statements qualify as racism. Obviously the New Republic misunderstands what racism is and what it entails. These statements, whether Ron Paul said them or not, are not controversial because they are racist (although the lazy-minded would like to think so), but because there is some truth to them. Ron Paul has long crusaded against reverse racism, affirmative action, quotas, etc - because they CAUSE the very conditions he is (rightly) describing.

We have to get beyond this pointless name calling and the misuse of the word ‘racism’ so we can look at the situation honestly and hopefully realize it our sensitivity to ‘race’ and our mindless desire for ‘diversity’ that keeps us from true equality under individuality.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:31 pm Ken:

Pajamas Media is apparently doing its best lamestream media impersonation in its treatment towards a fine Traditional Conservative like Ron Paul.

Maybe Dan Rather could find a home at Pajamas Media.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:32 pm Jason:

Most people do not understand what individual civil liberties mean. No matter what color of skin, religion, sexual preference, you all have your “God given rights”, meaning everyone is equal. Once you understand this group associations are meaningless. “We find these truths to be self evident”? Even if you do not believe in a “Creator”, then you should at least respect the fact that “Born we are the same, beneath this dying land, Indifference be thy name” W. Dane—

These smears are predictable and expected, and as the campaingn continues to grow, they will increase. I support Dr. Paul’s message of liberty, peace, and prosperity. Mainly support FREEDOM, what our country stands for and NOT Socialist warmongering. I support restoring the value of the dollar, and respect for all individuals of all walks of life. Keep trying to twist words, you only discredit yourself, or utterly believe the crap that comes out of your mouth.

Ron Paul 2008!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:32 pm Long Islander:

….and what quote was wrong?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:32 pm Diana:

This thinly veiled attempt at a smear is laughable. Ten years ago, this attempt might have worked. Thank goodness for the internet. Americans can research the candidates and not have to rely on silly clowns such as yourself for candidate information. Dr. Paul has a spotless record both in politics and his personal life. You must lose sleep over this. Keep digging, you might find out something.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:32 pm antisoshal:

Same crap. Again. Entertainingly enough, I could pull segments from this page and conveniently arrange them to indicate you were worse than what you claim Paul is. But that would be work, and comfortingly enough, you dont really warrant much more more than writing this reply. Pajamasmedia says “we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city [Washington, D.C.] are semi-criminal or entirely criminal”. Check my sources. They are accurate. My fav is claiming that because he was on a radio show that hosted those Prussian Blue idiots that it preves hes a white pupremecist. Nothing like bringing guilt by distant association back in style. Hey wait… the internet hosts terrorist web pages…pajamasmedia is on the internet. THEY MUST BE TERRORISTS.

pathetic….. get back to us when you have actual issues and decisions hes made as a poletician, like, oh, pardoning rapists, voting for the same war you bitch about daily…you know, the trivial stuff.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:32 pm Paul:

Sorry, this just seems like political assassination at at time when Mr Paul is doing as well or at least better than Thompson, who still garners media gushing and newsprint.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:33 pm jews4ronpaul.org:

http://www.jews4ronpaul.org/advisors.html

JEWS FOR RON PAUL BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDE-

*Steven R. Berger

Hingham, Massachusetts

Adamas Partners

Dr. Walter E. Block

New Orleans, Louisiana

Professor of Economics

Loyola University

Burton Blumert

El Granada, California

Center for Libertarian Studies

Professor Richard B. Boddie

Huntington Beach, CA

Professor of Law and Political Science

Coastline Community College

Dr. Paul Cantor

Boston, Massachusetts

Visiting Professor of English

Harvard University

Dr. Michael Edelstein

San Francisco, California

Clinical Psychologist

Rich Goldman

Baltimore, Maryland

Ph.D. Student, University of Maryland

Board of Directors, Free State Project

David Gordon

Auburn, Alabama

The Mises Institute

Professor Paul Gottfried

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Professor of Humanities

Elizabethtown College

Dr. Ronald Hamowy

Alberta, Canada

University of Alberta

Dr. Peter G. Klein

Columbia, Missouri

Professor of Economics

University of Missouri

Heather Levy

Washington, District of Columbia

HL Art Studio

Dr. Murray Sabrin

Sayreville, New Jersey

Ramapo College

ADIVSOR EMERITUS-

Aaron Russo

In Memoriam: 1943-2007

Producer of ‘America: Freedom to Fascism’

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:33 pm John:

I’m not sure if these quotes are genuine but I hope they are because I agtee 100% with them.

see http://www.newnation.org

http://judicial-inc.biz

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:34 pm vinny:

I wouldn’t be surprised if all the pro-paul crap in the above comments is written by one person. The sooner this clown goes away, the better for this country. Rest in peace, RP.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:34 pm SayNo2Liberals:

I have to say…THIS is what is the problem with our country…Are you people saying that you have to see the whole thing because it is out of context serious? The context doesn’t matter with a lot of these quotes! Also, didn’t take long for the “swiftboat” or other “catchy” name game garbage to come out…neocons…blah blah blah…Ron Paul is a guy with NO HOPE…no one is afraid of him! Give it a rest. And to the IDIOTS who say that someone else wrote it…honey, dude….the newsletter has HIS name on it…and the mere fact you keep calling him DOCTOR Paul should make you realize that if he is so smart how do “simple minded fools” get this trash by him? Puhlease. Fringe wacko…wanted to make some waves…turned some on-the-fence liberals into “republicans” because he is anti-war. Some of the stuff he said isnt racist, unless you are feeling that all too familiar white guilt, but merely fact. Black “leaders” don’t lead…they INCITE. There is a major difference. Ever notice how they disappear when the “victims” they pretend to protet are exposed for shams? They don’t condemn them…just walk away. Anyway..I have wasted too much time and become too angry here.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:35 pm Micah:

Much adieu about nothing…..

I’ll select a few favorites:

“We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, but it is hardly irrational.”

As a half black man who you wouldn’t know had African derivations by looking, I don’t see a thing here that is racist. I don’t walk down a dark alley when I see black teenagers. You’d be hard pressed to argue with statistical evidence that a greater fear of black males (relative to white or asian males) is unjustified.

“The riots, burning, looting, and murders are only a continuation of 30 years of racial politics.”

I’d love to hear your rationalization that the riots weren’t a product of a system that divided people along racial lines. Clearly, the class and racial divisions perpetrated in the name of policies promoting ‘racial equality’ - a concept completely foreign to a free society based on individual liberty - lead to resentment, hostility, and eventually acting out.

“We must not kowtow to the street hoodlums and their sanctimonious leaders.”

What a racist statement. A good person kowtows to hoodlums.

This is just another attempt to smear a true leader, to convince us that he’s the boogie man so that the people keep voting against our own interests. Even if I accept the characterization of Paul’s writings proffered by the original author, I would still support him as the lesser of all possible evils out there. I don’t accept his premise, and will continue to support the good Dr. enthusiastically.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:36 pm Jed:

Most of the material is written by persons other than Paul and is often quoted out of context. The comments often exaggerate genuine facts or issues, such as Black victimhood and Black crime stats and Israeli espionage, and even pseudo-environmentalism as a front for global elite schemes. Ron Paul won’t even admit publicly that 9/11 was an inside job yet New Republic wants us to believe he said all these things in the newsletter he sponsored 15 year ago? Paul stopped publishing that stuff but it’s now dredged up and misrepresented to defame him. The supposed racist rants actually have a lot of valid points contained within them, but the media’s job is to hide inconvenient truths.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:36 pm Scott Harmon:

You folks have got to be related to FOX News. Quotes out of context, sloppy journalism, drive-by hit pieces. Yeah, this is FOX.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:36 pm charlottemomq:

Give it up smearmongers!!! This stinks of desperation. Paul is squeaky clean — professional doctor, married for decades, AirForce veteran, 20year congressman and now, now, now this pops up. Natl Review, Drudge, and Pajamas this is shameful. Someone is scared.

Go Paul!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:37 pm Eric:

The sensible person that clicks on the links and reads the ENTIRE newsletters will find that every one of these quotes is taken out of context, or truncated, and the original meaning obscured. It is fascinating at how coordinated the smear effort against Paul is. Ironically this type of thing will backfire as more people will learn about him and end up supporting him in the election. That’s a good thing I guess. Dr. Paul has my vote.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:37 pm Joe:

Do you actually believe anyone will buy that Ron Paul wrote these things. All I can do is shake my head at the media’s foolishness.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:38 pm sevenmmm:

As one of the 7000 readers to Ron Paul’s POLITICAL newsletter, I am deeply offended this so-called “Republic” report having taken these quotes out of context by claiming Candidate Paul to be a bigot. This is the farthest from the truth as Ron Paul has always espoused free-will, free-choice, and freedom of thought and expression for all races of peoples.

This makes my time a little freer taking this New Republic (nothing Republican in this letter anyway) off my “to read” list.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:38 pm Fred:

I stopped reading the comments about two-thirds of the way through, but one thing strikes me. They are almost all from Ron Paul supporters, and they all say one of two things:

1) he didn’t say these things!

2) but they’re all true anyway!

Fascinating.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:38 pm Fud:

When we heard about this last night we tried to figure out what was going on. Here’s what we found: http://www.dead-pixels.org/kirchick_v_ron_paul.html

It’s a hack-job of the highest order.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:39 pm jacob:

All of these FALSE quotes are FUNNY. I’m GAY HISPANIC and will vote for Ron Paul. No matter what the media tries to do to impinge people from voting for him. Ron Paul is an honest person and GENUINELY has the people’s interest at heart. You people disgust me. RON PAUL!!!!!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:40 pm Scott:

Smear campaign. Bah.

Race riots did happen.

New Republic must be posting this Ron Paul attack because they feel the establishment candidate for the GOP is in trouble and can’t afford to lose primary votes to Ron Paul and Huckabee.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:40 pm Richard Wicks:

Hahah - this is nothing more than a desperate smear attempt. This shows up minutes before the NH primary after existing for 30 years supposedly. I wonder why it didn’t show up during the multiple runs for congress that Paul has had, or why this PUBLIC newsletter is just being “exposed” today?

Our media has become Pravda.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:40 pm David:

I don’t know if Congressman Paul actually said these things….But which one is not factual?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:41 pm Ann:

This story is no more than a pathetic attempt to knock Dr. Paul out of the race. The ADL is one of the most, if the the most, corrupt organization within the US, besides the CFR. So corrupt and underhanded, that I think they ought to be forced to dismantle just like I think that the CFR should be forced to dismanteled.

The ADL and the CFR are very subversive entities within our country and the American people need to educate themselves on the dangerous influance that these NGO’s have on American politics. If the American people actually knew the truth of the manner, there would be a Revolution before morning.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:41 pm jizzle:

Wow these newly uncovered quotes almost make me want to vote for Ron Paul now.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:41 pm jeremiah black:

Yawn. Here’s a sleazy hit piece written by a very vocal Giuliani supporter coming out on the same day as a major presidential primary. What a calculated smear job, complete with out of context, unverified, supposed quotes. Even the New York Times was forced to print a retraction after pulling a similar stunt earlier this election.

Ron Paul is the Republican running with the most African American support, who speaks of MLK constantly, whose potential running mate (Walter Williams) is African American, and has one of his closets congressional allies in Barney Frank (gay). To believe Ron Paul is a huge bigot, requires you to believe that Ron Paul goes on tv and damages his position in the GOP by saying (1) he doesn’t believe being gay is a sin and (2) same sex marriage should not be banned by the federal government, and (3) that the war on drugs unfairly targets blacks, but ONLY because deep, deep down, you see, he’s actually a closet bigot who will unleash his super secret plans after being elected to the Presidency, having been somehow propelled there by the .01% of flaming bigots in this country who have the ability to understand the special insider “code words” he uses when he speaks. I’m sorry, exactly who is the loony conspiracy nut here? Ah, yes, that would be Kirchick. And for the record, Kirchick has already stated he doesn’t believe Ron Paul is a bigot, but simply “likes getting his supporters upset.” Garbage, unethical journalism.

Even if you don’t like Ron Paul, you should be concerned, because these kind of cheap, smear pieces could be used against your candidate next! I’m a New Yorker, but I’m standing up for Ron Paul and against this unethical Giuliani supporter on this one.

- jeremiah black, NY, NY

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:42 pm Banner:

Wow, look at all the paulians here!! Talk about your well organized campaign to cover up the truth!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:43 pm TJ:

New Republic and PajamasMedia, what a perfect couple.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:43 pm dave stevens:

Almost every quote this article states is factually correct, even though it might be considered politically correct. What’s the matter, is Ron Paul becoming too much of a threat to the power elite in Washington so now a smear job is in order to take him out? Nice try, It won’t work.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:43 pm David:

I don’t know if Congressman Paul actually said these things….But which one is not factual?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:44 pm Jack:

Ron is an idiot. Ron supporters are even more stupid.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:44 pm Danny:

BUSTED!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

I knew this guy was no good. It’s just to bad he is a RINO and not a Democrat. SUCH A LOSER……

See Ya Later HATER

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:45 pm Ross:

Holly attack of the Paulbot!! I wonder how many of the above Paulians have moved away from cities to prepare for the coming race war that Ron was warning about?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:45 pm Ralph Phelan:

Has anybody independently confirmed the existence of these newsletters?

I’m reluctant to a statement accept as “fact” simply by virtue of it’s having been published by the employer of Scott Thomas Beauchamp and Stephen Glass.

I’ll start taking interest in this story after it’s covered by an actual news organization.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:47 pm Rob:

These comments might be cause for alarm IF THEY WERE TRUE….Before you repeat Trash and attribute such trash written by others to Dr. Paul you ought to (I don’t know?)consider the source!

Next (let me guess) you’ll be reporting on the “bunny Ranch” again or bringing up that $500 donation from that racist mr. Black. Whatever! Sure, thanks for reporting what many in the MSM will at least have enough sense NOT to report!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:49 pm The Diplomad:

Ron Paul is just a recycled Lyndon Larouche nut job who attracts some of the real creeps in American society.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:49 pm Hank:

I glad to see that the powerers that be are worried enough about ron paul to start the smear campaign already. It will start to back fire when people get to hear what ron paul is really about. Ron Paul 2008!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:53 pm anti-smear:

My response to this stupidness earlier today:

Man!!! They still trying to make this old BS stick!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul#1996_campaign_controversy

After reading a whole heap of stuff that Doctor Paul has actually written you quickly realize how viable his ghost writer defence is.

I suggest you start with his speech to congress honouring Muhammad Ali …

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070117-38

(Note how he choses to focus on Ali’s courage and principles on the main issue that catapulted Ali into the Black Civil Rights movement at that time and incur the wrath of the establishment… resistance of the draft to Vietnam).

Then read a little of the vast amounts of articles and speeches actually penned/spoken by Doctor Paul. http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/

The “body of evidence” weighs heavily in Doctor Pauls favour.

Ps. from an angry black guy of West Indian origin whose job just got outsourced to India.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:54 pm Ralph:

Haha…Ron Paul rules the roost..

They are getting desperate now…running scared…hahaha

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:55 pm Joe:

Personally i like a straight shooter tell it like it is and let the other side explain. But i won’t support Ron Paul unless he actually gets nominated to run as a republican (little chance of that), as an independant he will only take away votes needed to defeat the socialist leaning Dems. I am at odds with his end the war crap since we did not declare war as the brothers from the religion of peace did all he will do is throw away the lives and efforts spent in Iraq and Afganistan. I could care less about the weapons of mass destruction my belief is Saddam and his evil kin were being set up to be assasinated and overthrown much the same as the Shaw of Iran was with Al Sadir’s army already in place the Isamic revolution would have been taken care of overnight with the same result as in Iran the Iman’s and their leaders would be in control of another mid east country. When China comes for TaiWan i want a president that remembers these are the people that fought and died next to us fighting the Japanese and are not to be handed over to the chi comms. I’m not someone that supports an isolationist agenda it didn’t work before and it won’t work in the future. And i thank god for the Mossad even if the politicians force them to spy on us to get information rather than share at least they didn’t sell nuclear weapons secrets to Pakistan as our own people did. While our own leaders are trying to play kissy face with North Korea Isreal was busy taking out a joint weapons program in Syria. I hate voting for the offered candidates as much as anyone since it always seems i’m forced to vote for the one i dislike the least but it’s still better than throwing my vote away and winding up with the candidate i really didn’t want winning.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:55 pm Mike:

All of his comments sound like the opinion of someone telling the truth. Those shocked by them cannot face reality.

Blacks really do hate white people. Get over it, it’s just the truth.

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:55 pm greg martin:

What is the New Republic smoking?

Go Ron Paul!

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:57 pm yehuda cohn:

We should compare the statements of Ron Paul with the more contemporary statements of The New Republics editor Marty Peretz.

Below is a quick excerpt from Glenn Greenwald.

Mr. Peretz is obviously an blatant unashamed racist and trafficker in racial falsehoods, who should be called to task as TNR has hypocritically claimed to do with Ron Paul.

Where is Daniel Koffler on this? What about James Kirchick, why hasn’t he exposed his boss.

* * *

The Meaning of Marty Peretz

Glenn Greenwald

Unclaimed Territory

Friday, January 26, 2007

I’ve written once before, several months ago, about the unbelievably overt anti-Arab/anti-Muslim bigotry that spews forth regularly from The New Republic Editor Marty Peretz, typically at his blog, Spine. The post I wrote was prompted by a particularly bizarre and factually false Peretz rant about how Muslims breed like rabbits because they’re too “uneducated” to know that only small families can provide children with a loving environment.

http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2007/01/meaning-of-marty-peretz.html

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:58 pm chris:

Goshhhh! This is Horrible…Where did you say those audio clips were again?

Jan 8, 2008 - 12:58 pm Mark Ducharme:

Ron Paul is a nutty appologist for the islamo-nazi hordes currently plotting (and so far,being stopped by Bush) to give U.S. many more 9/11s and is clearly an anti-semite and may very well be a racist towards blacks alone, but many of these quotes are not racist. They are factual observations. Keep in mind, this is not a condonation of the messenger but rather, the message.

These statements are true(however UN-pc they may be): “The black leadership indoctrinates its followers with phony history and phony theory to bolster its claims of victimology.”(and those lies trickle down from the “leadership” to perverts and pimpmongers like Jay-Z,and Nelly,and R Kelly,and Mr.Kanye,”George Bush hates black people”, West)

And this is one of my favorite methods of intellectual lazyness (once the exclusive domain of the left)Projection: “The cause of the riots is plain: barbarism. If the barbarians cannot loot sufficiently through legal channels (i.e., the riots being the welfare-state minus the middleman), they resort to illegal ones, to terrorism.” Notice, race is never mentioned in this comment. Who is calling the “barbarians” a certain race? Ah, et tu Mr. Koffler?

“We must not kowtow to the street hoodlums and their sanctimonious leaders.” Hmm. I get it. So what you’re saying is, “We must kowtow to the street hoodlums”. Very good. Nice form. Although, I beg to differ on your chosen nomenclature. That’s, liberAL, not libertarian.

“Indeed, it is shocking to consider the uniformity of opinion among blacks in this country.” So, voting 90+% of the time for the party that gives you Cabrini Greens, fatherless households, “Conscience of the Senate,Bobby ‘Cross-Burnin’ Byrd”, Rwanda,etc.,etc.,etc. isn’t shocking?

The above commentary(corrections?) by me could be done by anyone with an observant eye, but, let me just tell you, I live and observe the reality of those corrections every day. Indoctrination to fantasy by large, burning with rage, swaths of “The black community” is rampant in this country and it will not go away by calling the observers, racists.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:00 pm Ronulan alert!:

Check out the Ronulans! I agree with Fred - none of them can dispute the charges, only pass them on to someone else “really! it was a staff writer!” If that’s the case, we should worry about Mr. Paul’s skills as an executive. He is willing to put his name on stuff that he hasn’t even looked at. I wish the “ghost writer” had put in some funnier stuff to see if people would have caught it…(dear reader, did you know Jimmy Carter has 3 testicles? It is why he wanted to make peace for the Jooooooos!)

None of the Ronulans posting here have addressed his fan base of racists and white supremacists during this election cycle either. They didn’t just come out of the woodwork because they thought he was a nice guy. With all of these quotes and his political letter it appears he had been getting them excited for years.

Instead, all we get from the Ronulans is “smear job from the Republicans!”, “smear job from TNR (decidedly NOT a Republican media outlet)”, “smear job from Fox”, “smear job from Democrats”, and “smear job from midgets”. OK, so I made that last one up. What we don’t have is ANY substantive evidence that he did not say these things. Daniel Koffler, the author of the PJM piece you read above, actually has the newsletters in question and was the one to make the cuts. Any of you Ronulans have the Ron Paul letters and can say they don’t have this info in them? Until then, you’ll need to shut up.

Thank you.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:00 pm Ralph Phelan:

Plus, I gotta agree that while the first two “race” quotes are offensive, and the “Israel Lobby” quotes strike me as paranoid, I have no problem with most the quotes. I see no reason to assume his beef with the ADL is about their being Jewish rather than with their being extremely liberal.

Of the remaining quotes, some of them are plainly true, quite a few are arguably true, and a few are, I admit, just plain wierd (like the one about Hillary wanting to register parents).

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:01 pm Rand Thinker:

Ron Paul is a huge threat to rich white guys.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:02 pm Tim:

“We must not kowtow to the street hoodlums and their sanctimonious leaders.”

How is this racist?

“There is good news after the L.A. riots. Statewide, gun sales are up 45% over the same period last year. People have been purchasing a record number.”

How is that a conspiracy theory?

I do not like Ron Paul, but I am completely disgusted with Pajamas Media for endorsing this ridiculous name-calling campaign.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:02 pm Eric:

RoPaulists in an uproar over the facts, yet again. RoPaul is a disgrace to conservatism and has now been proven as such.

Statement of fact: RoPaul’s biggest problem is his own supporters. The comments thus far proven that. Attacking Sean Hannity the other night was even worse. If you can’t use your own mind to get your thoughts across and have to resort to insults and physical attacks, not only are you a moron but you’ve lost the battle badly. More like beaten to a pulp, really.

Buh bye, RoPaul. Now fade into the the fog like the Perotist afterthought that you truly are.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:03 pm thom:

Wow, you Ronulans are incredible. Can you really just dismiss all of this as just conspiracies and lies?

It is not like this was in a newsletter that he also wrote for. It was the Ron Paul Newsletter(or something similar) and written in the first person.

So, all though he might not have written it, he put his name on it.

It was the Ron Paul Newsletter.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:03 pm Alice D.:

It was interesting to find many “quotes” that didn’t mention any particular race, yet was added as a racist comment - are YOU assuming the “quote” was pertaining to blacks? Are you identifying the comment to describe them? Hmmm.

Also, can you proove that ANY of the “quotes” are NOT true? How can you bash and defame for something you cannot disproove? Do you expect people to lie just to make ‘nice-nice’? The Truth is the Truth whether it hurts or not - denying it won’t make it less True.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:03 pm Micah:

“Ron Paul is just a recycled Lyndon Larouche nut job who attracts some of the real creeps in American society.”

Yea…. the gall of some people to support a non-interventionist foreign policy. Next thing you know, they’ll be suggesting that the golden rule is a good thing.

Repent now, you Paulites, and join us in the moral exercise of invading and subjugating a nation of brown peoples.

If you wanna know who the racists are, look for who supports proping up dictators and thwarting democratic movements in the middle east because our business community’s interests are advanced. Look for the ones who make wanting to kill Arabs a litmus-test for patriotism. Find someone who supports such a platform (or maybe some 8-odd someones), and you’ve found the racist rat(s) in the woodpile.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:06 pm Lucifer:

This is supposed to make him look bad?

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:06 pm Brett:

How on earth do you Paulites consider this stuff “discredited”? If these were outright fabrications, that’d be one thing. Paul has connected himself to some nasty, hateful people. I don’t care if you agree with him or not, you realize that speech like that will get you nowhere near the white house, and rightfully so.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:08 pm Dustin, US citizen:

Listen, in America we give the accuser the burden of proving his case. If you want to sway or demoralize Ron Paul supporters, prove your claim. I mean authenticated material put in context instead of something any supporter of any other candidate might have typed. Until this Kirchick character backs what he is saying, it goes against what this country was founded upon to pass judgment and it is irresponsible to try and influence us, the voters, by spreading this type of baseless rumor.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:09 pm R.J.:

This story is like the one about Obama being a Muslim extreemist. Any threat to the military industrial corporations will be met with smear. Haliburton probably wrote this.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:10 pm Doug Jones:

All the links in the article go to something called nizkor.org, where they have an archive of talk.politics.misc, containing of posts by a Dan Gannon. Gannon’s name is familiar, but I’m too busy right now to track down who he is.

I’m not impressed by Ron Paul, but this article seems a bit odd. Perhaps someone can dig deeper…

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:16 pm SGT Ted:

If these quotes are Ron Pauls, then he is a bigot. If these quotes are NOT Ron Pauls, but he let them go out under his name, over and over again, without doing anything about it, then he is a fool and is unfit to serve as POTUS.

You Paul supporters are not making yourselves look good by defending him over his lack of judgement.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:17 pm Micah:

Joe says:”as an independant he will only take away votes needed to defeat the socialist leaning Dems.”

Joe - I appreciate the spirit of your post, but what about the socialist leaning Republicans? Do you ever ask yourself why we finally get ‘our guy’ in office, and nothing changes. In fact, we get more socialism, more degradation of civil liberties, more governmental involvement at all levels? We get a deeper submersion of our national sovereignty into multilateral trade management organizations and other NGO’s. We get a debased currency that destroys the middle and lower classes to finance fanciful dreams of a world order dominated by the American business interests.

I am praying that, should paul not get the GOP nod, he can be coaxed into running on the Constitution/Libertarian parties as a fusion candidate. In a 4 way race (GOP, Dems, Bloomberg, Paul), we’ve got a real chance to take a plurality of the vote. I’m hoping that the Dem is Clinton, because Obama is the candidate of the other three that could most hurt Paul. McCain getting the GOP nod is the best scenario for Paulites (of course, assuming Paul doesn’t win the GOP spot outright).

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:17 pm BlackAmerican4Paul:

All your credibility are belong to us:

http://gays-for-ron.blogspot.com/2008/01/jamie-kirchick-i-dont-think-ron-paul-is.html

I first met Jamie at a holiday party held by the venerable libertarian magazine Reason just a few weeks ago. When Jamie saw my “Ron Paul 2008″ button, he snickered and said, “Oh, Ron Paul… I’ve been reading up on him. Have you read the stuff that guy’s written? Nasty stuff! Racist, anti-semitic, homophobic!”

I emailed Jamie the next day to engage him further and to ask just what he found so offensive. His response:

Hi Berin,

Thanks for writing; and I’m glad you enjoyed by [sic] piece in the Boston Globe. I’ll try and make the [DC Log Cabin Republicans] party tonight, though [LCR President] Patrick Sammon isn’t particularly happy with me after I wrote this piece [attacking LCR for not endorsing Giuliani, whom Kirchick calls “the most pro-gay Republican White House contender in history”]
http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid50709.asp

Anyways, I don’t think Ron Paul is a homophobe; I’m just cynical and enjoy getting supporters of political candidates riled up. If you were a Giuliani guy I’d have called him a fascist. But I must say, the Ron Paul supporters are the most enthusiastic of the bunch! [Emphasis added.]

Best,

Jamie

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:18 pm zman:

I think Ron Paul is the Dennis Kucinich of the right wing.

But.

Are you holding out The New Republic as an accurate source ????

After they so clearly displayed their attitude toward the truth in the Scott Thomas affair, if they told my it was raining I would verify it before getting my umbrella.

Again, I really don’t stump for Ron Paul, but why would anyone with two brain cells offer TNR any credibility this century ? Are you that desperate ?

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:20 pm John_In_FL:

lies

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:23 pm normal conservative:

Anyone else notice that all of a sudden tons of comments supporting Ron Paul’s paranoid, bigoted views poured in at 11 58 AM? How strange that they all came at once, as if organized by the campaign.. Also, It’s hard to take many of those statements “out of context”. They seem to stand for themselves. I’m a conservative, but I don’t believe in global conspiracies, or universal black hate, or any of the other nonsense Ron Paul and the John Birch Society put forth. Congratulations, Ron Paul. Not only did your comments lose you a possible voter, but the angry, thoughtless comments from your suporters only deepened my disgust towards your far-right campaign.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:24 pm Jimmy Neutron:

Please stop the slander and lies…You could make $500 if this was true and you could prove it but I know you can’t

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:25 pm Amy:

January 8, 2008 5:28 am EST

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - In response to an article published by The New Republic, Ron Paul issued the following statement:

“The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed. I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

“In fact, I have always agreed with Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should only be concerned with the content of a person’s character, not the color of their skin. As I stated on the floor of the U.S. House on April 20, 1999: ‘I rise in great respect for the courage and high ideals of Rosa Parks who stood steadfastly for the rights of individuals against unjust laws and oppressive governmental policies.’

“This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade. It’s once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons on the day of the New Hampshire primary.

“When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit. Several writers contributed to the product. For over a decade, I have publically taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name.”

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:25 pm pch1013:

Well, looks like PJM’s jihad against the New Republic is on hold, anyway.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:27 pm Chuck Pelto:

TO: Daniel Koffler, et al.

RE: Homophobe?

“A damning New Republic expose on Ron Paul shows the “libertarian” Republican candidate to be a racist, a homophobe and an anti-Semite.” — Daniel Koffler

‘Homophobe’ doesn’t mean squaddo anymore. The homomsexuals have ridden that one into the ground.

As for other allegations, they have considerably more gravitas.

On the other hand, what can one expect of TNR? Certainly not much in the way of credibility, these days.

Regards,

Chuck(le)

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:28 pm 1SG Ben:

Nice hit piece without a shred of credible evidence.

Second and third party hearsay from dubious sources.

Politics is a “Blood Sport” in America and has been since at least the time I was 17 year old “volunteer” with the Goldwater Campaign in ‘64 and the Dhimmis ran the “Mushroom Cloud” Ad on TV.

Ron Paul has spoken in many Forums and has denounced this type of activity and behavour in “his name” many times.

This blatant and obvious political attack piece is, in my opinion, a “plant” by either the Huckster’s or Romney’s Campaign Staff and the author is complicit in the fabrication.

I expect to see more of this “mudslinging” before November.

Just wait till Hillary asks Obama why his Church does NOT allow White Members.

It will get worse before it gets better.

American politics as usual.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:30 pm Superdude:

Haha, –Ø3VOlution for Ron Paul!

Better put the coot in a nice home, because the old gyno is getting CRUSHED like a tinfoil hat state after state. No hope.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:33 pm Jonathan Riggs:

This issue has already been discussed ad nauseum for months. Anyone familiar with Ron Paul’s writings knows that most of these quotes are totally out of character. Furthermore:

“This was a big operation, and Ron Paul was a busy man. He was doctor, a politician and free-market commentator. A publication had to go out at a certain time and Ron Paul often was not around to oversee the lay out, printing or mailing. Many times he did not participate in the composition, either.”

Finally the selection of quotes also shows a distinct lack of understanding about what racism really is.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:34 pm Scott Wickham:

The Motive behind the News Blackout and Smears on Ron Paul:

http://tswe.blogspot.com/2008/01/motive-behind-news-blackout-on-ron-paul.html

Once you read this you will know why

“Paul is Dead”.

We will continue to fight for our freedom but we are the 300.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:35 pm John_In_FL:

lies

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:36 pm Steve:

A lot of these crazy, rambling, racist quotes seem to be attributed to one or two unique articles. Is that the case?

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:37 pm Scott Wickham:

Remember that Pajamasmedia gets to decide which comments are posted on this thread.

Until they allow open posting you will continue get a slanted anti Paul story. I am sure they will block the rational explanations and approve everyone post that even seems slightly racist.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:38 pm LT Nixon:

Well, this is pretty much the kiss of death for rEVOLution. That TNR piece was really lengthy and pretty devastating indeed.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:39 pm David W:

Take a look at this article on lewrockwell.com. http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018418.html It clears alot of this up. This is total junk reporting and mudslinging.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:42 pm Scarecrow:

here is Ron’s responce to this FAKE story!

“January 8, 2008 5:28 am EST

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - In response to an article published by The New Republic, Ron Paul issued the following statement:

“The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed. I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

“In fact, I have always agreed with Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should only be concerned with the content of a person’s character, not the color of their skin. As I stated on the floor of the U.S. House on April 20, 1999: ‘I rise in great respect for the courage and high ideals of Rosa Parks who stood steadfastly for the rights of individuals against unjust laws and oppressive governmental policies.’

“This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade. It’s once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons on the day of the New Hampshire primary.

“When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit. Several writers contributed to the product. For over a decade, I have publically taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name.”

###
”
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/125/ron-paul-statement-on-the-new-republic-article-regarding-old-newsletters

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:43 pm dNova:

Go, Ron !!!!!

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:46 pm ornaments:

Has anyone reading this done a google for the stats in South Africa? The place is the rape capital of the world. Eighty percent of all businesses in South Africa were robbed in the last year. People are ambushed, tortured, and killed returning from Sunday church. It is a disaster.

Jan 8, 2008 - 1:46 pm Eric:

Thank you for this article, I was supporting Huckabee until I read this. I’ve now changed my position and will be supporting Ron Paul.

He’s exactly right on a lot of this stuff, the American black population is past bound, generally trapped into a mythology about their history, and many statements that Paul has made