Paul Disowns Extremists’ Views but Doesn’t Disavow the Support

[redstar826]

Just a heads up, the article includes statements from some of the groups supporting Paul and from the news letters published under his name which are racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobicThe American Free Press, which markets books like “The Invention of the Jewish People” and “March of the Titans: A History of the White Race,” is urging its

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[poetic_pixie_13]

Also why was 'fuck this guy' included as a tag here? Who are we supposed to fuck? Anti-semitic American Free Press or Stormfront? Or Ron Paul?

Well, Mulder, all three would get a hearty 'fuck you' from me.

[baked_goldfish]

I'm seriously reading both these comments in the appropriate character voices.

[___closetome]

[sesmo]

He also has refused to return donations from Stormfront and other white supremacist groups, for what it's worth.

While I do understand that we cannot impute the views of his "supporters" to Ron Paul, the people who think you're awesome do indicate the type of person you are. If most of your supporters are misogynist douches, it makes me wonder about your views on women.

[aiffe]

which honestly, what candidate would blatantly tell a group, no matter how odious, *not* to vote for them--perhaps they should but I have never seen it happen

Didn't Newt Gingrich just tell gay Republicans to go support Obama?

[homasse]

Yup. He did.

[chaya]

He was even more explicit than that - he said to vote for Obama.

[liret]

Paul's 'They just happen to like what I say and do, I didn't say I endorse them,' is pointedly neutral. Generally candidates that have been endorsed by, say, KKK members, have strongly denounced those people and anything to do with their beliefs. They might not technically say 'Don't vote for me,' but they can still make it clear they don't want or welcome that kind of support.