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]

in some liberal precincts who are taken with his antiwar, anti-drug-laws messages.



“If they want to endorse me, they’re endorsing what I do or say - it has nothing to do with endorsing what they say,” said Mr. Paul, who is now running strong in Iowa for the Republican nomination.

Still, dude, it would be nice if you, idk, say you don't want their support because they're racist fucks and that's not something you condone. Just sayin'. It might, just maybe, help support the claim that you're one of those racist fucks.

I do not understand this obsession with Paul's ~philosophical purity.~ His political philosophy would lead to the real-world disenfranchisement and oppression of so many already marginalized groups. If your ideas attract fervent support from bigoted, hateful douchewaffles who lack any kind of historical, political or social understanding of how the world actually is then you should fucking rethink those ideas.

[redstar826]

It actually isn't unheard of though for politicians to tell groups that they don't want their endorsement or their help if they think that associations with the group in question could be damaging to their campaign. I've personally had exactly that sort of conversation with a congressman.

[sesmo]

Really? Most politicians return money to donors who turn out to be gross. Not Ron Paul, though.

http://rodonline.typepad.com/rodonline/2008/08/mccain-returns.html
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/23/obama-campaign-returns-corzine-donations/

There are others just Google for "returns donations" with a name of your choice.

[kyra_neko_rei]

I'd be tempted to forward the donation (or, if legal matters require it, a donation from some other account) to the NAACP or some other entity that is supportive of what they oppose or opposed to what they support.

[chaya]

"I'd keep it" != "Nobody doesn't keep it."

[kyra_neko_rei]

Not sure how one would go about refusing votes, seeing as every voter has the right to give it wherever they please . . . that said, I'd have gone with "well, it's everyone's right to vote for whomever they want to vote for, but I have no intention of taking courses of action of which X-type bigots would approve."

[homasse]

but they never say not to vote for them over an ideological/moral/ethical issue of the voters

*delicate cough*

[poetic_pixie_13]

Besides the examples others have given you Ron Paul loves being apart from the pack and rejecting freaking Stormfront is one of those moves that would realistically have very little political fallout.

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If your ideas attract fervent support from bigoted, hateful douchewaffles who lack any kind of historical, political or social understanding of how the world actually is then you should fucking rethink those ideas.

mte, even if he disavowed stormfront... the simple fact that they support him so much speaks volumes.

[cyranothe2nd]

The probably read his newsletter...