* In 1993, when the worst of the newsletters were being published, Ron Paul very publicly endorsed the Virginia General Assembly campaign of Rick Sincere, an openly gay Libertarian. Says Sincere: “Ron Paul issued a letter on my behalf, soliciting funds from libertarians and votes from constituents. ... Dr. Paul (then a former congressman) was aware I was running as an openly-gay candidate and he raised no questions, concerns, or objections. I hardly think a homophobic bigot would have sent out a fundraising letter over his own signature, endorsing (as the Washington Times stylebook would have it) an ‘avowed homosexual’ for public office.”
* In Congress, on April 20, 1999, Paul declared: “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.”
* Again in Congress, on Jan 17, 2007, he praised Mohammed Ali as “a man of great courage... he practiced what Martin Luther King made popular, civil disobedience, because he disagreed with the [Vietnam] war... what Muhammad Ali did eventually led to getting rid of the draft... I see what Muhammad Ali did as being very great.”
These are unlikely words, and unlikely heroes, for a bigot.
Should We Continue to Support Ron Paul?
It is predictable that many who opposed Paul's campaign from the beginning, for other reasons, would now jump on this and trumpet it. It is, despite TNR’s distortions and smears, a legitimate news story. And Paul’s campaign has been tarnished.
The Paul campaign will have to deal with the TNR charges. I hope, for the ideals Paul stands for, and for the sake of all the people who have poured their hearts and money into his heroic and exhilarating campaign, they do so effectively.
I will continue to support Ron Paul. First and foremost, because I very strongly believe that the fifteen-year-old newsletter garbage is not his words or his beliefs.
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