January 27, 2012
— Ace Come on. Was this really some kind of actual question?
Ed Crane, the longtime president of the libertarian Cato Institute, said he met Paul for lunch during this period, and the two men discussed direct-mail solicitations, which Paul was sending out to interest people in his newsletters. They agreed that “people who have extreme views” are more likely than others to respond.Crane said Paul reported getting his best response when he used a mailing list from the now-defunct newspaper Spotlight, which was widely considered anti-Semitic and racist.
Benton, Paul’s spokesman, said that Crane’s account “sounds odd” and that Paul did not recall the conversation.
At the time, PaulÂ’s investment letter was languishing. According to the person involved with his businesses, Paul and others hit upon a solution: to “morph” the content to capiÂtalÂize on a growing fear among some on the political right about the nationÂ’s changing demographics and threats to economic liberty.
The investment letter became the Ron Paul Survival Report — a name designed to intrigue readers, the company secretary said. It cost subscribers about $100 a year. The tone of that and other Paul publications changed, becoming increasingly controversial. In 1992, for example, the Ron Paul Political Report defended chess champion Bobby Fischer, who became known as an anti-Semitic Holocaust denier, for his stance on “Jewish questions.’’
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“The real big money came from some of that racially tinged stuff, but he also had to keep his libertarian supporters, and they weren’t at all comfortable with that,’’ he said.
In related news, a pitch for some new book on the essential truthiness of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was discovered on Paul's Campaign for Liberty website. It's now been zapped without explanation, though the screenshot remains.
I'm sure Paul didn't know about that and didn't solicit that. And no, I'm not being sarcastic. But after Ron Paul sending the message for 20 years that Neo-Nazis were welcome in his libertarian club, Neo-Nazis strangely derived from that the belief that they are welcome in his libertarian club.
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Posted by: Lincolntf at January 27, 2012 07:53 AM (hiMsy)
Posted by: luP noR at January 27, 2012 07:54 AM (+7fwG)
Posted by: Ronald Ernest Paul at January 27, 2012 07:55 AM (ggRof)
Posted by: Corbomite Sandwich at January 27, 2012 07:55 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 27, 2012 07:56 AM (UOM48)
$100/year?! That is a non-trivial amount of money, especially for this garbage.
There's a lot of money to be had in racist conspiracy-mongering. Hell, I may pursue that instead of trying to become an ice trucker.
Posted by: JohnTant at January 27, 2012 07:56 AM (eytER)
Posted by: The DNC Media at January 27, 2012 07:56 AM (ALwK/)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at January 27, 2012 07:58 AM (+lsX1)
OMG.
My family is Jewish, and I remember when I was a little girl and my Dad came home with one of those Spotlight newsletters and read it to me. I had never encountered blatant anti-Semitism before and I was shocked. I mean, that stuff was nasty and vitriolic. I don't want any part of anyone who wants those people around, even to take their money.
Posted by: rockmom at January 27, 2012 07:58 AM (aBlZ1)
Posted by: Who Are You at January 27, 2012 07:59 AM (CP+yl)
Posted by: Ron Paul's Nursing Assistant at January 27, 2012 08:00 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 27, 2012 08:01 AM (r1H6z)
Posted by: Ron Paul's Nursing Assistant at January 27, 2012 08:01 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: phoenixgirl....a voter without a candidate at January 27, 2012 08:01 AM (mfbqu)
l'il Obama, a.k.a. Deval Patrick, couldn't stop himself from draggingg Tim Thomas through the slander muck.
“He’s a phenomenal hockey player and he’s entitled to his views, but
it just feels to me like weÂ’re losing in this country basic courtesy and
grace. I didn’t think much of President Bush’s policies – two wars on a
credit card, prescription drug benefit that we couldnÂ’t afford, deficit
out of control – but I always referred to him as ‘Mr. President.’ I
stood when he came in the room."
Yeah, he really said that.
Posted by: soothsayer at January 27, 2012 08:01 AM (G/zuv)
Posted by: Palerider at January 27, 2012 08:01 AM (cQZV0)
Posted by: Have Blue at January 27, 2012 08:02 AM (IKTC8)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 27, 2012 08:03 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: phoenixgirl....a voter without a candidate at January 27, 2012 08:03 AM (mfbqu)
Posted by: nevergiveup at January 27, 2012 08:04 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: mpfs at January 27, 2012 08:04 AM (iYbLN)
You're welcome.
Posted by: President Amazing at January 27, 2012 08:04 AM (r1H6z)
Posted by Have Blue at January 27, 2012 12:02 PM (IKTC
depends, do you count Paulistinians as people? I don't.
Posted by: Unclefacts Out Of Commenting Retirement Just For This One Thing at January 27, 2012 08:05 AM (6IReR)
Perry being a Dem campaign chair 20 yrs ago no big deal
Romney giving money to dems 20 yrs ago no big deal
RON PAUL having a moderate newsletter 20 yrs ago = worst thing ever
Man I wish I had a silver dime for every time this is brought up
/s
Posted by: Roman Maroni at January 27, 2012 08:05 AM (KCCgc)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Team Meteor. Now with Cheesecake at January 27, 2012 08:07 AM (8y9MW)
We are well and truly boned. Mitt is a slickster stereotypical politician who will say anything, do anything to get elected. His hiding behind the coat tails of his PACs act is totally transparent and pathetic. I'm glad Blitzer called him on it last night. Newt is far from perfect too, but he doesn't have that repulsive gene that Mitt does. I find myself viewing Mitt the same way I do Clinton and Obama. I can't stand to watch him. He's a real slime-ball. I'm not seeking to argue with anyone here. This is just my personal opinion.
I really despise the thought of us, once again, nominating the person the media and the Dems have propped up as the candidate we have to nominate. The onslaught of stink that's being dumped on Newt by people like McCain and Dole is disgusting. When the RINOs are in sync with the MFM and the left, watch out! This is bad news lemmings. I'll embrace whatever the establishment fears, short of Ron Paul that is.
I think the only votes that will be of value in casting are the ones for congress and senate. Hopefully, we can get enough true conservatives in congress to keep either Obama or Mitt in check. Honestly, I have no more confidence in Mitt doing the hard work that needs to be done to bring this country back from the brink than I do Obama; Supreme Court nominations included.
Posted by: Havedash at January 27, 2012 08:08 AM (sFD5n)
......Posted by: Palerider at January 27, 2012 12:01 PM (cQZV0)
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But Trump likes Newt. ....Newt was the one who was going to be at his debate last month, when Romney refused.
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So I think it would be the other way around. .....If Romney gets the nomination, Trump might go 3rd party and do a run. ....He doesn't seem to have any love for Santorum either.
Posted by: wheatie at January 27, 2012 08:10 AM (ALwK/)
My neighbor mentioned the other day that he was concerned with the weakened dollar.
Sonofabitch is probably gassing Jews right now.
Posted by: jwest at January 27, 2012 08:10 AM (FdndL)
Posted by: Palerider at January 27, 2012 08:14 AM (cQZV0)
Posted by: Donald John Trump, Sr. at January 27, 2012 08:19 AM (ggRof)
Posted by: Rodent Liberation Front at January 27, 2012 08:20 AM (lgw0N)
Posted by: willow at January 27, 2012 08:20 AM (TomZ9)
Posted by: James Shatner at January 27, 2012 08:22 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Avi at January 27, 2012 08:26 AM (Gx3Fe)
Posted by: Have Blue at January 27, 2012 08:26 AM (IKTC8)
Yep, that's exactly what Jan Brewer did and the president walked away from her after bitching about how he comes off in her book.
When I saw that I thought to myself, wow, this woman's book is going to fly off the shelves now. It is.
Posted by: ambrosia at January 27, 2012 08:43 AM (oZfic)
Reason and Cato are the two top libertarian groups. They are ecstatic to have an actual libertarian, Ron Paul, so prominently featured in the Republican race. And with so many more debates than before!
But they are terrified of the racist, anti-semitic stuff becoming public and widely-known.
Libertarians have always been so fringe, they figured, hey, we can't kick anybody out, not even the weirdos who want to keep talking about the joos and the cranial structure of blacks. They were happy to have anybody agreeing about over-regulation and they just pretended not to notice the super-intense guy who railing about northeast bankers.
Posted by: Clubber Lang at January 27, 2012 08:45 AM (ZPrif)
He pretended to be the donald last night in the debate. He said he'd fire anyone wanting to invest money in that wacko kennedy idea of space. He failed at the firing thing, no panche like donald, no swagger. But, a lot of people are now saying that he will be like everyone's dad, unwilling to listen to new ideas, set in his ways, only interested in following his plan which he will think is the best plan. period. People took this as a sign that he can only follow a plan, similar to only following a teleprompter. Whereas newt looks like the multitasker who can switch gears if another course is required. I doubt romney realizes the damage he did to himself last night cause he knew he had been coached that he had to put the "you're fired" meme in there somehwere.
Posted by: ambrosia at January 27, 2012 08:49 AM (oZfic)
1) It's fringe. Most people are not comfortable openly stating political positions that the vast majority considers extreme (end medicaid, social security, privatize food safety, etc, etc). Open racists, and anti-semites have already crossed that bridge, so they are easier to attract.
2) It attracts conspiracy nuts. If the libertarian ideas are so great, why do 98%+ reject it? It must be dark, secret forces holding it back.
99% of all conspiracy eventually end up with Jews at the center controlling everything somehow. Once you attract the conspiracy-minded, the anti-semitism is an inevitable by-product of the crazy mind.
3) The Dems try to label all opposition to their big government social control policies as racist. This causes people terrified of being called a racist to leave, and actual racists to sign up to defend the brethren. That's why it's such an effective tactic. The Dems call opposition to X racist. The right says no it's not. Then an actual racist stands-up to lend his support.
4) Actual cross-over support. Both hard-core libertarians and actual racists opposed the Civil Right act, for example. Libertarians thought it was an offensive expansion of federal power, racists thought it would allow blacks to rise in power and status.
Posted by: Clubber Lang at January 27, 2012 08:59 AM (ZPrif)
41Wasn't it proven the Protocols of Elders of Zion was wholly made up Soviet propaganda?
Tsarist, but yes.
Posted by: Phil Smith at January 27, 2012 09:20 AM (gMPJM)
Yeah, so Ron Paul put out a newsletter saying mean things about MLK (pubh) and saying that people who burnt Korean shops in LA were bad. Somehow, I still don't think this is significant in comparison to the ongoing unravelling of the credit-bubble, welfare state socio-economic model that Republicans and Democrats created.
So maybe Ron Paul is a bit racist, maybe he isn't, maybe he panders to racists, maybe he doesn't. THE ENTIRE WESTERN ECONOMY IS A DEBT-RIDDEN, MISALLOCTED BASKETCASE! That's what matters.
Posted by: Gabriel M at January 29, 2012 02:49 AM (kQuHP)
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