Video: Only man who can save America spins like a top while sandbagging Wolf Blitzer
posted at 6:28 pm on January 10, 2008 by Bryan
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Can anyone but the most credulous Ronulans on the face of the earth buy the spin that Ron Paul a) doesn’t know who wrote his newsletter, b) he can’t find out who wrote it and that c) he never even read it for all those years? That’s his defense. He even compared it to a magazine owner who doesn’t know everything that goes into the magazines he publishes, which is absurd. His newsletter wasn’t a sprawling, international operation with bureaus stretching from Texas to Moscow to Beijing, Baghdad and beyond: It was a newsletter put together with desktop publishing software by someone that he, Ron Paul, hired to put it together. Its purpose was to put Ron Paul’s world view out there for his fans to read. If the Ron Paul newsletter wasn’t representing the Ron Paul world view, what was its purpose? I’m sure the Paul supporters that we have around here will do their absolute best to defend and explain this, but Paul’s spin really is an insult to their and everyone else’s intelligence. It makes no sense from any angle.
If his spin is true, then take it for what it is: Ron Paul is so incompetent that he’s not only not fit to run the executive branch or a Dairy Queen, he’s not even fit to write a check. That is what he was doing all those years, writing checks to people who were publishing nonsense in his name, people he can’t identify now who he now claims were writing things that he didn’t even believe. But he was such a hands-off guy that he never bothered to take an editorial look at what they were writing, across a decade. Talk about an easy boss.
On the other hand, if his spin is not true, then he’s lying now and he really did believe all that back when it was published and may still believe it. And if he’s lying, he’s not quite the principled patriot that his fans believe he is.
But do you know what irks me most about this interview? It’s the way Wolf Blitzer just lets Paul sandbag him with long, irrelevant answers. He lets Paul rant on and on about what a great, tolerant guy he is, and never once brings up any of the angles I brought up in my post about Paul’s newsletters yesterday — the association with Truthers, the donation from Stormfront, any of it. Blitzer did a terrible job in this interview, and whiffed on a chance to put Paul out of the race once and for all. He left that job to the other GOP candidates in tonight’s debate, and I wonder if he didn’t do that intentionally.
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Ron Paul just claimed that Libertarians cannot be racist. Wolf Blitzer v Ron Paul on CNN.
If that doesn’t sh*tcan this guy nothing will.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 6:20 PM
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Stormfront begins the stonewalling.
Can anyone get past his mighty supremacist wall?
Also, first!
BKennedy on January 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Darn you Race Card and your milliseconds.
BKennedy on January 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM
You have no proof that it was really Ron Paul talking to Blitzer on CNN.
LagunaDave on January 10, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Wolf whiffed!
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 6:32 PM
My evil laugh and hunchback come in handy sometimes.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM
So he’s A) Incompetent, B) A Racist, or C) Both.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 6:34 PM
We must remember that the MSM is first a Lib Propaganda Machine and second an entertainment medium. Keeping Paul around keeps both of those functions rolling at full tilt.The guy is both an embarrassment to the GOP and Comedy Gold,baby!
bbz123 on January 10, 2008 at 6:37 PM
I loved it that first he claimed not to categorize, then always used the locution, “the blacks”. Once there’s a transcript, I’m going to count how many times.
Interesting, that.
DiannaD on January 10, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Even if Paul personally isn’t racist (which is believable in part), he made the bed, he has to sleep in it. I’m glad at least though he didn’t parrot some of his supporters here with the – yeah, but Mormons have a [alleged] history of racism. I’m glad he reputed it either way.
Remember also Tucker said the campaign called him to apologize (if you recall at the front of the clip from the other day). Apologize, mind you, not deny.
Spirit of 1776 on January 10, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Bryan, in Wolf’s defense, he’s been one of the leaders in handling race issues in America… How soon we forget:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzqp3Ly5Reg
RightWinged on January 10, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Last I heard that newsletter had over 100,000 subscribers and was a main source of income for the business Paul was a minority shareholder of.
offroadaz on January 10, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Other questions the MSM could ask Paul in light of this, come from over 2 months ago by Michael Medved:
http://michaelmedved.townhall.com/blog/g/77711671-de32-47da-a721-8f606d586ad0
jp on January 10, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Clinton didn’t have sex with that woman.
Paul never read those letters.
Same game, different name.
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 6:43 PM
He truly is a gift that keeps on giving.
Wackjobs across the country, in your Year 2000 bunkers, in your mom’s basement, UNITE UNITE UNITE!!!!
Your Jewish Master on January 10, 2008 at 6:43 PM
I wish some of the other GOP candidates had the stones to tear into Ron Paul over this. Go ahead, blame him, even if there is some uncertainty over the authorship of some of the pieces. The party cannot withstand the treatment of anyone associated with this garbage as a serious candidate.
Big S on January 10, 2008 at 6:44 PM
All those years doing OB/Gyn work may have just made him look at the whole world upside down and topsy turvey. Hazardous duty. I’m cutting him some slack based on an occupational disability.
a capella on January 10, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Ron Paul is dropping the MLK love bombs. He is gonna go down and go down HARD. He is just too sad to watch.
TroubledMonkey on January 10, 2008 at 6:45 PM
ROFLMFAO
I LOVE IT…….its true, more true than you know you Zionist pig.
Fred!
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 6:46 PM
It depends on what the meaning of “is” is?
In paul’s case, it depends on what the meaning of crackpot is?
jp on January 10, 2008 at 6:48 PM
You wonder “if he didn’t do that intentionally?”
C’mon Bryan you’re smarter than that.
billy on January 10, 2008 at 6:50 PM
I can’t even click that link. Is that the “so black” moment? Must be; that is the funniest thing I have ever heard from a journalist. I laugh out loud just thinking about it.
If Ron Paul had made that point, he would have my vote.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Should be a good debate tonight if he as fire up as he is in the interview.
Suprise, people say he has to deny he wrote the letters and say he takes responsibility for them which he does and still it ain’t good enough. But if someone made the same alligations about this site, God forbid, MM would say the same thing as RP.
menoname on January 10, 2008 at 6:50 PM
He is right, as is with my wonderful state of Ca the white is the minority.
These are he faces of the dead in Iraq
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/
He is just hashing out the same old crap Mike Moore puts out and people suck it up whole hog.
TroubledMonkey on January 10, 2008 at 6:51 PM
LOL – Bryan that was priceless!
spacekicker on January 10, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Oh? did his letters go out with the disclaimer that the opinion the articles in the RP political report may not reflect the opinions and views of RP?
Spirit of 1776 on January 10, 2008 at 6:53 PM
RightWinged on January 10, 2008 at 6:41 PM
That was sooooo Wolf.
menoname on January 10, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Next Paul will be wanting to redefine racism just like Bill wanted to redefine what oral sex was. As lewis Black asked, “when did that definition go up for grabs? I don’t recall in high school the principal saying on the PA system: “Today is Friday, we will be having fish sticks for lunch, and for those of you who get lucky this weekend remember, BJ’s don’t count.”
Paul, when you put you name on a paper that attacks Jews, Blacks and Gays, it could come back to bite you.
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Now Byran, surely you don’t consider any backer of Ron Paul as having a level of intelligence worthy of your concern.
Furthermore, that millions will eventually cave to supporting one of the other Republican candidates on tap is an indication that intelligence isn’t a concern anywhere in the Party.
Enough with the patronizing.
Drum on January 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Last I heard it was only a few pages long, was published using desktop publishing, and would take a completely incompetent fool not to notice the content when it has his name on it.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Here’s a simple question for anyone willing to defend this turd: Would you be dismissing this stuff if it was McCain or Romney? Would you ignore it if it was Hillary? There seems to be a decade plus long record of either bigotry or complete incompetence with this guy. Let him go, he’s only weighing you down.
If you support him because of some idealistic small government thing, you’ll find some sympathy at this site. If you support him because of his Workers World Party in Libertarian clothes foreign policy, then my fellow posters are likely to nudge you towards seeing the error of your ways. Either way, the not so good Doctor is a detriment to your argument.
trubble on January 10, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Well, if there is a disclaimer, that means anything goes? RP just told is does not reflect his opinions, even better than a little paragraph.
menoname on January 10, 2008 at 7:00 PM
If any commentor here made a claim along the lines of Jewish-bankers-are-confiscating-guns-in-order-to-disarm-whites-in-the-coming-race-war
He (or she!) would be banned immediately by Bryan or AP.
If not, MM would ban him, and probably fire one of those two for damaging her image.
It wouldn’t go on for years.
So, do you hold your libertarian god to the same standard as a blogger?
billy on January 10, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Is he senile? Seriously. The judicial system is raaaaacist. Yeah, that’s the ticket. This anti-racist who doesn’t classify people by groups does use the term “the blacks” pretty often.
Wool Blitzer pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes again. It’s not about the newsletter with your name on it, Paul, it’s really all just about the racist drug laws. OOookaaay.
NTWR on January 10, 2008 at 7:02 PM
What?,Libertarians are incapable of being racist,or only
happens in groups,this is interesting,and the newsletter
for Paul,seals his political end for a run at being President!
canopfor on January 10, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Ron Paul & Associates, a now-defunct entity in which Paul owned a minority stake -TNR.com
The Freedom Report claimed to have over 100,000 readers – TNR.com
a 100,000 reader newsletter is not small or something that is easily published and done by 1 person on a home computer.
offroadaz on January 10, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Michelle has an explicit disclaimer:
Ron Paul’s newsletter was just that: His newsletter. It was written under his name.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Umm Ron what two wars have blacks done the majority of dying in ?
William Amos on January 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM
What a creep!
jake-the-goose on January 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM
trubble on January 10, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Didn’t McCain say he would stay in Iraq for 100 years if it was only the “Iraqs’” that were dying. UMMMM, a little racist tone there don’t ya think.
menoname on January 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Not necessarily, but it does show clearly a delineation (for the purpose of not falsely attributing views). That’s what makes it significant.
Spirit of 1776 on January 10, 2008 at 7:05 PM
What race is an Iraqi ?
William Amos on January 10, 2008 at 7:05 PM
What bothers me more than the fact that he was writing checks is the fact he was collecting them. This thing was a business, no?
If he repudiates all the junk that was published in his name how about all the money he collected on it. Shouldn’t that go to charity now that he knows it didn’t represent his views? Even Hillary made a half-assed attempt to clear up the Hsu-money. Paul should be asked to do likewise.
John on January 10, 2008 at 7:05 PM
These are not the droids you’re looking for.
Sincerely,
Obi-Wan Paul-nobi
thirteen28 on January 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM
I don’t give a cr@p if it reached 6 billion people and was more popular than Newsweek. It had his name on it and it was published for an significant period of time. If he was unaware of the racist and bigoted content being published under his name, he’s a fool.
Oh, and not all “desktop publishing” means printed from a home computer. Wikipeda:
For small jobs a few copies of a publication might be printed on a local printer. For larger jobs a computer file can be sent to a vendor for high-volume printing.
It doesn’t necessarily mean you print it out on your Brother. You can set it all up, write the content, and have it printed by a vendor.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Did he say something about MLK’s birthday???
Yes he did!
He must have forgotten about voting against making MLK’s birthday a holiday eh’?
Funny dat.
Why would he vote against making MLK’s birthday a holiday when he just said that MLK is one of his heroes?
Talon on January 10, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Is it dark where your head is?
TexasDan on January 10, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Silly Alex Jones fluffler, your truther mind tricks don’t work on me.
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Which is why he didn’t pay any attention to it, right?
Jim Treacher on January 10, 2008 at 7:09 PM
So now I’m starting to get it. A large constituency of Ronulans are most likely Prop 215 people. For those not from CA, prop 215 is the medical marijuana proposition that passed in Cali after George Soros dropped a ton ‘o cash helping to get the advertising out.
I wonder if there’s any Soros connection here…
NTWR on January 10, 2008 at 7:09 PM
I’m not sure if I get your argument. Are you suggesting, simply, that RP isn’t totally incompetent? You gotta be dizzy trying to support this guy; and why are you going through the efforts. He can’t win; and clearly, he does not deserve to.
lorien1973 on January 10, 2008 at 7:09 PM
I’ve published numerous documents wherein I was the sole or primary contributor, the graphic artist, copy writer, copy editor and whipping boy.
A printer only requires camera ready art or one of numerous digital file formats. One person behind a desk in one very cramped office can publish as much as he wants to fund.
Why are you still defending this person? What is your stake in his stupidity? What beliefs does he put forth for which you could not find a more sane vessel?
Do tell.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Either he agreed with its contents or he is incompetent and clueless to the extreme, and I don’t know which is worse.
Keli on January 10, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Yeah Paulinians CIA put crack into the Black neighborhoods?
Drtuddle on January 10, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Game, set, match.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 7:11 PM
The 3 Monkeys… of Ron
doesn’t know -
doesn’t know who wrote his newsletter
can’t find -
can’t find out who wrote it
never read-
he never even read it for all those years
The REason EVOLved species don’t vote Paul
mbellar on January 10, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Libertarians can’t be racist?
Didn’t David Duke claim to be a libertarian?
MadisonConservative on January 10, 2008 at 7:12 PM
replace “Ron Paul” in the Ron Paul Newsletter with “George Bush” and ask yourself paultards what you’d be saying right now.
jp on January 10, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I’m starting to think it’s all really about getting rid of drug laws. This explains all the college-age and younger supporters with time to hand-craft signs to stick all over the GD place.
NTWR on January 10, 2008 at 7:13 PM
I like you already FredHead!
BTW Zionist Pig ain’t kosher!!
Your Jewish Master on January 10, 2008 at 7:13 PM
the guy probably should be kicked out of the party in same manner David Duke was.
jp on January 10, 2008 at 7:13 PM
Funny you should bring David Duke up.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 7:14 PM
What we have here Ron Paul is called “Blowback” for actions you took in the 1980s. You took a stance on issues and its coming back to haunt you.
William Amos on January 10, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Okay, how about Zionist soy bacon?
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 7:14 PM
its not just the 80’s, its the 90’s too, as well as who he has placated to in the last year.
Anyone know what Alex Jones has said about all this on his radio show the last few days?
jp on January 10, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Does anyone else think it is strange when he says “the blacks” over and over? And I personally don’t know ANY black folks voting for Ron Paul.
I think he is a liar.
Vanbasten on January 10, 2008 at 7:16 PM
He’ll probably say something like, “The Constitution doesn’t authorize Congress to declare holidays.”
SECOND LOOK AT WHOEVER BITCH-SLAPS RON PAUL HARDEST TONIGHT!
(My money’s on Rudy…)
LagunaDave on January 10, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Soy?!? I’m no commie either, Tex!!
Beside Zionist Pig has great ring to it.
Your Jewish Master on January 10, 2008 at 7:17 PM
He kept talking about his district. Just because they elect you in spite of your newsletter, doesn’t mean that you don’t believe it. Maybe they agree with you?
Vanbasten on January 10, 2008 at 7:18 PM
When was the last time we saw good hard hitting journalism come from CNN? Have we ever? CNN is there to push an agenda, not look for the truth.
katieanne on January 10, 2008 at 7:19 PM
He’d probably say it was because the Constitution doesn’t say Congress can make national holidays.
SECOND LOOK AT WHOEVER B!TCH-SLAPS RON PAUL HARDEST TONIGHT!!
(My money’s on Rudy…)
LagunaDave on January 10, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Last look at Paul/Buchanan!
SouthernGent on January 10, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Yay! Does this spell the end for Ron and the Paulistinians?
Let’s look at the bright side of the Ron Paul debacle… at least he brought up the issue of getting rid of the Fed and the issue of the SPP’s and CFR’s plans for one world international government (stolen straight from Pat Robertson’s 1988 platform)
Down side: 9/11 troofer insanity!
HaraldHardrada on January 10, 2008 at 7:19 PM
They are taking a play from the Dem play book. Its all voting fraud.
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Careful now – Alex will come after you and suffocate you with his bodacious DD’s …
thirteen28 on January 10, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Ron Paul claims Rosa Parks is one of his heroes?
He voted against giving her a congressional medal.
CABE on January 10, 2008 at 7:33 PM
How on earth is that racist? Because Iraqis are arab? oh, wait, they’re kurdish. No, wait, turkmen. Oh heck well we know there are no arabs in the US military. Oh, wait, there are? WTF does race have to with it? The point he was making had nothing to do with race. And what’s worse is you have me standing up for McCain. I don’t support him, but there’s nothing in that statement to support your accusation of a “racist tone”.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Ron Paul is the Pied Piper of the Perpetually Perplexed. Can’t understand why this newsletter or his associations with Truthers or Stormfront is a big deal? Then you, too, may be perplexed!
trubble on January 10, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Since he is now officially done. Maybe all of the haters can read something that was late in another Ron Paul thread. If read soberly and without malice (or snark) it will explain why rational American loving people supported Ron Paul. I have spent too much time lending support to a candidate that I don’t intend on voting for so this is the last I will post on any Ron Paul thread. So FedUp I apologize for moving your link, but if people take this same time reading this as they spent reading the newsletter, than the debate will be enhanced.
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2001/cr020801.htm
sweeper on January 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Why I like Paul
Small Government.
Less taxes.
Individual freedoms.
Against abortion.
Follows the constitution.
Ending social security and a plan to take care of people who are on it.
Against the no child left behind act.
His views on global warming on environmental policy.
Securing the border and ending welfare programs for illegals.
Has a solid voting of more then 10 years supporting his beliefs.
His views on foreign policy which are extremely simmilar to the early leaders of the United States. For example
America “…well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own, were they even the banners of foreign independence, she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy, and ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standard of freedom.” John Q Adams
offroadaz on January 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Did Paul just say “67% of blacks are in prison”? This must be a slip of the tongue, but the fact that he could say it gives pause. If I heard that 67% of, say, Italians are in prison, I would want an apology along with a correction. And even then I think I would sense some diconnect between him and other Italians as a group. And though Paul says that he doesn’t view people as groups, he certainly did when he refered to blacks as a demographic of his support.
flicker on January 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Its doesnt matter anymore if Ron paul wrote the letters or not. He is now completely unelectible and show come onto the stage tonight to announce he is dropping out.
The perception is he is a racist and if he even wants to stay in Congress he better start fighitng for that. Because he will never ever be President now.
William Amos on January 10, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Not that there’s a whole lot more to be said on this subject, but two mysteries remain: 1) WTF really was going on with this newsletter (who wrote it, what was Dr. Paul’s relationship to it and whoever wrote and published and distributed it, etc)?; 2) WTF does Dr. Paul really mean when he says that this was all gone over in 1996? Was there really a discussion back then that might bear on the answer to #1, and, if so, does anyone have access to records of it?
CK MacLeod on January 10, 2008 at 7:38 PM
Naw, I have a sticker on my windows and door that states I am under the protection of the trilateral commission. Wards them off like a cross to Vampires.
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Ron Paul is a non-entity unworthy of our or anyone else’s time or keystrokes. His candidacy will not survive after South Carolina – assuming it even gets that far. Watch for him to get slapped down in tonight’s debate.
Question is: which one of the other candidates will have the stones to do it?
NemoParticularis on January 10, 2008 at 7:39 PM
While you’re waiting for the debate, you might enjoy reading about this well-attended, highly successful Ron Paul rally. (HINT: The venue uses the gold standard!)
Jim Treacher on January 10, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Now take that list and your favorite Ron Paul photo with you to your therapist. They’ll understand.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 7:44 PM
so what exactly do you disagree with on that list?
offroadaz on January 10, 2008 at 7:48 PM
The Author
William Amos on January 10, 2008 at 7:49 PM
Your implication being that there could be a Ron Paul picture that was less than his favorite. What are you so afraid of, neocon?
Jim Treacher on January 10, 2008 at 7:49 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Talon on January 10, 2008 at 7:50 PM
If Mccain had the same views as the ones listed would you be okay with that?
offroadaz on January 10, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Pee, meet pants.
The Race Card on January 10, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Does anyone else find it odd that he goes on CNN just a few hours prior to the debate on Fox? Me thinks he contacted CNN directly offering an interview about this subject so that he can claim in the debate when brought up “Im not trying to hide anything, I even went on CNN to talk about it today”. He gives a short response to his website and followers but then goes on CNN for a lengthy interview? Fox cant explode a bomb during a debate thats already gone off.
Again, nothing in politics is coincidental.
broker1 on January 10, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Check his body language when Wolf asks who wrote the newsletters. The eyes start darting—he’s lying.
Cuffy Meigs on January 10, 2008 at 7:52 PM
…oh yeah, and another thing: If what Dr. Paul says is true, then he was profiting, along with unnamed co-conspirators, from a completely fraudulent enterprise. The “real” publishers of the newsletter were engaging in a form of mail fraud, and subscribers, who were obviously encouraged to believe that what they were reading were the words of Dr. Paul, Congressman and conspiracy-detective extraordinaire, were being taken for a ride. How much money was extracted from them under these false pretenses?
…and oh yeah, another other thing: WTF is taking “moral responsibility” supposed to mean?
CK MacLeod on January 10, 2008 at 7:55 PM
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