Thursday, December 20, 2007
Ron Paul's got some 'splainin' to do
For months pundits and politicos insisted that Mitt Romney needed to make "The Speech" to allay fears about his Mormonism. I can only wonder why those same folks aren't shouting and screaming for Ron Paul to distance himself from the growing gaggle of racists who've embraced his campaign.
Earlier this week, a post on the National Alliance's Web site celebrated Ron Paul's fundraising prowess; and if that weren't bad enough, today brings word that Paul is refusing to return a campaign contribution from an avowed white supremacist:
"Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
"Don Black, of West Palm Beach, recently made the donation, according to campaign filings. He runs a Web site called Stormfront with the motto, 'White Pride World Wide.' The site welcomes postings to the 'Stormfront White Nationalist Community.'"
Ron Paul doesn't have a snowball's chance to win the GOP nomination next year, let alone the presidency. Perhaps that explains why the story hasn't received that much attention. If the denizens of the mainstream media want to be fair and balanced, however, they need to give the "racists for Paul" story as much attention as Mitt Romney's faith, Rudy Giuliani's friends and Fred Thompson's wife.
Earlier this week, a post on the National Alliance's Web site celebrated Ron Paul's fundraising prowess; and if that weren't bad enough, today brings word that Paul is refusing to return a campaign contribution from an avowed white supremacist:
"Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
"Don Black, of West Palm Beach, recently made the donation, according to campaign filings. He runs a Web site called Stormfront with the motto, 'White Pride World Wide.' The site welcomes postings to the 'Stormfront White Nationalist Community.'"
Ron Paul doesn't have a snowball's chance to win the GOP nomination next year, let alone the presidency. Perhaps that explains why the story hasn't received that much attention. If the denizens of the mainstream media want to be fair and balanced, however, they need to give the "racists for Paul" story as much attention as Mitt Romney's faith, Rudy Giuliani's friends and Fred Thompson's wife.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Thursday, December 20, 2007 
