Ron Paul says racially offensive tweet was posted by staff member

Washington Examiner ^ | July 02, 2018 04:10 PM | Brooke Conrad

[Olog-hai]

Former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said Monday he was not responsible for a racially inflammatory post that stirred up a storm on social media, and said it was posted by a staffer.

“Earlier today a staff member inadvertently posted an offensive cartoon on my social media,” he tweeted. “I do not make my own social media posts and when I discovered the mistake it was immediately deleted. - Ron Paul.”

The cartoon pictured caricatures of ethnic minorities all punching Uncle Sam under the words “CULTURAL MARXISM!” The caption on the tweet read, “Are you stunned by what has become of American culture? Well, it’s not an accident. You’ve probably heard of ‘Cultural Marxism,’ but do you know what it means?…More here.” […]

Paul has been accused of making racially-insensitive comments in the past. One of them was written in 1992 in the midst of violence in Los Angeles, when he said, “The criminals who terrorized our cities — in riots and on every non-riot day — are not exclusively young black males, but they largely are.” One of his newsletters once referred to Martin Luther King Jr. Day as ‘Hate Whitey Day.’ …

[GraceG]

I have to wonder if this staffer was paid off by someone to post it in order to dirty Ron Paul.

He should fire the staffer.

[pierrem15]

Ugh. The caricatures were worthy of Der Sturmer. Fire the staffer.

[SE Mom]

Disgusting.

Paul should terminate the employee asap.

[MrEdd]

After the ‘90 to ‘91 war Wrong Paul went on the morning talk shows outlining his position that the American use of A9 armored bulldozers and tanks with plow attachments to clear entrenched positions was tantamount to war crimes.

I guess he wanted infantrymen to charge the trenches in foot and jump in with K-Bars and bayonets.

It literally isn't possible to dirty Wrong Paul, because what he has revealed himself to actually be over the decades is so disgusting.

[Psalm 144]

Ugh. The caricatures were worthy of Der Sturmer. Fire the staffer.

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It’s worth pointing out the deception is twofold. The cartoon is not the work of Garrison. Multilayered setup.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Anyone with half a brain would know that this is not something Ron Paul would do.

This was an old fashioned Democrat smear job. Staffer should be publicly shamed and fired.
 

[McGavin999]

Not Senator Ron Paul, it’s his dads staffer. Still the guy should be fired. Revolting “cartoon”

[Secret Agent Man]

Didnt see the cartoon, but that is what is going on in this country.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

All of the images look to me to be taken off of 4chan.

[Architect of Avalon]

I believe him.

[glenduh]

“Multilayered setup.”
Someone(s) out to get the Paul’s? Today too... man threatened to attack Rand and his family with axe.

[Tax-chick]

“I do not make my own social media posts ...

Risky. Now that outsourcing it has turned out badly, maybe he'll consider either composing his own Twits or going off-line.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Why does a retired congressman from a Podunkian district have a staff?

[glenduh]

Coincidentally Q thanked Ben Garrison yesterday. Is that Ron Paul?

[heterosupremacist]

[Wallace T.]

The racist cartoon was allegedly designed by Ben Garrison. It does look as it were something out of The Daily Stormer. I wouldn’t put it past a leftist hacker or Deep State operative to have produced the cartoon, or plagiarized it from a white supremacist web site, labeled it “Ben Garrison”, and planted it on Ron Paul’s web site.

It is likely a high tech version of a dirty trick, like the swastika daubings and nooses found every so often, planted by a minority group member or leftist.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[wardaddy]

Y’all sure get worked up around here

[Fresh Wind]

I wouldn’t put it past a leftist hacker or Deep State operative to have produced the cartoon, or plagiarized it from a white supremacist web site, labeled it “Ben Garrison”, and planted it on Ron Paul’s web site.

Well, they must have planted it on Garrison's own website as well because it's there (without the red box).

And please explain...how is it racist?