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ADL Taking Concerns to Ron Paul [will request he publicly "distance himself" from racist supporters]
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| 11/15/2007
| Staff
Posted on 11/16/2007 8:10:31 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The Anti-Defamation League plans to ask Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul to distance himself from extremist groups.
Paul, a U.S. congressman from Texas, has come under fire for the support his campaign has enjoyed from leading white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups.
His campaign reportedly has accepted a donation from Don Black, the owner of the white supremacist Web site Stormfront. Sites for several extremist groups also feature prominent links supporting Paul's candidacy.
ADL's assistant director of civil rights, Steven Freeman, told JTA his organization planned to communicate with Paul privately and urge him to distance himself from those groups.
"If he doesn't do that, then we will decide what we're going to say publicly about it," Freeman said.
Paul thus far has refused to return the campaign contribution from Black. In response to a question from a reporter for Reason magazine, a campaign spokesperson said, "If people who hold views that the candidate doesn't agree with, and they give to us, that's their loss."
The ADL previously has taken candidates to task for their ties to supremacist groups. Last year the organization slammed Larry Darby, a Democratic candidate for attorney general in Alabama, after he attended a meeting of the National Vanguard, a splinter group of the National Alliance. Darby was defeated.
In October 2001, the ADL commended New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for rejecting a $10 million donation to a 9/11 relief fund from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. Giuliani, like Paul, is a Republican presidential candidate.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: adl; antidefamationleague; antisemitism; dajooooooooooos; elections2008; paulestinians; paultards; ronpaul; walkslikeaduck
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To: mogambo
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posted on
11/16/2007 8:47:36 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I’m sure once Paul gets back from his consultations with the Romulans, he’ll be happy to answer any questions.
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posted on
11/16/2007 8:50:49 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
To: YOUGOTIT
Hell folks Democrats support al-Qaeda and I have not heard one word about this from the ADL lets treat everyone the same when making racist remarks.And you won't, though they have criticized Democrats and complimented Republicans, as you'll note in the article.
The problem with Democrats support al-Qaeda is that there are no facts to rationally back it up. If you can develop them, they you can send some Dems to jail.
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posted on
11/16/2007 8:51:05 AM PST
by
SJackson
(every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, none to make him afraid,)
To: Poincare
Will Doktor Paul distance himself from the columns he wrote for Willis Cartos New American (formerly The Spotlight)? Michael Medved posed that question about three weeks ago. Thus far he hasn't responded, so the answer is no.
BTW, not wrote, past tense, writes, present. He's still advertised as a columnist.
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posted on
11/16/2007 8:56:23 AM PST
by
SJackson
(every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, none to make him afraid,)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
25
posted on
11/16/2007 9:02:00 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Greetings from a kinder, gentler Iraq. God bless US and Coalition Forces.)
To: Allegra
Check out some of the hyperventilating, upthread. ;)
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:05:06 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
To: Alouette
Forgot to Ping you to this. ;)
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:05:30 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
To: mogambo
28
posted on
11/16/2007 9:05:31 AM PST
by
KDD
(Ron Paul did not approve this post)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Check out some of the hyperventilating, upthread. ;) I particularly like the one where the newbie gives us all a good talking to. LOL
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:09:57 AM PST
by
Allegra
(Greetings from a kinder, gentler Iraq. God bless US and Coalition Forces.)
Comment #30 Removed by Moderator
To: Allegra
I particularly like the one where the newbie gives us all a good talking to. LOL They're adorable that way, in their fumble-footed passive aggressiveness. Sort of what I imagine a thalidomide puppy might be like, actually. ;)
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:14:00 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
In response to a question from a reporter for Reason magazine, a campaign spokesperson said, "If people who hold views that the candidate doesn't agree with, and they give to us, that's their loss."
Uh, no, ya poll-spamming bong-hitters. It looks badly upon YOU to seeming have no issue with accepting funds from racist/hate/extremist organizations.
BTW--did you return the funds donated with stolen credit cards yet?
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7305398&nav=0s3d
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:17:42 AM PST
by
OCCASparky
(Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
To: mogambo; SJackson; Allegra; Jim Robinson
This *IS* a conservative website, right?Has been a damned sight longer than the three whole, whopping days you've been here to date, anyway. Forward any queries along those lines to either JimRob or one of the mods, however, if you're in any way uncertain as to any specific particular(s).
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:19:02 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
Comment #34 Removed by Moderator
To: gunnedah
“Full of crap”?
(I had no idea that my wife was posting here.)
Call ‘em as I see ‘em. The majority of Paul’s supporters look like a loose collection of extremists of all different stripes to me.
Take them away and I don’t think there’s much left.
We’ll see...regardless of how worked up you get over this.
To: mysterio
Then why does he write articles for their magazines?
To: bigfootbob
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:38:03 AM PST
by
mysterio
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
An anti-American group demands that Ron Paul return contributions from racists. Hmmm - hard to choose sides with this one.
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:38:04 AM PST
by
Hacksaw
(Appalachian by the grace of God - Montani Semper Liberi)
Comment #39 Removed by Moderator
To: Hacksaw
An anti-American groupYou can back this up with actual, linked citations of some sort, of course.
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posted on
11/16/2007 9:42:53 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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