ADL Taking Concerns to Ron Paul [will request he publicly "distance himself" from racist supporters]

JTA.org ^ | 11/15/2007 | Staff

[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.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Breathe.

[reagan_fanatic]

I’m sure once Paul gets back from his consultations with the Romulans, he’ll be happy to answer any questions.

[SJackson]

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.

[SJackson]

Will Doktor Paul “distance himself” from the columns he wrote for Willis Carto’s 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.

[Allegra]

Oh, this is rich... :-)

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Check out some of the hyperventilating, upthread. ;)

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Forgot to Ping you to this. ;)

[KDD]

In other news...

Barry Goldwater, Jr. Endorses Ron Paul

[Allegra]

Check out some of the hyperventilating, upthread. ;)

I particularly like the one where the newbie gives us all a good talking to. LOL

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

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. ;)

[OCCASparky]

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

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

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).

[PBRSTREETGANG]

“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.

[bigfootbob]

Then why does he write articles for their magazines?

[mysterio]

Whose magazines?

[Hacksaw]

An anti-American group demands that Ron Paul return contributions from racists. Hmmm - hard to choose sides with this one.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

An anti-American group

You can back this up with actual, linked citations of some sort, of course.