Paul keeps donation from white supremacist: Aide: take money and 'try to spread the message'

AP ^ | 12-19-2007 | AP

[Milligan]

People incharge of La Raza don’t have a track history of like the Nazis who committed the Holocast and then deny it every happen.

They don’t dress in White Robes of the KKK Terrorizing and Lynching minorities if they get out of line.

[Eric Blair 2084]

I read the article and the entire thread. Seems to me like the only thing Paul is guilty of is not using some of his $18,000,000 fundraising account to hire a competent campaign chief like Hillary has.

When you are finally caught taking money from a Chinese financier like Norman Hsu who funneled max campaign contributions to you through poor Chinese delivery food immigrants, just give the money back and express your outrage in a statement.

Paul and his campaign are either too principled or too stupid to do that. Sue him and everyone in his campaign for being retarded.

[Admin Moderator]

Enough of that damn spam.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Sorry, don’t taze me bro. It was just a joke. Trying to give everyone a chuckle and break up the monotony.

[Pelham]

In fairness, Dr. Paul should acknowledge--in some way or another--that some very despicable sources have contributed to his campaign and currently support him.

Actually there is little benefit for Paul to acknowledge this type of controversy. His critics know they are playing the smear game, and they would love nothing better than for him to grab the tarbaby they are loudly waving about. Paul has lengthy history of the issues that interest him, and it hasn't included the racial goals of Stormfront.

Yes, there is a lot of support for Paul on Stormfront. I've seen it for myself, and don't quite get why they love him so much,

If Paul had a history of making race an issue, Stormfront's support wouldn't be curious at all. But he doesn't, so it's curious. Politics is the realm of dirty tricks, and sometimes things aren't as they appear on the surface. In politics you sometimes need to ask 'cui bono?'.

Ron Paul sure doesn't benefit from having Stormfront's "support", but someone who seeks to marginalize him would. Say you wanted to derail Paul's campaign because you found his isolationist views threatening. Attacking him for being isolationist might backfire by attracting more attention to a policy you despise. You could get rid of him once and for all by linking him to neo-nazis. Some well placed 'donations' might just ensure Stormfront's ardent support for a candidate whom you wish to get rid of.

[Pelham]

When you are finally caught taking money from a Chinese financier like Norman Hsu who funneled max campaign contributions to you through poor Chinese delivery food immigrants, just give the money back and express your outrage in a statement.

Actually you just tell the press that you gave the money back, and then the matter is dropped. No one ever sees the cancelled checks for any of these 'returned donations', as far as I can remember.

[Eric Blair 2084]

True. Sheeple have short memories.

[RegnadKcin]

“If Paul spends this money on his campaign he’s no better than the racist who donated it.”

This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. If the American Cancer Society spends money donated by a Neo-Nazi, are they just as bad as Neo-Nazis? Returning campaign contributions is empty political posturing.

[carenot]

Those on FR who support him should have been banned long ago.

Oh yeah?
Yer a DOODY head!

[carenot]

The fact that Paul’s a traitor is the reason you’re supporting him.

My goodness. How rude!

[carenot]

I find it interesting that Paul rails against government taking our money and doing as they please

The key word is "taking".
Stormfront gave him the $500.

[Das Outsider]

If Paul had a history of making race an issue, Stormfront's support wouldn't be curious at all. But he doesn't, so it's curious. Politics is the realm of dirty tricks, and sometimes things aren't as they appear on the surface. In politics you sometimes need to ask 'cui bono?'.

This is definitely an "a-ha" moment. I don't believe that Dr. Paul really has an interest in the goals of some of his supporters, i.e., Stormfront and the Klan. These are groups that have attached themselves to his campaign, in my opinion, because they want to hijack an issue which, again, in my opinion, is the greatest one this nation faces today--immigration.

Paul won't win, and the WPWW people will never establish a viable third party; cui bono indeed.

Ron Paul sure doesn't benefit from having Stormfront's "support", but someone who seeks to marginalize him would. Say you wanted to derail Paul's campaign because you found his isolationist views threatening. Attacking him for being isolationist might backfire by attracting more attention to a policy you despise. You could get rid of him once and for all by linking him to neo-nazis. Some well placed 'donations' might just ensure Stormfront's ardent support for a candidate whom you wish to get rid of.

Stormfront posters like Ron Paul because of the following:

1) Withdrawal of foreign aid, particularly to Israel.

2) Placing blame on the United States for Islamic terrorism, viz., the September 11th attacks (read: Zionist conspiracy).

3) Supporting closed borders, which keeps all of those "non-white" folks out.

I understand neo-isolationism and sympathize, but this is quite different. As I said before, I don't believe that Dr. Paul supports the vision of Stormfront or the Klan--but he does provide something of a tinderbox, which is to say, "porno for pyros."

[Pelham]

Yes, that’s very plausible. I don’t keep an eye on Stormfront or the Klan so I’m not up on their current enthusiasms. I’ve just become leery over the years of people who accuse conservatives of having neo-nazi sympathies, and don’t trust their motives.

We used to have a contingent here who routinely used the Southern Poverty Law Center as their source for slandering a whole range of conservatives whom they didn’t like. You couldn’t have a discussion on illegal immigration without them descending in a pack and disrupting the thread with charges of racism. Many a good poster got banned due to their malign influence. Fortunately they moved over to WideAwakes, where they and the SPLC can Get Down with the Revolution, and hold trials for right wingers engaging in thoughtcrime.