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To: Lazlo in PA

Rockwell denies ghost writing the screeds for him. But it looks like birds of a feather......

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Rockwell served as Ron Paul’s congressional chief of staff from 1978 to 1982.[4][5] He has maintained a working relationship with Paul over the years, as a contributing editor to “The Ron Paul Investment Letter”;[6] as a consultant to Paul’s 1988 Libertarian Party campaign for President of the United States;[7] and as vice-chair of the exploratory committee for Paul’s spirited run for the 1992 Republican Party nomination for president.[8]
In early 2008, libertarian publication Reason published a story discussing several racially charged articles that appeared in the Ron Paul newsletter. The Reason piece asserted that “a half-dozen longtime libertarian activists—including some still close to Paul” had identified Rockwell as the “chief ghostwriter” of the Ron Paul newsletters published from “roughly 1989 to 1994.” According to Reason, Rockwell has denied responsibility for the disputed material and has called the accusations “hysterical smears aimed at political enemies.”[9]........................................................

Lew Rockwell’s web site features a selection of articles, including positions opposing war and imperialism along with occasional articles criticizing the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.[16] The site also carries essays which argue against the participation of the United States in the Second World War, speculation about an end of the United States as a cohesive union and assertions the Western world is threatened by an intersection of fascism and socialism alike as politicians and states centralize their power.[17][18][19] These writings are sometimes controversial and have brought harsh criticism from some on the political right.[20][21] His web site also provides podcasts featuring Rockwell’s interviews of various scholars and writers, including many affiliated with the Mises Institute.
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6 posted on 12/22/2011 9:18:03 AM PST by marty60
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To: marty60

It is very sheik right now to call yourself a Libertarian. If these people would look into Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard, Pauls mentors and the fathers of the modern Libertarian movement, they might think twice about saying they were one.


9 posted on 12/22/2011 9:38:47 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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