Daily Kos: Ron Paul’s racist newsletters aren’t going away
“You can run but you can’t hide” has to be taking on a whole new meaning for Ron Paul, as the latest Republican flavor-of-the-week learns that the racist newsletters published under his name in the 1990’s aren’t going away.
Last week, Paul walked out during an interview with CNN’s Gloria Borger after being asked about the newsletters, saying “I didn’t write them, I disavow them, That’s it.” Uh huh.
From an archive search by the Huffington Post, a few excerpts from newspapers articles, circa 1996:
Dr. Paul denied suggestions that he was a racist and said he was not evoking stereotypes when he wrote the columns. He said they should be read and quoted in their entirety to avoid misrepresentation. [...]
In the interview, he did not deny he made the statement about the swiftness of black men.
“If you try to catch someone that has stolen a purse from you, there is no chance to catch them,” Dr. Paul said.
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