Paul denies Washington Post report that he approved racially charged newsletters in 1990s [View all]

[Galraedia]

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday flatly denied a Washington Post report that he was deeply involved in the company that produced provocative, racially charged newsletters and that he signed off on articles.

The newsletters from the 1990s have dogged Paul for years, resurfacing as his presidential campaign gained momentum. The Texas congressman has denied writing the inflammatory passages — the articles included racial, anti-Semitic and anti-gay content — and said that he didn’t read them at the time or for years afterward.

The Post story published Friday said the newsletters were part of a marketing strategy by Paul’s company and that three people familiar with his businesses described his involvement with the newsletters.

“It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product,” Renae Hathway, a former secretary in Paul’s company, told the Post. “He would proof it.”

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So I guess now Ron Paul is pleading ignorance.