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In reply to the discussion: 10 Shocking Quotes From Ron Paul’s Newsletters [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)68. It is in the libertarian party platform.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_%28United_States%29#LGBT_issues
And they are counting on the fact that Paul ran as a Libertarian in 1988 and he is still an honorary member of that party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_1988
And they are counting on the fact that Paul ran as a Libertarian in 1988 and he is still an honorary member of that party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul_presidential_campaign,_1988
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I had no idea he thought that way. For some reason I'm not surprised though.
bloomington-lib
Dec 2011
#3
OMG, click the links under the quotes. The actual writings go further, holy fuck.
joshcryer
Dec 2011
#5
Plus: Ron Paul was full-on Tea Partying before the Tea Party was even the Tea Party.
ellisonz
Dec 2011
#57
Well, to be fair, Ron was just a kid when he spewed that stuf. A 57 year old kid. nt
Old and In the Way
Dec 2011
#7
Right. Just a youthful indiscretion. And come on, he's Republican - so, it's not a big deal.
closeupready
Dec 2011
#113
Sadly, lots of people are drawn to such crap- Limbaugh, Boortz, Fox, etc., have made living off it.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#14
Wait - wut, dude? Weak evidence when he signs his own racist newsletter....??? Weak
closeupready
Dec 2011
#114
Agreed. And I don't know anyone I have ever respected in my life who said things like that...
freshwest
Dec 2011
#64
Amazing that there still are a small number of progressives who insist on supporting this guy
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#75
"Singular"? WTF? Singular is not multiple newsletters over a ten-year period.
closeupready
Dec 2011
#115
The idiots supporting Ron Paul here are 99% trolls who have arrived here recently to fish
sellitman
Dec 2011
#130
Hmmmm ... most are garbage, but #9 is iffy. Surely there are others more shocking?
Geoff R. Casavant
Dec 2011
#39
Thanks for enlightening those on DU that are surprised by these lines...Power of Sunlight disinfects
drynberg
Dec 2011
#49
Sane 'No Wars' progressives like Code Pink and David Swanson are not Paul fans
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#76
Hi David. I included a more full quote from you in my video. Let me know if you need a link. nt
stevenleser
Dec 2011
#105