Rep. Paul is being attacked for some racist comments made in some newsletters that were produced in his name, after he went back to his medical practice, between his two stints in the House of Representatives. The issue was brought up during the '07/'08 campaign as well.He has apologized for not sufficiently monitoring the content of the newsletters, has disavowed the comments, and his entire public (and private) life has been a repudiation of the sentiments expressed in those few newsletters. The comments were written over 20 years ago. Dr. Paul became aware of them perhaps ten years ago. He has repeatedly answered the questions about them in detail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKBlk1Vpeuw&feature=player_embedded#!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGhv3paNz6U&feature=youtu.be
Here is NAACP president Nelson Linder, standing up for Dr. Paul on the issue. The NAACP takes every advantage of playing the race card if they think 1% of it might stick, so the very fact that a NAACP president has come out in behalf of Dr. Paul speaks loudly in his favor.
http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/ron-paul-newsletters-not-going-away-but
Here are some people who think they have the smoking gun to prove Dr. Paul is guilty. They have uncovered a video of him speaking just before he reentered politics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW755u5460A&feature=player_embedded
He simply mentions the newsletter as a source of economic information. If this is their proof that Dr. Paul is a racist, they are in trouble because a judge would throw this out of court in a fit of laughter.
Rep. Paul's personal and political philosophy has always been one of individual liberty and responsibility - not segregating people into various groups.
http://www.ron-paul-racist.com/ - Here is a website that deals with the issue in detail.
One other thought - ALL of the other candidates want to kill Arabs in, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, Egypt, and no doubt other Arab countries. Wouldn't this make them racist?
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