Beorn
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Interesting. I think Ron Paul is a good man. He may have disavowed his views once he saw the negative affect it had on people; at minimum, he didn't thoroughly QA his newsletter. Regardless, I think he should take responsibility for everything that was published under his name that he made money off of, which he doesn't appear to be doing now. And maybe he already did that 20-yrs ago and feels like he shouldn't have to go over it again, but to those of us that are still on the fence about him and just now hearing about the newsletter writings, it's like it just happened. What would it hurt for him to be humble, be calm, put a smile on his face, accept responsibility for the facts, and apologize for not doing a thorough QA check before the final release? I would respect that. I don't respect the emotional distress coupled with resistance to address all of the facts/concerns.
Please recognize that when he gets asked these questions his disdain is not for you, but for the media. They are playing games and trying to smear him while he's trying to get elected so he can really change things. He has taken moral responsibility for this every time this comes up every couple of years for the last decade. The media does not want an apology and humility. They merely want to smear him. It's bad enough they are not interested in informing the public about important issues, and merely want to create drama and entertain. But, now they are purposely blocking a real anti-establishment candidate. It's ridiculous how they treat him. Take this short clip of all of David Gregory's questions last week:
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He is the only serious candidate who wants to address America's real problems and they absolutely disrespect him and waste his time.
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As for strategy... I can't wait untill they unleash Carol. She's awesome.
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Everybody presumes he's a kook because they've never heard him explain his positions... which is the way most of the msm wants to keep it.
Edit: reworded to better explain the way the media mistreats Paul.