It's getting quite annoying that whenever Ron Paul is being interviewed on national television, whether it's Fox or CNN, the reporters are not shying away from asking Ron Paul about the racist newsletters he was supposedly involved with.
Even after denying the accusations a handful of times, the question doesn't seem to die down.
There is a strong double standard regarding the racism issue in politics. If you remember, in 2008, president Barack Obama was accused of being part of a church which was run by a well known racist pastor named Jeremiah Wright. In fact, this pastor officiated Barack Obama's wedding as well as his children's baptisms. Wright was also a long-time friend of Obama. Essentially, Obama had a direct association with a know racist and the story was not heavily reported on and clearly not an issue with his campaign and election in 2008.
Ron Paul's name has been thrown around the racist newsletter, to which he had absolutely no direct contact. In fact, Ron Paul is the only candidate running in 2012 that addresses the huge disparity with minorities in jails countrywide. He believes there is strong bias in the way laws are being written, especially in the drug laws, which place minorities as a disadvantage. He is the only candidate that is willing to fix these issues and counteract this judicial system imbalance.
Therefore, to call Ron Paul a racist is utter bigotry.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Strong Double Standard Regarding "Racism" in Politics
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