<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Paul Rumelhart suggests:</div><div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; ">And once again, this is only out there in order to distract us. These people could care less if it's even true. It's just convenient."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;">Ya mean like the Republican/Tea Party's response to a statement made by Obama's pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, right?<br></span><br><div>Seeya later, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Spokane, Washington</div><div><br></div><div>"If not us, who?</div><div>If not now, when?"</div><div><br></div><div>- Unknown</div></div><div><br>On Dec 31, 2011, at 3:52 PM, Paul Rumelhart <<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Does it matter whether or not the allegations are true? Or do we
just call them out anyway?<br>
<br>
Here is an article from CBS News about the newsletters:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57345702-503544/ron-paul-disavows-racist-newsletters-under-his-name/"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57345702-503544/ron-paul-disavows-racist-newsletters-under-his-name/">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57345702-503544/ron-paul-disavows-racist-newsletters-under-his-name/</a></a><br>
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The article contains a quote by Ron Paul on the issue: <br>
<br>
"When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a
newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit. Several
writers contributed to the product," he said. "For over a decade, I
have publicly taken moral responsibility for not paying closer
attention to what went out under my name."<br>
<br>
I'd hate to see the man dragged over the coals for something he
might not have deserved solely because (for example) Jon Huntsman is
losing to Ron Paul in New Hampshire and has staked his campaign on a
strong showing there.<br>
<br>
I got that last bit from this article:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57349712-503544/huntsman-calls-ron-paul-unelectable-because-of-racist-newsletters/"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57349712-503544/huntsman-calls-ron-paul-unelectable-because-of-racist-newsletters/">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57349712-503544/huntsman-calls-ron-paul-unelectable-because-of-racist-newsletters/</a></a><br>
<br>
And once again, this is only out there in order to distract us.
These people could care less if it's even true. It's just
convenient.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
On 12/31/2011 02:44 PM, keely emerinemix wrote:
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I don't think you're defending racism, racist behavior, or even
the wrongness of screaming "He's a racist!" at the slightest
apparent provocation. That said, I think it's imperative that
legitimate indications that an individual's views on
race/gender/class/civil rights/culture are bigoted be called
out, examined, and condemned -- and I believe that the text of
Ron Paul's newsletters are an example. <br>
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<font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;" size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br>
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Paul and Racism<br>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:41:13 -0800<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com"><a href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</a></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a></a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm"><a href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a></a>;
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color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I’m not *<b>defending</b>*
racism, I’m commenting on the mere finger-pointing and
accusations being so charged that it’s a nuclear weapon
in a political arsenal. </span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
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color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">It’s used as a tool for
distraction, and hence, theatrics. (And, unless I
missed the mark, perhaps Mr. Rumelhart’s point).</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
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color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Insert story of “crying wolf”.</span></p>
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emerinemix [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com"><a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com</a></a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 31, 2011 2:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jay Borden; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm"><a href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a></a>;
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Vision2020] Fw: On Ron Paul and
Racism</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";">Jay, I
would rue the day that racist behavior and bigoted
views become irrelevant in how we choose our leaders.
There are issues that truly good people can disagree
on; racism, however, is never the view of a "truly
good person," and in fact ought to, by virtue of
popular outcry, immediately make a pariah out of the
one who embraces it.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:
rgb(128, 100, 162);">Keely<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com"><a href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com">www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</a></a><br>
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Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:17:33 -0800<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com"><a href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</a></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm"><a href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a></a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a></a><br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fw: On Ron Paul and Racism</span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:
rgb(31, 73, 125);">I would agree with Paul’s
statement… but I would word it a bit differently
to deflect some of the immediate hatred I’m sure
will be heading my way.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
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rgb(31, 73, 125);">I would say that racism, like
abortion and gay marriage are *<b>USED</b>* as
theatrical issues. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:
rgb(31, 73, 125);">It’s interesting as soon as any
candidate becomes popular in the polls, some
wild-card story gets tossed about dealing with one
of these issues. Then it’s pressed as long as
necessary until the candidate just “goes away”.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";"></span></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
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rgb(31, 73, 125);">Rick Perry (again, not a fan)
was gaining traction… and then suddenly a story
about “Niggerhead” surfaced. (He has since nearly
imploded on his own, but that’s a separate issue).</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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