Austin NAACP President comes to Ron Paul's defense
posted by acroso 01/14/2008 04:29:39 PM EST
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NAACP President Nelson Linder comes on Scott Horton show in Austin Texas and Alex Jones Radio show in Austin Texas to defend Ron Paul. Paul has been friends with NCAAP president for the last 20 years and he comes to Paul's defense.
You can hear the audio from the Scott Horton show here (link.)
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The audio from Alex Jones Show here (link.)
Here's is what appeared on the Alex Jones Report today for Paul's defense...
"Austin NAACP President Nelson Linder, who has known Ron Paul for 20 years, unequivocally dismissed charges that the Congressman was a racist in light of recent smear attempts, and said the reason for him being attacked was that he was a threat to the establishment.
Linder joined Alex Jones for two segments on his KLBJ Sunday show this evening, during which he commented on the controversy created by media hit pieces that attempted to tarnish Paul as a racist by making him culpable for decades old newsletter articles written by other people.
"Knowing Ron Paul's intent, I think he is trying to improve this country but I think also, when you talk about the Constitution and you constantly criticize the federal government versus state I think a lot of folks are going to misconstrue that....so I think it's very easy for folks who want to to take his position out of context and that's what I'm hearing," said Linder.
"Knowing Ron Paul and having talked to him, I think he's a very fair guy I just think that a lot of folks do not understand the Libertarian platform," he added.
Asked directly if Ron Paul was a racist, Linder responded "No I don't," adding that he had heard Ron Paul speak out about police repression of black communities and mandatory minimum sentences on many occasions.
Dr. Paul has also publicly praised Martin Luther King as his hero on many occasions spanning back 20 years.
"I've read Ron Paul's whole philosophy, I also understand what he's saying from a political standpoint and why people are attacking him," said Linder.
"If you scare the folks that have the money, they're going to attack you and they're going to take it out of context," he added.
"What he's saying is really really threatening the powers that be and that's what they fear," concluded the NAACP President."
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And is the Cato Institute in cahoots with the TNR to slander their old rival Ron Paul and the Misis Institute?
This thread on the Ron Paul Forums speculates that Cato is feeding its hit pieces on Paul through The New Republic.
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"The Liberal's Ron Paul Problem" by Dennis Perrin on the HuffingtonPost has a different take on this matter.
"For TNR, there's another angle to its anti-Paul attack: Israel. Paul wants to end U.S. military aid to Israel, and is critical of Israeli aggression (he's also critical of Hezbollah and Hamas, but that doesn't count). This simply won't do for Democrats and many liberals, who either support Israeli violence and occupation, or are at best mum on the topic. When Israeli fighter jets were pounding Lebanon in 2006, it took weeks for leading libloggers to type the slightest negative word, which for them was "disproportionate." It was okay to bury Lebanese in rubble, just so long as it wasn't too much rubble. By opposing this and other uses of American tax dollars to kill and maim Arabs, Ron Paul shows that he's probably anti-Semitic as well."
..I'm not sure where the surname "Kirchik" comes from. Anyone know?
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Also...The Straight Talk Exress is ..lying now? Seems that way (video.)
