The following is an email I wrote in response, followed by his response, and my response to his response
Thought that I would post this for you guys to check out/critique. It doesn't reveal all that much, but I thought I'd put it up anyway.
Sorry if I got a little mean in the first email (the attack on his credibility), but I don't normally do that...
Feel free to flame me =)
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Your article about Dr. Paul was a blatant mischaracterization of him. I
think it is clear that you'd rather smear Ron than present a fair
account. You conveniently forgot to mention that Ron held his own rally
right next to the forum sponsored by ITR and ICA which, by nearly all
accounts, drew several hundred MORE supporters than the ITR forum. Ron
is not just some internet fad. He has many enthusiastic supporters -
more than many of the supposedly more "credible" GOP contenders who were
invited to the ITR forum.
Ron has a voting record consistent with his ideology. He votes against
big government, and he votes against preemptive wars like Iraq. Ron does
not, and has never blamed the US for 9/11. If you believe that what he
did was blame America, then the 9/11 Commission Report, the CIA, and
many other authors (much more distinguished than yourself, although
after this smear article, a 6-year-old scribbling on a dinner napkin
with a crayon deserves more credibility than you) have blamed America as
well. This is simply not true. Please do some research on Dr. Paul, his
voting record, and his writings before you spread such rude lies about
him.
Andrew Mackenzie
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Irrelevant. The point is, Paul is no longer accepted by The Iowans for Tax
Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance as a GOP candidate for President.
Whatever you say after the fact, is of no moment. You must accept this
fact, and you should NOT ignore the reason why he is rejected. He is
downright unacceptable...!!Ed.07/03/07
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Since when did ITR and ICA become the primary judges of who is and isn't a credible candidate? Ron has more support than most other second tier candidates, and is fourth in overall fundraising in the GOP as of Q1. It is pretty clear that there was an agenda against Dr. Paul, and that you are unwilling to accept this fact. Most of us prefer to rely on polling data and hard numbers rather than the whims of ITR chairman Ed Failor. Perhaps you should as well.
Andrew Mackenzie
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