They're back again…

[KingNothing]

That would make the newsletters a current issue, and give the MSM new mileage to cover it as such, thus falling into their trap. Paul should just continue to dismiss the matter as he has, or counter 'condition' by bringing up the disproportionate punishment of blacks in the drug war and justice system, as he has in debates.

Exactly! You, my friend, get some positive reputation for this.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

a lawsuit should be made

 

[ohgodno]

Right. Sounds great - let's go back to our happy place and ignore it.

** falls in line with the rest of the 07/08ers **

…it's not like this story hasn't been picked up on 10 other websites by now and was just on the crawlers in the MSM.

 

[KingNothing]

Right. Sounds great - let's go back to our happy place and ignore it.

** falls in line with the rest of the 07/08ers **

…it's not like this story hasn't been picked up on 10 other websites by now and was just on the crawlers in the MSM.

So...... you want to do what, exactly?

 

[ohgodno]

Nothing. Soldier on.

 

[Hoax]

The campaign responded, not much else they can do.

http:// www .npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/27/145980547/spokesman-rejects-report-that-ron-paul-signed-off-on-racist-newsletters

 

[Peace&Freedom]

Right. Sounds great - let's go back to our happy place and ignore it.

** falls in line with the rest of the 07/08ers **

…it's not like this story hasn't been picked up on 10 other websites by now and was just on the crawlers in the MSM.

It's not like we're ignoring the right-brain emotional and mental connotation tactics employed by the enemy, we're just not being defeatist about it. These tricks can be countered, with methods already discussed on the thread.

 

[ohgodno]

It's not like we're ignoring the right-brain emotional and mental connotation tactics employed by the enemy, we're just not being defeatist about it. These tricks can be countered, with methods already discussed on the thread.

Yes, weve gone over this before here. The point of the thread was to bring attention to it happening again, thread title: "theyre back at it again."

Don't play into their hand, but just realize that anytime Paul gains momentum (quinnapeac has a 4 pt jump today in fla) they're going to pull this out again. The compassion ad deals with this perfectly, as did his response during the debate. The problem is that the demo in fla is not one that is internet savvy and one that relies heavily on the msm.

A friday publication date ensures that this will be on the repeat-tube all weekend long.

 

[Naraku]

No offense people, but you don't understand how good a hit piece this article is because you have tunnel vision. They are taking the "exploiting prejudice" tact, which goes at one of Paul's greatest strengths. Responding with the typical party line doesn't work for this kind of story and only makes Paul look bad. We need to find out more about Renae Hathway in terms of what her role was with the campaign, when she was working there, and what she was in a position to know concerning the newsletters. Her comments that he proof-read the newsletters is damaging. Most of the other stuff is weak, but that part is pretty bad. It would be hard to argue that he wouldn't notice what the newsletters were saying if he had proof-read them. Some point of clarification would be nice. When it was just Dondero, whose agenda was clear, it was nothing, but a supporter repeating the same substantive issues is a problem.

This article did give me pause and I am definitely wanting to see some sort of clarification on Hathway's statements. I don't trust the media, but I want to actually see some sort of response to these claims. For instance this quote, "It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product. . . . He would proof it," has dots between the comment about proof-reading. What exactly did she say in between?

It is hard for Paul to claim that he did not know about the content and that he didn't read it if he was actually proof-reading the material. On the other hand, she may have said something in between that puts it in a different context.

 

[FCArchitect]

Just heard RUSH say Ron Paul is guilty for the letters. An unknown person - no investgation, one very week news report and Rush labels Paul as guilty. Amazing to think it was just a little while ago he was defending Cain and than Newt from the same type of unproven rumors. Guilty before your are given a chance to defend your self. Ruch is a protector of the constitution only when it is convientent!

 

[ohgodno]

Just heard RUSH say Ron Paul is guilty for the letters. An unknown person - no investgation, one very week news report and Rush labels Paul as guilty. Amazing to think it was just a little while ago he was defending Cain and than Newt from the same type of unproven rumors. Guilty before your are given a chance to defend your self. Ruch is a protector of the constitution only when it is convientent!

This will be repeated all weekend -

The solution is clear: come out and say she's a scorned woman because Dr. Paul had an affair with her.

 

[r3volution]

 

[Gimme Some Truth]

And?

"They" do the same thing about Newt's past. "They" do the same thing about Romney's wealth. The media is a smear machine. Period. There's nothing that can be done about it.

All you can do is mitigate the effectiveness of attacks by downplaying them if there is no substance behind their claims. The campaign did the right thing.

I don't think people would mind too much if Ron got as fair a shake as the other candidates. Sure, the other candidates get smeared but they also get talked about in a serious manner with regards to actual policies as well. Paul doesn't get that.

As a side note, whenever I type in "Ron Paul" into google the positive/objective articles are almost always from no-mark blogs (no offense to those bloggers, I hope they grow - just stating a fact). Every now and then a MSM outlet will cover him but it's almost always negative ... and a fair share of that negativity is straight up slander/lies. Maybe something is wrong with my internets tho :/

 

[ronpaulitician]

"People" is a bad way to descrive "this one individual and one other anonymous individual".

With newsletters spanning decades, it would be kind of important to know when Renae Hathway worked as the secretary.

It would also be nice to know what the "..." represents in her quote.

 

[pen_thief]

I left a comment (sometimes, don't know why I bother, lol) and quoted all of the racist things Santorum and Gingrich have said, as in verbally, on record this election cycle. Thumbed up the good comments, posted a link to a video that rebuts the article well, in my opinion. All I can say is, this is proof he did TOO well last night

 

[LisaNY]

mock and ridicule the washington post for publishing this nonsense. And hire a private investigator to look into Renae Hathaway's finances, business dealings, affiliations, etc. You have got to start pushing back against these mother f'ers.

 

[Schiff_FTW]

And hire a private investigator to look into Renae Hathaway's finances, business dealings, affiliations, etc. You have got to start pushing back against these mother f'ers.

I'd seriously chip in for that.

 

[Edward]

The sky is not falling. All Ron needs to do is answer the questions truthfully and dispel the implication within them. He can easily turn the question to show why he would be a better candidate for minorities to choose. All of you talking with others who are not RP supporters need to be on top of your s*** regarding Ron's positions. This is NOT a big problem.

 

[Indy Vidual]

He apparently did too well last night ...

At least he did really well last night.

 

[BillyDkid]

I see that Nick Gillespie and Reason are back at it again, dredging up the newsletters and getting all offended and self righteous. I figured it was about time for them to start trotting this shit out again. Killing people, destroying liberty, ruining the economy, yeah those are pretty bad, but NOTHING is as bad as thinking and saying the wrong thing and offending people's sensibilities. Obama may be murderous thug who sends drones to kill civilians is happy to thrown hundreds of thousands of people in prison for "crimes" that have no victim, but at least he talks pretty and doesn't say anything that hurts anyone's feelings. Liberty, apparently, is great in theory, but we don't want to risk ever actually securing it. Go Reason!!! One day our grand kids will thank them for their tireless defense of politcal correctness - on pieces of toilet paper smuggled out of the gulag.