Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Jamie Kirchik on Ron Paul

Jamie Kirchik quotes at length from old Ron Paul newsletters, revealing him to be a racist, anti-semitic, paranoid crank. And here is Reason.com shocked, shocked, shocked; Andrew Sullivan shocked, shocked, shocked; and here, refreshingly, is Lew Rockwell undaunted. (If there is any poor sap out there who doubts that the newsletters reflect the core values of the Paul movement, I recommend a visit to the library for a reading of Lew Rockwell's newsletter from the 1990s. Lew Rockwell served as Ron Paul's chief of staff from 1978 to 1982 and has continued as his chief supporter in the blogosphere.)

All I can say is that I am surprised that anyone is surprised. I thought political writers were supposed to do at least a little bit of research before they pledged their enthusiasm to a candidate? The particulars on Ron Paul have been available to anyone who cared to know them for years. Who was it who said that there is a moral obligation not to be stupid?

01/08 08:41 PM