this seems a balanced view of the race aspects:<br><br><a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30079.htm">http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30079.htm</a><br><br>this one distinguishes between certain of his supporters and his own views<br>
<br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html</a><br>
<br>more critical approaches:<br><br><a href="http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/09/ron-paul-anti-war-anti-veteran-opportunist-hypocrite">http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/09/ron-paul-anti-war-anti-veteran-opportunist-hypocrite</a><br>
<br><a href="http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/05/don%e2%80%99t-fall-for-ron-paul">http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/05/don%e2%80%99t-fall-for-ron-paul</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Devin Balkind <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:devin@sarapisfoundation.org">devin@sarapisfoundation.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">And he's racist!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i3EADdr-5AY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i3EADdr-5AY</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Michel Bauwens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5">via� <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/28/1049410/-Ron-Paul-Really" target="_blank">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/28/1049410/-Ron-Paul-Really</a>?<br>
<br>He does not believe the federal government should play any
role in the provision of health care. �He does not believe that illegal
aliens should be provided emergency health care.<br><br>Ron Paul doesn't believe in environmental protection . . . <i>at
all</i>. �He would rely on the market to protect the environment. �He
does not believe climate change is a major problem.
<p>Liberals are angry because President Obama is wrestling with his own
beliefs and has not come out strongly in favor of gay marriage.</p>
<blockquote><br>he does not believe the Federal government
should interfere with the rights of same-sex couples to marry, he does
not support gay marriage - he believes it should be up to individual
states. <br></blockquote><blockquote>Ron Paul would never intervene in any situation, even for
humanitarian reasons such as Darfur or the Sudan. This includes
"financial interference". �He believes the U.S. should withdraw from the
U.N.
<p>He also believes we should erect a 700 mile long wall between the
U.S. and Mexico.</p>
</blockquote>Ron Paul signed the Anti-Abortion Pledge. �He introduced the
"Sanctity of Life Act which defined life as beginning at conception.
�He does not recognize the right to privacy underlying Roe v. Wade<br><br>Ron Paul would eliminate the following agencies: �The
Department of Education, �The Department of Energy, The Commerce
Department, Health and Human Services, FEMA, the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and the IRS and the Federal Reserve. He has signed a pledge
not to raise taxes or create new taxes.<br><br>Under Ron Paul, there would not have been <i>any</i>
stimulus, and the auto industry would be dead in the water.<br><br>Ron Paul does not believe the government has the right to
institute an income tax on anyone. �He has indicated he would support a
flat 10% tax, or a national sales tax, both of which are regressive and
would have a greater impact on the poor and middle class.<br><br>Ron Paul opposes <i>any</i> government interference with
the free market, especially any new regulations on Wall Street.
<p>Ron Paul:</p>
<blockquote>Does not believe in the separation of church and state.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Thinks school prayer should be allowed (but not mandatory)</blockquote>
<blockquote>Thinks the left "hates religion"</blockquote>
<blockquote>Introduced a bill that would allow pilots to carry guns on
planes.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Introduce a bill making flag burning illegal.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Does not support any gun regulations, even against assault
rifles.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Thinks the census collects information that is none of the
government's business</blockquote>
<blockquote>Opposed renewal of the Voting Rights Act.</blockquote><span><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>P2P Foundation: <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net</a>� - <a href="http://blog.p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br>
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