My dad on Ron Paul
In response to my post from yesterday in which I called Ron Paul a "radical," my dad offered the following:
As an amateur linguist and teacher of English, I want to point out that the nonpolitical meaning of "radical" comes from the Latin "radix," meaning "root." So the meaning of "radical" in the political realm means "one who gets to the root" of a situation or problem.
In that sense, Ron Paul is a radical. But that's only because the federal government has gotten so far removed from the principles of our republic that any course-change requires, first, going to the root of the problem and, second, deconditioning the electorate which has been propagandized (by the media) and bribed (by the welfare system) into intellectual and moral blindness. Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate--and I'm talking about both parties--who understands the problem at the root cause and is offering solutions which include waking up and reeducating the American people to the fact that they, not the federal government, are owners of the country and are responsible for running the country.
So calling Ron Paul a radical is not only correct, it is also a badge of honor which he seems willing to receive because he cares about the fundamentals of America, beginning with FREEDOM.
John White
p.s. Remember to tell your friends that Ron Paul will be on Meet the Press this Sunday for the full hour.
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Paul keeps white supremacist donation By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer
Wed Dec 19, 4:27 PM ET
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
Don Black, of West Palm Beach, recently made the donation, according to campaign filings. He runs a Web site called Stormfront with the motto, "White Pride World Wide." The site welcomes postings to the "Stormfront White Nationalist Community."
"Dr. Paul stands for freedom, peace, prosperity and inalienable rights. If someone with small ideologies happens to contribute money to Ron, thinking he can influence Ron in any way, he's wasted his money," Paul spokesman Jesse Benton said. "Ron is going to take the money and try to spread the message of freedom."
"And that's $500 less that this guy has to do whatever it is that he does," Benton added.
Black said he supports Paul's stance on ending the war in Iraq, securing U.S. borders and his opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants.
"We know that he's not a white nationalist. He says he isn't and we believe him, but on the issues, there's only one choice," Black said Wednesday.
"We like his stand on tight borders and opposition to a police state," Black told The Palm Beach Post earlier.
On his Web site, Black says he has been involved in "the White patriot movement for 30 years."
I've heard the story. And Paul (or his campaign) called Black (or his views) "repugnant."
Hillary has Susan McDougal.
Barack has cocaine.
Huckabee has Dumond.
Rudy has Bernie Kerik and a mutual acquaintance with Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
None of them are perfect. And while I think Paul should have returned the money, Paul described him as repugnant.
I make no claim that Ron Paul is a saint. I just think he's the best candidate.
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