Posted by: McQ on Friday, October 26, 2007 You probably remember the post I made of the audio of a Stormfront endorsement of Ron Paul. And, if you were involved in the discussion, you probably remember the grief I took, especially when I said Paul should repudiate the the endorsement through his campaign staff. Most who disagreed said he shouldn't even acknowledge it as he had no duty to address endorsements from every crack-pot group who unilaterally chose to endorse him. I tried to remind everyone that we're talking presidential politics here and you don't let anything which has the potential to come back and bite you in the rear lay there. A simple press release by the Paul campaign repudiating any endorsement or connection with Stormfront would have sufficed to immunize him from any future connection and would make him safe from having to defend himself if accused of an association. I used the example of a rival presidential candidate during a debate bringing the endorsement up and Paul having to defend himself and deny association. If a repudiation had already been released, then no denial or defense is necessary, and the person who asked the question is simply refered to the release and the repudiation. In the first case Paul is at the disadvantage. In the second case, the person bringing it up is at the disadvantage. Well, Paul apparently agreed with those who said he shouldn't dignify the endorsement with a repudiation. Comes the second act: A LoneStarTimes.com investigation has conclusively established that a leading figure in the American neo-Nazi / White-Supremacist movement has provided financial support to Ron Paul’s 2008 Presidential campaign.Same argument is made: In the interim, a number of grassroots supporters of Paul’s campaign– including many honorable and regular readers of LST– have argued that…Result? No sale: These abstract debates are now moot– a contribution to the Paul campaign by a known white-supremacist has been identified.The point? Had Paul immediately repudiated Stormfront and Stormfront's endorsement, all of this is a tempest in a teapot. The campaign would again produce the repudiation, thank those who've pointed out the donation, reinterate the repudiation for the record and either send the money back or donates it to charity. Instead, as predicted, Paul is in the position of defending and denying. Again, when it is the arena of presidential politics, you don't let anything lay there that opposition can use against you, no matter how insignificant you feel it is. |
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