(Apparently, I never hit “Publish” before leaving this morning)
Over at Right Wing News, former Ron Paul staffer Eric Dondero has quite a bit to say about RONPAUL2012!!!!!!!1!!!! and some of it is decidedly unflattering to Rep. Paul. He says Paul is not a racist (which may be true, but, Paul still has a lot to answer for regarding the perceived racism in the newsletters published in Paul’s name) nor an anti-Semite, but is very much anti-Israel. Ron is not a homophobe, but, is uncomfortable around gays.
Donder says that Paul is most assuredly an isolationist, and that his foreign policy is Paul’s big problem. Also,
Ron Paul was opposed to the War in Afghanistan, and to any military reaction to the attacks of 9/11.
He did not want to vote for the resolution. He immediately stated to us staffers, me in particular, that Bush/Cheney were going to use the attacks as a precursor for “invading†Iraq. He engaged in conspiracy theories including perhaps the attacks were coordinated with the CIA, and that the Bush administration might have known about the attacks ahead of time. He expressed no sympathies whatsoever for those who died on 9/11, and pretty much forbade us staffers from engaging in any sort of memorial expressions, or openly asserting pro-military statements in support of the Bush administration.
So, Paul is pretty much a 9/11 Truther. Do we really need a pure bat guano crazy conspiracy theorist running as the GOP nominee? Hell no!
