It has been alarming to me how the people supporting Paul keep saying his name in the same breath as Howard Dean. They are absolutely nothing alike at all.
Glad to see Oliver Willis pick up on this issue.
From his blog...Like Kryptonite To Stupid, he points out the white supremacist support for Ron Paul.
Ron Paul & The White Power MovementBy Oliver Willis on November 12, 2007 3:57 PM
Among the many reasons why I think the comparison to Howard Dean's campaign is beyond faulty is the fact that Gov. Dean did not become a phenomenon because of support from 9/11 truthers and white supremacists. Paul's support seems to largely come from the superfringe, very disaffected folks who haven't been involved in politics before -- and based on their bizarro beliefs, that may actually be a good thing ("The role of the wackjob has been filed by the RNC, but we appreciate your interest").
Here is the Michigan Messenger write up about this support:
White Supremacists Rallying Around Ron Paul's Presidential CampaignRepublican presidential hopeful Ron Paul, whose long-shot campaign has been gaining media attention in recent days, apparently has the support of an unusual constituency -- the white supremacist movement.
Stormfront.org, a white supremacy web site, as well as others, such as WhiteWorldNews.com, have actively supported Paul's bid for the presidency, including directing donors to his campaign. Stormfront has also endorsed Paul for president.
"Once in a great while a presidential candidate is presented to us. A candidate who not only speaks to us, but for us...I am supporting Ron Paul in his run for the presidency," the Stormfront endorsement says. The endorsement praises Paul's plans to reduce taxes, close the borders and eliminate trade deals, such as NAFTA.
"Whatever organization you belong to, remember first and foremost that you are a white nationalist," the endorsement continues. "Put your differences with one and other aside and work together. Work together to strive to get someone in the Oval Office who agrees with much of what we want for our future. Look at the man. Look at the issues. Look at our future. Vote for Ron Paul 2008."
The white supremacy movement directs potential donors to the independent ThisNovember5th.com web site, which is a fundraising mechanism for the Paul campaign. The web site netted Paul $4.2 million from some 37,000 people on Nov. 5 -- a record amount raised in a single day through the Internet by any Republican candidate.
There are many things about Ron Paul that don't fit the values of the Democratic Party at all. He considers abortion mass murder, he did not think the government should help out Katrina victims, he does not believe in Social Security.
I keep furious to see the two compared. Here is Dean's stance on Social Security.
Howard Dean
"Social Security is a moral value for people who have worked all their life. They deserve to retire with dignity. We ought not to turn our retirement programs over to the same people who gave us Enron."
...."You know the Social Security debate is not just about money. It's about whether we have responsibility for each other as a community, or not."
Ron Paul's ideas and more at the link.
The scary views of Ron PaulVoted NO on sending aid to Katrina victims.
"Last year, Congress decided to send billions of dollars to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Guess how Ron Paul voted.
"Is bailing out people that chose to live on the coastline a proper function of the federal government?" he asks. "Why do people in Arizona have to be robbed in order to support the people on the coast?"
Thanks to Oliver Willis for calling attention to this.
