Ron Paul pursued strategy of publishing newsletters

[Turner Coates]

Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... print.html

Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, said three people with direct knowledge of Paul’s businesses.

The Republican presidential candidate has denied writing inflammatory passages in the pamphlets from the 1990s and said recently that he did not read them at the time or for years afterward. Numerous colleagues said he does not hold racist views.

But people close to Paul’s operations said he was deeply involved in the company that produced the newsletters, Ron Paul & Associates, and closely monitored its operations, signing off on articles and speaking to staff members virtually every day.

“It was his newsletter, and it was under his name, so he always got to see the final product. . . . He would proof it,’’ said Renae Hathway, a former secretary in Paul’s company and a supporter of the Texas congressman.

The newsletters point to a rarely seen and somewhat opaque side of Paul, who has surprised the political community by becoming an important factor in the Republican race. The candidate, who has presented himself as a kindly doctor and political truth teller, declined in a recent debate to release his tax returns, joking that he would be “embarrassed” about his income compared with that of his richer GOP rivals.

Yet a review of his enterprises reveals a sharp-eyed businessman who for nearly two decades oversaw the company and a nonprofit foundation, intertwining them with his political career. The newsletters, which were launched in the mid-1980s and bore such names as the Ron Paul Survival Report, were produced by a company Paul dissolved in 2001.

The company shared offices with his campaigns and foundation at various points, said those familiar with the operation. Public records show Paul’s wife and daughter were officers of the newsletter company and foundation; his daughter also served as his campaign treasurer.

A person involved in Paul’s businesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid criticizing a former employer, said Paul and his associates decided in the late 1980s to try to increase sales by making the newsletters more provocative. They discussed adding controversial material, including racial statements, to help the business, the person said.

“It was playing on a growing racial tension, economic tension, fear of government,’’ said the person, who supports Paul’s economic policies but is not backing him for president. “I’m not saying Ron believed this stuff. It was good copy. Ron Paul is a shrewd businessman.’’

The articles included racial, anti-Semitic and anti-gay content. They claimed, for example, that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “seduced underage girls and boys’’; they ridiculed black activists by suggesting that New York be named “Zooville” or “Lazyopolis”; and they said the 1992 Los Angeles riots ended “when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks.’’ The June 1990 edition of the Ron Paul Political Report included the statement: “Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities.”

It is unclear precisely how much money Paul made from his newsletters, but during the years he was publishing them, he reduced his debts and substantially increased his net worth, according to his congressional and presidential disclosure reports.

In 1984, he reported debt of up to $765,000, most of which was gone by 1995, when he reported a net worth of up to $3.3 million. Last year, he reported a net worth of up to $5.2 million.

The newsletters bore his name in large print and featured articles on topics ranging from investment advice to political commentary. Frequently written in first person, they contained personalized notes, such as holiday greetings from Paul and his wife, Carol.

[DEATH ROW JOE]

In 1984, he reported debt of up to $765,000, most of which was gone by 1995, when he reported a net worth of up to $3.3 million. Last year, he reported a net worth of up to $5.2 million.

What a surprise. He's not in this for the money. He's doing it to spread the word. FREEDUMB!

"I had nothing to do with the racist newsletters that I signed and were published by Ron Paul & Associates" = Ron Paul

Paulbots are the most gullible schmucks in the world. Actually, maybe not since most of the Paulbots support him because of those racist newsletters.

Suicidal Tendencies - Freedumb
http://youtu.be/Gwk_KTp4dfE

[Moggio]

This has already been DISPROVEN (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=274729), you fucking idiots.

Firstly, I love how the article mentions one damaging source but can't give a name. Secondly, Rittberg is NOT a credible source, as he was FIRED. Thirdly, Hathway is a FORMER secretary. Hmmm, I wonder why? And then I love how NONE of you point this quote out:

Mark Elam, a longtime Paul associate whose company printed the newsletters, said Paul “was a busy man” at the time. “He was in demand as a speaker; he was traveling around the country,’’ Elam said in an interview coordinated by Paul’s campaign. “I just do not believe he was either writing or regularly editing this stuff.’’

[Turner Coates]

You chose who you want to believe and disregard the rest.
Ron Paul is a racist. Your denial can't change the facts.
He's toast now.

[Moggio]

You chose who you want to believe and disregard the rest.
Ron Paul is a racist. Your denial can't change the facts.
He's toast now.

I report FACTS. I know you have a VERY hard time comprehending FACTS. And those FACTS state that Ron Paul is NOT a racist, nor was he EVER. And btw, RP has PLENTY of black supporters...

[Tommy2Tone84]

Ron Paul and his supporters deal in facts? Since when?

[Turner Coates]

You chose who you want to believe and disregard the rest.
Ron Paul is a racist. Your denial can't change the facts.
He's toast now.

I report FACTS. I know you have a VERY hard time comprehending FACTS. And those FACTS state that Ron Paul is NOT a racist, nor was he EVER. And btw, RP has PLENTY of black supporters...

I have proven with FACTS that Ron Paul is a racist.
My FACTS can beat up your FACTS.
So THERE.
Neener neener NEENER.

[Moggio]

Ron Paul and his supporters deal in facts? Since when?

Since always.

I report FACTS. I know you have a VERY hard time comprehending FACTS. And those FACTS state that Ron Paul is NOT a racist, nor was he EVER. And btw, RP has PLENTY of black supporters...

I have proven with FACTS that Ron Paul is a racist.
My FACTS can beat up your FACTS.
So THERE.
Neener neener NEENER.

You don't know what FACTS are. So how is that possible?

[Turner Coates]

Ron Paul is one racist who will never be president.
That is a fact.
Deal with it, Emoticon Boy.

[David_Lee_Halen]

Regardless of what anybody denies, newsletters that you put out with your own name in the title, that contain racial remarks, all the while holding complete power to veto any and all of it, is pretty damning evidence, no matter how you look at it.

[Moggio]

Ron Paul is one racist who will never be president.
That is a fact.
Deal with it, Emoticon Boy.

PROVE IT, dipshit.

Regardless of what anybody denies, newsletters that you put out with your own name in the title, that contain racial remarks, all the while holding complete power to veto any and all of it, is pretty damning evidence, no matter how you look at it.

It's not damning evidence if you knew that almost ALL of the evidence has been DISPROVEN.

[Turner Coates]

[ijwthstd]

Regardless of what anybody denies, newsletters that you put out with your own name in the title, that contain racial remarks, all the while holding complete power to veto any and all of it, is pretty damning evidence, no matter how you look at it.

Exactly. He published it, it had his name on it, HE GOT PAID WELL FOR IT, like it or not, he owns it.

You can argue he's not racist all you want (though I've had some personal experience with Texans) but he made a fortune feeding them red meat. I'm supposed to believe he took no interest in the content of a publication that was making him hundreds of thousands a year? Yeah, right.

[Moggio]

Exactly. He published it, it had his name on it, HE GOT PAID WELL FOR IT, like it or not, he owns it.

You can argue he's not racist all you want (though I've had some personal experience with Texans) but he made a fortune feeding them red meat. I'm supposed to believe he took no interest in the content of a publication that was making him hundreds of thousands a year? Yeah, right.

If you truly believe that, then you have clearly NOT done your research, nor have you read ALL the info and links I've provided on this board for the past few months.