{"id":4835,"date":"2011-05-14T03:22:17","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T10:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=4835"},"modified":"2011-05-14T03:22:17","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T10:22:17","slug":"ron-paul-where-idiocy-and-racism-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/14\/ron-paul-where-idiocy-and-racism-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Paul: Where Idiocy and Racism Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ron Paul announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President yesterday.  Ron appeals to many on the left because he is strongly antiwar and supports legalization of marijuana.  However, he is not a supportable alternative, because he would dismantle Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public education, regulation of criminal corporations, programs to support the poor, etc.  He would even kill FEMA, abandoning disaster victims to their fate.  He would plunge us back to the day of Herbert Hoover.  In addition, he opposes the Civil Rights Act.  He claims it\u2019s only over property rights, but his record demonstrates that he is a true Republican, that is, a liar.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"14RonTin\"This morning, Libertarian hero Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) announced that he will join the motley GOP presidential field, marking his third run for the office<\/a>. Offering further insight into his presidential sensibility, Paul told CNN host Wolf Blitzer today that he would do away with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), even at a time of unprecedented need. <\/p>\n

Viewing the agency as unconstitutional, Paul questioned why federal funds should pay to protect citizens from natural disasters and concluded, \u201cIt\u2019s a moral hazard to say that government is always going to take care of us when we do dumb things<\/a>\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n

…Paul\u2019s brand of morality is particularly callous given the numerous natural disasters destroying Americans\u2019 homes and livelihoods across the country right now, from floods<\/a> to tornadoes<\/a> to wildfire fires<\/a>. Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA) requested FEMA to respond<\/a> to the devastating tornadoes that tore across the southern states, leaving at least 290 dead<\/a>. Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) is telling Mississippians that are victims of disaster-level flooding to register with FEMA to receive federal aid<\/a>… <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Think Progress<\/a>><\/p>\n

There\u2019s video there, but it cannot be imbedded, so I cannot share it, but click through to see him make this outlandish claim.<\/font><\/p>\n

In addition, Paul would make it legal for business to discriminate.  He would allow \u201cwhites only\u201d businesses, such as restaurants and real estate developments, stepping is back into segregation.  Here\u2019s video.  Hat Tip: TPM<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n