Anyone who has had the misfortune of encountering a large group of Ron Paul supporters may be under the impression they understand the meaning of those sign the Paulites carry. The Ron Paul Revolution is in full swing, with money coming in from all over the country in record numbers. Dr. Paul’s supporters are the most spirited and energetic supporters of all of the candidates, sometimes to a fault. Witness a group of Paul supporters chanting and throwing snowballs at Sean Hannity because Fox News did not include him in the recent debate. It was thought early on that the antics of Dr. Paul’s supporters would begin to negatively affect his campaign, however that has yet to happen. When white supremist groups began endorsing Dr. Paul, and claiming he was one of them, it was initially thought to harm his campaign… that has yet to happen.

With his current polling number between 5 and 10 percent, it appears obvious his campaign is not being supported by Republicans. As a former Libertarian candidate in 1986, Dr. Paul still has a large amount of support in that circle, but that is a very small circle. So who are all of these people we see carrying the “Ron Paul Revolution” signs, and exactly what form of revolution is it they are chanting for? The answer may lie in Dr. Paul’s old newsletter titled “Ron Paul Report”

The New Republic after months of searching has come across some of the archives for Dr. Paul’s newsletter and what he has found certainly does not paint a very flattering picture of the (former?) candidate.

Indeed, the newsletters seemed to hint that armed revolution against the federal government would be justified. In January 1995, three months before right-wing militants bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, a newsletter listed “Ten Militia Commandments,” describing “the 1,500 local militias now training to defend liberty” as “one of the most encouraging developments in America.” It warned militia members that they were “possibly under BATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms] or other totalitarian federal surveillance” and printed bits of advice from the Sons of Liberty, an anti-government militia based in Alabama–among them, “You can’t kill a Hydra by cutting off its head,” “Keep the group size down,” “Keep quiet and you’re harder to find,” “Leave no clues,” “Avoid the phone as much as possible,” and “Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”

This would certainly explain those signs his supporters hold up at political events, could these people all have been subscribers to Dr. Paul’s newsletter? Revolution wasn’t the only topic of Dr. Paul newsletters as Pajamas Media points out today:

“I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city [Washington, D.C.] are semi-criminal or entirely criminal.”

“Black males age 13 that have been raised on the streets and who have joined criminal gangs are as big, strong, tough, scary, and culpable as any adult and should be treated as such.”
“Korean-Americans, hated by blacks, never riot, and in fact are some of the most productive people in America (the reason for black hatred).”

Hot Air has the video of James Kirchick of the New Republic talking about his article with Tucker Carlson on MSNBC.

I highly recommend all readers to click on the above links and read the whole article, I have only placed a few excerpts here and there is much more to the story. Kirchick stated he will have the archived newsletters online hopefully by tomorrow, and I will definitely be following up.

Update:Ron Paul responds to the TNR Article:

“The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed. I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

“This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade. It’s once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons on the day of the New Hampshire primary.

“When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit. Several writers contributed to the product. For over a decade, I have publically taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name.”

The TNR article did make it a point to state that he could in no way verify who the actual write of the articles were, since the majority did not have by lines. It may very well be true that Dr. Paul did not write any of these articles, nor did he ever have the opportunity to read them. That does not make the story a non-issue however because he continued to allow these articles to be printed under his name.

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