Ron Paul Newsletter Controversy

He's not going to be President, but Ron Paul has gotten an awful lot of attention -- and money -- with his candidacy. Do his supporters really know what Ron Paul stands for?

Many of them like his anti-war views, or are drawn to his remarks on civil liberties, personal responsiblity, and less government intrusion into our lives. Still, there's a lot that's not being said about him, until now. Read James Kirchick on The Bigoted Past Of Ron Paul.

Updates: Radley Balko's analysis of this matter is right on the money. He hopes that people won't believe this is how all libertarians think, but more importantly worries that Paul and his campaign staff aren't taking this seriously enough.

The New Republic has posted copies of some of the Paul newsletters.

Here's Kirchick talking about his article with Tucker Carlson on MSNBC yesterday...