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The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes
PilgrimsProgressive Nicknamed "Dr. No" for his beliefs that legislation beyond the U.S. Constitution is wrong, the most controversial Ron Paul quotes go well beyond his desire for a smaller government into highly debated topics like racism, foreign policy and equal rights.
Like many other presidential hopefuls such as Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, Paul has been caught more than once giving controversial quotes. Perhaps most notably, the most controversial Ron Paul quotes came from his series of newsletters in the 1980s and 1990s. Though reportedly ghostwritten, the published letters provided plenty of fodder for those who claim Paul is a bigot against African Americans, gays and Martin Luther King.
Like many other presidential hopefuls such as Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, Paul has been caught more than once giving controversial quotes. Perhaps most notably, the most controversial Ron Paul quotes came from his series of newsletters in the 1980s and 1990s. Though reportedly ghostwritten, the published letters provided plenty of fodder for those who claim Paul is a bigot against African Americans, gays and Martin Luther King.
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Let's Get Rid of All the Drug Laws
"You want to get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid of all the drug laws."
Similar to when he suggested that heroin and prostitution should be legal, Ron Paul argued at the June 2011 GOP debate in New Hampshire that the solution to ending drug crime is to legalize all drugs. While he has a point that without laws against illegal drugs, no one can be charged with drug crimes, effectively lowering the crime rate to zero, he fails to mention if the actions related to those crimes would still occur. - 2Up 6Down 0
Osama Bin Laden Was Our Good Friend
"Osama Bin Laden was our good friend because he was a freedom fighter in Afghanistan and we gave him our weapons and supported him."
Speaking in 1999, well before the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the congressman expressed his disagreement with military intervention in any case by noting that Osama Bin Laden, who we'd later learn was the leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda, was "out good friend." Though the quote taken out of context make it sound like he's praising Bin Laden, Paul went on to state "But then we found out he was not quite so friendly, so we captured a few of his men and he retaliated by bombing our embassies. Of course, we retaliated by bombing innocent chemical plants as well as people in Afghanistan that had nothing to do with it." - 3Up 4Down 0
We Can Thank [Martin Luther King] for Our Annual Hate Whitey Day.
"Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that Ronald Reagan approved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day."
Though he's described himself as "anti-racist," another controversial Ron Paul quote came from his infamous newsletters, this time, talking about Martin Luther King. In addition to accusing the civil rights leader of being a "world-class philanderer who beat up his paramours," "seduced underage girls and boys" and "made a pass at" Ralph Abernathy, the newsletters criticized President Reagan for allowing King to receive a national holiday. On the record, Paul has gone as far as to tell CNN about his plans for fundraising events on Martin Luther King Day to show his disapproval of the holiday. - 4Up 5Down 2
The Government Shouldn't Be in the Medical Business
"Here we are once again. Swine flu coming up and everybody's panicking. It's practically like we've been attacked by nuclear weapons. I mean, press conferences on the weekend! And how did the Department of Homeland Security get into the medical business?"
Speaking in a released speech in response to the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009, Ron Paul went on and on about how the government should stay out of all health care matters, especially the Department of Homeland Security. Paul continued on to note that because of government intervention in health care for over 30 years, the system has deteriorated and costs have skyrocketed. You're welcome to your opinion Mr. Paul but survey says that all those who voted for the health care reform bill passed in 2010 would disagree completely. - 5Up 4Down 1
[When Blacks Went] to Pick Up Their Welfare Checks
[Order was restored to Los Angeles after the 1992 riots when blacks went] "to pick up their welfare checks."
"The criminals who terrorize our cities -- in riots and on every non-riot day -- are not exclusively young black males, but they largely are. As children, they are trained to hate whites, to believe that white oppression is responsible for all black ills, to 'fight the power,' to steal and loot as much money from the white enemy as possible."
Though not specifically attributed to Ron Paul, back in the 1980s and 1990s a series of newsletters circulated in Paul's name, including one with seemingly racist comments about African Americans. Paul later stated that he was not a racist person and had never seen the comments in the newsletters, even going as far as stating "Libertarians are incapable of being a racist, because racism is a collectivist idea." The quotes however remain associated with his name.
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The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes at 12/23/2011 5:24 PM
The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes at 8/20/2011 7:45 PM
The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes at 7/04/2011 9:36 AM
The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes at 7/03/2011 8:02 PM
The TRUTH is if you want to know if the man is a racist look at his actions over 40 years. He is against the race based laws that serve to divide us in all areas, including marriage, crime and especially DRUG laws, which have America's prisons full of minority "offenders" while white kids in the suburbs get off with a smack on the wrist.
Come on Ranker....don't try to float ideas out there with the intent of hoping they'll stick without having the courage to use common sense and explain why it's provable via Dr. Paul's long and established record there is NO sign of racism what so ever and in fact he has a record of fighting against racism and for individual liberties for ALL of us!
Some important facts about Ron Paul's record:
* He has never voted to raise taxes.
* He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
* He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
* He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
* He has never taken a government-paid junket.
* He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
* He does not partic**ate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
* He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
* He voted against the Patriot Act.
* He voted against the Iraq war.
*Voted TO go into Afghanistan to get Bin Laden and Al Qaeda
* He wants to remove Marijuana from the list of controlled substances.
* He wants to end the FED and the inflation tax that most negatively affects the poor, (even if most people don't even realize they pay this heavy tax, Ron Paul does!)
* He wants to end the IRS and who in the hell could be against that?
* He wants to end corporate taxes because he understands that is just a sales tax that the people mostly don't understand they pay.
If you aren't going to be "fair" and become just another hack using the "float a lie" about Ron Paul technique, people will point it out and you will lose credibility....
The Most Controversial Ron Paul Quotes at 7/03/2011 8:15 PM
And who does the wars most negatively affect?
You guessed it! The poor and minorities that are funneled into the military as fast as the educational system can push them through and out with no skills and little education.
Think the average new recruit has a clue why he is really going off to fight in the middle east or does he just think he's being patriotic and defending "freedom" by doing so?