[WS:] I do not think it is the latter, he seems quite lucid. I do not know what Paul, or for that matter other people think, of course, but if I were to speculate I would say "showmanship." Those guys are like professional wrestlers - thy do not actually fight, they stage fights for the entertainment of stupid people. They say and what they think will resonate with their audiences, and their own views on the issue are not germane.
So it does not matter whether Paul himself is a racist. He is seeking support of people who are, and he must act as one. AFAIK, Republicans are defined by two and only issues racism (and bigotry more generally) and tax evasion - period. There is nothing more to them. To gain their support, any politician must express racist views and endorse tax evasion. All Republican candidates must do it or lose support - they only problem they face is how to do it in a convincing and appealing way.
Wojtek
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Nathan <n.crazeddoberman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:54:51AM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
>> The Civil War "involved a great loss of liberty":
>>
>> http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2012/01/an-interesting-perspective-on-american-history/251766/
>
> Wow, at this point I can't tell whether Paul's not-exactly-crypto-racism
> or old age are doing most of his talking.
>
> And I'd like to suggest that what with the Santorum re-count victory,
> Paul's nonsense, Gingrich's in-the-news-again divorces and Romney
> attempting to run against his own healthcare plan, I'm really
> looking forward to getting some really nice "GOP Self-Destruction
> Tour 2012" memorabilia.
>
> Not that America really needs a fourth term of Bush II policies, but it
> beats waking up in the Handmaid's Tale.
>
> --
> Nathan
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