Ron Paul standing in front of a gigantic Confederate flag

[nmbluesky]

[Ecumenist]

1. Like this is a surprise?

[oh08dem]

2. Ron finished by singing

"Let the Kleagle Soar".

[SidDithers]

18. Well done...

Sid

[eyewall]

3. I turned it off after he said

"The South was on the right side of the issue".

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Ironically

His supporters like to wear t shirts that paint President Obama as Hitler in front of another enemy's flag. Hmmm - yet no picture or video exist of the President giving a speech in front of an enemy flag.


So this ,an is proud of one of America's enemies?

Why does Ron Paul hate the victory of the USA over our enemy, the Confederate States of America?

[Gman]

5. Dog bites man

[MisterP]

6. now we really know what he means by "legalize it"

[Fawke Em]

7. Actually, he's standing in front of the flag of the Northern Virginia Army.

This is the Confederate Flag:



But many others used this:



I get the dog whistle blown by the Paul campaign - really I do - but I also grow weary of people using the Battle Flag as the Flag of the Confederacy.

[arely staircase]

11. how about "paul stands in front of kkk flag." nt

[Fawke Em]

12. That would be more accurate...

and would certainly accurately describe the dog whistle he's trying to blow there.

[FarLeftFist]

8. Disturbing. Very disturbing. But not at all surprising.

[Fawke Em]

9. BTW, I don't want to have to listen to this tripe, but can

you tell me where this was?

Was this in South Carolina this past week? South Carolina is probably the worst the South has to offer. I lived there for a few months and came back to my home state of Tennessee because South Carolina made Tennessee look like New York.

[graywarrior]

10. I don't get the attraction

No matter what he says about ending the war....he's not who they all think he is.

[Progressive dog]

13. Where would anyone get the idea that seccession was about slavery

Maybe because it was?
They didn't just want to keep slavery, they insisted on expanding it to all other states and territories. They even wanted the citizens of non-slave holding states to censor any negative views on slavery.
Lincoln said slavery was wrong, but also had no legal means by which to end it and repeatedly stated this.
The southern states seceded before he took office, and seized federal property within their borders. Their own secession statements make plain that slavery was the reason for succession.
Then they chose to fire on Fort Sumter.

I made the mistake of listening to this POS.

[Dawson Leery]

15. Notice in the past 5 years or so the "nativist" themes

coming out of the country music community?

Here is one of their many denialists re-writing history:

[vaberella]

14. Makes you hate the Dems even more who said they were THINKING of voting for him. n/t

[chervilant]

16. Please,

Don't hate--educate. Threads like this are essential. Paul as POTUS is unthinkable, for many more reasons than his overt racism.

[vaberella]

20. I think society has enough avenues to access information.

To educate these people makes me think I'm giving in to their laziness. I take the initiative to do my own research...we should be adult enough to access the information that's out there.

[chervilant]

21. True,

but a significant portion of our adult population is functionally illiterate (research estimates vary from 42 to 47%). What's the harm in sharing your cognitive and critical thinking skills with others?

[vaberella]

22. Meh...valid point.

I'll keep that in mind next time I see a stupid statement that makes me want to punch my computer screen.

[Scurrilous]

17. Kick

[Hugabear]

19. What a disgusting piece of debris

These racist pukes just can't help themselves, can they