Ron Paul: Racist?

Well damn.......Republicans just can't seem to catch a break these. They desperately want to avoid electing Mitt Romney, but every contender has had their 15 minutes before fizzling into obscurity. Michele Bachmann won the Iowa Straw Poll, and then people seemed to forget she existed. Rick Perry was, at one point, deemed to be the man to beat Romney. We all know how that story ended (hilariously, for those of you who don't). For some godforsaken reason, pizza mogul Herman Cain was leading in the polls by no small margin, but a history riddled with sexual harassment claims from female employees thankfully ended that charade. Newt Gingrich was the latest to take a lead ahead of Romney in the polls, but, thanks to his history of extramarital affairs and general bombast, arrogance, and dis-likeability, I feel as if his moment in the sun is nearing it's end. So who's left? Which of these Greedy Old People (GOP, get it?!?) will save America? Surely, it won't be Rick Santorum, whose only political contribution is making life harder for gay people. Wait...look up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's Texas Representative Ron Paul! Crazy Uncle Ron. The firebrand libertarian who don't take s**t from anyone, especially the government! For the most of the primary so far, Paul was an afterthought. His extreme views put him out of touch with many conservatives. The mainstream media pays little to no attention to him. In reality, he's an idealist rather than a realist. Yet despite all of this, Paul has been riding a wave of support in Iowa, and is now considered something of a frontrunner. WILL HE BE THE MAN TO TAKE OUT ROMNEY, AND ULTIMATELY OBAMA? It was a long shot, but still within reach, until the political gods noticed this and went, "Oh, HELL naw! Scandal time, hombre." In the 1990's, it has become known that Paul made racist and homophobic remarks in the Ron Paul Political Report, a newsletter he circulated. Some examples: (concerning the Los Angeles riots) "Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks." (Concerning inner-city crime in Washington DC) "I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal." Ron Paul criticized the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, calling it "Hate Whitey Day", and suggested that people with AIDS should not be allowed to eat at restaurants. His newsletter was also heavily promoted by the Heritage Front, a neo-nazi group. Two main responses have been employed by Paul when defending himself: the ol' "I didn't do it!" routine, followed by the equally ol' "It was taken out of context!" and "I was only joking!" routines. Paul's campaign was a stretch before this, but now, it's all but done. Long story short, this is just another tale of a GOP presidential hopeful who lost their edge just as quickly as they gained it. Dickstein, out.