Ron Paul Took Credit For Controversial Newsletters In 1995 Interview (VIDEO)

Ron Paul may now be backing away from controversial newsletters published in the 80s and 90s, but he took a different tone in a 1995 interview.

Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski unearthed this video of Paul taking credit for the newsletters.

"I...do a newsletter, it's called the Ron Paul Survival Report," he said. "It's expressing concerning about surviving in this age of big government."

The GOP candidate has recently come under fire for these newsletters, which contained a slew of inflammatory comments about race and homosexuality. In one ad for the newsletters, he warned of a "coming race war" and a "federal-homosexual cover-up" of AIDS.

Paul has recently denied ever writing them.

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Comments

[LucyShu]

06:52 PM on 01/28/2012

This headline is misleading--the video does not make it clear what he's advocating. He says, "I advocate some of the things they're talking about right now."

[Ron Burgandy]

02:46 PM on 12/27/2011

Good night, Ron. Turn out the lights.

[Aisles45]

12:44 PM on 12/27/2011

its sad they desperately want to paint this guy as a racist when he never publically made a racist comment in his life and frequently disavowed the those published articles of his newsletter.

[jsgaetano]

12:56 PM on 12/27/2011

Conservatives always disavow the things they do wrong. "Plausible Deniability" is always a great way of doing immoral things, yet still getting the dupes to believe your hands are clean.

[OncologyRN]

01:19 PM on 12/27/2011

Since you don't like the word 'racist' we'll strike it. Instead, he'll be known as a Bircher ..... how's that?

[highstreet]

12:09 PM on 12/27/2011

Why don't you unearth this video from 1988 where Paul talks about the Racist origins of the Drug War.......oh , yea, someone in your organization did:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/27/ron-paul-drugs-drug-war_n_1170878.html

[goneresistance]

12:04 PM on 12/27/2011

The problem with you left wing Roosevelt worshipers, is you want to dictate what people think and believe. You even want to tell people they have no right to associate or exchange pleasantries with someone who disagrees with your philosophy, for example Stormfront. In your mind, Ron Paul is a racist, because he allows racists to interview him or take pictures with him. Ron Paul would allow you to interview him and take pictures with him. Does that make him liberal, also? Nothing in this video conflicts with what Ron Paul is now saying. Keep trying to denigrate Ronald Ernest Paul, you're only increasing his base.

[PWM]

08:31 AM on 12/27/2011

Sanctity of Life Act HR 2533
Another Ron Paul's sponsored Bills to limit the federal courts and give states a nearly carte blanc to do whatever they want where abortion is concerned. Since Roe v Wade was decided based on the 4th amendment, this bill of Ron's would have denied women the 4th amendment where their own reproduction is concerned.

Read the Bill for yourself at http://www.dailypaul.com/122553/ron-paul-hr-2533-sanctity-of-life-act-update or google it.

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

08:56 AM on 12/27/2011

He's all about small government except when he wants to introduce his own religious zealotry to the picture...then he's about the government intruding into private medical decisions.

[highstreet]

09:27 AM on 12/27/2011

No, he's the only on who doesn't allow his personal religious views to trump the constitution. That would be why he voted to get rid of DADT.

Removing federal jurisdiction over these wedge issues is according to Constitutional restrictions of the Federal Government. Each state can decide on these issues. This would protect New York, Massachusetts, and other's decisions with regard to Gay Rights. And, yes, you are right, this would allow the states to decide on how strict or relaxed their abortion regulations are. That's the beauty of the American system, FREEDOM!! I think you have little to fear, because we have lived for over a generation with Roe v. Wade, the people are not going to give up that right.

[Joshua Basquez]

10:10 AM on 12/27/2011

that darned ron paul who wants to allow states to legalize marijuana, gay marriage, natural medicine, raw milk, and free healthcare. if you don't like it, move to another state that bans all drugs, bans gay marriage, bans abortion, and has only private healthcare. Ron Paul's ideal is private schools and healthcare for everyone, maximum freedom for everyone and very minimum taxes to only fund police, fire, and roads. But he respects the ideas in the constitution that allowed one state to run itself one way, and another state run itself another way. That is how america is supposed to function.

[Raniee]

10:18 AM on 12/27/2011

"We the People Act". Sponsor: Ron Paul (TX-14). Introduced 1/14/2009.

"Forbids all federal courts from hearing cases on abortion, same-sex unions, sexual practices, and establishment of religion, unless such a case were a challenge to the Constitutionality of federal law. Makes federal court decisions on those subjects nonbinding as precedent in state courts, and forbids federal courts from spending money to enforce their judgments."

If this were law, Perry v. Schwarzenegger would not happened.

[PWM]

11:44 AM on 12/27/2011

If that was law, we would have a whole bunch of new Jim Crow laws, mostly aimed at Muslims and Women.

[Seer Clearly]

12:35 PM on 12/27/2011

Perry v. Schwartzenegger is important and should be allowed by legal statute. It's going to be a milestone in achieving equality for gay people. If this case were not allowed, similar cases protecting any minority against arbitrary discrimination would not have been allowed and will not be allowed, which will cause rapid regression in civil rights in the US. Make no mistake: there are many powerful forces backed by big corporate money from bigoted puppeteers like the Koch brothers, who want to roll back civil rights in this country, hiding their evil in the name of "freedom."

[dowl]

06:25 AM on 12/27/2011

Ron Paul, at 77 years old, and steeped in miscegenat­ion laws, Jim Crow as a successful method to maintain a perpetuati­on of Blacks as barely second class citizens, and his disdain for the anti-segre­gation laws of the 1960s is probably not 'fit' to lead America at this time (or any time since the 1960s or before then).

Listen to the beliefs uttered, unfiltered­, by his son Rand (tribute to Ayn) Paul. IMO, Rand is a product of the rantings of his father. Libertaria­nism sounds great in theory. It worked as long as Manifest Destiny held sway with the 'go west young man, go west' crowd and has some influence on the Armageddon­-now crowd that excites the GOTP'ers (gentle and bagger alike).

Ron Paul's time is up. Whether he wins Iowa or he does not, Ron is a detrimenta­l force to the GOP and to this country. Funny thing though, he has appeared to have stand by his beliefs until these denials regarding his stereotypi­cal feelings about Black people. And he's homophobic too?

Is this this the man that New Testament Evangelica­ls want to lead them? If so, just wow.

[PWM]

08:20 AM on 12/27/2011

Libertarianism rejects the social contract, it is less workable than Communism - another idea that sounds better in theory than in practice.

[gkfrog]

12:11 PM on 12/27/2011

workable? How about you work? I'll stay home and be free!

[highstreet]

09:38 AM on 12/27/2011

His son's name is Randal. If you haven't heard of the name Randal before then I suggest you read a baby names book from around the time he was born. Trying to further some urban legend that it has to do with Ayn Rand is pretty pathetic.

It is curious that people continue to use Ayn Rand's ideas to denigrate others by association. She was a Russian Jew by heritage and suffered under the oppression in Russia at the time before learning of the ideas of liberty in America. You would think she had learned something and people would respect her because of lessons from childhood. But maybe you don't like freedom.

[NitramNos]

10:05 AM on 12/27/2011

Highstreet, that's a rather incoherent combination of ideas you've put forth. For one thing, Rand's childhood does not validate or invalidate the extreme philosophy of greed and selfishness she espoused. For another, the Paul's have praised Rand's philosphy and therefore must be held accountable. From a conservativ point of view, by the way, her atheism is a real problem.

[todd Daniel]

04:57 AM on 12/27/2011

I thought the controversy was in 80's & 90's He said in "1974 he discussed" similar relevant issues(?) How are you tying this up again? I don't get the chronology, linkage or ambiguos reference?

[NoPartyCharlie]

02:51 AM on 12/27/2011

Heres a video where Paul is talking about black inequality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3EADdr-5AY&feature=youtu.be and Im supposed to be convinced that hes a racist? Come on, Mitt Rommney and the other neocons are racist

[M Crow]

02:14 AM on 12/27/2011

http://www.usnews.com/polls/who-is-your-pick-for-the-gop-2012-nomination/results.html

[jsgaetano]

03:06 AM on 12/27/2011

Woohoo! The complete collapse of the GOP isn't that far away!

[jtmoon79]

02:13 AM on 12/27/2011

Consider this internet-researched defense. Written in the form of a FAQ.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B2u-MCilk3n2ODdjMmI2OTgtMWE4NC00OWEzLWE1MWUtY2Y4Yzg5M2ZkMjY4

[mislz7]

01:28 AM on 12/27/2011

I guess I'll have to send him another hundred.

[MadamDeal]

01:39 AM on 12/27/2011

Give it Stormfront. He posed for pictures with them.

[NoPartyCharlie]

02:52 AM on 12/27/2011

OH yeah because the only peace candidate is SOOO HORRIBLE. I mean jesus look at this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3EADdr-5AY&feature=youtu.be

[PWM]

08:21 AM on 12/27/2011

Stormfront would have nothing to do with anyone who is not an avowed racist.

[mislz7]

02:47 AM on 12/27/2011

I haven't seen that picture. More than likely you are lying in an attempt to smear Dr. Paul. I guess I'll have to ask all my friends to give another hundred to Dr. Paul as well.

[jsgaetano]

03:09 AM on 12/27/2011

Isn't it amazing what a person can do on Google in one second? http://www.google.com/search?q=ron+paul+don+black

[AtticusinPa]

08:44 AM on 12/27/2011

Please, give all of your campaign donations to Dr. Paul. Please. Get all your friends to do likewise. Please.

[PerotVentuSheehCarte]

01:24 AM on 12/27/2011

you are late to the party
please give it up Horowitz
your talking points are stale

[bluejoni2525]

01:20 AM on 12/27/2011

The darling of the John B i r c h Society will never be president !!

[NoPartyCharlie]

02:53 AM on 12/27/2011

I know this ron paul is so terrible. Fighting against inequality in prisons. I mean jesus, when will people learn? I get disgusted when I hear him say things like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3EADdr-5AY&feature=youtu.be

[jsgaetano]

03:09 AM on 12/27/2011

Birchers are so funny.

[PWM]

08:25 AM on 12/27/2011

Ron Paul believes the only role of government is to protect property rights, as such only the propertied class should have rights.

[PWM]

08:25 AM on 12/27/2011

"The John Birch Society is just a political version of the KKK, without the name of the KKK. They center on the political ideas of the Klan and are not as vocal in public on the ideas of the racial superiority, but they attract the same people and say the same things behind closed doors. A rose by any other name is still a rose…the Klan by any other name is still Klan." -- Johny Lee Clary, a former Imperial Wizard for the KKK

[dontgiveupamerica]

12:40 AM on 12/27/2011

Uhmmm I did not hear him taking responsibility for any questionable remarks in the newsletter. He briefly mentions the fact that he has a newletter. Come on HP.

[Jake Harris]

10:49 AM on 12/27/2011

He was braggin about a newletter 'he never read.... ahhhh'... He shouldn't brag about things he doesn't know the content of.. he wouldn't be in the position he's in now... oh I think knew what was in there... he's just lying now.

[goneresistance]

12:14 PM on 12/27/2011

Ron Paul is the most honest man walking this Earth. If you want to look at a liar, take a trip over to the White House.

[KenGirard]

12:13 PM on 12/27/2011

Yep, Ron Paul just has flunkies write stuff in his name, so that he can claim credit for it, unless you don't like it, in which case, he never said it, it was the flunky, but this part you do like is 100% his. Fully standing up and taking responsibility for his actions, because that is what a honorable man does, right?
Was it to hard for him to find the time to read the newsletter each month, or did he just not really care just as long as the money kept coming in?

[OncologyRN]

01:15 PM on 12/27/2011

Fanned and faved.