Hehe… “Perfect for Dr. Ron Paul“

So why would BP, presumably a logical and reasonable person, and even a lawyer, so grandiosely attribute such hearsay to Ron Paul? Obviously, he doesn’t know Ron Paul personally, so why so quick to believe this one old incident, where there is no proof Paul actually wrote the offending notes? Does he really hate Ron Paul that much? Did the traffic numbers over on his site need a bump? Did he just want to draw some of the crazys out for some fun? Perhaps he’s trying out a new technique ahead of his next political run? We may never know.

We do know, however, that Mr. Alan Bedenko was an avid supporter of 2004 Presidential candidate Wesley Clark. So how would he react if his favorite candidate was embroiled in a similar dispute? Let’s find out.

Wesley Clark made antisemitic remarks in early 2007.

Retired general Wesley Clark drew harsh criticism this week after reportedly saying that “New York money people” are pushing America into a war against Iran.

I guess it’s ok to support someone that hates Jews, as long as they don’t hate blacks, right Alan?

(For the record, I really don’t believe that Wesley Clark is antisemitic. I know Clark as personally as BuffaloPundit knows Ron Paul. However, I wouldn’t attempt to smear a political candidate based on something they deny writing without any proof or corroborating evidence that they did, nor would I based on a flippant comment likely taken out of context. I’m just curious as to what the difference is in Alan’s mind.)

In fact it is the federal government more than anything else that divides us along race, class, religion, and gender lines. Government, through its taxes, restrictive regulations, corporate subsidies, racial set-asides, and welfare programs, plays far too large a role in determining who succeeds and who fails in our society. This government “benevolence” crowds out genuine goodwill between men by institutionalizing group thinking, thus making each group suspicious that others are receiving more of the government loot. This leads to resentment and hostility between us.

The political left argues that stringent federal laws are needed to combat racism, even as they advocate incredibly divisive collectivist policies.

Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called “diversity” actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist.

The true antidote to racism is liberty. Liberty means having a limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights rather than group claims. Liberty means free-market capitalism, which rewards individual achievement and competence, not skin color, gender, or ethnicity.

More importantly, in a free society every citizen gains a sense of himself as an individual, rather than developing a group or victim mentality. This leads to a sense of individual responsibility and personal pride, making skin color irrelevant. Rather than looking to government to correct our sins, we should understand that racism will endure until we stop thinking in terms of groups and begin thinking in terms of individual liberty.

Well said! You cannot eliminate racism by repeatedly making race an issue. You cannot have the double standard of saying certain terms are racially derogatory, but only if they’re said by certain races. You cannot have both “equal opportunity” and “minority hiring targets.” I think Ron Paul gets that, and I like that.