'NAACP President: Ron Paul Is Not A Racist'
Another anti-Paul smear-hoax is now on its last leg --- if it wasn't
already.by Dan Alba
(Libertarian)
The latest testimonial on Ron Paul's true social and political
sensibilities is perhaps the most authoritative one, and is based on
irrefutable empirical evidence.
I reproduce below, in its entirety, the story as published by the
original source.
Prison Planet
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Austin NAACP President Nelson Linder, who has known Ron Paul for 20
years, unequivocally dismissed charges that the Congressman was a
racist in light of recent smear attempts, and said the reason for him
being attacked was that he was a threat to the establishment.
Linder joined Alex Jones for two segments on his KLBJ Sunday show this
evening, during which he commented on the controversy created by media
hit pieces that attempted to tarnish Paul as a racist by making him
culpable for decades old newsletter articles written by other people.
"Knowing Ron Paul's intent, I think he is trying to improve this
country but I think also, when you talk about the Constitution and you
constantly criticize the federal government versus state I think a lot
of folks are going to misconstrue that....so I think it's very easy
for folks who want to to take his position out of context and that's
what I'm hearing," said Linder.
"Knowing Ron Paul and having talked to him, I think he's a very fair
guy I just think that a lot of folks do not understand the Libertarian
platform," he added.
Asked directly if Ron Paul was a racist, Linder responded "No I
don't," adding that he had heard Ron Paul speak out about police
repression of black communities and mandatory minimum sentences on
many occasions.
Dr. Paul has also publicly praised Martin Luther King as his hero on
many occasions spanning back 20 years
"I've read Ron Paul's whole philosophy, I also understand what he's
saying from a political standpoint and why people are attacking him,"
said Linder.
"If you scare the folks that have the money, they're going to attack
you and they're going to take it out of context," he added.
"What he's saying is really really threatening the powers that be and
that's what they fear," concluded the NAACP President.
Click here to listen to the MP3 interview.
http://prisonplanet.com/audio/130108linder.mp3
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