Ron Paul
Many Republicans are fans of Ron Paul because of his libertarian and anti-interventionist ideas. (Basically, Ron Paul, a former Air Force officer, believes the U.S. military should withdraw from all foreign conflicts, and should only be used to defend the United States.) Paul also has some strong anti-government ideas, which is ironic because he has worked in the government for several years.
Paul's campaign was dogged by accusations that he wrote some racially offensive articles in a newsletter several years ago. Paul tried to brush off the accusations by claiming that he knew nothing about the articles, even though the newsletter bore his name.
Paul 's son, Rand, is running for a Kentucky senatorial seat. However his campaign suffered a severe embarrassment when it was discovered that his communications director, Christopher Hightower, had posted some racists comments on his MySpace page. Hightower was a member of a heavy metal band which spouted anti-black, anti-Semitic and pro-Satanic comments.
What is the deal with Republicans embarrassing themselves online? You would think that people would have figured that the whole world can read your social networking page. In the case of the Paul family and racism, they are on their third strike.
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