NAACP President: Ron Paul Is Not A Racist Linder says Paul being smeared because he is a threat to the establishment Paul Joseph Watson 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. (Article continues below) "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. UPDATE: Nelson Linder contacted our office and wanted prisonplanet.com to stress the fact that he made his comments as a private citizen, not as president of the Austin NAACP. He said the libertarian platform deserves the same scrutiny as the Democratic and Republican parties receive in this nation. He went on to say that some on the web have construed that he is endorsing Ron Paul. And that is not the case. Mr. Linder went on to say that the interview was designed to discuss local issues concerning civil rights and civil liberties and his knowledge of the Libertarian party and Ron Paul.
Now lets hope this gets more news coverage then the headlines "Ron Paul is a Racists." That wont happen with the MSM though
I still find it overwhelmingly suspect that in 1996 his comments on those newsletters contradict his recent CNN comments. He isn't a threat at all when it comes to state polling. You could repeat your point of view that ron paul is NOT a racist all day long and he still won't win presidency. This article also comes from a yellow journalism site known as prison planet which makes it very questionable. So I'm suppose to believe Nelson Linder at his word when the evidence of contradiction exists? He's known him for 20 years that doesn't mean ron paul isn't a racist. How many times has linder been around paul in those 20 years? How many days of the week do these two hang out? There's people who have known their cousins for 30 some years but don't hung out with them or haven't been around them in many, many, many, years. Then One day their cousins get popped for a hate crime, what's those peoples defense going to be I"VE KNOWN THEM 30 YEARS so they couldn't of possibly commited a HATE CRIME therefore case over that's all nothing to see here. There were people who knew Ted bundy almost his whole entire life and discribed him as a well mannered, extrovert, and pleasent man. However, in his spare time old ted was raping girls dead bodies all cross the country. This just another ploy by alex jones and his minions grasping for straws. The whole interview's timing is suspect. Why say this... "NAACP says Ron Paul is not racist." When the article says this? "he made his comments as a private citizen, not as president of the Austin NAACP" PLEASE.
This may be true - and I don't discount the NAACP - but I still have a hard time supporting a candidate that is endorsed by Stormfront.
