Birdman Replies For Ron Paul

This Week's Hell's Lettres:

Jewish talk show host Michael Medved threw down the gauntlet in an open leter to Ron Paul where he stated:

"Your Presidential campaign has drawn the enthusiastic support of an imposing collection of Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, Holocaust Deniers, 9/11 "Truthers" and other paranoid and discredited conspiracists. Do you welcome- or repudiate - the support of such factions?"

Paul has apparently not responded to Medved or to others who have thrown him similar challenges, but there is in fact a very simple way to respond which ought to permanently silence Medved and his fellow Foreskinners:

"Dear Mr Medved:

As you know, my philosophy is one of individual freedom, and part of that philosophy has been expressed very well by Jewish philosopher Fritz Perls: "I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's wonderful."

What I am getting at is this: If a man gives me a contribution because he wants to see me in office, then I am more than willing to accept his contribution without investigating his background, his desires, his actions or anything else about him, all of which are quite simply none of my business because I believe in the freedom of individuals to act however they will, as long as it is within the law and the spirit of the Constitution. In particular, I do not need to apologize or feel guilty about accepting donations from neo-nazis, white supremacists, Holocaust deniers, 911 truthers, or anyone else, any more than any Democrat candidate needs to apologize or feel guilty about accepting donations from pedophiles, Bolsheviks, Israeli-firsters or Jewish supremacists, and any more than any Republican candidate needs to apologize or feel guilty about accepting donations from warmongers, muslim-haters, torturers, Skull & Bonesmen, or fans of the idiot in the White House.

Now I assume that, as an intelligent man, you can see the logic of my argument; but should you not, then let's hear why you aren't going to repudiate all of the folks I named, such as warmongers (for Israel), torturers (for Israel), Israeli-firsters (for Israel), Muslim-haters (for Israel), lobbyists (for Israel), and all the other wonderful folks who have made America the slave of a certain unnamed mideast country. I'd say that should keep you stammering for awhile. Careful not to get spittle on your microphone.

Sincerely, Ron Paul