Dan D.
11-15-2007, 08:06 PM
This attack has become more frequent in recent days. Glenn Beck, Horowitz, that other guy he had on his show, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Weekly Standard are all starting on this point, and fans of the other candidates are picking it up. Given certain endorsements he's gotten, expect these attacks to intensify in number and rage.
The best rebuttal to this is simply to look at the good doctor's record, listen to him speak, and observe the kind of consistency and credibility built up over 30 years that none of the other candidates could hope to match.
However, this may not always be enough.
A couple days ago however, the Giuliani campaign gave us the 2nd best rebuttal to all of this: their proud flaunting of Pat Robertson's endorsement. One can note that while Ron Paul does not endorse everyone who endorses him unless he agrees with them, it would seem that the Guiliani campaign is happy to have the endorsement of a man who has said, among other things, that all Jews should burn in hell, and that America deserved 9/11.
I reiterate that this should only be a secondary retort. But it is a valuable one.
Additionally, there is a 3rd rebuttal, that can be used at any time, though it is probably more effectively used first or second: that anarchy and Islamofascism are rather incompatible, and to tar Ron Paul or his supporters with both brushes makes the painter look like an idiot.
The best rebuttal to this is simply to look at the good doctor's record, listen to him speak, and observe the kind of consistency and credibility built up over 30 years that none of the other candidates could hope to match.
However, this may not always be enough.
A couple days ago however, the Giuliani campaign gave us the 2nd best rebuttal to all of this: their proud flaunting of Pat Robertson's endorsement. One can note that while Ron Paul does not endorse everyone who endorses him unless he agrees with them, it would seem that the Guiliani campaign is happy to have the endorsement of a man who has said, among other things, that all Jews should burn in hell, and that America deserved 9/11.
I reiterate that this should only be a secondary retort. But it is a valuable one.
Additionally, there is a 3rd rebuttal, that can be used at any time, though it is probably more effectively used first or second: that anarchy and Islamofascism are rather incompatible, and to tar Ron Paul or his supporters with both brushes makes the painter look like an idiot.