Last night, Ron Paul appeared on the Tonight Show of all places. When Jay Leno asked Paul to comment on his fellow GOP candidates, Paul announced that Michele Bachmann hates Muslims and that Rick Santorum does not like gays or Muslims. Paul has gone over the edge in my opinion. It is one thing to disagree on policy with ones rivals. It is even okay for one candidate to criticize the conduct of another if it illustrates character or some other important issue. It is totally beyond the bounds of propriety, however, for one candidate to call another racist when there is no basis in fact for such charges and none is offered. Think of it this way: supposed Jon Huntsman said that Paul wants to cut government spending (which is true) because he hates the poor. Stronger still, suppose Huntsman said that Paul wants to cut government spending because he hates African Americans. These hypothetical statements make about as much sense as Paul's actual charges against Bachmann and Santorum.
In my opinion, Paul owes both candidates an apology for these crazy and completely nasty statements. Iowa voters also should shun Paul. Not only is he incredibly weak when it comes to national defense, he turns out to be a vicious and nasty man who is prepared to smear opponents without the slightest factual basis to do so.
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