Former Staffer: Ron Paul Planned “No” Vote For Afghanistan Invasion Immediately After 9/11 Believing Attacks Were a CIA Conspiracy, Relented After Staff Threatened Mutiny…
Nuts.
Via Daily Caller:
In a statement released on Monday, a 16-year former aide to Texas Rep. Ron Paul writes that the presidential candidate “was opposed to the war in Afghanistan, and to any military reaction to the attacks of 9/11,” but ultimately voted “Yay” [sic] in the face of a threatened staff rebellion and near-certain political suicide. [...]
Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Paul “engaged in conspiracy theories including, perhaps, [that] the attacks were coordinated with the CIA, and that the Bush administration might have known about the attacks ahead of time,” Dondero wrote. “He expressed no sympathies whatsoever for those who died on 9/11, and pretty much forbade us staffers from engaging in any sort of memorial expressions, or openly asserting pro-military statements in support of the Bush administration.”
“On the eve of the vote,” the former Paul staffer continued, “Ron Paul was still telling us staffers that he was planning to vote ‘No’ on the resolution, and to be prepared for a seriously negative reaction in [his Texas] district. [Current District Case Director] Jackie Gloor and I, along with quiet nods of agreement from the other staffers in the district, declared our intentions to Tom Lizardo, our chief of staff, and to each other, that if Ron voted ‘No,’ we would immediately resign.”
Lizardo became Paul’s chief of staff in 1997 and resigned in 2008.
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Given the choice between him and Obama, I choose staying home.
Paul is nuttier than squirrel turds.
It’s telling that these staffers stayed on with him for many years even after being exposed to a full dose of his conspiracy-addled mind. I guess they felt they had to back a guy at all costs that wants to legalize pot, even if it means not caring about the 9/11 victims…
He may get some votes in Iowa, even a win, but that win will once again prove that the Iowa Caucuses are a joke.
Our nominating process needs as much overhaul as does our Presidential electoral system.
Is it me or does Ron Paul look and sound like a crazy person? And he gives the impression that he is a perpetual whiner–the name panty-waiste comes to mind when I see him…
@ scherado
You aren’t the only one that thinks Ron Paul is crazy. He is a total crack pot. I think he has done too many of those drugs that he wants to make legal. His brain is fried!!
What a hideous little rodent. My apologies to honest rodents. The fact he is leading in Iowa and elsewhere is a sad commentary on the state of leadership.
Ron Paul truely is NUTS! SO he actually thinks the US govt and the CIA is responsible for 9/11?!?!?!
If he’s the nominee, I will write in George Washington on my ballot! And Barry Soetero will win another term 100%.
Ronbots are the same level of cultness as Obots. Why the hell won’t any reporter ask Ron Paul directly: DO YOU BELIEVE THE US GOVT AND CIA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11????
ASK HIM DIRECTLY!
Ron Paul is utterly set in his beliefs and is unwilling – or unable – to learn anything new.
Like a Global warming fanatic, no amount of proof will change his commitment that Muslims are the good guys the West is “screwing” constantly.
why the hell are even the Iowa causus even that important, I remember in 2008, hillary supporters were locked out… its not like 1 vote 1 person, its one set of people shouting down another set of people.
only 110,000 people participate in an Iowa causus!
So does Ms. Ann Coulter still want Ron Paul as president?
The newsletters don’t matter to anyone who is semi informed. Ron Paul is the only candidate against NDAA SOPA PROTECT IP, Indefinite detention and assassinations of US citizens with out trial, War with Iran and Iraq, (Which will be backed by Russia and China), the Drug wars, torture and bank Bailouts/corporatism.20+ year old new letters should be the least of anyone worries.
He didnt make millions, The income of the company that published the FIVE different Ron Paul newsletters was 950k in a year and they did more then just publish newsletters. Dr. Paul was not even the majority shareholder of the company, IT WASN’T HIS COMPANY! Out of over 45,000 newletter pages published over 30 years less then ONE PAGE can be filled with the racist quotes.These quotes only came up between 1989-1995 IN ONE NEWSLETTER OF THE FIVE BEING PUBLISHED! Only when Dr. Paul was back to being a full time doctor, were it was well known that he gave free heathcare to poor minorities,did anything like this come up. This is the GREATEST over reaction/ smear Campaign ever conducted.
When you take Eric seriously understand this, He HATES Ron Paul and has even ran against him. Two2 things that should invalidate anything this man says is that Ron Paul speaks fluent Spanish so why would he get offended, and Ron Pauls ex-manager was OPENLY GAY! he is uncomfortable around gays but he had a openly gay campaign manager? Really this is like taking the Obama Blow Job guy seriously. Keep the smear campaign up though, this stuff is so easy to defend against.
Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate who speaks against inequalities for in the justice system and the drug wars. He is the only candidate who will pardon all non violent drug offenders. Ignore all this though and KEEP yelling RACIST and bigot like your media betters tell you to!! Its ok to ignore all the facts.
I’d like to promote myself a bit: I’ve been saying Ron Paul is a crackpot, nutty, weird, loopey, for as long as I’ve known who Ron Paul was. I’ve waded through all the spam on the internet by his fevered supporters, I’ve tried to politely decline their insisting demands to adulate Paul, I’ve been moderate and mild and well behaved with them…and I’ve been right, all except in that being moderate and well behaved and polite part.
When you learn the truth about Paul, it’s a total facepalm. Yet you think… this guy would STILL be better than the America-hating Kenyan Muslim Marxist #Occupying the White House.
Ron Paul is no Libertarian. That’s for sure.
Ron Paul is a crazy, dangerous whackjob.
PREDICTION!!!…..Annnnnnd Obama wins by a landslide…..explaination: He won by “DEFAULT”. It seems that in the final stages put forth by the “opposition”, there WAS NO OPPOSITION ………………………………………………
……………………………GOD HELP US ALL!?!?!?…………………………………………………
I would actually consider voting for Obama if Paul was the nominee just to protect the military from Paul who would likely dismantle all of our foreign bases as commander and chief .can you imagine the effect on troop moral to have this little weasel telling our troops that we are the.bad guys and Bush did 9/11 so all their buddies died in vain/deserved to die? All the real GOP candidates should have a joint press conference.condemning him
Actually I take that back. I could never vote for Obama but Paul is about the only thing that has ever made that thought the remotest possibilty
if o-bmumbler gets re-elected… i pray every day he does not… i predict a 3rd party will form… if the country survives that is…
Is it my imagination or have the Paulbots slacked off of late?
Miss the wacky trolls.
One third of what Paul utters is right on the mark but the other two thirds is just plain batshit crazy!
What a dismal GOP field we have to choose from… It’s like the Republicans simply want another four years of the anointed one..
The CIA didn’t plan 9/11. They knew there was a plot take out the towers (as did the NSA), but they didn’t actually plot it. They just didn’t really do anything to stop it.
a former dem said: “So does Ms. Ann Coulter still want Ron Paul as president?”
Last I checked, Coulter has got deer’s headlight-eyes over Romney.
If RP is so bad for protecting our national security, then why do active military folks support Ron Paul more than any other candidate combined? He is the only pro-American on the ballot. FACT.
@Shit
Shit, you’re talking shit. Ron Paul has 3 good points and 6,342,765 fucked up points.
Too bad they didn’t let him vote the way he wanted; we’d be rid of him by now.
Nevermind that the majority of the ragheads implicated in 9/11 are Saudis, including OBL. False Flag event. WTF does Afghanistan have to do with 9/11????? Suckers.