January 23, 2007

Does Ron Paul Believe In 9/11 Conpiracy Theories?

If, as this quote indicates, he does, then perhaps we local GOP activists need to work to get rid of him. This exchange occurred on the Alex Jones radio show. (MP3 here)

CALLER: I want a complete, impartial, and totally independent investigation of the events of September 11, 2001 . I'm tired of this bogus garbage about terrorism. Ask Michael Meacher about how he feels about this bogus war on terrorism. Can you comment on that please?

HON. DR. RON PAUL: Well, that would be nice to have. Unfortunately, we don't have that in place. It will be a little bit better now with the Democrats now in charge of oversight. But you know, for top level policy there's not a whole lot of difference between the two policies so a real investigation isn't going to happen. But I think we have to keep pushing for it. And like you and others, we see the investigations that have been done so far as more or less cover-up and no real explanation of what went on.

JACK BLOOD, GUEST HOST: I think it's fair to say that of all the candidates out there, the one most interested in reopening the investigation and clearing the questions is Dr. Paul; and you should be commended for that.

Now maybe he was humoring the moonbat caller. Maybe he was lacking in his normal grace with the English language. Or maybe he was revealing a side to his views that places him so far outside the mainstream as to require people with common decency and common sense to take action against him.

Needless to say, I'm disturbed -- and I hope the good congressman will clarify his views and explain (if he can) these comments.

H/T Right Wing News

Posted by: Greg at 01:42 PM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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1 Nah, I believe Rep. Paul was just expressing, according to mainstream polls, what most of America feels about 9/11. Nowhere in that exchange was there any indication that he buys into any of the various 9/11 conspiracies. As a conservative you should realize Paul's voting record and know that he wouldn't call for new investigation that uses taxpayer funds unless he felt absolutely necessary. He must feel that a new investigation might lead to more efficient spending of current resources to defend this country. I think folks on both sides can agree there has been a huge mismanagement of funds.

Posted by: Alec at Tue Jan 23 16:42:26 2007 (r7fEj)

2 The simple fact that Ron Paul would appear on Alex Jones' show is, in my opinion enough to say that he's not fit to be a Congressman.  Unfortunately, moonbats come in both flavors, left and right, and Paul has been one for a good many years.

Posted by: john at Tue Jan 23 23:29:06 2007 (z+N26)

3 Appearing on the show isn't necessarily a problem -- the clumsy way he said what he said is.  I've had more than one email explaining that he is patronizing a moonbat, and that Paul is expressing his discontent with the 9/11 Commission (which I share).  If this guy wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate, he needs to do better than this.

Posted by: Jacob at Wed Jan 24 03:46:31 2007 (/XJux)

4 Yeah, I've heard from some folks about this today, who seem to concur with the position you mention, Jacob. However, as a candidate for President, I think such comments by Ron Paul need heightened scrutiny.

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