<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">No, he isn't. On the contrary, he's the only major party candidate who opposes the most racist policy of the federal government, the War on Drugs.<div><br></div><div>That policy gives the U.S the largest prison population in the world - overwhelmingly disproportionately non-white.<div><br></div><div>All other major party candidates - including Obama - support the racist WOD. Ron Paul opposes it. </div><div><br></div><div>Unlike Romney and Obama, Ron Paul joins some 3rd-party candidates (Green, Justice, etc.) in actually supporting anti-war and anti-racist policies.</div><div><br></div><div>One obviously should not vote for candidates who support war and racism. --CGE</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Mar 7, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Germaine Light wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <div style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text"><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="3" color="#8f24a4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#8F24A4;font-weight: bold;font-style:italic;">Not to diminish the importance of opposing the war, I admire your tenacity, but Ron Paul is a RACIST. <o></o></span></font></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="3" color="#8f24a4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#8F24A4;font-weight: bold;font-style:italic;"><o> </o></span></font></i></b></p><p class="MsoAutoSig"><b><font size="3" color="#009999" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#009999;font-weight: bold;">Germaine <o></o></span></font></b></p> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;"> sf-core@yahoogroups.com [<a href="mailto:sf-core@yahoogroups.com">mailto:sf-core@yahoogroups.com</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>C. G. Estabrook<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 07, 2012 9:47 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Peace Discuss<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> sf-core<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [sf-core] Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort</span></font><o></o></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o></o></span></font></p> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg"> <div id="ygrp-msg"> <div id="ygrp-text"> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">[Only one major-party candidate opposes the war that AWARE has been working against for ten years - although you'd hardly know it from the corporate media. --CGE]<o></o></span></font></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p> </div> <div> <div id="divTitle"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ron Paul calls for complete pullout of US forces from Mideast</span></font></b><o></o></p> </div> <div id="divNewsDetail"> <div id="divNewsDatetime"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed Mar 7, 2012 7:40AM GMT<o></o></span></font></p> </div> <div id="divFactCorner"><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">"Just in these past 10 years, these wars that we're fighting in the Middle East, over 8,500 Americans have died, 44,000 have come back with serious injuries, and amputations and all kinds of problems, hundreds of thousands looking for help because of [the] post-traumatic stress syndrome, at the same time, economically, it's been very damaging. It has added $4 trillion to our national debt.” --<st1><st1>US</st1></st1> Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul<o></o></span></font></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p><p><st1><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">US</span></font></i></st1><i><span style="font-style:italic;"> Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has denounced the <st1>US</st1> military presence in the Middle East, calling for a full withdrawal of American troops from <st1>Iraq</st1> and <st1><st1>Afghanistan</st1></st1>.</span></i><o></o></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p><p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Speaking on the so-called Super Tuesday - the second Tuesday in March when voters take part in a 10-state race to choose their party’s presidential candidate, Paul said the current US-led wars and the presence of the US military in the Middle East are in violation of the American Constitution. <o></o></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div id="divDetailBody"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br> Paul, who was speaking to his supporters in <st1>North Dakota</st1>, added that he would significantly cut the <st1>US</st1> military budget, with his priority being the <st1><st1>US</st1></st1> “overseas spending” if elected president. <br> <br> “Spend the money here at home if you have to but not overseas,” he said. <br> <br> Paul noted that he would cut overseas spending as the <st1><st1>US</st1></st1> wars have caused all sorts of problems for Americans, including a skyrocketing national debt for the country. <br> <br> “Just in these past 10 years, these wars that we're fighting in the Middle East, over 8,500 Americans have died, 44,000 have come back with serious injuries, and amputations and all kinds of problems, hundreds of thousands looking for help because of [the] post-traumatic stress syndrome, at the same time, economically, it's been very damaging. It has added $4 trillion to our national debt,” Paul further said. <br> <br> He went on to say to his crowd of supporters, “that is what you're inheriting. This is the reason why it is so important, if you're talking about peace and prosperity, you have to change the Constitution and have a lot less war and make a lot more sincere effort to promote the cause of peace.” <br> <br> The US Republican presidential contender also criticized the <st1><st1>US</st1></st1> President Barack Obama administration for violating individual liberties through its introduction of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the so-called Web Privacy Bill of Rights. <br> <br> The NDAA which was signed into law by President Obama on New Year’s Eve codifies that US citizens can be detained indefinitely without charge and without trial. <o></o></span></font></p> </div> </div> <div id="divDetailBody"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o> </o></span></font></p> </div> <div id="divDetailBody"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/230385.html">http://www.presstv.ir/detail/230385.html</a></span></font></i><o></o></p> </div> </div> <!-- end group email --></div></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <div style="color: #fff; height: 0;">__._,_.___</div> <div id="ygrp-actbar" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; white-space: nowrap; color: #666; padding-top: 15px;"> <div> <a href="mailto:glight@ms.k12.il.us?subject=RE%3A%20%5Bsf-core%5D%20Anti-War%20Anti-Racism%20Effort" style="margin-right: 0; padding-right: 0;"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">sender</span></a> | <a href="mailto:sf-core@yahoogroups.com?subject=RE%3A%20%5Bsf-core%5D%20Anti-War%20Anti-Racism%20Effort"> Reply to <span style="font-weight: 700;">group</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sf-core/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwcThubjkzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc4OTI2NjMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYwMzc1BG1zZ0lkAzM1NzUEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMzMxMTY2MTA1?act=reply&messageNum=3575">Reply <span style="font-weight: 700;">via web post</span></a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sf-core/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJla2h2ZTJjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc4OTI2NjMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYwMzc1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTMzMTE2NjEwNQ--" style="font-weight: 700;">Start a New Topic</a> </div> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sf-core/message/3573;_ylc=X3oDMTM0NWozczRlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc4OTI2NjMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYwMzc1BG1zZ0lkAzM1NzUEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMzMxMTY2MTA1BHRwY0lkAzM1NzM-">Messages in this topic</a> (<span style="font-weight: 700;">2</span>) </div> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vital" style="background-color: #e0ecee; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"> <span id="vithd" style="font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-transform: uppercase; ">Recent Activity:</span> <ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline;"> </ul> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 2px; color: #1e66ae;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sf-core;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZmxmOXA3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzc4OTI2NjMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYwMzc1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTMzMTE2NjEwNQ--" style="text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a> </div> </div> <div id="ft" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 0 2px 0 0; clear: both;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkMjc0djBtBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzc4OTI2NjMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYwMzc1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMzMxMTY2MTA1" style="float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/yg/logo/us.gif" height="15" width="137" alt="Yahoo! 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