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Mr. Paul’s Discredited Campaign

Campaign period in the United States is characteristically a test of do or die in American politics. One must notice that while the political heavy weights remain almost inaccessible to the masses, thanks to primaries, average Americans get a chance to interact one on one with their would be or potential Commander in Chief during this time. One thing that really impresses me is the fact that Americans do not just thrust leadership positions to politicians without proper scrutiny. Suffice it to say that character assessment is on top notch during this time and as much as “the sins of the father” are never brought to table, no one escapes being answerable for his/her rotten past if at all there exists any slightest connection.

It is in this light that I am not amazed that Mr. Ron Paul’s campaign has not escaped catching the media and public attention and concern given his questionable position in the history of America’s politics and human rights (New York Times, 2011). While Mr. Ron Paul may elicit love and hate in equal measure, average Americans have their rights to hold such positions within the limit and the extent to which those positions are constitutional and consistent with the provisions of human rights (Loevy, 76). I indulge constitutional and human rights since Mr. Ron Paul’s concerns and former hardline position, some of which he now disavows, touches on fundamental issues of the constitution, foreign policy and human rights. This is the real issue of concern.

While Mr. Ron Paul offers no apology for positions he previously took, any reasonable man should ask himself whether it is admissible to entrust the highest office on the land with someone who character and ethics remain highly questionable. Despite the fact that some issues which touch on fiscal policies have no fixed formula, I would still question Paul’s position on the Federal Reserve, federal budget, and America role as the world super power (Paul, 89). America is just recovering from an economic disaster and any measure should be professionally evaluated before taking action.

Worst of all, Paul’s racist comments and support from a racist group is a set back to the great strides that America has made. He solely disapproves of the 1964 Civil Rights Act without consulting the opinions of Americans whose interests he would like to represent (Geiger & McClatchy, 2011). Will his leadership style be consultative and all inclusive? Any logical man would doubt that. How can an average American citizen believe that the man who identifies with a good number of extremist groups like far- right militias is in a position to represent everyone’s interest fairly? (Ruteberg & Kovaleski, 2011). Another thing that ought to have been buried with Hitler is the anti-Semitic passions that Paul is actually working hard to re-awake.

I agree with New York Times’ position that Mr. Paul’s campaign is already discredited. However, I also recognize Mr. Paul’s freedom of association and that of his followers. As a politician, Mr. Paul plays the politics of deny till tangible proven, and then again deny the proof. On ethical basis, I see in him no signs of good leadership as well as no signs of making a good role model to be emulated from by the American society. Politics is not always a dirty game, it is some politicians that play dirty.

Works Cited

Jim, Rutenberg & Serge, Kovaleski. Paul Disowns Extremists’ Views but Doesn’t Disavow the Support. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html?ref=politics&pagewante d=all, on December 31st, 2011.

Kim, Geiger & McClatchy. Paul Walks Out Of Interview Over Questions About Racially Charged Newsletters. Tribune News Service. Retrieved from http://www.mcclatchydc.com /2011/12/22/v-print/133898/Paul-walks-out-of-interview-over.html, on December 31st, 2011

New York Times. Mr. Paul’s Discredited Campaign. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com /2011/12/28/opinion/mr-pauls-discredited-campaign.html?_r=1, on December 31st.2011.

Robert, Loevy. On the Forward Edge: American Government and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Maryland: University Press of America, 2005.

Ron, Paul. End The Fed. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2009.