The newsletters drew attention for controversial content when raised as a campaign issue by Paul's opponent in the
1996 Congressional election, Charles "Lefty" Morris.
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Many articles in these newsletters contained statements that were criticized as racist or homophobic. These statements include, "Given the inefficiencies of what DC laughingly calls the criminal justice system, I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal."
[8][9][10][11] An October 1992 article said, "even in my little town of
Lake Jackson, Texas, I've urged everyone in my family to know how to use a gun in self defense... for the animals are coming."
[12] Another newsletter suggested that black activists who wanted to rename
New York City after
Martin Luther King, Jr. should instead rename it "Welfaria," "Zooville," "Rapetown," "Dirtburg," or "Lazyopolis."
[2] An article titled "The Pink House" said "I miss
the closet. Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities."
[2][13][14] Another newsletter asserted that
HIV-positive homosexuals "enjoy the pity and attention that comes with being sick" and approved of the slogan "Sodomy=Death."
[2]
A number of the newsletters criticized civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., calling him a pedophile and "lying socialist satyr".
[2][15] These articles told readers that Paul had voted against
making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a federal public holiday, saying "Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for that pro-communist philanderer, Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that
Ronald Reaganapproved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day."
[2][16][17] During the 2008 and 2012 presidential election campaigns, Paul and his supporters said that the passages denouncing King were not a reflection of Paul's own views because he considers King a "hero".
[18][19][20]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul_newsletters
