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While I don't think he is a racist, I think he is guilty of being caught being apathetic and is now trying to deflect. You have to assume one of two things is true. Either he knew what was being written in the newsletter and let it go, or he didn't know and only found out years later. If you feel he isn't a racist and the first idea is correct, then he was a guy who at the very least traded on and knowingly profited from racism and now he is trying to deflect so that he doesn't look bad. If he really didn't know then he is guilty of owning a media outlet and not being aware of what is being published under his name. This means, to me, he is an disengaged manager. Sure, I can understand that he might not read every single word of every newsletter, but he should at the very least know what is going on with it because in the end it has his name on it so he must take responsibility for it.
Personally I think he knew what was being published, but believes that everyone is entitled their opinion so he let it go and never thought it would come back and bite him in the ass. Now that he is the front runner in the first state in the primary election the spotlight is shining brightly on him and all the junk from his past is being pulled up and questioned and he is feeling the heat. The heat withered Bachman, Perry then Cain. Now it is Paul's turn to see if he can stand the heat.
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