Updated: The New Republic’s Vilification of Paul

The less said about the New Republic’s vile write-up about Ron Paul the better.
On Pajama Media is where I first saw the exuberantly celebrated link to TNR’s hit piece. Pajama Media is a conglomeration of some of the lowliest neocons in the production of cyberspace ejaculate. Ditto “The New Republic”— warmongers all. They’ve never been right in any of their policy forecasts, and are mad as hell that Paul’s predictions usually pan out.
The stuff spewed by the author, who is fast becoming known as “Pimples” for obvious reasons, masquerades as investigative journalism, when it is no more than an ad hominem attack. The various contentions—mostly that Paul is alleged to have made offensive statements about crime and demographics—are not relevant to the campaign issues; these attacks do not address the issues Paul speaks to, but are, rather, personal attacks without proof.
Since it’s hard to hate the impish, good-natured Paul, I suspect that in Paul, his opponents have found man who has led an exemplary life—he has served his country and community, stayed married to his childhood sweetheart for 50 odd years, and is as devout a Christian as he is a constitutionalist. His actions alone make him the man his detractors can never aspire to be.
Disclaimer: “Pimples” appears to believe that advocating secession, which is no more than a peaceful political divorce, is racist and hateful. So in the interest of full disclosure, here is a piece I wrote. It appeared in Canada’s National Newspaper, the left-leaning Globe And Mail. It celebrates Canadian secessionism. But then the title is self-explanatory: “Raise a Toast to Western Separatism and Canada’s Good Health.”
Paul has issued a statement addressing The New Republic smears. Here it is.

Update: I imagined Andrew Sullivan, having endorsed Rep. Paul, would act like a man, for once, and stand up for Dr. Paul. But no: Sullivan became hysterical over the allegations against Paul. A sulking Sullivan has announced he no longer feels the same about the candidate he once praised so highly. Shame.