I heard this when briefly listening to one of the idiot, ring-wing radio hosts and thought it was just a joke, but I checked it out and it is sure enough true.
Arlo Guthrie, son of the legendary folksinger and songwriter, has endorsed Ron Paul for President.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Arlo said
“I love this guy,” Guthrie declared in a press release issued by the Paul campaign. “Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of the United States had he been there.”Really? It's just as likely that Ron Paul would have opposed the Constitution and supported the Articles of Confederation.
It is clear that Ron Paul has allied himself with racists, that he supports a reactionary interpretation of the Constitution, opposes unions, and anti-discrination legislation, social security, the TVA, the Grand Coulee Dam.
It's hard to think of anyone more removed from the spirit of Woody Guthrie than Ron Paul.
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FDR got America out of the Depression by getting it into WWII; the U.S. economy has been based on prosperity through war ever since. Truman continued the policy with the Cold War; Johnson with Vietnam; now Bush with Iraq.
Ron Paul is the anti-FDR.
Of course, in various ways the Articles of Confederation were preferable to the Constitution, though admittedly imperfect in their near-total decentralization of governmental authority.
You're kidding, right? Ron Paul would be totally in line with these lyrics"
Look at th’ Big War ‘crost the Sea;
Well I’m sure that you’ll agree
There’s mean things a happenin’ in this world;
I ain’t got a cryin’ dime,
An’ I’m that a way all th’ time;
There’s mean things a happenin’ in this world;
Ever thing is leased and lent
And to Britain it has went;
And th’ Soldier in th’ War
Don’t know what he’s a fightin’ for;
And the Tanks a rollin’ on
To th’ burstin’ of th’ bombs;
Brother an’ Sister getting’ killed
For a green back dollar bill;
There’s Mean things a happenin’ in this World
Man and Woman lend an ear
To the War that’s drawin’ neat;
You are spied on by Police
If you Speak the Word of Peace;
If you talk ‘bout Broth’ly Love
Back in Jail you’ll get shoved;
O’ I’d ruther’d fight for Peace
Than this crooked Lend & Lease
There’s Mean things a happenin’ in this World
Folks wants Peace for miles aroun’
Lord, from New York City down;
But we’re a gonna save our Nation
With a Peace Mobilization;
Lord, the cops turn on th’ heat
If you talk Peace on th’ street
Organize my Brother and Sister
And we’ll win this World again;
There’s Mean things a happenin’ in this World
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Anonymous has a point. One of the worst, most disgraceful parts of Woody Guthrie's life, often ignored by his admirers, is that he followed the twists and turns of the CP line. And one of the worst episodes in the history of the CPUSA was when they supported the Hitler-Stalin Pact as in the lyrics posted above. And, yes, Ron Paul, seems to think that WWII, like the American civil war, was an unnecessary and unjust war.
I still think it is sad that Arlo Guthrie has aligned himself with a Hitler appeaser like Ron Paul.
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