VICTORIA, TX -- Gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman's racially charged statements, and the subsequent outcry against them, have drawn attention to the importance Texans place on diversity and inclusiveness.  Ron Paul, however, apparently does not feel the same way.  

During his 30-year career in politics, Paul has made a number of offensive, racist statements in the press and in his personal newsletter, The Ron Paul Political Report, including:

•  "If you have ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know unbelievably fleet-footed they can be." – Victoria Advocate, 5/24/96

• Given the inefficiencies of what the DC laughably 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 criminal." – Victoria Advocate, 5/24/96

• "Opinion polls consistently show that only five percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action." – Victoria Advocate, 5/24/96

Sentiments like these are probably why radical "white nationalist" David Duke, Grand Wizard and founder of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has chosen to currently feature Ron Paul prominently on the front page of www.DavidDuke.com, his personal homepage.  Like Paul, David Duke is a failed 1988 presidential candidate.  

"These comments are outrageous," said Sklar spokeswoman Austin Bonner. "All children deserve our faith in them and opportunities to learn. It is incredibly damaging that their Congressman–a supposed role model–tells them they are good for nothing but crime from the get-go."