I can’t say whether it’s the practice for contributions that are simply unsavory, but when the contributor is under indictment in some public way, this is definitely what happens. There were stories about charities that were having banner years on account of all the Abramoff money Republicans were dumping, back when that was a thing.

I always wondered why something like that isn’t more prevalent. Rather than giving the money back, shouldn’t Paul donate it to the ADL?

I’d have more respect for Paul if his campaign issued a press release saying they were keeping the neo-Nazis’ money on the grounds that while Paul has no dislike of Jews, he’d rather he had their money than that they spent it on furthering their anti-Jewish/Black/whatever cause.

Any dollar they give to him is one they’re not spending on things more useful to their reprehensible goals.

And it’s not as if Don Black waltzed into Ro Paul’s Hew Hampshire headquarters, wrote out a personal check, and handed it Congessman Paul personally. It even have been as impersonal as Black donating on-line with his credit card. Had Black not announced his support and donation, no one beyond the FEC would even know about it. Exactly how much sway does $500 hold anyway?

It’s dismaying to hear harrumphing about this issue, while Major Giulliani stands by a credibily-accused child abuser/priest, his mafia-soaked buddy Bernard Kerik, and his embrancement of the blatantly anti-Semitic, homophobic Pat Robertson. Why is there no gasping and groaning over Giulliani’s CLOSE associates, but Congressman Paul goes through the ringer?

I suspect a part of it is that Giulliani doesn’t pretend to be anything but power-hungry, while Paul is running a campaign of ideas and principles. Giulliani’s got no principles, just a track record of holding and using power effectively. Therefore, it’s impossible for him to be hypocritical, since he believes in nothing but gaining power.