In 2008,when Ron Paul’s newsletters came to light, he was questioned about his racism on CNN. Paul claimed that Rosa Parks was one of his heroes, and that voting against her Congressional Gold Medal was to save the tax payers money. In fact, he would’ve chipped in a hundred bucks instead.. But he didn’t, and unfortunately, there are a few problems with his story.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/01/17/438618/-Ron-Paul-and-the-Rosa-Parks-Medal
(via mrrobotico)