Kelly Clarkson Loves Ron Paul

Wow.

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson used her Twitter to express her support for GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. I didn't know that Kelly was a Republican.

At any rate, fans tweeted her back to show their disappointment. Ron Paul first ran for president in 2008. For the 2012 election cycle, he has emerged as one of the front-runners for the GOP nomination and his "skeletons in the closet" have emerged because of it: a newsletter Ron Paul distributed from the 70's through the 90's promoted racism and homophobia.

He now says that ghost writers wrote them... for TWO DECADES. How reckless. But watch the video below from 1995 showing Ron Paul promoting his newsletters.

Read Kelly's tweets:

From @kelly_clarkson:

I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he's got my vote. Too bad he probably won't.

I am really sorry if I have offended anyone. Obviously that was not my intent. I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he's my favorite.

Man my eyes have been opened to so much hate tonight. If y'all ever disagree with something I say please don't feel the need to attack me. I will listen to what you say and any articles or viewpoints you have when you say it with respect. Being hateful is not a healthy way to get people to see or hear you. I was raised to respect people and their decisions and beliefs and I hope you will grant me the same decency. If you don't agree with me simply unfollow me. It's really that easy. I hope you don't because I would love the chance to hear what you have to say but if you're so blinded by hate you can't seek peace and progress then that is your unfortunate prerogative.

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