Ron ‘Let ‘em Die’ Paul Did Let Kent Snyder Die
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( *warning: the article link does contain a sublink to Lew Rockwell’s hate site to back up the charity drive claim.)
Kent Snyder, one of the the libertarian leaders who helped convince Ron Paul to run died of complications from Pneumonia at an early age. He was uninsured because he had an existing condition per his sister, and the Ron Paul Campaign chairman died. Libertarians tried charity drives as Ron Paul suggested during the debate, but failed to meet the need.
Friends of Kansas native and Ron Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder are trying to raise $400,000 for medical expenses Snyder incurred before his death.
Snyder is credited with convincing Paul, a Texas Republican congressman, to run for the presidency. In a statement, Paul said: “Kent was a true lover of liberty. He was an American patriot. He was my friend. And he will be missed.”
The 49-year-old graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School died June 26 in Falls Church, Va., after a battle with pneumonia. His friends are trying to raise money by July 17 to cover his medical expenses.
He was uninsured, his sister Michelle Caskey said, because a pre-existing condition made the premiums too expensive.
“I don’t think he would ever have realized he’d be in the hospital this long,” she said. “It’s very nice (that people are trying to help).”
Snyder had been active in libertarian causes for more than 20 years and worked on Paul’s 1988 Libertarian campaign for president. One Web site, lewrockwell.com, called Snyder a “quiet libertarian giant.”
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