Paul denounced the reporting on these newsletters as "old news that has been rehashed for over a decade … once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons." In a statement put out by his campaign, Paul said further that "the quotations in "The New Republic" article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed. I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts." He blamed the articles on several ghostwriters who had contributed to the newsletters, which he said he did not edit, while he was busy practicing medicine full-time.