Liberty MavenRon Paul and Ivan Eland Discuss Presidential Power on CSPAN
April 5th, 2009 3:33 am | by Marc Gallagher | Published in Activism, Big Government, Books, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Foreign Policy, Free Market, History, Liberty, Politics, Ron Paul | 2 Responses
Ron Paul sat down and played the part of interviewer with Ivan Eland, author of “Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty
This is not your usual Ron Paul video. He seems a bit uncomfortable being the one expected to initiate the questions, but as the discussion moves along he becomes more comfortable (or maybe it’s me that feels uncomfortable with Ron Paul in this role).
There were some fascinating moments. The discussion regarding Thomas Jefferson and how his presidency did not quite match his rhetoric was one of these moments. The discussion of Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson are others. During the discussion we also find out which U.S. President Ron Paul thinks was the worst in history.
The full interview is embedded below. It is almost 60 minutes long. If you have problems with the video below you can watch it directly on youtube. There are some audio/video sync problems in part 5 (FYI).
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April 10th, 2009 at 3:32 am (#)
I went through all six but did not pick up on who Dr. Paul said was the worst Pres. Which part was it on or better yet who did he say was the worst?
April 10th, 2009 at 3:37 am (#)
He agreed with Eland that Woodrow Wilson was the worst. Can't recall which part… think it was within the 1st 3 parts though.