Ron Paul delivered an excellent speech at CPAC this afternoon. He received a lot of applause and cheering for many of his lines. There were some obvious skeptics and shaking of heads in the audience as well, but overall he was on his game and hit all of his talking points and then some.
He talked about his bill calling for more Federal Reserve transparency. He claims it is getting bipartisan support in the Congress. That would be a great first step. He also spoke about abortion, foreign policy, and individual vs. groups with respect to liberty.
There were a few lines that I loved. It reminded me of the many rallies during his campaign in 2007 and and early 2008.
The headline of this article could be pure fantasy, but isn’t now the best time for such an announcement? Ron Paul will deliver a speech at CPAC at 4pm on Friday afternoon and then participate in his own Liberty Forum running within CPAC.
There are no rumors to report about Paul making an announcement to run in 2012 at CPAC on Friday, at least not other than the rumblings rolling around in my own head. Paul has been very visible of late thanks mostly to the economic crisis. Fellow lawmakers are starting to respect and emulate him. It is true though, that he may be the wrong man with the right message. Let me explain what I mean by that.
For most long time Ron Paul supporters there is no one other than Ron Paul who could have any credibility in their eyes. However, even though there are a great many coming around to Paul’s views there seems to remain a majority who find him borderline crazy. Their own ignorance won’t even allow them to consider otherwise. Unless the economy completely collapses, which is certainly possible, these people may never end up on Paul’s side.
Ron Paul in his latest video to supporters criticizes Obama’s mortgage bailout plan, his foreign policy of intervention in Afghanistan, the stock market, and more. Here are a few choice quotes.
“It’s all more of the same. Sadly so.”
“We’re not learning one thing from history.”
“It’s a dead end street to try to militarize Afghanistan.”
“It looks like it’s going to be a quagmire. I see no good coming from this.”
“The sooner we get out of Afghanistan the better.”
Much has been discussed in Republican circles of late about what the strategy should be to rebrand the Grand Old Party into the Grand New Party. The problem with this notion is that most red-staters ignore the fact that their party was already rebranded several years ago thanks to neo-conservatives. The trick isn’t so much one of “rebranding” but one of returning to roots.
What is required is a bear hug embrace of the “Old Right”-the fundamental conservatism embodied in the traditional Republican nickname. The Grand Old Party of free markets, individual freedom, and non-intervention must replace today’s Grand Neocon Party of massive spending, legislating morality, and preemptive war. Republicans have the poster boy for such an effort right under their noses, that is if they stop looking down their noses at the only man equipped to be their savior, Ron Paul.
Michael Steele, as the new RNC Chairman, should immediately work on what I call the “Only Ron Paul” strategy for 2012 victory. They should embrace Ron Paul and every single one of his activist supporters. They should make Ron Paul their candidate in 2012. Not one of a few, nor several candidates, but their only candidate, their chosen one. They should be public about it too. Let everyone in America know that Ron Paul is the Republican choice for President in 2012.
Ron Paul appeared on CSPAN’s Washington Journal this morning for a very nice 30 minute segment. Much of the first half of the interview centered on much of Paul’s own philosophy in our current economic and political climate.
The first few callers were of the (perhaps typical) “crazy sounding” variety that CSPAN tends to attract.
The final caller, one which I wish was taken first had a woman accusing Ron Paul of believing in an “absurdity” when it comes to free markets.
Paul replied with a simplistic yet profound answer:
“You are for socialism and a I am for freedom.” (paraphrased)
Indeed that one sentence sums up the current political debate in America. So, are you for socialism or are you for freedom? They are mutally exclusive. I choose freedom.
Ron Paul released a video message with his reaction to Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech.
He answers an email question reiterating his own worry about the coming growth of government from the Obama administration.
Earlier today I responded to a friend asking me what I thought of Obama’s speech with a long email full of thoughts. The following statement by Dr. Paul sums up my own thoughts perfectly. I could have saved some typing:
“We should not be feeling reassured by any fancy words”
It is just going to be too easy to “Deep Fry the Barackcuda” during his Presidency… it’s almost as if this guy is George Bush!
by Jake, the Champion of the Constitution Originally published Sunday, January 18, 2009 at http://www.nolanchart.com/article5824.html
On January 20th, America will spend $150 million taxpayer dollars to inaugurate Barack Obama’s regime, which dwarfs the $43 million spent at King George II’s and the $33 million spent at Clinton’s. Americans expecting “Change” are hardly expecting their “Chains” instead. Right on cue, the Israeli army claims a ceasefire is in effect, although their army still brutally occupies Gaza, with at least 700 of the 1,300 dead civilians. Wouldn’t want to have Obama’s joyful anointing interrupted by a little bloodshed, would we? Wouldn’t want to have another bombing of more United Nations buildings or children in a schoolyard while Obama is swearing to obey the Constitution, would we now?
In a video recently released by Ron Paul, he shows off some old pieces of paper that used to be money in Germany. He demonstrates hyperinflation using his “visual aids” then reveals that he’s not just worried about the economy. He is worried about “political chaos”, the kind of chaos that gave rise to Hitler.
I really like this video. I think if/when Ron Paul runs in 2012 this kind of video should be the norm. The video is labeled with the number 1, suggesting there will be more. I’m looking forward to them.
On the latest LewRockwell.com podcast Ron Paul is the guest. They talk for over 18 minutes regarding the series of bailouts our lovely federal government has brought forth.
He begins by suggesting that perhaps they don’t really care directly about the bailouts but rather their ultimate goal may be nationalization.
However, he does speak of having hope about the prospects for liberty in America’s future.
One of the most watched videos of the Ron Paul campaign was “Stop Dreaming” by Aravoth. He is out with another epic video edited beautifully about our financial future.
The video mixes footage of Peter Schiff, Ron Paul, and several others. Take 10 minutes of your time and watch it. You’ll likely be glad you did.
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