During Ron Paul’s primary campaign in late 2007 I was traveling for a conference wearing my Ron Paul 2008 t-shirt. A man noticed the shirt and struck up a conversation with me by saying, “That guy is real. He’s an Independent, not like the others. I saw him on that show on HBO… uhmm… Bill Maher! He was great!”
The man who spoke to me about Dr. Paul in the airport was not the first nor last person that told me they first learned of Ron Paul by watching him on Maher’s show.
Outside of the Leno, Meet The Press, and Comedy Central appearances his appearance on Real Time was probably the one that gave him the most exposure. This is especially true since it occurred fairly early in his campaign, following the debate where Paul and Giuliani exchanged blows regarding the Iraq war.
Look for video of his appearance here tomorrow after it airs.
Seeking to stabilize the foundering housing market, President Obama is offering a plan to help as many as nine million families refinance their mortgages or avoid foreclosure, according to a summary released by the White House on Wednesday morning.
The plan, which is more ambitious than expected, would spend $75 billion to help keep as many as four million families in their homes, and would help as many as five million more refinance their mortgages to take advantage of lower interest rates.
Immediately, Chris Martenson (author of the incredible Economics Crash Course) fired back on his blog, saying:
If you did not buy more house than you could afford, or never issued a loan to a party that could (obviously and predictably) not repay that loan, then you just got punished.
He goes on to analyze the plan and the media’s mischaracterization of it, using New York Times‘s coverage as an example.
Then he takes a look at it from an economic standpoint…
This is throwing good money after bad, and, worse, by seeking to “shore up sinking house prices,” it betrays a complete ignorance of the actual root of the problem. Blaming sinking housing prices for the fix we are in is equivalent to blaming the car for the drunk driving wreck. If Obama were to craft a similar program for drunk drivers, it would include new cars for any that happened to wreck their own.
Last week was Judge Andrew Napolitano’s first online show for Fox News called Freedom Watch. Today will be the second installment and will again include Ron Paul and Peter Schiff among other free market champions. Last week’s show truly was a free market power hour.
We were able to capture the audio of last week’s show. This time, if things go according to plan, we will have video of the show available after it airs. If you are unable to watch it live check back with us for the video.
Judge Napolitano discusses Obama’s decision to shift the Census taking methods from the Commerce Department to Rahm Emmanuel and some other topics regarding constitutionality.
More and more people today have the mindset that they are owed a good life, free from the burdens of their own debt; that they are entitled to what others have, even if they haven’t worked hard; that an American President has the power and authority to cure all their ills. Meanwhile, Ron Paul campaigns on the opposite: personal responsibility, Constitutionally-limited government, etc. How in the world can he expect support by enough people to get elected? Clearly he cannot, especially given some of these sad-but true examples (most notably the first one):
This means, of course, that people are manipulated. Take the current Gaza conflict. The ceasefire came neatly before Obama’s inauguration, conveniently getting the new president off the hook for a spell, until a resumption of hostilities could be finessed on terms to fit the new administration. Now we’re on the brink of those new hostilities. How have they been finessed?
They were precipitated by a roadside bomb that killed an Israeli soldier patrolling outside Gaza, breaking the ceasefire. The finesse? Hamas denied responsibility for the bomb. Israel and the West (including Hamas) know that the world outside Gaza does not take note of niceties like a denial of responsibility for a bomb attack, so Israel can now launch attacks on Gaza as it sees fit. These attacks will not appear the all out massacre that Operation Cast Lead did, giving Obama wiggle room to say that Israel has the right to defend itself. Note: this delicate controlling of history involves complicity from ALL sides, including Hamas, which is now in a position to fire rockets at will.
Ron Paul was on for a lengthy segment on Morning Joe on MSNBC this morning. He fights all comers with his Austrian economic insight. To one attacker who says our house is on fire:
“The house is on fire and you think you’re putting water on it, and I think you’re putting kerosene on it.”
He reiterates his desire to get rid of the income tax, corporate taxes, and cut spending. He also criticizes replacing the income tax with a consumption tax.
Once again he also argues for less regulation of the market and more regulation of the government entities like the Federal Reserve.
“You’re looking at the symptoms instead of the causes.”
“Ideally roads and bridges should be taken care of bridges by our states.”
“We have to realize that excessive spending is the problem.”
This is a must view for any Ron Paul fan… In the end the talking heads just don’t get it, but hopefully some of those watching get it. Watch it below.
I’m glad I read this book earlier this year. How glorious it would be to be handing it out to all of the Obama revelers today in DC. Since there are 2 million of them though this is an impossible task.
Instead, why not buy it for your favorite Obama dreamer today.
Ann Coulter appeared on FOX’s semi-humorous comedy program “Red Eye” the other day and named Ron Paul as her choice for President in 2012. It may have been meant as sarcasm but it was difficult to tell. After all, at one point she said she’d support Hillary Clinton if McCain was the GOP nominee.
When told that Ron Paul will be “in his eighties” (which is not true) she said under her breath, “Someone like Ron Paul”.
Coulter has also been known to say things that really annoy some on the left, but I like when she gets Ron Paul’s name out there, even if it is in jest.
Listen to the audio of the exchange below.
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In the latest interview with Ron Paul with Russia Today he continues making claims that reveal why he is loved by so many people dreaming of hearing the truth from our representatives.
Perusing several comments found on liberal and conservative blogs the sentiment seems to be of the form, “I respect Ron Paul for telling the truth, but I still think he’s crazy and would never vote for him.” I think that sums up the main reason he didn’t win the GOP nomination. People truly respect his honesty but he may be too honest for the average voter. It’s almost like voters seek liars rather than truth tellers for public office.
Of course in my mind’s eye I see crowds of average Americans with sheep-like bodies wandering the streets on election day mindlessly chanting: “We can’t handle the truth. We can’t handle the truth.”
Hopefully in the coming 2010 and 2012 elections Americans find new respect for the truth. For a good start check out the interview below with Ron Paul.
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