Reinke Faces Life

http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard54.html

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Even when representative government works tolerably well, it is difficult to inspire the representatives to do much more than hustle for their own reelection.

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We have entirely too many levels.

We should just vote locally and let it cascade upward. We would then have a local “hostage” to torture about all the abuses above that level. Cut out all the nonsense.

So for example, each house or apartment would hold and election for a “representative”. That rep would vote for all the folks they had. All the house reps on a street would vote for a street rep. Street rep rolls up to hods. Hoods to towns. Towns to county. Counties to state. State to National. Real simple.

Bet we’d see real change then.

At the very least there’d be less high paying political jobs. And pensions? What pensions.

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http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/20/lessig-may-run

Lessig May Run

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Erick reported February 15 that a Facebook group was trying to draft Stanford Law professor and free culture champion Lawrence Lessig to run for Congress. It took 5 days but they may get their way with Lessig announcing Lessig ‘08, a site that will host an introduction to his “Change Congress Movement,” (video above) as well as his yet to be announced decision as to whether he’ll run or not.

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Well, you couldn’t do any worse then the “professional congresscritters”. I’m not sure that I agree with your “progressive” label. I’d call your attention to Jim Babka’s DOWNSIZEDC DOT ORG and Carla Howell’s SMALLGOVERNMENT DOT ORG as examples of trying to make a difference. I certainly support anyone trying to change the system. You might even be a little L libertarian in disguise.

One detail I know I disagree with you on is the “public financing of campaigns”. I would suggest that a better answer would be that a candidate can ONLY raise money directly from voters in their district. It would be a measure of their support. Taxes are basically theft. Public campaign and election financing from those stolen funds is wrong. If voters voluntarily give you money in support of your campaign that makes it untainted.

imho, go for it.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8408.html

Adamness
Location: NA
Party: Libertarian
Reply #: 10
Date: Feb. 8, 2008 – 10:38 PM EST updated

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Liberalism is emotion. Conservatism is faith. Libertarianism is reason.

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I think this is an excellent formulation for as far as it goes.

There’s a few isms that it misses.

Socialism is envy. Fascism is cruel madmen in charge.

And, I’m not sure what ism where have here in current day USA.

Maybe it’s “corporatism” where the Gooferment is in an incestuous relationship with Big Corporations?

The welfare-warfare state. The FDA “regulates” Big Pharma. The Department of Eddycation and the Teacher’s Union ensure that we’re last in the world in academic achievement. And the FCC and Hollywood ensure that morality never gets a positive show with ever more perverse “entertainment”. And, “Law Enforcement” that is corrupt to “protect and serve” the State.

Very interesting. Is this what happened to Rome?

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/019121.html

February 03, 2008
McCain will be in Iraq forever
Posted by James Ostrowski at February 3, 2008 07:30 AM

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He says he “will never set a date for withdrawal.”

“Never” means never from the straight talk express.

McCain has zero chance to win in November. He has been decreed by the power elite and corporate state media as a sacrifice on the altar of Hillary.

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I think McC is nuts. I saw the quote on YouTube about never leaving Iraq.

“We’ll be there for 100 years. What’s wrong with that?”

I think that sums up the candidacy of “everybody but Ron Paul”.

Endless warfare? Right out of George Orwell.

Sigh!

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080131/D8UGR23G0.html

Katrina Lawsuit Vs. Army Corps Dismissed
Jan 31, 6:26 AM (ET)
By CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Saying his hands were tied by law, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina, but rebuked the agency for failing to protect the city.

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Sovereign Immunity?

“Rebuked” — big deal. They got there paychecks and pensions. The folks get screwed!

The gooferment is just here to protect and serve … … itself!

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http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/46134.html

Keith Halderman
Someone Who Has Earned His Wisdom

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Here is an important voice discussing the election that is not being heard anywhere near as much as it should be.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uk-T46soz8

Well, I’d need to “vet” that this is bonafide before I’d start jumping up an down.

(It certainly is a telling indictment of the gooferment education system.)

But, if this fellow wasn’t in the military, he certainly captured the ability of most military vets to identify “barbara streisand” when they see it.

And, in ten minutes of broken and bad English, he does make enough points to make it time well spent.

It should be “mandatory listening” before voters vote!

Old men decide; young men die.

That’s “barbara streisand”. And there’s no honor in that!

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http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10923

My Night at the Caucus
by Stacy – January 4, 2008 – 11:23 AM

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My first caucus experience was pretty awesome. Although I might be a little biased, since I’m for Obama and he did extremely well in Iowa. But that aside, it was just really cool to see people – especially people my age, who historically have been rather blasé about elections – out there caucusing and making themselves heard. I was impressed.

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With all due respect, charity, and fellowship, Obama as President! Have you lost your mind?

The only rationale, given his lack of accomplishments, is that you have looked at all the candidates and found them all so lacking that you would prefer a complete novice to lead us.

While politicians are particularly … revolting, I think that there are more qualified people. I too am reviled at the choices other than Ron Paul. But no one, other than him, gets us out of our current messes with a detailed description. Sorry, but I just think that Obama is too light weight to lead.

Personally, I’d rather pick a state guv at random. At least then there’d be some experience to judge by.

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Upon reflection, maybe that’s a good idea. Change the Constitution to allow the electorate to chose among the Governors of one of the States. Real easy to implement. Maybe we can have Instant Runoff elections?

Can you say Arnold from Kalifornia? :-) California is larger than most countries.

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018232.html

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My advice to Paul is to take direct aim at McCain. Sharpen the differences between the two camps. Show how McCain is a loser against either Clinton or Obama.

Emphasize strongly that the electorate is aiming to pick Clinton or Obama at present (this is very clear!) Then sell yourself as the only Republican who has a chance to beat them by mobilizing both young people and independents and democrats.

Republicans want to win elections, but they have lost their libertarian soul and gained a harmful war-supporting evangelical component. They must be steered away from their instinctive support of people like Huckabee and McCain and toward a more strategic view of who can beat Clinton and Obama. In a sense, go above the heads of the Republican primary voter to the general electorate.

What positions should be emphasized that will resonate with the public? Make every effort to find out, and then focus on no more than three of these issues, such as (1) ending the Iraq War and avoiding other such debacles, (2) putting the economy in order and taking down the horrendous government debt, (3) avoiding the coming crash of Medicare and bringing great medical advancements by freeing up the health care system. I do not know what these issues are, I am guessing, but any successful politician has to find and stress them.

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I agree. Hit the point that only Ron Paul offers the American electorate a clear choice on these issues. And, since in Regan’s sage advice that a President can only have three objective and does well to accomplish two, focus is essential.

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http://www.covenantnews.com/abortion/archives/036770.html

January 04, 2008
A Message To Christians On The Eve Of The 2008 Election Cycle
By Pastor Matt Trewhella / The Covenant News

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Many have falsely claimed that presidential candidate Ron Paul would not support the Human Life Amendment because he simply wants to return the abortion question to the states. One lady even told me “if Paul is president and a law is passed at the federal level to outlaw abortion, he won’t sign it.” Oh, yeah, like that’s a real concern. Let’s see, the Republicans had the House, the Senate, and the Presidency for six years and how many laws were passed and sent to the President to outlaw abortion? Let’s set the facts straight on this matter. First, in his book Abortion and Liberty, Dr. Paul makes clear that he supports the Human Life Amendment.

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This is probably the hardest issue for Libertarians. At best, it devolves into a shouting match. As worst, we have to divide the baby as King Solomon is reputed to have done.

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

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First principle is that government has only one mission: to protect rights. Among these are the right to life. So clearly, gooferment has some role in protecting people’s lives. We as a people have to determine what that means. But that is a completely different discussion than the one we have been having. Groups warring over who’s going to to tell who what to do.

We need a lot less “telling” and a lot more “listening”.

That phrase about the consent of the governed is very important.

What if someone doesn’t consent?

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http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/01/happy_new_year_in_iran.html

January 03, 2008
Happy New Year in Iran
Ethel Fenig
While we were enjoying New Year’s day on Wednesday

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Iran hanged 13 convicted criminals on Wednesday, including the mother of two young children who had been found guilty of murdering her husband after discovering he was having an affair, reports said.

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And, we are worried about these folks?

They virtually enslave half their people (i.e., women). And, they tell the other half that they are better.

What a recipe for success. Ours!

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/debate.limits.ap/index.html

TV cuts candidates from debates, angering Paul backers

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NEW YORK (AP) — ABC and Fox News Channel are narrowing the field of presidential candidates invited to debates this weekend just before the New Hampshire primary, in Fox’s case infuriating supporters of Republican Rep. Ron Paul.

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Here come the “dirty tricks”.

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/scheuer7.html

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If a person chose not to vote for Dr. Paul, he or she would have to be content with the staggering debt Washington is incurring for this and future generations. While it has become a commonplace to say that our grandchildren will pay for this generation’s profligacy, it is nonetheless troublingly true. And the debt we have incurred is not one that finds us owing ourselves, but rather it is one in which Americans have knowingly indebted themselves to their enemies – the Chinese and the Saudis. There is, so far as I can tell, no candidate other than Dr. Paul who says that America should return to its pay-as-you-go traditions, and argues that it is clearly lacking in foresight, prudence, and commonsense to provide rivals and enemies with the ability to detonate a financial weapon of mass destruction that could, by simply calling in our debt, slay America’s economy and standard-of-living. Indeed, so oblivious to this danger are Dr. Paul’s fellow candidates – or so abjectly willing are they to court future economic ruin if it means electoral victory now – that they want to borrow many billions more from our foes to fund universal health care, additional foreign military adventures, college-educations-for-all, and more foreign and military aid for their overseas buddies in Egypt, Cairo, Tel Aviv, and Saudi Arabia.

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We are on our way to be a third world country. Not because the third world is coming here. But because we are spending ourselves into oblivion.

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FROM AN EMAIL ABOUT RON PAUL ON MEET THE PRESS

Had time to watch the other three parts, and I think he NAILED it! It got all his points in and, other than a few umms and ahhs, I think he did very well. Especially where he talked about the softer form of fascism. Corporatism, lobbying the government, and the regulator – regulated embrace, he was spot on. After that performance, I’m even more enthused with his chances. Nobody else talks like this directly to the American people.

Cut the government to Clinton levels and there is NO need for the income tax. FBI shouldn’t be enforcing Federal law on citizens. CIA is totally unconstitutional. They are in effect private armies that the Dead Old White Guys would have recognized as oppressive.

The People in the Sovereign State of Kalifornia passed medical mj. The feds (dea, fbi, and irs) raid the clinics — steal the drugs and money — and charge NO ONE! Why is that? To keep from getting slapped down in court.The Drug War is joke. All the “wars” are similar jokes.

When the People wake up, and hopefully they will before it’s too late, this will end by jury nullification, just like Prohibition.

:-)

Socialism kills; Freedom is liberating.

“I know not what course others may take …”

Someday, you’ll remember this election as a watershed election. Hopefully, you’ll be in my vision of America! I don’t like being in yours.

http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2007/12/least-we-can-do.html

Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The least we can do

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A state panel is recommending a hike in the minimum wage and an indexing scheme that would tie it to the cost of living index — a move designed to prevent the kind of neglect that allowed the minimum wage to fall so far behind inflation in the first place.

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May I point out that the BIG winner in ALL minimum wage hikes are the gooferment workers, the unions that get “parity” via pay table or linkage of some type, and the friends of politicians.

The taxpayers get killed by higher cost of gooferment as well as a slight rise in prices.

But the real victims are the marginal workers and marginal business. At the margins, some workers lose their jobs and some businesses fold hurting everyone. Teen and minority unemployment goes up.

It’s very simple. Follow the money!

On a moral basis, where does the gooferment get the authority to interfere between the freely agreed contract between employee and employer. When they put a “price floor” on labor, they ensure that the marginal worker gets to make ZERO forcing them on the dole AND at the same time depriving the business of the ability to get work performed at a price that can be afforded.

It seems so simple.

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http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDllMTU2YmMxNjg2YzM4ZDQ3MDk5ZTNlNTcyMmE1MTU=

Unpromising Times
Primary elections and secondary candidates.
By Thomas Sowell

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Apparently there is nobody among either the Democrats or the Republicans who is going to cause a runaway stampede like that which toppled all the Republican front-runners in 1940, when the convention delegates began loudly chanting “We want Wilkie!”

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Guess Tom — who is my second favorite ekknonnymist after Walter Williams — overlooked Ron Paul.

Tsk, tsk.

There was no way to interact with the author or the site to call attention to their oversight. No email address. No comment section. No social network.

But what does one expect from a dead tree venue attempting to make the leap to the net?

Tom, I expected better from you.

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http://consumerist.com/336992/which-do-you-prefer-one-cat-or-a-thousand-rats

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The New York Department of Health And Mental Hygiene objects to deli owners keeping cats around to deter rats on the grounds that animals are not allowed into establishments where food and drink are served. That’s all well and good, judging by certain infamous news clips (above), but we’re pretty sure that a few well-tended cats prowling around is more hygienic than the alternative.

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Laws don’t do SQWAT!

There are “animals” (i.e., rats) around food establishments. If we have to have “animals”, I’d prefer cats!

I remember in my youth stores of all types (i.e., deli; fish; bodegas; bakeries) where cats were common place. I really never thought about why, but it’s obvious now.

Sometimes, simple solutions are the best.

Maybe the poor guy being fined can claim it’s his seeing eye cat?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsDlO2Lr_cg

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My name is Gérard Hoeberigs. I’m a 25-year old historian, born and raised in the Netherlands. I have no specific ties with the USA, but I have a general interest in politics, economics and of course history. I’m currently occupied writing a thesis to complete my Master Degree in International Relations.

In the Netherlands there aren’t any libertarian politicians and since I support small and local government, I was very happy to find out that there is one politician who does share most of my ideas.

In the field of the International Relations, I usually clash with professors and students regarding sovereignty and interventions. I don’t believe that ‘peace-enforcing missions’, in which states force their system of government (democracy) upon other states, are effective. Just look at Vietnam; the USA were unable to force capitalism on Vietnam, but what couldn’t be done by coercion, did happen without American interference: decades later, Vietnam turned itself to a more capitalistic economy.

I’m also concerned about the ever-growing governments. From a historical point of view, it’s easy to notice that states have always been trying to enlarge themselves. Since the beginning of the 19th century there has been an exponential growth of state-power, taxes and civil servants. Big government is often counterproductive, but nobody is going to downscale it, because which civil servant likes to fire himself or his colleagues?

Except for that, I’m concerned about the devaluation of the dollar due to the trade deficit combined with inflation; the patriot act which undermines the rule of law (trials/lawyers aren’t necessary anymore to be put into custody) and the impopularity of the United States around the world. Not only in muslim countries, but also in Europe the USA have reached an all-time low in popularity.

When I tell my friends in Europe I support a presidential candidate most people immediately ask whether it’s a democrat or a republican. When I answer it’s a republican, people tell me I’m crazy. Yes; all over the world people have a tendency to judge on their prejudices rather than actually investigating the other point of view.

The thing is; even today most people don’t know Ron Paul. I honestly believe that if Ron Paul ends up as the next president, he will not only ensure peace, prosperity and freedom, but on top of that he will restore the popularity of the USA around the world like when JFK was president. Ron Paul being the president will not only be good for the USA, it will be in the best interest of the rest of the world as well.

That’s why I support Ron Paul.

Best regards,

Gérard Hoeberigs

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A foreigner has more undderstanding of what “the American Experiment as a Republic” means that most graduates of gooferment skools.

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/casey/casey12.html

An Interview With Ron Paul
by Doug Casey

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DC: Much of the politicking this campaign season has certain religious overtones. Are you a believer in a strict separation of church and state?

RP: Yes. However, I believe state and local communities have the right to adopt policies such as school prayer without interference from the Federal Judiciary or any other branch of the federal government.

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Now don’t get me wrong, I am not wavering in my support for Ron Paul. He’s closer to my thinking than any politician that I can EVER remember. I can only think of one fellow who I think might have been a better President and that would be Harry Browne.

That being said. Lest you think I am a mindless sheep.

I disagree with Ron Paul on the role of gooferment in education AT ANY LEVEL. Federal, state, or local. I see ZERO difference between the radiclization of Muslims in their subsidized schools, the communist “reeducation” camps, education in totalitarian regimes, and our gooferment skoolz in the good old US of A.

Remember that the purpose of “gooferment skools”, as designed in Prussia and imported to the US by Horace Man and his ilk, was to make easily led soldier for the army and factory workers for the elite.

No, sorry, every human is an “elite”. The Intelligent Designer put parents in charge of children. That’s good enough for me. Parents had them and they should provide for them. It’s not the gooferment’s job to eddycate them. And, no one should be forced at gunpoint to pay for it. That’s theft. Socialism at its best.

Ron’s right on abortion. It’s is a very hard issue. But, sticking the Federal Gooferment in the issue hasn’t helped at all. It’s very tough because the one role of gooferment is to protect our rights from foreign and domestic “enemies”. One of the rights enshrined in the Constitution is a right to life. But, we are a long way from calmly sorting that one out.

SO we have Big Gooferment in all sorts of stuff it shouldn’t be in and failing in its duties in the things is should be in. That’s a “big stable” to start mucking out. I’ll be happy if Ron Paul gets elected. It’s a very big load of “barbara streisand” to shovel out. Regan said something like a President can only get a few things done. He admitted a list of three things of which he only accomplished two. (Honest fellow!) If Ron can get two done, we’ll be much better off.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKZmIzEMUN8

I have my Cnote ready to sing. It’ll be the “opera” of the schmoes. Let them know that we are coming to clean “house” … the white house, the congress, the goofermnet in general. Time to delouse the places where all the “elite” plan “what’s good for us”. Argh!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJz0kTQJyI

http://samspoliticaltruth.blogspot.com/

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Ron Paul interviewed on political chowder part 1

this is an older interview but very important

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An excellent interview of Ron Paul. I’m told that she’s a liberal, but I thought she was quite good and quite fair. She asked so very tough questions.

Thought you might find it amusing,

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I think there are some very tough questions that could be asked of Ron Paul.

But that won’t happen. It’s be interesting. See it would take a real understanding of libertarianism to knife tot he heart of some tough issues.

How do you KNOW that what you prescribe will work? How do you get Congress to cooperate? How will you deal with an economic dislocation on a par with the end of ww1 or ww2? How will you pardon all non-violent drug offenders? Abortion goes back to the states; what about a right to life as enshrined in the Constitution? Isn’t the Statue of Liberty is inconsistent with troops on the border?

But, today’s “interviewers” are all about making themselves, or their choice for prez look good. Most interviewers are biased and lame. At least this lady pitched some high hard ones at him.

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Neat Ron Paul video

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-t_YD-sDhw

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Energy from the youth.

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Join the 2007 version of the Boston Tea Party — December 16th (for those who went to Gooferment skoolz!), all us young revolutionaries will be there!
:-)

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From: Ron Paul 2008
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 1:38 PM
Subject: Message from Ron

December 3, 2007

Want to know a secret? There were two moments I especially enjoyed at the CNN/YouTube debate — despite my frustration at some of the questions, and the maldistribution of time.

First, I was pleased at John McCain’s attack, which he clearly had planned.
Not because that sort of stream-of-consciousness nonsense about Hitler and WWII — when the neocons openly want what they call WW IV! Are we to forget that the first war crime charged at Nuremberg was waging aggressive war?

I mean this: mainstream politicians NEVER attack an opponent they think is far behind. The McCain campaign, we’ve heard, is worried sick about New Hampshire, and they thought a slam at me would help. Ha! Of course, it only strengthened our forces.

Then, after the debate, Rudy Giuliani walked up to me and said, “Oooh, you sure have a LOT of supporters.” It’s only the beginning, I told him.

Indeed, he could have told that by the crowd outside after the debate. Mitt Romney had a few people, but no one else did. We, on the other hand, had about 500 enthusiastic revolutionaries, plus a boat, a trolley, and two planes towing lighted signs. As I looked out at the crowd, I thought: the establishment has no idea of what they are facing. We have an army of freedom, prosperity, and peace. As the LA Times political blog noted the other day, the British also thought they had no problem with the Americans–until Yorktown.

But we have an astoundingly short time before the first contests. The Iowa caucuses are on January 3, the New Hampshire primary is on January 8, and Nevada and South Carolina are both on January 19. We have only 30 days to stake our claim to the nomination, and to the new America that restores the ideals of the founders, and leads the world through free enterprise, a sound dollar, the rule of law, and peaceful example. Not through inflation and bombs.

Help me surprise the neocons and all the establishment with our success.
Help me build the foundation for the America we all want. Send your most generous contribution: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate. The military-industrial complex, the biased media, the big banks, the Fed, the waterboarders, and the IRS don’t like what we’re doing. But every good American is applauding us, and daring to hope for a better future.

Please, help me give it to them, to us, to all Americans to come. Keep this revolution growing and winning: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.

Sincerely,

Ron

Paid for by the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee.

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comment

http://www.covenantnews.com/abortion/archives/034971.html

November 07, 2007
TV Evangelist Pat Robertson Endorses Giuliani, Despite Abortion and Homosexual Stance

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WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani Wednesday morning won the endorsement of the Rev. Pat Robertson, one of the evangelical Christian movement’s most recognizable leaders, who said he put aside his differences with Giuliani over abortion because he believes the ex-mayor will appoint staunchly conservative judges. Robertson said he was willing to overlook Giulani’s pro-abortion stance because he takes him at his word that he will appoint “strict constructionist” judges to the Supreme Court and federal bench — a widely accepted term for judges likely to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling.

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Sort of shows them up for what they are … “hippo critics”!

On one hand, how important is abortion then? And, otoh, believe a politician? How naive! How quaint!

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/016526.html

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No question the Tonight Show was the best media appearance ever for Ron. Eleven-million people got to see this relaxed and funny champion of freedom, prosperity, and peace allowed to talk without interruption. How many were persuaded, or at least fascinated and decided to learn more? A huge number. Indeed, I am convinced this show will be seen as an historic moment in the story of libertarianism. Good for Leno, who disagrees on the war and the income tax and much else, but was a great host.

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Looks like Ron Paul hit it out of the park on Leno!

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/016523.html

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{Extraneous Deleted}

LENO: sales tax, flat tax, the English have this big value added tax …

RON PAUL: I’m for a flat tax … real flat … like zero!

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Ron Paul: there’s probably a risk I could win!

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He got a quick eight minutes at the end of the show. And the old geezer got his points across. Clearly, Leno was not amused and brought out all the Left’s tired arguments — without taxes there’s be no roads — without taxes the gooferment wouldn’t have enough to spend — without … — and when he ran out of ammo, cause Ron was mischievously hitting the out of the park, he asked his age. 72! (Regan was older.)

He, any press is good press. In this case, he did well.

I’d suggest a look at the eight minute video.

(I was a bad boy and stayed up past my bedtime to watch it live. Go Ron Paul!)

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