Ron Paul on CNN Wolf Blizter 9/21

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McCain: "M.F.I."

That's right! M*****F****** IDIOTS!

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"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is chaotic..." —Alan Moore

Glad to see this segment. Now that his official candidacy

has been suspended, the MSM seems to be giving him more time on the tube. I think back to when Dr. Paul was giving similar warnings during the so-called GOP debates; that is, when he got a chance to speak. The general reaction of the other candidates was to smile, shake their heads, and attempt to marginalize his warnings as if they were coming from some alien life form. Now that his warnings have worked their way to the forefront of the news, few in the body politic seem to remember his past predictions and even fewer seem willing to acknowledge that he was correct. The public does indeed have a very short memory.
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"An economy built on fiat money is a society on its way to ashes."

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"An economy built on fiat money is a society on its way to ashes."

Everyone should now know

Everyone should now know he's no longer a candidate because he appeared on camera without a tie on. ;)

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"The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory is that conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is chaotic..." —Alan Moore

I Wish...

Wolf would stop asking Paul which one of these chuckleheads he is going to vote for...

Also, I wish Ron would just say something like - "Listen, Wolf, we have discussed this ad nauseam and why don't you understand - the answer is not with either of the two mainstream parties, but with one of the third parties. The republicans had their chance to make it right, but they blew it - too much brainwashing."

Just some wishful thinking every time I hear him interviewed - glad to see him at least getting to speak out about this more frequently - hopefully people will start to listen.

I think it's a little tiresome when they try to get Dr. Paul to

give some kind of specific endorsement also. However, in this case, given the number of days until the election, I really didn't mind it so much and I liked Dr. Paul getting the chance to give his response; a response that suggested he was considering a non-GOP / non-Democratic candidate. He said that neither McCain or Obama was acceptable to him and I hope that at least a few people will perhaps start to wonder as a result of that remark. Maybe so, maybe not.
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"An economy built on fiat money is a society on its way to ashes."

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"An economy built on fiat money is a society on its way to ashes."

Best Recent Mainstream Ron Paul Financial Video I've Seen!

I've watched most of them, and this is absoultely the best mainstream one I have seen. Paul is sharp and speaking fairly quickly, except for the one name he forgot, and it covers both McCain and Obama, and the whole situation in a nutshell.

Pass this one around to all your friends and family!

Ron Paul's Convention Speech

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CNN - Global Financial Crisis: Rep. Paul On Economic Meltdown

Sep 22, 2008 - CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks with Congressman Ron Paul about whether or not the federal government should be intervening; devaluing American's money through Federal Reserve inflation to bail out failed corporations. Video comments by President George Bush, Barack Obama, and John McCain.

Ron Paul's Convention Speech

Ron Paul is an Alien

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I just wanna throw a bit of

I just wanna throw a bit of a pragmatics into this. At one point, Paul in passing say "so yes there will be losses..." However, there is something behind his ability to say that so matter of factly. He does not need to go through the suffering and hardships of those losses. He's got his money secured in the proper places and so because of that and because of his immense belief and emotional connection to the type of monetary infrastructure we have, he can so easily say, "yeah, and so what's the big deal? Great, there will be some losses. It's gonna happen someway or another." However, he won't be dealing with that stuff. So as much as i agree with him ideologically, I am not entirely opposed to the "bailout," even if it is stupid in the bigger picture. It still does provide emotional and psychological relief from the possibility of great and sudden (the keyword) turmoil. And if by some miracle these companies turn themselves around, it will work out in the end, though yes i imagine that all won't happen.

Money and beyond

"He's got his money secured in the proper places"?
Do you know where?
In another sense, he has secured himself by living ethically. If at last there is no "money" left, there is a good "family structure" to help each other, there is a good state of health to be able to work again and make money if the insurance company gets broke. That are some real issues even if you don't get your return.
You can start with hard work again if you loose all your money. IF.

From what I understand he

From what I understand he has much of his investment in gold and silver. Either way, I am pretty sure, since he is smart enough, he knows how to weather the storm. And yes he also has a good personal infrastructure as well. Which is even more to my point, I don't think he fully comprehends on a personal level how overwhelmingly difficult it would be for an average person to go through the short-term troubles that would happen to get to the long-term solutions.

Assumptions...

You're making a lot of them. Maybe Dr. Paul actually cares about other Americans...?

Okay, you're an idiot. I

Okay, you're an idiot. I never said he didn't care about other people. I was simply saying he lacks a certain perception which is blinded by the fact that he is so dedicated to his beliefs. Now that is understandable as in the long term it is the actual solution to problems. However, he inadvertently fails to comprehend the disparity between his understanding and ability to weather the storm in the short-term and other people's lack of understanding and lack of ability to weather the storm in the short-term.

Ron Paul could even be more upfront

When Wolf asked him about protecting Americans from losing their homes Ron could come right out and say: "Those who were living beyond their means have got to pay for their mistake. Those who were living within their means should not be forced to pay for those who weren't."

I did like how he more or less made it clear that ordinary citizens are being forced to pick up the tab for Wall Street.

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Yes. I did too, He said

Yes. I did too, He said something like: Wall Street wants to dump it's mistakes on Main Street. That was a great line!!!

I think I get it now...

These bailouts are going to hurt us (the little people) because of inflation and taxes? But wouldn't it have hurt worse to let them fail?

No, listen again. Hint: the dollar.

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Our dollar is going to buy less...,

right?

correct

the value of the money in your pocket right now will be devalued.

Ron Paul gets it.

He understands that the poor people are suffering. Why doesn't anyone else sitting in Washington get it? Do they just not care? When will they start caring? Oh I know... when we the people demand it.

I Could See That One Coming...

ole Wolf - was hoping to try to get RP to say either something possitive about OBomba ... or that he would choose him over McWar -
But the brilliant one, Ron Paul ... called him on that ... and laid it out there he is voting Third Party! ....
I am loving it that the MSM is all coming to RP for answers - because they know he has them. McBama are clueless!
3 Cheers for Ron Paul!!!

I am with Dr Paul - and I am voting 3rd Party - Chuck Baldwin all the way!

www.baldwin08.com

I'm voting third party too...

but it's scary to think that McCain could be our next President as opposed to Obama which is also scary but not as scary as McCain.

What to say?

That was just great. A big thanks to all of us for making media coverage like this possible. We should all be very proud of what we have acomplished...in this campaign. Can you imagine an interview like this last year?

There's a Ron Paul supporter on every street corner, meetup groups still meet--I visited a great group outside of Chico, CA...the Durham group, I believe, for a Constitution Day Party. We are the ones who will help rebuild this nation when the collapse occurs. Or at least cry out, "See, I told you so!'

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A big thanks to all of us for making...this possible

Here Here!

"A big thanks to all of us for making media coverage like this possible. We should all be very proud of what we have acomplished...in this campaign. Can you imagine an interview like this last year?"

It isn't for naught. The revolution was before, and is now, and shall go on till every rational creature on this Earth is free!

Its not his memorry

It's the audience. Its unlikely that the same audience watched both interviews. He knows Ron Paul's answer. He asks the question for the audience. You just have to ask yourself what Wolf wants the audience to know.

I've been wondering

if nationalizing media agencies would open free speech & information

A few months back some

A few months back some Washington insider blew the whistle on government propaganda in US media. There was a whole big stink about it, but I don't know whatever came of it.

Supposedly, the Bush administration somehow got 75 or so ex military people in jobs at various media outlets. Those people were then the front men for information from Washington. Then, any media outlets that didn't go along with the "propaganda" were not given easy access to Washington info. I think some guy who worked with Bush while he was governor in TX all the way until this past year or so was the one talking about that stuff, if I'm not mistaken.

So, essentially, the media was already nationalized/controlled in a way - and it turned out worse for us.

You can even look at the Articles of Impeachment presented by Dennis Kuccinich. Some of his articles of impeachment are related to the government propaganda via the US media.

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I'd disagree-

the media appears to be more closely socialized (govt' controlling the individual) than nationalized (public monitoring the public ~4th estate)

We'd be MUCH worse off in

We'd be MUCH worse off in terms of freedom of information and speech if that were the case - especially as America teeters towards socialism/fascism.

"My theories explain, but cannot slow the decline of a great civilization. I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline."
- Ludwig Von Mises

"My theories explain, but cannot slow the decline of a great civilization. I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline."
- Ludwig Von Mises

How-

If each citizen supervised (not own) a quota in news agencies, would that encourage competition, form a sort of 'checks & balance' system ["information of, for & by the people"] and adjust the 'bottom' line' of corporate media trusts? It seems info' serves a different function than property in a free market. It also seems there's a difference between socializing and nationalizing something; the state taking from individuals vs. the public monitored by the public