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Ron Paul: The only bright star in the sky of the Republic
Posted October 15th, 2009 by zenpiperIn watching Ron Paul in various TV shows, I got a chill. I realized that I was watching something highly unusual: a thoroughly decent, thoughtful, compassionate, tough, and yet humble man. There is no grandstanding, no bombast, no posturing, no bluffing, no attempts to mislead or conceal.
He just speaks his truth in a way that is so disarming and sensible that it leaves the corporate elites shaking their heads. And it leaves me quite moved.
The... Revolution Has Begun: Gerald Celente
Posted August 13th, 2009 by zenpiperThe 'Second American Revolution' Has Begun
By Gerald Celente
August 12, 2009
KINGSTON, NY -- The natives are restless. The third shot of the "Second American Revolution" has been fired. History is being made. But just as with the first two shots, the third shot is not being heard.
America is seething. Not since the Civil War has anything like this happened. But the protests are either being intentionally downplayed or ignorantly misinterpreted.
Make Ron Paul a Super-Hero! Pow! Splat!
Posted August 11th, 2009 by zenpiperThe recent graphic of Ron Paul as Batman is just fantastic. I don't know the name of the artist, but I'll give him or her a deep bow and a hearty thanks.
It got me thinking about how Ron Paul - our super-hero - might get a little more visibility. Plus it would be fun.
Let’s Ignore Congress
Posted November 7th, 2009 by xntryk1Heady stuff, indeed. Where is the flaw? I think the American scene could use Herbert Spencer today. He’s refreshing! Behold: “Let men learn that a legislature is not ‘our God upon earth,’ though, by the authority they ascribe to it, and the things they expect from it, they would seem to think it is. Let them learn rather that it is an institution serving a purely temporary purpose, whose power, when not stolen, is at the best borrowed” (emphasis added). Brilliant!
Michelle Malkin’s journey from ideas to tribes
Posted November 6th, 2009 by cyndezuA former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
By Ross Anderson
John Boehner, The Real Political Rebellion Is Right Here
Posted November 6th, 2009 by xntryk1Nov 5, 2009
John Boehner, The Real Political Rebellion Is Right Here
by Alex R. Knight III
According to ABC News on November 4, recent Republican wins in gubernatorial elections in both New Jersey and Virginia prompted Ohio congressman John Boehner to say:
“There’s a political rebellion going on in America, and what we saw last night was just a glimpse of it.”
Please contact Gallup's Editorial Staff - Include Ron Paul!
Posted November 6th, 2009 by PoliticalPatriotI called and spoke with Gallup to ask how they determine who makes a poll like the one that was just released for the 2012 Republican nomination. I was told by a staffer that it was based on the news worthiness and attention a potential candidate is getting. She then went on to ask me if my inquiry was for a news article, and if so, she added that she didn't want to be quoted (so I won't mention her name here).
Why I’m an anarchist
Posted November 3rd, 2009 by xntryk1November 2nd, 2009
Why I’m an anarchist
by Tessa Rose
A Depraved, Violent and Indifferent Culture
Posted November 1st, 2009 by xntryk1"It is not a sign of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society." ~ J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
Non-Aggression Principle and Vice: Where's The Crime?
Posted November 1st, 2009 by xntryk1THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE
Number 543, November 1, 2009
Non-Aggression Principle and Vice: Where's The Crime?
by Russell D. Longcore, russlongcore@gmail.com
One of the tenets of individual liberty is the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP), which states that no person has the right to initiate force or fraud against any other person for any reason. When the NAP comes up against criminal law as it relates to vices, both should be tested honestly.
Stefan Molyneux debating Michael Badnarik, Opening Rebuttal
Posted October 29th, 2009 by xntryk1U.S. Scared to Death
Posted October 26th, 2009 by xntryk1October 25, 2009
U.S. Scared to Death
by Eric Nordstrom
It's almost Halloween and it's time to roll out the boogy-man. Yesterday President Barrack Obama opened the Haunted House by proclaiming a National Emergency. It would seem that government wants to scare the wits out of the People. The H1N1 virus is the most recent scary ghoul government has toward terrifying the masses.
Never Trust a Government Conviction
Posted October 26th, 2009 by xntryk1Oct 21, 2009
Never Trust a Government Conviction
By Anthony Gregory
Megan Williams now says she was lying all along when accusing seven men of kidnapping, sexually abusing and assaulting her. The seven pled guilty to charges two years ago.
Indeed, “former Logan County prosecutor Brian Abraham, who was in charge of the case, said no one ever went to jail because of Williams’ statements. Instead, Abraham said Tuesday night, he decided early in the case not to rely on Williams’ statements, but on the physical evidence and the statements of the co-defendants.”
Government’s contribution: Immoral violence
Posted October 26th, 2009 by xntryk1October 25th, 2009
Government’s contribution: Immoral violence
by Larken Rose
It’s inefficient, it’s corrupt, it’s horrendously expensive, and it’s bad at almost everything it does, not only failing to solve problems, but constantly making them worse, and making new problems at the same time. Yet so many people still insist that this thing called “government” is needed, even if only for a few particular tasks.
Congressman Stupak Prohibits Recording of Town Hall Meeting
Posted October 26th, 2009 by PoliticalPatriotThis past Saturday, Michigan's 1st. District Congressman, Bart Stupak, held two town hall meetings in Cheboygan and Petoskey. It's Bart Stupak's long-standing policy that the recording of his "public" meetings is prohibited unless you are "credentialed media". Constituents are NOT allowed to tape his meetings for re-broadcast or posting on public websites like YouTube. This, alone, is reason enough to replace Bart in 2010.
Writing the New Texas Constitution: Avoiding Inherent Flaws
Posted October 24th, 2009 by xntryk1October 24, 2009
Writing the New Texas Constitution: Avoiding Inherent Flaws
by Russell D. Longcore, russlongcore@bellsouth.net
I hear a lot these days about the constitutionality of secession. In this article, I will prove that the Constitution is without authority and that the subject of secession related to the Constitution is entirely irrelevant, and that any states need not concern themselves with the constitutionality of secession.
True News 58: Stop Defending Freedom! Part 2
Posted October 24th, 2009 by xntryk1Obama tries to exclude Fox News from the White House press pool.
Posted October 23rd, 2009 by zenpiperFew of us at the Daily Paul care much for Fox News. It's a neo-con shill channel, with O'Reilly and Hannity leading the pack.
Yesterday, Obama (or the White House) banned Fox News from the press pool, which is made up of the five major networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX, organized by the White House Correspondents Organization.
This dictat meant that no administration figure would consent to be interviewed by Fox News; Fox had a glimpse of that last week when officials made the rounds of all the Sunday interview shows on all the networks except...Fox's.
Revolution from the Right?
Posted October 22nd, 2009 by sacohenLoose talk about Revolution is all over the internet and Right Wing media these days. From Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh to the coy secession talk of Texas Governor Rick Perry, the idea of armed resistance is being floated on a nearly daily basis ever since Barak Obama won the election. Militia groups, both “Patriot” groups and more sinister White Supremacist groups, are on the rise, and the Tea Party movement uses the symbolism of the revolutionary war in its banners and rhetoric. With all this apparent enthusiasm for killing one’s neighbors, one wonders what the chance of a revolution from the Right really is. In my opinion, it is zero.
By “revolution,” I mean an organized uprising by armed citizens against the Federal government, with the idea of fighting a protracted guerrilla war and defeating the government. I’m not referring to ethnic or religious conflicts, though those are elements of the mix here. In a country where arming yourself is as simple as going down to the corner store and plunking down a few hundred dollars for a 12 gauge shotgun or semi-automatic rifle, why do I doubt the possibility of Revolution from such an angry and seemingly motivated Right Wing?
Realize that there are strong disincentives to joining a revolution. Not only does one risk life and property, but the targets in a revolution tend not to be evil Wall Street bankers and crooked politicians. They tend to be policemen, soldiers, security guards and bystanders. Challenging an intact state with an elected government whose legitimacy is recognized by the vast majority of its citizens has very little possibility of gaining popular support.
That’s always the case, but there are other issues specific to the Right Wing.
The Right doesn’t do Revolution
History over the last hundred years doesn’t offer a single example of a Right wing revolution. The Right favors military coups and death squads. Hitler was voted into office and seized power in a coup. Mussolini seized power in a coup. Pinochet took control in a coup. Franco, arguably was part of a revolution, but this occurred after a failed Right-wing coup attempt and was against a government that was already deeply divided. While many of these groups had considerable popular support they were not popular insurrections. Even in Communist dictatorships, where the Right is out of power and would theoretically form the Resistance, organized opposition usually comes from the intelligentsia or from labor unions.
Of course, past performance is not an indicator of future results. But there are other ingredients missing from the revolutionary stew.
The road to freedom is not paved with politics
Posted October 21st, 2009 by xntryk1Albuquerque Libertarian Examiner October 20, 11:01 PM
The road to freedom is not paved with politics
Kent McManigal
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