Ron Paul with Arnie Arnesen on 'Political Chowder' in NH

Dr Paul's great strength and his great weakness as a presidential candidate both emerged in this interview, thanks to the intelligence and professionalism of the interviewer. His strength had to do with his anti-war stand. Also, his reference to the Japanese not caring about the oil market was interesting. However, you can bet the Japanese put a lot of thought into energy-conservation in their engineering and architectural designs and there will be government intervention in that. Dr Paul's weakness is that he sounds very bookish and theoretical on economics, and as if he has read only books belonging to one particular minority school of thought, the so-called "Austrians". That is a big big BIG problem and it may get worse. It emerged when he was asked about his Cabinet. And it will emerge also when he starts talking about getting rid of this and that Department. Running the US Government like any other means you have to be seen as a good bureaucratic administrator to some extent. Ronald Reagan was very unbookish but got a good reputation for knowing how to choose a Cabinet perceived as competent. Dr Paul has to get way beyond his "Austrian" and even his free market/libertarian friends if he is going to choose a credible team and Cabinet. He must see that there can be persons who are not politically aligned to him who are also competent and therefore have to be reached out to.

What I liked about the video is that Dr. Paul talked about things I had not heard him cover before - people whom he might include in his cabinet, for one (assuming he wins); and an oil market without restraint or government meddling.

Arnie asked some good questions, with the promise of a full hour the next time, and I was struck by the fact that - at no point - was Dr. Paul caught for an answer. He has thought-through everything imaginable and speaks well.

What also came across was his ego-less, buoyant demeanor. Man, is this rare among candidates. Ron takes the issues seriously, but not himself and this is very wise.

Last, the video was horrifically out of sync; the audio was a good 2 seconds ahead of the video so it was a bit maddening to watch. Still, I'm glad I did.

i agree, that was a good interview, because if i heard another reporter ask him about that stupid giuliani spat which ron paul was obviously right about i was gonna scream. she asked alot of questions others havent asked and they were good ones and of course ron paul hit em right out of the park. thanks for posting this.

I'm so tired of MSM asking him the same non-enlightening questions over and over. This was a great interview and I learned a lot more about some of Ron Paul's ideas from it. He NAILED the oil questions; cellphones for every American, I love the analogy... Although I find he nails almost any question that leaves other presidential hopefuls stuttering.

Ron Paul your common sense in this endless sea of political corruption acts to exponentially reflect your shining brilliance. Shine on sir; It's always a breath of fresh air in my lungs.