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Paul: Country is moving toward fascism
The Hill ^ | December 23, 2007 | Klaus Marre |

Posted on 12/23/2007 6:44:53 PM PST by AmericanMade1776

White House hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Sunday that the U.S. is moving toward fascism, stating that corporations are increasingly “running the show” and citizens are being deprived of their liberties.

Paul clarified that he did not refer to the type of fascism that Adolf Hitler practiced in Germany. “We’re not moving toward Hitler-type fascism, but we’re moving toward a softer fascism,” Paul said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “Loss of civil liberties, corporations running the show, big government in bed with big business.”

The lawmaker said the U.S. is moving toward “corporatism.” He also lashed out at a system in which those are criticized as unpatriotic who do not support the war in Iraq or the Patriot Act.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
Neighbor of the Beast wrote: Is it too late to put him in the Donner Party?

Not sure ..but what about the Blitzer Party?

21 posted on 12/23/2007 7:00:17 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: AmericanMade1776
"He also lashed out at a system in which those are criticized as unpatriotic who do not support the war in Iraq or the Patriot Act."

Can he provide one instance of the president calling people unpatriotic who oppose the war?
22 posted on 12/23/2007 7:00:18 PM PST by Steve_Seattle (|)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast; AmericanMade1776
Ron Paul foes not belong in the Republican Party.

Ron Paul doesn’t even belong in the Libertarian Party.

Does Ron Paul even belong on planet Earth...???

23 posted on 12/23/2007 7:00:25 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: river rat

After watching Ron Paul on “ Meet the Press” today, I am almost sure that Ron Paul is heading to a mental institution.


24 posted on 12/23/2007 7:01:22 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: AmericanMade1776

25 posted on 12/23/2007 7:01:34 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: AmericanMade1776
Country is moving toward fascism

Nah, he and his neonazis aren't going to win.
26 posted on 12/23/2007 7:03:12 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: okie01

Ron Paul , today bashed Three Republican Presidents, ( Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, George Bush) , confessed to having withdrawn from the Republican Party in the eighties ,and confesses that America is moving toward Fascism.. ... Poor Ron Paul..and yet the dollars keep coming into his campaign...damn that George Soros.


27 posted on 12/23/2007 7:04:13 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: AmericanMade1776
..corporations are increasingly “running the show”..

What I what to know is who is running Ron Paul?

28 posted on 12/23/2007 7:04:36 PM PST by ILS21R
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To: AmericanMade1776

Paul is in full moonbat mode!


29 posted on 12/23/2007 7:04:55 PM PST by Always Right
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To: RetiredArmy
Exactly. The democrats just LOVE having Paul in the debates. They see him as a 'disruptor',,,which he is. It wouldn't surprise me if Soros is helping to fund him.

It's about time the Republican Party and its candidates refuse to appear on stage for any more debates if Paul is invited.

30 posted on 12/23/2007 7:05:11 PM PST by stockstrader (We need a conservative who will UNITE the Party, not a liberal who will DIVIDE it!)
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To: AmericanMade1776
Ron Paul foes not belong in the Republican Party.

You're right, especially since the Republican Party abandoned freedom & Liberty so long ago.

31 posted on 12/23/2007 7:05:35 PM PST by xrp (Ron Paul: The RIGHT way to vote for freedom.)
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To: JerseyHighlander
It's not a stretch to say that Wal=Mart has more control over inflation than the Federal Reserve.

That does not mean that the Fed no longer controls the money supply however.

32 posted on 12/23/2007 7:07:10 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: xrp

C’mon, yes the Republicans could stand more for liberty and freedom, but Ron Paul is heading toward the edge of the cliff fast.


33 posted on 12/23/2007 7:07:34 PM PST by sruleoflaw
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To: AmericanMade1776
Capitalism is where the government's role in the economy is as a judge to interpret and enforce contracts made between free people. Communism is where the government owns the means of production, think the post office or public schools. Fascism is the original third way, where government doesn't own the means of production, but where the government regulates the means of production.

With this understanding and clarification, Ron Paul is correct. Government is regulating more and more and more. Regulated industries tend to capture the bureaucracies that regulate them, ie the drug industry influences the FDA, farmers influence the agriculture department.

It's a controversial statement, but it is also a true statement.

34 posted on 12/23/2007 7:07:41 PM PST by Jabba the Nutt (Just laugh at them!)
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To: xrp
xrp wrote: Ron Paul foes not belong in the Republican Party. You're right, especially since the Republican Party abandoned freedom & Liberty so long ago.

How nice one of the looney tune Ron Paul supporters has shown up! Takes a lot of nerve to step forward and defend Ron Paul. Bash the Republican party.... and WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE RON PAUL OUT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.... WE DON'T NEED YOU..OR HIM.

35 posted on 12/23/2007 7:09:06 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: AmericanMade1776
Dang! I was hoping Ron Paul could find a party , but not with the Republicans. Wonder where we could place him.

Be interesting if Ron Paul goes 3rd Party...

36 posted on 12/23/2007 7:09:23 PM PST by Iscool
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To: Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allerious; ...
“There was a time when the Republicans defended individual liberty and the Constitution and decreased spending.”



Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.
37 posted on 12/23/2007 7:09:42 PM PST by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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To: AmericanMade1776
"...corporations running the show..

I'd MUCH rather have corporations running the show rather than liberal, government bureaucrats.

38 posted on 12/23/2007 7:10:18 PM PST by stockstrader (We need a conservative who will UNITE the Party, not a liberal who will DIVIDE it!)
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To: Iscool
Iscool wrote: Dang! I was hoping Ron Paul could find a party , but not with the Republicans. Wonder where we could place him. Be interesting if Ron Paul goes 3rd Party...

Maybe Ron Paul could find a home in the Green Party with Cynthia McKinney. Run on the same ticket. MOONBATS UNITE! Sorry Kucinich. ha.

39 posted on 12/23/2007 7:10:55 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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To: traviskicks

So glad you libertarians are showing up, would you please take Ron Paul, to your party?


40 posted on 12/23/2007 7:11:48 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
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