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So you think Ron Paul is crazy? (2002 video shows him making stunningly accurate predictions)
American Thinker ^ | 01/09/2012 | Jason McNew

Posted on 01/09/2012 7:07:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Intellectually speaking, we live in fascinating, if dangerous, times. Given a larger view of history, it should be understood that nations, political systems, and currencies come and go on a fairly regular basis. Human freedom is an exception -- not the norm.

There are four core components necessary for the existence of an independent, sovereign nation: A system of laws (constitutional or otherwise,) geographical borders, a sound monetary system, and a defensive function.

Presently, the United States is failing (or trending toward failure) on the first three counts. Failure on two or more will lead to a failure of the fourth (national defense.) Capitalism notwithstanding, could it be that this is what Russia, China, and the emerging Islamic Caliphate want? Or what George Soros wants?

It is for this reason that I support Ron Paul for POTUS. Yes, detractors of Paul's foreign policy may have legitimate gripes -- in particular his seeming failure to understand that radical Islamists cannot be disincentivized in the same way that Soviet Communists could.

Here is a short, 2002 video of Ron Paul making a multitude of predictions in the areas of economics and geopolitics. Watch the entire thing before judging -- Paul's accuracy craves explanation.

http://youtu.be/zGDisyWkIBM ;

Could it be that Ron Paul is right about economics, the Constitution, and geopolitics, and that his detractors are the ones that have it wrong?

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2crazy4america; bloggers; crazypolicies; crazyronpaul; crazysolutions; ronpaul; spotthelooney
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To: lormand

It is very reveling how the neocons have to lie, lie, lie about Ron Paul in their attempt to marginalize him. Ron Paul IS a Constitutional conservative. His record speaks for itself.


21 posted on 01/09/2012 7:25:53 AM PST by jpsb
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To: jpsb

Ron Paul trashes the heart of the United States Constitution!


22 posted on 01/09/2012 7:26:02 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: Scotsman will be Free
He also fails on monetary policy. His gold standard demands that all coins must be made of silver or gold.

How small would coins have to be today? With gold and silver traded on the world market, the prices swing wildly. You would have no idea what a dollar might be worth tomorrow.

How does the little moron plan to raise GDP, mine more gold?

His 1820 brain can't grasp reality in a 2012 world.

23 posted on 01/09/2012 7:27:10 AM PST by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: SeekAndFind

Some seem to think if we just elect the right leader, we can turn this ship around.

I’m not so sure anymore.


24 posted on 01/09/2012 7:28:17 AM PST by listenhillary (Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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To: SkyDancer; ScottinVA

Wow Ron Paul never served in our armed forces, how does he get away with that lie? /s


25 posted on 01/09/2012 7:29:00 AM PST by jpsb
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To: jpsb

He was a flight surgeon in the Air Force so he did serve but not the way he wants to tell it.


26 posted on 01/09/2012 7:32:04 AM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: jpsb

You apparently have no problem with Ron Paul praising traitors, creating decades of vile newsletters and then lying about them, supporting the Occupy parasites, appearing on whacko conspiracy nut shows and then pander to those kooks, saying that there was “glee” in the Bush White House after 9/11, gutting the military, thinking it is OK for Iran and terrorists to get nukes, backstabbing Israel, being backed by some of the most vile racist organizations, partnering with Barney Frank and George Soros, being a truther nutcase?


27 posted on 01/09/2012 7:32:04 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: SkyDancer

“He’s also a liar. In 1963, when Ron Paul entered into military service, he could not have been drafted.”

EXACTLY! That is what I thought too. But, as those who have studied the candidates know, he has shown himself to be a liar before.


28 posted on 01/09/2012 7:34:17 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: Beagle8U

The gold standard is a lovely idea in theory.

In practice it would put the amount of monetary expansion at the utter mercy of new gold strikes, and whether someone develops an inexpensive way of transmuting lead to gold or of extracting gold from seawater.

Unfriendly governments, such as Rissia, controlling gold supplies would be put in the present position of OPEC, able to damage our economy by releasing gold, or not.

In the absence of sufficient gold being mined to keep up with economic expansion, we would get deflation, which is at least as damaging as inflation.


29 posted on 01/09/2012 7:34:51 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: jpsb
PS - the way RP tries to tell it he was in Vietnam.

Ron Paul supporters said that he did receive a draft notice for the Army and was given a choice of that or being commissioned into the Air force as a surgeon. Ok let's take this statement at face value.

What this really means is that Ron Paul in order to evade going into the Army, chose instead the Air Force.

Understand that during the period of the draft, the Air Force like the Coast Guard was considered a much softer and safer alternative to the Army.

More interestingly, in 1965 just as the Vietnam War was getting serious, Ron Paul left active duty and spent the rest of his career in the Air National Guard.

Then in 1968, when the Vietnam War was at its height, Ron Paul resigned his commission and left the service.

Looking at the above events, it could be argued that Ron Paul was actively trying to evade being sent to Vietnam.

He knew that being in the Air National Guard would protect him from going to Vietnam.

And when things started heating up and he could potentially be sent to Vietnam, he resigned.

So if Ron Paul is implying Gingrich was a coward by seeking a deferment, it can easily be implied that Paul was "gaming" the system to avoid being sent to Vietnam.

30 posted on 01/09/2012 7:34:58 AM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: Proud2BeRight

Even the Devil knows every word in the Bible but that doesn’t make him a Christian.
Repeatedly claiming someone is a Constitutionalist,Conservative, or even Republican doesn’t make it so.
Even our current Resident in the WH is supposedly a Constitutional Scholar?


31 posted on 01/09/2012 7:35:32 AM PST by Leep
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To: Proud2BeRight

Ron Paul is my congressman and I resent all the lies being told about him. And all the mischaracterizations of his positions. Do I agree with him 100%, no of course not. I just don’t like the lies.


32 posted on 01/09/2012 7:36:36 AM PST by jpsb
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To: Proud2BeRight

This should be screamed from the highest mountain peak. Ron Paul is a flat out liar.


33 posted on 01/09/2012 7:37:31 AM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: jpsb

Paul is no conservative.


34 posted on 01/09/2012 7:37:58 AM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: jpsb
Ron Paul never served in our armed forces.

Yes he did. He performed surgery while flying in airplanes.

35 posted on 01/09/2012 7:39:31 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: SeekAndFind

You’ll find the most chilling part at 5:52, if you’re quick enough with the pause button.


36 posted on 01/09/2012 7:41:26 AM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: jpsb

Would you like to debate any of the facts I have presented above about your nutcase congressman?


37 posted on 01/09/2012 7:41:37 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: Sherman Logan
Not only that, look at the way gold is traded in the market today, it isn't just the true gold supply that is causing the wild price swings.

The value can drop 10-15% in a week. How the hell would a MFG know how to price his goods? Many products have over a year of lead time and a rather small unit product margin.

Ron Paul is a raving lunatic.

38 posted on 01/09/2012 7:45:06 AM PST by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Leep

Correct. Ron Paul is NOT conservative, NOT Tea Party and NOT GOP. He is a libertarian who is not welcome anywhere so he has decided, with the help of Democrats, tinfoil hats, and Soros, to crash the GOP primaries with his kook fringe crappola.

Ron Paul is the streetcorner crazy who people cross the street to avoid.


39 posted on 01/09/2012 7:45:45 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: SkyDancer
Or maybe is 4 years of active duty was up and he wanted to return to civilian life? I find it wrong to call the man a coward ("He knew that being in the Air National Guard would protect him from going to Vietnam") that did what his nation asked him to do, in fact even more being going into the national guard, and then got back to his life/career.

I noticed that the paul bashing Glenn Beck is no longer on the air in the Houston market. Maybe Beck needs to ponder that.

40 posted on 01/09/2012 7:46:21 AM PST by jpsb
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