http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ronpaul/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:02:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2418311/posts In its recent look back on the first ten years of the century, Time Magazine proclaimed the period to be "the decade from hell." The editors made their case based on what they saw as the signature events of the last ten years, notably the ravages of terrorism, failed wars, and a global financial crisis. Taken together, these factors produced an era that Time is convinced will be remembered as one of the low points in our history. As the media hates to dwell on the negative, the commentary was rife with notes of optimism about pending recovery. It could... Campaign for Liberty http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2418311/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:02:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2418257/posts I was a Ron Paul supporter in the 2008 campaign for the presidency, and I made no apologies about it. Ron Paul was the candidate at the time that supported a smaller government, individual liberties and the Constitution closer than any other candidate. By far, he was the small government candidate. Others, especially conservatives, would often say that they support many of Paul’s positions, but… Either his voice was too “high and whiny”, or they viewed his position on America’s foreign policy to be “wacko” and “crazy”. The going phrase at the time, and still today, is that Ron Paul... Small Gov Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2418257/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:21:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418038/posts It appears that some state and county Tea Party groups are trying to cleanse their ranks of libertarians. That's a shame since the movement started with Ron Paul and his libertarian followers, and was then co-opted by mainstream GOP Sean Hannity types. Lawrence Samuels, editor of Facets of Liberty: A Libertarian Primer and participant in the Monterey County Tea Party, is witnessing the purge firsthand: [A]fter a successful 4th of July Tea Party parade and Freedom Rally in Monterey, the cracks in the alliance split wide open. I was accused of belonging to too many leftist organizations. In fact, I... insidecatholic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418038/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417445/posts I’ve already written about how his isolationist garbage leads inexorably to nonsense like this, so let me just add two points. First, and most obviously, there is no U.S. occupation of Yemen or Nigeria. The only way the airline plot is a reaction to U.S. “occupation” is if you accept the jihadist premise that there are no Arab/Muslim nation-states but rather only one Islamic caliphate waiting to be born. Only in that way does the U.S. occupation of Iraq warrant a reprisal from, say, a Pakistani or Yemeni. And yet, needless to say, if Britain was attacked tomorrow and Obama... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417445/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417411/posts Here is video of Ron Paul and Ben Stein on "Larry King Live" getting into a heated argument over Ron Paul saying terrorist are motivated to hate us because we are "occupiers." (Video)When Ben Stein said that we should help the government of Yemen by stopping terrorists and murders, Ron Paul said "why are they terrorist? They're terrorists because we're occupiers." Ben Stein then called Ron Paul's claim that we are "occupiers" as "the same anti-Semitic argument that we've heard over and over again." Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417411/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:54:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416814/posts Who would you vote for? Internet Poll http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416814/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2416196/posts Last week on Christmas Eve, after many backroom deals were made, the Senate passed the healthcare reform bill with a strictly partisan vote. I was pleased that my colleagues in the GOP are on the right side of this bill. Although this vote was a major step in healthcare reform becoming reality, they still have to reconcile the Senate bill with the House-passed version in conference committee. This could prove even more difficult and costly than the Senate vote. There was a little bit of controversy surrounding one particular Senator who was initially against the bill, but then, coincidentally, a... U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2416196/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416132/posts Ron Paul is a white-haired, soft-voiced, 74-year-old doctor who has twice failed in presidential campaigns and is frequently derided by his Republican colleagues as an ideologue from the party's libertarian fringe. No one would have been surprised if the Lake Jackson congressman had slipped off the political radar after his 2008 quixotic bid for the presidency, his ambitions for higher office thwarted. But Paul has refused to go out to the political pasture to live in comfortable irrelevance. As odd as it may seem, he has become one of the most influential Republicans in a capital city dominated by liberal... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416132/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:11:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415837/posts On November 19th, Rush Limbaugh caused a stir when he mentioned PrisonPlanet.com on his radio show and linked to them on his website, touting their article 'With Hurricanes At Thirty Year Low, Gore Turns To Photoshop'. By the end of the day, though, Limbaugh or his handlers had tried to erase all signs of the endorsement, as Paul Joseph Watson pointed out in his article Rush Limbaugh Censors Mention Of Prison Planet From His Own Archives. Watson noted "Any links to the Prison Planet.com story, which were prominently featured all over Limbaugh’s website, have also been deleted and replaced with... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415837/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:55:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413439/posts Justin Raimondo detects yet another death of neoconservatism and yet another resurgence of non-interventionism on the right. As usual, he takes isolated examples, misinterprets them and then grossly exaggerates their importance. It is great news that many Tea Party protesters support something like a non-interventionist foreign policy. As many of them were originally Ron Paul supporters, just as I was, it makes sense that quite a few of them do support this. It would be even better news if there were any reason to believe that most of the Republican Party and conservative movement shared their foreign policy views. The... American Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413439/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2412613/posts Last week the House overwhelmingly approved a measure to put a new round of sanctions on Iran. If this measure passes the Senate, the United States could no longer do business with anyone who sold refined petroleum products to Iran or helped them develop their ability to refine their own petroleum. The sad thing is that many of my colleagues voted for this measure because they felt it would deflect a military engagement with Iran. I would put the question to them, how would Congress react if another government threatened our critical trading partners in this way? Would we not... U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2412613/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:24:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410981/posts The slickly organised theft of one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust sent a wave of outrage around the world yesterday. The sign that hung over the gates of Auschwitz extermination camp, where more than a million people died during the Second World War, was stolen in minutes. Polish police suspect that the culprits were either neo-Nazis or acting on behalf of collectors or a group of individuals. The slogan wrought in iron, Arbeit Macht Frei (“Work sets you free”), was the cynical welcome to those entering the camp in the 1940s. One million of the 1.1 million... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410981/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:45:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2410190/posts People often mistake being named Time’s “Person of the Year” as an honor, but that men as sinister as Adolph Hitler, Josef Stalin and Rudy Giuliani have all been given the title suggests otherwise. According to Time, the award is primarily a recognition of influence and by that measure the 2009 selection of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke makes sense. Explains Time, the Fed is “an independent government agency that conducts monetary policy, which means it sets short-term interest rates - which means it has immense influence over inflation, unemployment, the strength of the dollar and the strength of your... American Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2410190/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:55:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409074/posts On December 16, 2007, supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul broke the all time fundraising record by raising $6 million in a single day, holding tea parties throughout the USA to protest an oppressive government. The sentiment spread like a flame of liberty across the entire country, as more people became aware of the dangers government control poses to their lives, liberty and property. Millions of people from all political backgrounds now participate in local tea parties, and are proving too volatile to channel into supporting politics as usual, causing headaches for politicians of both parties who would ignore... http://www.randpaul2010.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409074/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:19:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409024/posts One of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's biggest critics said that he deserves Time magazine's "Person of the Year" award bestowed to him on Wednesday. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), one of Bernanke's greatest critic, said that the award is fitting because Bernanke is the "most powerful man in the world." MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said that Paul had admitted off camera that Bernanke deserved the award because of his economic power. Paul replied "He is. He is the most powerful man in the world. I believe a case can be made for that... He controls the supply of money, which is... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409024/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:14:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408888/posts Paul ranks alongside ultra-liberal Dennis Kucinich as having the weakest foreign policy stances in the U.S. House. Tuesday, Paul and Kucinich were two of only 12 House members that voted against imposing new sanctions on Iran. The resolution that would penalize foreign companies from selling oil to Iran passed 412-12. "This will unify the Iranian people against us," Paul incorrectly predicts. The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408888/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408835/posts The House voted overwhelmingly to implement new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for its saber-rattling over building a nuclear weapons arsenal. By a 412-12 vote, lawmakers approved legislation that would penalize foreign companies that sell oil to Iran or help the country with its oil-producing capacity. While Iran is a major crude oil producer, its lack of ability to produce enough gasoline and other refined petroleum products is a major economic vulnerability. With no Senate action on the legislation expected this year, the House vote was for the time being mainly a warning that the United States is ready to... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408835/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:35:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2407529/posts Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy’s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase government regulation and oversight in the banking industry under the misguided reasoning that more government could have stopped faulty lending practices, when in actuality it caused them. This bill would also greatly increase the powers of the Federal Reserve, which too many in Congress still see as savior rather than perpetrator in this mess. One silver lining is that the amendment... U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2407529/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406658/posts Many years ago, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. famously stated, “Competition is a sin.” He preferred a monopoly, the very antithesis of economic freedom, in order to increase profits. A monopoly accomplishes for its creator the opportunity to gouge the public, a consequence generally well-known, and generally despised. There is, however, one commodity existing as a monopoly that the public does not loathe, the creation of money. This monopoly seems to most Americans to be the only way to proceed. They are unaware that our nation once had competing currencies and this competition led to honesty in the field of money.... New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406658/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405619/posts Congressman Ron Paul has introduced a new bill in the House of Representatives. The bill calls for the elimination of legal tender laws, the elimination of laws that prohibit the operation of private mints and the elimination of capital gains and sales taxes on gold and silver coins. His statement introducing the bill in the House is here. Economic Policy Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405619/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:27:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405410/posts Norwegians Rally for Ron Paul. An interesting video from Norway taken during the Nobel Peace prize events. Rally opposing Big government. video (2:20 min.) YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405410/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:35:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405386/posts The anarchist libertarian socialist Noam Chomsky told Press TV on Wednesday that the nation of Israel is more like a military base for the United States. American linguist and author of such books as “What Uncle Sam Really Wants” and “Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture,” Noam Chomsky, was interviewed on Wednesday by Press TV to explain the complicated relationship between Tel-Aviv and Washington. The American sociopolitical analyst said, “Israel is essentially a US military base, the US positions weapons there, that's a very close military and intelligence tie.” Commenting further on the weapons Israel received... Digital Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405386/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:09:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404583/posts As the U.S prepares to send more troops to the war in Afghanistan, Barack Obama’s in Norway to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in October. The Nobel Committee said it wanted to praise Obama’s efforts to strengthen diplomacy and co-operation between nations. But for many, the 44th U.S. president was a surprise choice. Republican Congressman Ron Paul says Obama’s recent war plans show he shouldn’t have been awarded the peace prize. Jackson Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404583/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402597/posts Rep. Ron Paul's attempt to rein in central bank is finally close to passing -- just don't expect him to vote for it. Ron Paul is used to going it alone. During 20 years in Washington, the libertarian Republican congressman from Texas has proposed doing away with personal income taxes, federal antitrust laws and the minimum wage. He's advocated pulling the United States out of the United Nations, NATO and the International Monetary Fund. Those efforts have mostly been legislative non-starters. Many of his bills fail to attract a single co-sponsor. But one of his perennial causes is headed to... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402597/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:06:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2402352/posts If anyone still doubted that this administration’s foreign policy would bring any kind of change, this week’s debate on Afghanistan should remove all doubt. The President’s stated justifications for sending more troops to Afghanistan and escalating war amount to little more than recycling all the false reasons we began the conflict. It is so discouraging to see this coming from our new leadership, when the people were hoping for peace. New polls show that 49 percent of the people favor minding our own business on the world stage, up from 30 percent in 2002. Perpetual war is not solving anything.... U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2402352/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:13:29 GMT