Ron Paul Cured My Apathy

Gun Ranking

2012-01-23T21:20:00.001-06:00

2012 Republican Presidential Candidate ranking by Gun Owners of America: Ron Paul A+Rick Perry ARick Santorum B-Newt Gingrich CMitt Romney D- Another national gun-rights group, National Association for Gun Rights, has kind words for Ron Paul.

New Hampshire Democrats

2012-01-15T18:38:00.000-06:00

While the media was focused on the Republican primary in New Hampshire, the Democrats also had a primary. While Ron Paul took 2nd in the Republican primary, he also took 2nd in the Democratic primary. Democrats in New Hampshire went to the polls to write-in Ron Paul. If the Republicans were in this to win, they would recognize Ron Paul is the candidate who can take the White House from Obama.

What is "full disclosure"?

2012-01-15T17:02:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul has advocated for a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve (a private banking cartel authorized by Congress to set the price and availability of money). Ron Paul's H.R. 459 is his latest attempt to allow the Government Accountability Office to do a full and complete audit. In the spirit of fighting against transparency while pretending to be transparent, the Federal Reserve

Duplicating Work, Wasting Funds

2012-01-13T17:41:00.001-06:00

Ron Paul has long argued that much of what the federal government does is not authorized by the constitution. States have their own department of education to guide and regulate local school districts in each state. Why do we spend $40 billion to fund a federal department of education? Why not send that funding directly to the states?

War Propaganda vs. CIA Analyst Endorsement

2012-01-13T16:54:00.002-06:00

War propaganda: Michael Scheuer, the CIA's former Middle East analyst, endorses Ron Paul:

CATA Study On Federal Reserve

2011-12-31T22:02:00.000-06:00

The CATO think-tank released a study of the the Federal Reserve. Has The Fed Been A Failure? CATA concludes there is a need for competition in the field of central banking, "We conclude that the need for a systematic exploration of alternatives to the established monetary system is as pressing today as it was a century ago."

Michael Scheuer

2011-12-30T15:49:00.000-06:00

Michael Scheuer is the former head of the Bin Laden unit for the CIA. He was with the CIA for 22 years. Michael discusses the choice of Republican candidates for President. Senator John McCain was reading Washington’s clear warnings about the dangers of foreign intervention and the fatal impact of mindlessly favoring one country over another. To hear this from McCain’s interventionist,

Banks Profited From Secret Fed Loans

2011-11-28T11:25:00.000-06:00

Secret loans from the Federal Reserve allowed risk-free profits by the bankers. The bank bosses took over-sized bonuses for their success at turning risk-free money into profits. Ron Paul is right, we need a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve. Secret Fed Loans Helped Banks Net $13 Billion The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the

One Of The Few Sane Voices

2011-11-10T09:00:00.005-06:00

Think about losing 98% of your wealth. Or having 98% of your wealth stolen by the banksters. Now consider the following. Ron Paul is called one of the few sane voices: One of the few sane voices for many years regarding the dangers of excessive private and public debt has been Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Gold Could Go to ‘Infinity’ Says Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Ron Paul gave

Government Regulation Failed

2011-11-09T21:55:00.001-06:00

Government financial regulation seems strict, and it effectively limits competitors. The politically well-connected receive regulation waivers, then proceed to bankrupt their companies and steal from their clients. FINRA Gave Corzine Waiver to Run MF Global When Jon Corzine returned to the securities business to run MF Global, he did so without requalifying or registering, as required by FINRA.

Government Backstops

2011-11-09T17:48:00.000-06:00

Nassim Nicholas Taleb authored the article End Bonuses for Bankers. While Mr. Taleb adequately describes some of the symptoms of the current banking problems, his suggestion of ending bonuses radically departs from a workable solution. Mr. Taleb's proposal: Any person who works for a company that, regardless of its current financial health, would require a taxpayer-financed bailout if it failed

GAO and the Federal Reserve

2011-11-08T22:11:00.001-06:00

Ron Paul has been calling for a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve. Ron Paul's bill H.R. 459, to allow the GAO to conduct a full audit, has 191 co-sponsors. Barron's reports that a recent limited review by the GAO found conflict of interest and self-dealing at the Federal Reserve: The history of this cozy arrangement between the regulators and the regulated is outlined in a 266-

Conflicts At The Fed

2011-10-24T19:25:00.001-05:00

Bernie Sanders press release recounts how the Government Accountability Office has found conflicts of interest at the Federal Reserve. GAO Finds Serious Conflicts at the Fed A new audit of the Federal Reserve released today detailed widespread conflicts of interest involving directors of its regional banks. "The most powerful entity in the United States is riddled with conflicts of interest,"

Sarah Palin Agrees With Limiting Foreign Military Interventions

2011-10-24T16:01:00.000-05:00

Regarding Ron Paul's view on limited foreign interventions and nation building, Sarah Palin recently said, "You have to hand it to Ron Paul." "Congress does have a role to play in these foreign policies that are made and Ron Paul has hit the nail on the head when he says the President must be careful when he interjects ourselves into other nation's business."

"Ron Paul has a good idea"

2011-10-18T13:00:00.000-05:00

Rush Limbaugh says Ron Paul's idea for balancing the budget is a "good idea". Ron Paul Has a Good Idea RUSH: ... Ron Paul has a good idea. CALLER: Really? RUSH: ... Kevin Williamson writing at The Corner, National Review Online: "Politico reports that Ron Paul is about to show the Republican presidential field what a serious fiscal-reform plan looks like, proposing $1 trillion in real

Big Nanny Federal Government vs State's Rights

2011-10-17T12:45:00.002-05:00

Ron Paul's proposal to cut $1 trillion in federal government spending is a bold plan that fits with our economic realities. While this is rightly receiving significant press, I found this interesting article published earlier this year in The Oklahoma Daily. The editorial compares so-called states right's vs federal oversight on the issue of regulation of medical marijuana: The federal

You Want Him

2011-09-25T11:50:00.001-05:00

A local army base newspaper has a front page Ron Paul article. The article highlights that Ron Paul receives the most military donations. RON PAUL: YOU WANT HIM He believes hundreds of thousands of U.S. Servicemembers have been stretched thin all across the globe in more than 135 countries - often without a clear mission, any sense of what defines victory, or the knowledge of when they'll be

10th Amendment

2011-09-24T15:59:00.006-05:00

Ron Paul received the loudest applause of the night when he promised to veto any bill that violates the 10th amendment (so-called "state's rights"). The mood of the country has substantially shifted to a desire to adhere to the foundations of our country.

McKinnon Says Ron Paul Can Be GOP Nominee

2011-09-08T22:05:00.000-05:00

Interesting how a well-connected political adviser says Ron Paul can take the Republican nomination: Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain in their presidential campaigns ... McKinnon also complained that Texas Rep. Ron Paul "gets ignored by the media" but has a great deal of popularity. "If the economy doesn't get better than it is right now, Ron

Unaffordable Luxury

2011-09-08T13:48:00.000-05:00

Last night MSNBC had a Republican Presidential candidate debate (didn't look anything like a debate ... more like Romney/Perry glamour show). During the session, Ron Paul was the only candidate who spoke of the unending mandates. Ron Paul also advocated for reducing foreign excursions and to spend half of the saved funds on reducing the national debt and the other half on social programs at

"Jobs Plan"

2011-09-06T22:55:00.001-05:00

While a big-government candidate announced his "jobs plan" that contains a mountain of tweaks of the existing system, Ron Paul's "jobs plan" comes from the Constitution: Rep. Paul’s “jobs plan” was similarly large in scope, as his reply involved a long explanation of Keynesian economics and a suggestion to “let the troops come home and spend their money here,” instead of “subsidizing the welfare

Military Supports Ron Paul

2011-09-02T22:29:00.000-05:00

Based on donations, active military overwhelmingly support Ron Paul. "The one telltale sign of the support I'm getting is because of my foreign policy. I get more donations from active military duty people than all the other candidates put together, which tells me a lot and tells the American people a lot," Paul said. ... "Military people wanted to defend this country but they don't want

Foreign Intervention Makes Us Less Safe

2011-08-31T23:21:00.000-05:00

For years Ron Paul has said that foreign intervention and continuous wars makes us less safe at home. Vermont has a Guard to provide services in time of need. The people of Vermont are in a time of need due to the damage from hurricane Irene. Vermont's Guard owns eight helicopters that could be used to transport food and water to suffering people in Vermont. Where are Vermont's helicopters?

Conspiracy Of Counterfeiters

2011-08-31T10:13:00.000-05:00

Pat Buchanan has an article on the Keynesians and Bernanke printing money. Perry and Ron Paul deserve the nation's gratitude for putting this issue of the unfettered power and the amorality of our unelected Federal Reserve on the political docket. Meanwhile, we are getting more information about the secret bailouts by the Federal Reserve: "From late 2007 through mid-2010, Reserve Banks

Tea Party takes the Iowa Straw Poll

2011-08-13T21:59:00.003-05:00

Michelle Bachman won the straw poll, 1% ahead of Ron Paul. As unofficial representatives of the Tea Party, the Tea Party took 1st and 2nd place. Rand Paul discussed his father's second place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll. Rand Paul was able to discuss many economic issues and said about the Treasury Secretary, "It is time for Timothy Geithner to go."

Is Gold Money?

2011-07-13T23:55:00.001-05:00

Today Ron Paul asked Ben Bernanke, "Do you think gold is money?" Ben answered, "No." Gold is clearly used as money and central banks and people are busy buying gold. In 1912, J.P. Morgan told Congress, "Gold is money. Everything else is credit." Ben Bernanke is delusional: Ron Paul also highlighted the banks were bailed out and the consumers were ignored.

Americans Fund Spanish Company

2011-06-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

American taxpayers, through the Department of Energy, are guaranteeing $1.2 billion in loans to the Spanish company Abengoa. Why are Americans subsidizing European companies? Maybe we should spend our money on Americans first. In 2007, Ron Paul called for ending the Department of Energy. "We don't need a Department of Energy. It serves the interests of big business." Other than growing the

New Hampshire GOP Debate

2011-06-14T21:36:00.000-05:00

Early in the race for the GOP nomination for President, many actors are testing their talking points. A couple credible newspapers published stories indicating Ron Paul won the New Hampshire GOP debate last night. An analysis of audience reaction shows Paul was applauded twice as much as any other candidate on stage. ... Paul earned applause throughout the debate, on a variety of issues,

Audit The Fed Gains Traction

2011-06-06T16:30:00.000-05:00

Ron Paul's bill to do a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve is gaining traction. The bill now has over 150 sponsors. A recent letter to the editor in a California newspaper. The letter ends, "The Constitution does not begin 'We the Fed', but 'We the people'."

Any Gold In Fort Knox?

2011-06-02T15:06:00.002-05:00

Is there real gold in Fort Knox? If it is there, why is there so much secrecy and refusal of a legitimate audit?Paul, a longtime critic of the Federal Reserve and U.S. monetary policy, said he believes it's "a possibility" that there might not actually be any gold in the vaults of Fort Knox or the New York Federal Reserve bank....“Our Federal Reserve admits to nothing, and they should prove all

Medical Due Process

2011-05-29T12:39:00.003-05:00

The Bush administration and the Obama administration have ignored legal due process by ignoring a petition to reclassify a drug under the Controlled Substance Act.In the meantime, the Obama administration is protecting the pharmaceutical providers by allowing their equivalent synthetic product to be classified as a less risky drug. Why is Obama continuing the Bush-era policy of protecting the

Federal Debt Ceiling

2011-05-24T15:08:00.002-05:00

The excessive federal spending is enabled by the Federal Reserve, which buys (through the "primary dealers") the debt issued by the Treasury. This is the funding mechanism of outrageous deficits. If the dollar was backed by something tangible, this scheme of uncontrolled deficit spending would end. Since the dollar is backed by nothing, the attempt to control deficit spending is the debt

Iowa Endorsements

2011-05-23T20:59:00.001-05:00

Endorsements for Ron Paul are starting.ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Texas congressman Ron Paul has collected his first endorsement from a sitting member of the Iowa Legislature.At a news conference Monday at his campaign headquarters, Paul got the backing of Des Moines Republican legislator Glen Massie. Massie says he decided to endorse Paul because of the Texan's devotion to the Constitution....

IMF In Trouble

2011-05-16T17:38:00.002-05:00

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn charged with attempted rapeIMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged Sunday with a criminal sexual act, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment of a hotel maid in New York City.This provides an opportunity to ask the obvious question, "Why does the IMF have so much influence?"From the Daily Bell:Our view, extreme as many might

Short History of Monetary Debasement

2011-05-16T11:54:00.004-05:00

Ron Paul has been speaking of corruption of monetary policy and the Federal Reserve for decades.Here is a great article on the Cara Community about monetary policy, debased money, and the Coinage Act of 1792. It describes how Treasury employees were required to post a bond equivalent to ten years of salary, and misdeeds could be punished by death.Here you have employees who had to put a bond to

The Young & Ron Paul

2011-05-16T11:28:00.002-05:00

NPR has a story about the young who frequently attend Ron Paul's events and want to talk about monetary policy and individual liberty.The NPR page has a link to the audio version of the story.Why The Young Flock To An Old IdealistSixteen-year-old Rob Gray says the age of the crowd doesn't seem odd to him.It's "the old canard of the young being more open-minded than the old," he says.

Finland Is Awake, Wall Street Journal Is Asleep

2011-05-10T23:30:00.010-05:00

It has come to my attention The Wall Street Journal has changed the original article.Link to full original article.Link to newly revised Wall Street Journal article.Link to prior comments on this blog about the article.In the spirit of secretive government, many sentences and entire paragraphs have been redacted. Even the harmless sentence, "Let's follow the money." was removed!Rupert Murdoch's

Finland Is Awake

2011-05-09T12:22:00.002-05:00

Finland is not going along with the forced EU banker bailouts. The leader of the True Finn Party, which gained in recent elections, had an article published in WSJ that shows he understands the people have the power and the elected govern by the consent of the people.When I had the honor of leading the True Finn Party to electoral victory in April, we made a solemn promise to oppose the

The Ron Paul Moment

2011-05-08T00:55:00.003-05:00

This week was the first GOP debate, and Ron Paul ranked highest in competition with Obama. Ron Paul also raised over $1 million to support a 2012 campaign, which dwarfs every other potential candidate.Is This the Ron Paul Moment?Representative Ron Paul established himself at the forefront of the Tea Party movement in the first Republican Presidential debate in Greenville, South Carolina. The

The Tea Parties Now Have Their Man

2011-05-04T16:34:00.003-05:00

Will the Tea Parties compromise for a big government neo-con such as Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney? Chuck Baldwin says the Tea Parties now have their man:We need to get this straight: the Tea Party movement was never about electing Republicans–especially neocon Republicans!Many GOP shills and toadies have jumped on the Tea Party bandwagon and have attempted to redefine its goals and objectives,

America's Econony

2011-05-03T10:05:00.003-05:00

The Economist has an article about what is wrong with America's economy. The article has some great points to usefully redefine the debate about competitiveness. The article also points out how most politicians are failing to promote changes that will truly improve the economy of the majority of working people.He [Obama] likes to frame America’s challenges in terms of “competitiveness”,

Across The Atlantic ...

2011-04-19T23:26:00.002-05:00

A manifesto from Ireland.What is sovereignty? What is freedom?To be truly free, we must each cultivate complete autonomy over our individual Self, so that regardless of the external circumstances we do not react in the old habitual manner which is predictable and easily controlled. Sovereignty means understanding ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.When

Big Government Is King

2011-04-12T23:46:00.003-05:00

Ron Paul speaks truth when he comments on Paul Ryans's big government budget and a government that is becoming like a monarchy.Potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul (Texas) on Monday panned Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget proposal, telling a crowd in Iowa that the Ryan plan will not end big government, which he said is becoming like a monarchy.Speaking at a forum organized by the

Ron Paul Returns Funds To Treasury

2011-04-03T22:01:00.000-05:00

Ron Paul again returns unspent funds to the government. Ron Paul saved 10% of his budget to help pay down the national debt. Will other Congressmen follow Ron Paul's lead?Taking another step forward in 2011, the Texas congressman and darling of the more libertarian, Tea Party wing of the Republican Party is continuing to walk the walk, returning a whopping $140,000 in unused office funds to the

Close The Federal Reserve

2011-03-22T00:59:00.002-05:00

Jim Rogers, famed investor and author, says "Close the Federal Reserve."Jim says about Ben Bernanke, "The man has never been right about anything."

Inflated

2011-03-06T17:39:00.002-06:00

Barron's magazine reviewed the book Inflated.Some great lines from Mark Calabria's review:When Whalen describes the workings of the first and second Banks of the United States, much of it feels like a precursor to later debates regarding the Federal Reserve. In this light, Rep. Ron Paul comes across as a modern-day Andrew Jackson, whose battle with the Bank of the United States is retold while

Self-Evident Problems

2011-03-06T13:05:00.002-06:00

A Daily Bell interview of John Perkins, a self-proclaimed economic hit man, has some interesting ideas.Daily Bell: What do you think of the Bank for International Settlements? Is it true that it has worldwide and absolute immunity? Why does a central bank for central banks need sovereign immunity? How is that even enforceable?John Perkins: It's enforceable because that's the way the laws are

Fed Economist Attacks

2011-03-05T12:04:00.002-06:00

David Andolfatto, Vice President in the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, found it easier to call Ron Paul names than to construct a rational argument based on facts. Even over-payed Fed economists can't compete with Ron Paul's economic knowledge.David Andolfatto wrote, "The guy can be a real pinhead at times."Starting an article by calling a person names is biased.

What Is A Dollar?

2011-03-04T14:44:00.004-06:00

Ron Paul asks Ben Bernanke what is a dollar. This is a very important question.Ron Paul: "What is your definition of a dollar."Ben Bernanke: "My definition of a dollar is what it can buy."Bernanke's answer says the dollar is backed by nothing. Meanwhile, Bernanke blames the rising price of oil for causing inflation. Actually, The Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke are causing inflation, which

"The state was to serve the people"

2011-02-20T17:18:00.001-06:00

Interesting interview of an informed ex-banker. He discusses democracy, deflation, hyperinflation, the Middle East, war, and spiritual awakening. Jay Taylor: I think the West is on a steep and slippery downward slope. If when we talk about the West, we talk about free markets and freedom and liberty and the importance of the individual. The individual is here now to serve the state and not the

Rand Paul CPAC 2011 Speech

2011-02-11T12:30:00.002-06:00

Note how Rand Paul ties the unconstitutionality of the health care bill into potentially broad implications for the Commerce Clause. For government debt, "We are approaching the point of no return." Rand says the Republican budget proposal is not enough. "It is too timid and we must be more bold." "We must cut the unconstitutional programs." "We believe in abolishing the Department of

Rand Paul's First Speech On Senate Floor

2011-02-02T17:08:00.000-06:00

Rand Paul begins his first speech by describing Henry Clay "The Great Compromiser". One sentence from Rand's speech: "The problem we face is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem."

Iceland Did It Right

2011-02-02T10:51:00.000-06:00

In 2008 while the banks were failing, Congress passed a law that Bush signed to bail out the banks. Both Obama and McCain supported this banker bailout. Ron Paul opposed any bailout and called for other type of reforms to remedy the crisis. Ron Paul also said, "I find it difficult to muster much sympathy for the CEO's of Lockheed Martin and Goldman Sachs." In the US, the banks had huge

How To Fix Capitalism

2011-01-12T10:10:00.000-06:00

The Harvard Business Review magazine contains the article How To Fix Capitalism. In this audio interview about the article ideas such as health, sustainability, and profits without jobs are mentioned and brushed off to instead discuss "what is good for society is good for business" and "shared value" while missing the elephant in the room - we don't have free-market capitalism. Instead we have

GATA Lawsuit To Audit The Gold

2011-01-11T12:02:00.000-06:00

GATA's lawsuit to force the Federal Reseve to disclose their holdings of America's gold is proceeding. A judge has ordered the Fed to produce 20 gold-related documents the Fed has sought to keep secret. This is a small, important step in bringing transparency to the private banker cartel known as the Federal Reserve.

2012 Presidential Race Starts Now

2011-01-05T19:27:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul has been invited to a couple early Presidential forums. Both CPAC 2011 and Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition have invited Ron Paul. CPAC 2011 is February 10 - 12 in Washington D.C. Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition is March 2 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ron & Rand On The Hill

2011-01-05T12:35:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul will be sworn in today Rand Paul will be sworn in as the next Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky, joining his representative father, Republican Ron Paul of Texas, in Washington.

Investing In Forever Stamps

2011-01-04T13:31:00.002-06:00

Peter Schiff wrote an interesting commentary on the USPS moving toward selling only "Forever Stamps" (stamps without numerical denomination). If Forever Stamps are a store of wealth and begin to trade like currency, will the Federal Government accuse the USPS of creating unlawful money? Peter Schiff says: Over the past fifty years, the USPS has raised the rates on first class postage 20 times.

Abolish & Audit

2011-01-03T14:15:00.001-06:00

Karl Denninger writes about the original intent of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the need to abolish the TSA. Ron Paul writes about the need for a full audit of the Federal Reserve.

Love Protects Ron Paul

2010-12-12T02:28:00.000-06:00

In the House Republican Conference, Rep. Ron Paul is untouchable. ... The most recent evidence of his unusual status came last week, when he was appointed chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. The subcommittee oversees Paul’s nemesis, the Federal Reserve, among other things.

Ron Paul Has Arrived

2010-12-05T00:46:00.002-06:00

Based on seniority, Ron Paul will be the chair of the committee that oversees the Fed. Therefore the press is attacking Ron Paul. A few quotes, with my highlighting, from a recent Business Week smear.The introduction:It may have taken 34 years, but Ron Paul has arrived, and he doesn't plan to squander the moment. His agenda includes landing the chairmanship of the House Financial Services

HR 6416: The American Traveler Dignity Act

2010-11-18T00:54:00.001-06:00

Ron Paul has introduced HR 6416, The American Traveler Dignity Act. From Ron Paul's speech on the floor of the House: Enough is enough. Private property should be protected by private individuals not bureaucrats. The solution is to allow the private sector, preferably the airlines themselves, to provide for the security of their property. The duty of the government is to protect our rights.

Like No One Has Ever Approached It

2010-11-08T15:20:00.000-06:00

Let's see if the Republicans allow Ron Paul to be the chairman of the House Subcommittee for Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Odds are you haven’t heard of the monetary policy subcommittee. ... “I will approach that committee like no one has ever approached it because we’re living in times like no one has ever seen,” Paul said in an interview with NetNet Thursday. Paul said his first

Rand Paul's #1 Issue

2010-11-08T05:51:00.000-06:00

From an interview on "This Week". Host: What is your first aim once you get to -- to the Senate? Rand Paul: I think the debt. We have to do something about the debt. I think we've been fiscally irresponsible for a generation or more here.

David Stockman On Politics And The Fed

2010-11-05T12:21:00.000-05:00

23 seconds into this interview, David Stockman says, "I think there is one small good thing that happened. Ron Paul is going to be chairman of the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the Fed. I can't wait for the hearings." David Stockman later says, "The Fed is injecting high grade financial heroin into the system and one of these days it's going to kill the patient."

Colorado Major/Minor Party

2010-11-03T19:39:00.000-05:00

In Colorado, a 10% showing in the gubernatorial election gives that party "major" party status. The Colorado GOP narrowly maintained major party status with Dan Maes achieving 11% of the vote. At 9:30 a.m., Hickenlooper was leading with 50.5 percent of votes cast, or 836,083 votes. Tancredo, a former House Republican, had 36.8 percent, or 610,689 votes; and Maes had 11.2 percent, or 185,700

Headlines: TIME Magazine, LA Times, SF Examiner

2010-10-29T23:35:00.000-05:00

Liberty candidates, including Rand Paul, are on the front page of TIME magazine. John Dennis is on the front of the LA Times newspaper local section. The SF Examiner has endorsed Republican John Dennis over the incumbent Democrat.

Republican Endorses Democrat

2010-10-10T15:06:00.000-05:00

The past few election cycles have brought liberal Republicans into office such that the GOP is no longer conservative. Now that motivated people are using Tea Parties to bring the GOP back to it's conservative roots, some GOP lawmakers are showing their true colors as liberals in disguise: State Sen. Bill Raggio, one of Nevada’s most influential Republicans over the last four decades, said

Feds Sue Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

2010-09-03T08:44:00.001-05:00

The Feds are suing an Arizona Sheriff: The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."Arpaio said he provided "hundreds of thousands" of reports but hasn't turned over others because the department's request was too broad. Looking

State Authority To Regulate Firearms

2010-09-02T15:37:00.000-05:00

In Alaska, a bill was signed into law to exempt firearms from federal regulation: An Act declaring that certain firearms and accessories are exempt from federal regulation. State are exercising their sovereignty through the 10th amendment. This sets up a showdown with the federal government, which wants to control and regulate everything, everywhere, all of the time. Article 5. Alaska Firearms

Nevada Is Early Caucus State in 2012

2010-08-29T18:49:00.000-05:00

In 2008, Ron Paul's showing in Nevada was so strong the GOP had to shut down the state convention to prevent Ron Paul from winning the state. In 2012, Nevada is an early caucus state. While a caucus is weeks before the state convention, there will be a straw poll.

Alaskan Joe Miller Upsets Powers That Be

2010-08-25T12:08:00.000-05:00

Alaskan Joe Miller is on the verge of upsetting the anointed GOP insider: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is battling for her political life this morning against Republican primary challenger Joe Miller, the tea party-backed candidate who has a slim lead as ballots continue to be counted.With 429 of 438 precincts counted this morning,, Miller had 45,909 votes (51 percent) to 43,949 (49 percent) for

McCain Is A Fighter With Deep Pockets

2010-08-25T01:31:00.000-05:00

McCain is certainly a fighter. Having previously sponsored amnesty for illegal aliens, he turned that vulnerability around by spending $20 million to defeat his primary opponent in Arizona. This shows the power of money. In the meantime, McCain continues to ignore the constitution by authoring legislation to indefinitely detain Americans: John McCain introduced a bill into the U.S. Senate

Outlaw Self-Sufficiency

2010-08-15T09:52:00.001-05:00

In the continued push to regulate and outlaw self-sufficiency, Congressmen who apparently represent corporations want to make it illegal to grow your own vegetables. Under the guise of "food safety", the bill was introduced by "The Congressman From Monsato", Richard Durbin. Title I - Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - Section 101 ... require that each person (excluding farms

Scott Brown Is The New John McCain

2010-07-27T21:06:00.000-05:00

The Daily Bell has an interesting article on Scott Brown: After Sen. John McCain's surprising disavowal of the title, the heir may well be Brown, the middle-sitter who's never a sure thing for either party. Free-Market Analysis: In this article we will briefly explore the collision between the Internet and the powers-that-be, and how it is changing the American political process – and thus the

Lecture By Judge Napolitano

2010-07-25T23:04:00.000-05:00

Judge Napolitano gives a great lecture including, in part: Thomas More Stamp act Madison's "natural law" 2nd amendment written to allow you to use your rights against the government if it is taken over by tyrants. 9th amendment reiterates the federal government has only 17 powers. 4th amendment is greatest right (after life). The right to be left alone, the right to privacy. Alien and sedition

Iowa Republican Party Platform

2010-07-19T23:05:00.000-05:00

The Republican Party of Iowa recently modified their platform. Some interesting pieces that show people really are waking up and paying attention: STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES: 5. The government works for the people. “We the people” do not answer to them, they answer to us. 7. The United States is a “Sovereign” Nation and we should abide by the “Rule of Law” of this nation only. 8.

Rand Paul & Jeb Bush

2010-07-16T23:57:00.000-05:00

Rand Paul's star continues to rise. Trey Grayson is supporting Rand Paul and Trey has attended events with Rand. Today it was announced that Jeb Bush will campaign for Rand Paul. Six months ago Rand was an outsider to the GOP power brokers. Now Rand is receiving support from GOP insiders. This is a big turn of events for Rand and also for tea-party candidates around the nation.

Movie: Please Remove Your Shoes

2010-06-30T19:16:00.002-05:00

The movie Please Remove Your Shoes about the TSA is about to be released. Read a review of the movie about the TSA's wasteful and ineffective security procedures.

Movie: For Liberty

2010-06-27T23:00:00.001-05:00

For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Withered Tree of Liberty is available online.

Nevada: Angle Upsets Lowden In GOP U.S. Senate Primary

2010-06-09T00:55:00.000-05:00

In the Nevada primary today, Sharron Angle defeated Sue Lowden. Sue Lowden was the person who illegally shut down the Nevada GOP convention when it became evident that Ron Paul was going to sweep the convention. The people are voting against the "good old boy" insiders such as Sue Lowden. Victorious Angle vows to take back 'our U.S. Senate seat' from Harry Reid With almost 94 percent of

Neo-Cons Pull Together

2010-06-05T22:57:00.000-05:00

John McCain, who supported amnesty for illegals and gun restrictions and free speech restrictions, has a credible challenge for the US Senate seat by J.D. Hayworth. In a turn from McCain's previous amnesty support, McCain is now running advertisements that imply he is against illegal immigration. Neo-cons Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are pulling together to support liberal McCain against

"I have a message from the Tea Party"

2010-05-18T22:24:00.000-05:00

Rand Paul won the primary in Kentucky. Rand Paul said, in part, "I have a message from the Tea Party. We have come to take our government back." Arlen Specter, who was registered Republican but recently admitted he is a big-government Democrat, lost his primary challenge in Pennsylvania.

Food Freedom and the FDA

2010-05-11T15:34:00.000-05:00

The Food and Drug Administration has become an organization that protects the interests of big food companies and big drug companies. The FDA routinely attacks natural health providers, including those selling raw milk on a local and intrastate basis. While the FDA, as a federal organization, is prohibited by the 10th amendment to the Constitution from regulating intrastate commerce. The FDA (

Endorsements For Rand Paul

2010-05-05T14:09:00.001-05:00

Rand Paul is running his campaign like a well-oiled campaign. Dobson recently endorsed Rand Paul, and sitting Congressman Jim DeMint just endorsed Rand Paul. Jim DeMint calls Rand Paul, "the true conservative in the race".

Endorsement Undone

2010-05-03T13:44:00.000-05:00

Last week, Dr. James Dobson (founder of Focus on the Family) endorsed Trey Grayson. Today, Dr. James Dobson endorsed Rand Paul and retracted the prior endorsement. In the endorsement, he blamed incorrect facts provided by "senior members of the GOP". The dirty tricks of the senior GOP will continue to sink their ship, and will provide more support to liberty candidates such as Rand Paul.

Bernanke Admits Breaking Fed's Charter

2010-04-27T21:33:00.000-05:00

The Federal Reserve is only allowed to purchase debt that is backed by the full faith and credit of the US government. The face page of (housing) Fannie debt and Freddie debt explicity states that it is not guaranteed by the US government. In Congressional hearings, Ron Paul had Ben Bernanke admit the Fed has bought Fannie and Feddie debt. The Fed literally created money out of nothing to buy

Inflationary Depression

2010-04-22T17:01:00.003-05:00

In February 2008, Ron Paul described how the economy was moving in to an "inflationary depression". The show's host said it was the first time she had heard that term.Prices of things we need such as food and energy are rising while the economy is stagnating at low levels. The inflationary depression has arrived.Wholesale prices rise in March as food costs jumpWASHINGTON (AP) -- Wholesale

Blowback

2010-04-20T00:12:00.002-05:00

Ron Paul introduced the public and Rudy Giuliani to the term "blowback" during a debate in 2007.Rudy Giuliani endorsed former Democrat Trey Grayson from Kentucky. Upon the endorsement, an additional fund-raising effort for Rand Paul raised over $100,000 in one day. Is Rudy learning about blowback?

GOP Caucus States

2010-04-20T00:10:00.002-05:00

I came up with the following list of States that have a GOP caucus.AlaskaColorado Hawaii Idaho Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Minnesota Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Washington West Virginia Wyoming

Endless War

2010-04-14T10:57:00.004-05:00

At Ron Paul's Rally For The Republic in 2008, Aimee Allen sang of the universal soldier. Ron Paul spoke of how the universal soldier is at the mercy of the bureaucrats.In the 2008 campaign, John McCain spoke of endless war. John McCain joked about bombing Iran. Obama predictably used the opportunity to appear to oppose bombing Iran.Vice-president Lieberman, Obama's second-in-command, is now

Kentucky Primary

2010-04-14T10:26:00.002-05:00

Rand Paul is on track to beat his (neo-con Cheney-endorsed) challenger Trey Grayson. The Tea Party movement and Sarah Palin are backing Rand Paul.... Rand Paul leading his closest opponent 45-30 in the GOP Senate primary. The results reflect previous polls showing the same percentage lead for Dr. Paul. All credible independent polls taken in the last several months have shown Rand Paul up by

Health Insurance Bill

2010-03-22T19:04:00.002-05:00

Congress passed a bill for mandatory health insurance, to be implemented in 2014. Ron Paul has some thoughts on mandatory health insurance:Of course, the most troubling aspect of this bill is that it is so blatantly unconstitutional and contrary to the ideals of liberty. Nowhere in the constitution is there anything approaching authority for the Federal government to do any of this. The

"This is that hour"

2010-03-10T15:23:00.002-06:00

Judge Andrew Napolitano took his Fox News radio show to Ohio State University. "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending our freedom in its maximum hour of danger," Napolitano recited from John F. Kennedy's US Presidential Inaugural Address of 1961."You are that generation. This is that hour. You know what your role is to do!" he

Local Action In Arizona

2010-03-04T21:44:00.002-06:00

An Arizona man has collected signatures to place a state-wide ballot initiative to remove camera and video collection for the purpose of fining speeders. The article says the company doing the monitoring shares in 1/2 the profits and the company is based in Australia.Arizona: The Surveillance StateFor years Arizona has been known as the “sunset state,” but lately some residents simply call it

Returns Government Funds

2010-03-01T23:04:00.001-06:00

Ron Paul runs a frugal office, and every year returns unspent funds. This year, Ron Paul returned over $100,000 to the federal government.

Tops at CPAC

2010-02-20T20:09:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul won CPAC's annual straw poll at their recent conference. The ideas of limited government are gaining ground.CPAC: Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll

Rand Paul & Sarah Palin

2010-02-06T09:04:00.001-06:00

Sarah Palin is hitching her star to winners by endorsing Rand Paul, the GOP-front runner in Kentucky.

Central Problem, Native Justice

2009-12-28T00:04:00.004-06:00

This weekend, Barron's ran the articles Central Problem: the Central Bank and Native Americans Win Justice, at Last.The central bank article (by guest authors) advocated the view of ending the Fed. Some quotes from the article:How many more crises must we endure until we realize the common denominator is the creation of money and credit by the Fed?The Federal Reserve must stop juicing the

Mandrake Mechanism

2009-12-25T05:27:00.005-06:00

G. Edward Griffin's speech in Austin is covered by Rule of Law Radio. He describes topics including how money is created through the Mandrake Mechanism, regulatory capture, the milk cartel, and a chick joke.