Ron Paul on CNN
In case you missed the Ron Paul interview by John Roberts on American Morning on CNN, here is a little bit of what went on.
On the Economy:
When asked if he still listened to Alan Greenspan, who yesterday admitted that he missed the warning signs of the present mess on Wall Street, Congressman Paul said that since it appears that Greenspan favors more regulations, a thing that Paul is vehemently against, he does not listen to him like he did in the past when Greenspan was more of a proponent of the Free Market economy principals. Paul blames the problems on the Federal Reserve, the Community Reinvestment Act, t he FDIC Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and Greenspan believes the problem could have been avoided if we had more, not less, regulations.
When asked if he believed that the markets can or should be self regulating, Paul said no when it comes to regulating prices, which is what he said is going on now. But when it comes to dealing with fraud, he believes the Government has a responsibility to deal with it. However, he believes that the whole monetary system is fraudulent and therefor there is a place for regulations and the Federal Reserve is the place that should be regulated.
Politics
On the question of just how much trouble the Republican Party is in, Paul put it very bluntly when he said they are in big trouble. But he reminded Roberts that as far back as a year ago the said that party had lost its way. He made it clear that he thinks Obama will be the winner, but he also made it clear that he does not support Obama when he said it it is obvious that the markets are not reassured by the prospect.
Actually, he thinks the whole county is in a mess and the Republican party is about to loose a large number of seats again. He also said it did not matter right now because both parties have bad ideas.
On the Election
We have been saying since the beginning that Ron Paul’s supporters would stick with him until the end and it seems like a good portion of the them still are. Even though he threw his support behind the candidate from the Constitution Party. He is still on the ballot in Louisiana, where McCain has a comfortable 16% lead and in Montana, where Obama has a 4% lead. In Montana. Paul is getting 4% of the vote, a big difference in a tight state.
When asked how he would feel if McCain were to loose Montana because he is on the ballot, Paul bought up the fact that he is not actively campaigning in Montana and he is drawing the 4% because the voters do not like either candidate. You can read the whole interview on CNN.
Comment by Jim on 25 October 2008:
I conclude that Ron Paul has nationwide approximately 4-8 percent of the population for his message. That at the low end with 300,000,000 people would mean approximately 12,000,000 people not wanting either of the MSM candidate choices.
That is a good thing, for these people will vote third party. If this doesn,t tell the powers that be, that we will not lay down and be subservient to Ocain or Mcama.
In time the media(not true) issues will take a back seat and the true followers of Liberty will win. God bless America and may the statis politicians choke on their past elitist(socialist-Dems; fascist-Rep) mistakes. It is time for the awakened Americans to take charge. We all know there is NO DIFFERENCE between to two subpar parties.
Comment by Scott Harmon on 26 October 2008:
Since I am fairly libertarian, I’ll offer a different point of view:
1. Get rid of the Federal Reserve, or at least investigate it and open it up.
2. Introduce a new economic system, one with multiple currencies and lax rules for people who want to trade in gold or another form.
3. End the asinine wars, none of which is giving us a damned thing.
4. Close GITMO, interrogate Bush and Cheney, and get to the bottom of the 9/11 thing, one way or another.
5. But, at all costs now, avoid McCain. Ditch the Republicans in mass. Stop thinking about all these sophisticated psychologies and come down to earth. We are left with Obama or McCain, not a great choice, I agree.
6. As much as it pains me, even if we have to accept some socialism to move on, then maybe we must. There are so many broken things in this country that we cannot fix them through a complete, one-sided view of free markets and less government.
7. Idealism is fine, and I share it; but I have to think of this election in terms of “singularity”–that means, we must pass through some tough times in this universe to get to the “other side.” It simply does no good, now, to argue for a candidate that gets 2%, when we might be stuck with McCain and the dark forces he imposes. There are a lot of good things about Obama’s campaign, and quite a few bad ones. There is nothing good about McCain’s campaign.
8. Essentially, we have to move forward, and suck up some bad things to get a little good. At this point, a little good would top anything we’ve had for the past 8 years.
Comment by Raymond on 26 October 2008:
I am very happy to hear that Ron Paul is officially a registerd write-in in the State of California. On Nov. 4th, I am writing in Ron Paul on my ballot! And yes, the vote will count!
Comment by Judy on 27 October 2008:
1.Agreed
2.Faze out the FED with Congress making the currency backed by gold and silver.
3.Bring ALL our troops home from all 130 countries.
4.Agree
5.Vote 3rd party…send a message. Voting for lesser of the evils is still evil.
6.Accept no more Socialism…let’s take our Republic back!
7.There is nothing good about either candidates..more freedoms will be taken away, more taxes,more control over the American people.
8. It’s time to stop sucking up any more bad! It’s time to clean out the corrupt Gov’t that is going to enslave us for generations to come! I can’t write in Ron Paul, but I will vote for Chuck Balwin because Dr.Paul endorsed him. Wake up people! Both parties are the same, both are evil!