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4 great videos to kick off the weekend

June 27, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Dr. Ron Paul has put out three excellent videos this past week, I couldn’t decide which I wanted to post more, so I’m going to include them all.

Speaking of the great RP — Some people may wonder how I’ve kept so quiet about the ending of his campaign. Indeed, I was surprised by my eventual calm as well. (I say “eventual” because my close friends know I was anything but calm for about a week.) It’s because I finally realized that Ron Paul’s campaign for President may officially be over, but the messages and principles he taught us continue to live on indefinitely. The millions of us who voted for him are now blessed with a knowledge of what the often-used but little-understood phrase “freedom and liberty” means.

Albert Einstein said:

“Those with the privilege to know, have a duty to act.”

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you know what’s up. You and I, we MUST continue to carry forth the vision our Founding Fathers [and Mothers] had in mind for this country. That means thinking outside the box. Past this election. Beyond the left/right liberal/conservative paradigm that is perpetuated only to divide us while they continue on with their nefarious plans. United behind liberty, however, we are indivisible and unstoppable.

Keeping all that in mind, I STILL LOVE RON PAUL and always will! He continues to spread the knowledge and messages we’ve all grown to know and love— therefore, WE CONTINUE and THE REVOLUTION continues.

Without further ado, let’s start off the weekend right!

Great video #1: Ron Paul comments on the Federal Reserve‘s decision Wednesday to maintain interest rates and raises concerns about inflation. (5 min.)

Next up, Ron Paul’s Floor speech on Iran & foreign policy. (6 min.)

Delivered yesterday, Paul condemns H. Con. Res. 362, the “virtual war resolution” soon to be considered by the House of Representatives. The bill already has 208 co-sponsors, and will likely be voted on after the 4th of July holiday. A related bill is being worked on in the Senate, with 29 Cosponsors. Many of the cosponsors are Democrats.

And finally, now that you’re all pumped up, Dr. Paul cordially requests your presence at the July 12 Revolution March and Rally. (1 min.)

BONUS VIDEO— because I like you. We Are Change Ohio took on John McCain and got covered live on CNN! (10 min.)

Props to my friends Cody, Anthony, Sam, and Brad. Not only did you trojan horse yourself into mainstream media coverage, but you also got a great mention of Blair Gadsby’s hunger strike for 9/11 Truth and how McCain refused to speak with him, even after 16 days of fasting.

Rising Energy Prices and the Falling Dollar

June 9, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Ron Paul for President

While John McCain’s solutions for our recessed/depressed economy are non-existent, Obama is calling for more inflation by means of a $50 BILLION economic stimulus (which would be paid for… how, exactly?? Oh, just print/borrow more money? Great idea, Obama, you must work for the Federal Reserve!)

Meanwhile, Dr. Ron Paul is STILL being honest with the American people by telling it like it is and calling for REAL SOLUTIONS.

Why someone truly concerned about our economy would vote for anybody besides Ron Paul is beyond me.

Rising Energy Prices and the Falling Dollar

By Congressman Ron Paul
Monday, June 9th, 2008

Oil prices are on the minds of many Americans as gas hits $4 a gallon, and continues to surge. How high can prices go? How can we solve these problems? What, or who, is to blame?

Part of the answer lies in understanding bubbles and monetary inflation, but especially the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve is charged with controlling inflation through interest rate manipulation, however, many fail to realize that creating money, and therefore inflation, is really its only tool. When the Federal Reserve inflates the dollar as drastically as it has in the past few decades, the first users of the newly created money go in search of investments for their dollars. They must invest this money quickly and aggressively before it loses value. This causes certain sectors to expand beyond what would naturally occur in the free market. Eventually the sector overheats and the bubble bursts. Over-investment in dot-coms eventually led to a collapse of the NASDAQ. Next we had the housing bubble, and now we are seeing the price of oil being bid up in the creation of another new bubble. Investors are now looking to commodities like oil, for stability and growth as they pull capital out of real estate. This increased demand for investment vehicles related to oil contributes to driving up the price of the actual product.

If the Fed continues with its bubble blowing policies of the past, the new commodities bubble will continue to grow, gas prices will continue to go up, as the value of your dollars go down. We will see an over-investment in these commodities as solutions are desperately sought for a supply shortage, which is only part of the problem. Make no mistake, though, this is not the free market at work. Government manipulations have added levels of complication and unintended consequences to the marketplace.

This is not the time for members of Congress to take political potshots at each other, or to imagine that the free market is somehow to blame. This is the time to understand and fix problems.

That begins with making sure the decision makers have a firm grasp on the causes of the problems and possible effects of their decisions. This is absolutely crucial if we want to get it right this time. That is why I am in the process of calling for hearings on Capitol Hill on how the falling value of the dollar affects energy prices.

Governments need to get out of the way and let the people get back to work so that we can get our economy back on stable footing. Our destructive regulatory environment, confiscatory tax policies, and managed, rather than free trade have chased many businesses overseas. The bottom line is average Americans are being seriously hurt by these flawed policies, and they are not getting good information about the true dynamics at work.

The important thing now is to get the diagnosis absolutely correct so we can administer the appropriate treatment and move on to a healthier economic future. To do this it is absolutely necessary to address the subjects of central banking and fiat money.

Ron Paul’s Fort Wayne Freedom Rally

May 6, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

I went with a couple Ohio Freedom Alliance friends to the Freedom Rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana yesterday to hear Dr. Paul speak.

After a three hour drive and lots of fun libertarian conversation, we arrived at the University and got seats in the eighth row. Matt and I quickly handed out over 150 copies of the newest Liberty Voice. They were actually coming up to us and grabbing them out of our hands. Then I looked out at the crowd and they were all reading them, it was such a great sight!

His speech pretty much summed up his whole platform (you know, that whole “Constitution.. freedom.. liberty” crap) and reaffirmed that the Revolution is indeed far from over.

The whole auditorium was filled up, the enthusiasm was palpable, and by the time he was done speaking my hands were sore from clapping.

The evening was perfectly capped off when I got the chance to shake his hand and have him sign my copy of his new book, “The Revolution: A Manifesto.”

YES— I finally met RON PAUL!!! And I gave him a copy of The Liberty Voice, how amazing!

There’s another write-up about the event on NolanChart.com, check it out. Here’s a link to my photos and here’s a clip of his speech, hopefully I’ll be able to find a full version soon:

UPDATE: The full speech (53min.) has been posted on RonPaulAudio.com: click here to stream it or

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UPDATE #2: Here’s more video coverage of the event, this clip helps to better capture the enthusiasm of the crowd.

An inspirational weekend for sure

April 25, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , .

What a great (and busy) weekend it’s looking to be!

Tonight: Reading my newly-arrived and long-awaited copy of Ron Paul’s new book, “The Revolution: A Manifesto.”

Saturday: Some Earth Day volunteering with my World Can’t Wait and Ohio Freedom Alliance friends.

Sunday: Going to see a play called “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” depicting the life and work of a 23-year-old American peace activist, one of my heroes, who was killed trying to stop Israeli bulldozers from tearing down a Palestinian home.

This is an amazing opportunity for people in Columbus, we’re very fortunate that this play is being performed here! I highly encourage you all to come out and see it (it’s free!) It’s at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave., at 3pm.

Last but not least…
I finally sat down and fixed my computer (bad power supply which = completely dead), just in time to download Ubuntu 8.0, just released yesterday. So nice to have my precious computer back in my life!!

Let the weekend begin!

The Federal Reserve needs more power, brilliant!

April 3, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Doublethink: “The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies — all this is indispensably necessary.”

- From George Orwell’s novel, “Nineteen Eighty Four”

Paulson, you’re a genius.

In case you missed it, the Bush Administration has recently proposed granting even MORE power to the Federal Reserve in an attempt to save our economy. Even though it’s the Federal Reserve’s fault that we’re even in this mess.

Ohhh wait, wait, I get it. April Fools right??
HA!! Good one!!

…RIGHT??

Why do the American people insist on giving growth hormone-laden Big Macs to an already overweight and bloated Federal Government? Why isn’t anybody feeding the Free Market?

The Federal Reserve is NOT Federal, nor do they have any reserves. They are not elected. They are accountable to nobody, including Congress. They meet in secret, and only they control the printing press that spits out our increasingly worthless dollars.

They’re counterfeiters, plain and simple. I’m reading Murray Rothbard’s “The Case Against the Fed” and I highly encourage any thinking American to do the same. Might I also suggest this online article, “Modest Proposal: The Federal Reserve Food System” if you desire something shorter that will still point out the obvious ridiculousness of turning to the Fed for help. If you don’t feel like reading anything, watch this video and unlock your own jail cell.

It seems America has become like Icarus, shivering and desperate, flying ever-higher towards the hot sun that is the Federal Reserve, not noticing the dripping wax collecting on the carpet of our Republic… how long do we have until our wings fall off?

The only person giving me hope as this story has unfolded, is as usual— Ron Paul.

Here’s a segment of his April 2nd questioning of Fed Chairman Bernanke:

“…And some day we might try the market to determine the interest rates.”

I LOVE HIM!!! Who else but Ron Paul could finish a Q & A with one of the men currently responsible for the increasing demise of our Republic and end with sarcasm. What does this guy eat for breakfast? How does he stay so calm, cool, and collected? Whatever it is— he’s got my vote.

“…The latest regulatory plan from the Treasury Department, with the potential to turn the Federal Reserve into a super-regulator overseeing state-chartered banks, bank holding companies, and acting as a guarantor of market stability, is another in a long line of half-baked government responses to financial difficulty.”

- Ron Paul’s Statement before the Joint Economic Committee

5 years and 4,000 dead soldiers later…

March 25, 2008 1 Comment Tags: , , , .

I was tempted, but chose not to write a special post on March 19th regarding the 5-year commemoration of the Iraq war invasion/occupation.

Thinking about it all now, so many powerful songs come to mind, lyrics I could post, videos I could share, books I could quote and recommend. But original thoughts? I feel like I’ve said it all already. My thoughts are still the same, my opinions unwavering. If someone is curious as to what I think about the invasion and occupation of Iraq, I invite you to take a look back at all the anti-war posts I’ve written throughout the years. There are twelve pages worth.

What else can I say? What magical words can I string together that will make people stand up and finally decide they’ve had enough? What else is worth repeating, besides:

May the children and families of all those who have been lost in this senseless and immoral occupation— Americans, Iraqis, soldiers, contractors, and civilians— forgive us for our seemingly ambivalent attitudes and apparent inaction. Know that the deeds of this country’s government do not represent the desires or hearts of this country’s people. War without end? NOT IN MY NAME.

Perhaps I’ll have better luck reaching people by posting the words of one of my heroes, a true champion of PEACE: Congressman Ron Paul. A man who’s been to war. A man who has the wisdom and experience to warrant the attention of every American.

On Five Years in Iraq

Five years ago last week, the US military’s “shock and awe” campaign lit up the Baghdad sky. Five years later, with hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and nearly four thousand Americans dead, we should pause and reflect on just what has been gained and what has been lost.

From the beginning, the march to war was paved with false assumptions and lies. Senior administration officials claimed repeatedly that Iraq was somehow responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001. They claimed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. They manipulated the fear of the American people after 9/11 to further a war agenda that they had been planning years before that attack. The mainstream media was complicit in this war propaganda.

Nearly ten years ago, long before 9/11, I requested the time in opposition to the fateful Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, where I then stated on the Floor of the House of Representatives, “I see this piece of legislation as essentially being a declaration of virtual war. It is giving the President tremendous powers to pursue war efforts against a sovereign Nation.” Less than five years later we were invading Iraq.
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President Ron Paul = Good as Gold

March 13, 2008 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

This is basic cause and effect in action, my friends: Gold hit $1,000/oz. today, while investors and news anchors are busy acting surprised that the markets are crashing after The Federal Reserve was nice enough to print another $200 billion of imaginary money.

Here’s what Ron Paul had to say to Congress about gold and The Federal Reserve back in April of 2006, I highly encourage you to read the full statement:

“Holding gold is protection or insurance against government’s proclivity to debase its currency. The purchasing power of gold goes up not because it’s a so-called good investment; it goes up in value only because the paper currency goes down in value. In our current situation, that means the dollar.

…The Fed tries to keep the consumer spending spree going, not through hard work and savings, but by creating artificial wealth in stock market bubbles and housing bubbles. When these distortions run their course and are discovered, the corrections will be quite painful.

…If ever there was a time to get a handle on what sound money is and what it means, that time is today.”

In case you’re somehow still oblivious to this fact: Ron Paul knows his s—t when it comes to economics. So once again, I say to my fellow citizens: THIS COUNTRY NEEDS RON PAUL AS PRESIDENT, or we’re f—ked, quite simply.

Ron Paul for President

Dr. Paul has been speaking out about the necessity of a sound monetary system for years. Decades even. Just yesterday he made these comments to the House of Representatives regarding the 2009 Federal Budget:

“Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to address the House tonight about the budget because there has been a lot of concern expressed here today on both sides of the aisle about the kind of financial trouble we’re in. And there’s no doubt about that. But sometimes I think we go back and forth spending more time blaming each other rather than dealing with the real problem.

One of the contentions I’ve had about the budget is that we look at it as an accounting problem rather than a philosophy problem because the spending occurs because of what we accept as the proper role of government. And right now, it’s assumed by the country as well as the Congress that the proper role of government is to run our lives, run the economy, run the welfare state, and police the world. And all of a sudden, it puts a lot of pressure on the budget.

Today, the national debt is going up almost $600 billion. And the economy is getting weaker, there’s no doubt about it. We’re in a recession, it’s going to get much worse, which means that the deficit is going to get a lot worse. And I’m predicting within a couple of years, it will not surprise me one bit to see the national debt, the national obligation for future generations to rise in 1 year three-quarters of $1 trillion. And that is a very possible number.
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