Randi Rhodes: Ron Paul admits Tea Party is now corporately owned

[abortabraham]

funny how she got tough after he was off the phone.. if you really believed that strongly, why not put your values up to scrutiny like ron paul's have been? ugh.. it was a decent interview, but the post commentary was a hatchet job

[katnap72]

The TEA party was infiltrated with despots, period. Ron Paul did not create the TEA party himself, the people did. Better off calling it the "Constitution Party". That may weed out the despots. Either way, no other person than Ron Paul will ever hold the title: "The Champion of the Constitution". He earned that title with his unwavering consistency and voting record, throughout many years of battling corruption.

[diurdi]

Title is a bit misleading...

[pirucreek]

The gold standard is not needed. You can end the fed and the money mandrake mechanism. Then end the national debt. As the bonds come due, pay them off in treasury notes. When all the notes are gone no more national debt. There would be no inflation as the money is out there anyways. Then mandate full reserve checking accounts. all other accounts would be non-insured. She said she lost it all in mortgages. I don't believe it all mortgage bonds are still worth something.

[pirucreek]

Randi Rhodes is the problem. She believes in spending blowing the public money on the unions, NPR, post offices workers, teachers, ... while the poor and homeless die on the streets. Her solution die early. google villaraigosa layoffs. Why pay taxes if it is just going to be wasted on boondoggles and unions.

[scarcastic]

Love her....but she was a little tough on him in some post commentary.

[nhteaparty]

This is baloney.. we are still not corporately owned. We are the same original Ron Paul Tea Party that started in NH and is still going strong... please Google the NH Tea Party Coalition and you'll read it on the about page. Why did Ron Paul go to one of these corporate events then?

[MaxLibertas]

The struggle now is as it has always been. It is the struggle of the individual against the state. The individual agains the elites. The individual against the collectivists. Ron Paul stands with the individual against the government / corporate power structure. I know that is hard for the brainwashed and weak-minded to grasp, buy it is true nonetheless. It's time to stop playing the rigged political game that the elites have set up and start thinking like free individuals.

[MaxLibertas]

Anyone who believes in the false left / right construct is clueless. Totalitarianism cannot be the opposite of totalitarianism. The opposite of both left and right totalitarianism is libertarianism. Ron Paul opposed the illegal bankster bailouts. George Bush and Barack Obama both supported them. Yet the elitist government controlled schools and "mainstream" media will have you believe Bush and Obama are opposites. Wake up already!

[DaJinXx]

Ron Paul's followers are not "nutty"..They understand and they are very frustrated! We are running out of time and all these mistakes caused by our government are working against us now. The most frustrating part is that **RON PAUL HAS BEEN SAYING/WARNING THIS FOR 30+ YEARS** & the majority either doesn't understand or they are not well informed/educated on his philosophy/message!! We can't pay it back because "they" own our dept, there's no way around it unless we opt out of the system. RP2012

[merrimac291]

What's that noise at 6:10? Did RP let out that weird sound? lol.

[CoryZane]

My name is Cory Zane. I am an American. My butt is sore!

[merrimac291]

This is 1000 times better than the sound byte media we have.

[demandgold]

You have to revalue gold higher for us to pay off are debt

[liknital07]

I was a tea-party guy for several months. I attended the first rallies long before the general elections. The gatherings consisted mostly of Independents, with smaller groups of Libertarians, those goofy religious Constitutionalists and a tiny number of republicans, no democrats unfortunately. Soon after Obama, the movement became neo-con central. I left after feeling threatened because of my support for Nader and the single-payer system. I'm against war and our tax system, not common sense.

[nhteaparty]

@liknital07 Any one who is for single payer is NOT tea party and definitely not RON PAUL tea party.

[mr50896]

@liknital07 Bless you for seeing through the madness. It amazes me that so many don't.

[BigWillieDude]

This woman needs to shut her fat mouth!!!

[Devildonk]

This lady is terrible.

[RonPaulSwede]

Why doesn´t Randi read the book? She seems narrow minded to think she understood everything about austrian economics in 18min.

[MedicalMarijuanaMini]

Ron Paul 2012

[stingyzx]

Hey Paul: Corporations show not be able to do what the average person can't do.

[EDTHEWATERGUY]

@stingyzx

Pauls principals do not give corporations the power they have today.

[Mangalaiii]

Wow, I finally learn that "Austrian Economics" is quack science. I had hunch this was true, but Ron Paul sort of verifies it.

[otacon451]

@Mangalaiii marxism is a quack science, if anything

[Mangalaiii]

@otacon451 marxism isn't a science, but i guess we're saying the same thing.

[RonPaulSwede]

@Mangalaiii

Yeah, continue to print that money dumb ass haha.

[Mangalaiii]

@RonPaulSwede Continue to be a Ron Paul fanatic, even though if anyone actually followed his advice, the economy would sink into a depression.

[RonPaulSwede]

@Mangalaiii

The solution you use today just move the destruction forward, it doesn´t solve anything.

Also, it is great for the wars you like so much so continue what you are doing please haha.

[Mangalaiii]

@RonPaulSwede You know, ending every comment with haha makes your statements look retarded.

I didn't even claim any solutions, so you're arguing against nothing. I was just saying Austrian economics is a quack science up there with "alternative" medicine because it doesn't actually backup it's claims with data.

[RonPaulSwede]

@Mangalaiii

Ok, let´s talk facts, what books have you read regarding Austrian Economics? Also, please write the 5 top things that make you beeing against it so I know the level of depth that you are in because if you don´t like Austrian Economics because of American Media told you then you have no idea what you are talking about.

Also, alternative medicine do exist and work, do you think humans only healed their bodies with pills?

[adelelles]

"His fans can drive you a little bit nutty." - Stay classy Randi Rhodes.

I love talk show hosts who feel the need to put in a last word jibe after they drop the guest. Cowardly.

[hazeee123]

OMFG he is not advocating for going a gold standard. Here, I'll break it down for ya:

-U.S. Legal tender laws make it so the government has a monopoly on the currency, everyone is compeled by law to use dollar

-Ron Paul want's to repeal this law and let the market pick what they want to use as money

-throughout history markets usually pick gold and silver

-if they did again gold would probably appreciate vs the dollar to match the new demand vs supply!

mises.org/media.aspx?action=se­arch&q=money

[reaglevids]

God bless you Dr Paul

[spyder77777]

Unfortunately, a man like Ron Paul will never win the Presidency in the U.S. The majority of voters prefer the status quo even though they'll spend night and day complaining about it. We're long overdue for an economic overhaul, but far too few people are willing to make the sacrifices necessary. I wish America would wake up.

[karmic50]

@spyder77777 I am sick and tired of people saying he is unelectable. If we create our reality, which quantum mechanics proves, then this type of thinking is the very damaging. Instead, believe he will win and do your best to help make that happen. Create your reality!!! Stop saying he cannot win!!! wake up and use your mind and stop repeating what other unawakened people are saying.

[mabusmojo66]

@spyder77777 Because of people like you...

[spyder77777]

Chill out you two. I actually voted for Paul in the primary last election and would have definitely voted for him had he put his name in as an independent in the general. I will continue to tell everyone that he is the best man for the job. I'm also a realist. If you can't open your eyes and see what the majority of Americans don't want to admit, that's your problem. I'm ready to sacrifice quality of life for a better economic outlook, but my allies are few.

[SurpiseDonkeyPunch]

whats nutty is thinking you can give a monopoly on currency to a group of people and expect them to work in the interests of the people

[TheJonnyMuffin]

We wouldn't drive you nutty if you understood austrian economics.

What drives us nutty is watching people destroy prosperity in the name of helping people.

[truthout911]

Randi Rhodes is a dirty dishrag whore!

[guitarland]

well I am glad to see Dr Paul on Randi's show. He must be a patient man to listen to her questions and then how she interrupts before he can explain. This is not rocket science Dr Paul is talking about.

[CableNewsJunkie]

Wow, check out all those videos from the 80s off to the right!

[roseagain2]

I used to listen to Randi, mostly because her stance against these illegal wars. She also needs to interview Gerald Celente, Peter Schiff and Max Keiser.

[roseagain2]

Ron Paul rEVOLution!  Austrian Economics! We are not just a number.

[chewbaca1989]

This is confusing, I know what is portrayed in the media and represented in D.C. is corporatist but the local level is folks like me.

[007hongkongphooey]

How stupid is this woman she expected him to teach her austrian economics in 5 minutes, she then tries to tell him what he believes in and gets it wrong every time, whats the point in interviewing someone if at the end your going to insinuate alot of stuff that he never said?

[ronhipner]

How can you have change when the monetary policy "is" the cause of our chaos. reigning in government can only be done by taking away the printing presses as has been done in the past with positive results. I see business as usual to be a huge negative , the cause of our economic collapse. What will happen when "our dollar" shorts Pakistan of grain and the rest of the chaos in the middle east drives oil to $200 a barrel. Yes, food prices are tied to the US dollar. Save your pennies, copper is up!