10/21/09 Ron Paul with Tavis Smiley (Part 1/2)

[humblemyself]

American is too stupid to elect RON PAUL!

[silverpizza100]

JEW RUN NATION!

[regelemihai]

@silverpizza100

Anti semitic retard.

[tinybones]

@regelemihai Anti retarded-people ass-hat.

[regelemihai]

@tinybones

Right...

Take your meds and go back to bed. 

[thesecondcaller]

ron paul is the greatest american on earth hands down

[deemar325]

Yeah no

[wunderbeast]

Wow, when I listen to him talk, he actually knows what he's talking about. People actually complain about him being "long-winded" (which is a bad way of saying logical/reasonable albeit not too concise), but I'd rather have that than some sound byte candidate who from the moment they open their mouths, you know they're sloganeering and speaking half-truths. And since when is his politeness a drawback? I happen to think the opposite, he's not an uncivil war hawk like the rest of his party.

[xyze2008]

I wish Ron Paul would start publicly naming names ie; Rockafellas etc. It's a privately run legal counterfeiting cartel. I love Ron Paul but he needs make some more incendiary comments against these people. In other words, get aggressive!

[Judas666Schrader]

He is smarter than that. He would be taken out so quick. It's the same with politicians not saying that 9/11 was an inside job. Dangerous

[Whyisthat101]

The "patriot" act is deceptively named.....

[AnnaYeisley]

Wall Street depends upon the profit from war to maintain stable and balanced. Were heading towards an economic collapse that Wall Street controls because of the never-ending wars in the Middle East. We need to collapse Wall Street by ending the wars and this collapse will be the turning point in this very dark age of corruption, murder and deception. It's up to men like Congressman Paul to put the military industrial industry OUT OF BUSINESS!! and so goes Wall Street and the Federal Reserve.

[imreallydumb123]

its not that simple my friend

[mn8aol]

But they want a regional union over Afganistan and the Middle East just like the EU, South American Union, African Union....North American Union...

[libertylove7]

Ron Paul, the smartest man in Washington!!! MY PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They rigged the primaries!!!!!!!!!

[freesk8]

So cool to see Ron Paul on the Tavis Smiley Show.

This makes me think better of both men.

[terps4eva9]

there is some clown going around on every video saying Paul is a racist...

[ryanshaunkelly]

Props Dr Ron

RATM

[TylerNull]

"Blowback", my ass.

VIDEO:

"Islamic Crusades 5: Why did they hate us in 1783"

[Mattboy2388]

because the feeling was mutual...

[HeatForce]

Umm that was the late 1700's. Things kind of changed in the last 200 years. I'm not very familiar with the Islamic Crusades. But one could say the repercussions for their actions, or the "blowback" that became of it, has been the attempted domination of their sand by the Western nations over the past 100 years or so.

[TylerNull]

You're supposed to make such idiotic remarks BEFORE the idiocy of your notion is revealed, not in immediately afterward.

[HeatForce]

What's idiotic? The fact that you deny the term, and thruth that our own CIA has coined. Or that you're own commy, nation buiilding ideas have been thrown to the ground? Go back to Russia. They could teach you a thing or two about how well things go when you war in the Middle East for an extended period od time, idiot.

[HeatForce]

Or perhaps you're a coward who will continuously hide under your blanket until the next terrorist attack comes. Then maybe like the republicans and the patriot act, you'll give your guns to Obama when he demands them. All so he can protect you from terrorists of course.

[LarsSeprest]

That's so retarded, the patriot act is really unconstitutional! People don't want to just attack America because we exist, they want to attack us because of us interfering with everyone.

[HeatForce]

agreed

[roberto8ag]

"Would you think the same thing if he went on something called "WHITE ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION"."

The same thing.

Btw, Ron Paul gives interviews to Fox "News." They're not racists but... Dr. Paul said that that Network sopported war but why loosing the opportunity to speak what he thinks there?

I care what Ron Paul says.

[roberto8ag]

"I do think Tavis Smiley is one of the most racist people on television"

I like the philosophy of Dr. Paul when he says what he cares is the space where he can express his thoughts about the issues.

[roberto8ag]

Your sarcasm made me laugh. That was my point.

Take it easy....

[mbbrown30]

There is nothing wrong with Ron reaching out to this type of audience. We need support from everyone. People can learn and change.

[davidf95]

There is nothing wrong with Ron Paul reaching out to ALL people, ALL HUMAN BEINGS to sread his views. If you think these peolpe are such BAD people, who better than Ron to bring them back to the good side. I am fine with Ron Paul talking to the Black Panthers and the KKK. Supporting these groups may not be right, but for him to speak to them about HIS VIEWS is OK.

[AMERICANSTEW5]

I absolutely believe that if Ron Paul was elected president, the recession/depression would be over by now.  Because he believes in time tested economic policies. Ron Paul has NEVER voted for a tax increase.

[Betty5150]

I wouldn't say that. It take more then one term from Ron to fix the economy. He has years of malinvestment to fix. And ending the welfare and all the wars, will be a tough fight as well. Realistically, we would hit rock bottom under ron, but come out strong in the long run.

[roberto8ag]

"I used to respect Ron Paul - but to go on this racist show is beneath him."

Lol!

[6enlighten9]

your a fucking ignorant bigot

[mrzack888]

9/11 = INside Job. I bet Tavis knows. fuck NPR.

[quizerry]

We need 534 more like Ron Paul. He is the only one with common sense and brains.

[stuntdoogie]

Why cant people see eye to eye with this man? He is one of the most sane people in politics who has been making sense for years but has been ignored.

[FzSBLACKMAGICK]

Because, he doesn't fit the agenda of the elitist bankers that run the world.

Simple really.

[LLCoolPass]

ron paul was our only hope. now , we're doomed.

[LLCoolPass]

isn't amazing how, despite CNN's best efforts last year, no one thinks ron paul is racist any longer?

[jeruon]

This interview was great. The questions were very well thought out. Why doesn't everybody ask questions on that level?

Never mind. I forgot America is full of self absorbed idiots.

[elitebanktyranny]

They are hardly any Democrats and Republicans in Congress anymore.

they're all Progressive Liberals or Neocons now. Both hate our Constitution.

We need to go back to our Democratic-Republican roots.

Dennis Kucinich is a real Democrat. Ron Paul is a real Republican. We need more people like them in Congress.

[xxironballzxx]

i remember when 1 american dollar would get you 3,000 mexican pesos then mexico dropped the 000 so with inflation about 1 american dollar for 5 nuevo pesos now its about 1 american dollar for 11 pesos. so yeah.

[RonPaulGeorgeRingo]

I agree with many (not all) of Paul's views, BUT for this revolution or movement to have ANY credibility in the years AHEAD, especially if he SADLY remains a Republican, he must continue to DENOUNCE Reagan/Limbaugh-styled "conservatism" IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS - in front of TODAY'S "What would Reagan do?" zombies. It's obvious that as of 01-20-09 (Do the math), the movement is being infiltrated by too many of the SAME MAINSTREAM dumb it down Limbaugh/Reagan dimwits. They will destroy the movement.

[codeman1979]

What choice does he have. He has ran as a libertarin before and no one voted for him. People need to understand that thier is a difference between Conservative and Republican. True conservatives are more like Ron Paul and Republicans are more Limbaugh

[RonPaulGeorgeRingo]

You're missing the point. The "Paul" people already know him. The OTHER 95% of "conservatives" who were NOT listening and ONLY (chose to) "wake up" when W left (because they have been in DENIAL for 3 decades) are only BEGINNING to listen to Paul. Regardless of label ("R", independent, libertarian, conservative, whatever), the Reagan zombies (Still 95%) need to know that any return to Reagan-styled dumb it down conservatism is NOT the way to go. That is exactly what led to this disaster.

[AProbableAnomaly]

HR1207 has majority support in the house, if they would let it vote it would pass!

Please help support HR1207! It will be reworded and the meaning will be gutted if you don't help! VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE HELP YOUR COUNTRY! The FED doesn't deserve the luxury of only revealing the information it chooses to disclose to our representatives. In the dark the FED will and does gable with our economy, trillions of dollars! They only reveal selective information to our representatives! AUDIT THE FED!

[Aggie254]

At 5:15 Dr. Paul says, "blow-back." Ah, the nostalgia... =D

[Gilgamesh73]

We should be worried about our own ILLegitimate government before we start concerning ourselves with others....

[Sinisterene]

I can't take Tavis Smiley's Billy Madison impression seriously

[MotorCity99]

I'd like an election one day where I can vote for "change."

Send some $ to his kid, Rand. These Pauls have some serious integrity genes.

[WhoRUASlave2]

When the far "left" and the far "right" agree the circle is complete.

[ronheri]

Dr. Ron Paul is God's voice for the truth.

[bertly71]

We don't even have a legitimate government here, it is controlled by Wall Street power brokers. perhaps we should defund them and pull our support. The next election will be our opportunity.

[KenMacMillan]

eeennd da feeed

[Womanizer2985]

Ron Paul supporters need to do a better job of reaching out to the MILLIONS of liberals who do not see Obama as one of us and believe he is another clone of Bush. That's right! There are millions of liberals who do not support Obama but who have been shut up by Democrat Party activists. We are Americans first and conservatives/liberals/liberta­rians last!!!

[NoBailout4Banksters]

Womanizer2985,

As a Ron Paul supporter we can tell you that we are reaching out to all and not just the liberals that do not agree with Obama.

To work with us all you have to do is join Campaign For Liberty if you have not as of yet.

CampaignForLiberty(.)com

So many people label Dr. Paul's supporters as radicals but the majority of us a Realists.

The reality of what our government is doing now is that the US will go bankrupt.

[NoBailout4Banksters]

We need to fix our own country first and then the people themselves will help the less fortunate ones in our country and later on throughout the world.

It is a proven fact that the American people donate to more charities around the world than any other country.

We are sure you know all this but just wanted to restate it.

[wunderbeast]

As a former Democrat, I sincerely agree with you. I voted for Obama due in no small part to my ignorance, the hateful Republican attacks toward him, and the lack of corporate media coverage of Ron Paul, and if he was covered he was belittled like a small housefly. I recently watched "For Liberty" and it made me realize that Democrats have a racial diversity (real or perceived) that gives the illusion that the policy of the current administration favor the will of the people (cont.)

[wunderbeast]

And I thought wouldn't it be great to have a subgroup like "Minorities for America" (I'm Asian American myself) to show everyone who is politically ignorant that we shouldn't be bunched up with the neocons, and that individual liberty isn't exclusive to any one race (or religion, folks of different sexual orientations etc.) I have Obama supporting friends who know almost nothing about Dr. Paul but assume he's like all the other clowns in the Republican Party. It's a real problem.

[wunderbeast]

Sorry, I meant "Minorities for Ron Paul".

[NoBailout4Banksters]

Hi wunderbeast,

During Dr. Paul's campaign there was a group called "Minorities for Ron Paul".

I believe it may still exist. Did you sign up for Campaign For Liberty yet?

We have all political aisle members as well as International members. The only qualification is that you have to Love Liberty.

[wunderbeast]

Certainly I understand it because I chose to be informed (well, more informed anyway). But I also think we need to do a better job of giving off the APPEARANCE of being very inclusive. When the liberal media shows teabaggers, all you see are white folks (nothing wrong with that of course). And Libertarians have to be careful of associations with Fox News, Glenn Beck, Tucker Carlson etc. To someone who doesn't follow politics, they'll just put us in the same boat. And yes, I'm a C4L member.

[wunderbeast]

I think it would be a terrific idea if there was a documentary that showed liberty minded people going to black/Hispanic/Asian neighborhoods and showing them how much we have in common. As opposed to For Liberty where they travel to a GB Packers game where all you see are caucasians. In this way, it's like selling a product to the diverse liberal majority in this country. Think of the impact that would have. When I discovered Dr. Paul, it felt like taking the red pill in the Matrix.

[davidpark68]

Well, I would consider myself a Libertarian. When talking to a Liberal they have no problem with personal rights & freedoms because that's part of their platform, but as soon as I bring up personal responsibility they cling to their social programs. Talk about money policy or the free market & their eyes glaze over. I think the only way they will understand is when the social programs dry up. as long as Obama is dangling the health care carrot over their heads, they're happy to toe the line.

[codeman1979]

What's funny they are all for personal rights until you have a gun then you are a bad person to liberal eyes.

[NoBailout4Banksters]

codeman1979,

Not all liberals want to take away your guns. Just the ones in power in the government but we have the power to make sure they are not re-elected.

Case in point. A neighbor of ours has been a Democrat all their lives and they no only own guns but they would use them to protect their home and loved ones.

Let's not make this about right vs. left but We The People against the part of government that is destroying the country.

[Womanizer2985]

How is it a batshit liberal like myself can find myself nodding my head more when this guy talks than when Obama talks?

RON PAUL SUPPORTERS... not all of us liberals support Obama! He is a puppet for the same big money corporate interests who put Bush in power. Most liberals (not Democrats) share your views when it comes to foreign policy, corporate bailouts, and the government being in the hands of Wall Street!!!

[wtfoof]

Too bad Ron PAUL lives in a bubble. We destabilized the area in Afghanistan? Russia did and we had the opportunity to unify them during the Reagan administration and let the Taliban take over!

[spyletu]

"destabilized" meaning the balance of power is destroyed, yet the leader we support can't replace him because it's not one of them. and we don't have the money to spend on this super project.

[utmost11]

we were in the region destabilizing before the afgan russian war

[cowboy1165]

wtfoof. "Too bad Ron PAUL lives in a bubble." Keep saying that while your huddled under a tree, clinched tight to your "green shoots" trying to stay dry. Oh, that can't happen you say? try telling that to Californians.

[dietsnapple89]

I dont agree with Ron Paul on most things, but he's one of the few conservatives I respect because I think he's REAL

[spyletu]

you know better ways to not bankrupt this country?

[cowboy1165]

Which things? Frankly he is the only REAL conservative.

[ronpaulspanish]

GREAT!!

[bajoho]

this is great! tavis smiley is one of those left-wing, liberal hosts. the fact that he has Ron Paul on, who disagrees with Obama's policies, is monumental. most of the lefties don't interview anyone who opposes The One. and Smiley is polite, not like that bombastic blowhard Ed Schultz.

[cellspotbiz]

Only 5-13% of the US is libertarian. All the rest either want a handout, big military or "traditional values"

[JesseKantstopolis]

Thats why we need a free state project outside of freezing cold New Hampshire. I've lived in California all my life and I would not be very inclined to move to the East Coast. Its very authoritarian here but the weather, cities, and land are great.

[milliradian]

Help bring back the state of Jefferson. Lifelong California resident myself and I cant stand the laws here but love the land too much to be chased away.

[cellspotbiz]

I grew up in CA, moved to TX. TX is center of liberty, not NH why do you think RP lives there.

[cowboy1165]

JesseKantstopolis, milliradian If you want a free state help make it happen. You don't think the constitution signed itself, do you?

Pretty soon I think allot of citizens will have "free time" to organize and rally.

[linnx88]

Wow for an interview, couldn't they find a host with better diction?

[cnutofcnuts]

good interview. tavis asked the right questions abnd ron gave clear logical answers.

[globbo100]

He's not that awesome. And I say this as one who actually admires Ron Paul.

[asianhugh]

HE doesn't need to be awesome, just right under the LAW.

[AminCad]

Ron Paul is so awesome.

[Blackjack555]

Way to go Ron Paul.

[gjhagedon]

go ron paul

[Honkyrappa]

great interview. Props to PBS and Tavis

[MengersDisciple]

@2:27

"Sometimes we turn on our puppets..."

Hear that, you puppets? DO NOT trust the US government!!

[Lethn]

It's already happening, Japan is thinking about breaking away from the U.S and becoming more Independent thanks to the new party.

[Blackjack555]

By Shingo Ito (AFP) Sep 22, 2009

NEW YORK — Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made his global debut Monday with a message of reconciliation to China, asking President Hu Jintao to work together for an EU-style East Asian community.

[cowboy1165]

The question will be. Will America fall into an EU-style country the AU? Or will we fight to keep our sovereignty, our constitution, and get our freedom back?

[Gilgamesh73]

The world is looking to us to save it from global tyranny....