America can not regress to isolationism as it was pre-WW2, else we risk a Hitler type tyrant again. What Ron Paul desribes is not isolationism though, I finally understand that he is pro-foreign interaction, but anti-military action in foreign countries. I want to know how this is to be accomplished.
Jab: Hitler came about because of a variety of reasons, many of which were seeded well before the Treaty of Versailles. Regardless though because America need not meddle in the affairs of Europe or anywhere else. Simply trade with nations, and treat them respectfully, and there will be no incentives for "new Hitlers" to break on the world scene.
By promoting trade. He also talks about a fairly novel idea of low tarrifs. The founders believed, in my opinion rightly so, that taxes should come from strangers ie, foreigners wishing to participate in our bountiful nation. I am concerned about his low tarrif platform, particularly with his proposed income tax scenario.
I've never seen america more isolated than it is today. I guess some countries are watching iraq and don't want to get close to that disaster. Ending that fiasco will help america gain more friends around the world and it would possibly save us from a serious recession.
eekdog2005: "I've never seen america more isolated than it is today."
Good point. Those who call Ron Paul an "Isolationist" (the Old-Time Media et. al) are only flagging their lack of education (Surprise, D.O.E.!) They clearly have no knowledge of our United States, our Constitution, the Founding Fathers, and would probably stare into space if asked about the Federalist Papers. Off-air, that is- but in Snuffalupagus' words: That's not going to happen.
There are 2 meanings of "radical" - a radical can refer to someone who is revolutionary, or, in its more archaic meaning, it means going back to the roots (radice)... so in that sense Ron Paul is a radical.
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Anyone who does not understand the threat of Islam and that those that are fighting in Iraq are doing so to keep our country free of terror, is ignorant, uninformed and blinded by liberalism.
Who says Iraq had anything to do with 9-11? We went there because of the perceived threat by Hussein so we wouldn't need to deal with him in the future. Other reasons included the fact that he had killed and tortured hundereds of thousands of his own people using WMDS and execution. He also had ties to Al Qaida and we were not in a position to let them have Iraq as a base of operations.
"He also had ties to Al Qaida and we were not in a position to let them have Iraq as a base of operations." -Like I said, blinded by propaganda. Al Qaida didn't have Iraq for a base of Operations until AFTER we invaded. Saddam had no 'ties' to Al Qaida.
Ron Paul has given a number of speeches to Congress and issues congressional statements regarding a proper, Constitutional response to terrorist acts the the perpetrators of those acts. Check his congressional website and review his speeches from fall of 2001 to present.
Ya52: What will you do about terrorism? Are you going to sign up for the military and go and hunt "terrorism" down wherever she lay? If so, you will be on an eternal struggle and you will never rest. Why not "fight" what instigates terrorism: imperialism and 3rd parties. I am not saying it will be perfect, for there is no such thing, but I am saying it will be better and safer for us to try and beat the terrorists this way.
You need to actually read and do your own research before you preach stupidity. Bin Laden Himself said in 1999 that he is at war with the U.S and our allies because we go into countries like Saudi Arabia that is considered holy land and make a profit off of their oil. Not to mention what we did in Iran in the 1950's.
Also, if we invaded Iraq because he was killing his own people, we invaded OVER 10 YEARS TOO LATE. We knew full well he was doing that since at least 1975. We knew he had been doing that to his own people BEFORE the first Persian gulf war but didn't give two shits.
So how will Ron Pauls isolationism fix the problem of Islam. That is the real question. What will happen to Iraq if we surrender now? Stop saying "bring the troops home", that is just another word for surrender.
Ya52: No one wants to "surrender"; not you, not I, not anyone. But what we do want to do is stop a bad policy (fighting) and begin a new one (like diplomacy and trade). Listen, if we just continue this fight, we are only going to create more terrorists, not less. We will all so lose more men and expend more treasure. Our imperialist ways will start to break us.
YOU CAN'T APPEASE TERRORISTS! THEY WILL COME HERE AND ATTEMPT TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY IF WE DON'T ELIMINATE THEM THERE!
Sorry to yell, but you people don"get it, neither does Ron Paul. Terrorists only understand violence and death, they don't want trade, or food or technology, they want to eliminate the Jewish and Christian countries and convert them to Islam.
Once you do the research, you'll see that you'll see that Al Qaeda is CIA - infowarscom. They instigate to gain support to then fight terror with approval of the people.
Ron Paul is not an isolationist, he wants to talk and trade with everyone. We have isolated ourselves by running this war more than ever.
Doesn't matter, we did what we did, and then the terrorists invaded a free and liberated Iraq. We're fighting a bunch of 7th century thugs who just want to oppress people, especially women. They strap bombs to children and force women to be slaves.
Where is the liberal left when it comes to the humanitarian nightmare perpetuated by Islam?
Ya52: The President "sold" Iraq to us because of 9/11. And Americans trusted him because a) we usually believe our leaders and, more evident, b) we were all pretty emotionally and patriotically fired up. But this was wrong of us.
Hussein a threat? He had no Air Force, no navy, no "real" Army (just some Guard company), and no way to harm us.
He killed his people? So what. That's happening right now in Africa and we don't do anything about it. You want to police the world--like a true empire?
Who said "Islam" hates us? It is just the radical arm of their religion that wants our destruction. That started long before Bush arrived. Ron Paul thinks that isolationism will appease the terrorists, it won't. He needs to get grounded in the truth that radical Islam will continue to attack us no matter what. He has some great ideas that would make our forefathers proud but they'll never happen if Al Qaeda continues their threat.
Ya52: I agree with you--not all of Islam hates us. But have you ever read why the radicals do hate us? The CIA's explanation is simple: It's because we are over there; meddling with their affairs, starving (through sanctions) their Islamic children, treading on their "holy land", supporting rogue dictators (Hussein in Iraq and Shah in Iran), and much, much more. You want to stop terrorism? Be friendly with those nations and stop imposing your will. I hope you see my point, sir.
This kind of stuff makes me feel good. Dr. Paul came at the exact perfect time, I was really starting to loose faith in our country. This just proves an age old science law, whenever there is a reaction, there is an equal and oposite reaction. RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT, and please, let's all try and keep this guy safe. Keep working hard people, the main stream media won't do it for us, it's up to us to make sure that the liberty message spreads to the masses! I love you all, keep at it.
Alice is now starting to get really sauced up and enjoying Ron Paul she even laughs at 15 sec. The biggest notes on Alice this round is her drink has been empty for 15 min and what the hell is she drinking? The high light for me was shaking her fist at the UN. Keep up the great commentary guys I am laughing my ass off.
if you look at it from a third person scope, its extremely painful to see the american people cheering and rooting so desperately for something that is supposed to be.. it just struck me so damn hard...
Sushi, I've internalized that pain for years and years, when it seemed that nobody around me was interested in understanding the situation. Ron's been my only solid role model in the DC gummint for a decade or so, already.
indyattic, "Doesn't clap at 'peace is popular'" If you look closely at her hair it looks like she was clapping, just making sure it wasn't "too" obvious....
Alice II! She is becoming animated. Doesn't clap at "peace is popular" Actually looks down @"bringing the troops home." Claps and nods at freedom uniting people. Contemplating anti-authoritarian .Nods, claps at John Adams' call for responsibility - chills at "we're going toward tyrant," fades a little. Comes back &.nods at current Soviet Chaos,
Still watching Alice...claps against radicals, hard money isolates her. She claps against the fiat system. Nods against big gov programs - score there. Still not clapping at war, clapping against UN. Not sold on non-interventionism. Nods @ historic anti-democrat war messes,
"Who are the radicals?" Ron Paul asks in this great video. He answers: "The ones who stole our government!"
CharlesALindbergh 4 years ago 2
go paul go, preach it.
scorp1171 4 years ago
there is one woman who keeps bleating out yay at every opportunity... ararrhh i wanna bop her with something
zppz 4 years ago
To Hell with the UN!!
savageUSA 4 years ago
Ron Paul gets better and better with every speaking engagement!!!
LadyKofNYC 4 years ago
Amen ladykofNYC. True statement.
anyusmoon1 4 years ago
America can not regress to isolationism as it was pre-WW2, else we risk a Hitler type tyrant again. What Ron Paul desribes is not isolationism though, I finally understand that he is pro-foreign interaction, but anti-military action in foreign countries. I want to know how this is to be accomplished.
jaboochi 4 years ago
Hitler had help. We're watching now. They can't get away with stuff like that as easily now that everyone is a reporter.
RP 08 FTW
ProspectorSam 4 years ago
Jab: Hitler came about because of a variety of reasons, many of which were seeded well before the Treaty of Versailles. Regardless though because America need not meddle in the affairs of Europe or anywhere else. Simply trade with nations, and treat them respectfully, and there will be no incentives for "new Hitlers" to break on the world scene.
catobear1704 4 years ago
By promoting trade. He also talks about a fairly novel idea of low tarrifs. The founders believed, in my opinion rightly so, that taxes should come from strangers ie, foreigners wishing to participate in our bountiful nation. I am concerned about his low tarrif platform, particularly with his proposed income tax scenario.
anyusmoon1 4 years ago
Keep working hard people! Keep up the momentum..
WE HAVE TO WIN THIS PRIMARY.
rstrandmark 4 years ago
RON PAUL ROCKS!!!
Poodooh 4 years ago
I've never seen america more isolated than it is today. I guess some countries are watching iraq and don't want to get close to that disaster. Ending that fiasco will help america gain more friends around the world and it would possibly save us from a serious recession.
eekdog2005 4 years ago
eekdog2005: "I've never seen america more isolated than it is today."
Good point. Those who call Ron Paul an "Isolationist" (the Old-Time Media et. al) are only flagging their lack of education (Surprise, D.O.E.!) They clearly have no knowledge of our United States, our Constitution, the Founding Fathers, and would probably stare into space if asked about the Federalist Papers. Off-air, that is- but in Snuffalupagus' words: That's not going to happen.
Schmauey 4 years ago
There are 2 meanings of "radical" - a radical can refer to someone who is revolutionary, or, in its more archaic meaning, it means going back to the roots (radice)... so in that sense Ron Paul is a radical.
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Back2WeThePeople 4 years ago
This guy wants to run our country? What an idiot.
Anyone who does not understand the threat of Islam and that those that are fighting in Iraq are doing so to keep our country free of terror, is ignorant, uninformed and blinded by liberalism.
yaya52 4 years ago
Then again, you'd have to be blinded by propaganda to believe that Iraq had anything to do with the attacks of September 11th.
d1molenaar 4 years ago
Who says Iraq had anything to do with 9-11? We went there because of the perceived threat by Hussein so we wouldn't need to deal with him in the future. Other reasons included the fact that he had killed and tortured hundereds of thousands of his own people using WMDS and execution. He also had ties to Al Qaida and we were not in a position to let them have Iraq as a base of operations.
yaya52 4 years ago
"He also had ties to Al Qaida and we were not in a position to let them have Iraq as a base of operations." -Like I said, blinded by propaganda. Al Qaida didn't have Iraq for a base of Operations until AFTER we invaded. Saddam had no 'ties' to Al Qaida.
d1molenaar 4 years ago
And..what will ron do about terrorism? He does not mention anything other than surrendering in Iraq on his web site?
The terrorists already declared war on us, how do we address this?
yaya52 4 years ago
Ron Paul has given a number of speeches to Congress and issues congressional statements regarding a proper, Constitutional response to terrorist acts the the perpetrators of those acts. Check his congressional website and review his speeches from fall of 2001 to present.
smallgovisbest 4 years ago
Ya52: What will you do about terrorism? Are you going to sign up for the military and go and hunt "terrorism" down wherever she lay? If so, you will be on an eternal struggle and you will never rest. Why not "fight" what instigates terrorism: imperialism and 3rd parties. I am not saying it will be perfect, for there is no such thing, but I am saying it will be better and safer for us to try and beat the terrorists this way.
catobear1704 4 years ago
You think you can appease the terrorists?
I guess we shouldnt attack those that attack us, just play nice and hope they don't do it again, right?
yaya52 4 years ago
Yaya52, if our military leaves Iraq, who are we surrendering to?
seapoidog 4 years ago
We're surrendering to radical Islam. They will quickly overturn that country and turn it in to another Afghanistan, with oil riches!
Are you blind to the advance of radical Islam?
yaya52 4 years ago
yaya52, leaving Iraq=surrendering to radical Islam? I did not know we were fighting Radical Islam. I thought we were supposed to be fighting terror.
seapoidog 4 years ago
Same thing.
yaya52 4 years ago
You need to actually read and do your own research before you preach stupidity. Bin Laden Himself said in 1999 that he is at war with the U.S and our allies because we go into countries like Saudi Arabia that is considered holy land and make a profit off of their oil. Not to mention what we did in Iran in the 1950's.
schmykl 4 years ago
Also, if we invaded Iraq because he was killing his own people, we invaded OVER 10 YEARS TOO LATE. We knew full well he was doing that since at least 1975. We knew he had been doing that to his own people BEFORE the first Persian gulf war but didn't give two shits.
d1molenaar 4 years ago
So how will Ron Pauls isolationism fix the problem of Islam. That is the real question. What will happen to Iraq if we surrender now? Stop saying "bring the troops home", that is just another word for surrender.
yaya52 4 years ago
Ya52: No one wants to "surrender"; not you, not I, not anyone. But what we do want to do is stop a bad policy (fighting) and begin a new one (like diplomacy and trade). Listen, if we just continue this fight, we are only going to create more terrorists, not less. We will all so lose more men and expend more treasure. Our imperialist ways will start to break us.
catobear1704 4 years ago
YOU CAN'T APPEASE TERRORISTS! THEY WILL COME HERE AND ATTEMPT TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY IF WE DON'T ELIMINATE THEM THERE!
Sorry to yell, but you people don"get it, neither does Ron Paul. Terrorists only understand violence and death, they don't want trade, or food or technology, they want to eliminate the Jewish and Christian countries and convert them to Islam.
Period.
yaya52 4 years ago
Once you do the research, you'll see that you'll see that Al Qaeda is CIA - infowarscom. They instigate to gain support to then fight terror with approval of the people.
Ron Paul is not an isolationist, he wants to talk and trade with everyone. We have isolated ourselves by running this war more than ever.
Do the research, get informed...
abrooksnet 4 years ago
Doesn't matter, we did what we did, and then the terrorists invaded a free and liberated Iraq. We're fighting a bunch of 7th century thugs who just want to oppress people, especially women. They strap bombs to children and force women to be slaves.
Where is the liberal left when it comes to the humanitarian nightmare perpetuated by Islam?
yaya52 4 years ago
Ya52: The President "sold" Iraq to us because of 9/11. And Americans trusted him because a) we usually believe our leaders and, more evident, b) we were all pretty emotionally and patriotically fired up. But this was wrong of us.
Hussein a threat? He had no Air Force, no navy, no "real" Army (just some Guard company), and no way to harm us.
He killed his people? So what. That's happening right now in Africa and we don't do anything about it. You want to police the world--like a true empire?
catobear1704 4 years ago
Ya52: Why does Islam, as you say, hate us? I would like you to elaborate. (Please cite your sources as well.) My thought: Your assessment is wrong.
catobear1704 4 years ago
Who said "Islam" hates us? It is just the radical arm of their religion that wants our destruction. That started long before Bush arrived. Ron Paul thinks that isolationism will appease the terrorists, it won't. He needs to get grounded in the truth that radical Islam will continue to attack us no matter what. He has some great ideas that would make our forefathers proud but they'll never happen if Al Qaeda continues their threat.
yaya52 4 years ago
Ya52: I agree with you--not all of Islam hates us. But have you ever read why the radicals do hate us? The CIA's explanation is simple: It's because we are over there; meddling with their affairs, starving (through sanctions) their Islamic children, treading on their "holy land", supporting rogue dictators (Hussein in Iraq and Shah in Iran), and much, much more. You want to stop terrorism? Be friendly with those nations and stop imposing your will. I hope you see my point, sir.
catobear1704 4 years ago
He won't. He's a FUD-spewing spook, paid to miss the point. Check the profile.
I've run into at least a half dozen of these folks in the past week. They're almost the only ones on here still resisting the rEVOLution. :-)
RP 08 FTW
ProspectorSam 4 years ago
I meant action in the first part of my statement, sorry, a little tired.
nate20e 4 years ago
This kind of stuff makes me feel good. Dr. Paul came at the exact perfect time, I was really starting to loose faith in our country. This just proves an age old science law, whenever there is a reaction, there is an equal and oposite reaction. RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT, and please, let's all try and keep this guy safe. Keep working hard people, the main stream media won't do it for us, it's up to us to make sure that the liberty message spreads to the masses! I love you all, keep at it.
nate20e 4 years ago
Ron Paul for President!!
Impeah the Criminal Cabal!!
Impeach Clinton/Bush Crime syndicate!!
StopGeneralizing2day 4 years ago
Dr. Paul is the man!!!
sidrosteel 4 years ago
America is blind to a great man
hicksw24 4 years ago
The media is blinding America from a great man.
barefootaurora 4 years ago
Our future liberties rest on the nomination of Ron Paul.
Let's not lose this opportunity to finally have an option to vote for true representation. Ron Paul2008!!!
ConsciousChiro 4 years ago
Alice is now starting to get really sauced up and enjoying Ron Paul she even laughs at 15 sec. The biggest notes on Alice this round is her drink has been empty for 15 min and what the hell is she drinking? The high light for me was shaking her fist at the UN. Keep up the great commentary guys I am laughing my ass off.
Jamsie567 4 years ago
*you mean, "What was she [smoking]" lol!
slothafur 4 years ago
I was sitting right next to this camera. It's like being there all over again!
goneresistance 4 years ago
if you look at it from a third person scope, its extremely painful to see the american people cheering and rooting so desperately for something that is supposed to be.. it just struck me so damn hard...
SushiSyogun 4 years ago
Yes, I agree.
gyndame 4 years ago
Sushi, I've internalized that pain for years and years, when it seemed that nobody around me was interested in understanding the situation. Ron's been my only solid role model in the DC gummint for a decade or so, already.
RP 08 FTW
ProspectorSam 4 years ago
indyattic, "Doesn't clap at 'peace is popular'" If you look closely at her hair it looks like she was clapping, just making sure it wasn't "too" obvious....
electrostatic1 4 years ago
Ron Paul Revolution!!
LibertyUPR 4 years ago
Anyone notice that her glass has been empty for the past 15 minutes? What IS she drinking?
stebbinsm 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this!
sLeepPastNooN 4 years ago
God Bless Dr. Ron Paul!!
citizenBNW 4 years ago
He never has to twist his words / thoughts. He's crystal clear, consistent, and no-nonsense. Refreshing!
mybigbearron 4 years ago
Alice II! She is becoming animated. Doesn't clap at "peace is popular" Actually looks down @"bringing the troops home." Claps and nods at freedom uniting people. Contemplating anti-authoritarian .Nods, claps at John Adams' call for responsibility - chills at "we're going toward tyrant," fades a little. Comes back &.nods at current Soviet Chaos,
indyattic 4 years ago
She had her little fist up in the air about getting out of the U.N.! Go Alice! :D
Schmauey 4 years ago
Still watching Alice...claps against radicals, hard money isolates her. She claps against the fiat system. Nods against big gov programs - score there. Still not clapping at war, clapping against UN. Not sold on non-interventionism. Nods @ historic anti-democrat war messes,
indyattic 4 years ago
TRUTH is POWER!
TheEvilDetector 4 years ago
Great Speach, love the details :-)
wildflower420 4 years ago
I love this guy!
mepos6639 4 years ago