I've never been more proud to be a Canadian atheist. It sounds like your on a crusade to grasp power over others and reign with absolute control.
I'd like to see you personally try to enforce your ideal America on others. It's not as easy to tell your peers what they can and can't do as it is to tell an audience something extreme. And to enforce your own moral values upon others whom have every right to not share them is downright offensive.
Zonation says regarding Herman Cain - "its really hard to find things wrong with the guy!" - LOL. Oh really? Maybe if your head is buried in a big pile of sand.
I hear these weak complaints about Paul from people all the time.
'He's too much of an isolationist'
'He dosent understand that there are dangerous dictators in the middle east'
'He's un-electable' (Whatever that means)
Wake up people! Look at your choices;
Bachman=Schizophrenic or something. Romney=typical smarmy politico. Perry=Fool. Obama=Spends money like my teenage daughter. I'm voting for the guy who I believe will get the government out of my way!
Everything you just stated about Ron Paul is true! Our enemies do want Paul to win because he is a WUSS!
If the UK was hit with an atomic bomb he'd probably say "It's alright they'll sort it out."
How can they sort that out if all it takes is pratically one bomb to decimate a country that small (I am exaggerating this to an extent but just think about it hypothetically.)
When we were hit on pearl harbor, we saw the mass-genocide happening in Europe as well as in Asia! Did we deserve to be hit on pearl harbor? HELL NO! They were raping, maming, and committing genocide in China, so we cut off trade with Japan and backed China! We shouldn't have gotten involved in Europe? Well you aren't speaking German are you? Well you should think about what Ron Paul is saying when he opens in skull cave!
Zo, at 6:52 I can't shrug off this idea that you favor Alcohol Prohibition. You know what happened when we had the 18th amendment? It created a black market and organized crime. Know what happened when we repealed the 18th amendment? They went away. You don't see street shootings over Miller and Coors.
White women have just as much unprotected sex as black women. Zoe maybe you should look into how many abortions unmarried white women have and compare that to the number of unmarried black women. Those same abortion clinics that conservatives love to denounce receive the lions share of their business from white women. Those single black mothers simply didn't believe in killing unborn children. So are you saying black women need to have more abortions?
This guy is SPOT ON ! Thank You Sir for your opinion, WELL thought out and FACTUAL, God Bless you and keep them coming. Why don't you just start with the Bill of Rights and go right down the List because I think you have what is needed to get the point across.... unbiased !
tbh, I don't understand Ron Paul's abortion stance, in the slightest. He's pro-life, but wants to leave that up to the states, who can decide whether or not to commit an abortion.
Um, if it's a life issue, an A Priori right issue in the Constitution, then shouldn't it be the Federal Government's job to protect it as much as possible, rather than throw it to the states?
ps: If you control what people spend their money on, you control their social lives. If you control their social lives, you control what they spend their money on.
Conservatism at least IS NOT about the Redistribution of Wealth. OH WAIT!!!
Our military is in other countries FREE OF NO CHARGE.
At least Conservatives don't wage Class Warfare. OH WAIT! They simply sit on their hands while the Rich keep the Poor in the slums.
CAPITALISTS THEMSELVES WANT TO DESTROY CAPITALISM!!!!
Socialism is a Red Herring. The "PROMISE" to Distribute the Wealth is a LIE.
Corporatists ARE in fact putting poor people down by gaining a MONOPOLY and thus reducing RISK as much as possible while raising REWARD as much as possible.
That is why UNIONS (ORGANIZE RELIGION etc) are so important to the preservation of our ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
Social Liberty is part of Economic Liberty. In principle, you cannot separate the two. That is why the Constitution allows government to do a little bit of EVIL while promoting the most GOOD.
The system isn't perfect, but it' all we got until Jesus Christ comes again.
PEACE!!!!!
ps: I'm a Conservative-Libertarian MORMON that does not favor RON PAUL as POTUS.
@moctezuma112 Why the "if you know how to read" thing? Is it racist or that you don't understand what @machosauceproduction is saying? Or maybe you just can't hear well because you have your head up your butt? Well either way Ron Paul is a liberal who takes on the name of libertarian. I also think that @machosauceproduction explained very clearly just for people like you. Look up the definition bro.
you are telling me what a libertarian is coming from Zo's mouth XD
look up Milton Freidman on Libertarianism.
watch?v=0PaN9M4WwHw
it makes me sad that people now a days prefer to get their education from actors such as Zo, and not learn from teachers and professors such as nobel prize winner Milton Freidman.
the "know how to read..." thing? i'm sure he knows how to read but only from a script and teleprompter
Sorry to @machosauceproduction for the comment that was directed to you, it was suppose to be a response to someone else's comment. Keep on doing what your doing!
@LocoRico89 I suppose you don't know the difference between a conservative, libertarian, neo-conservative and neo-liberal. Maybe you should pick up a book once in a while. You would have probably called John Locke a liberal lol.
During the 2008 Republican primary, Cal Thomas, a Fox News commentator, conservative columnist, and syndicated author, correctly noted that: "The only one behaving like a real Republican is Ron Paul, who actually wants to cut spending and get government out of our lives. He won't get the nomination because too many Republicans are into handouts and redistribution, just like Democrats." This Alonzo character is one ignorant dude.
Ronald Reagan understood the relationship between conservatism and libertarianism. Unfortunately, this clown is either ignorant of this fact or refuses to acknowledge it. In an interview with Reason Magazine in July 1975, Ronald Reagan, the icon of conservatism, stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism".
In an interview with Reason Magazine in July 1975, Ronald Reagan, the icon of conservatism, stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism". He added, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is." and, "I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are travelling the same path."
This politically ignorant motor-mouthed jackass erroneously asserts that the president "has to represent the people that voted for them and do what they think is right". Someone needs to tell this moron that what the president is "supposed to do" is outlined in Article 2 of the US Constitution. According to Article 1 of the US Constitution, the US Congress' House of Representatives, NOT the US President, is supposed to "REPRESENT" the people. This is one seriously ignorant dude.
Lets back another military industrial complex former federal reserve chairman for the kansas city branch...how would that work for ya? You said it yourself these candidates that you favor will have to answer for their record. That will certainly be hard for Herman Cain as a bankster insider. It doesn't much matter though if Ron Paul gets the Republican nomination or not he will run third party this time around. He has already stated that the ball of yarn will unravel within two years.
Machosauce I got some books you should read by Ron Paul: End the Fed, The Revolution a Manifesto, and Liberty Defined. Please get them and you'll find out who Ron Paul is.
Machosauce man I can't believe what I'm hearing from you. You set so many good examples in your past videos but now you come and trash Ron Paul the most constitutional conservative in the ENTIRE congress. You really need to do research on him and don't listen to Fox News Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin or the big media. Come to Ron Paul forums and the Daily Paul and we will show you who Ron Paul really is and why he's so popular. Half the negative coverage you've heard are myths and halftruths. peace!
I agree with most of this video. Except for Ron Paul. In my personal opinion I don't feel that its the governments job to tell me how to live my life and how I should spend my money or what I should do with my body. As long as I'm not hurting anybody else I have and I'm not affecting anybody elses rights then I'm good. But this is just my opinion.
In the way of drugs, honestly, why do you think the majority of inmates are racial minorities? Why do you think employment numbers for teens and young adults are the lowest among minorities? They turn to selling drugs because they have no sustainable income. You really think the War on Drugs is justified? We spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year arresting BUYERS of Cannabis (a non-intoxicating, non-hallucinogenic substance) and complain that our prisons are too crowded. Do your homework.
@daswann14 how is he racist? If anything he is trying to enlighten more black Americans to his values and ideas (that are correct). And he has the right to do so because it was given to him by the Constitution of the United States. Stop playing the race card and argue over values instead of just accusing. If you call him racist, back it up with proof. And I will gladly, slowly, explain it to you why he is not.
@WolvesLax22 He's racist because he does not like black people as well as supports racist policies. I've made videos about it, you can check them out. Herman Cain is racist for the same reason. Laughing about his anscestors being owned and saying that black people are the cause of all their problems and are the real racists. People like them are jokes.
Zo, I love you man, but for the love of All That is Holy, please do some research on Libertarianism. Conservatives like Rick Santorum want to legislate Religion. I am a Christian Libertarian, and I will not impose my definition of marriage or my definition of God behind the name of the Law. As for Ron Paul, he is not a liberal. He does not want to legalize drugs. He wants that issue to be up to states (which it already is), same with marriage.
Ron Paul is to the Republican Party what Barack Obama is to the Democratic Party: the far extreme that should never be let anywhere near the Oval Office.
@JohnnyC133 Ron Paul is "extreme" because he believes the Republican Party shouldn't be spending our tax dollars like liberals and engaging in wars 24/7?
It's kind of tragic that military aggression and irresponsible spending is seen as "non-extreme" by conservatives.
@TheQuestionOfEvil Ron Paul's views on national security are childish, he believes that America can return to isolationism. That's foolish to say the least.
He's non-socially conservative, which I won't bother arguing about since libertarians couldn't care less about morality.
His economic views...well, I don't mind those. But his foreign and domestic policies I just can't get on board with.
@JohnnyC133 You obviously *do* mind his economic views, because if you disagree with his opposition to social conservatism, you support the billions of dollars being wasted in the War on Drugs and imprisoning people who have neither caused bodily injury to another nor deprived anyone of property. Ron Paul cares about Liberty; neo-cons support an authoritarian regime.
And yet you claim to speak of "morality". How cute.
@Libertydrome Those who do drugs partake in a system that has damaged American inner cities, caused the invasion of the United States by drug cartels, and injure others by helping enslave them to narcotics. Neo-Cons don't support authoritarian regimes, we support enforcement our laws and protection of our liberties through self-control of our bodies and minds. Moral laws exist to protect us from ourselves.
Libertarians aren't conservatives. They're closeted liberals who don't like spending
@JohnnyC133 , you claim " Neo-Cons don't support authoritarian regimes", yet you support government guns keeping people from making choices YOU don't like, and you support using MY tax dollars to reinforce your puritanical views which enrich the drug cartels.
Sucking cock is 100% legal, yet I've never done it. And so it is with drugs. If you think a person's body is State Property, then yes, you are an authoritarian. Acceptance is the first stop in recovery.
@Libertydrome If taking drugs had no other effect than on the individual I would support it. But it doesn't, it has ripple effects throughout society, not just on the individual but on their family, friends, neighborhood, etc. If you don't want your tax dollars used on something you don't like, don't pay them. Simple as that. We all pay for something we don't like.
@JohnnyC133 so, do you support Mayor Bloomberg's & Michelle Obama's nanny state efforts to control America's eating habits? After all, our eating habits have the "ripple effect" of harming our workforce through Type II diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Or are they bad because they're liberals while yours are good because you're a neo-con?
It seems like you have more in common with big government liberals than I do. I prefer living in a free society, not under authority's boot.
@Libertydrome Eating at a McDonald's won't provide money to a drug cartel, so no I don't support laws to control eating habit. Partaking in the narcotics trade at any level will enslave people to a drug and deprive them of their freedom to control their own bodies. I support common sense. Common sense says drug habits have no positive benefits to a individual or a society.
You don't wish for a free society. You wish for anarchy.
@JohnnyC133 It's a shame that you consider 40 years of failed policy and billions of dollars wasted to be "common sense". At least politicians of yore had the integrity to realize that alcohol prohibition was a failure and removed the money and power from the criminal cartels by repealing the 18th Amendment.
What you call "anarchy" is known by others as "Liberty", one of the founding principles of this once great nation.
Keep licking the boot of authority. I choose to be free.
@Libertydrome The end of Prohibition didn't stop the mafia. Freedom is not anarchy, it is self control. The knowledge that just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. You can legalize drugs, but there's no benefit to society in doing so.
You're not choosing freedom, your choosing denial and your own selfish interests. The Founders supported individual liberty so long as it didn't infringe on the liberties of others. Drugs infringe upon the freedoms of millions of people.
Zo, nah. Sorry. Can't agree. Most libertarians I know are free enterprise oriented and are strong family. It means to most I know we don't want to legislate or judge those who choose differently. I know only one prochoice libertarian out of about 65 in my TP group. Pot is a different subject, with about 1/2 4 and 1/2 against. Personally, I don't think it should be legalized, nor do I think those who do should be jailed. Jail doesn't help the druggie, it only teaches him new tricks
I don't pledge allegiance to neither party to the point of always being disagreeable.
But one thing I like about the conservatives is that they aren't afraid to be themselves But I think the conservatives biggest weakness is that they are too busy trying to counter what the liberals are doing that they aren't giving themselves a chance to shine thus robbing themselves of their own individuality
I disagree with ya Zo Cain's leadership is his best quality it shows that Cain is anti-puppet material in times were everyone punks out and becomes puppets when they get in office.
Also at the end of the day work has to be done so he can't just keep his ear to the Tea Party with the intensity to know how they feel at all times.
The game of being disagreeable to everything liberals agree with and vice versa will eventually make the TEa Party bite on something they despise
and this video is very clear that you have no idea what you are talking about. You have no idea what it means to be an American and what it means to follow the Constitution. and for your information:
RON PAUL IS NOT A LIBERAL!!! HE'S A LIBERTARIAN!!! Understand the difference!!!
Please read more (if you know how to read) before you make these pointless videos.
i guess thats why i think he'd rather stick to acting and not a critic. it makes me sad that people like him don't read any of Ron Paul's books and they rather read his summary from wikipedia and attack him.
please find out what a Libertarian is from a nobel prize economist, Milton Freidman and not get brain washed from an uneducated blabber mouth who is politically illiterate. its obvious that he loves Herman Cain, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve of Kansas city and who can't tell the difference from the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. a man like that is totally unelectable. and a man like Zo should only stick to acting.
isn't the modern liberal depending government? where are you getting your facts buddy? Being a true US Conservative is that you are for less spending, low tax and being strict to the consitution. where does it say in the Constitution that you have to prohibit drugs? would putting u 20yrs in prison help you stop doing drugs? or would you rather seek help from friends, family, or communities?
Friedman not only supported libertarian views - HE IS A LIBERTARIAN
@hppyhckr Ron Paul's drug policy is right-on. The GOP has a long history of small, limited government. Well, how much more big government can you get than telling people what they can and can't put in their body? There's no difference between big government giving people welfare and big government telling you not to ingest certain chemicals. Both are very nice ideas, but it is NOT the place for government.
@moctezuma112 My God you are a stupid Ron Paul lib-turd. Look dude Ron Paul WILL NEVER BE THE president so you are wasting your liberal/ Hybrid breath. Just because you have two good ideas doesnt mean that the country will over look your 500 retarded ones. Ron Pauls views on defense is that of an DUMBASS and we all see it and reject it. Even true blue libs arent as dumb as Space-Pauls or Paulistinians. You think you are being a constitutionalists as it serves you but you are bastardizing it.
why should i be taking advice from someone who lives overseas and haven't even read his books or the Constitution?
perhaps you can tell me who your favorite candidate is and i'll tell you 3 facts about why they don't qualify. oh wait make that 2 because the first would be that they are not Constitutionalist.
@hppyhckr If That's what you're going to settle with as the definition of Libertarianism, then you truly are a fool. Libertarians believe in the utmost freedoms of individuals, unless those freedoms infringe on the basic human rights of another individual. It's that simple. Increasing the size and scope of gov't and fighting wars and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people does not broaden freedom in this world.
@moctezuma112 how do u mean when you say "You have no idea what it means to be an American and what it means to follow the Constitution". indeed ron paul is a liberatarian, and Zo acknowledged that 5:11
I, as a voter, look for someone with good judgement. I know that I don't have all the answers. Plus, I completely agree with Winston Churchill when he says -
"The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter."
About 90% of voters don't know what they believe. About 90% of that remaining 10% don't know why they believe what they claim to believe. People are stupid, even conservative people.
I trust Herman Cain. He seems like he knows what he's doing.
Presidents ARE supposed to lead, it is your congressmen and congresswomen who represent you. You're not going to get a President who is 100% conservative, you didn't even get that with Reagan. Keep holding out for everything and end up with nothing, no tears on my pillow.
Zo is what is known as a Neo-Conservative where as Ron Paul and Libertarians are known as Paleo-conservatives. Generally both can be considered Conservatism although Neo-Conservatism has bigger government overall with more government control over social policies.
Very smart assessment of Cain. I couldnt agree more. It is kind of troubling that he reversed or at least 'rearranged' his views on placing muslims in his cabinet, but otherwise, I like him. There's a lot to be said for a 'leader' who takes time to listen to those who elected him to lead. We sure dont have that now.
Good God you moron. The Netherlands and portugal have lower rates of drug addiction than we do. And if alcohol is just as bad as other drugs (you know destroying lives and families and what not; but of course guns don't destroy anything lmfao you hypocrite) why don't you start the prohibition push???!!
@daswann14 You still trying to get my attention, girlfriend? You act like drugs are so great, yet when somebody does something that you think is stupid you ask them if their on drugs. You're thinking sucks, and I'm hardly impressed by you. But I'm able to keep YOUR attention though. I don't see much reason to bother with your backwards thinking. I'd probably have better luck reasoning with something in my cat's litter box. Not much time for people who's pride is in being a jackass.
@machosauceproduction Dunno what the girlfriend thing is about. I like your ad homonym attacks and post with no substance. It shows you don't want to mess with me intellectually because you know wassup. Why don't you address any of the points in my post? Yes you do keep my attention Uncle Ruckus; you and disgusting liars like you have to be called out less people tacitly accept the garbage you spew.
@machosauceproduction Are you kidding w/-"You act like drugs are so great, yet when somebody does something that you think is stupid you ask them if their on drugs. You're thinking sucks, and I'm hardly impressed by you." What does that even mean? When children do dumb things, and they do constantly b/c they haven't learned from experience things we take for granted are they on weed, heroin, crack, or too much Tylenol? Every mistake you've made I take it you were high? Your thinking sucks.
@machosauceproduction thats the same racist stuff that zonation is talking about. "if you can read". you racist a hole. You can argue about a point like a grown up or you can shut your mouth you stupid libersl. Stop playing the race card. Grow up
*note to yourself : CLICK REPLY NEXT THE THE COMMENT AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY REPLY TO THE PERSON WHO YOU ARE COMMENTING TO. if i didn't scroll down i wouldn't even see this comment on me.
"racist a-hole.. shut your mouth.. stupid libers"? yep that really sounds like its coming from a grown up. tell me what racist stuff was Zo talking about? and after all that mess on Herman Cain in the past 3 months do you think Zo still supports him? if he does then you have your answer
@daswann14 Very true, Portugal and The Netherlands have legalized marijuana and lower rate of addiction and drug related crime. Those are facts and that why Zo flipped on you while not being able to refute what you said. Facts are Kryptonite to these poeple!
@daswann14 guns don't destroy shit ... it's dumbass people using the gun idiot .... put a gun on the shelf and see if it walk's out and starts shooting people ... and about drugs you missed his point ... if you make drugs legal now all the Drug Dealers and Cartels are out of a job and then the crime rate will SKY ROCKET and kill the hell out of the Rich kids and take their shit ... Netherlands i've been there cool place not sure about the Lower higher but i can sure look it up
@SupaNami Put a drug on the counter and see if it smokes itself. We are all well aware that inanimate things do not and cannot act. If you make drugs legal the crime rate would plummet and it would destroy the cartels. It is making the drugs illegal that makes powerful crime organizations; this is exactly what happened with prohibition in the US. Why would that raise crime. Way too many people are criminalized for possession and use, ending that reduces the crime rate.
@daswann14 dude i feel ya i really do ... and i can agree with you ... but Prohibition was a long time ago ... diff type of people ... it's 2011 now ... you have Entitlement's now ... you didn't back then ... i think if you want to make Drugs Legal then it should be up the the STATES ... not the GOVERNMENT ... let the states do their own thing and vote on it .. but i do think making Drugs Legal will kill the Low Class ... it's killing them now what would change?
@daswann14 and btw i looked at the Netherlands and Portugal drug rates .. and i can say everyone has their agenda ... but you have to look at the Populations .... and POT is not legal in Netherlands ... only in coffee shops ... you can't GO OUT AND PUFF PUFF GIVE in the streets like we do here in America ... wonder way ... i think cuz we have DUMBASS people and their music promoting that kind of life style and then they get on welfare !? ...
@daswann14 You're wrong. Get off your high-horse & read the current news. The Netherlands has reversed it's stance on drug usage. It's BANNED there due to the high crime rate from junkies needing their fix. No more hashish cafes. Not that cannabis was the problem but any place that allows law-free drug usage will inevitably draw the junkies, they need their fix, they'll rob you or even kill you to get the money to get that fix. So much for their lower drug (and crime) rates.
@Inquisitor53 But they do have lower crime, drug use, addiction and imprisonment rates. The Dutch policy is one of treatment and disease prevention, so you can't just shoot up and snort up anywhere. And their model works regardless of how you feel about drug use on a moral level. They have fewer addicts and better treatment rates. "Get off your high-horse & read the current news." You look up the numbers. "Not that cannabis was the problem" Point of agreement =)
What a flipping idiot. Libertarians are real conservatives but I'm glad you want to push them to vote with libs. Making drugs illegal, prostitution illegal, and being pro-life all force government to be bigger and to tell individuals what to do. You are the one who is not conservative, and most self-described conservatives are pathetic hypocrites like you.
I believe the best bet for the Republicans now is the Rick Perry the governor of Texas.
For one Texas presidents are crafty. For example GW Bush started a war in 2 countries and didn't pay for it. Yet dumb ass Obama comes in and spills the beans and now we are all paying for it.
Whats better? To get a multibillion dollar war for free or pay for it? If you can get a 1$ worth of value for free its good but billions? Thats extreme awesomeness
@shamgar001 I'm dead serious but I see what you mean tho about the odd points.
I like Ron Paul and Sarah Palin as well they both seem to have pretty good dispositions. I can't see either of them becoming part of the 'Group' or being anybody's puppet.
Rick Perry, Romney and the others do seem like the kinds who can be bought and will make great puppets
Someone needs to go back and research the five fundamental principles of the Republican Party... individual freedom, limited government, free markets, a strong national defense, and preserving our traditional values. Also, you should research the three types of conservative types and the Reagan Conservative Standard, and then you should probably delete this video out of shame, or take a trip to a war-torn country and rethink American Jingoism, or stop watching Fox or any combination of those.
I adore Herman Cain! Have listened to him for many years and the man is one thing...CONSTANT! The man does not waver UNLESS someone would be willing to give him a better point and all the facts to back it up; which he would always take into consideration. He usually has all the facts from 50 different ways and all the calculations himself before someone else can. He is a numbers guy. He has REAL workable soloutions and if anyone cares to look him up. Go ahead, you just might learn something :)
My only problem with Cain is he use to work for the federal reserve. I would feel better about him if he agreed to support a audit on the Fed. For now I still fully back Ron Paul who also is very consistant in his message.
I think you're short-changing libertarians. If the tea party has taught us anything, it's that libertarians come in all sorts of political dispositions. We're just not stuck-up about our differences as other factions would be because we live and let live. (It really speaks to how bad Obama is when libertarians can actually *agree* about not liking him.) For instance, I don't support abortion because abortion involves a woman using her liberty to trump a child's life.
@draketheduelist On the other hand, I support legalized marijuana and gambling, not that I would take part in them personally, but because it's not my place to tell people to not destroy *their own* lives so long as they don't harm anybody else. Protecting people from destroying themselves tends to evolve into Michelle Obama's position that mommy knows best and us little people are too stupid to know what's "right". Why do "conservatives" agree with such oppression?
Ron Paul is the only candidate willing to admit how the war on drugs has always wrongfully targeted minorities.
And he has NEVER said he wanted to Legalize Drugs- only that those laws should be mandated at the state and local levels not the federal. the war on drugs is a waste. he is strongly against drug usage. he is a doctor, after all.
Now, Now boys and girls... do NOT hate on Libertarians now. I am a Libertarian and agree and practice conservative values. The difference b/w Libertarians and Conservatives is that we DO NOT BELIEVE IN ALLOWING THE FED GOV TO RULE ON MORALITY. I believe abortion is a sin and an abominable practice, but I do not want the Fed Gov involved in making decisions on individual choice. ZO THIS TIME YOU FAILED. Hey! We cannot all agree on everything, right!?
Agree with UkeRocket. Zo believes that unless you are a social conservative, you are not conservative. I cannot agree.
It is also not good strategy. Libertarians (and under Zo's definition I am one) are natural allies in many fights. Obama should have taught us by now that you should not alienate your allies. Go ahead and disagree on policies when necessary but never vilify!
Agree with UkeRocket. Zo believes that unless you are a social conservative, you are not conservative. I cannot agree.
It is also not good strategy. Libertarians (and under Zo's definition I am one) are natural allies in many fights. Obama should have taught us by now that you should not alienate your allies. Go ahead and disagree on policies when necessary but never vilify!
He is doing a *great* disservice to both conservatives and libertarians by creating an artificial (and non-existent) canyon between them.
Zo creates some MAJOR straw-men to paint libertarians as liberals. This is not only inaccurate, but counterproductive to unifying and defeating the liberal, progressive movement.
Shame, Zo. Shame. Now is NOT the time to find divisions between us that don't exist in the first place.
No, you' ve got it all wrong. Darth Vader didn't pay child support because Empirial disclosure laws denied him the rights of a father. Furthermore, destroying Alderaan was the Emperor's covert 50th trimester abortion attempt. Little did the Empire know, the free market had already begun to evade, outsmart, and undermine the evil empire's central planning.
cain revealed his ignorance of foreign affairs as he sat like a deer-in-the-headlights when asked his opinion on the palestinian ‘right of return’ and then responded that “israel has no problem with people returning”…? huh ? then he totally lied to hannity about how he would never try to answer a question if he knew nothing about the subject...which is exactly what he did ! krauthammer was right, this guy is for entertainment purposes only.
cain is already whining about not being treated fairly by the media..because he’s black! he’s said that he’ll reveal his plan to fight terrorism…AFTER he’s elected. this guy is simply not ready for primetime. is it going to be the republicans who are swayed by a candidate with no experience and a sonorous voice this time? have we learned nothing from the last three years? and isn't 'our black guy can beat your black guy' kinda..racist?
Women are so easy these days that I wonder if legalized prostitution would change anything at all. Nevada doesn't seem any different from the other states anymore, pro or con.
Drugs surely have a great capacity for destroying individuals and families, but in the shadows, their toxicity is much worse than when legal. Victorian England & America had opium dens aplenty. Once outlawed, opium was concentrated into heroine, which is far more dangerous. Amphetamines are more dangerous outlawed, too.
If Zo is married, I'm sure his wife is relieved that her would-be cheating husband is thwarted only by laws again prostitution. After all, men are animals and cannot be expected to take responsibility for their life absent of morality laws.
Talk about building a false caricature then knocking it down. Get this: Prohibition does not work, it was tried, remember? While you rant about the evils of drugged society, come to terms with the fact that alcohol and tobacco simply kill tens of thousands each year.
Get off your high horse, have a beer, smoke a cig.... hypocrite.
I disagree on your lead/represent point. We can't expect presidents to represent us, because there are too many of "us". Instead, we should elect the person we think most likely to think and act the way we would want them to.
I disagree with your lead/represent issue. We shouldn't elect politicians and expect them to do what "we" want, as there are too many we's. We should choose the politician we think is most likely to do what we'd like, and then attempt to influence him/her in those areas where we disagree with him/her.
HECK YEAH! Preach it, Zo! Although, I definitely respect Ron Paul for his relentless battle against the growth of the Federal govt. I'm very curious to know what you think about Ron Paul's stances on non-social issues, like the Federal Reserve and our monetary system.
@USMILNET, I am thinking what you are thinking. The House of Representatives is elected every two years to be the most responsive to the people who elect them. The Senate is elected every six years (and that only recently since they used to be appointed by the Governors of their own states) to be statesmen. By this I mean that they are supposed to choose to do what is best for the NATION, not just their states or their political party.
@DLSmith92056 They used to be voted in by state legislatures, not appointed by governors. The idea was that this would give the states also a voice in the federal government, with the House of Representatives being the population's voice in the federal government. The states themselves no longer have representation at the federal level.
@USMILNET (continued), You are right when you say that the president is elected for his vision, which implies leadership. He alone has the bully pulpit to continually market that vision in an effort to sell it to the Congress and the nation.
You have completely missed the point. So all it takes for you to do drugs and abortion was to have it legalized. When you grow up and start being responsible to your own actions, come back and make another video. There are people out there that could be locked up in a package store or a drug den and not use a single ounce of the material -- it's called personal responsibility - try it sometime and stop wanting the government to tell you what you can do and can't do.
There will be many, many interviews and debates between now and Iowa caucus. We can talk about each canidate in our limited information on each, but i think we should tweek our bullshit detectors and pay attention to what they say before we decide.
That being said, I have been listening to Herman Cain for years on his radio show and when he has filled in on Neal Boortz's radio show, and I think he is MORE than what we need to run our country. Disagree with Zo that we need a LEADER, not a REP.
Zo I respect you man but Ron Paul is not who you think. I did not like him at first when he opposed the war in Iraq. Then I went there myself and saw what he had been talking about and things he said was true. War profiting has hurt our economey and put troops in more danger. I was exposed to KBR burn pits myself. You should look into it watch my VID its no joke its real and Ron Paul will expose it. He supports the troops not the General's in charge. They are as currupt as washington.
Let's see...Cain is against abortion, gay marriage, wants the free market to control healthcare, and insists that there's nothing weird going on at the federal reserve when there is still money that is unaccounted for...No thanks, I'll use my vote on someone worthwhile like Ron Paul or even Gary Johnson. Cain just sounds like another businessman that wants to be president.
You do know Ron Paul is the opposite of collectivism, right? One of the largest objects of collectivism today the Federal Reserve System, which Cain was a part of in Kansas. Do we want liberty of the individual or tyranny of the collective? I choose the first, Ron Paul 2012.
I also like Herman. I'll vote for him if he gets the nod, but I can't support him for the nomination. He's never run in a national election, and we haven't seen how he handles the power, either as a legislator or as a governor.
People get funny when they get in office, and part of what it does for us is allow us to vett our candidate.
Pawlenty supported the mileage tax on driving in his home state. He has suspicious big government leanings. I liked him at first too, but something about him seems so mainstream and almost robotic...I get uneasy. I only feel I can trust and support Ron Paul now. BTW I agree with you about Cain. How can we say Obama had no experience and then elect the same type of inexperience with gov on our side?
@tubo222555 I don't trust Ron Paul, at all. Not only for the reasons Zo mentioned, but also his duplicity when it comes to earmarks. He loads the bills full of them, then votes against them. Not only does he bring home the bacon for his district, but he gets to vote against earmarks, as well. Pretty dishonest, IMNSHO.
I understand your opinion, but I completely disagree. And you must remember, Ron Paul alone cannot write the rules of the system. On earmarks, he figures that if money is going to be taken from his state and redistributed to all these projects, he might as well try to get some of it back to his own state. Its practical. If he could choose, he would end earmarks altogether. What do you expect? The system itself is dishonest. Cain doesnt HAVEa record. For all we know its just talk.
@tubo222555 That sounds like equivocation. Oh, and he gets more than his district's money's worth. In fact, he's one of the worst. If you're not in his district, Ron Paul has stolen from you, just like the rest of 'em.
But, really, issues like this and Pawlenty's gas mileage tax are why I want to see someone in office before I vote for them. Legislation calls for difficult decisions, and I want to see how they handle them, especially when there's no good answer at hand.
I agree that we should see someone in office before we vote for them to be president. But Herman Cain has never held public office. That to me is a problem.
Plus, Cain flip flopped on auditing the Federal Reserve, and there is no way to prove his actual views. How can we be sure we trust him? Look at Obama. He was barely a senator at all, voting present quite often and not even showing his views. Look what we got. I would prefer Cain over Obama any day, but we need to roll back the blindfolds. Anyone who called Obama too inexperienced is a hypocrite if they are so quick to follow Herman Cain.
I agree that elected officials should represent rather than simply lead; however, at this point, we need someone who can be decisive and act without constantly checking poll ratings. And Cain has that ability as well as the integrity (as far as I can tell) and experience that is needed to act in a manner consistent with overall conservative values. Perfect? Nah. Who is? But qualified - and that's much better than what we have presently.
I would say Paul is even better at ignoring polls...he is 100% consistent even when the rest of Congress is against him (we cannot really check Cain's consistency record in that way) and despite many polls in the past going against Paul he is only gaining strength and courage. He is a Jeffersonian man, which we need. Return to the founding principles and restore america now! Paul 2012!
Zo, I think you got something very wrong. Paul has never and will never advocate the abuse of drugs or prostitution. He wants the individual states to decide what is best for their own societies, not the federal government deciding for them. Drug legalization/decriminalization will result in a reduction of their abuse if European results are to be expected here. Most, if not all, states will vote to prohibit prostitution. Apply that same system to almost all other issues, and you have Ron Paul.
Zo, I think you're awesome, and I love your rants. However, I gotta say I disagree with some of your views on Libertarians. The federal war on drugs has not only failed to curtail drug use, it has eroded civil liberties, destroyed financial privacy, corrupted law enforcement, crowded prisons with non-violent offenders, ruined countless lives, and wasted billons of taxpayer dollars. Prohibition doesn't work-it makes things much worse. Families and friends and churches work much better.
I like Ron Paul and lean this direction. I like Mr. Cain, but not his defense of the Federal Reserve and his opposition to the auditing of it. The Fed has been responsible for the American financial decline and stock market crashes. It must be audited and then ended!
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LIBERTARIANS RULE!!!! HERMAN KANE is on my short list of good candidates. I agree with Herman about the photos. Zo - you strike me as someone who thinks they are right about allot of things they are most certainly wrong about. EITHER YOU SUPPORT FREEDOM OR YOU DO NOT! Both sides are stripping us of Social, Financial, Civil and Educational liberties...and you endorse them by reducing those of us who stand for FREEDOM and SELF RELIANCE to a group of drug addict and baby mama makers. Nice...
I've never been more proud to be a Canadian atheist. It sounds like your on a crusade to grasp power over others and reign with absolute control.
I'd like to see you personally try to enforce your ideal America on others. It's not as easy to tell your peers what they can and can't do as it is to tell an audience something extreme. And to enforce your own moral values upon others whom have every right to not share them is downright offensive.
Tehscottinator 1 month ago
Zonation says regarding Herman Cain - "its really hard to find things wrong with the guy!" - LOL. Oh really? Maybe if your head is buried in a big pile of sand.
TheTruthHurts9999 1 month ago
I hear these weak complaints about Paul from people all the time.
'He's too much of an isolationist'
'He dosent understand that there are dangerous dictators in the middle east'
'He's un-electable' (Whatever that means)
Wake up people! Look at your choices;
Bachman=Schizophrenic or something. Romney=typical smarmy politico. Perry=Fool. Obama=Spends money like my teenage daughter. I'm voting for the guy who I believe will get the government out of my way!
geustis 2 months ago
@geustis
Everything you just stated about Ron Paul is true! Our enemies do want Paul to win because he is a WUSS!
If the UK was hit with an atomic bomb he'd probably say "It's alright they'll sort it out."
How can they sort that out if all it takes is pratically one bomb to decimate a country that small (I am exaggerating this to an extent but just think about it hypothetically.)
Ron Paul vs FDR
They're both isolationist!
But here's the major difference (cont)
Mage13246 2 months ago
@geustis
When we were hit on pearl harbor, we saw the mass-genocide happening in Europe as well as in Asia! Did we deserve to be hit on pearl harbor? HELL NO! They were raping, maming, and committing genocide in China, so we cut off trade with Japan and backed China! We shouldn't have gotten involved in Europe? Well you aren't speaking German are you? Well you should think about what Ron Paul is saying when he opens in skull cave!
Mage13246 2 months ago
@geustis
Typo: His skull cave
Mage13246 2 months ago
Zo, at 6:52 I can't shrug off this idea that you favor Alcohol Prohibition. You know what happened when we had the 18th amendment? It created a black market and organized crime. Know what happened when we repealed the 18th amendment? They went away. You don't see street shootings over Miller and Coors.
redcups21 2 months ago
I like this guy but I'm pro abortion pro guns pro marijuana only pro marriage pro prostitution and I want immigration policies enforced.
AmazingKidable 2 months ago
Uh oh, you're speaking the truth, must mean you're racist.
Danuch113ny 3 months ago
White women have just as much unprotected sex as black women. Zoe maybe you should look into how many abortions unmarried white women have and compare that to the number of unmarried black women. Those same abortion clinics that conservatives love to denounce receive the lions share of their business from white women. Those single black mothers simply didn't believe in killing unborn children. So are you saying black women need to have more abortions?
Hegilian 3 months ago
@Hegilian or maybe there are a lot more white women than black maybe....? just throwing that out.
CrusaderAmerica 3 months ago
This guy is SPOT ON ! Thank You Sir for your opinion, WELL thought out and FACTUAL, God Bless you and keep them coming. Why don't you just start with the Bill of Rights and go right down the List because I think you have what is needed to get the point across.... unbiased !
The1deemann 4 months ago
where can a get that shirt macho sauce?
nadastarr 4 months ago
tbh, I don't understand Ron Paul's abortion stance, in the slightest. He's pro-life, but wants to leave that up to the states, who can decide whether or not to commit an abortion.
Um, if it's a life issue, an A Priori right issue in the Constitution, then shouldn't it be the Federal Government's job to protect it as much as possible, rather than throw it to the states?
seijisoldier 4 months ago
Hey Machosauce, RON PAUL is PRO-LIFE.
Get your facts straight.
ps: If you control what people spend their money on, you control their social lives. If you control their social lives, you control what they spend their money on.
Conservatism at least IS NOT about the Redistribution of Wealth. OH WAIT!!!
Our military is in other countries FREE OF NO CHARGE.
At least Conservatives don't wage Class Warfare. OH WAIT! They simply sit on their hands while the Rich keep the Poor in the slums.
CONT
LoneIndividual 4 months ago
@ MACHOSAUCE
CAPITALISTS THEMSELVES WANT TO DESTROY CAPITALISM!!!!
Socialism is a Red Herring. The "PROMISE" to Distribute the Wealth is a LIE.
Corporatists ARE in fact putting poor people down by gaining a MONOPOLY and thus reducing RISK as much as possible while raising REWARD as much as possible.
Capitalism is a joke. Socialism is a Lie.
LoneIndividual 4 months ago
@ MACHOSAUCE
That is why UNIONS (ORGANIZE RELIGION etc) are so important to the preservation of our ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
Social Liberty is part of Economic Liberty. In principle, you cannot separate the two. That is why the Constitution allows government to do a little bit of EVIL while promoting the most GOOD.
The system isn't perfect, but it' all we got until Jesus Christ comes again.
PEACE!!!!!
ps: I'm a Conservative-Libertarian MORMON that does not favor RON PAUL as POTUS.
LoneIndividual 4 months ago
@moctezuma112 Why the "if you know how to read" thing? Is it racist or that you don't understand what @machosauceproduction is saying? Or maybe you just can't hear well because you have your head up your butt? Well either way Ron Paul is a liberal who takes on the name of libertarian. I also think that @machosauceproduction explained very clearly just for people like you. Look up the definition bro.
WolvesLax22 4 months ago
@WolvesLax22
LOL
you are telling me what a libertarian is coming from Zo's mouth XD
look up Milton Freidman on Libertarianism.
watch?v=0PaN9M4WwHw
it makes me sad that people now a days prefer to get their education from actors such as Zo, and not learn from teachers and professors such as nobel prize winner Milton Freidman.
the "know how to read..." thing? i'm sure he knows how to read but only from a script and teleprompter
moctezuma112 3 months ago
Sorry to @machosauceproduction for the comment that was directed to you, it was suppose to be a response to someone else's comment. Keep on doing what your doing!
ctownbeatdown22 4 months ago
ron paul 2012 we should do a show on him
jasonschall 4 months ago
Ugh another neo-conservative.
attemptingtobehumble 5 months ago
@attemptingtobehumble Ugh (You) Same Liberal BSer
LocoRico89 4 months ago
@LocoRico89 I suppose you don't know the difference between a conservative, libertarian, neo-conservative and neo-liberal. Maybe you should pick up a book once in a while. You would have probably called John Locke a liberal lol.
attemptingtobehumble 4 months ago
During the 2008 Republican primary, Cal Thomas, a Fox News commentator, conservative columnist, and syndicated author, correctly noted that: "The only one behaving like a real Republican is Ron Paul, who actually wants to cut spending and get government out of our lives. He won't get the nomination because too many Republicans are into handouts and redistribution, just like Democrats." This Alonzo character is one ignorant dude.
gchuggins 5 months ago
@gchuggins true... its pretty pathetic that i can agree with this dude on almost every thing, except for 2 issues and he was able to piss me off lol,
tsharpmac420 5 months ago 2
Ronald Reagan understood the relationship between conservatism and libertarianism. Unfortunately, this clown is either ignorant of this fact or refuses to acknowledge it. In an interview with Reason Magazine in July 1975, Ronald Reagan, the icon of conservatism, stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism".
gchuggins 5 months ago
In an interview with Reason Magazine in July 1975, Ronald Reagan, the icon of conservatism, stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism". He added, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is." and, "I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are travelling the same path."
gchuggins 5 months ago
This politically ignorant motor-mouthed jackass erroneously asserts that the president "has to represent the people that voted for them and do what they think is right". Someone needs to tell this moron that what the president is "supposed to do" is outlined in Article 2 of the US Constitution. According to Article 1 of the US Constitution, the US Congress' House of Representatives, NOT the US President, is supposed to "REPRESENT" the people. This is one seriously ignorant dude.
gchuggins 5 months ago
Thanks Alfonzo. I appreciate your input. Keep it up.
sorobutt 5 months ago
Lets back another military industrial complex former federal reserve chairman for the kansas city branch...how would that work for ya? You said it yourself these candidates that you favor will have to answer for their record. That will certainly be hard for Herman Cain as a bankster insider. It doesn't much matter though if Ron Paul gets the Republican nomination or not he will run third party this time around. He has already stated that the ball of yarn will unravel within two years.
GuyTraveler 5 months ago
@GuyTraveler He has urgency on his side and will do anything to try and correct the US's course and avoid a financial meltdown.
GuyTraveler 5 months ago
Machosauce I got some books you should read by Ron Paul: End the Fed, The Revolution a Manifesto, and Liberty Defined. Please get them and you'll find out who Ron Paul is.
honkycabbit 6 months ago
Machosauce man I can't believe what I'm hearing from you. You set so many good examples in your past videos but now you come and trash Ron Paul the most constitutional conservative in the ENTIRE congress. You really need to do research on him and don't listen to Fox News Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin or the big media. Come to Ron Paul forums and the Daily Paul and we will show you who Ron Paul really is and why he's so popular. Half the negative coverage you've heard are myths and halftruths. peace!
honkycabbit 6 months ago
I agree with most of this video. Except for Ron Paul. In my personal opinion I don't feel that its the governments job to tell me how to live my life and how I should spend my money or what I should do with my body. As long as I'm not hurting anybody else I have and I'm not affecting anybody elses rights then I'm good. But this is just my opinion.
Omegafrost69 6 months ago
In the way of drugs, honestly, why do you think the majority of inmates are racial minorities? Why do you think employment numbers for teens and young adults are the lowest among minorities? They turn to selling drugs because they have no sustainable income. You really think the War on Drugs is justified? We spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year arresting BUYERS of Cannabis (a non-intoxicating, non-hallucinogenic substance) and complain that our prisons are too crowded. Do your homework.
Dancolehawk 6 months ago
@Dancolehawk This guy is an idiot. He is racist against his own rate and a massive hypocrite to boot. He doesn't care about facts.
daswann14 6 months ago
@daswann14 how is he racist? If anything he is trying to enlighten more black Americans to his values and ideas (that are correct). And he has the right to do so because it was given to him by the Constitution of the United States. Stop playing the race card and argue over values instead of just accusing. If you call him racist, back it up with proof. And I will gladly, slowly, explain it to you why he is not.
WolvesLax22 4 months ago
@WolvesLax22 He's racist because he does not like black people as well as supports racist policies. I've made videos about it, you can check them out. Herman Cain is racist for the same reason. Laughing about his anscestors being owned and saying that black people are the cause of all their problems and are the real racists. People like them are jokes.
daswann14 4 months ago
Zo, I love you man, but for the love of All That is Holy, please do some research on Libertarianism. Conservatives like Rick Santorum want to legislate Religion. I am a Christian Libertarian, and I will not impose my definition of marriage or my definition of God behind the name of the Law. As for Ron Paul, he is not a liberal. He does not want to legalize drugs. He wants that issue to be up to states (which it already is), same with marriage.
Dancolehawk 6 months ago
@Dancolehawk Thanks for explaining this to him. Why do you love him when he is so misinformed about everything?
daswann14 6 months ago
Hi Zo, please investigate Ron Paul some more. He is not for abortion. He is the Champion of the Constitution for the United States. :)
ClutchPedalReturnSpr 6 months ago 2
Ron Paul is to the Republican Party what Barack Obama is to the Democratic Party: the far extreme that should never be let anywhere near the Oval Office.
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
@JohnnyC133 Ron Paul is "extreme" because he believes the Republican Party shouldn't be spending our tax dollars like liberals and engaging in wars 24/7?
It's kind of tragic that military aggression and irresponsible spending is seen as "non-extreme" by conservatives.
TheQuestionOfEvil 7 months ago
@TheQuestionOfEvil Ron Paul's views on national security are childish, he believes that America can return to isolationism. That's foolish to say the least.
He's non-socially conservative, which I won't bother arguing about since libertarians couldn't care less about morality.
His economic views...well, I don't mind those. But his foreign and domestic policies I just can't get on board with.
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
@JohnnyC133 You obviously *do* mind his economic views, because if you disagree with his opposition to social conservatism, you support the billions of dollars being wasted in the War on Drugs and imprisoning people who have neither caused bodily injury to another nor deprived anyone of property. Ron Paul cares about Liberty; neo-cons support an authoritarian regime.
And yet you claim to speak of "morality". How cute.
Libertydrome 7 months ago
@Libertydrome Those who do drugs partake in a system that has damaged American inner cities, caused the invasion of the United States by drug cartels, and injure others by helping enslave them to narcotics. Neo-Cons don't support authoritarian regimes, we support enforcement our laws and protection of our liberties through self-control of our bodies and minds. Moral laws exist to protect us from ourselves.
Libertarians aren't conservatives. They're closeted liberals who don't like spending
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
@JohnnyC133 , you claim " Neo-Cons don't support authoritarian regimes", yet you support government guns keeping people from making choices YOU don't like, and you support using MY tax dollars to reinforce your puritanical views which enrich the drug cartels.
Sucking cock is 100% legal, yet I've never done it. And so it is with drugs. If you think a person's body is State Property, then yes, you are an authoritarian. Acceptance is the first stop in recovery.
Libertydrome 7 months ago
@Libertydrome If taking drugs had no other effect than on the individual I would support it. But it doesn't, it has ripple effects throughout society, not just on the individual but on their family, friends, neighborhood, etc. If you don't want your tax dollars used on something you don't like, don't pay them. Simple as that. We all pay for something we don't like.
Denial is the first step towards libertarianism.
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
@JohnnyC133 so, do you support Mayor Bloomberg's & Michelle Obama's nanny state efforts to control America's eating habits? After all, our eating habits have the "ripple effect" of harming our workforce through Type II diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Or are they bad because they're liberals while yours are good because you're a neo-con?
It seems like you have more in common with big government liberals than I do. I prefer living in a free society, not under authority's boot.
Libertydrome 7 months ago
@Libertydrome Eating at a McDonald's won't provide money to a drug cartel, so no I don't support laws to control eating habit. Partaking in the narcotics trade at any level will enslave people to a drug and deprive them of their freedom to control their own bodies. I support common sense. Common sense says drug habits have no positive benefits to a individual or a society.
You don't wish for a free society. You wish for anarchy.
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
@JohnnyC133 It's a shame that you consider 40 years of failed policy and billions of dollars wasted to be "common sense". At least politicians of yore had the integrity to realize that alcohol prohibition was a failure and removed the money and power from the criminal cartels by repealing the 18th Amendment.
What you call "anarchy" is known by others as "Liberty", one of the founding principles of this once great nation.
Keep licking the boot of authority. I choose to be free.
Libertydrome 7 months ago
@Libertydrome The end of Prohibition didn't stop the mafia. Freedom is not anarchy, it is self control. The knowledge that just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. You can legalize drugs, but there's no benefit to society in doing so.
You're not choosing freedom, your choosing denial and your own selfish interests. The Founders supported individual liberty so long as it didn't infringe on the liberties of others. Drugs infringe upon the freedoms of millions of people.
JohnnyC133 7 months ago
Zo, do you think that marijuana should stay illegal? Biblically I believe that you should be for the legalization of marijuana sir.
HELacey 7 months ago
We have a leadership deficit in this country.we need a LEADER of the free world to do what's right and not what will probably get them reelected
SuperNache 7 months ago
Zo, nah. Sorry. Can't agree. Most libertarians I know are free enterprise oriented and are strong family. It means to most I know we don't want to legislate or judge those who choose differently. I know only one prochoice libertarian out of about 65 in my TP group. Pot is a different subject, with about 1/2 4 and 1/2 against. Personally, I don't think it should be legalized, nor do I think those who do should be jailed. Jail doesn't help the druggie, it only teaches him new tricks
myvision239 8 months ago
I don't pledge allegiance to neither party to the point of always being disagreeable.
But one thing I like about the conservatives is that they aren't afraid to be themselves But I think the conservatives biggest weakness is that they are too busy trying to counter what the liberals are doing that they aren't giving themselves a chance to shine thus robbing themselves of their own individuality
Amerikaten 8 months ago
I disagree with ya Zo Cain's leadership is his best quality it shows that Cain is anti-puppet material in times were everyone punks out and becomes puppets when they get in office.
Also at the end of the day work has to be done so he can't just keep his ear to the Tea Party with the intensity to know how they feel at all times.
The game of being disagreeable to everything liberals agree with and vice versa will eventually make the TEa Party bite on something they despise
Amerikaten 8 months ago
8:02
and this video is very clear that you have no idea what you are talking about. You have no idea what it means to be an American and what it means to follow the Constitution. and for your information:
RON PAUL IS NOT A LIBERAL!!! HE'S A LIBERTARIAN!!! Understand the difference!!!
Please read more (if you know how to read) before you make these pointless videos.
moctezuma112 8 months ago 3
@moctezuma112 He's too hopelessly dumb.
daswann14 6 months ago
@daswann14
i guess thats why i think he'd rather stick to acting and not a critic. it makes me sad that people like him don't read any of Ron Paul's books and they rather read his summary from wikipedia and attack him.
moctezuma112 6 months ago
@moctezuma112
Zo just finished making the point as to why he believes a Libertarian is just a liberal without the love/hate relationship with capitalism....
So before you pick out one statement review the whole video. He makes a great point!
hppyhckr 5 months ago
@hppyhckr .
uh no.
please find out what a Libertarian is from a nobel prize economist, Milton Freidman and not get brain washed from an uneducated blabber mouth who is politically illiterate. its obvious that he loves Herman Cain, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve of Kansas city and who can't tell the difference from the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. a man like that is totally unelectable. and a man like Zo should only stick to acting.
moctezuma112 5 months ago 3
@moctezuma112
"Friedman also supported libertarian policies such as legalization of drugs and prostitution"
umm... sounds more liberal than conservative. So I agree with ZO a Libertarian is liberal who doesn't hate capitalism!
hppyhckr 5 months ago
@hppyhckr
wait a minute!!
isn't the modern liberal depending government? where are you getting your facts buddy? Being a true US Conservative is that you are for less spending, low tax and being strict to the consitution. where does it say in the Constitution that you have to prohibit drugs? would putting u 20yrs in prison help you stop doing drugs? or would you rather seek help from friends, family, or communities?
Friedman not only supported libertarian views - HE IS A LIBERTARIAN
moctezuma112 5 months ago 5
@moctezuma112
Again a libertarian is just a liberal, (drugs, sex and moral bankruptcy) that doesn't hate capitalism.
hppyhckr 5 months ago
@hppyhckr Ron Paul's drug policy is right-on. The GOP has a long history of small, limited government. Well, how much more big government can you get than telling people what they can and can't put in their body? There's no difference between big government giving people welfare and big government telling you not to ingest certain chemicals. Both are very nice ideas, but it is NOT the place for government.
Madfoot713 5 months ago
@moctezuma112 My God you are a stupid Ron Paul lib-turd. Look dude Ron Paul WILL NEVER BE THE president so you are wasting your liberal/ Hybrid breath. Just because you have two good ideas doesnt mean that the country will over look your 500 retarded ones. Ron Pauls views on defense is that of an DUMBASS and we all see it and reject it. Even true blue libs arent as dumb as Space-Pauls or Paulistinians. You think you are being a constitutionalists as it serves you but you are bastardizing it.
GeorgeBonez 3 months ago
@GeorgeBonez
Ok "king George",
why should i be taking advice from someone who lives overseas and haven't even read his books or the Constitution?
perhaps you can tell me who your favorite candidate is and i'll tell you 3 facts about why they don't qualify. oh wait make that 2 because the first would be that they are not Constitutionalist.
moctezuma112 3 months ago
@hppyhckr If That's what you're going to settle with as the definition of Libertarianism, then you truly are a fool. Libertarians believe in the utmost freedoms of individuals, unless those freedoms infringe on the basic human rights of another individual. It's that simple. Increasing the size and scope of gov't and fighting wars and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people does not broaden freedom in this world.
maimingajayhawkcub 3 months ago
@moctezuma112 He knows exactly what he is talking about!!!!!!!!!
mabey you shou;d watch more than go and make stupid pointless commits
darkvampirewings 5 months ago
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@moctezuma112 He knows exactly what he is talking about!!!!!!!!!
mabey you should watch more than go and make stupid pointless commits
darkvampirewings 5 months ago
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@moctezuma112 how do u mean when you say "You have no idea what it means to be an American and what it means to follow the Constitution". indeed ron paul is a liberatarian, and Zo acknowledged that 5:11
positronicum97 4 months ago
I think that legalizing marijuana would cut down on crime and help state economy's
dawgfan24348 8 months ago
I, as a voter, look for someone with good judgement. I know that I don't have all the answers. Plus, I completely agree with Winston Churchill when he says -
"The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter."
About 90% of voters don't know what they believe. About 90% of that remaining 10% don't know why they believe what they claim to believe. People are stupid, even conservative people.
I trust Herman Cain. He seems like he knows what he's doing.
Krystoff04111 8 months ago
Presidents ARE supposed to lead, it is your congressmen and congresswomen who represent you. You're not going to get a President who is 100% conservative, you didn't even get that with Reagan. Keep holding out for everything and end up with nothing, no tears on my pillow.
funkbrother2I6 8 months ago
Alan Keys certainly tore Obama a new one
z4nizzle 8 months ago
You are correct, we are looking for values that best represent us.
IamThePeople1 8 months ago
Zo is what is known as a Neo-Conservative where as Ron Paul and Libertarians are known as Paleo-conservatives. Generally both can be considered Conservatism although Neo-Conservatism has bigger government overall with more government control over social policies.
LandOfNuthingness 8 months ago
Very smart assessment of Cain. I couldnt agree more. It is kind of troubling that he reversed or at least 'rearranged' his views on placing muslims in his cabinet, but otherwise, I like him. There's a lot to be said for a 'leader' who takes time to listen to those who elected him to lead. We sure dont have that now.
SueNC367 8 months ago
Good God you moron. The Netherlands and portugal have lower rates of drug addiction than we do. And if alcohol is just as bad as other drugs (you know destroying lives and families and what not; but of course guns don't destroy anything lmfao you hypocrite) why don't you start the prohibition push???!!
daswann14 8 months ago
@daswann14 You still trying to get my attention, girlfriend? You act like drugs are so great, yet when somebody does something that you think is stupid you ask them if their on drugs. You're thinking sucks, and I'm hardly impressed by you. But I'm able to keep YOUR attention though. I don't see much reason to bother with your backwards thinking. I'd probably have better luck reasoning with something in my cat's litter box. Not much time for people who's pride is in being a jackass.
machosauceproduction 8 months ago 16
@machosauceproduction Dunno what the girlfriend thing is about. I like your ad homonym attacks and post with no substance. It shows you don't want to mess with me intellectually because you know wassup. Why don't you address any of the points in my post? Yes you do keep my attention Uncle Ruckus; you and disgusting liars like you have to be called out less people tacitly accept the garbage you spew.
daswann14 8 months ago
@machosauceproduction Are you kidding w/-"You act like drugs are so great, yet when somebody does something that you think is stupid you ask them if their on drugs. You're thinking sucks, and I'm hardly impressed by you." What does that even mean? When children do dumb things, and they do constantly b/c they haven't learned from experience things we take for granted are they on weed, heroin, crack, or too much Tylenol? Every mistake you've made I take it you were high? Your thinking sucks.
daswann14 8 months ago
@machosauceproduction thats the same racist stuff that zonation is talking about. "if you can read". you racist a hole. You can argue about a point like a grown up or you can shut your mouth you stupid libersl. Stop playing the race card. Grow up
ctownbeatdown22 4 months ago
@ctownbeatdown22
*note to yourself : CLICK REPLY NEXT THE THE COMMENT AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY REPLY TO THE PERSON WHO YOU ARE COMMENTING TO. if i didn't scroll down i wouldn't even see this comment on me.
"racist a-hole.. shut your mouth.. stupid libers"? yep that really sounds like its coming from a grown up. tell me what racist stuff was Zo talking about? and after all that mess on Herman Cain in the past 3 months do you think Zo still supports him? if he does then you have your answer
moctezuma112 3 months ago
@machosauceproduction sorry for the one comment. it was supposed to be replied to @moctezuma112's comment. Really sorry dude!
ctownbeatdown22 4 months ago
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funkbrother2I6 8 months ago
@daswann14 Very true, Portugal and The Netherlands have legalized marijuana and lower rate of addiction and drug related crime. Those are facts and that why Zo flipped on you while not being able to refute what you said. Facts are Kryptonite to these poeple!
funkbrother2I6 8 months ago
@daswann14 You're pathetic hands down.
sick8721 6 months ago
@daswann14 guns don't destroy shit ... it's dumbass people using the gun idiot .... put a gun on the shelf and see if it walk's out and starts shooting people ... and about drugs you missed his point ... if you make drugs legal now all the Drug Dealers and Cartels are out of a job and then the crime rate will SKY ROCKET and kill the hell out of the Rich kids and take their shit ... Netherlands i've been there cool place not sure about the Lower higher but i can sure look it up
SupaNami 6 months ago
@SupaNami Put a drug on the counter and see if it smokes itself. We are all well aware that inanimate things do not and cannot act. If you make drugs legal the crime rate would plummet and it would destroy the cartels. It is making the drugs illegal that makes powerful crime organizations; this is exactly what happened with prohibition in the US. Why would that raise crime. Way too many people are criminalized for possession and use, ending that reduces the crime rate.
daswann14 6 months ago
@daswann14 dude i feel ya i really do ... and i can agree with you ... but Prohibition was a long time ago ... diff type of people ... it's 2011 now ... you have Entitlement's now ... you didn't back then ... i think if you want to make Drugs Legal then it should be up the the STATES ... not the GOVERNMENT ... let the states do their own thing and vote on it .. but i do think making Drugs Legal will kill the Low Class ... it's killing them now what would change?
SupaNami 6 months ago
@daswann14 and btw i looked at the Netherlands and Portugal drug rates .. and i can say everyone has their agenda ... but you have to look at the Populations .... and POT is not legal in Netherlands ... only in coffee shops ... you can't GO OUT AND PUFF PUFF GIVE in the streets like we do here in America ... wonder way ... i think cuz we have DUMBASS people and their music promoting that kind of life style and then they get on welfare !? ...
SupaNami 6 months ago
@daswann14 You're wrong. Get off your high-horse & read the current news. The Netherlands has reversed it's stance on drug usage. It's BANNED there due to the high crime rate from junkies needing their fix. No more hashish cafes. Not that cannabis was the problem but any place that allows law-free drug usage will inevitably draw the junkies, they need their fix, they'll rob you or even kill you to get the money to get that fix. So much for their lower drug (and crime) rates.
Inquisitor53 5 months ago
@Inquisitor53 But they do have lower crime, drug use, addiction and imprisonment rates. The Dutch policy is one of treatment and disease prevention, so you can't just shoot up and snort up anywhere. And their model works regardless of how you feel about drug use on a moral level. They have fewer addicts and better treatment rates. "Get off your high-horse & read the current news." You look up the numbers. "Not that cannabis was the problem" Point of agreement =)
daswann14 5 months ago
What a flipping idiot. Libertarians are real conservatives but I'm glad you want to push them to vote with libs. Making drugs illegal, prostitution illegal, and being pro-life all force government to be bigger and to tell individuals what to do. You are the one who is not conservative, and most self-described conservatives are pathetic hypocrites like you.
daswann14 8 months ago
What kind of drugs do you do to take you into such a delusional state?
daswann14 8 months ago
I believe the best bet for the Republicans now is the Rick Perry the governor of Texas.
For one Texas presidents are crafty. For example GW Bush started a war in 2 countries and didn't pay for it. Yet dumb ass Obama comes in and spills the beans and now we are all paying for it.
Whats better? To get a multibillion dollar war for free or pay for it? If you can get a 1$ worth of value for free its good but billions? Thats extreme awesomeness
ColdGripHandle 8 months ago
@ColdGripHandle Are you being sarcastic? Please be sarcastic.
shamgar001 8 months ago
@shamgar001 I'm dead serious but I see what you mean tho about the odd points.
I like Ron Paul and Sarah Palin as well they both seem to have pretty good dispositions. I can't see either of them becoming part of the 'Group' or being anybody's puppet.
Rick Perry, Romney and the others do seem like the kinds who can be bought and will make great puppets
ColdGripHandle 8 months ago
This guy's views of Ron Paul/libertarianism/conservatism are absolutely ridiculous. He clearly has NO clue what true conservatism is.
nsideirish 8 months ago
I should listen to him why?
kynthful 8 months ago
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0bamasmama 8 months ago
Someone needs to go back and research the five fundamental principles of the Republican Party... individual freedom, limited government, free markets, a strong national defense, and preserving our traditional values. Also, you should research the three types of conservative types and the Reagan Conservative Standard, and then you should probably delete this video out of shame, or take a trip to a war-torn country and rethink American Jingoism, or stop watching Fox or any combination of those.
ClayCarroll 8 months ago 2
I adore Herman Cain! Have listened to him for many years and the man is one thing...CONSTANT! The man does not waver UNLESS someone would be willing to give him a better point and all the facts to back it up; which he would always take into consideration. He usually has all the facts from 50 different ways and all the calculations himself before someone else can. He is a numbers guy. He has REAL workable soloutions and if anyone cares to look him up. Go ahead, you just might learn something :)
supercute1221 9 months ago
My only problem with Cain is he use to work for the federal reserve. I would feel better about him if he agreed to support a audit on the Fed. For now I still fully back Ron Paul who also is very consistant in his message.
98Mpower 9 months ago 3
I think you're short-changing libertarians. If the tea party has taught us anything, it's that libertarians come in all sorts of political dispositions. We're just not stuck-up about our differences as other factions would be because we live and let live. (It really speaks to how bad Obama is when libertarians can actually *agree* about not liking him.) For instance, I don't support abortion because abortion involves a woman using her liberty to trump a child's life.
draketheduelist 9 months ago
@draketheduelist On the other hand, I support legalized marijuana and gambling, not that I would take part in them personally, but because it's not my place to tell people to not destroy *their own* lives so long as they don't harm anybody else. Protecting people from destroying themselves tends to evolve into Michelle Obama's position that mommy knows best and us little people are too stupid to know what's "right". Why do "conservatives" agree with such oppression?
draketheduelist 9 months ago
Zo? Really? No Allan West?
Darkrunner1975 9 months ago
ZO for PREZ!
dontblametammy 9 months ago
Ron Paul is the only candidate willing to admit how the war on drugs has always wrongfully targeted minorities.
And he has NEVER said he wanted to Legalize Drugs- only that those laws should be mandated at the state and local levels not the federal. the war on drugs is a waste. he is strongly against drug usage. he is a doctor, after all.
ronniepage 9 months ago
You have a HUGE misunderstanding of Ron Paul's drug stance.
ronniepage 9 months ago
Now, Now boys and girls... do NOT hate on Libertarians now. I am a Libertarian and agree and practice conservative values. The difference b/w Libertarians and Conservatives is that we DO NOT BELIEVE IN ALLOWING THE FED GOV TO RULE ON MORALITY. I believe abortion is a sin and an abominable practice, but I do not want the Fed Gov involved in making decisions on individual choice. ZO THIS TIME YOU FAILED. Hey! We cannot all agree on everything, right!?
alfamax4562 9 months ago
Agree with UkeRocket. Zo believes that unless you are a social conservative, you are not conservative. I cannot agree.
It is also not good strategy. Libertarians (and under Zo's definition I am one) are natural allies in many fights. Obama should have taught us by now that you should not alienate your allies. Go ahead and disagree on policies when necessary but never vilify!
thelmadatter 9 months ago 2
Agree with UkeRocket. Zo believes that unless you are a social conservative, you are not conservative. I cannot agree.
It is also not good strategy. Libertarians (and under Zo's definition I am one) are natural allies in many fights. Obama should have taught us by now that you should not alienate your allies. Go ahead and disagree on policies when necessary but never vilify!
thelmadatter 9 months ago
I say this as a long-time fan of Zo:
He is doing a *great* disservice to both conservatives and libertarians by creating an artificial (and non-existent) canyon between them.
Zo creates some MAJOR straw-men to paint libertarians as liberals. This is not only inaccurate, but counterproductive to unifying and defeating the liberal, progressive movement.
Shame, Zo. Shame. Now is NOT the time to find divisions between us that don't exist in the first place.
UkeRocket 9 months ago
No, you' ve got it all wrong. Darth Vader didn't pay child support because Empirial disclosure laws denied him the rights of a father. Furthermore, destroying Alderaan was the Emperor's covert 50th trimester abortion attempt. Little did the Empire know, the free market had already begun to evade, outsmart, and undermine the evil empire's central planning.
rawREN 9 months ago
cain revealed his ignorance of foreign affairs as he sat like a deer-in-the-headlights when asked his opinion on the palestinian ‘right of return’ and then responded that “israel has no problem with people returning”…? huh ? then he totally lied to hannity about how he would never try to answer a question if he knew nothing about the subject...which is exactly what he did ! krauthammer was right, this guy is for entertainment purposes only.
elpolacko2 9 months ago
santorum ?!? i don't think hitching our wagon to a guy who built his career on hatin' on gay citizens is really the way we want to go.
elpolacko2 9 months ago
cain is already whining about not being treated fairly by the media..because he’s black! he’s said that he’ll reveal his plan to fight terrorism…AFTER he’s elected. this guy is simply not ready for primetime. is it going to be the republicans who are swayed by a candidate with no experience and a sonorous voice this time? have we learned nothing from the last three years? and isn't 'our black guy can beat your black guy' kinda..racist?
elpolacko2 9 months ago
Women are so easy these days that I wonder if legalized prostitution would change anything at all. Nevada doesn't seem any different from the other states anymore, pro or con.
Drugs surely have a great capacity for destroying individuals and families, but in the shadows, their toxicity is much worse than when legal. Victorian England & America had opium dens aplenty. Once outlawed, opium was concentrated into heroine, which is far more dangerous. Amphetamines are more dangerous outlawed, too.
Typewriterking 9 months ago
If Zo is married, I'm sure his wife is relieved that her would-be cheating husband is thwarted only by laws again prostitution. After all, men are animals and cannot be expected to take responsibility for their life absent of morality laws.
blackalleycats 9 months ago
Talk about building a false caricature then knocking it down. Get this: Prohibition does not work, it was tried, remember? While you rant about the evils of drugged society, come to terms with the fact that alcohol and tobacco simply kill tens of thousands each year.
Get off your high horse, have a beer, smoke a cig.... hypocrite.
blackalleycats 9 months ago
I disagree on your lead/represent point. We can't expect presidents to represent us, because there are too many of "us". Instead, we should elect the person we think most likely to think and act the way we would want them to.
mrmillermathteacher 9 months ago
I disagree with your lead/represent issue. We shouldn't elect politicians and expect them to do what "we" want, as there are too many we's. We should choose the politician we think is most likely to do what we'd like, and then attempt to influence him/her in those areas where we disagree with him/her.
mrmillermathteacher 9 months ago
HECK YEAH! Preach it, Zo! Although, I definitely respect Ron Paul for his relentless battle against the growth of the Federal govt. I'm very curious to know what you think about Ron Paul's stances on non-social issues, like the Federal Reserve and our monetary system.
metaldrummer5000 9 months ago
Not a good point. A president is not a representative, he's an executive, I.e. leader. Congress is stockfull of "representatives".
USMILNET 9 months ago
@USMILNET, I am thinking what you are thinking. The House of Representatives is elected every two years to be the most responsive to the people who elect them. The Senate is elected every six years (and that only recently since they used to be appointed by the Governors of their own states) to be statesmen. By this I mean that they are supposed to choose to do what is best for the NATION, not just their states or their political party.
DLSmith92056 9 months ago
@DLSmith92056 They used to be voted in by state legislatures, not appointed by governors. The idea was that this would give the states also a voice in the federal government, with the House of Representatives being the population's voice in the federal government. The states themselves no longer have representation at the federal level.
BigOhStudios 9 months ago
@USMILNET (continued), You are right when you say that the president is elected for his vision, which implies leadership. He alone has the bully pulpit to continually market that vision in an effort to sell it to the Congress and the nation.
DLSmith92056 9 months ago
Awesome comments and on point.
TheSharperWon 9 months ago
Preach it Zo....You are so on the Ball. Keep up the Good work !
yrualeg1 9 months ago
Preach it Zo....You are so on the Ball. Keep up the Good work !
yrualeg1 9 months ago
why the hell dont your run zo? i would vote for you. I do like herman cain but hell....why dont you run as his VP at least... LOL
origionalwinja 9 months ago
This nation needs a leader, Zo. A righteous leader with our values!
cmblake6 9 months ago
Herman Cain has never held public office.
Herman Cain is not a Harvard lawyer.
Therefore Herman Cain has the two best qualifications to be our next President.
Not one damned thing will change as long as we keep electing Party Puppets.
N31373 9 months ago
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UnsalCS 9 months ago
You have completely missed the point. So all it takes for you to do drugs and abortion was to have it legalized. When you grow up and start being responsible to your own actions, come back and make another video. There are people out there that could be locked up in a package store or a drug den and not use a single ounce of the material -- it's called personal responsibility - try it sometime and stop wanting the government to tell you what you can do and can't do.
UnsalCS 9 months ago
Who the hell are you Zo???
You rock dude!!! I want you for Pres!
Chichako56 9 months ago
There will be many, many interviews and debates between now and Iowa caucus. We can talk about each canidate in our limited information on each, but i think we should tweek our bullshit detectors and pay attention to what they say before we decide.
That being said, I have been listening to Herman Cain for years on his radio show and when he has filled in on Neal Boortz's radio show, and I think he is MORE than what we need to run our country. Disagree with Zo that we need a LEADER, not a REP.
stmichelob 9 months ago
Zo I respect you man but Ron Paul is not who you think. I did not like him at first when he opposed the war in Iraq. Then I went there myself and saw what he had been talking about and things he said was true. War profiting has hurt our economey and put troops in more danger. I was exposed to KBR burn pits myself. You should look into it watch my VID its no joke its real and Ron Paul will expose it. He supports the troops not the General's in charge. They are as currupt as washington.
mysliwya 9 months ago
Let's see...Cain is against abortion, gay marriage, wants the free market to control healthcare, and insists that there's nothing weird going on at the federal reserve when there is still money that is unaccounted for...No thanks, I'll use my vote on someone worthwhile like Ron Paul or even Gary Johnson. Cain just sounds like another businessman that wants to be president.
nxnja 9 months ago
You do know Ron Paul is the opposite of collectivism, right? One of the largest objects of collectivism today the Federal Reserve System, which Cain was a part of in Kansas. Do we want liberty of the individual or tyranny of the collective? I choose the first, Ron Paul 2012.
tubo222555 9 months ago in playlist Why I'm for Herman Cain & not for Ron Paul
I also like Herman. I'll vote for him if he gets the nod, but I can't support him for the nomination. He's never run in a national election, and we haven't seen how he handles the power, either as a legislator or as a governor.
People get funny when they get in office, and part of what it does for us is allow us to vett our candidate.
Personally, I'm going for Pawlenty.
Izzymandias 9 months ago
@Izzymandias
Pawlenty supported the mileage tax on driving in his home state. He has suspicious big government leanings. I liked him at first too, but something about him seems so mainstream and almost robotic...I get uneasy. I only feel I can trust and support Ron Paul now. BTW I agree with you about Cain. How can we say Obama had no experience and then elect the same type of inexperience with gov on our side?
tubo222555 9 months ago in playlist Why I'm for Herman Cain & not for Ron Paul
@tubo222555 I don't trust Ron Paul, at all. Not only for the reasons Zo mentioned, but also his duplicity when it comes to earmarks. He loads the bills full of them, then votes against them. Not only does he bring home the bacon for his district, but he gets to vote against earmarks, as well. Pretty dishonest, IMNSHO.
Izzymandias 9 months ago
@Izzymandias
I understand your opinion, but I completely disagree. And you must remember, Ron Paul alone cannot write the rules of the system. On earmarks, he figures that if money is going to be taken from his state and redistributed to all these projects, he might as well try to get some of it back to his own state. Its practical. If he could choose, he would end earmarks altogether. What do you expect? The system itself is dishonest. Cain doesnt HAVEa record. For all we know its just talk.
tubo222555 9 months ago
@tubo222555 That sounds like equivocation. Oh, and he gets more than his district's money's worth. In fact, he's one of the worst. If you're not in his district, Ron Paul has stolen from you, just like the rest of 'em.
But, really, issues like this and Pawlenty's gas mileage tax are why I want to see someone in office before I vote for them. Legislation calls for difficult decisions, and I want to see how they handle them, especially when there's no good answer at hand.
Izzymandias 9 months ago
@Izzymandias
I agree that we should see someone in office before we vote for them to be president. But Herman Cain has never held public office. That to me is a problem.
tubo222555 9 months ago
@Izzymandias
Plus, Cain flip flopped on auditing the Federal Reserve, and there is no way to prove his actual views. How can we be sure we trust him? Look at Obama. He was barely a senator at all, voting present quite often and not even showing his views. Look what we got. I would prefer Cain over Obama any day, but we need to roll back the blindfolds. Anyone who called Obama too inexperienced is a hypocrite if they are so quick to follow Herman Cain.
tubo222555 9 months ago
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appliedcleaning 9 months ago
I agree that elected officials should represent rather than simply lead; however, at this point, we need someone who can be decisive and act without constantly checking poll ratings. And Cain has that ability as well as the integrity (as far as I can tell) and experience that is needed to act in a manner consistent with overall conservative values. Perfect? Nah. Who is? But qualified - and that's much better than what we have presently.
appliedcleaning 9 months ago 2
@appliedcleaning
I would say Paul is even better at ignoring polls...he is 100% consistent even when the rest of Congress is against him (we cannot really check Cain's consistency record in that way) and despite many polls in the past going against Paul he is only gaining strength and courage. He is a Jeffersonian man, which we need. Return to the founding principles and restore america now! Paul 2012!
tubo222555 9 months ago in playlist Why I'm for Herman Cain & not for Ron Paul
ALLEN WEST!~ CONSTITUTIONALIST~~~
MyChemMistress 9 months ago 2
@MyChemMistress
Ron Paul! Constitutionalist with a decades long track record to prove it!
tubo222555 9 months ago in playlist Why I'm for Herman Cain & not for Ron Paul
Zo, I think you got something very wrong. Paul has never and will never advocate the abuse of drugs or prostitution. He wants the individual states to decide what is best for their own societies, not the federal government deciding for them. Drug legalization/decriminalization will result in a reduction of their abuse if European results are to be expected here. Most, if not all, states will vote to prohibit prostitution. Apply that same system to almost all other issues, and you have Ron Paul.
paco114 9 months ago
Zo, I think you're awesome, and I love your rants. However, I gotta say I disagree with some of your views on Libertarians. The federal war on drugs has not only failed to curtail drug use, it has eroded civil liberties, destroyed financial privacy, corrupted law enforcement, crowded prisons with non-violent offenders, ruined countless lives, and wasted billons of taxpayer dollars. Prohibition doesn't work-it makes things much worse. Families and friends and churches work much better.
merrie16 9 months ago
I like Ron Paul and lean this direction. I like Mr. Cain, but not his defense of the Federal Reserve and his opposition to the auditing of it. The Fed has been responsible for the American financial decline and stock market crashes. It must be audited and then ended!
stephenabm 9 months ago
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LIBERTARIANS RULE!!!! HERMAN KANE is on my short list of good candidates. I agree with Herman about the photos. Zo - you strike me as someone who thinks they are right about allot of things they are most certainly wrong about. EITHER YOU SUPPORT FREEDOM OR YOU DO NOT! Both sides are stripping us of Social, Financial, Civil and Educational liberties...and you endorse them by reducing those of us who stand for FREEDOM and SELF RELIANCE to a group of drug addict and baby mama makers. Nice...
elohimfetus 9 months ago in playlist Why I'm for Herman Cain & not for Ron Paul
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your book Zo!!! Paper, Ink, and What I think! Everyone should read it prior to being able to vote!! Well Done!!!
Treana88 9 months ago 7