why don't you spend some time on Bloomberg or another financial station? 18th century? Our dollar has been off the gold standard since 1971. That's it. He just wants to go back to 1970, and most sane financial people agree. Otherwise the dollar is completely screwed. Translation for the simpleminded: You won't be able to buy as much stuff.
actually it was 1973 and only with respect to international transactions. The domestic Gold Standard was set aside in 1934, but who in their right mind believes the value of money is it's backing in gold?....and doesn't a weaker dollar help our trade balance?....wouldn't we be able to sell more?...which is more important...to buy from or sell to the foreign sector?..sorry light weight..go back and re-take econ 2100
Bloomberg just had an article on this. Nixon took us off in 1971, and yes you are right, it was only for international entities. But that was the last straw. And no, inflating the dollar here is not going to help us. The people who say that as long as you are being domestic goods a weak dollar won't effect you have seriously - seriously - failed to take globalism into account. We rely on other countries for cheap goods and for cheap credit.
and why did we go off the international gold standard?....were we (U.S.) running chronic Balance of Payment deficits?...were we (U.S.) suffering a gold out flow?....is there a limit to how long a country can finance international gold transactions? (can we redeem the dollar for gold if we own no gold?)
"The Bretton Woods system ended on August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon ended trading of gold at the fixed price of $35/ounce".
To refresh your memory that was the last time we fixed our dollar to gold. Of course we printed more money that we had gold, but at least we were technically accountable. After Nixon there was not accountability what so ever. And yes, (I am assuming you have some market know how) built a simple chart and you'll see inflation has been pretty damn massive.
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Why use "radical" to describe the protester? U.S. troops our of Iraq; No more blood for oil? Sounds pretty sane to me. Radical is a term more appropriate for the war policy of the Bush regime.
We won the war in Iraq the first week. Now our soldiers are doing a police operation. get them out of Iraq now. Send in UN peace keepers and stop wasting billions of our tax dollars and our soldiers blood in iraq. Do it now!
We will "lose" the war with Ron Paul as president? Please tell me what "winning" the war looks like? I have never heard any serious description of what winning really is.
Yeah, we Ron Paul people are crazy; crazy because we're inspired, NOT hired. Why? Because we love this principled statesman who stands for Freedom, Peace and Prosperity. We may not agree on every single issue but we know this man will do what he says. No more politics as usual!
Incidentally, demographics of my meetup: age 17-76, all races, religions, backgrounds, you name it. Talk about diverse! What brings us together: Freedom. It's a simple as that.
The guy that ran up to the camrea with the free Iraq sign,im pretty sure he was not a Ron Paul supporter. If he was , im glad he wasnt holding a Ron Paul sign.
Are some that support Dr Paul 9/11 truthers?
Im sure they are. Some are Republicans, Democrats,independants,liberals, conservitives, anarchists, etc.
But one thing we all have in common is we just want the government to leave us alone, uphold the Constitution, stop policing the world and stop spending us into bankrupticy.
Ron Paul is one of the few honest people running. Too bad his policies are too insane (IMO) for people to vote. Too many jobs will be lost when he gets rid of "everything", we will lose the war, etc.
You only see the bad that may happen, just like those for the War in Iraq, like only bad will happen if we leave.
If you really take the time to understand his policies, i mean to really understand them, you would see that they are by far much less "bad" than what anyone else is proposing (which is the status quo).
Jeff is just another American fed up with the lies and illegal war. He is still in jail currently held in the 66th District Police Station in Philadelphia.
He was charged with Criminal Tresspassing and Disorderly Conduct. One should ask, how is it tresspassing on school's grounds where he pays thousands of dollars to have the right to use. And free speach is not disorderly conduct.
How can you even be sure this was a Ron Paul supporter? There was nothing there to make a person think that this was just another American that is fed up with this misled war!
I am not a Ron Paul radical, but I still HATE THIS ILLEGAL WAR!
That was called civil disobedience. I enlisted in the U.S. Army to protect Americans right to speak freely and even dissent when necessary. He has the courage of his convictions and I respect him for that.
What's the charge? Are they going to give him 'inciting a riot' or just disorderly conduct? Maybe you could set up a paypal donator to clear his fines (which will, almost certainly, be the absolute maximum the law will allow) FREE JEFF!
There's WAYYY too much hero-worship of ron paul; he doesn't even have to DO anything and he 'won the debate,' good effing lord! Where was his 'nae' on HR 1955!!!
i think he was busy pontificating on how he'll ban abortion. you know, ron paul's ideas are all well and good if we had an equal playing field but given how rich the elite already are, they'll just abuse his system and make it worse for all of us.
vote was oct 23rd, rather then waste the vote on a massive votes for "yay", Ron Paul goes on MSNBC and talks about the war and this governments fiscal irresponsibility.
I'm deeply disturbed by my congresspeople. The constitution is centerist at best, and we're drifting further right of it daily. Ron Paul's got a fine message, but he's a good distance right of my views. DEATH TO THE FACIST INSECT THAT PREYS ON THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE!
Xenophobia is an irrational fear of strangers. Ron Paul fights against the neocons who preach fear of the Islamists as an excuse to expand govt and war. RP is no Xenophobe. In terms of borders, yes he's tough there. You cant have socialized programs ie mandatory health coverage, compulsory edu., other welfare prgrms and also let millions of ill. imm. to come into the country for favors. We'll all be broke. RP is an individualist. Racism is a collectivist mindset. These are logical opposites.
Chris Mathews is still a pundit..but he is one of the few who actualy play the poltics from the center. He doesnt make it all about left or right. Stephani Miller called him a right wing tool the other day, I listen to her show from time to time...its aweful. A bad comedy morning show, and when they do give current issues a go, its completley partisan. Whos the tool? Again..he's still a pundit, so in some sense, a tool, just not as right wing as peopl try to paint him.
love these 911 truth & ron paul people
love & peace for all nations
from israel
si87 4 years ago 3
If he ran as an independent Ron Paul would do no better than Ross "I'm not Frank Perdue" Perot....might do as poorly as Ralph "where is up?" Nader
statnerd52 4 years ago
my yes...someone with an 18th century understanding of money and banking...just what I wnt in the white House
statnerd52 4 years ago
why don't you spend some time on Bloomberg or another financial station? 18th century? Our dollar has been off the gold standard since 1971. That's it. He just wants to go back to 1970, and most sane financial people agree. Otherwise the dollar is completely screwed. Translation for the simpleminded: You won't be able to buy as much stuff.
taway07 4 years ago 2
actually it was 1973 and only with respect to international transactions. The domestic Gold Standard was set aside in 1934, but who in their right mind believes the value of money is it's backing in gold?....and doesn't a weaker dollar help our trade balance?....wouldn't we be able to sell more?...which is more important...to buy from or sell to the foreign sector?..sorry light weight..go back and re-take econ 2100
statnerd52 4 years ago
Bloomberg just had an article on this. Nixon took us off in 1971, and yes you are right, it was only for international entities. But that was the last straw. And no, inflating the dollar here is not going to help us. The people who say that as long as you are being domestic goods a weak dollar won't effect you have seriously - seriously - failed to take globalism into account. We rely on other countries for cheap goods and for cheap credit.
taway07 4 years ago
and why did we go off the international gold standard?....were we (U.S.) running chronic Balance of Payment deficits?...were we (U.S.) suffering a gold out flow?....is there a limit to how long a country can finance international gold transactions? (can we redeem the dollar for gold if we own no gold?)
statnerd52 4 years ago
"The Bretton Woods system ended on August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon ended trading of gold at the fixed price of $35/ounce".
To refresh your memory that was the last time we fixed our dollar to gold. Of course we printed more money that we had gold, but at least we were technically accountable. After Nixon there was not accountability what so ever. And yes, (I am assuming you have some market know how) built a simple chart and you'll see inflation has been pretty damn massive.
taway07 4 years ago
no we went back in 72 and went off again in 73...Bloomberg people let you down
statnerd52 4 years ago
Ron Paul clearly won that debate
madmonkey756 4 years ago 3
hey...don't free me bro!
moofph 4 years ago
70% of the country is "radical"???
mcalien24 4 years ago 3
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2bn2 4 years ago 2
haha look at all those Ron Paul signs in the back!
Budvb 4 years ago 2
The only truly antiwar candiate for President is Ron Paul.
dinuba1951 4 years ago 4
Why use "radical" to describe the protester? U.S. troops our of Iraq; No more blood for oil? Sounds pretty sane to me. Radical is a term more appropriate for the war policy of the Bush regime.
diffidatio 4 years ago 3
no more blood for oil !!!!!!
videostuf 4 years ago 3
Go Ron Paul!!!! Even the democrats are revolting!!! :)
cmanw 4 years ago 2
VERACIFIER,
Are you a Champion of the Constitution?
Or are you a defiler?
Therefore a traitor?
Wake up brother.
God Bless Teflon Ron
God Bless America
chewbaca1989 4 years ago
We won the war in Iraq the first week. Now our soldiers are doing a police operation. get them out of Iraq now. Send in UN peace keepers and stop wasting billions of our tax dollars and our soldiers blood in iraq. Do it now!
eekdog2005 4 years ago 2
We will "lose" the war with Ron Paul as president? Please tell me what "winning" the war looks like? I have never heard any serious description of what winning really is.
liberteebell 4 years ago 2
I thought winning the Iraq war was taking out Saddam and we did that a long time ago. We eliminated the evil dictator now lets move on.
LayneRoxxx 4 years ago 3
Look at the Ron Paul signs. WE ARE BIG!
shortfu 4 years ago 4
Yeah, we Ron Paul people are crazy; crazy because we're inspired, NOT hired. Why? Because we love this principled statesman who stands for Freedom, Peace and Prosperity. We may not agree on every single issue but we know this man will do what he says. No more politics as usual!
Incidentally, demographics of my meetup: age 17-76, all races, religions, backgrounds, you name it. Talk about diverse! What brings us together: Freedom. It's a simple as that.
liberteebell 4 years ago 3
That's so awesome!
How Can The Mainstream Media Do Better?
/watch?v=3jIIbO_8kyo
RonPaulClips 4 years ago
Look at all those Ron Paul lunatics in the background! Why are a lot of Ron Paul supporters 9/11 truthers? Crazy people!!
AttritionofFaithful 4 years ago
The guy that ran up to the camrea with the free Iraq sign,im pretty sure he was not a Ron Paul supporter. If he was , im glad he wasnt holding a Ron Paul sign.
Are some that support Dr Paul 9/11 truthers?
Im sure they are. Some are Republicans, Democrats,independants,liberals, conservitives, anarchists, etc.
But one thing we all have in common is we just want the government to leave us alone, uphold the Constitution, stop policing the world and stop spending us into bankrupticy.
Woodchuckk 4 years ago 2
Ron Paul is one of the few honest people running. Too bad his policies are too insane (IMO) for people to vote. Too many jobs will be lost when he gets rid of "everything", we will lose the war, etc.
AttritionofFaithful 4 years ago
You only see the bad that may happen, just like those for the War in Iraq, like only bad will happen if we leave.
If you really take the time to understand his policies, i mean to really understand them, you would see that they are by far much less "bad" than what anyone else is proposing (which is the status quo).
Woodchuckk 4 years ago
There are all kinds of people supporting Ron Paul. Truthers also support Kucinich and Gravel.
comicfl 4 years ago
Hey young man, thank you for having the nerve to get in the camera and speak for so many of us! Bravo!!
Our representatives in congress don't listen to us and thus, people invent ways to be heard.
And Chris, thanks for chuckling about it and agreeing with the sentiment. Someone needs to speak out.
liberteebell 4 years ago
Man, running and screaming in front of the camera for 1.5 seconds is really not a great way to get your message across.
It just makes you look juvenile and incapable of more cerebral discussion.
Blahcetera 4 years ago
how is what he's done there so much different from the way that professional politicians debate the issues in house and senate
dude, you really don't buy into all of that propaganda of politicans being some how more sophisticated or civilized than that "ordinary" american
I say, more power to that young man - that was awesome
thetubeaccount 4 years ago
Ron Paul pulls a Stephen Colbert and wins in both the Republican and Democratic debates.
schulwitz 4 years ago 2
Yeah that Iraq sign guy was not a Ron Paul supporter.
soulmantim 4 years ago
Over on TheDailyPaul, someone who was there has written that the fellow is not a Ron Paul supporter.
JiveDadson 4 years ago 3
he's my hero.. get his name... we need to honor him for his courage..
sleuth51 4 years ago 4
Jeff is just another American fed up with the lies and illegal war. He is still in jail currently held in the 66th District Police Station in Philadelphia.
greggmyr07 4 years ago 2
That's sure not something I would do, but I'm wondering, what law do they say he broke?
JiveDadson 4 years ago 3
He was charged with Criminal Tresspassing and Disorderly Conduct. One should ask, how is it tresspassing on school's grounds where he pays thousands of dollars to have the right to use. And free speach is not disorderly conduct.
greggmyr07 4 years ago 3
Yea buddy! Great positioning guys!! flame the fire~! Viva la Revolution!!!
jobyweeks 4 years ago 2
How can you even be sure this was a Ron Paul supporter? There was nothing there to make a person think that this was just another American that is fed up with this misled war!
I am not a Ron Paul radical, but I still HATE THIS ILLEGAL WAR!
miketheday 4 years ago
Ron Paul voted against HR1955
against the war
against the "patriot act"
he wants to trim military budget by 70%
thats about 700 billion$
legalizeliberty 4 years ago
Ron paul didn't vote against HR 1955, he didn't vote on it at all; check govtrack if you don't believe me.
DamNationDiplomat 4 years ago 3
stupid Jeff
PizzaGod 4 years ago
That was called civil disobedience. I enlisted in the U.S. Army to protect Americans right to speak freely and even dissent when necessary. He has the courage of his convictions and I respect him for that.
airborne373 4 years ago
That was my friend Jeff. He was arrested and thrown in jail. FREE JEFF! FREE JEFF! FREE JEFF!
dicodrag 4 years ago
Jeff went a lil far...lol The RON PAUL supporters are passionate for a reason. We have not seen a strong leader in such a long time.
DevBlazed 4 years ago
What's the charge? Are they going to give him 'inciting a riot' or just disorderly conduct? Maybe you could set up a paypal donator to clear his fines (which will, almost certainly, be the absolute maximum the law will allow) FREE JEFF!
DamNationDiplomat 4 years ago
awesome!
intarwebzz 4 years ago
haha thats awesome
ae357em 4 years ago
GOOD FOR MR. MATTHEWS!
WhatDoWeKnow 4 years ago
Ron Paul won the Democrat debate, and he's a GOP!!
haha :)
DevBlazed 4 years ago
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Ron Paul - xenophobia, lunacy, racism, hard-right beliefs but on the other hand, you know, FREEDOM!!!!
He didn't win shit.
poop121 4 years ago
There's WAYYY too much hero-worship of ron paul; he doesn't even have to DO anything and he 'won the debate,' good effing lord! Where was his 'nae' on HR 1955!!!
DamNationDiplomat 4 years ago
i think he was busy pontificating on how he'll ban abortion. you know, ron paul's ideas are all well and good if we had an equal playing field but given how rich the elite already are, they'll just abuse his system and make it worse for all of us.
intarwebzz 4 years ago
You are misinformed. He believes it's a state issue. Please do a little more research or feel free to ask questions.
petemct 4 years ago
you misunderstood my statement; i'm quite well-informed.
intarwebzz 4 years ago
vote was oct 23rd, rather then waste the vote on a massive votes for "yay", Ron Paul goes on MSNBC and talks about the war and this governments fiscal irresponsibility.
youtube(.)com/watch?v=PeXhqPIN3qE
You should be pissed at your Congressman:
govtrack(.)us/congress/vote(.)xpd?vote=h2007-993
soulmantim 4 years ago
I'm deeply disturbed by my congresspeople. The constitution is centerist at best, and we're drifting further right of it daily. Ron Paul's got a fine message, but he's a good distance right of my views. DEATH TO THE FACIST INSECT THAT PREYS ON THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE!
DamNationDiplomat 4 years ago 2
-6 and counting! Like i said, hero worship.
DamNationDiplomat 4 years ago
Xenophobia is an irrational fear of strangers. Ron Paul fights against the neocons who preach fear of the Islamists as an excuse to expand govt and war. RP is no Xenophobe. In terms of borders, yes he's tough there. You cant have socialized programs ie mandatory health coverage, compulsory edu., other welfare prgrms and also let millions of ill. imm. to come into the country for favors. We'll all be broke. RP is an individualist. Racism is a collectivist mindset. These are logical opposites.
coachkemp34 4 years ago
Chris Mathews is still a pundit..but he is one of the few who actualy play the poltics from the center. He doesnt make it all about left or right. Stephani Miller called him a right wing tool the other day, I listen to her show from time to time...its aweful. A bad comedy morning show, and when they do give current issues a go, its completley partisan. Whos the tool? Again..he's still a pundit, so in some sense, a tool, just not as right wing as peopl try to paint him.
KIDiotequeA 4 years ago
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Matthews is left-wing, not right.
fullnelsongrip 4 years ago
Dude, he himself noted he is center-right... Like Colin Powell....
PreetSG 4 years ago
that was pretty awesome how they dealt with it. he totally should have "soy bombed" them... does anybody else remember that pop culture reference?
Drstrangelove17 4 years ago
Did you see how the protester was tackled and pulled out of view?
Matthews feeling this way is no surprise; he was a peace corps volunteer before ever working for Tip O'Neal.
dafttool 4 years ago 4