CNBC made a mistake by showing the truth: Ron Paul vs Fed. Reserve Feb. 25 2009

[emperor0989]

he said this back in 2009 and what he said is coming true- WORD BY WORD. I work in the finance industry.

[Deskonet]

Americans feed up with popcorn on front of their TV ..

[standinginnothing]

Well said Ron Paul, my hero. Principles of a freemarket economy - Ludwig Von Mises

[ReekzTMD]

lol @ 2:23 haha in your face slaves

[jimberkt]

lol, theyre like 'oh shit the bosses wont be happy we actually reported pertinent information on our 24hr spin cycle.'

[thered702]

he said it. "this is the end of an era"

has nothing to do with money. has to do with the end of an era. shift.

[thered702]

@b0rg51r because he understands that monetary system was created to enslave men. money does not exist. bankers print money out of thin air and loan it to us at interest. fraud. point blank simple. he knows this.

[Z0mgZ0mbies]

Well its fact that these mainstream media outlets get their information from the Pentagon... so it just goes to show who the Pentagon is working for... that answer is international bankers just as Paul warned, these clowns don't have a backbone or a soul, they just want to be popular and have a 9 o clock spot.

[WalkerTony]

I'm sorry I don't quite get it. What is the guy supposed to answer to RP? What's the mistake? The speech is great and so true.

[NotACrookProductions]

I don't think this was an accident. Selling fear at the bottom and everyone missed the recovery start.

[MarcusCMarcellus]

It's amazing how the CNBC puppets can dismiss the best economist on the Hill as unsubstantial. Your video is well titled.

[eee8000]

how soon obama becomes a disappointment!!!

why no one saw ron paul before?!!

[8to1fav]

Everyone was blinded by his skin color and his false "hope". "Woah 1st black president, How Great" Zzzzzzz, But soon all the sheep will see the Truth of their great "Hope" and "Change".

[clammax]

@eee8000 because having a black president is better than fixing things And BTW u have all the time in the world to elect a black president THINK BEFORE U VOTE!!!

[MayonR]

Ron Paul is the Bruce Lee of Politics. His common sense destroys the false logic of the stimulus pushers. He is our last hope Obi wan Kenobi!

[Csaboska]

The EU must be reinvented:

1 New capital in Central Europe (instead of bureaucratic Brussels).Maybe Prague

2 More democracy

3 Create virtual parliament,reducing carbon footprint

4 Lower taxes, fewer subsidies

5 Include all European countries in the Union - that is, grant membership to Russia and Ukraine (excluding them is a form of racism, by the way).

Each country can then decide democratically on the "extent" ("depth") of its membership of this new "Europe Union".

[bweazel]

Who gives a shit about a carbon foot print? Don't bring global warming into it. You had me until that.

[Csaboska]

well, i didn't want to "have" you dude.

:)

[bweazel]

Haha. Touche. : )

[matthias4085]

I agree with most of what your saying.. however Russia and Ukraine are not excluded because of racism... they are excluded because they don't meet the criteria to join...

plus i dont think Russia would be comfartable from giving away any of its sovereignty away.... however there has been calls in the EU for both Ukraine and Russia to join... nobody is denying them that right..

[matthias4085]

I see what your saying with the problems of it being somewhat and i stress somewhat because its not completely undemocratic... however I just see that as temporary in order for the politicians to make unpopular and difficult choices... but if I had a chose like you said there is no in between, then its democracy for me all the way..

[matthias4085]

however with the new EU constituion or new treaty, Ill admit i am a little worried and I do hope that it doesn't pass. i like how things are now... the power is pretty much equally balanced between the nation states and the EU instituions (many decisions still require consensus). however with the new EU treaty i am worried that the balance of power will shift and things will be forced upon the nation states, but like i said in its current form the EU is acceptable to me

[matthias4085]

I don't have a problem with the EU as it is now.... its not perfect however many of the major decisions still belong to the nation states

[matthias4085]

EU = Europe was always plauged by major wars, since the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community and evolution into the EU, the chances of a major war in Europe are slim to none. As least among the countries that have joined the EU... Not to mention the fact since the entrance of the ten new ex communist countries into the EU, they have been some of the fastest growing regions in the world, finally catching up to there western peers.. Evil or not the EU still does alot of good...

[matthias4085]

NAFTA = Economics 101, read Robert Torrens Corn laws or even better yet google comparative advantage... and you will have your answer to NAFTA... makes perfect sense..

These programs are not inheritantly evil, now without going into much discussion they may or may not be used to do bad things however the programs are good things maybe just manipulated by people for there own gain..

[Telcontar1962]

You miss the point. No one said that they were inherantly evil. The whole point is do you believe in democratic principles or not?

If not then you can make a case for these programs if you do then they are not only evil but basically nothing more than a hypocritcial betrayal.

No one asked for them. no one has voted for them yet they go ahead full steam.

[matthias4085]

No one personally votes on the laws that are based everyday in this country by congress either... however you do vote for the people who pass these laws and agreements... this is as close as a democracy that is possible, its impractical for all of us to vote on every single issues that comes up...

[Telcontar1962]

That if you don't mind me saying is complete bunkum.

While it is true that we elect government to pass and enact laws that are used to regulate society there is a limit.

No government that portports to be democratic can sign away in part or wholly the soveriegnty of the very nation they are there to represent without first going to the electorate.

[matthias4085]

Lets promise to shorten our responses from now on?

Even if signing some of that soveriengty away is for the benefit of everybody? and the people are just to nationalistic to see it? there is no easy answer for this.. it might be undemocratic, and somewhat dangerous to give the government so much power, however sometimes its necessary to get things done.. there is no easy answer for this.. sometimes theres benefits to this, and sometimes theres danger to this.. hard to say..

[Telcontar1962]

lol...OK I'll keep this short.

What you seem to be advocating is a form of benign dictatorship (or monarchy) or a soviet politburo set up.

There can be no halfway house on an issue like this. Either the people have soveriegnty or they do not. If not then all the elections in the world are just so much window dressing.

[matthias4085]

Im not advocating that... I hope thats not what came across....

im a big fan of democracy... the system is not perfect no system is, however its the best one we got...

however i was trying to explain the difficulty of bringing together 27 different cultures... if there was a referendum I dont think the EU would have ever come into existance... I see your British and the British in general are not big fans of the EU however in my opinion I think the EU has done more good than harm for Europe.

[Telcontar1962]

Governments know this and are trying frantically, in salami slices,to erode this principle.

This is why the EC at every turn wishes to avoid referenda and where forced to face one then ignores the outcome when they fail to make their case.

[Telcontar1962]

Your historical anyalysis is faulty. The EU is not responsible for the peace the ECC was and would have continued to be and thats what people voted for.

Don't equate a "common market" with political union its misleading and does not represent peoples aspirations as they have made clear time and time again.

The EU does no good and cannot because its an phoney organisation to remove politcal control one step further form the electorate...and that is truly its only aim.

[matthias4085]

I did say the ECC which later evolved into the EU....

The EU is more of a common market than a political union but the EU is both... The EU countries are more intertangled with each other through there economies than they are through there politics... Whats the goal of the EU. freedom of movement of people, goods and capital...

The EU is sort of undemocratic, or at least not as democratic as I would like, however it doesnt change the fact the benefits the EU has brought to the EU countries.

[Telcontar1962]

The EC did not evolve. For somethign to evolve in this context is for the pople to give the go ahead for politcal union. This has never been sought or gained by any government in any country. Quite the reverse.

The EU is an abomination dreamt up by those who don't care to much about the benefits you allude to (which are only based on trade anyway) but how to keep tjhemselves in power by totally false means

[Telcontar1962]

The EU is not "sort of undemocratic" it is totally undemocratic.

The EU elections are a farce which is why turnouts for them are so spectacularly low. People aren't that stupid even if politicians think they are.

The Parliament is a talking shop with all the real decisions taken by a completely unelected body who issue dictats to the nation states.

If thats your idea of a "sort of democracy" is isn't mine.

[matthias4085]

not really, its a quasi-governmental organization.... I am not saying i like the federal reserve however its set up how it is, not completely governmentally controlled as not to be influenced by the day to day politics however the chairman is still appointed by the government in order to have some government control... its a balancing act between not letting the government have complete control, and not letting the private enterprises have complete control.

[matthias4085]

I do believe we should still abolish the Federal Reserve however i felt like i needed to point out that what you said was incorrect...

btw Go Ron Paul I love that guy

[Telcontar1962]

The governmental appointment component you point to is not actually part of a "balancing act". For one the potential appointees and chosen for the geovernment to select from by the very people running the fed.

I bet if push came to shove the president would be told in no uncertain circumstances if a particular appointee was not acceptable to the fed.

What we have in most countries is a hidden supra-government who are pushing such programs as the EU and NAFTA against the wishes of the ppl.

[matthias4085]

The seven-member Board of Governors is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and as far as choosing the chairman, he is chosen from one of seven members of the Board of Governors who were appointed by the President, in addition the chairman is subject to Senate confirmation.

where are you getting this that the President would be told what to do? has it happened before?

[Telcontar1962]

Technically you may be correct. But the point is these appointees are pre-selected for the president to choose from.

The panel who draw up the short list are members of the same clique who already run the show. Its a version of the 3 card trick.

I can't give you an example of a modern day president "going his own way" because he dare not.

When the US elects a president to take on the establishment then you will see just what these forces would do to retain their control.

[matthias4085]

They are pre-selected by the presidents who put them into power. Since the governors hold 14 year terms clearly most of the governors where chosen by earlier presidential predicesors, however the President may nominate any of the 7 he likes...

[Telcontar1962]

I would like to see him try

[Telcontar1962]

I must say in closing you have a remarkable faith in things so corrupt, so anti-democratic, that the verabl gymnastics that politicians have to go through to prove themselves get ever more incredible.

Still as you seem to be fighting their corner it must be worth their effort.

[matthias4085]

i am not in anybody's corner, however I am not worried about the illuminati or the NWO

As far as I see it, the illuminati have been pushing the NWO because they believe it will be easier for them to control us, however I beg to differ.. without going into much detail because i would have to write a book to explain my thinking behind it, however I believe the NWO will lead to the destruction of the illunimati however they are to stupid to see it...

[matthias4085]

here's one of my thoughts behind it.. the greatest advantage the Illuminati have is that we are all divided (im sure you heard of divide and conquer)... what they are doing is forcing us to unite because they think it will be easier to control us from a one world government, however what it really will do is make it much harder for them to manipulate us and use us against one another if we are untied... this is a little oversimplified but just wanted to let you know my thoughts..

[Telcontar1962]

I don;t believe in an illumati. Certain people are selfish enough and power hungry enough when in the right places to let these tendencies run riot.

Whats going on in the world is concentrations of power in the hands of very few people which make abuses even greater than they have ever been over far more people than before.

[Telcontar1962]

This is a very dangerous tendency that needs to be halted. Governments should always be seen as the enemy within. They are necessary but its always best to shackle them within strict economic and legal limits.

I would much prefer a less efficiemnt tax system where governments have to scratch around for tax revenues and and almost tied hand and foot in making wide reaching treaty obligations without first going to the people.

[matthias4085]

As far as EU & NAFTA, now putting aside the fact that these programs are maybe used to implement a new world order dont agree or disagree with that statement, don't really feel like getting into that conversation. There are many benefits to EU & NAFTA regardless of this evil intention you want to point out...

[redsolardragon1320]

well i do believe that what RON PAUL

said was extremely substancial!!!!!!

[larstup]

They have to be careful about going live when Ron Paul speaks. You can't spin it if you don't edit it first.

[LoveThyPitBull]

A HUGE AMEN to that lol. Go Ron.

[omapps]

barney frank drop dead. scum bag is setting us all up. there is now fukn' plan. they r doing it NOW NEW WORLD ORDER WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE!

[jfdoser]

Ha did I just hear censorship at the very end of this clip?

[Amy31415]

I do believe you did, that's what I just heard.

[kcjones1025]

yup...unfortunately...we did just hear censorship...

[MsticalPrincess]

We have had a lifetime of censorship...so they aren't stopping now...which is why WE have to be one step ahead of them.

[erikvdln]

Those two need acting lessons.

[jaythizzle1969]

smartest commentary i've heard in a while....i hope barney frank was listening.