Grover Norquist Attacks "Statist" Democrats

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/02/Grover_Norquist_at_the_Rally_for_the_Republic

Author, lobbyist and President of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist attacks the U.S. Democratic Party for promoting policies he describes as "coercive," "statist," and unfair to taxpayers. This program was recorded as a part of Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty: Rally for the Republic event, in Minneapolis, MN, on September 2, 2008.

Complete FORA.tv coverage of the 2008 RNC: http://fora.tv/topic/republican_convention

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Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, speaks at Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty: Rally for the Republic. He rails against the Democrats for their continuing attempts to raise taxes and increase government influence.

Mr. Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes at both the federal, state, and local levels. ATR organizes the TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE, which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases. To date, President George W. Bush, 193 House members, and 41 Senators have taken the pledge. On the state level, 7 governors and 1,221 state legislators have taken the pledge.Mr. Norquist is author of the book Leave Us Alone -- Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our Guns, Our Lives. The book is an optimistic look at how the conservative movement can and will grow during the next 25 years.

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[quicksite]

who owns FORA TV? This makes several segments now on Norquist. That probably tells us all we need to know.

[ForaTv]

quicksite, We've posted two clips featuring Norquist, just as we posted two clips featuring Naomi Klein on Monday. As we've written in the description on our YouTube channel, FORAtv does not take a position on any of the opinions expressed by the speakers in our videos. Thanks for the comment.

[offsprng46]

Norquist is an antisocial moron. The idea that cutting taxes reduces spending runs directly contrary to all of the observed evidence.

[CharlesVarney]

This guy has no sense of pattern recognition or cause and effect. He list only half of the equation then points out flaws in it. Well, certainly... if reality meshed with what he said then he might have had a point. But it doesn't, so he doesn't.

He tips his hand when he refers to Leviticus. He is used to arguments from authority, therefore he feels as though his words carry weight even though they are half-truths and literally dripping with ignorance.

[whoo689]

Libertarians say they want freedom, and they MEAN it. We want freedom and small gov't in ALL spheres of life, so long as you're not initiating force against others. The 2 major parties are really just 2 wings of the same party- the Big Gov't Party. As Judge Napolitano pointed out, Republicans wanna take away your civil liberties and engage in needless wars, and Democrats wanna take away commercial liberties and ALSO engage in needless wars. And take away some social freedom, too.

[whoo689]

What Grover either ignores or fails to realize is that Republicans tend to be JUST AS statist! They're all for the military-industrial complex, American hegemony, taking away civil liberties for "counterterrorism", taking away OTHER civil liberties in the name of "morality", jailing people just for using drugs, etc. And of course, they were all for Bush's spending for 6 years! They did little to stop him from running up all this debt.

The only consistent folks are libertarians here.

[AtlasShruggery]

Grosser Nosetwist. Bought and paid for by big oil companies and trust fund babies.

[DoctorMurky]

Speaking of "Big Brother", I read somewhere that Hilary was a big fan of "1984". Scary.

[chicagoken]

Send them, but lets agree they'll be sources we BOTH can agree are legitimate. That means NO right-wing blogs or YouTube vids, but valid sources like Washington Post, NY times, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, etc. NO Hannity, O'Reilly or Fox propaganda bullshit.

[BoyKagome]

I have 6 cases right here, I could send them to your mail if you wish? I'm more than happy to debate their validity.

[chicagoken]

That story is true. However it was Acorn that was the victim, You see Acorn pays these assholes per card, and under law they have to turn in every card they get weather it's bogus or not, they try to flag the ones they're not sure of but that's difficult. And for your information Acorn was NEVER convicted or found guilty of any voter fraud in any states. You need to do a little homework on something other then right wing blogs.

[BoyKagome]

I don't huh? Well how about a video you can find right here on youtube of Acorn affiliates breaking into houses that have been reposed by the bank? How about the 3 kids in Ohio on a Columbia campus who admitted they were told by Acorn to make fraud voter registrations? How about 4 students in DC who walked into a library with phone books and made 211 voter cards and of those turned in only 4 were valid? How about Minnesota having more votes in counties then there were voters? Your response sir?

[chicagoken]

You don't even know what you're talking about.

[BoyKagome]

Yeah, that' why the democrats can't win without Acorn's help. Convicted and found guilty of voter violations in 6 states.