RON PAUL on COLBERT GOLD STANDARD Debate Jan. 4, 2011

The Case for Gold: Ron Paul http://bit.ly/GT1nHJ
Colbert hosted a pretty awesome 'debate' between Paul, who is a strong proponent of returning the country to the Gold Standard and the NYT's David Leonhardt who thinks things are fine the way they are. Wondering why people are getting their news from Comedy Central? This is a pretty good example.

David Leonhardt: The problem is not inflation, the problem is too weak an economy...If given the choice would you rather take my gold wedding ring or a million dollars in paper money?

Ron Paul: The question is would you rather put $10,000 in a box for 20 years or a few gold coins...The Fed Reserve has destroyed 98% of the purchasing power of the dollar since 1913 and in the meantime they have financed every war they couldn't have financed if they were on a gold standard.

Colbert:: Dave, do you want some ice for that burn? Also: The gold standard will create jobs...we'll need to hire tailors to reinforce our pockets.
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[MissSwiss94]

My left ear enjoyed this.

[Storm Kaap]

I don't think you really understand the show.

[PoofyKittyPants]

If he actually liked Ron Paul he wouldn't have first suggested Hermann Cain and then suggested cutting up the candidates and sewing them back together, and only THEN said how much he "really likes" Ron Paul.

I respect your kindergarden level interpretation of inflection, but there is a thing called sarcasm you pick up once you move into primary school. When performed by a theater major and professional improvisational actor, it can be hard for someone with a kindergarden intuition to pick up.

[WARCHIEF290]

To say otherwise is would be ignoring the obvious signs of approvment that Stephen gave with the emphasis on higher his voice in that tone, and that is kindergarden intuition. so what it comes down to Stephen likes ron paul, you on the other hand don't.

[WARCHIEF290]

fruit bat shit is a bad thing compare a man as dedicated, decorated, honest and better versed from everything to foreign policy, medicare, the economy and basic human thought as ron paul. That aside i'm going to tell you one last time and even though I know you watched it. your seriously out of touch with how people talk when they are being very genuine and I quote " I like ron paul, I really do, I REALLY DO I really like ron paul the guy is intellectually consistent" and it was out of praise.

[PoofyKittyPants]

You may give reasons for why you would choose fruit-bat shit as the tastiest mammal shit but it doesn't mean you actually like fruit-bat shit. He never said he liked his ideas, he said he is consistent. He has never changed his message. He has a history of making fun of people for not changing based on new information so it can't even be certain that he is complimenting Ron Paul and not just picking him to piss off the Conservative hosts.

[PoofyKittyPants]

The question was, "If you had to choose one of the Republican candidates, if you HAD to, who would you choose?"

That is choosing with a gun to your head. You have to choose from a finite list of options.

If i asked you, "If you had to choose a mammal's feces to eat a half a pound of, if you HAD to, which would you choose?" You saying fruit-bat is not an endorsement of eating fruit-bat shit. Saying it is an endorsement is taking the answer to an unfair question and spinning into legitimacy.

[WARCHIEF290]

Sorry meant to say {otherwise you would see} and { people's ideas only hold when they are on stage}.

[WARCHIEF290]

Well I u still hav'nt watched the video, I can tell other wise see that he endorsed ron paul for exactly that, having good ideas that he's consistent with, besides do people ideas only hold when they aren't on stage, seriously. That's the gun to your head pick a poison.