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- had3l, on 12/22/2007, -6/+29That brought tears to my eyes.
- pulin, on 12/22/2007, -5/+26I love america again!
- inactive, on 12/22/2007, -5/+20 GHoeberX is easily one of the best video makers on youtube. i think he is actually from the Netherlands or somewhere close. this is why i love the "internets" so much.
- johndoenumber2, on 12/22/2007, -5/+20This is one of the finest political ads I have ever seen. Ron Paul has by far some of the most creative supporters I have seen in American political history. Bravo.
- Tenetri, on 12/22/2007, -5/+19I've been watching this since January of this year, when I started reading about Ron Paul.. being from Canada, I don't get any of the filters though CNN and Fox, that most Americans do... Just to say this.. You guys are going to make a difference for the entire world if Ron gets elected in 08!
America has a lot of say on what gets standardized, and that will make a big difference for everyone!
You guys are truly making a difference! Keep up the f*#king amazing motivation you guys have! - inactive, on 12/23/2007, -2/+13Pasted from elsewhere:
1. Repealing Affirmative Action makes him against EQUAL rights? I like how the above comments point out that that logic makes people look really stupid that don't use it. http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/affirm-action.ht ...
2. Ron Paul believes that issues and powers that are not SPECIFICALLY endowed to the Government by the constitution CANNOT be usurpsed without amendment, and that certain issues, like abortion, are STATES RIGHTS matters. Most of the country agrees with him on that. While I don't agree with him personally on that matter, as I am pro-choice, It is pretty clear he has AMPLE personal experience with this issue. He has been a doctor delivering babies for longer than I have been on the planet. I hate the idea that abortion could be made illegal again anywhere, but if certain religious parts of the country are backward enough to vote to outlaw abortion, it will be the problem of the voters in those states to figure it out. They NEED to have the right to determine their own fate. The most populous states, and and anywhere else that were blue states will be fine, and the women in those states will still have the right to leave. It's more complicated than that, of course, but as Jefferson said, "timid men fear the tempestuous sea of liberty"
3. So, somehow giving everyone back 15% of their income from social security, and then getting rid of the IRS entirely would be disastrous for the middle class? You must have gone to public school when you took your history classes. Somebody likes the "new deal" a little much.
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/endang-middle-cl ...
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/time-to-end-ss.h ...
4. As President, he wants to ELIMINATE the IRS entirely. That is not an unfair tax structure, that's what's called an abrogation of the initiation of force against peaceful people.
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/end-tax-slavery. ...
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/causes-aggressio ...
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5. Property Ownership and accountability are the ONLY ways the evironment is going to get fixed. This poster wants people to rely on the US Government to enforce and protect the environment - how does that make sense, when the USG is the largest polluter?
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/pollution-soluti ...
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/green-gestapo.ht ...
6. A Ron Paul presidency would end foreign interventionism. As far as the U.N. is concerned... that's really simple to answer... www.unisevil.com
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/free-trade-prote ...
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/disaster-foreign ...
7. More smoke an mirrors, Ron Paul has supported numerous bills to eliminate funding for things, and votes NO to fund anything not in the constitution, you are not only cherry-picking but lying, and liikely merely quoting some website anyway. While Ron Paul has stated that he is religious, his primary allegiance is to getting government OUT of people's lives. Your very position on this indicates that somehow Ron Paul would use force to prevent gay couples from getting married and support legislation to that end like current politicians do, that is blatantly misleading as Paul is pro-freedom and pro-states rights.
8. The right to bear arms is for citiizens to use to defend against not only criminals, but their government. The founding fathers made this VERY clear in their letters during the debates on the consitution. I highly reccommend reading them, although it is higher level English and difficult logical concepts, so you may have difficulty, but you can get them from www.libraryofamerica.com
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/gun-contrl-patri ...
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/guns-safer.html
9. Hopefully Ron Paul would ELIMINATE the AWFUL and reprehensible public education system ENTIRELY. Since it's introduction by Horace Mann Bond in the 1850's when over 80% of the Massachusetts population resisted it, often by violence - and the final school to give in only did so because the student were MARCHED under armed guard to school daily... SINCE that introduction, the literacy rate has never again been as high as it was BEFORE public schools were around. Look it up. International Standardized testing by PISA shows that America has fallen to being below TWENTY FIFTH in it's quality of education on the global stage. Plainly put - Americans are STUPID comparatively. I am one, and if you are... you should look around you. It's also MORALLY reprehensible to STEAL MONEY from people to FORCE them to support a service they NEVER USE. More and more people are choosing to not have children, why should they have to pay so that the DOE can pay 90,000 a year salaries to100's of teachers that have engaged in sexual misconduct with children, and that no longer DO ANYTHING but cannot be fired becuase of union rules and so have to be sent to "rubber rooms"? Don't even get me started on IEP's... fire up google.. and EDUCATE YOURSELF - you certainly didn't learn about this in SCHOOL.
http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/govt-schools.htm ...
10. This clinches your idiocy.. "he is trying to force his views". EVERYTHING about Ron Paul is about an end to the use of force. It's THE PRIMARY Libertarian Principle. Ron Paul can't force religious education in public schools while being very public about the fact that he wants to END the DOE. That would increase choice DUMMY. You could have entirely atheist schools. (I would want my child to learn the divine truth that our universe was in fact intelligently designed by his noodly magesty.... YARRRRRRR!)
You sir, have been duped into being a SLAVE. You will always BE a slave. You have been indoctrinated with the entitlement mentality and the idea of taking responsibility for your actions, and allowing a system to come into power where people will actually be held accountable for theirs - TERRIFIES YOU. I despise your ideals of using violence and force on others to get your way... I hope that what causes you to be this way is your ignorance, and not your total lack of any sense of a moral compass. - jamin, on 12/22/2007, -6/+13Gave me shivers. Great video.
I'm proud to be a part of this revolution. - LandonWalsh, on 12/23/2007, -0/+6Me too man!
- andrewmarkovic, on 12/23/2007, -3/+8Viva la Ron Paul
- antipaul, on 12/22/2007, -11/+15Hi There. :>
- dmiller340, on 12/23/2007, -5/+8WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE WINNING!!!
- dontspinme, on 12/23/2007, -3/+6Nothing short of brilliant
Proud to be part of the revolution
R.I.P. Old Media (formally known as mainstream) - penguinomint, on 12/23/2007, -2/+4Yeah, that was a tear that splashed on my desk.
- PanchoVilla, on 12/25/2007, -0/+2Four year patriotism?
- TheDHC, on 12/23/2007, -2/+4i can only reach climax if i listen to ron paul talk, thank you
- Spectre74, on 12/23/2007, -4/+5Too those who call us zombies: Zombies tend to be the majority in most movies. They usually move slow, but you can't kill them, unless you destroy their heads. They run around saying brains to others, but nobody listens. If they get you they change you forever, but everyone seems to keep running away, only to find themselves one of them in the end. Sometimes, a few animals join them, along with some children. But they are all trying to reach you. Often times those who wish to escape find themselves not eliminating the zombies, but escaping to some remote area, like another land mass, where they can live in peace. Alone. But happy. Good luck too the living. I am the living dead.
- Camaroman, on 12/22/2007, -4/+5Article? It's a video you moron.
- gdibble, on 01/12/2008, -0/+1Thank you Ron Paul, and thank you America for fighting for Liberty, Freedom, Peace, Prosperity and a Found Financial Future!
- gdibble, on 01/12/2008, -0/+1Simply read this site: http://www.RonPaulLibrary.org - Put some honest time into reading his policies, and you'll be astounded by his steadfast integrity. Now compare that nature of Huckabee's political record.
You see, we love Ron Paul because he speaks a message of true freedom and liberty, that which All Americans love by nature of the freedoms given in the Constitution of the United States. This document was created to restrain the power of government and protect our liberty, and thus FREEDOM. America is alive for this message, which Congressman Paul can actually back up with two decades of voting-record backing our Constitutional Rights. This is a fact. But MavisJ, these are MY personal reasons that I respect the man wholeheartedly. Please GOOGLE RON PAUL and I'm sure you'll find many reasons of your own. Best regards, GD - GoatRoper, on 12/26/2007, -0/+1Candidate? It's an old guy in a suit.
- cjsmith87, on 01/02/2008, -0/+0The best part of the revolution is that it consists completely of real Americans not American Corporations. God bless Ron Paul and God Bless all of his supporters!
- slaizer, on 12/23/2007, -7/+7I'd digg this 10 times if I could. Great stuff.
- Spectre74, on 12/23/2007, -2/+2If your going to say things like this, at least prevent everyone from looking at your profile. I wish your age was there though, but I can imagine why it's not.
- keithgplayer, on 12/23/2007, -1/+1It must suck to be that negative all the time.
- chudrockz, on 12/23/2007, -7/+8Absolutely LOVE IT.
I truly believe that Ron Paul is going to WIN the Republican nomination, and WIN the Presidency in a landslide!!
I'm awash with emotion, and I'm as stoic and (formerly) cynical as Minnesotans come. - rasier, on 12/23/2007, -2/+2LOVE IT, it makes me so damn happy to be on the side of liberty.
- QuantumBios, on 12/23/2007, -1/+1The revolution will not be televised, but downloaded. ;-) Excellent vid.
- Stryder81, on 12/25/2007, -1/+1This was yet another great video for the books. GHoeberX & ELiberty have made the best Ron Paul Videos I have ever seen. Yea, this one kinda brought a tear almost to me. It's really sad but this country is that f-ed up that we are getting so emotional for a man who is doing what every politician was suppose to be doing in the first place.
- BlueJay33, on 12/23/2007, -1/+0Once again proving that RON PAUL can win. The MSM media is either lying or confused, or doesn't understand what is happening in America right now. It was funny I was watching and listening to a University educated political pundit schill for Hillary and other GOP candidates and say Ron Paul had no chance, and he was really fidgeting around in his chair body language told me a lot on this guy. Than after he had slammed Paul for 3 minutes straight, then he actually admitted he didn't know that much about him, lol. He got RNWED so bad by the other guy that was for Paul that actually new what he was talking about.
- ThyLabyrinth, on 12/23/2007, -2/+1Nice but music's very loud. Fsck!
- Murdevad, on 12/23/2007, -3/+1Other than the music being too loud and drowning out some talking, a great video.
- chaosium, on 12/23/2007, -7/+1Your brains are mush and barely work.
- inactive, on 12/23/2007, -10/+4Be prepared to be bitterly disappointed.
- chaosium, on 12/23/2007, -9/+2So sad, isn't Canada supposed to be better informed about politics, economics, and social policy?
I guess there are the same idiot conservatives everywhere. - inactive, on 12/23/2007, -10/+2I'm sure that some of you Ronbots will Digg it ten times.
- inactive, on 12/23/2007, -13/+5Lame. Buried.
- bamapachyderm, on 12/23/2007, -16/+6Emo pussies for Ron Paul!
- antipaul, on 12/23/2007, -14/+4APTEAM WAS HERE
- chaosium, on 12/23/2007, -13/+2Ron Paul fans, endorsers of My Chemical Romance and other blubbering.
- GoatRoper, on 12/22/2007, -22/+7I felt inspired to again bury a RP article after watching that, thanks!
- Araxen, on 12/22/2007, -21/+3From: http://wwjv4.com/republicans/10-reasons-not-to-vot ...
1. Ron Paul does not value equal rights for minorities. Ron Paul has sponsored legislation that would repeal affirmative action, keep the IRS from investigating private schools who may have used race as a factor in denying entrance, thus losing their tax exempt status, would limit the scope of Brown versus Board of Education, and would deny citizenship for those born in the US if their parents are not citizens. Here are links to these bills: H.R.3863, H.R.5909, H.J.RES.46, and H.J.RES.42.
2. Ron Paul would deny women control of their bodies and reproductive rights.Ron Paul makes it very clear that one of his aims is to repeal Roe v. Wade. He has also co sponsored 4 separate bills to “To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.” This, of course, goes against current medical and scientific information as well as our existing laws and precedents. Please see these links: H.R.2597 and H.R.392
3. Ron Paul would be disastrous for the working class. He supports abolishing the Federal minimum wage, has twice introduced legislation to repeal OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Act and would deal devastating blows to Social Security including repealing the act that makes it mandatory for employees of nonprofits, to make “coverage completely optional for both present and future workers”, and would “freeze benefit levels”. He has also twice sponsored legislation seeking to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act which among other things provide that contractors for the federal government must provide the prevailing wage and prohibits corporate “kick backs.” Here are the related legislative links: H.R.2030, H.R.4604, H.R.736, and H.R.2720
4. Ron Paul’s tax plan is unfair to lower earners and would greatly benefit those with the highest incomes.He has repeatedly submitted amendments to the tax code that would get rid of the estate and gift taxes, tax all earners at 10%, disallow income tax credits to individuals who are not corporations, repeal the elderly tax credit, child care credit, earned income credit, and other common credits for working class citizens. Please see this link for more information: H.R.05484 Summary
5. Ron Paul’s policies would cause irreparable damage to our already strained environment. Among other travesties he supports off shore drilling, building more oil refineries, mining on federal lands, no taxes on the production of fuel, and would stop conservation efforts that could be a “Federal obstacle” to building and maintaining refineries. He has also sought to amend the Clean Air Act, repeal the Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1977, and to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to “restrict the jurisdiction of the United States over the discharge of dredged or fill material to discharges into waters”. To see for yourself the possible extent of the damage to the environment that would happen under a Paul administration please follow these links: H.R.2504, H.R.7079, H.R.7245, H.R.2415, H.R.393, H.R.4639, H.R.5293, and H.R.6936
6. A Ron Paul administration would continue to proliferate the negative image of the US among other nations. Ron Paul supports withdrawing the US from the UN, when that has not happened he has fought to at least have the US withdrawn from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. He has introduced legislation to keep the US from giving any funds to the UN. He also submitted that the US funds should not be used in any UN peacekeeping mission or any UN program at all. He has sponsored a bill calling for us to “terminate all participation by the United States in the United Nations, and to remove all privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the United Nations.”
Ron Paul twice supported stopping the destruction of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the United States. He also would continue with Bush’s plan of ignoring international laws by maintaining an insistence that the International Criminal Court does not apply to the US, despite President Clinton’s signature on the original treaty. The International Criminal Court is used for, among other things, prosecution of war crimes. Please see the following links: H.R.3891, H.AMDT.191, H.AMDT.190, H.R.3769, H.R.1665, H.CON.RES.23, and H.R.1154
7. Ron Paul discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation and would not provide equal rights and protections to glbt citizens. This is an issue that Paul sort of dances around. He has been praised for stating that the federal government should not regulate who a person marries. This has been construed by some to mean that he is somewhat open to the idea of same sex marriage, he is not. Paul was an original co sponsor of the Marriage Protection Act in the House in 2004. Among other things this discriminatory piece of legislation placed a prohibition on the recognition of a same sex marriage across state borders. He said in 2004 that if he was in the Texas legislature he would not allow judges to come up with “new definitions” of marriage. Paul is a very religious conservative and though he is careful with his words his record shows that he is not a supporter of same sex marriage. In 1980 he introduced a particularly bigoted bill entitled “A bill to strengthen the American family and promote the virtues of family life.” or H.R.7955 A direct quote from the legislation “Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to any organization which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style.” shows that he is unequivocally opposed to lifestyles other than heterosexual.
8. Ron Paul has an unnatural obsession with guns. One of Paul’s loudest gripes is that the second amendment of the constitution is being eroded. In fact, he believes that September 11 would not have happened if that wasn’t true. He advocates for there to be no restrictions on personal ownership of semi-automatic weaponry or large capacity ammunition feeding devices, would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act (because we all know our schools are just missing more guns), wants guns to be allowed in our National Parks, and repeal the Gun Control Act of 1968. Now, I’m pretty damn certain that when the Constitution was written our founding fathers never intended for people to be walking around the streets with AK47’s and “large capacity ammunition feeding devices.” (That just sounds scary.) Throughout the years our Constitution has been amended and is indeed a living document needing changes to stay relevant in our society. Paul has no problem changing the Constitution when it fits his needs, such as no longer allowing those born in the US to be citizens if their parents are not. On the gun issue though he is no holds barred. I know he’s from Texas but really, common sense tells us that the amendments he is seeking to repeal have their place. In fact, the gun control act was put into place after the assassinations of JFK, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy. Please view the following links: H.R.2424, H.R.1897, H.R.1096, H.R.407, H.R.1147, and H.R.3892.
9. Ron Paul would butcher our already sad educational system. The fact is that Ron Paul wants to privatize everything and that includes education. Where we run into problems is that it has been shown (think our current health care system) that this doesn’t work so well in practice. Ron Paul has introduced legislation that would keep the Federal Government “from planning, developing, implementing, or administering any national teacher test or method of certification and from withholding funds from States or local educational agencies that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher certification.” In a separate piece of legislation he seeks to “prohibit the payment of Federal Education assistance in States which require the licensing or certification of private schools or private school teachers.” So basically the federal government can’t regulate teaching credentials and if states opt to require them for private schools they get no aid. That sounds like a marvelous idea teachers with no certification teaching in private schools that are allowed to discriminate on the basis of race. He is certainly moving forward with these proposals!
Remember his “bill to strengthen the American family and promote the virtues of family life.” or H.R.7955? Guess what? He basically advocates for segregation in schools once again. It “Forbids any court of the United States from requiring the attendance at a particular school of any student because of race, color, creed, or sex.” Without thinking about this statement it doesn’t sound bad at all. But remember, when desegregating schools that this is done by having children go to different schools, often after a court decision as in Brown Vs. Board of Education. If this were a bill that passed, schools would no longer be compelled to comply and the schools would go back to segregation based on their locations. Ron Paul is really starting to look like a pretty bigoted guy don’t you think?
10. Ron Paul is opposed to the separation of church and state. This reason is probably behind every other thing that I disagree with in regards to Paul’s positions. Ron Paul is among those who believes that there is a war on religion, he stated “Through perverse court decisions and years of cultural indoctrination, the elitist, secular Left has managed to convince many in our nation that religion must be driven from public view.”1 Though he talks a good talk, at times, Ron Paul can’t get away from his far right, conservative views. He would support “alternative views” to evolution taught in public schools (i.e. Intelligent Design.) We’ve already taken a look at his “bill to strengthen the American family and promote the virtues of family life.” or H.R.7955 Besides hating the gays he takes a very religious stance on many other things. He is attempting to force his beliefs on the rest of America, exactly what he would do as president.
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