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- theantirobot, on 10/04/2008, -34/+371Both Obama and McCain supported the bailout and the destruction of our economy.
Vote third party this election.
Join the 2008 Third Party Movement Facebook group.
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31081407 ... - djlaunchpad, on 10/04/2008, -20/+167Dr. Paul you tell it like it is from the inside. I only wish that more of the Sheeple could have listened to your message and got a clue before this all came down. Now the best we can hope for is that some of them can wake up and help the rest of us turn this country & economy back around. $800 + billion is a staggering amount of money to just create out of nothing. I weep for our generation and those that follow us because of this Obscene expenditure that our leaders have dumped on us.
- Thinbev, on 10/04/2008, -9/+139He's correct. People should start studying Austrian free market economics.
- StormCommander, on 10/04/2008, -8/+127"Ron Paul is the only man I trust." - Chuck Norris
- tuxthepenguin, on 10/04/2008, -12/+118How Ron Paul doesn't go crazy from dealing with these insane neanderthal morons is beyond me. This man shows great restraint in holding back. Day in and day out he is proven correct, but again we don't listen. This man stands for the absolute purest form of liberty and we have the audacity to sit there and ignore him. God have mercy on us that it has come to this.
- Orbity, on 10/04/2008, -9/+107Go Ron. I love how he is the ever optimist and places the onus on young people to get America back on track.
- mdonato, on 10/04/2008, -14/+109END THE FED = END THE BAILOUTS!!!!
- marcabminion, on 10/04/2008, -10/+84Pure gold.
- EagleGoalie93, on 10/04/2008, -8/+73http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
- Zlorp, on 10/04/2008, -4/+68anyone else notice the lack of concern by the media towards what the PEOPLE wanted in this case? It was like they and our government were subtly telling us all; "Shut up, we know whats better for you than you do"
something tells me that Congress more or less used our money to save their ***** stock portfolios. - theskillwithin, on 10/04/2008, -12/+70How is it that both Obama and Ron Paul are both popular on digg, yet they are polar opposites.
Ron = Limited Government
Obama = Far Left
Yet the irony is you have republicans that wanted to regulate the bad credit, and liberals who wanted free market (to make sure the poor can get their loans). - inactive, on 10/04/2008, -12/+67Why the HELL is this man not president?
*sigh* - MooseOfReason, on 10/04/2008, -7/+55Dollar's losing value. Stock market is plunging. Banks are on the verge of collapse.
You guys still laughing about the gold standard? - rjohnson99, on 10/04/2008, -2/+49"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
Thomas Jefferson - curtisag, on 10/04/2008, -4/+45This is what real change sounds like America. Is it going to take a great depression before people actually wake up?
- rromanchuk, on 10/04/2008, -3/+43sometimes I have to do a double take when I hear someone saying that on digg. Maybe this crisis will be a blessing.
- ripperman, on 10/04/2008, -6/+46Buying Gold.
- sandbun, on 10/04/2008, -11/+47Obama has to earn my vote like everyone else. From where I stand I see no difference between him and McCain. They both approved of the FISA bill. The both voted for the bailout. They both voted for reauthorizing the Patriot Act. They're both going to continue the war on terror. Neither of them is going to stop the war on drugs. Neither of them is going to do anything to weaken the two party system that is destroying our country. Both of them think that giving the silent treatment to countries we don't get along with is the mature thing to do. Both have flip-flopped whenever convenient. Neither is going to do anything to limit the power the Fed. Neither seems to understand that our dollar is going down the crapper and the affect that will have. Both of them are going to continue to spend money we don't have. On the issues that matter to me Obama is my polar opposite.
What hope do you see in Obama? I'd really like to know. I see nothing but another Bush. I mean that. He is trash in my eyes. Absolute trash. - Stryder81, on 10/04/2008, -4/+39It really is sad that all those who laughed, pointed, and distorted him are now looking towards him to be some kind of savior and offer some real advice on what to do.
Peter Schiff was his economic advisor on his campaign trail and suggested that if the bailout goes through that people should get as far away from the dollar as possible. The dollar will crash so badly that we won't be like Japan was in the 90's, but we will be more like Zimbabwe.
EuroPac.Net is his companies site, look into it with what you have left.
For starters, make sure that these bastards who voted for it, don't get re-elected to their seats. - RPliberty, on 10/04/2008, -6/+40Sounds like we are at a tipping point.
- Arcueid01, on 10/04/2008, -4/+33Here we go guys! How is it so difficult to understand. Paul has been right so many times in the past. Why not listen to him before we do irreparable harm to our economy. I suppose we shall see.
- DemiRonin, on 10/04/2008, -5/+33-Oh darn we can't pass it.
-We'll can we buy off some congressman with money?
-Yes...Yes you can - hoopfan21490, on 10/04/2008, -6/+33Ron Paul truly cares about America unlike all the rest of the politicians in Washington.
His ideas will live on long after him and hopefully turn around America.
That's what I call REAL change. - jsd8cc, on 10/04/2008, -2/+29Obama (D) - Aye
Biden (D) - Aye
McCain (R) - Aye
= "Change" - odigity, on 10/04/2008, -1/+27Please don't bring that up. Yes, Chuck said that, but he's crazy - hardly makes Ron Paul look good.
There are plenty of sane, intelligent people that have endorsed Ron Paul. Let's talk about them instead. - inactive, on 10/04/2008, -4/+30Because they both appeal to the younger generation. Why do I see this question so much, as if Digg were comprised of only one political viewpoint? Its like saying "Why is it that Coke and Pepsi are both big sellers in the USA? They advertise against eachother!"
BTW, if Obama were so far left, he would be antiwar, anti bailout like Kucinich, and I would feel much better about voting for him. And why is it that you call Obama "Far Left", but you don't call Ron Paul "Far Right?" You just call him "limited government." Its a little thing called bias. And one more thing, more Dems voted for the bailout than the Repubs by a long shot, so your last statement makes no sense. - cien750hp, on 10/04/2008, -1/+25i remember somewhere reading he has a ton of money in gold. (he lives very frugally and being a doctor and congressman, has made a pretty good salary his whole life)
i don't think he would have any (or much) in euros because he probably expects the world economy to crash, not just ours. - slickmick, on 10/04/2008, -6/+30More and more people are realizing that this is the only man who can lead us out of this mess.
- odigity, on 10/04/2008, -3/+26Ron Paul has been communicating the same message clearly for over 30 years, because this problem has been building for over 30 years. The dot com bubble, the housing bubble, etc, these are all symptoms of the root cause - our fiat monetary system and fractional reserve banking.
Here's Paul from 1984: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Ron_Paul_at_Mise ... - Protonz, on 10/04/2008, -3/+26If voting changed anything it would be illegal.
- harvinator24, on 10/04/2008, -7/+29It hurts to say this but America doesn't deserve Congressman Ron Paul. He is just to good for us plain and simple.
- MooseOfReason, on 10/04/2008, -3/+24This is why we have to legalize competing currencies. The bailout will destroy the dollar.
Do you think we can reach across party or candidate lines and agree to get behind legalizing competing currencies? - spooky47, on 10/04/2008, -1/+22Because Ron Paul is the continuation of a political belief and an American heritage that traces back to the Revolution – liberty - with Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the Democratic-Republican Party and godfather of the Democratic Party, being the early standard-bearer.
Jefferson opposed a central bank (Bank of the United States), central planning of money, and paper (fiat) currency; Paul opposes a central bank (Federal Reserve), central planning of money, and paper currency.
Jefferson opposed deficit spending, warned of the dangers of national debts, and reduced the national debt by 1/3 during his presidency; Paul opposes deficit spending, warns of the dangers of national debts, and never voted for an unbalanced budget.
Jefferson was hostile to restrictions of individual liberty. He allowed the Alien and Sedition Acts to expire; Paul is hostile to restrictions of individual liberty. He voted against the Patriot Act, MCA, spying, etc.
Jefferson was hostile towards federal taxation; Paul has never voted to raise federal taxes and desires the abolishment of the federal income tax.
Jefferson believed in the doctrine of enumerated powers and a strict construction of the Constitution; as does Paul.
Jefferson opposed a consolidated central government and favored states rights; as does Paul.
Jefferson opposed government social engineering and federal redistribution of wealth schemes; as does Paul.
Jefferson opposed foreign interventionism, imperialism, and entangling alliances; as does Paul.
Jefferson opposed the Hamiltonian vision of corporate welfare and blending political and financial power (corporatism); as does Paul.
Jefferson supported an armed citizenry; Paul has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
Jefferson supported a citizen legislature; Paul refuses his congressional pension, supports the abolishment of the congressional pension program, votes against congressional pay raises, and supports a major reduction in congressional salary.
Jefferson wrote patriotism was defending liberty; as does Paul. - odigity, on 10/04/2008, -4/+24Too many people think Obama is somehow different than McCain, and that he's awesome. I guess it's partly because of guilt over racism, partly because he sounds intelligent, and partly because of expensive marketing. Yes, he's intelligent, but that's irrelevent if he's working for the Establishment, and not for you. He's a fraud, just like every other major party candidate in recent American history.
Nothing will get better till we get people who aren't owned into office... or just wait for the collapse, which will be far worse. - thatsmyaibo, on 10/04/2008, -2/+21***** Obama. He is no change. He is the same ***** politician with a prettier bow. All he cares about is winning the election.
- Amadeus2490, on 10/04/2008, -0/+19In related news: This country has been doing things recently that the founding fathers have t explicitly told us not to do.
- MooseOfReason, on 10/04/2008, -2/+20"Did someone actually say something intelligent on the internet!?"
Yeah, it is pretty surprising sometimes. - PhilLesh69, on 10/04/2008, -3/+21How you're wrong is that you think Ron Paul doesn't want a system dependent on corporations. We currently live in a system dependent on corporations, and he wants to deconstruct that system and return our country to a constitutional republic.
Ron Paul is not the one talking about printing 850 billion dollars to bail out corporations, he's talking about how this is destructive and not within our interests as a nation or as a people.
You need to get beyond the partisan story line, and beyond the idea that we should all be held hostage with a fear tactic that the entire economy will collapse and we'll all be in soup kitchens if the guys who made over a half a billion dollars by gaming the financial system don't get a hand out from our treasury.
I can still get credit. I am not about to lose my home. The stock market has been going up and down volatively in what the media has been trying to tie to this "bailout legislation turmoil" but even they got it wrong, the market went down today, even though the previous narrative was that it went down because congress voted against the bailout. Today, they voted for the bailout, and th market tanked anyway. The market isn't reacting to the government, it is reacting to an economy that has been so screwed up by government and corporate greed and the gaming of the system by corporations that have politicians, treasury secretaries and regulators installed in the government. - arkboysooner, on 10/04/2008, -4/+22I'll gladly listen to Ron Paul about economics. He is without a doubt knowledgeable in that area, but his conclusions on this bailout are about the same as mine and most other Americans. Which is, will passing this bill help the economy more than not passing it? He like many Americans is very skeptical, and when it comes to our own tax dollars, we have a right to be. Nobody yet knows for sure how this is going to affect us and it may take a long time to find out, but one thing is for certain, if this thing does trigger a market recovery and the economy stabilizes, the government owes us big time and we will hold them to it.
- kaje, on 10/04/2008, -4/+22Unfortunately, I live in the great^H^H^H^H^***** state of Oklahoma and we don't even have a third party on our ticket. Amazing isn't it? I'll be "wasting my vote" by writing in Ron Paul's name (Oklahoma doesn't allow write ins).
- algaeturd, on 10/04/2008, -5/+22It's time to wake up and pay attention to educated, informed politicians and leave the crooks behind. WHY are people trusting someone who has blundered every single thing he has touched? Yet he keeps getting exactly what he wants over and over and over? Definitely the definition of insanity.
The change is coming, people. Whether we want it or not. The market will work itself out and is more powerful than laws and regulations. We will be FORCED to change, as Dr. Paul pointed out.
www.campaignforliberty.org - Pusod, on 10/04/2008, -2/+19I feel sorry for feeble minded individuals like yourself... there was nothing in that video that did not make sense, and i challenge you find anything wrong with his way of thinking in order to redeem yourself. You can't find any? Didn't think so!
- chmcarro, on 10/04/2008, -0/+17McCain and Obama are much more like each other than Ron Paul.
- peestandingup, on 10/04/2008, -4/+21Honestly, because Digg users like to jump on bandwagons.
I remember a few months ago when his campaign was losing steam, you couldn't utter the name Ron Paul on here without getting your ass dugg down to the depths of hell & called a "paul-tard". Now, he's all of a sudden a superstar again. - GiveM3aBJ, on 10/04/2008, -5/+22yeah... if you are voting intelligently, then you will not be voting for McCain of Obama, i presume.
- MooseOfReason, on 10/04/2008, -1/+18"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves."
Remember hearing "The wolf is at the door"?
Guess who the wolf really was? - inactive, on 10/04/2008, -8/+25Each of these traitors needs to be dealt with. The streets will run red if I have to start it myself.
- Protonz, on 10/04/2008, -4/+19Obama = socially liberal / economically liberal
Ron Paul = socially liberal / economically conservative
McCain = socially conservative / economically liberal
So many diggers are socially liberal, so they like things that both Obama and Ron Paul say. The problem is that many diggers do not believe in the free market, and for some reason want politicians to try and centrally plan it.
We both agree that pot should be legal, but obama supporters want a tax and regulations on it. -
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