officially killed.
What does a "libertarian" like him do.
He stands for
-controlling the Fed
-cutting the debt
-stopping US-led wars
-lots of other stuff
He has some rabid followers, who have been following,
and punching others, for 2 decades now.
They should all know that this was his Republican
swan song.
So, what are they gonna do? watch their horse die
in a foreign field? or are they gonna do the right thing
and start a righteous, "third party" candidacy.
If they don't, history will whitewash them, as it should.
Because they're afraid of getting the full weight
of the FnBnI n CnInA on their heads. There'd be
poisonings, wire tapping, and everything.
If I were them, I'd go ahead and bring the cameras,
because then they could make the doc of the decade:
"how democracy works, US-style"
It seems to be that Ron Paul and his crew are shit
scared of one Iraq veteran, Adam Kokesh.
At their fest in Tampa (that's original), he was
not only banned, but presented on a home-made
wanted poster. Their security is supposed to call
the police, as if Adam is going to wreck the
kumbaya festival with a reality check or two.
Paul busted: http://petersantilli.com/2012/08/26/breaking-usmc-vet-adam-kokesh-banned-by-ron-paul-security-wanted-bulletin-circulated/
read 'em: 2 texts from zerohedge
Ron Paul Recants The GOP, Just Says No To Keynesians
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/31/2012 08:26 -0400
As we anticipate more demand-rigging, pump-priming, can-kicking experiments from Bernanke today, Ron Paul just came out with his latest stream of truthiness (via Bloomberg):
*REP. PAUL SAYS BOTH PARTIES KEYNESIANS, GOP 'NOT HIS
PARTY'
*REP. PAUL SAYS FED PRICE FIXING
*REP. PAUL SAYS FED FLOODING MARKET WITH MONEY
Indeed, what is the opposite of 'between a rock and a hard place' when deciding on just who will provide 'change' in November.
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[WATCH OUT FOR SOME OF THE MISES "LIBERTARIAN" CRAP]
Guest Post: In Defense Of Liberty Extremism
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/28/2012 10:56 -0400
Submitted by James E. Miller of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada,
It’s a safe statement to make that when Mitt Romney is finally crowned the GOP nominee for president during the Republican National Convention, any vestige of liberty will be firmly wiped away from the ballot box come this November. For those who have followed his campaign in the United States, Congressman Ron Paul has been swindled out of the nomination through various underhanded tricks at state conventions. The explanation is straightforward: Paul’s views are not comfortable within the Republican Party establishment. Today’s GOP is a party of banker interests, imperialism, and clandestine state empowerment while claiming to represent small, limited government. Romney embraces this platform while Paul’s decades-long voting record stands in opposition.
For towing the party line, Romney has been anointed the “electable” candidate while Paul has been deemed an extremist. The GOP declares this while the media parrots the message as it does every election cycle. To the pundits and writers who cover political affairs, only moderation can win over a large electorate. The people don’t look kindly upon radicalism or so it’s alleged.
Ron Paul’s campaign manager, Jesse Benton, has even gone as far as to discourage dedicated Paulians from voicing their discontentment with the status quo. In a recent New York Times article, Benton shares his disinterest with so-called “true believers”:
Some true believers want to “dress in black, stand on a hill and say, ‘Smash the state,’ ” said Mr. Benton, who is married to one of Mr. Paul’s granddaughters. But “it’s not our desire to have floor demonstrations. That would cost us a lot more than it would get us.”
.....But what Benton and like-minded thinkers don’t understand or refuse to acknowledge is that ideas don’t make a lasting impact unless they are logically consistent. Ron Paul was unique in that he stuck to his message for three decades and never wavered. He paid the price with being marginalized while his beliefs were portrayed as archaic. Paul is by no means a radical in that he recognizes a proper role for the state to guarantee the liberties of people are protected yet he was rejected just the same. For all the abuse and concessions Paulians have had to make, the Republican Party has awarded state delegations with large numbers of Paul supporters “nosebleed” seats at the National Convention; just behind the delegations from Northern Mariana. Benton’s advice of toning it down and playing nice did little to change the reception from a political party not the least interested in representing genuine liberty. This rejection, while predictable, should serve as an important lesson for advocates of individual freedom. Temperance in philosophy may be the less arduous road to take but it will not bring a lasting change.
Because of the forces pitted against it, the incremental approach toward a free society has little chance of succeeding. For every step forward comes two or more back towards socialism or its ugly cousin of corporate fascism. The ratcheting effect of state power may not be readily apparent but it is in constant motion. The heart of the state lies not with the legislature that is still accountable to voters but within the multitude of bureaucracies that are needlessly large and unaccountable. It is the bureaucracies that are given the authority of law enforcement. They are usually staffed by people who enjoy wielding state power and are always on the search for an excuse to exercise more.
