New C4L Video

The New Campaign For Liberty (C4L)

The all new Campaign For Liberty (C4L) website is up and running, and I’m currently in the process of putting my profile together. I highly recommend checking things out and joining the campaign. There is a free option, and a paid option for $35 dollars a year. Make sure you add me to your contacts should you get things up and running. Kudos to the folks at C4L for putting together a great site, and a great resource.

David vs. Goliaths (Dr. Paul takes on Bernanke & Paulson)

Many people would argue that Ron Paul should shut his mouth, because he’s not an “economy guy” like Paulson and Bernanke.  This of course is a false argument being that the three gentleman mentioned are all students of economics.  However, there is a difference in their respective schools of thought.  Paulson and Bernanke are of the Keynesian Economics school of thought, and Congressman Ron Paul is of the Austrian Business Cycle Economics school of thought.  So, who’s right?  I tend to go with the guy who’s school of thought has been accurately predicting all of our major economic calamaties over the course of decades.

Ron Paul on the Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer 9/21/08

Ron Paul Discusses The Current Housing Bailout

Henry Paulson’s Atomic Bomb

Just last month, Henry Paulson was quoted as saying this concerning the possibility of bailing out Fannie and Freddie: “If you have a squirt gun in your pocket you may have to take it out, but if you have a bazooka in your pocket, and people know you have a bazooka, you may never have to take it out.” Well needless to say, with today’s announcements concerning the American taxpayer being stuck with all of the bad debt currently held by Fannie and Freddie, Paulson decided to skip on the “rocket in his pocket,” and opted instead to tout the nuclear option (monetarily speaking).

At this point, it is plain to see that there is no end in sight to the bailouts. As the market worsens, and more and more corporations begin to fail, we will continue to see bailouts. Soon the American public will own the auto industry, the airline industry and any other industry that cannot sustain its own position in the market. As Ron Paul put it, “We are socializing our country without even a vote by the Congress. It’s a horrible situation.” This IS the harsh reality — that our country is being ruined not by elected officials, but by appointed individuals who have not been chosen by the people, that are part of an unconstitutional entity that continues to prolong our fiscal cancer, and indeed is the very source of the disease.

What can we expect the Congress to do in this situation? Will they play the role of doctors that will treat the source instead of the symptoms? This is not a likely outcome. Instead, they will continue along the same path that they have for years. The economy may limp along for a while longer, but they are just delaying the inevitable. Instead of facing reality and ending the Federal Reserve, we will continue along the path of fiat money until the ultimate proof of the failure of our central banking system becomes evident. That of course will come when the dollar is completely destroyed, and that day is in the not-so-distant future.

Ron Paul On The Global Financial Crisis

Barr None At Press Conference

It would appear as though my prediction, is at least partially right, although there seems to be some trouble brewing. It would appear that the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Barr, did not show at the press conference hosted by Ron Paul, with the unconfirmed report being that it “just wasn’t worth it.” In my opinion this was a huge mistake on Barr’s part as the third party candidate that is doing best in the polls. As potential fallout, I see Barr possibly not even hitting the $1 million mark in campaign contributions, and his 6% that he has been clinging to in the polls, drifting to dismally low levels in the coming days.

On the flip-side, Bob Barr has invited Dr. Paul to be his vice-presidential running mate in the upcoming election, with Wayne Allan Root stepping aside to make it happen. If anything, I would say it would be best if Bob took Wayne’s spot, and Ron took the slot at the head of the ticket. Even if that were the offer I doubt that Dr. Paul would agree to it.

With the outlook rather bleak as far as getting any noticeable media attention for this press conference or third party candidates in general, I would recommend a course of action that may not have been considered — Ron Paul running as a Republican write-in. This move would certainly win him no favors within the party, but there are a couple of advantages to taking this route.

First, by running as a Republican write-in, Dr. Paul keeps his promise of staying within the Republican Party, and not running as a 3rd party candidate. The downside to this is that he will not have ballot access in a number of states due to strict ballot access laws, but he will still have access in some states.

Second, by choosing this route, it would not be possible for Dr. Paul to win, as there would be no way to secure enough electoral college votes. However, he would certainly be able to get the 15% necessary in the polls to participate in the debates and bring attention to the cause of Liberty and third party access (I stand corrected – he would not have his name on enough ballots, therefore he would not be eligible).

Another possible scenario that would likely get good results follows my announcement prediction to some extent. In this scenario, a large donor (a Ross Perot type) would purchase major network air time (this would take a lot of money), and would host their own debate, inviting the other candidates as well, but with guidelines suggested by Dr. Paul in order to avoid problems with McCain/Fiengold legislation. This would bring attention to the cause of liberty, as well as help to open the field for third party candidates in the future.

Well, there you have it. We have such great momentum going forward right now and I would hate to see it fizzle out due to snubs and such. Even if my advice isn’t taken (and I don’t expect anyone to listen to this Michigander), we must continue to push forward with the message of Liberty, even though it seems the field of presidential candidates is… shall we say, “slim pickens.”

Ron Paul Announcement Update

This is the press release that was put out by the folks at Campaign for Liberty today:

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Ron Paul to Hold Major
Press Conference Wednesday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jesse Benton
September 8, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – Congressman Ron Paul will hold a press conference in the Ball Room at the National Press Club on Wednesday, September 10th at 10:00 am. Dr. Paul will announce his intentions for the fall presidential election and will be accompanied by several special guests.

This event comes on the heels of Dr. Paul’s historic three-day Rally for the Republic in Minneapolis, Minnesota that drew over 12,000 supporters.

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My curiosity is certainly piqued more than ever (a possible presidential run wonders I), and I’ll be eagerly looking forward to Wednesday’s announcement.

Ron Paul Announcement Prediction

Yesterday, this press release was posted on the Campaign For Liberty Blog.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jesse Benton
September 5, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – On the heels of his historic three-day rally in Minneapolis that drew over 12,000 attendees, Congressman Ron Paul will make a major announcement next week in Washington at the National Press Club.

More details will be announced Monday.

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People have been giddy with excitement and trying to guess what this huge announcement will be, and I have made my prediction. There have been some off-wall-predictions, others that have some merit, but I think mine is the one that’s right (doesn’t everybody think theirs is right?). So here is what I think…

With invites to Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin, as well as rumored invites to Nader and McKinney for the announcement, my guess is that Dr. Paul, C4L and the various third parties will be combining their smaller sums of cash to purchase major airtime on major networks (much like Ross Perot did) to have their own televised debates, and guess who won’t be invited? Of course, they could choose to invite the two major party contenders to expose their flawed policy stances, but I would be surprised if either one would accept such an invitation.

If you think about it, it really makes sense. Instead of spending the “smaller” amounts of money they all have on their own — for little exposure; they can combine it and blow the whole wad on one of the biggest political surprises of all time. Sounds like a plan to me… what say you?