Ron Paul

Hello again 1950's: (Hat-tip to Pam Spaulding for Tweeting this)

“Why don’t they quit once the so-called harassment starts? Obviously, the morals of the harasser cannot be defended, but how can the harassee escape some responsibility for the problem?”

Which is an excerpt from his 1987 book Freedom Under Siege. And proving that idiocy doesn't improve with age, his defense of that quarter-of-a-century-old statement is even worse:

Ron Paul is doing a lousy job of handling the spotlight into the racist writings of his old newsletters. By walking off the set of CNN he made a molehill into a mountain. Paul needs to understand that you can’t run for President and then try to control the media by telling them what they can and can’t ask questions about.

The more Paul looks angry at the media for asking questions about the racist rantings in his old newsletters, the more it looks like he has something to hide regarding the sorts of racists he appeals to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl_swbB2EY4&feature=player_embedded

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FTmuWk-Ezc

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzC8QiROTGk

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sP_lIhq8RM

Part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8f_fg9J4Dg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Transparency_Act

So far only two NC Democratic representatives have cosponsored this legislation, and Hagan has yet to co-sponsor the Senate bill.

It's just shameful to see Republicans dominating this issue when really it is Democrats who proclaim to be champions of transparency and regulation for out-of-control financial institutions.

This is the kind of legislation that everyone should be supporting. It was introduced in the House by Ron Paul, and has over 290 cosponsors. All Republicans have signed on, along with many Democrats.

The Senate bill is currently standing at 27 cosponsors, and was introduced by the progressive/socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Yeah, a bill introduced by a an avowed socialist has been cosponsored by Burr but not Hagan. What the heck?

Larry Kissell has decided on his first act as a congressman. He has pledged to decline the pay increase that went into effect during the final days of the 110th Congress.

Congressman-elect Kissell has signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 5087, a bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas that will revoke the $4,700 COLA increase for members of the U.S. House. According to the Congressman-elect Kissell:

During these difficult economic times, it just isn't right for Congress to give itself a pay increase while so many people are struggling to make ends meet, and so many others are out of work altogether. Most people work for years at a time without a pay raise, and most people in our district right now are just trying to hang on. It is a time of belt tightening for all of us, Congress included.

The pay increase is automatic unless a bill is passed revoking it. If the bill doesn't pass Kissell has pledged to refuse or donate the pay increase.

She has threatened to do it before, but now Katy Benningfield of Katy's Conservative Corner has actually resorted to deleting the comments of those she doesn't agree with-- including a soldier who is about to be deployed to Afghanistan who spoke against the War on Terror, along with the comments of a bit of a local celebrity, District 4 Congressional Candidate BJ Lawson.

Thanks to an alert from "Paulunteer", apparently our "favorite" Congressional rep Patrick McHenry has come out saying that he supports Ron Paul- well, kinda. "but the gist of it was that Ron Paul stands for what Republicans SHOULD stand for. He noted that many Republicans feel that the RP movement is an invasion by libertarians, but that they are incorrect, and that we are helping to bring the party back to where it ought to be."

Long story short? If Patrick McHenry went to Vegas, every single cardshark and dealer there would be able to retire in Hollywood with cash to spare.

I enjoy listening to Ron Paul. He definitely makes debates more interesting. And as he may not have risen in the polls, but certainly moved more onto the national stage, the detractors were bound to come out. Reports of years and years of racism and conspiracy theory printed in his name are damning enough to give one pause. But Jim Kirchik's article in The New Republic exposed even more tragic associations.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing


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