So, I'm reading Ron Paul's Book "Revolution - a manifesto"

[TRIGRHAPPY]

i think his supporters aid in the "kook" feeling. The biggest turn off i had towards him were his supports. Almost all of them were arrogant, pushy people.

I mean you no disrespect, but if you saw crises such as the one we're currently in coming before they happened...........and everyone else was completely oblivious, you would have been just as irate. ESPECIALLY when every candidate besides yours is talking about all these new spending programs, possible new wars, and yours is the only one actually saying "You're all stupid, we're going broke and its going to HURT".

Make no mistake, i don't care who you liked........RP was the one we NEEDED.

[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by TRIGRHAPPY

I mean you no disrespect, but if you saw crises such as the one we're currently in coming before they happened...........and everyone else was completely oblivious, you would have been just as irate. ESPECIALLY when every candidate besides yours is talking about all these new spending programs, possible new wars, and yours is the only one actually saying "You're all stupid, we're going broke and its going to HURT".

Make no mistake, i don't care who you liked........RP was the one we NEEDED.

maybe so, but i asked one of his supporters if he thought insulting me into submission would work...

obviously, it had the reserve effect.

[ForTehNguyen]

after reading this book it was pretty sad to see how off the path America has gotten from the principles of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by machron1

I've been enjoying Ron Paul rake Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson, et al over the coals about the economy. On a side note, Ben Bernanke is possible the most smug person on the planet...

I too enjoyed it right up until Paul went into kook mode and seemed to suggest we blow up the dollar and go to gold NOW as a solution to our problem. Argue right or wrong in theory if you like but short of our entire collapse, it's not happening.

Isn't there anyone out there that could be a viable candidate with a little self control and a constitutional platform?

And no, I doubt many/any of our founding fathers sounded anything like Ron Paul.

[Ishpeck]

Now go read Who Killed the Constitution... it was the most informative, depressing book ever.

EVER

[Cogz]

Originally Posted by nickb

I too enjoyed it right up until Paul went into kook mode and seemed to suggest we blow up the dollar and go to gold NOW as a solution to our problem. Argue right or wrong in theory if you like but short of our entire collapse, it's not happening.

Isn't there anyone out there that could be a viable candidate with a little self control and a constitutional platform?

And no, I doubt many/any of our founding fathers sounded anything like Ron Paul.

Define "blow up the dollar?" I don't see how pegging our dollar to a commodity such as gold or silver or what not and refusing to print any more dollars is a bad move, or kooky. Nobody is saying that we should stock up on gold bars and hide them in our closet or carry around gold coins. The dollar (just like the british pound) used to be a measurement of a certain amount of gold. (actually, I believe the shilling was silver).

Just peg the dollar to something of value and refuse to continue destroying it, and we should make our way out of this mess slowly but surely.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by Cogz

Define "blow up the dollar?" I don't see how pegging our dollar to a commodity such as gold or silver or what not and refusing to print any more dollars is a bad move, or kooky. Nobody is saying that we should stock up on gold bars and hide them in our closet or carry around gold coins. The dollar (just like the british pound) used to be a measurement of a certain amount of gold. (actually, I believe the shilling was silver).

Just peg the dollar to something of value and refuse to continue destroying it, and we should make our way out of this mess slowly but surely.

It sounded to me like he does want to replace dollars with gold. He even sighted Iran or some other middle east country that just bought a billion dollars in gold, effectively trading it's dollars for gold.

Like I wrote, you can argue the concept but the timing seems more than a little insane to me. Even Bernake looked at him strangely.

[Pharmakon]

What's wrong with leaving the dollar the way it is but opening up gold and silver as competing currencies. That would keep the Dollar in check and give people more options. Another policy favored by Paul.

I honestly think the fed would not be able to keep up and would be effectively ran out of business by the exposure to competition.

[DMWyatt]

Originally Posted by Pharmakon

What's wrong with leaving the dollar the way it is but opening up gold and silver as competing currencies. That would keep the Dollar in check and give people more options. Another policy favored by Paul.

I honestly think the fed would not be able to keep up and would be effectively ran out of business by the exposure to competition.

Competing currencies would bring our society to its knees. If you think things are bad now, wait until the rest of America that's going on as if nothing's wrong wakes up and finds that they can't get loans and their purchasing power is zip. Right now we're largely insulated by our own wealth. If things get as bad as some people are claiming they will, no amount of tweaking of the currency is going to abate the uproar of the most powerful economical force in our country...the consumer culture.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by nickb

It sounded to me like he does want to replace dollars with gold. He even sighted Iran or some other middle east country that just bought a billion dollars in gold, effectively trading it's dollars for gold.

Like I wrote, you can argue the concept but the timing seems more than a little insane to me. Even Bernake looked at him strangely.

It's Bernanke and his crew at the Fed that got us into this mess...wise up, sport.