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USA Today - Gannett Company, Inc.
2007-11-01 17:16:00 Today I read the following USA Today summary of a recent Wired Magazine “Spam” piece on Ron Paul. Supposedly, someone, somewhere has been sending out Ron Paul email spam. Who knows who it is or why. Needless to say, this activity is a very small portion of the Internet presence of Ron ... More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment , Company , Today
Ron Paul on ?The Tonight Show?
2007-10-31 16:22:00 I stayed up late to watch Jay Leno interview Ron Paul in spite of the fact that I needed to be up by 5 AM for work. It was well worth it. I think Jay treated the Good Doctor very fairly and asked good questions that really allowed for quality answers and open ... More About: Politics , Entertainment , Show
Awesome Quote
2007-10-30 15:35:00 William Lloyd Garrison was a staunch fighter in the abolitionist movement. I respect this man a great deal. Anyone who fights so strongly for the liberation of other human beings is a hero and friend to me. Please take a moment to check out his wikipedia page. Finally, I’ll leave you with a ... More About: Entertainment , Awesome , Quote , Some
Quote for the Weekend
2007-10-26 23:20:00 “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” - Henry David Thoreau Have a great weekend. Also, check out this article about Ron Paul and crossing the technology/idea “chasm”. It is a very interesting way of looking at this candidacy in relation to technology or ideas. More About: Politics , Entertainment , Weekend , Quote
Time Machine Trip: Bernanke in October 2005 ?There?s no housing bubble to g
2007-10-26 06:09:00 And this guy is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?!? Please read this article from October 2005, then click on this link to past issues and check out some of the Ponder This… commentary from 2005 regarding the likelihood of a housing bust. So should a free Internet newsletter/blog really be that much better at understanding what’s ... More About: Economics , Entertainment , Machine , Time , Housing Bubble
Controlling Good People Through Fear
2007-10-25 19:03:00 “Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.” - Aung San Suu Kyi “Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity towards those who are not regarded as members of the herd.” - Bertrand Russell “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ... More About: Politics , People , Good
Merrill Lynch Writes Down $8 Billion in Assets!!
2007-10-24 17:42:00 Yes. That is $8 Billion with a capital B. That’s a very large chunk of change. To put it in perspective, Merrill Lynch ’s total market cap (the value of the business) is $53.9 Billion. $8 Billion is nearly 15% of the company’s total market cap. Wow. This is simply ... More About: Economics
Quick Thought: Ron Paul and Self Defense
2007-10-23 19:02:00 I believe one major thing creating backlash to Ron Paul is the idea that he is “soft” on self defense and terror, etc. If he were president, I do not believe he would be soft at all. I think the relatively simple minded out there equate War in Iraq with War on Terror. It is what ... More About: Politics , Defense , Thought , Quick
Jingoism? Alive and Well.
2007-10-22 19:45:00 “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” - Peace Pilgrim Jing oism is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy”. As an interested, semi-casual, semi-formal observer of the world, our country and the oft-comical politicians who attempt ... More About: Politics , Alive , Well
Ron Paul: An American Tune
2007-10-18 02:01:00 This is a pretty sweet video. It is one example of an average Ron Paul supporter expressing him/herself via Youtube video and touching a number of others. The video made me tear up. Check it out. More About: Politics , Entertainment , American
?Scientific? Polls
2007-10-16 16:02:00 When they perform the polls that we all hear about as being “scientific”, those which mainstream media editor?s everywhere use to determine coverage of certain candidates, they poll ?likely Republican voters?. Most often, the criteria that is used for “likely Republican voters” for the upcoming primary is Republicans who voted in the previous primary (2004). In 2004 ... More About: Politics , Polls
Random Thoughts
2007-10-15 18:50:00 - If I opened a restaurant, even if it were a $100 per plate ultra-high-end place, I would have free refills on soda no matter what. It is really a pet peeve of mine when I go to a restaurant and order a soda and they do not offer free refills. I automatically ... More About: Politics , Entertainment , Random Thoughts , Random , Thoughts
Talk by Naomi Wolf - The End of America?
2007-10-15 16:30:00 Echoing some of the sentiments expressed in these pages, Naomi Wolf discusses some abridgments of liberty taken by the US government circa 2007. The video is pretty long, but it is worthwhile to check out if you have a block of time or can listen while you’re doing something else on the computer (there ... More About: Politics , America , Talk
Real Hope for America
2007-10-14 00:07:00 A great article about Ron Paul and his positions on the philosophy of classical liberal government and limited republic. Click here for the quality read. More About: Politics , America , Economics , Hope , Real
Top-25 Most Censored News Stories of 2007
2007-10-12 20:54:00 Check out this very important list. Here’s the number one story on the list: 1. No Habeas Corpus for ?Any Person? The Military Commissions Act of 2006 ushered in military commission law for U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike. It allows for the institution of a military alternative to the civilian justice system for ?any person? arbitrarily deemed to ... More About: News , Stories , Links
Very Solid Ron Paul Video + Unfair Treatment in Debates
2007-10-12 18:02:00 This is one of the best videos summarizing the overall Ron Paul campaign that I have seen to this point. Please take the time to check it out. Liberty is worth defending and fighting for. Also, please check out the following article by USA Election Polls about the unfair treatment of Ron Paul at the most ... More About: Video , Politics , Economics , Debates , Entertainment
The REAL Political Spectrum
2007-10-12 00:04:00 Anyone who tries to describe the political spectrum as a one-dimensional “Right/Left” framework is ignorant and using an outdated and dis-proven conceptual framework. One effect of this traditional left/right spectrum is that it maintains a significant role for government regardless of where you stand in its mythical one dimension. Today’s Democrats and Republicans ... More About: Politics , Economics , Political , Real , Spectrum
Whiz Kid Finger Painter
2007-10-11 15:32:00 Check this out! http://view.break.com/353766 - Watch more free videos More About: Entertainment , Painter , Finger
Ron Paul on Monetary Policy and the Transfer of Wealth
2007-10-10 18:25:00 Our current system transfers wealth from average working class wage earners and savers to those who utilize excessive leverage and gain access to newly minted credit first. The current system also encourages a HUGE amount of risk for many, many people who become overleveraged in attempts to keep up with the casino gamble game ... More About: Politics , Economics , Wealth , Monetary Policy , Ron Paul
What Kind of America Do We Want?
2007-10-09 19:27:00 I’m telling you, we really need to determine what kind of government we want here in America . It really is time to wake up and debate these things and come to some sort of reasoned, thought out conclusion. This article from CNN highlights the story of a German man suing the United States Government. ... More About: Politics
Quality Mortgage Lending
2007-10-07 20:39:00 Credit bubbles are really easy to spot, in spite of what American central bankers seem to always say. Here is one easy way to know you are in a credit bubble: any time there are pervasive “no documentation” mortgages. It’s a no-brainer. Here is a telling excerpt from Doug Noland’s Credit Bulletin: October 5 - ... More About: Economics , Mortgage , Quality , Lending , Ality
War Crimes
2007-10-05 22:50:00 I direct your attention to a very important Atlantic Monthly piece. We need bravery and courage now more than ever. Kemp More About: Politics , War Crimes , Crimes , Rime
Mainstream Investment ?Herd?: A State of Denial
2007-10-05 16:09:00 Folks, the financial problems many firms encountered in the third quarter relating to structured finance were not a one-time, “Whew, glad that’s over” event. Let’s review. The housing market is becoming further impaired by the day. Homebuilders have fallen off a cliff faster than most NASDAQ stocks in 2000-2002 (see chart). ... More About: Economics , Investment , State , Denial , Mains
Ron Paul Raises Over $5 Million in the Third Quarter
2007-10-04 15:32:00 Dr. Paul jumped his donations up over 100% versus the second quarter while most candidates saw drop-offs. The momentum for the good doctor and the cause of liberty from simply Too Much Government and Undue War is growing by the week. Get onboard! Click here to read the article. More About: Politics , Ron Paul , Million , Quarter
Judge Andrew Napolitano on Government and Liberty
2007-10-02 16:49:00 “The cause of liberty is on the verge of explosion.” - 2008 presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul The David Allen Show hosted Judge Andrew Napolitano recently and created a podcast of the interview. Napolitano spoke admirably about the numerous issues related to significantly expanded government powers over recent years. For liberty loving individuals, this ... More About: Politics , Government , Liberty
In Defense of Liberty
2007-09-26 18:39:00 “Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to the individual body. Without health, no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.” - Thomas Jefferson “All government, of course, is against liberty.” - H.L. Mencken For most of human history, certain small groups or individuals ... More About: Politics , Defense
Greenspan on the John Stewart Show
2007-09-24 22:57:00 You gotta check this out. Click here for the link. Stay Up Ron Paul 2008 Kemp More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment , John Stewart , Show
Largest Steroid Bust in History plus Chinese Summer Olympics
2007-09-24 22:35:00 The sporting world has been roiled by a good number of controversies lately. Mike Vick and dog fighting, an NBA official throwing games, a steroid user breaking the all-time home run record, OJ resurfacing (unfortunately) plus more. Now the DEA has announced the largest steroid bust in US history. It appears as though much ... More About: Politics , Sports , History , Summer , Olympics
Wilhelm Kempff plays Beethoven?s Moonlight Sonata
2007-09-23 03:49:00 I love this song and there’s something about this guy’s name that I found cool Check it out: More About: Entertainment , Moonlight , Plays , Beethoven , Sona
Greenspan: ?We Were Powerless.? Plus Ron Paul versus Ben Bernanke.
More articles from this author:2007-09-21 20:25:00 I like how Greenspan attempts to absolve himself of any responsibility in the matter of a global speculative boom. Read the article here. Additionally, Ron Paul had an opportunity to take Bernanke to task for the central bank’s policy of debasing the currency to bail out leveraged investors, bankers and the wealthy in general at the expense ... More About: Economics , Entertainment , Versus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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