Brian Farmer, writing in the New American, reports on Ron’s counterconvention. Here’s what he had to say about two speakers:

Thomas Woods: Dr. Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of the bestselling book The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. He opened his remarks by referring to the GOP convention attendees as “those poor souls stuck at that snorefest down the street.” The audience got another serving of “red meat” when Professor Woods described bipartisanship as the Stupid Party getting together with the Evil Party to do something both stupid and evil. He instructed the audience that the gold standard is the only fiscal system compatible with freedom and declared, “If you want to stop the war machine, you have to go after the money machine!”

Lew Rockwell: Rockwell is the founder and president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of Lewrockwell.com. There was lots of “red meat” in this speech, as he launched into an attack on President Bush, declaring that Bush “deceived people into voting for him” and “hasn’t done one decent thing for the country.” He pointed out that Bush had campaigned on the promise of a “humble foreign policy” and described that phrase as “Orwellian,” given what has actually transpired. He concluded by stating that William F. Buckley’s brand of conservatism, including militarism and right-wing collectivism, has been fulfilled during the Bush administration.