Daily Archives: August 18, 2011

(Thanks to Steve Morgan)

In an attack on Michele Bachmann's religion, while never mentioning its central doctrine, HuffPo runs this paragraph about her alleged reluctance to tell about her charitable donations (most tax collectors like Michelle give zero, of course): This information blackout is … Continue reading →

Writes Austin Archibald: Caught on C-SPAN yesterday: Bank of America executive tells Rick Perry: "We will help you out."

That Russia Today is giving extensive and fair coverage to Ron Paul. Why don't they act like American TV, and censor Ron and his ideas? Maybe because RT's not biased, and just wants viewers? And maybe the network doesn't buy the … Continue reading →

When a farmer asked a question about more dangerous USDA regs on the way, Obama hilariously told him to call the government to find out the truth. Politico followed his advice, and here's what happened. NB: Under President Paul, the … Continue reading →

The Rickster, right where he belongs: Corruption Central.

Ron Smith on Ron Paul.

Of course, as the Drone-in-Chief promotes his 7th war, it is the reverse. We have never needed the first real peace candidate in American history more: Ron Paul.

Politico, of course, doesn't mention Ron or the man who would be worthy of him, Judge Napolitano. But I am happy to do so!

The proof.

They have the same rights as everyone else. The are not subhumans, to be controlled or exterminated by the global overlords. To a hatevangelist, that makes Ron a bigot. After all, he brings up the sordid history of US intervention … Continue reading →

Even The Economist sees it, albeit with the typical dissing lingo of the establishment: By contrast, Ron Paul is a goofily avuncular non-comformist ideologue who speaks unutterable truths about American foreign policy and delivers incessant indignant harangues about the monetary … Continue reading →

While wearing a Mises Institute rubber bracelet, the Economist notes. Good charts from Palin, too. (Thanks to Jim Fedako).

Thanks to Charles Burris for this fascinating story.

Michele has a new SuperPAC--chaired by Ken Blackwell (the former Ohio secretary of state who helped fix the 2004 presidential election for Bush). Rick has six of them. Mitt's brought in $12 million in the first 6 months of 2011. Ron has … Continue reading →

Writes Stephen Cross: The Wall Street Journal trumpets Perry today in an editorial entitled, "Behold, a hard-money Texas politician," ignoring the fact that Ron Paul of Texas has been saying and writing far more intelligent and prescient things on money … Continue reading →

Writes Brent Budowsky in The Hill: Ron Paul and Rick Perry are destined for one of the great clashes in Republican debating history that may lead to the mother of all Ron Paul money bombs. After Perry embarrassed himself by … Continue reading →

Writes Bob Roddis: Via Phil [email protected]: Rick Perry used Texas governor stationary to demand Eric Holder do something about the attempt to break the food blockade of the people of Gaza.

Paul Mulshine.

Banking, properly considered, is an essential market function: basically, paying interest on time deposits, loaning them out at interest, and profiting from the spread. Of course, fractional-reserves are a problem, and an essential cause of the business cycle. But there … Continue reading →