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Wednesday 10th March 2010
Kudos to Kucinich & 64 Other Courageous Congressmen on Afghanistan
11:04 pm | Afghanistan | Attention Deficit Democracy | Ron Paul | Comments: 2
Dennis Kucinich deserves credit for forcing the House to formally debate the Afghan war.
His comments - and those of Ron Paul and the other 63 folks who voted against perpetuating this war - will be part of the honor roll of our time.
On the Republican side, Rep. Paul was joined in opposing the Afghan war [...]
Monday 25th January 2010
Dump Bernanke and Audit the Fed
12:21 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Obama | Ron Paul | Comments: 6
How much damage can one man inflict and still be treated like a saint and savior in Washington?
Ben Bernanke’s career answers that question. The Establishment media has rallied around the current Fed chairman as if his reign was the triumph of wisdom and goodness - instead of a debacle of bursting bubbles and [...]
Friday 15th January 2010
Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom
1:02 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Freedom | Justice Department | Patriot Act | Ron Paul | Terrorism | Comments: 4
posted today by the Future of Freedom Foundation - from the October 2009 issue of Freedom Daily…
The Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom
by James Bovard
In the post–9/11 era, federal officials are treating cash as they would a suspected weapon of mass destruction. They have created legions of new restrictions and reporting requirements for citizens’ money. [...]
Monday 19th October 2009
The Feds and the Great Wall Street Heist
9:10 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bailout | Ron Paul | Comments: 3
Here’s a great cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker:
Fortune columnist Allan Sloan explains how the feds are creating vast windfalls for Wall Street firms with its artificial suppression of interest rates - the same policy that is brutally punishing anyone who put their savings in Certificates of Deposit or other interest-rate sensitive [...]
Friday 24th July 2009
Washington Post Condemns Open Government [Audit the Fed]
12:45 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 3
Today’s Washington Post contains an editorial that warns that Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” bill could end civilized life as we know it.
Well, they didn’t go quite that far - but the editorial reads like it was written in a puddle of sweat.
The Washington Post pretends to take the high ground - and ignores [...]
Tuesday 5th May 2009
My 2 Cents on Ron Paul, Surveillance, and the Republican Party’s Future
7:13 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Elective Dictatorship | Ron Paul | Rule of Law | Torture | Wiretapping | Comments: 5
David Weigel has a good piece in the Washington Independent today on Ron Paul ’s rising influence in Washington. The articles mentions that Ron Paul has been bringing in some folks to have lunch and discuss ideas with some of his Republican colleagues. The article includes a quote from me: “There’s a [...]
Thursday 24th April 2008
Finally - a Good Ron Paul Antiwar TV Ad!
2:59 pm | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 8
The folks at American Liberty Coalition have crafted a powerful antiwar ad promoting Ron Paul for president. This minute long ad conveys Ron Paul’s passion and his concern about the ruinous costs of the current wars and the peril of Bush attacking Iran.
The Liberty Coalition solicited donations to help pay for airing the ad, and [...]
Tuesday 15th April 2008
Ron Paul Supporters Rally at Capitol
5:00 pm | Bovard | Ron Paul | Uncategorized | Comments: 11
A couple hundred Ron Paul supporters gathered in front of the Capitol today to hear speakers @organized by the Granny Warriors.
I stopped by mid afternoon. I was told by one attendee that “Ron Paul came by and spoke around 11:15. Unfortunately, the sound system was not yet working at that point.” He said he had [...]
Tuesday 1st April 2008
$34 Million for the Ron Paul Prez Campaign
3:49 pm | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 10
The latest financial disclosure forms indicate that more than $34 million has been raised by and for the Ron Paul campaign for president. The campaign has spent more than $28 million. The campaign had $5.5 million on hand at the end of February.
The Paul campaign also filed a disclosure listing more than 2500 itemized expenses. [...]
Friday 7th March 2008
LISTEN LIVE Discussing Ron Paul on the Brian Wilson Show today (3/07) at 5 pm
9:57 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 2
I will be on the Brian Wilson radio show today at 5 pm. Brian is one of the funniest and most thoughtful talk show hosts in the biz. I assume Ron Paul’s campaign and drop-out will be a prime topic.
Listen Live here. (He is on Toledo’s WSPD - 1370 on the AM dial)
Here is Brian’s [...]
Ron Paul’s Missed Chance Against McCain?
9:00 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Iraq | Ron Paul | Comments: 21
John McCain survived the New Hampshire primary thanks to receiving the support of the bulk of Republicans opposed to the Iraq war</a>. McCain also did much better with the antiwar voters than other GOP candidates in the crucial Florida primary.
Ron Paul, who announced he was dropping out of the race last night, never made his opposition [...]
Wednesday 6th February 2008
MP3 Now Online of My Interview on Ron Paul etc. With Goyette
9:48 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 0
My interview from last Thursday with Charles Goyette is now online here. Thanks to Scott Horton at Antiwar.com for posting it.
Charles and I had a rollicking discussion - covering torture, Iraq, and some of the struggles of the Ron Paul campaign. The interview is 16 minutes. Most of the discussion about the Paul campaign was [...]
Wednesday 30th January 2008
Discussing Ron Paul Etc. Thursday Morning - LISTEN LIVE
12:45 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Iraq | Ron Paul | Comments: 18
I will be on the Charles Goyette radio show 8:35 AM Eastern time Thursday (1/31) discussing the Ron Paul campaign and other developments in the presdiential race.
Charles is one of the best libertarian hosts in the country; his political courage and humor have helped make him the most popular talk show host in Phoenix. He is on the dial [...]
Saturday 19th January 2008
Congratulations Ron Paul!
10:17 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Ron Paul | Comments: 20
Ron Paul scored a big upset today, coming in #2 in the Nevada primary. It is bracing to see him whup McCain, Thompson, Huckabee, and Guiliani in convincing fashion.
The race between Paul and the winner, Romney, may have been closer with a little bit of luck. The Nevada GOP continually changed the rules and changed the locations for [...]
Wednesday 9th January 2008
Why did Antiwar Voters Support McCain in NH?
4:50 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Ron Paul | Comments: 20
CNN crunched the exit poll data from yesterday’s New Hampshire primary and found that “among the 34 percent [of Republican primary voters] who said they disapproved of the war, McCain had a wide advantage over the GOP field — even over Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the sole advocate of a U.S. withdrawal in the Republican [...]
Monday 7th January 2008
Forecasts for Ron Paul for NH?
10:09 pm | Bovard | Ron Paul | Comments: 23
I’m curious to know what folks expect Ron Paul’s vote totals will be for in the New Hampshire primary. I’m also curious to hear surmises on what the lasting impact (if any) from Paul’s candidancy in NH and elsewhere.
I’m hoping he can hit a home run and come in third, though the polls seem to [...]