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Guests: Jim Quinn, Mike Shedlock, Jim Rogers - November 17, 2012
Jim Quinn mdash; Ron Paul says goodbye. Mike Shedlock mdash; Reflections on Ron Paul. Jim Rogers mdash; Where to invest now. Produced by http://www.HoweStreet.comFrom:MoneyandWealthViews:1 0ratingsTime:43:50More inNews Politics

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Ron Paul w/ John Stossel ~ Fiscal Cliff, Dollar Collapse The Future of the State 11/16/12
Ron Paul appears on Fox News for an interview with John Stossel, and discusses the fiscal cliff, spending cuts, the future of the American economy, and why its hard to divvy up loot when there #39;s none left. 11/16/2012 Fair Use Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material. This material is made available for educational, research, and news reporting purposes only.From:RapsAliveViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:12More inNews Politics

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Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel agrees with Ron Paul
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Dangledongs Ampersands of Humidity 2: Return to the End of Infinity
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Ron Paul vs Bernanke_ Is Gold Money_ - July 13, 2011
July 13, 2011 - Congressman Dr. Ron Paul questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a US House Financial Services Committee Meeting. Bernanke replies "Gold in not Money"...whatFrom:Georgia SawyerViews:0 0ratingsTime:05:33More inHowto Style

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Rep. Ron Paul, the iconic libertarian congressman from Texas, has delivered what will most likely be his final address to Congress.

In a sprawling, 52-minute speech to the House chamber, Paul lambasted U.S. government, politicians and special interests, declaring that the U.S. people must return to virtue before the government allows them to be free, and that the Constitution has failed to limit the scope of an authoritarian bureaucracy.

"Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed," Paul said. "The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified."

For the retiring Republican, 77, the "current crisis" isn't quite what it is for other members of Congress, who routinely use that word to describe the economic recession that followed the 2008 financial crash. To the Texas Republican, that's part of it, but the causes are deeper, and it's also a crisis of governmental authoritarianism and the vanishing of personal liberty.

"If it's not accepted that big government, fiat money, ignoring liberty, central economic planning, welfarism, and warfarism caused our crisis, we can expect a continuous and dangerous march toward corporatism and even fascism with even more loss of our liberties," said Paul, an obstetrician-gynecologist by training.

The problem isn't just government's size, but its use of force, both in starting preemptive wars and as it coerces U.S. citizens with police power. To Paul, this is the fault of Americans who no longer prioritize liberty, and it will lead to the unraveling of orderly society unless people change.

"Restraining aggressive behavior is one thing, but legalizing a government monopoly for initiating aggression can only lead to exhausting liberty associated with chaos, anger and the breakdown of civil society," Paul said. "We now have a standing army of armed bureaucrats in the TSA, CIA, FBI, Fish and Wildlife, FEMA, IRS, Corp of Engineers, etc., numbering over 100,000 civil society."

More than coercive, to Paul the government is also corrupt: "All branches of our government today are controlled by individuals who use their power to undermine liberty and enhance the welfare/warfare state-and frequently their own wealth and power," he said.

Throughout his speech, Paul questioned not only the fundamental health of America's social compact, but specifics like fiat money, the power of the Federal Reserve, the PATRIOT Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modifications, undeclared war, the illegalization of medical marijuana, mandatory sentencing requirements for drug crimes, the illegalization of hemp, TSA searches, federal debt and borrowing, the White House's authority to assassinate those it declares terrorists, the legalization of detaining U.S. citizens for national-security purposes, the political power of AIPAC, and the regulation of light bulbs and toilets in people's homes.

For Paul, the list of grievances is long, and he might not have accomplished much in Congress: "In many ways, according to conventional wisdom, my off-and-on career in Congress, from 1976 to 2012, accomplished very little," he said. "No named legislation, no named federal buildings or highways, thank goodness. In spite of my efforts, the government has grown exponentially, taxes remain excessive, and the prolific increase of incomprehensible regulations continues. Wars are constant and pursued without congressional declaration."

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesota Ron Paul supporters are planning their next move in state Republican politics after widespread losses on Election Day.

The Texas Congressman built some of his strongest support here in Minnesota. But at the Liberty Movement Forum in Minneapolis, Paul supporters said the party abandoned small government principles, and hurt the GOP brand in Minnesota with divisive social issues.

Pauls Minnesota campaign manager, Marianne Stebbins, says the marriage amendment pulled focus away from real issues.

People who support Republicans support Republicans because they think they believe in small government, andthey believe that theyre strong on the economics. But then when the Republican Party goes out there and runs on the marriage amendment, people are thinking, Well, wheres the small government party? Stebbins said.

The Ron Paul Republicans may be the most motivated political activists in Minnesota, but many were offended with their treatment by the GOP establishment.

At the National Republican Convention, Minnesota had one of the largest delegations for Dr. Paul.

But the GOP changed party rules to prevent future delegations like it.

At the Minneapolis post-mortem, Paul supporters like Margaret LeClair of the Minn. GOP Health Care Task Force condemned the rules changes, but said they wont go away. They are promising a sharp focus on limited government.

It needs to be nimble. It needs to be small. It needs to be able to react to the issues of the day, and move our state forward, LeClair said.

Dr. Pauls active, deep Minnesota supporters are winning Republican Party local offices and elected posts as well.

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By Molly K. Hooper - 11/18/12 06:00 AM ET

Retiring Rep. Ron Paul plans to deliver speeches on college campuses next year and beyond, continuing his message of liberty and reducing the size of the federal government.

In an interview with The Hill, the Texas Republican clearly indicated that he isnt ready for the rocking chair.

He added, The young people don't like the debt they are inheriting, the violation of their civil liberties. They don't like the war and it's a fertile field. The people up here sort of ignore them."

During the 2012 GOP presidential primary campaign, Paul said that he visited at least 36 college campuses. He was surprised that the best turnout occurred at the historically liberal bastion, U.C. Berkeley, where 8,500 students attended his event.

The same week I went to Texas A&M, which is conservative, I got like 4000 [students]. They thought that was good, but we went out to Berkeley and they said that [crowd] wouldn't have happened in the 60's, Paul said with a chuckle.

He started drumming up collegiate interest during his first presidential bid for the GOP nomination in 2008, and built on the excitement in the 2012 primary. (Paul ran as the Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 1988.)

The GOP hasnt been able to capitalize on the college vote but the libertarian Paul has connected with young voters.

Paul opted not to endorse GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who was badly beaten by President Obama by college-aged voters.

The retired obstetrician attributed the youth support of Obama to the presidents tone on avoiding war, calling him the peace candidate.

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Vlogg # 46 - Reaction to Ron Paul #39;s Farewell Address on the House Floor
After decades of pushing the idea of limited government and upholding the ideals of the Constitution, Ron Paul is retiring from politics. While his 49 minute address to the house was riveting and compelling, the last 5 minutes are especially important because he pretty much advocates for a social revolution...something I #39;ve been advocating for years. Can #39;t change the political world without having a changing ourselves first. He also pretty much calls out those who "booed" him at a past presidential debate for insisting that government should also abide by "the golden rule" as being immoral. You can watch his entire address here : youtu.beFrom:MattAHTatTatViews:1 0ratingsTime:14:10More inNews Politics

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Ron Paul Leaves Congress Speech
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