Ron Paul: Running for President

[Phatscotty]

Ron Paul 2012

Ron Paul to announce 2012 presidential run tomorrow on Colbert show!

2008 debate Guliani and Paul go at it over terrorism

Ron Paul dominates Fox debate

[CreepersWiener]

If you guys vote for Ron Paul, you will get something stupid like no more IRS! I mean...if there is no IRS to pay almost a third of my income to, how are the pot holes going to get filled? Fair question.

[gannable]

LOL

the IRS is a godsend

wow, amazing

[gannable]

id vote for Ron Paul

[john9blue]

Ron Paul to announce 2012 presidential run tomorrow on Colbert show!

seriously? source?

[Phatscotty]

Ron Paul to announce 2012 presidential run tomorrow on Colbert show!

seriously? source?

I got em. meet me here tomorrow at exactly 8 pm CST, and make sure nobody follows you.

[BigBallinStalin]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

[john9blue]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

i don't think i would touch him with a dildo either, but i would definitely consider voting for him

[BigBallinStalin]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

i don't think i would touch him with a dildo either, but i would definitely consider voting for him

Just don't give him none of that Pony business, ya hear?

[spurgistan]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

i don't think i would touch him with a dildo either, but i would definitely consider voting for him

Yeah, the lists "People I'd Want To Touch with a 24-inch Dildo" and "People I'd Want to Be President of the US" have about zero names in common.

Also, 24? That's just completely impractical, to say nothing of gratuitous.

[BigBallinStalin]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

i don't think i would touch him with a dildo either, but i would definitely consider voting for him

Yeah, the lists "People I'd Want To Touch with a 24-inch Dildo" and "People I'd Want to Be President of the US" have about zero names in common.

Also, 24? That's just completely impractical, to say nothing of gratuitous.

You shoulda seen it coming...

if you know what I mean. <wiggles eyebrows>

[john9blue]

hot + presidential + nsfw

[Phatscotty]

I wouldn't touch Ron Paul with even a 24 inch dildo.

But you would let him touch you...

it's okay. we know.

[yodermk]

I'm a huge Ron Paul fan. I believe that he is the only likely candidate who:
1. Knows why America is so screwed up
2. Knows how to fix it
3. Actually WANTS to fix it
and 4. Is not too corrupt to fix it

He has a decades-long track record of unswervingly doing the right thing. You won't find many people like that, even if your definition of "the right thing" is different than his. Certainly none of the other potential candidates would qualify.

So yeah, if he announces I will be on his team big time.

[jay_a2j]

Voted for him in the '08 primaries.... sent money in to his campaign.... realized after the election he nor anyone like him will ever win the presidency..... EVER.

[yodermk]

Voted for him in the '08 primaries.... sent money in to his campaign.... realized after the election he nor anyone like him will ever win the presidency..... EVER.

Don't be so sure. I think people are starting to wake up. Liberty Defined could be a game changer.

Also we're going to start seeing the beginnings of hyperinflation in the not too distant future I think. That's going to drive the nail in the coffin of traditional thinking.

Still an uphill battle, but don't rule it out.

[Phatscotty]

Voted for him in the '08 primaries.... sent money in to his campaign.... realized after the election he nor anyone like him will ever win the presidency..... EVER.

yet you hold the key in your hand. Paul can win, and the key is people like you going to your primary or caucus and writing his name down. Ron Paul won a couple states in 2008 and came in second place in even more states. Realize that was the steam that leads to a 2012 win.

He for sure won't win if we give up or quit. He needs us this one last time. Hes not asking a lot.

It's now or never

[Phatscotty]

Voted for him in the '08 primaries.... sent money in to his campaign.... realized after the election he nor anyone like him will ever win the presidency..... EVER.

Don't be so sure. I think people are starting to wake up. Liberty Defined could be a game changer.

Also we're going to start seeing the beginnings of hyperinflation in the not too distant future I think. That's going to drive the nail in the coffin of traditional thinking.

Still an uphill battle, but don't rule it out.

Well said. When people's wallet's start feeling the stress, watch out, because it won't be long before people realize that Ron Paul has been right all long. They laughed in early 2008 when he said in a debate a crash was coming...They laughed when he warned of hyperinflation.

It's time to stop laughing. Nothing is funny about runaway inflation and economic crashes, especially after they happen.

[Timminz]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

[thegreekdog]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

It certainly wouldn't be the world's reserve currency... oh wait.

[Phatscotty]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

It certainly wouldn't be the world's reserve currency... oh wait.

Well, now you guys are getting into fractional reserving. there is a world of difference between a bank that lends out 60% of its holding value as opposed to our current day banks that lend out 95% of their holdings.

It truly is a case of cheap and easy money versus strong. To see the consequences of cheap money policies, just look at anything priced in dollars today.

[thegreekdog]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

It certainly wouldn't be the world's reserve currency... oh wait.

Well, now you guys are getting into fractional reserving. there is a world of difference between a bank that lends out 60% of its holding value as opposed to our current day banks that lend out 95% of their holdings.

It truly is a case of cheap and easy money versus strong. To see the consequences of cheap money policies, just look at anything priced in dollars today.

I think you need to check out today's drudge report headline.

[Phatscotty]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

It certainly wouldn't be the world's reserve currency... oh wait.

Well, now you guys are getting into fractional reserving. there is a world of difference between a bank that lends out 60% of its holding value as opposed to our current day banks that lend out 95% of their holdings.

It truly is a case of cheap and easy money versus strong. To see the consequences of cheap money policies, just look at anything priced in dollars today.

I think you need to check out today's drudge report headline.

Heard about it this morning. You guys can talk about that, but what I am referring to is the time America was on a gold standard, and did not loan out money they did not have. We had an industrial and communication and energy revolution with 0% inflation. All I wanted to say.

[thegreekdog]

I'm not disagreeing with you PhatScotty - I'm simply indicating that my comment related to the US dollar being moved off as the world's reserve currency (or more accurately, the rumors).

[Timminz]

Just imagine how much the USD would be worth if banks weren't allowed to loan out money they don't have.

It certainly wouldn't be the world's reserve currency... oh wait.

Well, now you guys are getting into fractional reserving. there is a world of difference between a bank that lends out 60% of its holding value as opposed to our current day banks that lend out 95% of their holdings.

It truly is a case of cheap and easy money versus strong. To see the consequences of cheap money policies, just look at anything priced in dollars today.

I think you need to check out today's drudge report headline.

Heard about it this morning. You guys can talk about that, but what I am referring to is the time America was on a gold standard, and did not loan out money they did not have. We had an industrial and communication and energy revolution with 0% inflation. All I wanted to say.

There was never a time where American banks did not use fractional reserve styles of banking. Even when money was simply a receipt from the local gold depository, there were more promisary notes (backed with gold), than there was actual gold.

I can't believe I have to explain this to you, of all people, Scott.


edit- also, the modern numbers are closer to 1 or 2% reserves, rather than the 5% mentioned above.