Posts Tagged ‘Ron Paul’

Ron Paul, Christianist

May 16, 2011Henry Baum No Comments »

Ron Paul:
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. Certainly the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, both replete [...]

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Civil Rights Act

May 16, 2011Henry Baum 2 Comments »

This is why I like Ron Paul. He’s dead on about legalization of drugs or prostitution – and many on the left would probably agree with him. Matthews question – “Should parents be allowed to be heroin addicts?” – couldn’t be more stupid. Should parents be “allowed” to be alcoholics? Legalization [...]

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The Free Market

May 13, 2011Henry Baum No Comments »

I like Ron Paul and I’m glad he’s running for president, and he’s not his son, but still this doesn’t make an ounce of sense (emphasis added):

Many people did not understand the financial house of cards that are derivatives, but since they were legal and promised a great return, people invested. It is much the [...]

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Mob Rule

August 23, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

A man is sicked on by a mob for having dark skin and a Muslim-looking hat.  In reality, he’s a Ground Zero construction worker.  And perfectly exemplifies where the slippery slope of “mosques=bad” can go.

Though I disagree with the non-regulation of corporations of libertarianism, Ron Paul is very good on the anti-war effort.  He says,
If [...]

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Capitalism: A Love Story

February 28, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

Saw this last night. Good. I defy anyone in the Tea Party to watch this movie and not agree with much of it. Do you get it, Tea Party? The left is just as furious with the corporate takeover of the country as the right. I shouldn’t say anyone in [...]

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No Man’s Land

February 25, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

I’ve written before about how certain types of conspiracy theory have been taken over solely by the right.  I’ve been on the lookout for a forum to discuss some of these issues but find they’re now taken over by the hard right.  Case in point, a place like Godlike Productions, which last I checked (during [...]

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