Ron Paul Speaks

by Haddad, Philip; Marsh, Roger; Paul, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781599214481
• ISBN10: 1599214482
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Congressman Ron Paul - the presidential candidate who broke twenty-four-hour fundraising records twice - is a man of powerful, occasionally controversial convictions who does not pander to any political agenda other than what he believes is already supported by our Constitution. For the first time in one volume, here are Ron Paul's dynamic statements on hundreds of critical issues - from abortion to immigration to terrorism to welfare.

Author Biography

Philip Haddad is pursuing a degree in political science. He is a political columnist with the southwestern Pennsylvania regional magazine, Curb, as well as an actor. He lives in Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
 
Roger Marsh is a content producer who has worked as a writer, playwright, Web producer and independent filmmaker. As an acquisitions editor for major book publishers, hundreds of his book projects have been distributed both domestically and internationally. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Joyce, and daughter, Laine.

Table of Contents

Topics covered: 2004 Election 2006 Election Abortion Accountability

Afghanistan Al Qaeda

ANWR Arab League

Bad Bills

Ballot Access

Bill of Rights

Blame Game

Borrowing Bureaucracy Business

Central Bankers

Chavez Checks and Balances

China Christianity

CIA Civil

Disobedience Civil

Liberties Congress

Congressional Priorities Conservatives Constitution

Constitutional Liberties

Counterfeiting Courts Debt

Declaration of War Deficit Democracy

Depreciation of the Dollar

Diplomacy Draft Economics

Education Empathy Empire

Enhancing the State

Entangling Allies

Exaggerated Enemy

Executive Orders

Family FDA

Fear Federal

Funding Federal Reserve

Federalization Fiat

Money Financial

Crisis Fiscal Responsibility

Foreign Aid

Foreign Policy

Founding Fathers

Fourth Generation

Warfare Free

Market Free

Speech Free

Trade Freedom

Fundraising Future

Gas Prices Gold

Gold Standard

Government Habeas

Corpus Harry

Browne Hate

Crime Laws

Health Care

Housing Market

Hurricane Katrina Immigration

Income Tax Inflation

Inflation Tax

Interest Rates

International Organizations

International Relations

Interstate Commerce

Interventionism Iran

Iranian Invasion Iraq

Iraq War Islamic

Fanaticism Islamic

State Israel

Lebanon Legislation

Liberty Life

Lobbyists Market

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Excerpts

On the Media: Politics as usual is aided by the complicity of the media. Economic ignorance, bleeding heart emotionalism, and populist passion pervade our major networks and cable channels. This is especially noticeable when the establishment seeks to unify the people behind an illegal, unwise war. The propaganda is well-coordinated by the media/government/military/industrial complex. This collusion is worse than when state-owned media do the same thing. In countries where everyone knows the media produces government propaganda, people remain wary of what they hear. In the United States the media are considered free and independent, thus the propaganda is accepted with less questioning. On War: Policy changes in wartime are difficult, for it is almost impossible for the administration to change course since so much emotional energy has been invested in the effort. That's why Eisenhower ended the Korean War, and not Truman. That's why Nixon ended the Vietnam War, and not LBJ. Even in the case of Vietnam the end was too slow and costly, as more than 30,000 military deaths came after Nixon's election in 1968. It makes a lot more sense to avoid unnecessary wars than to overcome the politics involved in stopping them once started. I personally am convinced that many of our wars could be prevented by paying stricter attention to the method whereby our troops are committed to battle. I also am convinced that when Congress does not declare war, victory is unlikely.

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