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Source: Policy Mic

Ron Paul supporters came up short in securing all of Oklahoma’s national delegates during a raucous state convention — hindered by fights over rules and a physical altercation between opposing delegates.

Backers of Paul booed Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a onetime 2012 GOP presidential contender, when both encouraged the approximately 1,400 delegates to support the presumed Republican Party presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.

Paul supporters, who numbered about 600 and made up about 40% of the convention, used various parliamentary procedures to contest rules.

They complained the state party violated its own rules by failing to have a roll-call vote on the slate of national delegates and voted against adjourning the convention.

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Source: Don Rasmussen Contributor at the Blaze

MEDIA SHOWS NO SIGNS OF UNDERSTANDING THE RON PAUL STRATEGY, SO LET ME EXPLAIN IT

Over the last couple of weeks, the Ron Paul campaign has picked up a majority of delegates in Iowa, Colorado, Maine, and Nevada.  He’s on pace to also pick up the majority of delegates in at least four additional states…and those are just the sure things.  This is all part of a process that actually started over 4 years ago when Paul ran for President and his deputy campaign manager, Debbie Hopper, did yeoman’s work with the grassroots to recognize the intensity and develop this strategy.

The media is now belatedly noticing that this has been happening.  It has already succeeded in taking control of slews of local and county GOP organizations, putting at least seven Paul backers on the Republican National Committee, and completely taking over the party in multiple states…and counting.

The question that much of the legacy media is now starting to ask is “Why?”  As with so much reporting, they then go on to attempt to answer their own question and fail....

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Source: CNN 2008 Presidential Election Debate

This video is taken from the Presidential debates back in 2008. Ron Paul knocks it out of the park with his explanation as to why we pay so much at the pump. It is not, as many people think, the responsibility of the President to “lower gas prices.” Why some people think the Commander-in-Chief could do anything, or has the authority to “change gas prices,” is absurd.

It is a fundamental economic issue that reveals around the Federal Reserve, which requires Congress to pass legislation to audit, expose, and end, if need be....

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for TruthisTreason.TV

Ron Paul delegates were being excluded from the Oklahoma County GOP Convention, but by using the establishment’s own rules of order against them, they were able to fight back and gain a majority!

In attendance, and in support of the Ron Paul delegates, were Oklahoma State Representatives Charles Key and Ralph Shortey, along with many influential, local activists.

If you’ve ever been a Ron Paul delegate, you know that the GOP central committees will employ every trick in the book to avoid having to seat Ron Paul delegates. They will freely ignore their own bylaws, apply rules in such a manner as to only exclude Paul delegates, and will liberally employ intimidation tactics through verbal abuse, and even physical manhandling of delegates.

In the end, if everything else fails, they’ll attempt to get you to switch your vote by begging you to be a “team player” and by claiming that Romney is electable and that your dissent will keep Obama in power. - Lew Rockwell’s Blog

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Source: Steve Watson

No less than six relatives of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney have joined the campaign trail in the race for the GOP nomination, but they’re not supporting the former Massachusetts governor, they’re campaigning for Texas Congressman Ron Paul.

Three of Romney’s relatives will even speak at Idaho caucus sites, declaring their support for Paul in a story that is sure to create a buzz around Paul’s campaign as he looks to pick up his first caucus win on Super Tuesday.

The Paul campaign issued a press release Monday introducing five Romney relatives, then issued another release shortly afterwards noting a sixth.

Hayden’s Note:

Haha. How sad.  Even Mitt’s family members think Ron Paul is the only constitutional, small-government candidate!

Travis Romney, Troy Romney and Chad Romney, all cousins of Mitt Romney, will speak before Ron Paul crowds in Idaho today. Ty Romney and Jared Romney, whose grandfathers are cousins of former Michigan Governor George Romney, the father of Mitt Romney, have also declared their support for Paul.

“I don’t dislike Mitt at all,” Chad Romney said....

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Source: in part, Steve Watson

Texas Congressman and Presidential Candidate Ron Paul questioned Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, on Capitol Hill yesterday.

Dr. Paul pulled out a silver eagle, explaining that it has retained its real worth and that hard assets should be used as currency as outlined in the Constitution.

Telling Bernanke that in 2006, when he took over at the Fed, an ounce of silver bought about 4 gallons of gas, where as today it will buy 11 gallons. “That’s preservation of value,” said Paul.

Begin watching at the 0:58 mark for the action.

Paul called for a competing currency to the dollar, stating that the laws should be changed to allow precious metals to settle contract disputes and other legal obligations.

Bernanke addressed Paul by jokingly saying “good to see you again, Congressman”, before somewhat derisively saying he would be happy to consider the Congressman’s ideas and help him work out what currencies to hold.

Paul hit back by saying the government goes after those who attempt to use gold and silver as alternatives to depreciating Federal Reserve notes as if they are criminals, telling Bernanke “the record of what you’ve done is destroy the currency,”...

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Your Friday Headlines! And as usual, being posting late Saturday night / early Sunday morning!  Haha. Enjoy these latest headlines:

Ron Paul Visits Oklahoma – Huge Crowd of 1,700 Attends Speech (my own, painstakingly slow count!)

And Now… ‘State Department Quietly Warning Region on Syrian WMDs’ (Iraq redux?)

55 Interesting Facts About The U.S. Economy In 2012

USDA to Give Monsanto’s New GMO Crops Special ‘Speed Approval’ (Fast-tracking our demise, eh?)

Wyoming House advances Doomsday Bill…

NYT: US spies see no evidence of bomb… (in Iran)

Bill Maher pledges $1m to Obama’s SuperPAC… (shows you his priorities)

REPORT: PETA kills more than 95 percent of pets in its care… (killed nearly 2,000 cats and dogs, found adoption homes for only 24 animals in ALL of 2010. PETA has killed more than 27,000 animals since ’98. $37 million yearly operating budget. Wow)

MPs warn over nuclear space bombs and solar flares (EMP scares have been the catch-phrase of the entire week… notice that?)

Chart: ‘America’s Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece

Photo credit: Steve Dickson...

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Video Source: Fox News

Judge Andrew Napolitano fires a volley of questions, aimed squarely at the Mainstream Media, the Establishment, and those that lack the ability or desire to question their surroundings.  Fox News unceremoniously canceled his show and he has now been endorsed by Ron Paul as his Vice President.

This is a call to wake those who still believe there is a difference between the so-called Left and Right.  Democrats and Republicans, Liberals and Conservatives: they are one in the same when it comes to Washington, with only minor, petty differences so that you feel as though you have a viable argument in supporting the platforms and actions of those who represent it. Secondly, Michael Scheuer and the Judge lay down heavy artillery on the fact that members of Congress are bought by Israel.

The 2:35 minute mark is a zinger....

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Source: Kurt Nimmo

One thousand veterans and active duty troops will shatter the corporate media hoax that insists members of the American military do not support Ron Paul due to his opposition to the unconstitutional, continual war agenda of the establishment.

Despite this myth, the New York Times was obliged to admit reality last December, even if the admission wasn’t featured on the front page of the newspaper but instead posted on a remote area of its website.

“Representative Ron Paul, the congressman who favors the most minimalist American combat role of any major presidential candidate and who said all of the above quotes, has more financial support from active duty members of the service than any other politician,” Timothy Egan wrote.

“As of the last reporting date, at the end of September, Paul leads all candidates by far in donations from service members. This trend has been in place since 2008, when Paul ran for president with a similar stance: calling nonsense at hawk squawk from both parties.”

The troops also and not surprisingly support Paul over Obama, who said he would end the wars and bring the troops home and instead expanded the unjustified, illegal and unconstitutional wars started by his predecessor....

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Source: Youtube & MSNBC

Hayden’s Disclosure: I am a Precinct Delegate in Oklahoma County for Ron Paul.

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Source: Combat Veterans for Ron Paul

(WARNING: EXPLICIT, PISSED OFF, PLAIN-SPOKEN SOLDIER CONTENT)

No more sugar-coating it. The Emperor has no clothes! We’ve been sold out. The Constitution is in ribbons. The lies of those who have exploited War Fever & Patriotism continue coming to light. The propaganda war machine has convinced the GOP electorate that they must fund both sides of wars in foreign nations. They have convinced Republican voters that a voluntary Army means we soldiers like War and wouldn’t do multiple deployments if we didn’t believe in the mission (whatever it is today). The establishment has succeeded in influencing people to spread ‘democracy’ with the barrel of a gun instead of prosperity with friendly trade.

Now, yours truly, has been accused of being infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood and was labeled a “Paulistinian” by Republican establishment types at a recent straw poll. With people hanging out at Republican events talking about how we should watch out for the Sharia boogeyman around every corner, I have to wonder what the hell is wrong with these people who used to believe in freedom of religion....

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Enjoy the first episode of TruthisTreasonTV!

December, 2011, at the Oklahoma LiberTEA Rally for Ron Paul.
Featured speaker – Adam Kokesh, from www.AdamvstheMan.com

Congressmen Charles Key and Randy Brogden, local paramedics, and many more voiced their support and endorsement for Ron Paul.

Behind the scenes chat with Adam Kokesh after the Rally.

This is my first episode, so go easy on the comments!  I’m learning as I go!

The audio was extremely poor from the main rally speeches, and there was nothing I could do to fix them, so I put together the few clips that turned out decent....

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I wrote this blog entry on my MySpace page in 2009 after I resigned from the police department.  I kept it mostly private or “Friends Only.”  I figure now would be a good time as any to share it again with my readers here at TruthisTreason.  I’ve received several emails recently asking about my police service, especially after being interviewed about police corruption on Adam vs The Man.  Furthermore, I was interviewed last year on a joint PBS Frontline, ProPublica, and Times Picayune documentary entitled, “Law & Disorder.”

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Friday, January 16, 2009

I know many of you are wondering why I resigned from the New Orleans Police Dept. so abruptly.  Some have asked me if I was under criminal investigation, or similar.  Some have asked me if I’ve lost my mind; if I was ‘okay’ or needed some help.

The answer is a resounding NO.

I resigned, in part, due to my frustrations with a system built around obvious and inherent problems.  I finally said ‘enough is enough’ when I woke up one day and could truly see this department for what it really was and how most police officers turn a blind eye to the injustices occurring at their very own hands.  I realized that I joined this police department in order to effect change; to ultimately help people in need and leave this community in a better state than which I found it in.  But sadly, after 5 years…I’m done.  Some Officers have called me a ‘quitter’ or that I lacked the fortitude to be a police officer.  Even the Officers who say I’m one of the best cops they’ve ever known still question my motives with a degree of disgust and anger.  I politely shrug their ego-driven hostilities off my shoulder and look back on a 5 year career in which I effected massive change on the streets in many neighborhoods, changed countless citizen’s opinions on a very publicly corrupt and flawed police department, and stood my ground during one of the nation’s most unbelievable disasters; Hurricane Katrina....

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The Leading Cause of Breast Cancer: Medical Radiation
But keep getting those scans, the New York Times reminds you.

Department of Homeland Security Using Fake Facebook and Twitter Accounts to Monitor Posts Containing Certain Keywords
Words such as collapse, virus, human to animal, zombies, and more will get the Suits’ attention.

TEPCO says it ‘no longer owns’ Fukushima fallout
Tokyo Electric Power Company claims that it no longer owns the radioactive isotopes that spewed out of its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March.

Americans Shoplifted $1.8 Billion Worth of Stuff This Christmas

Kelly Clarkson, ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ winner endorses Ron Paul

US Dollar Domination – Just Another Footnote In History

A Run On The Global Banking System – How Close Are We?

Mexico’s cartels build own national radio system

Bernanke is a Domestic Terrorist
According to US Justice Department logic, says Simon Black....

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Source: Politico

In a shock announcement Wednesday night, Iowa state senator and onetime Michele Bachmann campaign leader Kent Sorenson declared that he is now supporting Ron Paul for president.

Sorenson made the announcement at a Dr. Ron Paul rally with veterans here in Des Moines, telling the crowd: “I believe we’re at a turning point in this campaign.”

Calling the decision to abandon Bachmann a painful one, Sorenson said he felt obligated to join Paul as the “Republican establishment” tries to undermine his campaign.

“I thought it was my duty to come to his aid, just like he came to my aid during my Senate race, which was a very nasty race,” Sorenson said, pledging to go all-out for Paul over the next few days.

To cheers from the crowd, he continued: “We’re going to take Ron Paul all the way to the White House.”...

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It’s Friday, again!  Time for the headlines!

PELOSI: Extending Unemployment Benefits Will Create 600,000 Jobs…

- Wha?  That will create jobs?  In what universe does this rationale work well?

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning challenges tribunal

- Requests investigating officer to recuse himself from the trial.

Ron Paul Trends At No. 1 On Yahoo! Dec 16th, 2011

Flame Retardant Chemical Banned in Europe and Japan has been used in US Soda for Decades

Bail-out Bombshell: Fed “Emergency” Bank Rescue Totaled $29 Trillion Over Three Years

Lessons from Nine Years of Off-Grid Living, by C.P.

Woman spends six hours cooking meth inside Walmart before anyone takes notice and calls police

Peter Schiff: How Are You Going To Survive When Gold Is Money Again?

Antibiotics and Their Use in Collapse Medicine

Study says breast screening does more harm than good

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Source: RT News

With all eyes on Iowa as the state’s key caucuses are slated to begin in two weeks’ time, Congressman Ron Paul is seeing continuing success in the polls.

The results of the latest survey from Public Policy Polling has the libertarian-learning GOP hopeful neck and neck with scandel-laden, former-House Speaker Newt Gingrich. In the data released on Tuesday, Paul’s favoritism in the state of Iowa is apparent in 21 percent of likely Republican voters. Former frontrunners Mitt Romney and Michelle Bachmann both trail the Texas congressman, coming in at 16 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

The surge in support for Paul comes after the candidate has unleashed on Gingrich with a series of campaign ads gone viral that attack the former speaker for his “serial hypocrisy” and flip-flopping (not to mention his 80+ Congressional ethics violations). Public Policy Polling reports that Gingrich saw a drop of 5 percentage points in support in the week leading up to the survey alone.

Earlier this month, Paul acknowledged his surge in support to CNN, telling the network, “I think we continue to do what we’re doing....

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Source: ABC

December 10th, 2011 ABC Iowa GOP Debate

Near the end, all of the candidates are asked to name one other person on stage that they respect, and have learned something from.  Who received the most gratitude and mention?  Ron Paul.

Rick Perry mentioned how much he had learned about the Federal Reserve from Dr. Paul, along with Newt Gingrich saying he was in support of auditing the Fed – and even firing Ben Bernanke. Even Mitt Romney had some good things to say about Ron Paul and his growing fanbase.

Are they truly appreciative?  Or simply trying to gain brownie points with those still on the fence as they see his popularity skyrocket?

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Source: Ron Paul / YouTube

New Ron Paul Ad, “Big Dog”

Be sure and share this page with your friends!...

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It’s official: Herman Cain has dropped out of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.

Over the last few months, he has been dogged by allegations of extra-marital affairs, sexual harassment, and last but not least, the fact that he used to sit on the Board of the Federal Reserve!  All other jokes and punchlines aside, the fact that Herman Cain was a part of the banking cartel that had a vital part in the collapse of this country clearly shows he should have stepped down long ago. Instead, he touted his Pizza Tax Plan of 9.9.9 and publicly stated that he was a fan of Alan Greenspan’s monetary policy.

Hopefully, the few remaining Cain supporters will see the light and come over to the Ron Paul camp.  In fact, Cain mentioned that he’ll be offering his support for a candidate and it will not be Obama.  My guess?  Santorum or Mitt Romney.

I could hope that Cain frees himself from his puppet master’s shackles and supports Ron Paul and his economic policy.  That would be the only choice that he could make and still maintain some respect....

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Source: Economic Policy Journal by Robert Wenzel

Here they are - the Financial Stability Board has released a list of 29 banks that it considers global systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFISs) and thus, considered Too Big To Fail.

The initial list of G-SIFIS:

Belgium: Dexia
China: Bank of China
France: Banque Populaire, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale
Germany: Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank
Italy: Unicredit
Japan: Mitsubishi, Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui
Netherlands: ING
Spain: Santander
Sweden: Nordea
Switzerland: Credit Suisse, UBS
UK: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland
US: Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, State Street, Wells Fargo

Hayden’s Note:

It should be pointed out that most of the US “Too Big to Fails” are the major share holders of the Federal Reserve system and the foreign banks are the very ones that Ben Bernanke sent hundreds of billions of dollars to in the last major “bailout.”  The very bailout in which he refused to answer Congressional questions in regards to which foreign banks received American taxpayer money (but was later discovered in the partial audit co-sponsored by Ron Paul)....

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Europe bans ‘naked’ airport scanners over cancer fears

EPA targets families that generate heat off the grid using traditional wood-burning stoves

1 Through 30 – The Coming U.S. Financial Crisis By The Numbers

STRIKE ANYWHERE ON EARTH IN HOUR…

Fake terror plots, paid informants: the tactics of FBI ‘entrapment’ questioned…

Digital Tech Puts JFK Lone Gunman Theory to Test…

Ron Paul on Waco

The Givers and The Takers — What Will You Do When SHTF?

Costco’s Tiny House

Brokerage Firm Closes Doors, Warns, “The Entire System Has Been Utterly Destroyed” “ALL customers Withdraw From All of the Markets”

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Kevin Hayden - TruthisTreason.net Source: Paul Joseph Watson - Video at End Congressman Ron Paul was a victim of what later transpired to be a deliberate policy on behalf of CBS News to restrict the air time of certain candidates during last night’s Republican debate, after he was afforded just 90 seconds of speaking time during the course of the event in South Carolina last night. Hayden's Note: Regardless of your opinion of Dr. Ron Paul, the censorship that this embodies should make you sick to your stomach. Corporate agendas have usurped any form of free, rational press that we once enjoyed here in America.   “We are in the business of kicking candidates out of the race,” CNN host Howard Kurtz responded..." Paul’s campaign reacted furiously to the Texan being limited t

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November 9th at the CNBC GOP Debate, Government shill Rick Perry forgets his script and looks to Ron Paul to fill in the answer.  I might add, that he looks to Ron Paul, because deep down, he knows he stole that platform from Ron Paul.

(Forgive me if you’ve already seen this.  I posted it on the Facebook Fan page without ever making it an article a few days ago.)

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Source: Lew Rockwell by Justin T. P. Quinn

I couldn’t believe what I heard on Tuesday night’s Bloomberg Debate. Well, okay, I guess I could believe it, but let me qualify my recantation. There was always something about Cain that made him come off as a man who isn’t above deception. It probably has something to do with the fact that I don’t trust former Federal Reserve Chairmen. Still, I was surprised, not because because he lied, but what he lied about.

When they started the segment of the debate where each candidate could ask their own question, I knew that Paul was going to hammer Cain. However, I was hoping it was going to be on Herman Cain’s credibility on economic issues. Arguably, it would have been a much better question. Arguably, this could be seen as a missed opportunity on Ron Paul’s part, but hindsight may prove it better for Ron Paul to have kept that card in reserve. Instead of asking a question that would have highlighted his own credentials, Paul came out in defense of the countless grassroots supporters that pester Herman Cain on the issue of auditing the Federal Reserve....

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Short and sweet.  During the FOX / Google GOP Debate, Ron Paul is asked what he would do as President in order to restore and assist the 10th Amendment.

“There’s growing concern among Americans about the size and scope of the federal government and it’s infringement upon state and individual rights. If you’re elected president, how do you plan to restore the 10th Amendment, hold the federal government only to those enumerated powers in the Constitution, and allow states to govern themselves.”

His answer?  Veto everything that violates the Constitution.  I was a bit shocked to see how well the crowd received his response.

And here are all of Congressman Ron Paul’s answers condensed into 7 minutes. Yes, that’s all he the time he was afforded to speak once again, however, the polls show he still emerged as the debate winner.

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Source: ABC News

Republican Presidential Candidate Rep. Ron Paul was booed at last night’s CNN/Tea Party debate while explaining his view on why America was attacked on September 11, 2001.

During the debate, the Texas congressman was asked if he planned to decrease defense spending to balance the budget.

Paul agreed that there is waste to cut, specifically dealing with outdated technology. However he said that a lot more money could be saved if America embraced a policy of non-intervention. He added that the United States is in 130 countries and has 900 bases around the world, and added that “we’re broke.”

Paul then went a step forward, criticizing America’s global presence, especially in the Middle East, as being a catalyst for terrorism.

“We have to be honest with ourselves. What would we do if another country, say, China, did to us what we do to all those countries over there?” Paul asked.

His view of foreign non-intervention received applause from the audience. It was also the subject of his latest Texas Straight Talk column marking the anniversary of 9/11....

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Originally posted February, 2010 - 

Dear Republicans, Conservatives and GOP Members,

Get your own party and stop trying to hijack my Tea Party.

The Tea Party Movement is made up of Libertarians, Constitutionalists and lovers of Freedom.  It was built upon the grassroots’ effort to elect Ron Paul in 2008 and was borne from Dr. Paul’s Campaign for Liberty.

We don’t want you.  You are merely a War Mongering, Corporate Neo-Con, easily distracted by the Left / Right paradigm.

Get your own ideals.  Develop your own opinion.  Forge your own identity and stop trying to ride the wagon of our success simply because you’re scared of the black man at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman are not Libertarians.  Glenn Beck is not a Patriot.  Rush Limbaugh is not a member of the Tea party.  Rick Perry is a mockingbird-shill, given the nod by the Global Elite.

They are simply corporate whores, nothing else.

Sincerely,

Kevin Hayden...

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Source: Various

Have we devolved to political thuggery and physical intimidation now?  Wow.

At one point during the Republican debate, when the video cameras weren’t rolling — though the incident was caught by still photographers — Texas Governor Rick Perry walked over Ron Paul’s lectern, took hold of the congressman’s wrist and shoved his finger in his face.

The physical exchange was matched by the intensity of the two men’s verbal attacks on each other.

The first shot was invited by the debate moderators, who asked Mr. Paul to expand on his accusations, made in recent days, that Mr. Perry, who has spent more than a decade as governor of Texas, is less conservative than voters think.

A hot topic was Perry’s attempt to force all 12-year old girls in Texas to be vaccinated for a sexually transmitted disease.  The vaccine, Gardasil, has killed numerous young girls all across the state....

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Source: Zero Hedge by Zeus Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D.

Finally, serious economists are considering a position I have been maintaining and writing about since the 2008 financial meltdown. Whatever its name— erasure, repudiation, abolishment, cancellation, jubilee—debt forgiveness, will have to eventually emerge forefront in global efforts to solve an ongoing systemic financial crisis.

“On a grand scale the only way to erase counterfeit money and (counterfeit) assets of hundreds of trillions of dollars is to erase the debts associated with those fake assets. (Let me underscore again, these are not “toxic” assets, they are fake assets.)… Forgiveness in general, and forgiveness of debt in particular, stand as virtues if they free us up to acknowledge, address, and learn from our culpability, start anew, and create forward.” (The Big Squeeze, Part 3: The Quiet Rebellion: Civil Disobedience, Local Markets, and Debt Erasure (January 29, 2011)

Debt forgiveness, therefore, accomplishes two important things. It eliminates the increasing and outsized portion of productive enterprise to pay off unproductive obligations, and it clears the ground for new opportunities, new thinking, invention, and entrepreneurialism....