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Crouching Corn Dogs, Hidden Agendas: The Coverage of the Iowa Straw Poll

Management of the news by the vested interests and status quo could not be more obvious in this case.

The problem with Ron Paul is that agree or disagree with him, he is honest, consistent, and he doesn't sell out his opinions for lobbyist money.

I don't care for some of his positions on civil rights, and the other 'intrusions of government' to protect the rights of people against majorities.

Not every crook carries a gun, and not every man and woman carries their dignity in their wallet. There is such a thing as an overly narrow interpretation of the Constitution. Paul may have moderated on these positions, but I have not yet heard it.

As with Obama, it is difficult and dangerous to assume what someone might do in particular situations and issues if they are elected. He needs to weave that into his overall philosophy to be credible. And he must say where he stands vis a vis other politicians from his wing of the party.

But on the economic front Ron Paul is better than most on several points. And his continual theme of restraining the reach and the expense of the American military involvement is powerful.

Ron Paul has 'third party' written all over him. The status quo of the powerful and their demimonde in the media fear him, and will do all that they can to stifle his message. Given the chance, they will 'Ross Perot' him. What was done to Perot, the real threats to harm his daughter, and then the media circus which painted him as 'a nut' for going public with those threats, was disgraceful.

As you may recall a credibility trap is when an organization cannot perform effective change and reform because it would require them to admit the corruption that exists, thereby placing the powerful insiders who are complicit at risk. So this sort of systemic distortion continues until there is an 'unavoidable crisis' like a war or a domestic event, and the past offenses can be swept under the rug for the sake of expediency in a swell of patriotic fervor.

Ron Paul is one of the few politicians who apparently "didn't take the money." And that makes him dangerous.

"The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity...

We can holler and shout, but we also have to light the lamps that show the corruption, injustice, ineptitude and abuse of power. When we do, you will see the villains scurry into the woodwork the way roaches do when you turn on the light.”

Frank Serpico

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Ron Paul: "Prepare for Revolutionary Changes in the Not-too-distant Future.”

It certainly sounds as though Representative Paul expects some significant developments.

Change is in the wind.

“Could it all be a bad dream, or a nightmare? Is it my imagination, or have we lost our minds? It's surreal; it's just not believable. A grand absurdity; a great deception, a delusion of momentous proportions; based on preposterous notions; and on ideas whose time should never have come; simplicity grossly distorted and complicated; insanity passed off as logic; grandiose schemes built on falsehoods with the morality of Ponzi and Madoff; evil described as virtue; ignorance pawned off as wisdom; destruction and impoverishment in the name of humanitarianism; violence, the tool of change; preventive wars used as the road to peace; tolerance delivered by government guns; reactionary views in the guise of progress; an empire replacing the Republic; slavery sold as liberty; excellence and virtue traded for mediocracy; socialism to save capitalism; a government out of control, unrestrained by the Constitution, the rule of law, or morality; bickering over petty politics as we collapse into chaos; the philosophy that destroys us is not even defined.

We have broken from reality--a psychotic Nation. Ignorance with a pretense of knowledge replacing wisdom. Money does not grow on trees, nor does prosperity come from a government printing press or escalating deficits.

We're now in the midst of unlimited spending of the people's money, exorbitant taxation, deficits of trillions of dollars--spent on a failed welfare/warfare state; an epidemic of cronyism; unlimited supplies of paper money equated with wealth.

A central bank that deliberately destroys the value of the currency in secrecy, without restraint, without nary a whimper. Yet, cheered on by the pseudo-capitalists of Wall Street, the military industrial complex, and Detroit.

We police our world empire with troops on 700 bases and in 130 countries around the world. A dangerous war now spreads throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. Thousands of innocent people being killed, as we become known as the torturers of the 21st century.

We assume that by keeping the already-known torture pictures from the public's eye, we will be remembered only as a generous and good people. If our enemies want to attack us only because we are free and rich, proof of torture would be irrelevant.

The sad part of all this is that we have forgotten what made America great, good, and prosperous. We need to quickly refresh our memories and once again reinvigorate our love, understanding, and confidence in liberty. The status quo cannot be maintained, considering the current conditions. Violence and lost liberty will result without some revolutionary thinking.

We must escape from the madness of crowds now gathering. The good news is the reversal is achievable through peaceful and intellectual means and, fortunately, the number of those who care are growing exponentially.

Of course, it could all be a bad dream, a nightmare, and that I'm seriously mistaken, overreacting, and that my worries are unfounded. I hope so. But just in case, we ought to prepare ourselves for revolutionary changes in the not-too-distant future.”

Ron Paul On Bernanke and the Fed