Ron Paul On Freedom Watch: Extortion From The Fed (Clip)

Judge Napolitano makes the comments about Kohn's threat last week that interest rates will rise if the Federal Reserve's monetary independence is in any way threatened.  He calls it extortion.  He makes some solid points.  His comments are in the first 3 minutes.  Paul gives status update on HR 1207.  (Broadcast July 15th.)  Watch.

Ron Paul says the pressure has to come from the people.  May I present exhibits A and B.  People, please do your thing.

Comments

[gobias bluth]

Yes, Goldman Sachs was listed as Obama's biggest donor. Doesn't that just warm your heart, Obama is truly a man of the people. Yawn.

[spideydouble]

@gobias

I have myself posted this fact a number of times because I believe it is significant and provides context to his administration's decisions. However, hundreds of other political hacks were equally then and continue to be on Goldman Sachs and the other usual suspects payroll for sexual favors and other creamy delights - Jesus' own GOP included. I note in the last few presidential elections: (1) Goldman Sachs was always in the top five for both major candidates and (2) Wells Fargo is mysteriously absent from the list of Johns. I wonder why these corporate guys can't get a volume or corporate discount on lubricant ...

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Barack Obama 2008 election cycle top bribe providers
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00009638

University of California $1,564,490
*GOLDMAN SACHS $994,795
Harvard University $854,017
Microsoft Corp $833,617
Google Inc $803,436
Citigroup Inc $699,790
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $589,334
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557
National Amusements Inc $550,683
UBS AG $543,219
Wilmerhale Llp $542,618
Skadden, Arps et al $530,839
IBM Corp $527,572
Columbia University $526,802
Morgan Stanley $514,881
General Electric $499,130
Latham & Watkins $493,835
US Government $491,420

John McCain 2008 election cycle top bribe providers
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00006424

Merrill Lynch $373,595
Citigroup Inc $322,051
Morgan Stanley $273,452
*GOLDMAN SACHS $230,095
JPMorgan Chase & Co $228,107
US Government $208,379
AT&T Inc $202,438
Wachovia Corp $195,063
Credit Suisse Group $183,353
UBS AG $183,079
PricewaterhouseCoopers $167,900
Bank of America $166,026
US Army $165,370
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $159,596
Blank Rome LLP $154,226
Greenberg Traurig LLP $146,437
US Dept of Defense $143,605
FedEx Corp $131,974
Lehman Brothers $126,057
Bear Stearns $117,498

George W. Bush 2004 election cycle top bribe providers
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres04/contrib.php?cid=N00008072

Morgan Stanley $600,480
Merrill Lynch $580,004
PricewaterhouseCoopers $513,750
UBS Americas $472,075
*GOLDMAN SACHS $390,600
MBNA Corp $356,350
Credit Suisse Group $331,040
Lehman Brothers $329,725
Citigroup Inc $320,620
Bear Stearns $309,150
Ernst & Young $305,140
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $290,450
US Government $287,636
Wachovia Corp $275,310
Ameriquest Capital $250,650
Blank Rome LLP $223,900
Bank of America $218,261
AT&T Inc $212,920
Cendant Corp $207,443
JP Morgan Chase & Co $205,900

John Kerry 2004 election cycle top bribe providers
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres04/summary.php?cid=N00000245

University of California $622,925
Harvard University $355,359
Time Warner $305,824
*GOLDMAN SACHS $303,250
Citigroup Inc $288,631
Microsoft Corp $278,597
Skadden, Arps et al $264,077
US Government $229,976
UBS Americas $219,700
JP Morgan Chase & Co $207,065
DLA Piper Rudnick et al $204,353
Wilmer, Cutler et al $203,386
Stanford University $195,899
IBM Corp $189,390
Viacom Inc $182,996
Morgan Stanley $180,979
Robins, Kaplan et al $177,650
Columbia University $175,592
Bank of America $169,502
General Electric $159,031