Ron Paul On The Colbert Report: Debating The Gold Standard & Whether The Fed Is Dead
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Video - Dr. Ron Paul with Stephen Colbert - Jan. 4, 2011
Quotes transcribed inside plus I added the clips from Dr. Paul's 2007 & 2008 appearances on the Colbert Report.
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Ron Paul: Paper is always destroyed; there's been no example of paper money lasting for long, long periods of time. Money has always evolved out of the marketplace of something of real value.
David Leonhardt: The problem is not inflation, the problem is too weak an economy...If given the choice would you rather take my gold wedding ring or a million dollars in paper money?
Ron Paul: The question is would you rather put $10,000 in a box for 20 years or a few gold coins...The Fed Reserve has destroyed 98% of the purchasing power of the dollar since 1913 an in the meantime they have financed every war they couldn't have financed if they were on the gold standard.
Colbert: Dave, do you want some ice for that burn?
Colbert: The gold standard will create jobs...we'll need to hire tailors to reinforce our pockets.
To counter Paul's position, Colbert turned to David Leonhardt, a business columnist for The New York Times. Leonhardt dismissed as overblown the primary concern of "gold proponents," runaway inflation.
"They've been saying the big worry is that our economy is going to overheat, that we are going to spend so much money, prices are going to go out of control," Leonhardt said. "Does it feel to you like the economy is too strong right now, that it's overheating?" he asked Colbert.
The comedian's deadpan response: "No. But it's waiting for us to let our guard down."
As for the gold vs. paper debate, Colbert left Paul, Leonhardt and the viewers at home with this thought: "Would you rather worship a calf made of paper or a calf made of gold?"
Ron Paul: The Federal Reserve has destroyed 98 percent of the value of the purchasing power of the dollar since 1913.
PolitiFact Virginia fact-checked that Federal Reserve statement in November after the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation included it in a letter to the state's congressional delegation calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve System. The letter states: "The Fed, which was created and initially funded with taxpayer gold and monies by an Act of Congress, is opaque and operates in secrecy. It has done so since its inception in 1913. Since that time, the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power."
After talking to several economists, PolitiFact Virginia rated the statement Half True: "The Tea Party says the buck has dropped by 98 percent, but its use of the gold standard to measure the greenback is not a relevant gauge. Using the Consumer Price index, as many economists recommend, we find the dollar fell by 95 percent since 1913."
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Video - Ron Paul with Stephen Colbert - Sep. 4, 2008
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Video - June 13, 2007
Ron Paul is a constitutionalist and claims Stephen is confused because he hasn't seen one in a while.
Sep 16, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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What makes gold and silver money is that it is rare, can be melted to specific weights and measures, and can easily be identifiable from reputable mints. Those are just some reasons why gold has been money for 5,000+ years and will continue to be money.
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This is not about Assange or free speech, It is about killing free speech to save the bankers, corrupt politicians and their cronies. Assange is at best a patsy and worse one of them... IMH and experienced O.
On Fox Sunday, Mara Liasson suggested that the crazy shooter was the result of people using the term Socialist to describe, hmmmmmm, people who openly embrace Socialism. I wish I had her quote.
The Obama supporting media wants to paint Arizona as an angry place. As they keep hinting, maybe the angriest place in America. What nonsense! They seem to want to ignore that the tense partisan political environment is a result not a cause of violence and doesn’t promote irrational aggression. It is our political system and may come, at times, with sorrowful by-products. In the case of the shooting, the by-product of our system is that the people have for the most part unobstructed access to their politicians.
The only result of this unfortunate event is and should be similar to the security surrounding airplane travel. Beef it up while protecting our liberties. We live in a dangerous world where the lone wolf nutcase is out there and you just hope and pray that they don’t explode their craziness around you and me.
I hope that the left can grasp that calling people who don’t agree with them angry and calling their own unsupportive base disenfranchised is not only silly but counterproductive.
I am sure you will all agree. God bless the victims and their families.