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Ron Paul: ‘FEMA Is Not a Good Friend to Most People in Texas’

Ron Paul Blasts FEMA

With what many predicted to be a historic hurricane on course to barrel through the northeast, Republican presidential hopeful Texas Rep. Ron Paul told New Englanders at a campaign stop in New Hampshire Friday to not put too much faith in FEMA:

Rep. Paul blasted the agency for its regulations and cited instances in his own Galveston Texas district where the community has successfully survived hurricanes, without FEMA. Rep. Paul told NBC:

“We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960,” Paul said. “I live on the Gulf Coast; we deal with hurricanes all the time. Galveston is in my district.

There’s no magic about FEMA. They‘re a great contribution to deficit financing and quite frankly they don’t have a penny in the bank. We should be coordinated but coordinated voluntarily with the states,” Paul told NBC News. “A state can decide. We don’t need somebody in Washington.”

This is not the first time Rep. Paul has come out swinging against the agency, which in general has faced criticism in recent years from watchdogs and commentators alike. In a May 13 CNN interview, the Texas congressman suggested abolishing the agency:

“I mean it’s – it’s a moral hazard to say that government is always going to take care of us when we do dumb things.  I’m trying to get people to not do dumb things. Besides, it’s not authorized in the constitution.”

“So there’s a strong resentment toward the way FEMA operates, because they‘re bureaucrats who don’t understand the rule of law nor do they understand local control and property rights.”

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed 6,000 people. FEMA‘s website reads that the agency has 7,603 employees across the country that work to support citizens and first responders to build, sustain, and improve the nation’s capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. ABC News reports that to receive FEMA’s help – a state must declare a state of emergency and request help from the president. The agency directed relief for both Hurricane’s Andrew in 1992 and Katrina in 2005.

(H/T: The Hill)

Comments (174)

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  • stevoschmidt
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:10pm

    Just like Obama promised federal aid to Joplin then gets denied, because the cost and amount of damage didnt meet federal aid requirements.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:31pm

      Indeed, and due to the fact New York is a Progressive stronghold, he is ready to dump any and all amounts of aid into the area; wheather they want it or not, need it or not, he will cram it down their collective throats…FEMA needs to be either revamped or done away with completely.

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    • Libertyluvnmomma
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:44pm

      Rather than running for president Mr. Paul should have been running for executive experience.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Joplin received federal aid, quite a substantial amount.

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:42pm

      I read last week that TEXAS (its like a whole other country) spent Billions and Billions of Fed‘ra Dollas per’vided by the Obummers and other DemonCrat bureaucratic Gummuit M-PloyAs. Just Sayin’

      TEA

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    • MONICNE
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:49pm

      You have to consider that NYC has a denser population than Arizona cities do, and the percentage of superior intellects and Job Creators is much higher there. There are more TEA party patriots in each square foot of NYC than any other part of out wonderful nation.

      TEA

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    • becker88
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:52pm

      Ron Paul is spot on again.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • NO YOU CANT
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:21pm

      @Tifosa
      You are incorrect.
      Ron Paul is consistent, including on abortion.
      Look on his website & you will see that he tried to pass the “we the people act”. This would overturn RoevWade- which was a Federal decision with a one-size fits all approach from unelected judges- and return the power to the States.
      The States can then decide if, and or how to allow them.

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    • SLEUTH
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:26pm

      TIFOSA…if women had ‘rights’ over their bodies, then they would have the ‘right’ to take illegal drugs and attempt suicide. but its against the law….therefore, women dont have ‘right’ over their bodies.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:40pm

      FEMA is evil. It took 30 years and five Presidents and hundreds of executive orders to foist this nightmare upon us all! Truly a Trojan Horse, camels nose, wolf in sheeps, whatever…The head of FEMA can declare marshall law anytime, anywhere and suspend the Constitution indefinately. I had my ticket stamped to the FEMA camps years ago, Ookspay will not go quietly though…

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    • grumpyt
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:59pm

      Not going to be popular with this statement, but FEMA is truly the “means to an end” when it comes to martial law. It is time to SHRINK every single Federal Program and Agency, Department, Bureau, and so on! WE must learn to depend on ourselves or we will all end up like those on roof tops in NO with “HELP” signs.

      Fear everything governmental and depend on God and yourself, your family and neighbors. The time is coming when this will once again be the way it is.

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    • LibertariansUnite
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:49pm

      The Blaze is so shameless, their Anti-Paul agenda at work. Of course they wait for hurricane Irene to prompt the question, do we need FEMA?

      Of course the answer is no, it is a waste of taxpayer money, but really Blaze, this was the right time?

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    • Middle Finger
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:33am

      He screwed us in Texas when we asked for help with out of control grass fires due to our drought. The Joplin tornado was horrible, and they got denied. Texas burned and was denied. We will remember Hussein in 2012. NO Democrat should ever hold office in the White House again!

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    • WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:41am

      Ron Paul, as President, must DISBAND FEMA and DISMANTLE their “camps” nationwide. Then let the States “declare” whatever emergencies they like, when they like it, and then DEAL WITH IT THEMSELVES (and they can when there is no more FEDERAL TAXING to take away their resources).
      That is America!

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    • ArmedPrincess
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:58am

      @ MONICNE:

      A Patriot is a patriot no matter if you’re east, west, south or north! & every state should be like their own country that is how our system is supposed to work.

      As far as NYC superior intellects, what kind of crack are you smoking? Texas is the biggest Job creator in the Union right now, and NYC houses all the banker trash, & societal elites that are screwing every one of us over. I really cant stand this my area is better than yours mentality, you are no better than Obama and his ilk with their class warfare strategy. I see no validity in any of your statements, and your Texas drawl was sub-standard at best.

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    • Caniac Steve
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:25am

      it’s funny here in NC Fema was all over the news as the front runner is setting up a command & control center..and yet due to being invited by the governor..they got no right to even be there…oh thise slight of hand tricks the government plays to keep the illution up that they are in charge…my A$$ they are…like the TSA,dept. of ED they need to be abolished…but i’m a tax payer…what do i know ??

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:04am

      The bad thing is, as much as love Paul’s domestic policies, if elected his foreign policies would make FEMA a permanent neccessity when more Americans are slaughtered in our streets from the radical terroist attacks.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:41am

      UrsaMajor, you fear terrorists? Ron Paul will close the border tight as a tick. The only terrorists will be home-grown ones. I think terrorists will become a thing of the past once America gets it‘s nose out of every other country’s business. You should fear the government as it’s squeezing you to death at this moment. See any terrorists right now?

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    • joejohnheath
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:28pm

      @ Libertyluvnmomma- Ron Paul has owned/ran multiple businesses including Ron Paul Coins, Ron Paul and Associates, and his own medical practice.

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:53pm

      “The only terrorists will be home-grown ones. I think terrorists will become a thing of the past once America gets it‘s nose out of every other country’s business.”

      The colors of the sky in your world must be so pretty. Keep swallowing the Isolationist Evian (“naive” spelled backwards). If you HONESTLY think if we pulled out of every country in the world, told them we’d trade with them, and allowed Iran the ability to nukes to destroy Israel (which wouldn’t bother Paul one bit, seeing as how it would be “none of our business”) that those harmless little radicals who are “no threat to us” will just disappear then I want to talk to you about a FANTASTIC business opportunity! Y’see, I happen to own a bridge in New York….

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:43pm

      UrsaMajor

      Why is Israel the USA’s business? 

      Israel can defend herself unless you think Israel is weak. 

      As for Iran, what do you suggest the USA do about Iran? 

      Please explain this I’m a dumb Libertarian Conservative TEA party member, or known to progressives as a “kooky racist terrorist”.

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:27pm

      Honestly, what makes you think Ron Paul is going to pull out of every country, and not protect our own Country? I heard him say it’s up to Congress to make those decisions, they are not his alone. I’m quite sure Paul would protect America if we are provoked to the point of defense.
      He was saying we do not need to intervene in other countries business unless it’s a treat to US.

      The more I hear what Ron Paul says, the more I find I agree with him. Every point he made on news prog. this A.M. I agreed with. If more people would listen and realize it’s what America stands for to protect our Constitution and our Country from foreign invaders, and I bet anything, our borders will be closed quickly, unlike the last 3-4 presidents who’ve let anyone come in. This is more damage to us and our Country than Iran, whom the rest of the world has to deal with as well. The rest of the world doesn’t care if our borders are closed or not. I like Ron Paul and I‘m going to start paying more attention to what he’s saying. I think most of us who love our Country & Constitution will listen too.

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  • grungewehr39
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:07pm

    Simple…What he said!!!!!

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    • NO YOU CANT
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:24pm

      I agree with Ron Paul.
      “A State can decide. We don’t need somebody in Washington.”
      Everytime we create a Federal agency, they consume huge budgets and apply a one-size fits all approach. Their word is law and the American people have no say in it. Why? Because they are “appointed” by politicians who wish to deflect blame & grow government. 7603 employees- wow!
      I lived in Florida, thru Hurricane Andrew in 93 and Fema was a disaster. But don’t worry, they did much better with Katrina. Right. All at a huge cost, with fraud everywhere.
      What Dr. Paul says should be common sense. Centralizing power and giving it to an agency that is not elected is crazy. Look around you at all the Federal agencies with un-elected, un-accountable and un-responsive agents telling us what to do.
      Republicans & Democrats alike should look at his record- and his views on RonPaul2012.com
      His foreign policy views are contrary to the Republican model of late, but not to long ago, the Republicans did not want war- including WWII.
      Vote for less Federal government government- vote for Ron Paul!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:00pm

      “Less federal government” EXCEPT when it comes to “the most important issue of our age,” womens rights to choose. http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/26/305485/ron-paul-abortion-is-the-most-important-issue-of-our-age/

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    • Libertarian
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:36pm

      Depends if one believes that a fetus is part of the human life cycle. Like Ron Paul I think life begins at conception. The constitution protects ones’ right to LIFE, liberty and property. So Ron Pauls argument holds water, we just probably disagree with your assertion that life begins at ______ minutes, hours, days, weeks, months (fill in the blank).

      Care to have the debate?

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:01pm

      @Tifo

      Woman have all the right in the world to choose and have rights of their body but theirs alone. 

      Woman can choose to have sex or not to and know the consequences of such by doing so. Conception begins life, a new body, therefore that new life has it’s own rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A woman to deny this new life, which began at conception, these rights would invalidate such woman’s own rights subjecting herself to the same treatment, especially by a tyrant. 

      This is said for man as well. 

      FEMA is disgraceful. It should be dissolved and we who are not experiencing these tragic times on east coast should come to the aid of our neighboring states and fellow citizens with our charity (love) and help them. FEMA takes away our responsibility of loving our neighbor. We don’t need Government to love my neighbor for me, we can do this ourself. 

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  • thecrow
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:07pm

    “The severe corrosion and subsequent erosion of Samples 1 and 2 are a very unusual event. No clear explanation for the source of the sulfur has been identified. The rate of corrosion is also unknown. It is possible that this is the result of long-term heating in the ground following the collapse of the buildings. It is also possible that the phenomenon started prior to collapse and accelerated the weakening of the steel structure. A detailed study into the mechanisms of this phenomenon is needed to determine what risk, if any, is presented to existing steel structures exposed to severe and long-burning fires.”

    - FEMA’s WTC Building Performance Study, Appendix C

    http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/critical-mass/

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    • Hopeislost
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:56pm

      There are real conspiracies to worry about. This is NOT one of them. Try to get a clue.

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  • stevoschmidt
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:07pm

    Historic Hurricane barreling 14 mph and that is a category 1. Yeah that sounds pretty much like every other recorded hurricane in our history. I stopped posting on the blaze over a month ago, but in defence of Dr. Paul I will lash out back at those who want to try and discredit him without proper purpose or positive conviction.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:59pm

      Paul is right. Look at how much help Texas got from FEMA in regards to the massive fires we had. I believe the number was……wait for it…..A BIG FAT ZERO. If I’m wrong, I welcome proof of funds and I’ll take back that statement. But you have to realize the difference. Rick Perry has been a thorn in Obama’s side, and New York is a progressive state. And I thought he campaigned on changing politics as it was, cronyism. However you spell that. It’s the same ole, same ole. You scratch my back I’ll scratch yours. If you give me trouble, I’ll leave you high and dry.

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  • Secessionista
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:04pm

    FEMA is a threat to American citizens and must be shut down.

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    • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:20pm

      and the EPA, the Education Dept, the IRS, ………

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    • ecurbyy
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:47pm

      Funny that no one has mentioned the FEMA camps that were built to house all us “folks” in case of an emergency. For example, conservatives or just any “folks” that might think someone else should be elected instead of Obama. That would be an emergency to him. Can FEMA declare martial law? That would void the Constitution. YIKES!!!!!!

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    • 777patriot
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:28am

      I wouldn’t allow FEMA near my dog, let alone my family. Did anyone else see their news conference today? They steal trillions from us every year, and that was the best they could do? Their meteorologist looked like he was broadcasting from 1984. Fema and the entire D.H.S has to go and be kicked out quickly.

      Did you notice that part in the article about Paul’s district not accepting FEMA help? I can’t remember but there was this guy on TV awhile ago saying he was “waiting to see a town turn around Fema’s trucks”. It seems that has already happened, maybe that person should change his support to someone who has been leading this fight for a lot longer than he has been sober. I respect you Glenn, and I appreciate what you said you were trying to do. But you aren’t making a whole lot of sense to me these days. I will reserve final judgment until I see the new program.

      @ OOKSPAY:

      I am with you brother. I am quite sure fema has a coffin liner already picked out for 777, However, No I will not go quietly into that good night, my Doublestar 5.56 will rage against the dying of our rights.

      I am reminded of a line from “The Minstrel Boy”:

      One sword at least thy rights shall guard.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:35am

      My spouse often tells me that I shouldn’t post online and speak-out politically, because I’m going to end up in a FEMA camp. I told him — “that’s okay! I‘m willing to DIE for my country’s LIBERTY!” Many died in the last revolution and I’m afraid many will die in the next.

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  • stevoschmidt
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:02pm

    The picture of Ron Paul is larger than the whole entire article. Blaze‘s Christopher Santarelli is completely unbiased in his above article and i’m Santa Clause.

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    • Hemingway in Cuba
      Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:54am

      The article is un-biased as far as I see too. Who is complaining?

      Ron Paul is completely right. FEMA is a joke. They pulled out of midwestern Joplin, which is leveled to the ground, and it rushing to the aid of the waatersoaked East Coast. Typical.

      This is the consequence of giving too much power to the Federal Government. They have to make these choices. The state of Missouri, and all of the states in the East, need to attend to themselves with these disasters. Then no one can cry foul.

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  • andyingle08
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:02pm

    Texas got ignored in regards to the wildfires we had, we don’t need more stupid govt workers invading our towns though. Glad Obama had them stay away

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    • cous1933
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:28pm

      To say that Ron Paul is not strong on the second amendment is possibly the most ridiculous – exact opposite of true- statement I’ve ever seen on The Blaze. Ron Paul is actually the higest rated in Congress on the second Amendment by Gun Owners of America and the NRA.

      http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ron-Paul-Awarded-Key-Groups-bw-4019762790.html?x=0&.v=1

      The same neocon who makes this paradoxical accusation later makes the equally oxyMORONIC statement that Ron Paul is not a Constitutionist! In 30 years in politics Ron Paul has never once voted for any unconstitutional bill. These two posts alone are absolute 100% proof that this particular smear specialist has ZERO credibility.

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    • cous1933
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:49pm

      This reply posted in the wrong spot, it was meant to be a reply under the topic that Reset21776 started at 4:59pm.

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  • RESET21776
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:59pm

    Ron Paul 2012!!! Shake the Establishment.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:48pm

      You can bet Ron Paul will protect GUN RIGHTS!

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    • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:22pm

      and he’ll certainly be a friend to Irans nuclear ambitions! Yeah!

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:53pm

      VECHORIK RP: Not strong on Second Amendment Rights: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005) – Voted NO on prohibiting suing gun makers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003) – Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:13am

      And we’ll NEED those guns if he ever becomes president to protect ourselves from those “harmless” radicals who will flood this country due to Ron “Who Cares If Iran Nukes Israel, Not Our Problem” Paul.

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:15am

      He’s been a Public Employee Leech for 35 years. Ron Paul IS The Establishment.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:46am

      Republicorp, I don‘t know if you’re a troll or what but get real:

      Ron Paul Speaking:

      “Thomas Jefferson said ‘The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; …that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.’ Jefferson, and all of the Founders, would be horrified by the proliferation of unconstitutional legislation that prevents law-abiding Americans from exercising their right and duty to keep and bear arms. I hope my colleagues will join me in upholding the Founders’ vision for a free society by cosponsoring the Second Amendment Restoration Act.”

      Notice the Thomas Jefferson quote Ron Paul used regarding gun rights – this is some of the strongest language you’ll find in support of gun rights. Jefferson actually says “it’s their (a citizens) right and duty to be armed.” While you never truly know how a person will act once elected to the office of the presidency – it seems to be a safe assumption that Ron Paul will work hard to protect your gun rights. If gun rights are very important to you – you might consider supporting Ron Paul for president.

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    • HumbleCitizen
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:14am

      @ Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist

      Iran already has nuke capability.
      They have all the pieces of the puzzle and are currently putting them together. Ron Paul’s foreign policy is to use the carrot of dialog and trade rather than the stick of sanctions and threats.

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  • skeptic123
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:52pm

    George Bush got a lot of blame for FEMA failing to act quickly enough after Katrina hit New Orleans. The truth is that Governor Blanco didn’t declare a state of emergency and ask for FEMA help for 3 days. In the meantime, she and the NO mayor didn’t do a thing to help people who were stranded there.

    Imagine having a whole state under your control and doing nothing while people were dying, trapped in homes and stranded at the Superdome. She could have easily called all game wardens to report to NO with their boats, chain saws, and axes. She could have called all state police there to maintain order. She could have called for volunteers with party barges to participate in getting people out. Imagine how many private boats there are in South Louisiana! She could have requisitioned tents, generators, ice makers, water trucks, and survivalist food rations fron wherever they could be found.

    Instead, Governor Blanco did the typical politician thing: she called meetings and discussed the problems. She tried to follow government procedures when they should be the first things set aside during a life-and-death emergency.

    When emergencies happen, true leaders take charge and make things happen. They cut through the red tape and enlist the help of anyone willing if it means saving lives, and they don’t worry about possible lawsuits or how their actions may be reflected in the polls.

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  • AmericanPatriot01
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:48pm

    If you have ever had to deal with FEMA you would understand. Ron Paul is right on with his assessment of this agency! I had family in the midst of a few natural disasters over the years and the ones that FEMA got involved in were nightmares. The agency was out of touch, a day late “always” and more than a few dollars short when it came to helping those that needed the help. I offer as an example the recent tornado in Joplin Missouri. They were telling people that had only a foundation left of their home that there was nothing wrong with the living conditionsof thwir home. Yet they were relocating people that had only broken windows and a few missing shingles. They operate outside of any local authority as if they are above the law without any identifyable logic.

    The agency is a failure and needs to be disolved.

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    • Secessionista
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:03pm

      You can bet your bottom dollar that they were acting according to race, too. The federal government is racist through and through.

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  • Vechorik
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:46pm

    Did everyone see the OReilly episode with Stossel where this was said?

    John Stossel rips off FEMA

    John Stossel appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and admitted that he built a dream house knowing it could get washed away, but was unafraid because the gov’t would bail him out.

    icon Download | play -WMP only (hat tip Joshua for the use of his video)

    Bill: “..but you also knew that FEMA was going to give you money as soon as the big wave whacked it.

    Stossel: “That’s why I built it there…”

    Stossel was making a point about government wasting money, but got slammed by liberal media as being a rich man ripping-off the government.

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  • bioengineer
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:44pm

    Took FEMA 5 days to get water to superdome… worthless entity.

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  • ares338
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:43pm

    FEMA is a usless entity ran by useless government lackeys.

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  • BonnieBlueFlag
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:39pm

    Poor guy is going to go hoarse from shouting into the wind. He speaks the truth, but will either side listen? Nope.

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  • empty13
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:35pm

    yep, u clearly arent conservative. we always got along without fema before. north dakota got thru floods without them as did a bunch of other midwestern states thie time. we dont need them and that brand of welfare; u just worship yer own brand of big gummint. cut the taxes and stop the unfunded mandates. states will be fine. the long time katrina-relocated would just be on some public assistance anyway. and regarding the mickey mouse of iran, they have to pay other people to provide them oil and fuel as they cant refine jack. they are just the bogeyman the establishment allows u to hate. if we shut our borders down like a sensible nation and stopped interfering everywhere else, we wouldnt need all these bogeymen to keep yer mind occupied.

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    • Flotilla Hunter
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:43pm

      Thank you!

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:47pm

      LMAO, so I guess you would have been okay with the aftermath of Sep 11th 2001 being just a NY thing and no need for any type of FED assistance… right?

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:22pm

      @YepImaConservative Err… September 11th was a national thing… not State. Pentagon? DC? Flight 93? Pennsylvania? Interstate flights? Nice try.

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  • jb.kibs
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:34pm

    Forever Encamping Most of America

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  • Vechorik
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:28pm

    “The United States has continuity of government plans in place should martial law be declared by the President. However, the details of those plans have been so tightly guarded that even Congressman and Homeland Security Committee member Peter DeFazio (D – OR), who has the necessary security clearance, was denied access to view the material when he requested to do so back in July 2007.

    “I just can’t believe they’re going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,” DeFazio told the Oregonian at the time, adding, “Maybe the people who think there’s a conspiracy out there are right.”

    Congressman Ron Paul has warned about preparations for martial law before, “They’re putting their back up against the wall and saying, if need be we’re going to have martial law.””

    Quoted from online:
    http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php/2011/08/21/fema-camp-update-ron-paul-says-federal-government-setting-stage-for-violence-and-martial-law-in-us-alex-jones-youtube

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:26pm

    I don’t rely on FEMA or the Red Cross or anyone of the government agencies that are suppose to help. That way I am never disappointed. Rely on yourself and use a little common sense and most of the time things will work themselves out.

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    • Bro Geo Too
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:18pm

      Sound advice, HD. If you want it done right and on time–do it yourself.

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  • YepImaConservative
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:24pm

    On the list of things we Americans can and maybe should expect from the federal government, “disaster relief” should be one of the few responsibilities we all can endorse enthusiastically in these times (it’s not 1900 Ron, or 1787 for that matter). It’s something most people can’t do for themselves, it’s something states can’t afford to do these days, and most struggling communities can’t wait for the invisible hand of the free market to lift them up, especially since it’s a market private enterprise isn’t eager to enter.

    FEMA’s not perfect of course…. but neither is Libertarianism.

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:45pm

      @YepI’maLiberal

      You phoney. It is not the taxpayer’s job to subsidize an idyllic life on the seashore. We can all agree? Speak for yourself you big government wad.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:00pm

      LOL. Phony eh? Ron Paul and his supporters must be frauds then… Neo-Liberals mostly, Quasi-Conservatives at best.

      I have no love for FEMA, but have never been put in the position to need them either. Because I AM a Conservative I provide myself other alternatives to get through a possible disaster. But not all of us are quite that fortunate. I’m not talking about the post Katrina BS or partying by the sea shore either.

      I hope you never have a need for a little assistance.

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:09pm

      @Yep

      “Needing a little assistance” justifies the entire welfare state. You can’t pick and choose subjectively which welfare is ok in your own personal opinion because

      A) Everyone’s opinion is different
      B) Eventally EVERYTHING will be subsidized given enough time (i.e. the House always wins)

      It is that thinking that has got us where we are today: 14 TRILLION dollars in debt. My children deserve better.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:24pm

      Apparently you can’t read BLUE. Nowhere did I defend the welfare state. FEMA has been a joke on many an occassion and should possibly be reorganized and streamlined . I think the real problem here BLUE is that you‘re just PO’d that I think the mad Doctor is full of horse dookey and that reflects poorly on those who want his type of ideology. Kinda’ like Obama supporters.

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:02pm

      @yepimaconservative

      Is that you Mark Levin? Only you have been spouting this neo-liberal stuff. Do some history… go read what conservatives stood for, before the neo-cons. Then your going to get a real example of what conservatism stands for.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:29pm

      LOL, and tell me BMT… who would those Neo-Cons be? Ronald Reagan or William Buckley maybe?

      The Paulian Neo-Liberals seem to have a problem with Conservatives… why is that?

      You bring up Conservative Mark Levin’s name… you’re not an anti-semite too… hmmmmm? Jus‘ askin’ as Libertarians seem to have a history regarding these accusations of anti-semitism… why is that?

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:18pm

      Ronald Reagan said about Ron Paul, “Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep fighting for our country.”

      WATCH THIS VIDEO – Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul: A Comparison:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmsP95Bl9pM&feature=related

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:21pm

      In a 2005 interview, columnist George Will and William F. Buckley explained:

      WILL: Today, we have a very different kind of foreign policy. It’s called Wilsonian. And the premise of the Bush Doctrine is that America must spread democracy, because our national security depends upon it. And America can spread democracy. It knows how. It can engage in national building. This is conservative or not?

      BUCKLEY: It’s not at all conservative. It’s anything but conservative. It’s not conservative at all, inasmuch as conservatism doesn’t invite unnecessary challenges. It insists on coming to terms with the world as it is …”

      Will then noted the radical transformation the right underwent during the Bush era: “But something odd is happening in conservatism. And we have a president and an administration that clearly is conservative, accepted as that. Yet it is nation-building in the Middle East. And conservatism seems to be saying government can’t run Amtrak, but it can run the Middle East.”

      Will outlines an obviously un-conservative premise of the Bush-era right. Buckley would go on to denounce Bush as not a real conservative and, as early as 2004, would admit concerning Iraq: “If I knew then what I know now about what kind of situation we would be in, I would have opposed the war.”

      Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/25/was-bill-buckley-a-foreign-policy-leftist/#ixzz1WH4a5RTX

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:22pm

      Former senior Reagan adviser Pat Buchanan reminds us of his former boss’s more traditionally conservative approach: “[Reagan] took the world as he inherited it. His mission was simple and clear: Defend the country he loved against the pre-eminent threat of the Soviet Empire, avoid war, for time was on our side, and accept the assistance of any friend who would stand with us. Reagan did not harbor some Wilsonian compulsion to remake the world in the image of Vermont.”

      Of course, Reagan was part of a generation old enough to remember conservatism’s origins. So was Buckley. In a 2007 interview with Townhall.com, just a few months before his death, Bill Steigerwald asked Buckley:

      “You know who Ron Paul is — the congressman. He’s derided and discounted by many conservatives and his fellow Republicans as a kook. Yet his strong stands in favor of limited constitutional government, lower taxes, more personal freedoms and nonintervention overseas make him in many ways sound like a conservative of old — a Robert Taft, or a Coolidge kind of conservative in some ways.”

      Buckley replied: “I agree.”

      Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/25/was-bill-buckley-a-foreign-policy-leftist/#ixzz1WH5EqeBi

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:23pm

      As regards to Ron Paul’s foreign policy and that of the Founding Fathers:

      President George Washington said in his farewell address, “The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities”.

      President Thomas Jefferson followed in his inaugural address, “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none”.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:00pm

      who the hell “sits around and waits” when they don’t have shelter or food? who? a dead idiot, that’s who.
      anyone who wants to survive, and isn’t a complete lazy wastoid of human life, WILL get off their a$$ and do something for themselves to remedy the situation, even if it is finding a cave or building a small shelter… you really “sit around and wait” for help? that is the most pathetic thing i’ve heard. grow up.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:01pm

      @YupImAConservative

      The American people can take care of themselves and by suggesting we can not your implying Americans have become dumber. Please explain why we could take care of ourselves in 1900 but can not in 2011? It is disheartening as a Libertarian Conservative to hear you a self proclaimed conservative to say the American people can not take care of themselves. I believe saying such is a contradiction and discredits you. 

      New Conservative first began for Democrats who supported the Vietnam war with the Republicans. NeoCon is defined as those who believe in using military and financial aid to spread “Democracy”.  

      Libertarians have no problem with Conservatives. Neocons, don‘t like Libertarian’s because Libertarians expose NeoCons are not Conservative but the other Faction of Progressivism. 

      Libertarians have no anti semitic problem at all. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior so think again. Libertarians do constantly have to stand in truth against attacks of anti semitism because NeoCons constantly accuse Libertarians of this without any proof really. It is the same as the attacks used on the TEA party supporters. As pointed out, NeoCons are a Faction of Progressivism. 

      If you like Reagan then you’ll like this

      “I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism” Ronald Reagan

      And Mark Levin is awful hateful. Why? 

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    • cous1933
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:04pm

      Yep,
      Did you read Jeffrey Lords silly A.S. article or did you get that “Neo-Liberal” nonsense from Mark Levin? Either way, you apparently missed Tom Woods and Kevin Gutzman destroy every point Lord tried to make (here’s a link of Woods summarizing).

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YpP80_J5N8

      In addition to Woods and Gutzman disproving Lords allegations, Mike Church debated Levin and reduced him to the name-calling neocon that he really is. Here’s the link.

      http://www.mikechurch.com/Public-Transcripts/mark-levin-wants-me-to-answer-his-challenge-well-here-it-is-fair-citizens.html

      I suspect you won’t take the time to watch and/or read these rebuttals because you’re satisfied with listening to these guys that falsely consider themselves conservative (as do you), and swallow what they say as true without researching the other side of their slander. The fact is that they (and apparently you) are neocons. If you research the term (wikipedia, you tube, wherever you want) you will see that this is true. Here is an outstanding article describing the difference.
      http://thenewamerican.com/opinion/jack-kerwick/8154-neoconservatives-v-conservatives-who-are-the-real-extremists
      So, if you are honest and give fair attention to the links provided you will see that Lords “Neo-Liberal” label (or should I say libel?) is absurd, but the neocon label is accurate and deserved.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:35am

      “… Ron Paul people are the biggest a-holes of them all. Now some of you may be thinking about Ron Paul – I promise you his followers are the biggest a-holes of them all. Not necessarily because of what they believe, but the way they express themselves. They’re obnoxious. They’re like Marxists, really. The mob mentality, the language, true believers, and yet there is a lot that is sensible, particularly on the Rand Paul side of the family when it comes to the Constitution, and economics and so forth.” ~Mark Levin~

      Gotta’ love this guy!

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:41am

      When it comes to actually defending this nation, the effort to twist the Constitution so the Congress is some kind of parliamentary body and to pull a quote from this founder, that one — try and make your case, it’s almost childish, goofy,” he continued. “And then you get into the weeds and you got to pull back, look at the big picture. These are outliers. A lot of the people who follow him are truthers, conspiracy theorists behind 9/11. A lot of them are Israel and Jew haters, not all of them obviously. ~Mark Levin~

      Definately love this guy!

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:53am

      “This diversity of libertarian viewpoints can make it quite difficult to have a coherent discussion with them, because an argument that is valid for or against one type of libertarianism may not apply to other types. This is a cause of much argument in alt.politics.libertarian: non-libertarians may feel that they have rebutted some libertarian point, but some other flavor libertarian may feel that his “one true libertarianism” doesn’t have that flaw. These sorts of arguments can go on forever because both sides think they are winning. Thus, if you want to try to reduce the crosstalk, you’re going to have to specify what flavor of libertarianism or which particular point of libertarianism you are arguing against.

      Libertarians are a small group whose beliefs are not accepted by the vast majority. They are utopian because there has never yet been a libertarian society (though one or two have come close to some libertarian ideas.) These two facts should not keep us from considering libertarian ideas seriously, however they do caution us about accepting them for practical purposes.”

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:01am

      The Libertarian Quiz…

      The “libertarian quiz” asks a set of leading questions to tempt you to proclaim yourself a libertarian. The big trick is that if you answer yes to each question, you are a macho SELF GOVERNOR: there is an unspoken sneer to those who would answer anything else. It is an ideological litmus test.

      The most obvious criticism of this quiz is that it tries to graph the range of politics onto only 2 axes, as if they were the only two that mattered, rather than the two libertarians want the most change in. For example, if socialists were to create such a test, they would use a different set of axes.

      The second obvious criticism is typical of polls taken to show false levels of support: the questions are worded to elicit the desired response. This is called framing bias. For example, on a socialist test, you might see a question such as “Do you believe people should help each other?“ Libertarians would answer ”yes” to this question; the problem is the “but”s that are filtered out by the question format.

      Many libertarians use this as an “outreach” (read: evangelism) tool. By making it easy to get high scores on both axes, subjects can be told that they are already a libertarian and just didn’t know it. This is the same sort of suckering that cold readers and other frauds use.

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    • cous1933
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

      Do you see the irony of a guy who starts a rant by putting all Ron Paul supporters into a group (collectivist thinking) and calling them “A-holes” , then proceeding to complain about how they express themselves and the language they use and that they are obnoxious. Really? I‘m a Ron Paul supporter and I don’t use that language. I doubt anyone would consider me obnoxious, I’m usually very civil. In fact the Ron Paul supporters on The Blaze are far more civil than the Ron Paul critics as a whole. When you see a Ron Paul supporter on The Blaze being less than respectful, you can bet that he/she is replying to slanderous lies about Dr. Paul or his supporters.

      This is the same guy (Levin) who (at least every time that I’ve listened to him) alienates his own audience by berating and yelling at callers who agree with him.

      This is also the same guy that always resorts to name calling in every debate as soon as he starts to lose.

      This is also the guy who automatically throws out the “anti-semite” card in the same way Al Sharpton throws out the race card.

      No, you don’t “gotta love this guy”. If you admire a person who is almost always disrespectful, hot-headed, and seems to have contempt for just about everyone (Glenn Beck is also included in Levins hate file) who has even a slight disagreement with him, what does that say about you?

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:40pm

      @YepImAConservative

      Just as Mark Levin couldn‘t explain why he uses the same tactics as the progressives for Ron Paul supporters as Progressives do for the TEA Party you can’t either. Progressive! 

      Mark Levin is progressive right. He can not stand in truth so he shouts hate for those who disagree with him. He is a sad little guy. 

      I’m a Ron Paul supporter. I’m a TEA party supporter. 

      I’m a “crazy racist terrorist”!!!!! Progressives are so pathetic. 

      Notice how little Mark just calls names with no evidence. It is the same as done to TEA party supporters. When your ready for debate, bring it. Until then you have been exposed for the progressive you are. 

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  • CatB
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:24pm

    FEMA trailers after hurricane Charley were unsafe (formaldihide if I remember correctly) and set up in a “park” that soon became a drug infested crime area … those who didn’t want “free room and board” got out quickly leaving the “usual suspects” those who are used to living off the government … would have been better if people had been left to their own resources. They finallly had to give the people notice YEARS later to move out or be moved.

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  • sidewayssquare
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:21pm

    yet again the blaze posts another picture that makes ron paul look bad.

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    • drasner
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:46pm

      I love Congressman Paul, and I rather like that picture of him.

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    • ecurbyy
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:52pm

      I’d take a picture of Ron Paul trying to pass a peach pit over any photo of Obamao.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:21pm

    Oh dont worry. shtf moment almost here

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  • TeaPartyPatriot
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:20pm

    moRon Paul: America doesn’t need FEMA, but ahmadinejad needs nukes.

    Yeah, right. At least this libertarian fruit-cake has provided us with another “laugh of the day”.

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:58pm

      @I’mabighero aka TeaPartyPatriot (lol calling one’s SELF a patriot)

      You are so disingenuous. Ron Paul is not a libertarian, he is an anti-federalist conservative Republican. Thomas Paine spoke against military intervention and alliances in ‘Common Sense.’ Ever heard of MAD? You are just an ignorant fool.

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    • Aiser
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:00pm

      Still stuck on the Iran issue hmm neo-con? let me explain it to you this way.

      The creation of a Nuclear weapon is NOT as easy as it might sound. If we look at for example North Korea, when they exploded their little creation was actually not a “nuclear weapon” that was instead a “nuclear device”.

      A nuclear weapon and a nuclear device are not the same thing. In order for it to be considered a weapon it must be small enough to fit in a Rocket, ruggly compact enough to survive a 10G launch entry into a vacuum at certain temperature‘s and departure from the vacuum at certain temperature’s. You must also test your product over and over again until you get it right and learn what the correct blue prints are. To build such a weapon you actually need advanced nuclear physicist, advanced electrical engenieerer’s and advanced material scientist. You also need the proper resources and educational training facilities to produce such individuals. Iran has none of the above.

      The main difference between a nuclear weapon and a device is the fact that a nuclear weapon can be launched. Where as the device is constantly stationary. Only the U.S.A and the U.K actually ever invented a nuclear weapon. The Russians stole the tech from the U.S.A and U.K and gave it to the Chinese in device form. China, North Korea, Pakistan don’t have nuclear weapons but devices only. The idea that iran is going to build a Nuke is just ludicrous. The feat will just prove to difficult for the Iranian

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:08pm

      LMAO> BONNIEBLUE. You’re right, Paul is a Neo-Liberal. Well, at this point in time he is a carpet-bagging Libertarian campaigning as a Republican to be exact.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:38pm

      anti-federalist conservative Republican?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4DRZP9JgBA

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 5:45pm

      TeaPartyPatriot
      lol! You know if you say something unfavorable about Ron Paul, the Paulies will be all over you. They think Ron Paul if God’s other name.

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    • asybot12
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:02pm

      @aiser you forgot France,Israel SA and many others you do not need a rocket to deliver a nuke , cruise missiles, dropped ordinance (Hiroshima, Nagasaki) and others are readily available

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    • ENDtheFED2012
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:32pm

      The only Neo-Liberals here are TeaPartyPatriot, YepImaConservative, RepubliCorp, qpwillie, and the like.
      You people sound just like the liberals/Progressives that I argue with about Dr. Paul.

      You Neo-Libs a.k.a. Neo-Cons a.k.a. undercover progressives cry like little b*tches about how Obama and the commies are subverting the US Constitution, and when a strict US Constitutionalist who will uphold all your rights (gun, property, liberty) like Dr. Paul wants to fix all the things that the progressives messed up in America you cry about him like little b*tches.
      You Neo-Libs a.k.a. Neo-Cons a.k.a. undercover Progressives need to brush up on your propaganda skills, your Progressive-ness is shining through.

      And to TeaPartyPatriot…..you do know that it was Dr. Paul and his supporters that started the Tea Party back in 2007?
      Here’s the proof=> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bNiDx7qTjA

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    • patchouli42
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 6:55pm

      When did us Americans become such cowards that are afraid of their own shadows. When Russia had an entire nuclear arsenal pointed at us we barely blinked. Now that one coutry has nuclear ambitions we run around screaming like a little girl who has just seen a mouse.

      I am not afraid of Iran getting nukes. The MAD principle still applies and despite all the rhetoric Iran still lacks a delivery system. If they even dared trying to launch a warhead Israel would turn the country into a sheet of glass faster than the American military could react.

      Iran is all hype and propaganda.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:29pm

      LMAO > ENDTHE FED.

      ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…. Just another boring Ronulan with a writing disorder.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:46pm

      The Ron Paul supporters are the ones that actually began the Tea Party! They felt they were not being represented by the Republicans (NeoCons and RINOs) and Party Establishment. So, they began their own Party, and gathered support from conservatives, constitutionalists, libertarians, blue dog democrats and independents. They did not want to go with the status quo. The damn media and Establishment have hijacked the original Tea Party!

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:02pm

      i thought that there were no WMD and bush was full of ****, that is why everyone voted for Obama right? the fact is, what if they AREN’T going to do anything with them? what if though? what if they DO just want electricity?
      children say “I wish you were dead”, “I hate you”, etc all the time.. .just saying

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:17pm

      ENDTHEFED2012 First, he’s not a constitutionalist, except when it serves his political agenda which is that of an isolationist liberal-tarian, not a conservative. When he is playing constitutionalist, as in the case of the war on terror. He claims that the constitution somehow prevents us from protecting our national security interests abroad. He also fails to recognize that the national security threats are much different today, as compared to those present in 1776.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:52pm

      Ron Paul is what happnes when you feed a child non-stop Rand non-sense. FEMA is one thing that is a federal power, the Federal government has resources the states do not have. Ron Pauul is proving that he is placing his beliefs before the lives and safety of American citizens and is not mentality fit for any office.

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:04pm

      @Republicorp

      So? The only difference between big-spender Kucinich and big-spender-Republicans is Kucinich doesn’t believe we should be recreating the Big Bang with our military. From Ron Paul’s point of view, people who will spend the least stolen taxpayer money:

      1.Himself
      2. Kucinich
      3. Everyone else

      It’s purely economic. Besides that, although I disagree with Dennis Kucinich on many issues, I know he is a man of INTEGRITY. His convictions are bone-deep (as are Ron Paul’s) and one of his biggest convictions is freedom (as is Ron Paul’s.) Not the fake freedom that we force other nations to buy at gunpoint, but REAL FREEDOM: liberty from one’s own government! The opposite of tyranny like we have in the White House now. Neither Kucinich or Paul are Washington “insiders.” They are not CFR members, Tri-Laterals, Bilderbergers and they do not attend the Homothon known as Bohemian Grove. GOOD!

      On the issue of drugs, which you haters often shriek about, Ron Paul wishes to leave that to the States. Just like prostitution, which by the way, is illegal in all but ONE STATE in the US and even Nevada limits that prostitution. Certainly Nevada’s choice to have legalized prostitution is not the reason every other city has rampant prostitution.

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  • cabnetdude
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:17pm

    Texas is not a Blue state. Got it? The Dark Lord won’t help the Red states. Got it?

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    • CatB
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:26pm

      Obama has made that clear ….

      TEA!

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:12pm

    FEMA is accused of a LOT of things and you can thank the democrats for ALL of the corruption in it.

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