[Peace-discuss] We agree with Ron Paul: McKinney, Baldwin, Nader
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at uiuc.edu
Wed Sep 10 13:55:00 CDT 2008
http://www.votenader.org/blog/2008/09/10/nader-and-ron-paul-with-wolf-blitzer-on-cnn-today/
Nader and Ron Paul with Wolf Blizter on CNN Today
Posted by The Nader Team on Wednesday,
September 10, 2008 at 02:09:00 PM
Ralph Nader and Ron Paul will appear this afternoon on CNN's The Situation Room
with Wolf Blitzer.
CNN says the segment will run sometime between 4:15 and 4:40 p.m. EST today.
Hope you get a chance to see it.
The press conference with Ralph and Ron Paul and other independent candidates
this morning went great.
Thank you Ron Paul for hosting it and for your determination to bust up the two
party system.
C-Span was there and will run the event in its entirety. (Check schedule here or
the C-SPAN Video Library here.)
We'll be posting some highlights from the press conference here soon.
And tomorrow, Ralph Nader will appear on CNN with Lou Dobbs for his Independent
Convention.
Onward to November
The Nader Team
John W. wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com
> <mailto:naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Did Ralph Nader make the statement that you claimed that he made?
>
>
> Not in the YouTube clip. Not even remotely.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 12:19 PM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag
> <mailto:ewj at pigs.ag>> wrote:
>
>
> > here is youtube of Nader at the press conference.
> >
> > Maybe the best explanation is that this lowQ video
> > was done in a basement with Nader and McKinney look-alikes or by
> > a clever hacker with a video editor.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49qLcw2Kec
> >
> >
> > Robert Naiman wrote:
> >
> > As far as I can tell, there was no such press conference and no such
> > joint statement.
> >
> > Somebody posted a statement on a Ron Paul website claiming that these
> > were areas of agreement, not claiming that there was a joint
> statement
> > of agreement.
> >
> > That Ralph Nader would have signed off on this statement is highly
> > implausible.
> >
> > In particular, as far as I know, Ralph Nader does not advocate
> getting
> > rid of the Federal Reserve function of regulating the money supply.
> > Nor does he advocate "pay as you go" budget rules, which, in
> practice,
> > are quite reactionary in their impact.
> >
> > This is the sentence that tipped me off:
> >
> > "The arbitrary power to create money and credit out of thin air
> behind
> > closed doors for the benefit of commercial interests must be ended."
> >
> > That sentence was written by a Ron Paul supporter - someone who wants
> > to abolish the Federal Reserve, the US central bank. I will wager a
> > thousand dollars against a dime that Ralph Nader never signed off on
> > it.
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:41 AM, E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag
> <mailto:ewj at pigs.ag>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > This morning at a press conference, Cynthia McKinney (Green
> Party), Chuck
> > Baldwin (Constitution Party), and Ralph Nader (independent)
> released a
> > a statement that they agree with Congressman Ron Paul on 4 key
> points.
> > Interestingly Bob (patriot act) Barr did not participate.
> >
> >
> > *
> >
> >
> > We Agree
> >
> > The Republican/Democrat duopoly has, for far too long, ignored
> the most
> > important issues facing our nation. However, alternate
> candidates Chuck
> > Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, and Ralph Nader agree with Ron Paul on
> four key
> > principles central to the health of our nation. These principles
> should be
> > key in the considerations of every voter this November and in every
> > election.
> >
> > We Agree
> >
> > Foreign Policy:
> > The Iraq War must end as quickly as possible with removal of all our
> > soldiers from the region. We must initiate the return of our
> soldiers from
> > around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire
> Middle East.
> > We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a blockade and plans for
> > attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold war with Russia
> over
> > Georgia. We must be willing to talk to all countries and offer
> friendship
> > and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must take off the
> table the
> > threat of a nuclear first strike against all nations.
> >
> > Privacy:
> > We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons
> under US
> > jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the Patriot Act, the
> > Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must
> reject the
> > notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus, secret
> > tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for
> corporations that
> > spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the government. We
> must
> > reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of signing
> statements and
> > excessive use of executive orders.
> >
> > The National Debt:
> > We believe that there should be no increase in the national debt.
> The burden
> > of debt placed on the next generation is unjust and already
> threatening our
> > economy and the value of our dollar. We must pay our bills as we
> go along
> > and not unfairly place this burden on a future generation.
> >
> > The Federal Reserve:
> > We seek a thorough investigation, evaluation and audit of the Federal
> > Reserve System and its cozy relationships with the banking,
> corporate, and
> > other financial institutions. The arbitrary power to create money
> and credit
> > out of thin air behind closed doors for the benefit of commercial
> interests
> > must be ended. There should be no taxpayer bailouts of
> corporations and no
> > corporate subsidies. Corporations should be aggressively
> prosecuted for
> > their crimes and frauds.
>
>
>
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