Posts Tagged "Paul"
Ron Paul: Drug War Has Racist Roots (1988)
Congressman Ron Paul has taken heat for comments regarding minorities made in old newsletters under his name but a 1998 video shows Paul arguing against the war on drugs with its racist origins. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.huffingtonpost.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com Download the politics or entertainment hour of this TYT episode: goo.gl The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Read MoreWar Is Better Than Ron Paul, Say (Many) Progressives
Tom Woods comments on AlterNet.org’s article “5 Reasons Progressives Should Treat Ron Paul with Extreme Caution,” and takes on the bizarre and twisted priorities on display there. www.TomWoods.com http
Read MoreRon Paul & Barney Frank Introduce Bill To Legalize Marijuana
The War on Drugs, through interdicting street supplies of drugs, has only made the drug gangs wealthier by driving up the value of the drugs that remain readily available. And it is now admitted that the ATF actually placed tens of thousands of weapons directly into the hands of Mexican drug gangs, giving rise to the very gang violence the agency claims to be preventing (www.reuters.com The US government, it turns out, is actually contributing to the drug war violence! Ron Paul, Barney Frank join forces to end the insanity In an effort to end the insanity, Rep. Ron Paul has joined forces with Rep. Barney Frank to introduce legislation legalizing marijuana in America. President Obama, you may recall, promised voters on the campaign trail that he would do this, too, but it seems he’s been too busy bombing Libya and using the US Constitution as a floor mat to bother keeping any actual promises. (GITMO is still open for business, too, in case you haven’t noticed…) Read more – www.infowars.com
Neill Franklin, a former Baltimore narcotics cop, says that policing in the “war on drugs” has a racially disproportionate impact but that our prohibition laws create crime and violence that everyone is unfortunately subject to being victimized by. Neill is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), which any civilian can join for free at www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com
Read MoreRon Paul vs Stephen Baldwin: Drug Cartels Lobby To Keep Drugs Illegal
Ron Paul and Stephen Baldwin go toe to toe about the war on drugs. Congressman Ron Paul says the war on drugs has been a total failure and only benefits the drug cartels.
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