Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne: "I'm writing in Ron Paul."
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Fortunately, Overstock is also a good site, has great deals on a bunch of different things and ships promptly in my experience. I learned about them unconnected from Ron, and have shopped there for years.
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I do both. You are right that amazon is more 'we have everything', while Overstock is more 'we have deals' which means they sometimes have it and sometimes don't, but they usually have a category if all you want is 'sheets' for example, they may not have 'Ralph Lauren Sea Breeze' sheets that week. (If that is a sheet.) If they have it, the price seems pretty good though, and sometimes it is surprisingly good.
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too bad overstock doesnt sell japanese cartoon goods XD...
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Be sure to buy all your holiday gifts from Overstock, I know I am, at least now after watching that video.
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Me too. If they had what I wanted, I'd buy there.
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Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Information
He also runs a website that exposes Wall Street corruption and criminals like Jim Cramer, is the Chairman for Milton Friedman's legacy foundation, and Overstock com is currently suing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for financial crimes.
I'll search his history of political contributions to get a better sense of his philosophy, looks like he wants to end the Fed too.
He also runs a website that exposes Wall Street corruption and criminals like Jim Cramer, is the Chairman for Milton Friedman's legacy foundation, and Overstock com is currently suing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for financial crimes.
I'll search his history of political contributions to get a better sense of his philosophy, looks like he wants to end the Fed too.
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really? very cool! Do you have a link? (although I can probably find it now I know it exists.)
Welcome to the forums!
According to his Wikipedia entry, he is likely mostly in-line with us, but he does have some blemishes on his record including supporting Jon Huntsman for Governor, although he redacted that support later: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne
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Overall, Byrne seems good. Basically Huntsman pulled the old bait-and-switch on Byrne.
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Sailingaway, Yes. I will post links after I pass the three post requirement.
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Wall Street corruption website:
http://www.deepcapture.com/rut-roh-...nally-escapes-the-box-somebody-call-somebody/
Chairman for Milton Friedman's legacy foundation:
http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-(Chairman).aspx
Overstock.com suing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for financial crimes:
http://www.overstock.com/50257/static.html
http://www.deepcapture.com/joe-floren-screws-the-pooch
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Executives of Overstock.com
2007: Patrick Byrne
"In October [2007] Dr. Paul came to Utah, and he and I visited for an hour in my office. After that meeting, I gave him the largest donation I could under federal law: it is rare to meet a politician who understands the Constitution, and rarer still to meet one who thinks it binds the government meaningfully" (I would give Dr. Paul more were there not now a federal blackout on free speech known as ?McCain-Feingold?). In a television interview last week I stated that, while for the first time in my life I felt there are several candidates qualified to be president, my #1 choicewould be Dr. Paul."
August 2011: Patrick Byrne
"Backed Jon Huntsman once, but never again
In mid-2004, Jon Huntsman, who was running for Utah governor, sat in my Salt Lake City living room and asked about my political beliefs. I only care about one state-level issue, I told him: school choice.
“Vouchers are my main issue, too!” Huntsman replied. “Vouchers are the reason I am running for governor.” He waxed enthusiastically, “I want to go down in history as the voucher governor.” (These are direct quotes, to which I have two witnesses.) On the strength of his display of conviction, I donated $75,000 to Huntsman’s campaign — becoming (I believe) his largest financial backer."
January 2012: Jonathan Johnson
Overstock.com President Jonathan Johnson, who is also joining the “Latter-day Saints for Ron Paul” nationwide coalition.
2007: Patrick Byrne
"In October [2007] Dr. Paul came to Utah, and he and I visited for an hour in my office. After that meeting, I gave him the largest donation I could under federal law: it is rare to meet a politician who understands the Constitution, and rarer still to meet one who thinks it binds the government meaningfully" (I would give Dr. Paul more were there not now a federal blackout on free speech known as ?McCain-Feingold?). In a television interview last week I stated that, while for the first time in my life I felt there are several candidates qualified to be president, my #1 choicewould be Dr. Paul."
August 2011: Patrick Byrne
"Backed Jon Huntsman once, but never again
In mid-2004, Jon Huntsman, who was running for Utah governor, sat in my Salt Lake City living room and asked about my political beliefs. I only care about one state-level issue, I told him: school choice.
“Vouchers are my main issue, too!” Huntsman replied. “Vouchers are the reason I am running for governor.” He waxed enthusiastically, “I want to go down in history as the voucher governor.” (These are direct quotes, to which I have two witnesses.) On the strength of his display of conviction, I donated $75,000 to Huntsman’s campaign — becoming (I believe) his largest financial backer."
January 2012: Jonathan Johnson
Overstock.com President Jonathan Johnson, who is also joining the “Latter-day Saints for Ron Paul” nationwide coalition.
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Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve”
Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve” – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAb1aGaZX6g
12 Jan 2009 – Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve”
Starting at 2:08 quoting Milton Friedman: The #1 economic challenge facing the US is 'how do we get rid of the Federal Reserve?'
Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve” – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAb1aGaZX6g
12 Jan 2009 – Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve”
Starting at 2:08 quoting Milton Friedman: The #1 economic challenge facing the US is 'how do we get rid of the Federal Reserve?'
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