PLUNGE PROTECTION TEAM question was a HOME RUN !! People will be asking

[Falseflagop]

Do you see how How MCCAIN is being made a fool on the economy, great job RON !! DUMBASS

 

[Swmorgan77]

The PPT is real. I thought everyone knew that.

So is the CFR and the North American Union, and yet we even get crap on these boards when its brought up and called conspiracy theorists.

Notice how McCain's answer was basically "I don't know, but I'd rely on my circle of advisors (and rattles of names of CFR members).

No wonder Global Socialism marches on. The people holding the offices are morons who are content to trust these insiders to do everything for them.

 

[RSLudlum]

Need to get the pundits to discuss it!!!

 

[american.swan]

After reading most of this thread...this is what happened.

Ron KNOWS why the messed up corrupt stock market went up....He could have asked McCain, "why did the market go up yesterday or the other day?"

1. Paul would have looked stupid asking that question.
2. McCain would have said something like "it should go up. This is the great USA"

But Paul didn't do that. He knows what is going on and asked the perfect question to "educate" some people, and show that others don't know a darn thing, as well as to stick a fork right into the International Bankers side by educating some people and showing, "I know what your doing FED RES and I am not backing down."

 

[scrosnoe]

yes indeed!

Thank you for this.

No, most people won't get it. Yes, it make McCain look like a jackass. Yes, it is very serious. Yes, RP said early in the debate, "This is bigger than anyone thinks - this is something different, very different!" Or something to that effect.

Yep.

This was a historic moment. RP didn't do it so that everyone could understand it (or even bother to research it). He did it as an historical act broadcasting for anyone with ears: "I and my supporters know what you're doing and you WILL NOT get away with it!!!"

Thank you Ron Paul!

badaboom!

let the people who have ears - hear!

 

[Vendico]

Ron said this to get economic people talking about him and what's this PPT stuff.

 

[redsrule2500]

I would say that's one weakness Dr. Paul has...he knows so much that sometimes he says things that are too obscure for everyone to understand. I think that if he simply 'dumbed' things down a bit more often, more people would understand his views and support him.

agreed 100%

 

[austinchick]

paul could have explained it to us!!! and then ask the question

it all goes back to paul's team not doing their duty to get paul ready to debate!!!

this was a preplanned question and he didnt deliver it!!

total fault of paul's people

wait--- does he even have "people"
seriously- does he have prfessionals helping him to be a better speaker and debator???

maybe not...........

which would be stupid btw...........

Ron Paul has been debating for decades...check his videos from 1988...he doesn't need a 'professional' to help him formulate questions IMHO

 

[squandertime]

cool cool cool
yall have all satisfied me!!
i get it now !!

thx

so that means he did really great tonight!!!

 

[Tidewise]

Ron Paul was asking McCain if he would use elitists to manipulate the global economic markets.

From Wikipedia:

"Plunge Protection Team"

One theory regarding the Working Group refers to it as the Plunge Protection Team. This theory claims that the Working Group is a scheme to manipulate U.S. stock markets in the event of a market crash by using government funds to buy stocks, or other instruments such as stock index futures.

The term "Plunge Protection Team" was originally the headline for an article in The Washington Post by staff writer Brett D. Fromson, published on Sunday, February 23, 1997.[2] He did not invent the term. It was added later by a copy desk editor as a sensational nickname for the Working Group.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working...ancial_Markets

 

[spiteface]

Well, from reading all of the threads around here there has definitely been at least one positive from the question being asked (besides McCain looking like a total fool). Many more supporters have informed themselves about what the PPT is. That's a good thing.

 

[driller80545]

Man, if you had some information on the actions of this PPT outfit, you could make a killing.

 

[matthylland]

it proved to me how stupid this whole thing is...the people, the candidates (minus Ron)...incredible

 

[american.swan]

How many common people on the street know anything about managing the US economy? Not very many. And non of them knows what Ron Paul was talking about, which is fine, it showed that Ron does know what is going on. Made Ron look like a man who knows what he's talking about.

Conspiracy? NO. No one would naturally link economics and a conspiracy, so only nut cases would think Ron's question was some how somehow a conspiracy theory.

McCain couldn't answer the question and there is a You Tube of Ron Paul saying something like, McCain was clueless and then promptly started naming names of people in the group as his friends, but he "friends" don't tell him what "committee" their on.

Ron hit a grand slam on this and the voters know it.

The only negative from this is facts don't change peoples reasoning. again 98% of reasoning is emotional. So many people who don't like Ron before the question might not like him after this question also, just cause their close minded.

 

[DEforRP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five

Well he should have known about it, he seems to know a thing or two about how to cover up bank failures. Check out the Keating Five.

 

[Eponym_mi]

He doesn't need "people" to prepare him for debates or as a "speaker", he knew what he was setting McCain up for.

Yes, he does. Believe whatever you want, but he doesn't go over very well with the average voter. He often comes across like George Bush.

He is at 10% or less and needs to convince another 25% minimum that he would be an effective President.

 

[TexFootballMom]

Did McCain not know what he was talking about or


Did McCain know exactly what he was talking about and was in a "sh-t in my pants" those guys are the same one's I'm surrounded by and shhhhhh nobody is suppose to know about this????

Just asking.

 

[apropos]

When Paul asked that question on national TV, I wonder what the PPT members' reactions were. Perhaps something akin to "He's asking about us on national TV!?"

 

[Jhe]

I hope Dr. Paul was targeting wall street "money" with that PPT question.
Folks who invest and/or trade for a living have been burned by PPT actions may times.
For instance, all the fundamentals and technicals point that a stock, such as citi, will go much lower in price very soon, so a trader may open a short position.
When the PPT rides in to rescue the dow from a 300 point drop, they intervene in the market and make all the fundamental research and technical analysis completely MOOT. The shorts get burned when in a truly free market they would have otherwise been profitable.
Everything these people work hard to accomplish, can be taken away by manipulation.

It's like you are say a physicist, and the government steps in and says that gravity no longer exists, you know it is not true, but most people still believe the government so most lab work now assumes there is no gravity. How does that make you feel about your profession? How does that interfere with REAL work?

There are a lot of shady wall street types out there, but there are also alot of investors that do their own research, and then have to invest in freaking FRANKENMARKET.
The PPT needs to be abolished, and the good guys on wall street know it, I hope they start to vote with their $$$$ soon.

 

[freelance]

I think RP knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew he had very little time to make his point. Here's why:

This was a historic moment. RP didn't do it so that everyone could understand it (or even bother to research it). He did it as an historical act broadcasting for anyone with ears: "I and my supporters know what you're doing and you WILL NOT get away with it!!!"

Thank you Ron Paul!

I really don't think that question was intended to appeal to the average viewer. That question was for all of the msm financially minded big-mouths to get a hold of. That question will lead to not only more interviews, but probably more donations from the financial sector.

Well, first of all we all need to learn what this team does, which was laid out in the UK story. It is there to prop up our markets when they look like they might plummet. Take this in formation and put it beside the facts of this week where markets around the world plummeted on Monday when ours were closed. Then, by mid week, our markets are climbing by hundreds. So, is this a sign that our gov't is artificially propping up our markets? How far will they go to do this? And when that point is reached, do they just let it crash and watch everyone go down with it?

This information can be used to our advantage to show that Ron Paul knows what he is talking about when it comes to the economy and the others are clueless. So get out there and inform the people.

Ron Paul knew exactly what he was doing. With talking heads like Cramer starting to talk, people will learn the terms ESF, PPT, Working Group, etc. They may not know exactly what the relationship is or how it works exactly, but once Cramer winds up the talking machine, they will understand that the PPT has the use of unlimited funds through the ESF to manipulate the markets and move wealth from the little guys to the big guys (banks). Look at the 600 point swing the other day. Who benefited? The banks, the same banks that are neck-deep in this mortgage/derivative mess that is bringing down our economy.

And, my favorite quote:

Did McCain not know what he was talking about or


Did McCain know exactly what he was talking about and was in a "sh-t in my pants" those guys are the same one's I'm surrounded by and shhhhhh nobody is suppose to know about this????

Just asking.

McCain knew what was being asked, and he chose to come off as a dumb ass. His choices were to come off as a crook or a dumb ass--no choice at all. He was up to his neck in the Keating Five S&L mess, and he got a pass. That's part of the reason that the question was directed at McCain. McCain has got to be nervous, wondering what else Ron Paul might let slip. I don't think McCain has it in the bag any longer. I think TPTB are coming to the conclusion that Romney is the safest bet. His hands may not be clean, but he hasn't been involved in anything approaching the level of the S&L scandal, at least not that we know of. And, we KNOW about the S&L scandal.

Oh, and the bit about sunshine was priceless and worth watching the whole debate. SUNSHINE? On the PPT? That is just too rich, and McCain says, "yes, SUNLIGHT!" LOL! That's about like answering, yes, there needs to be sunlight on the NSA, for heaven's sake. How to you shed sunlight on a group that acts in SECRET to manipulate the markets, that is SUPPOSED to act in secret to STABILIZE the markets? Oh, that is just rich.

This was one of my favorite moments in all of the debates. The impact from this episode will be delayed, but it will come to light as a defining moment.