Ron Paul Mocks Rick Perry on his Fed statement

[bobbyw24]

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 8/17/11 9:08 PM EDT

Making a campaign stop in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, Ron Paul bragged about his status as a critic of the Federal Reserve — and poked fun at his home-state governor, Rick Perry, for his heated comments about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

"Now they have this other governor, I can't remember his name," Paul joked. "He realizes that talking about the Fed is good, too. But I'll tell you what, he makes me sound like a moderate. I have never once sai
d Bernanke has committed treason. But I have suggested very strongly that the Federal Reserve system and all the members have been counterfeiters for a long time."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61609.html

 

[AuH20]

I'm disappointed that Ron took this route. Like Peter Schiff in his interview yesterday that during this country's founding times, counterfeiting wasn't looked upon fondly. These are strange comments from Ron. He has no problem making controversial statements about Iran, but then backs off on something that everyone is thinking? huh?

 

[A Son of Liberty]

The media paint him as a loon. He's simply putting the target on their golden-boy. I like it, strategy-wise.

 

[bobbyw24]

The media paint him as a loon. He's simply putting the target on their golden-boy. I like it, strategy-wise.

Agreed

 

[AuH20]

The media paint him as a loon. He's simply putting the target on their golden-boy. I like it, strategy-wise.

But the golden boy is 100% correct. Flawed messenger but message is right. What Bernanke is currently doing is far more damaging than what Osama Bin Laden ever conceived.

 

[A Son of Liberty]

But the golden boy is 100% correct. Flawed messenger but message is right. What Bernanke is currently doing is far more damaging than what Osama Bin Laden ever conceived.

I agree completely.

My guess is that this is an attempt by the campaign to dispel a bit of the "loon" label while trying to transfer it over to the likes of Perry. How can they say Ron is a nut for talking about the affects of the Fed when other candidates are out there saying that Bernanke should be strung up?

 

[bunklocoempire]

Ron painting himself as the moderate is what I picked up on.

Wise move voicing that he's not as extreme as Perry.

Saw that sound bite on Way Too Early/Morning Joe.

Some more viewers got the pitch.



Bunkloco

 

[payme_rick]

Yah, I don't have a problem with the statement at all and I'm actually starting to love it...

One of the biggest feedbacks I'm getting from republican/connish friends about Paul is "He's just out there..." It's good to see him take a bow to another's "extremeness" lol... Now I can say "Well your boy Perry is out there too..."

Speaking of out there, a co-worker and friend who seems to be for Bachmann and likes Perry mentioned it the other day about RP, "I like a lot of what he does, but he's just too far out there..." I was about to go on the pissed off type defense because I just get tired of hearing it, but instead said "You know, you're right, he is far out there... But seeing where "in there" is, with the democrats and republicans pretty much doing all of the same things with us hanging by their strings, don't you think we need someone as far away from all of that shit as possible? Him being 'out there' is pretty much why I like him."

Went over pretty well, but I doubt I'll turn him...

 

[Christianlibertarian]

I hope he keeps responding to this. RP does not have to resort to threats and name-calling because he actually understands the issues. Rick Perry does not understand the Fed, but knows that it is cool to attack Bernanke for some reason. He doesn't know why, nor does he know any solutions. Hopefully he gets people thinking about the Fed and they do some research and end up with Ron Paul. The fact that Rick Perry is attacking the Fed is evidence that our ideas have already won.

 

[speciallyblend]

ron paul just need to keep kicking them all in the balls and calling out their fake platform and fake stale tea party on bachmann,perry and romney all obama republicans...

 

[Aratus]

gentleman mitt has only been slightly more critical of the Fed than barack obama.
gov. rick perry does not want to be a bland texas version of our N.E mitt, evidently!

 

[Tinnuhana]

I see this more as chiding the media than Perry, though it does bring up the "say Ron things, get votes" angle. Even the "..governor, can't remember his name", isn't an insult. Ron has used that humor speaking about Rand. Question is: does the media see this for what it is and report it as what it is, or do they play it as an insult to Perry.

 

[A Son of Liberty]

"Now they have this other governor, I can't remember his name," Paul joked.

See, that I kind of took like, "if they're not going to say my name, I'm not going to say the other candidates' names, either.

 

[libertyjam]

I see this more as chiding the media than Perry, though it does bring up the "say Ron things, get votes" angle. Even the "..governor, can't remember his name", isn't an insult. Ron has used that humor speaking about Rand. Question is: does the media see this for what it is and report it as what it is, or do they play it as an insult to Perry.

Actually it was in direct response to a speech Perry gave over the weekend where Perry did the exact same thing in referring to Paul in a 'he who shall remain nameless' sort of way.

 

[LT for the Truth]

Perry is the wrong messenger, I seriously doubt he understands the complexities

Ron should take the oppurtunity, at the next debate, to ask Perry if he had read "End the Fed".

 

[VBRonPaulFan]

But the golden boy is 100% correct. Flawed messenger but message is right. What Bernanke is currently doing is far more damaging than what Osama Bin Laden ever conceived.

Yeah, except he isn't serious or genuine when he speaks against the Fed and doing so in that light only marginalizes all the groundwork that Paul has been laying down for decades. Don't think for a second that that fake son of a bitch needs any praise from us for what he's doing.

 

[fj45lvr]

I guess the bankers want to replace bernanke, so they will go along with this little skit with Perry for the drama of having a new chairman "turning a new leaf"...LOL LOL playing the serfs is easy

 

[sailingaway]

I'm disappointed that Ron took this route. Like Peter Schiff in his interview yesterday that during this country's founding times, counterfeiting wasn't looked upon fondly. These are strange comments from Ron. He has no problem making controversial statements about Iran, but then backs off on something that everyone is thinking? huh?

He said in the same speech that the founders gave a death penalty for counterfeiting. Don't jump to conclusions.

 

[armstrong]

http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2011-...e-near-andrews

yea jobs in Texas good for Gov. Perry - must of cost alot and had lots of jobs to build it too

what do you think about this

 

[mtmedlin]

Let Ron be Ron, consistant in his message. Ron says what he says with tact and a level of statesmenship. If Perry wants to be the Uber radical, awsome. He will Howard himself and be out of the race!