Ron Paul slams Ted Cruz, says Sanders is more pro-free market

[RDM]

With Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) exit from the 2016 Republican primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz hoped to absorb all the of the Kentucky Senator’s supporters by casting himself as a libertarian. There’s just one person standing in the way, former Rep. Ron Paul.
According to Politico, the elder Paul bashed Cruz during a Fox Business interview, saying he was “no libertarian” and not much better than Hillary Clinton.

“You take a guy like Cruz, people are liking the Cruz,” Ron Paul said on Varney & Company Friday. “They think he’s for the free market, and he’s owned by Goldman Sachs. I mean, he and Hillary have more in common than we would have with either Cruz or Trump or any of them so I just don’t think there is much picking.”
Ron Paul said that of all the candidates running, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the most free market.
“On occasion, Bernie comes up with libertarian views when he talks about taking away the cronyism on Wall Street, so in essence he’s right, and occasionally he voted against war,” the former Texas congressman said.
“It’s hard to find anybody — since Rand is out of it — anybody that would take a libertarian position, hardcore libertarian position on privacy, on the war issue and on economic policy,” Ron Paul continued. “So I always say: You can search for a long time, but you’re not gonna find anybody in the Republican or Democratic primary that even comes slightly close to ever being able to claim themselves a libertarian.”

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[SilentBull]

I'm starting to lose respect for Ron right about now. What a stupid thing to say. Has he gone insane? Praising Sanders?

 

[misterx]

I don't see where he said that. He said he has more in common with Hillary and Sanders, he didn't say they are more free market. It's just hyperbole because he is frustrated over Rand not doing well. There are issues on which Sanders is better than Trump and Cruz, and that's really sad. I think that's the gist of what he's trying to get at.

 

[RJB]

It just shows how screwed up the system is when an outright socialist can arguably be considered more pro-free market than a so-called "conservative republican."

 

[RJB]

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[RDM]

I don't see where he said that. He said he has more in common with Hillary and Sanders, he didn't say they are more free market. It's just hyperbole because he is frustrated over Rand not doing well. There are issues on which Sanders is better than Trump and Cruz, and that's really sad. I think that's the gist of what he's trying to get at.

I'm not sure what article you're reading, but it's not the one I posted.

FTA: Ron Paul said that of all the candidates running, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the most free market.

 

[SilentBull]

I understand being frustrated over what happened but for him to help Sanders by saying stuff like this is very irresponsible. Wtf is going on? Sanders is a socialist! Is he serious?

 

[Valli6]

NOT what he said, just media spin

He never said that Bernie Sanders "is the most free maket". He merely pointed out that there have been a few instances where Bernies Sanders happened to get a thing right. Here's the interview… and Cruz IS owned by Goldman-Sachs.

 

[juleswin]

I'm not sure what article you're reading, but it's not the one I posted.

FTA: Ron Paul said that of all the candidates running, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the most free market.

Its kinda weird how that part didn't start with a quotation mark. Maybe he actually didn't say it. Wasn't this the same article Rothbardian girl tried and failed to use to make the same claim? That one was debunked and in time, the transcript for the interview will come out and I bet Ron did not say such a thing.

 

[RJB]

Its kinda weird how that part didn't start with a quotation mark. Maybe he actually didn't say it. Wasn't this the same article Rothbardian girl try to use to make the same claim? That one was debunked and in time the transcript for the interview will come out and I bet Ron did not say such a thing.

Yeah, the headline fooled me.

 

[twomp]

I'm starting to lose respect for Ron right about now. What a stupid thing to say. Has he gone insane? Praising Sanders?

Did you watch the video? Obviously not.

 

[Umad]

Speaking of sitting this one out Ron just needs to retire.

 

[CPUd]

In general he says he and Sanders agree on the problem, they differ in how they would solve them.

 

[alucard13mm]

As Ron, Id be angry too lol. Go scorched earth on cruz for co opting everything. Remember, ron is family oriented, and his son just got fooked by cruz. Im surprised ron didnt go further haha.

 

[Rudeman]

Ron didn't even say it so, yea.