"Ron Paul Told Us So" - Don't Miss This!

[apathyguy]

"Our spending habits, in combination with our flawed monetary system, if not changed will bring us a financial whirlwind that will make Katrina look like a minor storm."
- Dr. Ron Paul, November 14 2005​

Hi Everyone,

The last page of "Ron Paul Told Us So" is now complete. RPTUS is a one-of-a-kind collection of awe-inspiring excerpts from Dr. Paul's speeches in the House of Representatives over the years -- excerpts brimming with timeless wisdom and prescient forecasts.

"Ron Paul Told Us So" - On the economic crisis (Don't miss this!):
http://valuefreedom.blogspot.com/2008/05/ron-paul-told-us-so-economics.html

"Ron Paul Told Us So" - Prior to the invasion of Iraq
http://valuefreedom.blogspot.com/2007/07/ron-paul-told-us-so-prior-to-invasion.html

"Ron Paul Told Us So" - On foreign policy during the Clinton years
http://valuefreedom.blogspot.com/2007/06/ron-paul-on-foreign-policy-during.html​

By highlighting the accuracy of the Good Doctor's forewarnings about our current dilemma, these pages are intended as:

1. An outreach tool for those unfamiliar with the ideas motivating the Freedom Movement, and
   
   
2. A helpful resource for writers, YouTubers, activists, and others engaged in advancing the cause of liberty.

So please distribute as you see fit.

And if you have any personal favorite Ron Paul quotes with which he predicted something that has come to pass -- whatever that may be -- PLEASE do share them here. I'm starting a related project and would GREATLY appreciate your help.

In Liberty,

Scott...

"[O]ur central bankers and our politicians express no fear that the course on which we are set is fraught with great danger to our economy and our political system ... [O]ur addiction to deficit spending, debt, and inflation guarantees the collapse of our economy."
- Dr. Ron Paul, April 25 2006

"When weaker nations are intimidated by more powerful ones, striking back very often can be done only through terrorism, a problem that will continue to threaten all Americans as our leaders incite those who oppose our aggressive stands throughout the world. But when a foreign war comes to our shores in the form of terrorism, we can be sure that our government will explain the need for further sacrifice of personal liberties to win this war against terrorism as well."
- Dr. Ron Paul, April 21 1999

"Interventionism is done with a pretense of wisdom believing we always know the good guys from the bad guys, and that we will ignore the corporate and political special interests always agitating for influence. Nothing could be further from the truth."
- Dr. Ron Paul, April 21 1999

"Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge the Congress to think twice before thrusting this nation into a war without merit - one fraught with the danger of escalating into something no American will be pleased with."
- Dr. Ron Paul, September 4 2002

"One hundred years of intense government 'benevolence' in the United States has brought us to the brink of economic collapse, a domestic police state, and perpetual war overseas.And now our obsession with conquering and occupying Iraq is about to unleash consequences that no one can accurately foresee. The negative possibilities are unlimited and the benefits negligible."
- Dr. Ron Paul, November 14 2002​

 

[xerigen]

Wow, absolutely wonderful resource. Great work!

 

[raiha]

Yeah thanks Apathy guy. That handle doesn't seem to suit you!

 

[Eric21ND]

This is a brilliant resource!! We need to print off excerpts of these and drop them on every household in America...or make a really kick ass CFL handout with these.

Spread this site virally!!

 

[apathyguy]

"Ron Paul Told Us So" shirt and flier

Eric, a slick flier with a list of RP's 'all-time greatest hits' would be very cool.

I've also thought that a silk-screen shirt covered in quotes would be a winner. The quotes would literally cover the shirt and, from a distance, it would just look like a pattern/design. But when someone got within a few feet, they could see that it's actually words -- the quotes, turned at different angles, perhaps overlapping, in different fonts, font sizes, and colors (perhaps going from black to a light grey). The left breast would have a logo -- perhaps the "Pssst!" whisperer logo ...

Pssst! project page:
http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/EnterprisePartner.aspx?sr=no&GP=2/24/2009+10:02:41+AM&rd=22

... with the words "Pssst! Ron Paul Told Us So" worked into the logo's design.

If the shirt looked good, I think RP supporters would like wearing it as a simple demonstration of exactly why we hold RP in such high regard. But the shirt definitely would have to look sharp, and not like it just got slapped together -- if it doesn't look good, people won't wear it, which defeats the purpose.

Anyone know of a good silk-screener who might be willing to take this on? (That's definitely a skill-set that's beyond me.)

 

[brandon]

This is awesome. bump

 

[RonPaulalways]

seconded, this is awesome

 

[apathyguy]

"[B]y transferring the risk of widespread mortgage defaults ...

... to the taxpayers through government subsidies and convincing investors that all is well because a "world-class" regulator is ensuring the GSEs' soundness, the government increases the likelihood of a painful crash in the housing market. This is because the special privileges of Fannie and Freddie have distorted the housing market by allowing Fannie and Freddie to attract capital they could not attract under pure market conditions. As a result, capital is diverted from its most productive uses into housing. This reduces the efficacy of the entire market and thus reduces the standard of living of all Americans.

Despite the long-term damage to the economy inflicted by the government's interference in the housing market, the government's policy of diverting capital into housing creates a short-term boom in housing. Like all artificially created bubbles, the boom in housing prices cannot last forever. When housing prices fall, homeowners will experience difficulty as their equity is wiped out. Furthermore, the holders of the mortgage debt will also have a loss. These losses will be greater than they would have been had government policy not actively encouraged over-investment in housing."

-- Ron Paul, October 27 2005

 

[ronpaulhawaii]

Yeah thanks Apathy guy. That handle doesn't seem to suit you!

haha - maybe this'll help explain...

Great to see you in here, Scott Thanks for the great resource

 

[apathyguy]

Aloha, RonPaulHawaii

The picture was taken at a fundraising luncheon for Dr. Paul in Seattle in September 2007. When RP was speaking, I held the sign at the back of the room facing him so he could see it clearly. Eventually, people took notice and flash bulbs starting popping.

My girlfriend, another friend, and I coined the phrase when we were making signs for our the Portland MUG's 'Banner Brigades' (i.e. sign wavings) -- a project that later turned into the 'Ron Paul Sign Page':

http://oregoniansforronpaul.com/index.php/The-Ron-Paul-Sign-Page.html

The picture went viral on the Web and in YouTubes -- in fact, it got to the point that my girlfriend would always joke by saying, "Where's Waldo?" whenever we'd watch a new Ron Paul YouTube. Pretty funny how that picture and slogan spread like wildfire.

Anyway, thanks for the welcome -- it's good to be here.

 

[georgiaboy]

superb!

 

[ronpaulhawaii]

The picture was taken at a fundraising luncheon for Dr. Paul in Seattle in September 2007. When RP was speaking, I held the sign at the back of the room facing him so he could see it clearly. Eventually, people took notice and flash bulbs starting popping.

My girlfriend, another friend, and I coined the phrase when we were making signs for our the Portland MUG's 'Banner Brigades' (i.e. sign wavings) -- a project that later turned into the 'Ron Paul Sign Page':

http://oregoniansforronpaul.com/index.php/The-Ron-Paul-Sign-Page.html

The picture went viral on the Web and in YouTubes -- in fact, it got to the point that my girlfriend would always joke by saying, "Where's Waldo?" whenever we'd watch a new Ron Paul YouTube. Pretty funny how that picture and slogan spread like wildfire.

Anyway, thanks for the welcome -- it's good to be here.

one of the best slogans of the campaign...

ah yes, Oregon sign waves...

good times

 

[apathyguy]

Yup, that's us

Good times indeed. In the fall of '07, we held 3 to 5 Banner Brigades across Portland each week. The energy and enthusiasm was unbelievable -- we had a blast.

 

[Eric21ND]

You guys rock!

 

[apathyguy]

"It's obvious there will be an inevitable conflict between ...

... our support for the moderate Arabs - which antagonizes the Islamic fundamentalists of this region - and our special treatment for Israel. It is clear that the powerful financial interests of this country want to use our military force to protect their commercial and oil interests in this region, while there will always remain powerful U.S. political support for the State of Israel ... Hatred toward America will continue to escalate, and United States' security will continue to be diminished due to the threat of terrorist attacks."
-- Ron Paul, November 20 2000

 

[apathyguy]

"[W]hat we really need to be concerned about is ...

... the correction that inevitably comes after a period of inflation ... My question and suggestion is maybe we ought to be doing something now, because there is a lot of credit out there doing something else, causing malinvestment, causing deficits and debt to buildup, and that there will be a correction. We have not repealed the business cycle. So we have to expect something from this."
- Ron Paul, July 22 1997
Note: This statement was prior to the 'tech-bubble collapse' of 2000.

 

[apathyguy]

"[W]e will have to someday restore ...

... the integrity of the monetary system, and we have to have more respect for the free market if we ever expect to undertake a reform of a monetary system which has given us a great deal of trouble, and it is bound to give us a lot more trouble as time goes on."
- Ron Paul, July 22 1997

 

[satchelmcqueen]

This is a brilliant resource!! We need to print off excerpts of these and drop them on every household in America...or make a really kick ass CFL handout with these.

Spread this site virally!!

good idea. im in and printing as we speak,type..

 

[apathyguy]

Way to go ...

... Satch!

 

[apathyguy]

"In the event of a severe banking crisis ...

... Congress likely will transfer funds from general revenues into the Deposit Insurance Fund, which would make all taxpayers liable for the mistakes of a few. Of course, such a bailout would require separate authorization from Congress, but can anyone imagine Congress saying no to banking lobbyists pleading for relief from the costs of bailing out their weaker competitors?"
-- Ron Paul, May 4 2005