Ron Paul: Wars Are Biggest Threat to Families
EmailWar is the greatest threat to the modern family, Rep. Ron Paul told an audience filled with social conservative activists today.
Speaking to a packed crowd at the Values Voters Summit in Washington D.C., the Texas congressman said that wars in the last decade cost thousands of soldiers’ lives.
Paul added that many more were left jobless as trillions poured out of the economy.
Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
“When you lose a job, it’s hard to keep the family together,” said Paul.
Throughout the 20-minute speech punctuated with applause and several standing ovations, Paul managed to weave in several biblical themes molding it with his libertarian philosophy.
Drawing inspiration from the Book of Samuel, Paul said that America was relying too much on its sprawling federal government.
“We have too long relied upon our king in Washington and we have to change that,” said Paul.
One of the biggest lines that generated applause came when Paul asked the audience, “Why is it that we don’t fight to keep the fruits of our labor?”
He ended his speech by pointing to the last century as being detrimental to America- a comment tailor made for libertarians and social conservatives alike and a clear shot across the bow of progressives.
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Posted by: Liberty2012 | October 8, 2011, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Finally, someone is drawing attention to the suicides. We are deploying them so much in these endless wars they are killing themselves.
Posted by: Jay | October 8, 2011, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Was it true that Ron Paul had the room packed out, with lines outside that couldn’t get in? I think people are starting to smell the roses.
Posted by: WillNotRest | October 8, 2011, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Paul is the only candidate that has been consistent over the decades about the dangers and inefficiencies of overgrown central government and the realities of our perpetual (non-defensive) wars. I wish he had better media consultants, a more mellifluous voice, and shrewder soundbites – but he’s the best man running and the only voice of reason on many, many important issues.
Posted by: DougB | October 8, 2011, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Ron Paul: Wars Are Biggest Threat to Families.
Gee, thank you Captain Obvious……
Posted by: Searambler | October 8, 2011, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
He has some good Ideas, but deadly force is still needed in this modern world.
If he would cut all foreign aid and drill for oil here,and make that an issue,I would listen,But being Alex Jones Favorite Guest loses his creditability there.
Posted by: deadwrestler | October 8, 2011, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
@Searambler, I’m sick and tired of candidates who say idiotic things about homosexuals being the biggest threat to families, or abortion, or belief in Isalm, or atheism, or even, literally, Santa Claus. (Don’t you know there’s a WAR on CHRISTMAS?!?!?!!?)
Captain Obvious is a better choice for president than the various captains Oblivious he’s running against. All of them, Obama included (and especially), are vehemently pro-war in either words or actions.
Posted by: Bill | October 8, 2011, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
The lines were extremely long, and all I could find were Ron Paul supporters… The lines were so long for Dr. Paul that I couldn’t even fit into the room where he gave his speech. People driving cars past the hotel were screaming “RON PAUL!!” when passing by. It was awesome! I had the chance to shake his hand and have my picture taken with him during the meet and greet!
Posted by: Chris 53186 | October 8, 2011, 2:17 pm 2:17 pm
I do not think we need Paul near the reins, but face it, until Congress is reformed and functioning again, the President only gets to Sign or Veto… so really, what difference does it make?
The Federal Government is a wonderful thing, and needs to be more efficient, undoubtedly. But it does not need to be dismantled, and that is all the current crop of Repubs/ Tea Party/ Libertarians can do, strangle the last protection the American People have against Huge Corps.
Posted by: DewyB | October 8, 2011, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
deadwrestler what good would drilling here do? We only have like 2% of the world reserve and the Oil Companies don’t have to sell what the drill here to us. Its sold on the open market. Even if we made it all stay here its no where near enough. Quit listening to that Drill baby Drill BS
Posted by: bp | October 8, 2011, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
Just because Alex Jones loves Ron Paul and loves to have him on as a guest does NOT constitute that Ron Paul supports Alex Jones or the Alex Jones platform. He is media. Why wouldn’t he want to spread his word? Think about what you’re saying.
Posted by: Marty | October 8, 2011, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Ron Paul is our only hope for divorcing corporate money and our federal government. We desperately Need this man as President of the American People.
Why don’t more of the Occupy Wall Street people realize it?
Posted by: RS | October 8, 2011, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
He’s been fighting the exact corruption that they’re standing against.
Posted by: RS | October 8, 2011, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
Great to see people waking up and spreading the word. Ron Paul is the real hope and change. For 30 plus years he has stood behind his message of freedom, liberty, peace. Vote Ron Paul!!!! and take back the country for the people
Posted by: Richard | October 8, 2011, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Ron Paul is alot of people’s favorite guest.
It’s simple. Ron Paul is not corrupt. The rest are! .. Now go vote accordingly!
Posted by: Todd | October 8, 2011, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
DEWYB said:
“I do not think we need Paul near the reins, but face it, until Congress is reformed and functioning again, the President only gets to Sign or Veto… so really, what difference does it make?
“The Federal Government is a wonderful thing, and needs to be more efficient, undoubtedly. But it does not need to be dismantled, and that is all the current crop of Repubs/ Tea Party/ Libertarians can do, strangle the last protection the American People have against Huge Corps.”
Not really DEWYB. Teh President has the power to bring home the troops. He has the immediate power to nullify a bunch of EO’s-executive orders and signings. He has the power over the aggressive regulators. He can get rid of them. If Congress will not vote to eliminate or defund a department, he can simply eliminate all the positions in that department or as many as he feels necessary. Think outside of the box and you will come up with a bunch of things the president can do to push forward his agenda. Look at our current and past presidents. Do not forget, he can take his case directly to the people by using his powerful bully pulpit. :)
Posted by: CAFM | October 8, 2011, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
Not to mention the fact that the inflation caused by wars impoverishes/lowers the standard of living of families
Posted by: Mark Johns | October 8, 2011, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
BP we are already drilling here , can open much more land and bottom line create JOBS! Yes it is an open market, but we drill here and by opening a few new refineries you will help drop the price and create jobs. I live in central Illinois we
are now surrounded by wind farms, we also have tornadoes come through. What do you think is going to happen when the tornadoes hit the wind farms. You certainly will not want to be in the area. Just a matter of time. And those wind farms do you rebuild because it will happen again.
Posted by: deadwrestler | October 8, 2011, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
Millions of grassroots Americans from all political parties and all walks of life and backgrounds have recognized that twelve term Congressman Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate seriously addressing the crucial linkage between both our unsustainable military presence of 900 overseas bases in 130 countries (and five ongoing undeclared wars), and our unsustainable entitlement system built upon shifting fiscal sand and massive deficit spending.
This fraudulent welfare-warfare state, enabled by covert monetary manipulation by the Federal Reserve, is bankrupting the American people. That is why millions have been marching from coast to coast in the Occupy Wall Street protests against crony corporatism and the bailouts of special interest favorites at the expense of everyone else. Equal justice for all, special privileges for none.
We have a national debt approaching fifteen trillion dollars, with outstanding future obligations of $104,000,000,000,000,000 in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Civil Service and Veterans benefits, etc.
America is a constitutional republic, not an empire.
We are not the policeman of the world.
It is time to end the empire, end the wars, and bring the troops home.
It is time for strategic disengagement and nonintervention in the internal affairs of other nations.
It is time to restore peace, prosperity, and freedom to America.
It is time for Ron Paul 2012.
Posted by: Charles Burris | October 8, 2011, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm
2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul placed first in the 2011 Values Voter Straw Poll today garnering an impressive 37 percent of the total number of votes cast.
In placing first, Dr. Paul placed ahead of Herman Cain, Rick Santorum and Rick Perry who placed second, third and fourth with a mere 23, 16 and 8 percent, respectively.
“Dr. Paul’s standing among Christian conservative voters is growing as people become more familiar with the man as well as the message,”said Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.
Speaking of Dr. Paul’s speech earlier today Doug Wead, a born again Christian and former adviser to two U.S. Presidents, said he was blown away by Dr. Paul’s command of the scripture. ”He offered a scriptural rationale to every position and moved from one passage to the next without hesitation. The man knows the Bible.”
Mr. Wead says that the rising numbers of born again Christians turning to Dr. Paul shows that, “For many of us, the best way to assure our own religious freedom is to get back to the Constitution and defend everybody else’s freedoms too.”
Posted by: thurane | October 8, 2011, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
Ron Paul can save America and he is a economic genius, similar in thought to Milton Friedman, [learn about him] but better and his plan can and will work.
Posted by: Florence | October 9, 2011, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm