RSS 2.0 FeedRon Paul On The Daily Show
by Doug MataconisSeemed to go over pretty well, actually:
“Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative, by the threat of punishment, injury, imprisonment, destruction. The businessman's tool is values; the bureaucrat's tool is fear.” Ayn Rand
June 5, 2007
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When I first heard he would be on the Daily Show, for some reason I had the feeling he would be one of those people that stands up and leaves as soon the interview ends screwing up the shot. Oh well. Other than that the interview went well.
Comment by RoyF — June 5, 2007 @ 6:15 amI don’t know why he couldn’t have stayed on for just 2 more minutes as well. Not that I was in any position to advise.
BUT…
Comment by Tom Gellhaus — June 5, 2007 @ 7:45 amThe interview went very well. And speaking as one of the many who voted gladly for him back in 1988, and have been following his career and speeches with great interest since, I am feeling almost giddy.
I never would have expected a year ago to see so much attention being paid to Ron Paul – and I know it’s still not a great deal yet.
Is it too early to feel vindicated ?
One thing that I picked up on in the interview was that Ron favors allowing private competition with the USPS ! Many people do not know that back in the 1840′s there was a private postal service, the American Letter Mail Company (started by one of the great American anarchists, Lysander Spooner), which did SO WELL versus the US Post Office that they had it shut down using the power of the federal government to enforce an unconstitutional legal monopoly for the Post Office.
Comment by Tom Gellhaus — June 5, 2007 @ 8:35 amSee also:
Comment by Alex Hammer — June 5, 2007 @ 9:36 amRon Paul’s Winning Message
http://ronpaul.wetpaint.com/page/Ron+Paul%27s+Winning+Message
Depressing, really.
I thought he hit the ball out of the park on the interview. But what was depressing was hearing all those people cheering and whooping when he said we should abide by the constitution.
The impression I get is that The Daily Show’s audience tend to treat the constitution like toilet paper. So why are they all excited now?
Do they know what that means? Do they know that means their beloved universal healthcare is something to boo at?
Comment by Nick — June 5, 2007 @ 12:30 pmIt was a good interview. I’m not a full-fledged Ron Paul supporter, for a variety of reasons, but interviews like these tend to push me into his camp.
I have a few criticisms, however. First, he seems nervous. He needs to get over that. He has nothing to lose, so there’s no reason to rush answers. Building on that and what Nick said, he needs to explain himself better, especially to an audience such as this. You come out and say you want to abolish Medicare because it’s wasteful and these people chock you up and “evil republican who hates the poor”. You need to explain to them why you want to abolish Medicare, that it’s not just teaching a generation to be dependent on government but that it actually drives the price of medical care through the roof. Obviously, you can’t explain too much in a few lines, but you can get the point across that you do care about the uninsured, but government intervention really isn’t the answer.
Overall I give him an “A-”. He has room to get better, though …
Comment by Bret — June 5, 2007 @ 12:45 pmThe only reason why the Daily Show audience and Bill Mahr’s audience cheer for Ron Paul is because he is against the war. They couldn’t care less about his libertarian domestic agenda. I would dare say they would be booing him if he talked more about his limited government ideals.
Comment by Stephen Littau — June 5, 2007 @ 12:59 pmFor me at least his nervousness was sort of a point in his favor.
But judging from the recent poll where people said they’d pick Obama as someone to hang out with, I might be in the minority here.
From the second someone like Obama, Hilary, Romney, or Giuliani opens their mouth, I want to bash their face in the entire time. NOthing more than a facade.
He does need to get more comfortable, but I hope to hell he never becomes ‘polished’.
Comment by Nick — June 5, 2007 @ 1:00 pmThe majority of the folks in the audeince WERE supporters. Apparently the demand to get in was so high that people had to be restricted from entering due to seating limits. Personally, I feel that it was an excellent appearance.
Comment by MDforLibertarian — June 5, 2007 @ 6:34 pmI think drawing a distinction between capitalism and corporatism might have hit a few brains and given them a bit of an “aha!” moment… Perhaps people might begin to realize that corporations have a tough time being evil unless the government gives them monopoly power.
At least I hope so.
Comment by Brad Warbiany — June 6, 2007 @ 2:57 pm