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“If government is a necessary evil, I suspect it is more evil than necessary”
Note: Dave has dusted off and rededicted Rescue-US.org a liberty oriented personal website currently under re-construction.
Be sure to visit Dave's brand new blog dedicated to bringing you all the latest on the Ron Paul for President 2008 Campaign. The blog is just getting under way at Ron Paul for President - Rescue-U.S.
Attracted by small government and free market talk, I cast my first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan. I had always considered myself “issue oriented” diverging from the conservatives when it came to telling others how to live their lives.
Again in the early 1990’s the “Contract with America” republicans caught my attention with yet another message of small government. It took a few more years for me to realize that the majority of my “issue oriented” positions had one thing in common. Liberty! I had also accepted the reality that the politicians rarely if ever delivered on their small government promises.
Several years ago I became fascinated with a particular congressman from Texas who seemed to make more sense than anyone else in Washington. He also seemed to be the lone ranger in several 434-1 votes (a fact that I found appealing as well). Listening to Rep. Ron Paul I became exposed to the ideas presented in the Austrian School of economics and my libertarian views began to come together.
Today principles and ideas are what matter to me. I have little time for parties and no interest in partisan electoral politics.
In 2004 I moved from Philadelphia to Phoenix.
An Engineering Manager in the manufacturing sector, I enjoy playing music and making my brand new grand daughter smile.
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2010-05-26 Feature Article
Exit Through the Gift Shop - a Banksy Film
Like his renowned street art, Banksy's "Mocumentary appeared at sundance out of nowhere and is now in theaters.
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2007-10-13 Reference Link
Liberty Rally 2007 featuring Ron Paul
All freedom loving Americans are invited to celebrate Liberty, Peace and Prosperity at Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Saturday November 10th to rally in support of restoring our Republic to the Constitutional principles of our Founders, as pres
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2007-07-07 Feature Article
For Ron Paul, Q2 a boom on every level
Clearly the challenge for the campaign was fund raising, breaking through a perceived media blackout, and in general being taken seriously as a candidate. For the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign, Q2 of 2007 has been a success on all levels.
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2007-06-01 Feature Article
Ron Paul Against All Odds (Part 1 & 2)
On beating the odds, libertarian / Republicanism and an earlier Ron Revolution.
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2007-05-16 Feature Article
Why Hasn’t Rudy Giuliani Read the 9-11 Commission Report?
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2007-05-12 Feature Article
GOP Debate Watching Party Tu. May 15
Join us for our second Debate Watching Party!
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2006-01-28 Opinions
Necessary Evil
05-11-2007
DEMOCRACY ... whatever
"Heresy !!" you say ... Perhaps, or are we casting the pearls of liberty before swine. Originally published Jan. 28, 2006, I decided to bump this editorial as a companion to Thomas' article on Democracy vs. Republic.
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2007-05-10 Feature Article
The Freedom Message Unites - An Inspirational Message To Americans from Abroad
Yesterday, Ed Gantro, from Poland of all places, posted a comment on the radio interview I did earlier this week. That comment was the begining of the blog entry that follows where Ed describes the ongoing struggle for true freedom in the state that
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2007-05-05 Feature Article
Ron Paul for President - Phoenix @ meetup.com 2nd Largest in the U.S. ... Join Now!
Meetup has been chosen as the web community of choice by the Ron Paul Campaign. Groups are still forming and growing. Ron Paul - Hope for America ... BE A PART OF IT!
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2007-04-30 Feature Article
Debate Watching Party - May 3rd
The Ron Paul for President - Phoenix Meet-up group and the WLA workshop will be hosting a debate watching party Thursday from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at George & Dragon Pub.
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2007-04-23 Reference Link
Online Poll - Pick a running mate for Ron Paul
Get in on the fun and choose a VP running mate for Dr. No!
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2007-04-18 Feature Article
RonPaulRevolution.com and the new instructional video for spreading the revolution!
RonPaulRecolution.com is now up and running. We have added a new 5 minute "how to" video to help replicate the revolution.
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2007-04-01 Feature Article
(Video) Ron Paul Speaks at Arizona Republican Assembly Brunch 3-31-2007
Ron Paul talked to an enthusiastic crowd yesterday at a brunch sponsored by the Arizona Republican Assembly. Following his talk, Dr Paul fielded questions ranging from the North American Union, to Immigration and Abortion.
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2007-04-01 Feature Article
(Video) Ron Paul & Arizona's Libertarian Brand of Conservatism - The Last Hope for R's?
A video of how the Right went wrong and the only hope of salvaging the Republican Party.
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2007-03-30 Feature Article
Arizona Welcomes Ron Paul at Sky Harbor Airport (YouTube Video added)
An enthusiastic crowd welcomed Ron Paul to Phoenix on Thursday filling Sky Harbor's terminal 4 with the now ubiquitous "Ron Paul Revolution" signs.
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2007-03-20 Feature Article
(Video) Phoenix Anti War Rally
Hundreds turned out for yesterday's anti-war rally in downtown Phoenix. The "Ron Paul Revolution" brigade was everywhere and Charles Goyette addressed the crowd.
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2007-03-07 Feature Article
(Audio) Financial Armageddon Author: Ron Paul Stands Alone
Hear Michael Pazner discuss haunting economic probabilities and the unwillingness of politicians to address the fundamental monetary problems that drive them.
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2007-03-04 Feature Article
It's Not Just Talk Radio, It's An Adventure
It's challanging, provocative, in your face ... and it's libertarian. It's Free Talk Live.
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2007-03-04 Feature Article
Bars Rebel Against Smoking Ban
Arizonan’s seem to be complying thus far in preparation for the May 1st implementation of the new (smoking ban) law. If Colorado Springs is any gage however some may not go quietly into the night.
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2007-02-24 Feature Article
Badnarik Endorses Ron Paul and Calls on LP to do Likewise
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2007-02-22 Reference Link
Ron Paul Presidential Exploratory Committee Video Released - Watch it Here
Watch it and pass it along!
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2007-02-17 Feature Article
No More Liberty
The New One Dollar coin is out ... notice anything missing?
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2007-02-17 Reference Link
Ron Paul Exploratory - New Website
The new Ron Paul Exploratory Committee wwebsite is now active.
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2007-02-14 Feature Article
The Anglo-American Dirty War In Iraq
Imagine a city torn by sectarian strife. Competing death squads roam the streets; terrorists stage horrific attacks. Local authority is distrusted and weak; local populations protect the extremists in their midst, out of loyalty or fear. A bristling
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2007-02-11 Reference Link
(Video) CSPAN Interview of Reason Magazine Editor Brian Doherty on the Libertarian Movement
Doherty discusses the subject of his latest book "Radicals for Capitalism" tracing the roots of the modern day Libertarian Movement.
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2007-02-08 Feature Article
UPDATE: (Video) Added - Ron Paul to George Bush - " DON'T DO IT!"
Dr. No gives Bush what will likely be the best advice he will receive on Iran.
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2007-02-07 Reference Link
(Audio) Ron Paul - "The Trouble With Washington"
Here Ron Paul is speaking at the Mises Institute on the topic of "The Trouble With Washington". A refreshing and often humorous discussion of the goings on inside the beltway, inside the congress and inside the mind of the most independent
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2007-02-04 Feature Article
Landscape Painting of The South West - The Future Ain't What it Used to Be
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2007-02-02 Feature Article
Endless Google Fun: Updated
Weekend Fun! Amazing search results you will want to share.
OK, some folks didn't ge first time around.
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2007-02-01 Opinions
Necessary Evil
02-01-2007
Déjà vu All Over Again
Bush, the Neocons and the Israeli Likud are getting you ready for war ... again. And your congress will likely bless it ... again. Fool me once ... you can't get fooled again.
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2007-01-29 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01-29-2007
Ledeen - Still Brazen After All These Years
"When they saw a good excuse (they) went to war. And good excuses aren’t all that hard to find if you really want one."
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2007-01-27 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01-27-2007
Could Democratic Success Be a Nail in the Coffin for the Prospect of Peace?
Will the critical mass of those on the left be willing to compromise their Anti-War positions for the sake of the “greater good”, that is their other agenda items?
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2007-01-14 Feature Article
N.H. PRIMARY DEBATES SET FOR APRIL 4/5
Back to back Democratic and Republican debates to in New Hampshire to be hosted by CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
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2006-12-31 Feature Article
What Does 2000 (or 3000) look Like
VIDEO
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2006-12-31 Reference Link
(Video) What Does 2000 (or 3 0 0 0) Look Like?
Flash movie from last year. With the 3000th American reported killed in Iraq, it is worth another look.
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2006-12-29 Opinions
Necessary Evil
12-29-2006
The Heart of Peace ... the Individual
I am convinced that respect for the person promotes peace -Pope Benedict XVI
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2006-10-26 Feature Article
Argh ! Iowa Voters Have a Choice - Say's a Drunken Pirate
I think "refreshing" is probably the only word I can use to describe James Hill's campaign for Iowa's first congressional seat.
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2006-10-16 Feature Article
Arizona Dairyman Down but Not Out
"I am sending hundreds of thousands of dollars a month to the government that's given to my competitors... The government has no business being in the milk pricing and structuring business"
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2006-10-13 Feature Article
PROP 201 And Beyond
With all eyes on the looming November elections and the controversial ballot referendum to largely ban smoking throughout the state, few Arizonans are aware of Prop. 1201 and it's sinister cousin Prop. 1206.
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2006-09-24 Feature Article
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ?
It's not just an online video game, it's a foreign adventureism.
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2006-09-23 Opinions
Necessary Evil
09-22-2006
The UN Circus Leaves Town
In the small tent, Ahmadinejad used the opportunity to cite the UN's increasing irrelevance while in the side show Hugo Chavez demonstrated his.
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2006-09-14 Feature Article
Immigration - Yes, No, and Maybe
Three of Liberty's writers come in with three very different takes on what is perhaps the most contentious issue facing American libertarians today.
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2006-06-28 Opinions
Necessary Evil
06-28-06
Buffet, Gates and Saint Francis Vs. The Government
Why does a man who spends the bulk of his life acquiring assets turn around and give them away? In Buffet's case, he is, statistically speaking, closer to meeting God than Gates. Mortality can certainly can change a mans thinking. What the heck
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2006-06-24 Feature Article
George Bush - Endorses Eminent Domain For Private Interests
Bush Executive Order masquerades as pro-property rights while allowing confiscated property to be transferred to private concerns.
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2006-05-12 Feature Article
Audio Interview w/ Aron Russo About "Freedom To Fascism"
A fired up Russo discusses the state of the nation with Financial Sense Online's jim Puplava.
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2006-04-23 Feature Article
9-11 VIDEO - Loose Change (2nd Edition)
In this compelling updated edition, Korey Rowe, Dylan Avery & Jason Bermas show the precident for US Governmnet attacking it's own people as a pretext for military action. Then they meticulously explore the details of 9-11.
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2006-04-23 Feature Article
Bubble ? ... What Bubble
Is the US housing market following in Japan's footsteps?
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2006-04-22 Feature Article
Got Milk Money ? (Part 2)
In an unpublicized, late night session, the US congress turns an entrepreneur's lifetime work upside down while monopolizing the prices in a multi-billion dollar industry. Fully spun press releases are distributed and an old dairyman goes back t
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2006-04-09 Opinions
Necessary Evil
04-10-2006
The Open Borders Cart Before the Welfare Horse
When local Philadelphians are talking more about the southern border than Terrell Owens being traded to the Dallas Cowboys, it is a hot issue...this issue is the single greatest perceived negative by many...exploring the LP in their search for a new
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2006-03-17 Opinions
Necessary Evil
03-16-2006
Port and Airport in-Security
While it has become popular to attack Dubai Ports World for risking US security, TSA takes the cake. Isn't it time for freedom and common sense?
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2006-03-09 Feature Article
Jersey legislator seeks to end anonymity on the internet
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2006-02-19 Opinions
Necessary Evil
02-20-2006
Was Mencken right ?
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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2006-02-16 Feature Article
Ron Paul on the history and future of “Dollar Hegemony”
"This magnificent scheme seems the perfect system for obtaining perpetual wealth for the country ...The one problem, however, is that such a system destroys the character of the counterfeiting nation’s people."
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2006-02-14 Feature Article
Got Liberty ? ... get "More Liberty"
Liberty Loving Bloggers and Blog readers will want to add this one to their blog rolls and favorites. Kent Snider Director of Ron Paul's Liberty Comittee launches new blog.
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2006-02-04 Opinions
Necessary Evil
02-04-2006
Nirvanus Interruptus
The congressional establishment ... from 1994 to 1984
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2006-01-22 Feature Article
Making the world safe for ... dollars?
Krassimir Petrov provides a frank anallysis of what he believes to be the real reason for war with Iraq and possibly Iran ... and the impact on the US economy.
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2006-01-21 Feature Article
Federal Pocket Picking " How the government steals money ... and freedom
“It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments. Ideologically it belongs in the
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2006-01-19 Feature Article
Corruption - mentioning the “un-mentionables”
“Dr. No” delivers a blistering indictment in congress detailing a broken system that steals your money and invites corruption. The good doctor also includes his prescription for recovery.
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2006-01-16 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01-16-2006
Sam-I-am-Alito & me
You can't take them with a fox; You can't put them in a box; You can't come into my house; Not even with a mouse; My rights are mine Sam-I-Am-Alito
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2006-01-10 Feature Article
Got Milk Money ? (part 1)
This government sanctioned collusion maintains artificially high milk prices costing consumers and tax payers billions each year. Now the Mega Milkers are setting their sights on the only competition that stands between them and unlimited profits.
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2006-01-12 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01-12-2006
Pyramids, Liberty and letting the government "fix" stuff
Today patriots are generally thought to be drones, unquestioningly accepting and obeying whatever the president says. In contrast, the patriots of 1776 were people who signed a letter that said "Screw You George we're mad as hell and we'
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2006-01-10 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01-10-06
Corruption in congress! … let’s all pretend to be surprised.
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress. " Mark Twain
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2006-01-07 Opinions
Necessary Evil
01/07/05
Unjust Wars (and the people who wash their hands of them)
Will pro-war Christians pause from their onward march ?
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2006-01-07 Feature Article
Un-just Wars
(and the people who wash their hands of them)
When congressional hawks begin to repent should Christian leaders be so far behind ?
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