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Andrew Sullivan received an e-mail from a reader who was concerned about Ron Paul's skepticism of evolution. While this reader admits that he does admire Paul, as an atheist he finds it "absolutely mind-boggling that so many people in the United States, in this day and age, can still deny that evolution is real."
Here is the video in question:
Shocking, isn't it? I can see why atheists would be scurrying for the hills.
Please. Atheists have nothing to fear from Ron Paul. In fact, he is perhaps the best friend atheists have in politics. He is a Christian who actually believes in the Romans 13 command to submit to governing authority -- in this case, the Constitution of the United States. And that means he would not use government to impose his religious beliefs on the masses. In other words, he wouldn't push the teaching of creationism in public schools because he views a federally controlled, taxpayer-funded education system as unconstitutional in the first place.
But then that's the real problem atheists have with Paul, isn't it? Atheists have relied on a federally controlled, taxpayer-funded education system to force their agenda and beliefs down the throats of American children for decades. Perhaps they are afraid someone will finally neutralize the most effective weapon of proselytization in their arsenal.
On December 16, 2007, the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Ron Paul supporters set off another money bomb. This one shattered the previous record set on November 5. Take a look:
The Paul campaign has now raised a total of $18 million for the fourth quarter -- $6 million more than its original goal. More on that story here.
John Stossel sat down to interview Ron Paul. Do you think ABC has any plan to air it on TV? Not a chance. Here's how Stossel glosses over that decision:
Despite relatively low poll numbers, Paul has had a big influence on the presidential campaign. That's in part because he's raised a ton of money, and in part because of the passionate following he has on the Web. It's one reason we're posting my interview with Paul only on the Internet, where the debate about Paul is very active. In fact, he's the most Googled presidential candidate.
You can watch four-and-a-half minutes of that hour-long interview here. (Naturally, ABC selected what they saw as probably the most "controversial" segment of the interview.)
The fact that more people aren't crying "Foul!" is mind-boggling. We talk about how "free" we are in this country, and yet we keep silent as the Beltway bureaucrats and their media lapdogs choose our political leaders for us. Here is a popular candidate from one of the two "acceptable" parties, who has defied all odds up to this point, and the media continues to relegate him to the sidelines.
What's even more amazing is that Paul is treated as an extremist kook, even though his positions on the major issues reflect those of the ones who gave their lives to build this country. If that isn't a wake-up call for all Americans, I don't know what is.
UPDATE: You can watch all segments of the interview here.
You know you're living in a police state when cops spend their time "solving" crimes that they actually created in the first place. Take a look at this report from NY1 News:
For Aquarius Cheers and Kia Graves, it started as a routine trip to Target Thursday night to buy their daughter diapers. They were waiting for a train at 59th Street.
"I look around and I end up seeing this bag," recalled Cheers. "It was a Verizon bag. I took it, and look inside of it. I saw there was some electronics. Next thing I know the train is coming."
They grabbed the bag and rushed for the train.
"I was like 'just bring the bag,' not thinking twice about it," said Graves. "I was thinking 'oh we could find a receipt in there,' and possibly go back to the phone company Verizon."
Then a team of undercover officers grabbed Cheers and charged him with petty larceny.
"I was like, 'what is that?'" said Cheers. "And the officer said, that what I did was basically akin to shoplifting. I was like, 'but I'm not a shoplifter. I'm not a thief.'"
The NYPD calls the sting Operation Lucky Bag, where officers plant a bag and arrest those who take it and do not turn it into a uniformed officer posted nearby.
What, New York doesn't have any murders left to solve? This only proves that the primary function of "law enforcement" is to collect revenue for the state.
Well, what do you know? There's been yet another Taser incident. But I'm sure the cops only reacted because they thought they were in imminent danger.
So, let's give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. After all, they didn't know that the report of a shooting, which was called in anonymously from a cell phone, was a false alarm. And they didn't know that the home they broke into would be occupied. They also didn't know that the guy they confronted inside was hearing impaired and couldn't respond to their verbal commands. And even though the "suspect" had just gotten out of the bathtub and was wrapped in nothing but a towel, they just couldn't be sure that he was unarmed.
Yeah, no question about it. They did what they had to do.
Congressman Paul sent out this e-mail response to the recent CNN/YouTube debate:
Want to know a secret? There were two moments I especially enjoyed at the CNN/YouTube debate -- despite my frustration at some of the questions, and the maldistribution of time.
First, I was pleased at John McCain's attack, which he clearly had planned. Not because that sort of stream-of-consciousness nonsense about Hitler and WWII -- when the neocons openly want what they call WW IV! Are we to forget that the first war crime charged at Nuremberg was waging aggressive war?
I mean this: mainstream politicians NEVER attack an opponent they think is far behind. The McCain campaign, we've heard, is worried sick about New Hampshire, and they thought a slam at me would help. Ha! Of course, it only strengthened our forces.
Then, after the debate, Rudy Giuliani walked up to me and said, "Oooh, you sure have a LOT of supporters." It's only the beginning, I told him.
Indeed, he could have told that by the crowd outside after the debate. Mitt Romney had a few people, but no one else did. We, on the other hand, had about 500 enthusiastic revolutionaries, plus a boat, a trolley, and two planes towing lighted signs. As I looked out at the crowd, I thought: the establishment has no idea of what they are facing. We have an army of freedom, prosperity, and peace. As the LA Times political blog noted the other day, the British also thought they had no problem with the Americans--until Yorktown.
But we have an astoundingly short time before the first contests. The Iowa caucuses are on January 3, the New Hampshire primary is on January 8, and Nevada and South Carolina are both on January 19. We have only 30 days to stake our claim to the nomination, and to the new America that restores the ideals of the founders, and leads the world through free enterprise, a sound dollar, the rule of law, and peaceful example. Not through inflation and bombs.
Help me surprise the neocons and all the establishment with our success. Help me build the foundation for the America we all want. Send your most generous contribution: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate. The military-industrial complex, the biased media, the big banks, the Fed, the waterboarders, and the IRS don't like what we're doing. But every good American is applauding us, and daring to hope for a better future.
Please, help me give it to them, to us, to all Americans to come. Keep this revolution growing and winning: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.
