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Immortal Technique
12-02-2009, 07:08 PM
YouTube - WAR IS A RACKET! Ron Paul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ITXSi4zLyk)

December 02, 2009 C-SPAN

BuddyRey
12-02-2009, 08:25 PM
Awesome video!

malkusm
12-02-2009, 08:31 PM
I love Ron Paul for being all grandfatherly and using the word "racket" to describe things.

RM918
12-02-2009, 08:36 PM
Waiting for him to call Congress a bunch of palookas.

Grimnir Wotansvolk
12-02-2009, 08:41 PM
I love Ron Paul for being all grandfatherly and using the word "racket" to describe things.It's not exactly grandfatherly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket

It's the dictionary definition of what militaries and governments do

Chester Copperpot
12-02-2009, 08:42 PM
I figured he was quoting General Smedley Butler

axiomata
12-02-2009, 09:08 PM
I figured he was quoting General Smedley Butler
"plagiarizing" according to RP

;)

GunnyFreedom
12-02-2009, 10:43 PM
Hey! I finally caught RP in a mistake! Smedly Butler was a MARINE not a Soldier! (yes, Virginia, there IS a difference...) ;)

On another note, RP looks AWFUL tired in that vid. :(

All the garbage in DC accelerating at an exponential rate, the imminent descent of the US into overt tyranny, it's killing him to fight so hard against it all alone.

Come on guys, we need to REALLY SWEEP INTO OFFICE in 2010 and 2012 and restore the spark of hope in RP like he did in us...

JK/SEA
12-02-2009, 10:55 PM
Ron will be OK...he's a fierce alpha warrior. He knows we're out there...by the millions now i expect.

Reason
12-02-2009, 10:57 PM
this was a fucking priceless comment posted on that YT video

Obama: "We Did Not Ask for This Fight"
Bush: "We Did Not Seek This Conflict"
Obama: "New Attacks are Being Plotted as I Speak"
Bush: "At This Moment ... Terrorists are Planning New Attacks"
Obama: "Our Cause is Just, Our Resolve Unwavering"
Bush: "Our Cause is Just, Our Coalition [is] Determined"
Obama: "This Is No Idle Danger"
Bush: "The Enemies of Freedom Are Not Idle"
Obama: "We Have No Interest in Occupying Your Country"
Bush: "I Wouldn't Be Happy if I Were Occupied Either"

Danke
12-02-2009, 11:34 PM
Hey! I finally caught RP in a mistake! Smedly Butler was a MARINE not a Soldier! (yes, Virginia, there IS a difference...) ;)


Meh, so he elevated Smedley Butler...

Anti Federalist
12-02-2009, 11:42 PM
War is a Racket.

http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm

GunnyFreedom
12-02-2009, 11:48 PM
Meh, so he elevated Smedley Butler...

More like elevating soldiers...unless you mean elevating...hands...ie surrender? NO, maybe elevating rifles as in missing the target? ;) OH I GET IT You meant elevating the budget! Marines do twice as much with HALF the per-capita funding. Just IMAGINE what we'd do with the same per capita! :D :D :D

WorldonaString
12-03-2009, 12:49 AM
A bit off topic but I need someones help.

In disgust of Obamas escalation of the war, I found the inspiration to put together a youtube in protest. I'm very new at making those things so its a bit rough, but I think its pretty imaginative. I played Sheryl Crows, "Favorite Mistake" with shots of Obama, dreamy eyed voters, and the war in afghanistan side by side. Anyways, I turn to you guys, because I cannot for the life of me get it posted on Youtube, Facebook or anywhere else. ... I'm in China and all those networks are blocked.

If anyone would like to see the video and/or help publish it on one of your accounts, that would be awesome. Dr Paul is really pushing the anti war message right now, and we need to back him up every way possible.

My email is JohnsonJR85@gmail for anyone interested in checking it out. Hope to hear from you!

ChooseLiberty
12-03-2009, 01:42 AM
If you didn't know better, you'd think their teleprompters were being fed from the same source.

Nah.. :p



this was a fucking priceless comment posted on that YT video

Obama: "We Did Not Ask for This Fight"
Bush: "We Did Not Seek This Conflict"
Obama: "New Attacks are Being Plotted as I Speak"
Bush: "At This Moment ... Terrorists are Planning New Attacks"
Obama: "Our Cause is Just, Our Resolve Unwavering"
Bush: "Our Cause is Just, Our Coalition [is] Determined"
Obama: "This Is No Idle Danger"
Bush: "The Enemies of Freedom Are Not Idle"
Obama: "We Have No Interest in Occupying Your Country"
Bush: "I Wouldn't Be Happy if I Were Occupied Either"

Revolution0918
12-03-2009, 01:49 AM
god how fucking stupid r r politicians that they cannot see this??

newbitech
12-03-2009, 02:36 AM
hey watch it Mr Paul, I live in FL! Don't give em any ideas! I don't want them sending those cronies down here!

RideTheDirt
12-03-2009, 03:30 AM
this was a fucking priceless comment posted on that YT video

Obama: "We Did Not Ask for This Fight"
Bush: "We Did Not Seek This Conflict"
Obama: "New Attacks are Being Plotted as I Speak"
Bush: "At This Moment ... Terrorists are Planning New Attacks"
Obama: "Our Cause is Just, Our Resolve Unwavering"
Bush: "Our Cause is Just, Our Coalition [is] Determined"
Obama: "This Is No Idle Danger"
Bush: "The Enemies of Freedom Are Not Idle"
Obama: "We Have No Interest in Occupying Your Country"
Bush: "I Wouldn't Be Happy if I Were Occupied Either"

That was on micheal moore's website today.

I printed it out.

romeno182
12-03-2009, 06:13 AM
one of the greatest speeches of rp

Chibioz
12-03-2009, 07:20 AM
Definitely a good one.

Danke
08-15-2010, 06:03 AM
YouTube - War is a Racket by Smedley Butler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_EXqJ8f-0&feature=player_embedded#)!

Lib111
08-15-2010, 09:02 AM
War is a Racket:

Israel approves purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter planes.

http://tiny.cc/uwkwv


U.S. to sell Saudis 84 F-15 fighter jets in $30 billion deal.

http://tiny.cc/adxm2

Anti Federalist
08-15-2010, 10:55 AM
I've been trying to find some original footage of Uncle Smedley's speech, with no luck.

Still, a good recitation of his speech.


YouTube - War is a Racket by Smedley Butler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_EXqJ8f-0&feature=player_embedded#)!