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Juan McCain
02-25-2010, 08:18 AM
"Among Mr. Hussein's possessions when he was captured was three-quarters of a million dollars in United States currency in crisp new bills.
Whence came the gentleman's stash?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/opinion/follow-the-money.html?pagewanted=1

Uh, so Ben, let's see now . . . they can trace where the paper in Saddam's pocket was minted/printed, right ?

But a few on the House panel - and I'd like to find out just who that was off to Barney Frank's right laughing . . .
and some misinformed morons in the media are all too quick to pounce on RP after his questioning
of bureaucrats, like yesterday's grilling of Ben Bernanke -
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35564089/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/

As usual . . . RP is right - certainly to question the Fed Chairman in a public forum.
It IS what Congressman Paul is elected to do.
Now, just let's see how much some in the media retract - or in Bennie's case maybe outright apologize
to Congressman Paul for evasively shrugging off the "big" money questions.

Or would Bennie prefer if the people just wring it out of him instead ?

Bernanke may at least be "eating crow" next time when he sits before the panel -
so expect even bigger attention and more media coverage.

All citizens of the USA are proud to have Ron Paul on our side there -
and we all thank his constituents in the 14th Congressional District in Texas
for electing and re-electing the guy on our side.

Stick to it Congressman Paul - we are all there standing right behind you!

NY Times 2004 "Follow the Money"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/opinion/follow-the-money.html?pagewanted=1

Best comeback yesterday by Huffington Post - as has been posted on several threads here -
nice quick work everybuddy . . .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-bradley-jansen/bizarre-bernanke_b_475230.html

to countering this sort of mediocre "journalism" . . .
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Happy-Hour-Vid-Ron-Paul-Sees-Feds-Hand-in-Watergate-Saddam-Hussein-2641

jmdrake
02-25-2010, 09:03 AM
Hmmmm....interesting. Of course if they followed the money on terrorism it would lead back to W's uncle Jonathan.

http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=riggs_bank

Juan McCain
02-25-2010, 03:17 PM
And as far as the Watergate burglars comment from RP to Ben Bernanke yesterday . . .

"Police who searched the room the Watergate burglars used found $4,200 in $100 dollar bills,
all numbered in sequence. Proxmire asked the Federal Reserve Board where the money came
from. As he explained in a letter to the late Rep. Wright Patman (D-Tex.), chairman of the House
Banking Committee: "I got the biggest run-around in years. They ducked, misled, lied, and gave me the idiot treatment."
- Milwaukee Sentinel June 16, 1982 - Washington Report by Richard Bradee, Sentinel Washington Bureau

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19820616&id=6dUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6977%2C2777644