OMG!! Gingrich is Ron Pauling the Gold Standard!!

[Tyler_Durden]

"Gingrich: U.S. should reconsider gold standard"
http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/18/news...gold_standard/

The latest attempt at Ron Pauling Monetary Policies.....


It's interesting considering this currently-circulated Associated Press article contrasts Gingrich's position:

"GOP candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry both have called for firing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and reining in monetary policy, but neither has endorsed a new gold standard. They and other Republicans have avoided ridiculing the idea, however, and alienating its ardent believers."

[low preference guy]

trying to get RP votes

[Schiff_FTW]

As if a gold standard is compatible with being the police man of the world.

[thoughtomator]

The growth of Paul's influence is amazing. Two months ago did anyone imagine that we would have the hold we do over the national conversation? Both left and right are moving in our direction, and everyone wants to steal Paul's policies.

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

So how is he going to pay for his military adventurism and dictatorship, or any of his other insane domestic policy re: Drug War executions.

[Edward]

When establishment Republicans begin to parrot Ron's ideas, that's all good for us! It helps dissolve the "crazy uncle" label.

[dan5430]

here they go...


End of the article...

Other leading Republicans have echoed Gingrich's call to end the Fed's dual mandate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, another presidential candidate, even suggested Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke might be guilty of treason if the Fed moved to buy more Treasuries in an attempt to spur greater growth.

[jsem]

Classic pandering to the Ron Paul base.

[thoughtomator]

here they go...


End of the article...

Other leading Republicans have echoed Gingrich's call to end the Fed's dual mandate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, another presidential candidate, even suggested Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke might be guilty of treason if the Fed moved to buy more Treasuries in an attempt to spur greater growth.

Suddenly, a majority of GOP Presidential candidates are on the End the Fed bandwagon.

[sailingaway]

He doesn't understand it, and he is a whore. Not very confidence inspiring, I would think.

[nasaal]

Someone considered by the peons to be more "electable" preaching the gospel of Paul isn't a good thing for us. Yes it's great when people debate the real issues, but only if they mean it. Gingrich isn't a dumb person. He knows that gold can't sustain a system of empire building like we have. It is pandering, and that is NEVER a good thing no matter what the pandering is over. No more spectacular than him coming to tell me that he read the Qu'ran and changed his mind about Muslims. Positive meaning cannot be drawn from a liar.

[dfalken]

Scumbag politicians will say anything if they think it will get them votes. But of course they will only DO things that will get them money and power.

[Justinfrom1776]

Sorry, you can't call Paul Ryan's moderate deficit decreases "Right-wing engineering" and then pretend to be serious about monetary policy..

[EndTheFed]

Its catching on!!!

[Tyler_Durden]

I updated my opening thread with this:

It's interesting considering this currently-circulated Associated Press article contrasts Gingrich's position:

"GOP candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry both have called for firing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and reining in monetary policy, but neither has endorsed a new gold standard. They and other Republicans have avoided ridiculing the idea, however, and alienating its ardent believers."

[BLS]

$#@! NEWT GINGRICH.

NO ONE BUT PAUL!!!

[TheLasersShadow]

Don't get mad just smile and #WINNING !!!!

[thoughtomator]

Someone considered by the peons to be more "electable" preaching the gospel of Paul isn't a good thing for us.

I think you underestimate the trust factor. In a world where trust is being steadily annihilated, a man like Ron Paul stands out like a diamond in a coal pit.

[unknown]

POS.

Make sure we credit Ron Paul in the various comment sections.

[osan]

Someone considered by the peons to be more "electable" preaching the gospel of Paul isn't a good thing for us. Yes it's great when people debate the real issues, but only if they mean it. Gingrich isn't a dumb person. He knows that gold can't sustain a system of empire building like we have. It is pandering, and that is NEVER a good thing no matter what the pandering is over. No more spectacular than him coming to tell me that he read the Qu'ran and changed his mind about Muslims. Positive meaning cannot be drawn from a liar.

This is ON THE MONEY - no pun intended.

Firstly, there are many out there who will look at this and think "see, it's OK to vote for Noot" This may draw a good many fence sitters away from Paul if they think one of the others is now sufficiently "safe" from an issues/positions standpoint, particularly if they buy into the nonsense of "electability".

Secondly, I hold ZERO doubt in my mind that the moment that scurrilous freak takes the oath of office all talk of a gold standard will cease and he will retrench with "that's just crazy"... kind of the way his shack up was with the Pelosi.

Gingrich cannot be trusted to the door. As someone else wrote, he will say absolutely anything to get what he wants. I guarantee that were there enough molesters of little boys to guarantee him the seat, he would be out campaigning for the right to bugger children. He does not have the principles of gravel.

[Mini-Me]

This would be the worst thing ever: He would never, EVER suggest competing currencies or truly using gold as money. Rather, he would simply peg the value of a dollar to a weight of gold, while continuing to print as many as he liked. In other words, I guarantee he would merely place a price control on the value of gold, and when it failed, people would be led to believe that the gold standard failed.

[CaptainAmerica]

hes one dirty SOB

[alucard13mmfmj]

i wonder if obama will do something similar... seems hes trying to emulate ron paul and preparing for debates in the event ron gets the nomination.

[nasaal]

I think you underestimate the trust factor. In a world where trust is being steadily annihilated, a man like Ron Paul stands out like a diamond in a coal pit.

Trust factor? Gingrich is doing well in SC and FL as a guy who left his wife on her death bed. He has held every version of every view I can think of, and he backed Freddie before, during, and after the housing crash. Trust factor means nothing when considering politicians in this environment.

[GHoeberX]

Gingrich is the most dishonest candidate in the race. I have higher esteem of ANY candidate over Gingrich from the Green Party to Mitt Romney and from Rick Santorum to Barack Obama. I am just unable to believe any word he says and now it looks like he's going to finish ahead of several other candidates in the South Carolina GOP-race... *YUCK*

[hazek]

Pandering and lip service, that's all that is.

[tsetsefly]

The same thing happened in 08, all of a sudden Hackebby and other where talking about the fed etc. ... Ridiculous...

[Ilhaguru]

Gold standard alone still won't solve fractional reserve banking, manipulation of interest rates, and the moral hazards of the Federal Reserve and FDIC.

Nice to see him saying this, though. We can use this on those who still think going back to gold is a crazy idea.

[Okie RP fan]

In case everyone hasn't noticed, there is a huge media surge for Gingrich right now.

I have seen nothing but positive stories, and people seem to have enjoyed his debate performance.

So, we have a couple days to counter this. It is time we make "Serial Hypocrisy" viral again. Also, someone needs to make a video of Gingrich copying Paul on the Fed and other monetary policies.

[The Goat]

Jim DeMint asked for Republicans to move toward Ron Pauls ideas on monetary policy.

this is Newt pandering to the people of SC that don't realize he is paying lip service. Its all about lying to the SC voters.