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Posts Tagged ‘gold standard’

Paultards Get No Ass

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

posted by a self-loathing ron paul?The Paultard war is spreading to gay gyms across our Washingtons. Alas, be careful what you wear to the gym after work, gay Paultards, or there’ll be no gold standard for you tonight.

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Ron Paul Doesn’t Care About (Giving Medals to) Black People

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

ronparks.jpgThat is the one vote cast against giving Rosa Parks the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, and it was cast by Mr. Ron Paul on April 20, 1999. This isn’t exactly breaking news but we were reminded of it today (it’s apparently been making the email rounds at a couple lobbying houses) — Ron just hates giving out medals! He even gave a little speech:

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Ron “Gold Standard” Paul’s 19th Century economic policies would lead to a stronger dollar. Or, uh, hyperinflation, if the government’s gold-hoarding didn’t go well. [CurrencyTrading.net]