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'Blame America First'?

Ralph Raico:
'Blame America First'?

No, Ron Paul's policy is put America First. No wonder the neocons are angry and terrified.

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Ron Paul puts America first
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - The Political Pro-Con
by Conor Murphy

WASHINGTON, October 6, 2011Many, including fellow presidential candidate Rick Santorum, have labeled Ron Paul as part of the 'blame America first' crowd in this election cycle. They are angered by his willingness to point out flaws in our country's foreign policy and smear him as an isolationist who wants America to hide from the rest of the world. Contrary to establishment Republican rhetoric, Paul's policy is not "blame America first," but "put America first."

From the start of the Cold War, America adopted a more interventionist foreign policy. We have been more concerned about the affairs of other nations than ever before, and the result has been more military spending. The United States spends roughly $1 trillion per year on defense, which is more than at any other time in our nation's history. This spending has become unsustainable, as shown by the debt crisis that loomed this summer.

Opposition to these policies is the only sensible way to keep the deficit under control and to keep the country safe from those who want to do us harm. If we were to bring our troops home from around the world they would be in less danger, we wouldn't be interfering with sovereignty of other nations and making enemies, and we would save hundreds of billions of dollars every year. These are the same policies that were supported by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Quincy Adams, none of whom were considered isolationists.

If we consider the enormous benefits to this country of discontinuing our role as world's policeman, we'll see that they would go a long way towards putting the United States back on the road to fiscal solvency. The United States would do well to stop worrying about the disputes and internal affairs of other nations when we are on the verge of a financial meltdown at home.

There is nothing isolationist about putting the interests of America first rather than funding wars with countries that pose us no threat, propping up dictators who are hated by their people, and sending aid to other nations to buy their friendship. Policies like these create more problems than they solve. Instead of defeating the terrorists, we are giving them more motivation to continue fighting. When we spread ourselves too thin, we make ourselves more vulnerable. And sending foreign aid to other countries generally means taking money from the poor in this country and giving it to the rich dictators of poor countries.

Pointing out these unfortunate truths is a necessary step to fixing our problems, and Ron Paul is the only candidate brave enough to do it. It is mind boggling that while Republicans claim to fight for smaller limited government, they feel that it does not apply to foreign policy. They would do well to listen to their own rhetoric when they talk about the problems and inefficiencies of government, and apply it to our meddling overseas. Maybe then the Republican Party might be able to demonstrate some consistency to the American people instead of talking out of both sides of their mouths.

When Rick Santorum shamelessly exclaims that Ron Paul is blaming America for 9/11, not only is he wrong but he is also being intellectually dishonest. Santorum, like the rest of the Republicans, opposes our current healthcare predicament. If Obama-care destroys our healthcare system in the next ten years, no one would claim that Senator Santorum had "blamed America" for our healthcare problem. Like any other conservative, he is simply blaming a flawed policy.

This is no different than Dr. Paul's position on 9/11. He does not blame the country for the despicable acts that occurred on that day, but he correctly places some of the blame on our government's foreign policy. Unfortunately, trying to explain this difference to Rick Santorum is as fruitless as attempting to convince him that his support for Medicare Part D in 2003 was as bad as supporting Obama-care.

It's ironic that while most establishment Republicans accuse Ron Paul of not supporting the troops, he has gotten more money from active duty troops than all other Republican candidates combined. Maybe the rest of the Republican field should follow the example of our men and women oversees and put America first.

Conor Murphy is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in political science. As a former radio talk show host on WVCW, Conor hosted two popular shows, Murphy's Law and Son of the Revolution. You can read more of his columns in The Political Pro-Con at The Washington Times Communities

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/political-pro-con/2011/oct/6/ron-paul-puts-america-first/

JP Letter to Editor - Awwam ke Khadim

Dear Join Pakistan

LETTER TO EDITOR

October 8^th, 2011

Awwam ke Khadim

Most politicians are elected on the basis of the promises they make to serve the masses of their constituencies. However, the after-election scenario is always different. Their sudden transformation from the ordinary to sublime not only changes their psyche but also makes them highly conscience of their newly found VVIP status and the privileges claimed right or wrong between which unfortunately they cannot even differentiate. Naturally, the traffic on roads including the ambulances must stop for them. They have to have special VVIP lounges and check-in counters at the airports. And, so what if the flight and hundreds of passengers have to wait for their late arrival for the boarding? As far as serving the masses is concerned, regretfully they cannot. Firstly, they are inaccessible to them for reasons of protocol and security and secondly, it is now the “self before the masses” that has to taken care of. And, surprisingly they make no bones abou t it. They just haggle and quibble openly for it. A case in point - the ongoing squabble for the limousines and posh offices between the returning MQM and Functional League ministers in Sindh and a few of the Q League not content with what they are offered. Of course, everyone of them needs the shining limo and the elegant office badly to serve the masses earnestly and enthusiastically.

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)

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Conservative Christians Cheer Ron Paul

Conservative Christians Cheer Ron Paul
Posted on October 8, 2011 by LHR, Jr.

They love his genuinely pro-life message: antiabortion and antiwar. My, how times have changed. Four uyears ago, the Values Voters booed his comment, in the context of a discussion of his Golden Rule foreign policy, that he worships the Prince of Peace. (Thanks to Travis Holte)

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Conservative crowd roars for Ron Paul
By Gautham Nagesh - 10/08/11 10:03 AM ET

Presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Texas) and his libertarian message received a raucous welcome from the socially conservative crowd at the Values Voter Summit on Saturday morning.

Paul's supporters were out in force at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, and they made their presence known, roaring at familiar talking points such as the accusation the nation's central bank is "counterfeiting our currency."

But the longtime congressman also modified his message slightly to play to the family values crowd, emphasizing the Biblical roots of many of his principles and avoiding controversial positions such as his advocacy for ending the war on drugs.

Paul cited his background as a physician as a reason why he would be particularly well-suited to defending the anti-abortion rights position shared by most of the audience.

"You cannot defend liberty if you don't understand life and where it comes from," Paul said to a standing ovation.

Notably, some of the loudest cheers came in response to Paul's strong words against military intervention as he pointed to the two wars the U.S. is currently engaged in as a drain on both the economy as well as the service members and their.

"One of the greatest threats to the family is war. It undermines the family," Paul said, adding that war also causes inflation, poverty and an increased rate of suicide among veterans.

The speech had the feel of a campaign rally as Paul's supporters stood up repeatedly and chanted his name in unison while other members of the audience looked on.

Paul gave his fans what they came to hear, closing with a libertarian flourish in which he warned that Americans should be wary of the reach of the U.S. government.

"Now you have no privacy whatsoever," Paul warned the crowd, citing airport security and government surveillance programs. "We are living in an age where government is way too big."

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/186353-conservative-crowd-roars-for-ron-paul

Hell hath no fury like a harem of your four current wives

New post on Bare Naked Islam

Hell hath no fury like a harem of your four current wives

by barenakedislam

Four furious wives of a Pakistani Muslim man crash his wedding to wife #5. After seeing the groom get his head handed to him by wives #1 through #4, bride #5 hightails it out the back door. Islam allows a man to be married to only 4 wives at a time.

Puns for Educated Minds.

New post on Fellowship of the Minds

Puns for Educated Minds.

by Steve

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.

He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out
to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it
was a weapon of math disruption.
5. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
6. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for
littering.
7. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum
Blownapart
8. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
9. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking
into it.
10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
12. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to
the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
13. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
14. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
15. The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
16. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
17. A backward poet writes inverse.
18. In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count that votes.
19. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
20. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in Seine .
21. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The
stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per
passenger.'
22. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says "'Dam!'
23. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in
the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your
kayak and heat it too.
24. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The
other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'
25. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root
canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
26. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope
that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

~Steve~ H/T Miss Cindy

Steve | October 8, 2011 at 6:36 am | Tags: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, France, King Arthur, Paris, Seine, Sir Cumference (series of books), Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana | Categories: Humor | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-9SI

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