Brushfires of Freedom

The end of the quarter is approaching, Donate to Ron Paul Here!

Last quarter, FMNN was first with the news that Ron Paul’s effort might result in a fund-surge of between $3 and $5 million. As it turned out the campaign raised almost $2.5 million, and this quarter, there are reports that Ron Paul could top […]

‘A Giuliani spokeswoman said the $9.11 idea was selected without the campaign’s knowledge.’ Oh, yea. Rudy would never milk 9/11 for all he could get out of it.
$9.11 per guest charged at Rudy event. Will Rudy recognize how sleazy this is and return the money?read more | digg story

Backer of Giuliani hosts ‘$9.11 for Rudy’ fundraiser
 
 
A Giuliani spokesman called the event “unfortunate.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd said Tuesday a fundraising party for Republican Rudy Giuliani seeking $9.11 each from guests exploits the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for political purposes.
The Dodd campaign called on Giuliani to […]

In a very real sense, the Fed and the government are close to going over the spending limit of our nation
’s credit card. We rely on foreign investors to buy our debt so our government can maintain its appetite for spending.read more | digg story

After the current turmoil in the markets, I was hoping that new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would see the big picture and act judiciously.  Instead he signaled, with an aggressive rate cut, that we can expect a continuation of the monetary policies that got us here to begin with. Alan Greenspan released his memoir this week explaining […]

Freedome Lovers cannot help but endorese Ron Paul, any more than late night comedians cannot help but endorse Bill Clinton for First Lady.
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Can Ron Paul win? I think he can. If he does, it will be in spite of the mainstream media, and against the wishes of the establishment Republicans, but I see signs all over that people are doing the things they need to do to build a really good “on-the-ground” campaign; Ron Paul’s […]

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”  Indeed some of the most malignant growth of our government has been nurtured under a cover of darkness.
Literally, in the dark hours of the morning at the end of the year, it has become tradition for the Appropriations committee to rush the […]

From Minyanville, Bernanke Stumped by Representative Ron Paul
In today’s testimony before the house, Fed Chairman Bernanke was questioned by Representative Ron Paul in what was a remarkable exchange. Remarkable for how straightforward, lucid, and anti-statist the question was. In his questioning, Ron Paul stated:

“I want to follow up on the discussion about moral hazard. I […]