John Stossel interviews Ron Paul

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johnstossel(John Stossel) A Note from John

Stossel Mon., December 10, 2007

 

John Stossel: " Give Me a Break! "

 

This week I interview presidential contender Ron Paul. The congressman

says " I run for president … not because of the things I want to do,

but more because of the things I don't want to do. I don't want to run

your life, and I don't want to run the economy, and I don't want to

police the world. " A politician arguing that government must have limits

is not something I hear often.

 

His platform of freedom has resonated with young people. When I ask the

72-year-old hopeful what he thinks about that, he says: " I love it. I

always thought, freedom ideas were young ideas. You know, in history,

freedom is a young idea. Tyranny is an old idea. Young people tend to be

more principled. … They know I've been dedicated to the principles of

the Constitution, and they welcome the idea of … leaving them alone,

letting them run their own lives, not taxing the Internet, and not

regulating the Internet. And young people tend not to necessarily like

war. So I take these positions, and they look into all the policies that

I endorse, and, they seem to be flocking to us. And the vehicle of

course, is the Internet. "

 

Paul is the most Googled presidential contender and the most watched

candidate on YouTube. He set a GOP fundraising record by raising $4.2

million in a single day, mostly with online donations. He's enlisted

more than 70,000 volunteers.

 

With such an Internet presence, we decided to post our interview online.

 

Watch our discussion on drugs, prostitution and gay marriages:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=3970423 & page=1

 

And in today's installment, we discuss the role of government.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/story?id=3970818 & page=1

 

Tune in all week to see what Paul says about:

Immigration

War in Iraq

Government subsidies

Health Care

 

Speaking of the Internet … I have a newly designed Web site with more

videos:

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel

 

The message boards continue to be active. So please keep posting your

feedback. I'm thankful to those of you who write explanations that I

hope will educate the statists who post messages about the need for more

government:

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