For the benefit of anyone who still thinks Ron Paul possesses a shred of sanity, here's a couple of new items from Dave Weigel. If you're looking for a more substantive Ron Paul diary, go read my earlier one.
First, a 1990 C-SPAN program where the not-so-good doctor gets roped into a caller's conspiracy theory, and willingly comes along for the ride:
You referred to who really pulls the strings. For years now, it's been claimed by many, and there's pretty good evidence, that those who are involved in the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations usually end up in positions of power. And I believe this is true. If you look at the Federal Reserve, if you look at key positions at the World Bank or the IMF, they all come from these groups. If you have national television on, you might see a big debate about the Far East crisis, and you have Brzezinski and Kissinger talking about how to do it. One says don't invade today, invade tomorrow. And the other says, invade immediately. That's the only difference you find between the Rockefeller trilateralists.
(It's more fun if you already knew this, but the Trilateral Commission is one of a number of groups that paranoid right-wing kooks used to think secretly controlled the world back during the Cold War; others include the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg Group, and the RAND Corporation. Go read Cecil Adams if you want more. I aintcher mama.)
The second item is an undated ad from one of Paul's newsletters for "The Original Famous Ron Paul Survival Kit", full of silver and gold coins to help you survive the coming economic apocalypse.
When the New Money is imposed, every American family must have a Survival Kit of highly liquid, small-denomination silver and gold coints for hand-to-hand use in an emergency.
The Ron Paul Survival Kit - now an industry standard - comes in an official World War II U.S. Army Ammo-Holder. Warning: do not keep this ina bank, but only where you can get to it during a bank holiday.
Contents: 1,000 silver dimes; 400 silver quarters; 200 silver half dollars; 30 silver dollars; 20 Silver Eagles; five $5 Gold Eagles; and one $10 Gold Eagle.
The Ron Paul Survival Kit:
$1,675 ea.
With Christmas just around the corner, this one is particularly timely.