Ron Paul to Fed, Ft. Knox: Show Me the Gold

September 1, 2010

Recently by Ron Paul: Demagoguing the Mosque

End the Fed Ron Paul Best Price: $1.12 Buy New $8.53 (as of 10:10 UTC - Details)

Congressman Ron Paul is in the news today doing what he does best: dropping firebombs on the Fed.

The Republican from Texas told Kitco News that he plans to introduce a bill next year that will allow for an audit of U.S. gold reserves. Paul reportedly said that, in his opinion, it’s a “possibility” that there in fact isn’t any yellow metal in Fort Knox or the New York Federal Reserve.

“If we ever get around to deciding we should use gold in relationship to our currency we ought to know how much is there,” the lawmaker said. “Our Federal Reserve admits to nothing and they should prove all the gold is there. There is a reason to be suspicious and even if you are not suspicious why wouldn’t you have an audit?”

Read the rest of the article

See the Ron Paul File

September 1, 2010

The Best of Ron Paul, MD

Tags:

$post_author: WP_User Object
(
    [data] => stdClass Object
        (
            [ID] => 4451
            [user_login] => ron-paul
            [user_pass] => f6839c471054b733aff03bde00416652
            [user_nicename] => ron-paul
            [user_email] => [email protected]
            [user_url] => 
            [user_registered] => 2013-04-18 04:04:41
            [user_activation_key] => 
            [user_status] => 0
            [display_name] => Ron Paul, MD
            [type] => wpuser
        )

    [ID] => 4451
    [caps] => Array
        (
            [author] => 1
        )

    [cap_key] => wp_capabilities
    [roles] => Array
        (
            [0] => author
        )

    [allcaps] => Array
        (
            [upload_files] => 1
            [edit_posts] => 1
            [edit_published_posts] => 1
            [publish_posts] => 1
            [read] => 1
            [level_2] => 1
            [level_1] => 1
            [level_0] => 1
            [delete_posts] => 1
            [delete_published_posts] => 1
            [email_single_user] => 1
            [email_multiple_users] => 1
            [tablepress_edit_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_delete_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_list_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_add_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_copy_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_import_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_export_tables] => 1
            [tablepress_access_options_screen] => 1
            [tablepress_access_about_screen] => 1
            [author] => 1
        )

    [filter] => 
    [site_id:WP_User:private] => 1
)

get_the_author_meta:

$bio: Dr. Ron Paul is a former member of Congress and Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute.

$post_author: WP_User Object
(
    [data] => stdClass Object
        (
            [ID] => 2133
            [user_login] => josh-lipton
            [user_pass] => 19dae40ba5c9f7355567d387c8a7ff67
            [user_nicename] => josh-lipton
            [user_email] => [email protected]
            [user_url] => 
            [user_registered] => 2012-11-02 08:11:10
            [user_activation_key] => 
            [user_status] => 0
            [display_name] => Josh Lipton
            [type] => wpuser
        )

    [ID] => 2133
    [caps] => Array
        (
            [contributor] => 1
        )

    [cap_key] => wp_capabilities
    [roles] => Array
        (
            [0] => contributor
        )

    [allcaps] => Array
        (
            [edit_posts] => 1
            [read] => 1
            [level_1] => 1
            [level_0] => 1
            [delete_posts] => 1
            [email_single_user] => 1
            [contributor] => 1
        )

    [filter] => 
    [site_id:WP_User:private] => 1
)

get_the_author_meta:

$bio:

$bios: Array
(
    [0] => Dr. Ron Paul is a former member of Congress and Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute.
)

Dr. Ron Paul is a former member of Congress and Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute.

Previous article by Ron Paul, MD: Ron Paul: Audit the Gold!

Ron Paul to Fed, Ft. Knox: Show Me the Gold

Political Theatre

LRC Blog

LRC Podcasts