'Don't come to me for help when a disaster strikes, you big dummy!'

Pres. Candidate Sen. Ron Paul

Quote of the decade

"It's a moral hazard to say that government is always going to take care of us when we do dumb things. I'm trying to get people to not do dumb things. Besides, its not authorized in the constitution."

Ron Paul, Libertarian, Texas

Presidential candidate for 2012

According to Paul, if you live in a state, city or town where Mother Nature can and will strike without warning in the form of devastating tornadoes, hurricanes and floods, you are a dummy! You do not deserve help from the government, or the generosity of private donors. You knew the dangers before they happened! Now deal with it, dummy!

If you live in a town or state where wild fires may wreak havoc, destroying your neighborhood and belongings, you should have known better than to move into a disaster-prone area in the first place! You should have looked for a town, city or state where there are no wildfires, floods, hurricanes or tornadoes.

You ought to have insurance if you want to live recklessly and dangerously! Ron Paul says he has the insurance he needs. He is prepared for disasters. There is no way he is going to ask FEMA for help like his big government hating friend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. You know who Perry is don't you? He's the "I'm thinking about running for president" guy who wants Texas to secede from the Union!

If Ron Paul is elected president, and your state, city or town has the misfortune of getting hit by a tremendous disaster, bought to you by Mother Nature, do not expect him or the government to pull you up by your bootstraps. 

Paul says that the government helping citizens in distress is not constitutional. The U.S. Constitution does not say the government is obligated to help you, your state, city or town. Paul said he will dismantle FEMA if elected president.  

Wait a doggone minute! Prostitution and marijuana are not constitutional either but Paul favors legalizing them! Paul's priorities are evidently self-indulgent perks that he dreams of legitimizing.

Some free advice from me: Have a box of bootstraps ready in case you are hit by a disaster. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters? You can't. They don't deal with disaster unrelated to ghosts!

The 2010 US Census shouldn't be avoided

Senator Ron Paul, Libertarian

On March 3 I read an editorial in the Houston Chronicle, written by Ron Paul. He was telling citizens to ignore the 2010 census because the government only wants to collect private information on any one who fills out the forms.

I am surprised that a seasoned politician like Paul would suggest that people not fill out the US Census. With this editorial he proved that ignorance is bliss, and some people will do whatever is told to them. The U. S. government does not depend on the census to gather information about citizens.

Each time individuals fill out employment applications, visit their private doctor or go the emergency room, enroll in college, fill out applications for a credit cards, buy a home or rent an apartment, seek a loan or mortgage, start a business–they are revealing more about themselves and family members than they would on the US Census.

The census is basically about political representation in Congress, and federal money that  states receive. A numbers count is just as important as the information collected. A vote against the census is a vote against yourself and your state, city or county. By the way, if you think no other agency has “private” information on you, do a people or genealogy search on the Internet.

Surprise! Surprise! You have no private life after all!