, there was ron paul. the father. while the son is a senator who may run for president in 2016, the father isn't exactly fading in the back ground. ron paul is an outspoken libertarian. you can find his opinions on ronpaul.com. some of the content is free and some requires a are subscription that costs $9.95 a month. ali sat down with ron paul and asked him his appeal, young amog young people and college students. >> i was delighted with it. i took a position which was a libertarian position, which was, you have to be responsible for yourself. most people paint young people as, they're totally independent, what's the government going to do for them? and there's plenty of that. the students when you offered it up to them they were very open. but i think conditions have helped me on that. not only was i firmly believing in what i was saying, and that's what they're looking for, but they're mrs. seeing the failure of the system that -- they're also seeing the failure of the system that and because of the cris

many flocking to ron paul. ali asked him why. >> the jobs, they know something is structurally wrong. there is a good appeal to young people to say maybe we have to think about the whole system. >> there's more ever ali's conversation with ron paul, congressman paul says, his appeal is to people not even half his age. that, and more, coming up. >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> mandatory minimums are routinely used to coerce plea bargains >> mandatory minimums >> the whole goal is to reduce gun crime, now we've got people saying "this isn't fair"... >> does the punishment always fit the crime? >> had the person that murdered our daughter got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> start your day with in depth coverage from across the country and around the world. >> the future looks uncertain... >> real news keeping you up to date. >> an informed look on the night's ev

, there was ron paul, rand's dad and a libertarian folk hero. the former was a doctor, and while the son is a senator who may run for president in 2016, the father is not fading into the background. ron paul remains an outspoken libertarian who makes his own opinions known loud and clear. you can find those opinions on ronpaulchannel.com. some of the content is free, and some requires a prescription that costs $9.95 a month. i sat down with him and asked if he could accept some views. in other words can ron paul build with the middle ground. >> the middle ground is building coalitions -- >> which doesn't happen anymore. >> well, there's a lot of compromise like you give me my stuff for tobacco, and i'll give you your stuff for milk. so i want to build a coalition. dennis and i are good friends, but we don't agree on health care. so we don't dwell on health care, and we talk about the positive. ralph nader and i just had a long visit the other day, and we talked about the things we agree with. and on economics take for instance the difference bet

>> before there was rand paul, there was ron paul, rand's dad and a libertarian folk hero. while the son is a senator who may run for president in 2016, the father isn't exactly fade going the background. ron paul remains outspoken and makes his opinions known loud and clear. you can find those opinions on ronpaulchannel.com. some of the content is free and some requires a subscription that constitutionals $9.95 a month. ali velshi sat down with ron paul this week. >> i was delighted with it, matter of fact it was sort of surprising, because, you know, i took a position which is a libertarian position that you have to be responsible for yourself, and most people paint young people, well they are totally dependent, the only thing they care about is student scholarships and loans, and what is the government going to do for them? and there's plenty of that. but no, the students when you offered it up to them, they were very open. but i think conditions helped me on that. not only was i firmly believing in what i was saying, but they are also seeing the failure of the system th

the ron paul supporting chairman who took over the all but destroyed iowa party after the 2012 caucuses was such a disaster that ron paul supporting guy who took over after everything fell apart, he has resigned now as chairman of the republican party. he resigned to work for the rand paul political action committee. a couple weekends ago in iowa there was a chaotic meeting of the governing board of the state republican party. then a vote in which most of those voting appeared not to know what they were roting for it appears the social conservatives were able to take the party back. the brimstone folks are back in charge. the new chairman is the head of the group that kals itself the family leader. they spell it in all a capital letters except for the lower case i. they want to de-emphasize the role of the i, the individual, in favor of the all capital letters family. yay. this is a super hard-core anti-gay, anti-abortion socialle conservatives group. to give you the flavor of who took over the iowa republican party, in that last republican presidential primary year where mitt romney wa

that was former congressman and presidential candidate dr ron paul time now for today's big deal. in today's big deal edward harris and i are discussing a big very big payday in switzerland now a referendum on when may eighteenth might put swiss minimum wage at twenty two francs and twenty two francs is about one thousand euros in about twenty four to twenty five u.s. dollars but a nice now now this proposal is made by the federal trade unions and supported by the socialist and green parties a recent opinion poll found that sixty four percent of voters are against the proposal put referendums have surprising outcomes now cue the arguments about the minimum wage this government argues that it would have it would threaten jobs and make it harder for young people to find a job in the first place now supporters they argue that the wage would help people who work full time live decently and switzerland is of course notoriously an expensive place to live however can you tell me a little bit more about a social and economic position right now and basically what is the unemployment rate i

senator ron paul if pulling the strings in ukraine is worth it for washington. the quote is nice but there are a couple point one things just get silly for example for the last year even at the congressional level some democrats on the military association of atheists and freethinkers have been pushing to create atheist chaplains in the us military a chaplain in the context the armed forces is a priest who goes alongside the nation's troops to give them spiritual counsel and boost morale and also myself was very skeptical that god created man i can tell you that this is just a bit odd what sort of spiritual or moral support is some sort of generic atheist chaplain going to provide he'd probably say something like well son everything you're fighting for in this tiny rocket in for universe is ultimately pointless and johnson who died yesterday he's not in heaven or anything there is no afterlife or meaning to our existence so he's just maggot food now you feel better yeah thanks for the counseling father i think this is just a case of me too me too politics where

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ted cruz or ron paul. he's not going to fire people up. phil gingery has money but he's had a couple super pacs come out and try to push him away. paul brown, we had predicted maybe about this time last year that he would be -- because he had the backing of the ron paul group that he would be able to tap that internet source of funding and it just has not happened. >> it does seem as if the money issue has dragged him down. jim galloway, appreciate you setting the table for us. i'm sure we'll be checking in give again. >> appreciate it. >> time to check in with the next number on the data bank. 592 is the number of valid signature that long-time michigan congressman john conyers submitted to be on the primary ballot. the problem is it's more than 400 signatures short to get on the ballot. he turned in more than 2,000 signatures but hundreds were considered invalid because they were not registered. will he be forced to run as a write-in candidate? >> and coming up, a controversial referendum turns into chao

ron paul got to congressman barney frank, for heaven sake, to start a caucus in 2010 on that. i think that's the coming breakthrough here and getting something done in this country, and this book is really written for thinkers, doers and people who are serious about the future of the country. it's very clear. it's historical. >> thank you so much, and for those that are interested it's unstoppable. mr. ralph nader, thank you very much for joining us. >> thanks for the footnote. >> all right. >> imagine even barney frank. imagine being on a fishing trip and catching that. unitedhealthcare's innovative, simple program helps moms stay on track with their doctors to get the right care and guidance. (anncr vo) that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. today is tuesday today, we greet you. treat you. care for you. today, you can come to cleveland clinic for anything, everything or just to get that "thing" checked out. big, small, and yes, the best heart care in the nation. it's here everyday, for everyone. that's the power the power, that's the power of today. cleveland clinic. ca

the thing about he and ron paul was the rapid youth following, those two guys have. i think they are different but young people seem to really like him recover i've seen since i've been following politics coming in people, there seems to be a core excitement about those men, the last named paul. what is it? >> just antiestablishment. not following the status quo, not delivering the party line and showing a willingness to be independent. there's a lot of good and libertarian fault. some conservatives are afraid of libertarian ideas. frankly i think the foundation of libertarian conservative ideas is very much the same. >> where is heritage on that? >> we don't identify by party but the idea of individualism, less government, less debt, some reasonable controls at least on the federal reserve, there's just a lot of commonality and i think you find libertarians like ron paul who value life and believe that a strong culture, a strong family are key. so not all libertarians fit the mold of just being anti-social issues, but i think there's a reasonable debate we can have

and whether you're conservative or liberal there's a good chance that ron paul has at least one opinion you grac agree with. and how one american group is taking care of its own. i'm david shuster in for ali

director of his institutional support ron paul a very strongly and admire his work but i think even ron paul's admirers in the united states would agree with me that he has a voice in the wilderness certainly in the american congress even when he was in congress he was always in a minority of one for voting against america's various wars abroad and i'm afraid we're a long way from there being a sea change in america either there will of course be a dissenting opinion. in american civil society that's for sure but was it a visible arse or just finish what you the political class remains completely dominated completely dominated by the neo conservatives on the left in the democratic camp and on the right in the republican camp and i'm afraid we're unfortunately we're a long way from that changing as well as he despite the fact that there are voices of disagreement both in the europe and the states as he just said they're not numerous arab but europe still wants to impose more sanctions on russia in europe you know what form can they take well there are all sorts of things that europe

. >> the other, ron paul was the rapid youth follow windows two guys have? i think they are different, that young people unlike any other republican i've seen, there seems to be a core excitement about this then with the last name paul. what is it? >> just antiestablishment. just not following the status quo. not delivering the party line and showing a willingness to be independent. there's a lot of good in the libertarian fall. some conservatives are afraid of libertarian ideas. frankly the foundation of libertarian conservative ideas is very much the same. >> where is heritage on my? du thread that needle? i know you don't identify the party. >> we don't identified by party, but the idea of individualism, less government, less debt, some reasonable controls of the sum federal reserve. there's just a lot of commonality and i think you find libertarians like ron paul who value life and leave a strong culture and strong family are key. not all libertarians but mold of just being anti-social issues. but i think there's a reasonable debate we can have on foreig

the libertarian hero ron paul a few years ago had a book that i now forget about but like 50 chapters one of those basically denigrated and denied everything to deny that those represented the united states jim tennant and the day could be libertarian or a reactionary but in one of his recent books attacked freedom from want as the ideal and it seems to me that libertarians are ready to embrace freedom as long as they joined to help freedom of expression include the right to organize labor unions that women's rights with the guarantee that african-americans and others had the right to vote. think you for asking. anybody else? >> i was very involved with the occupied wall street movement i could go on for hours. [laughter] but have you feel about citizens united? and with the decision last week? >> it is curious there is no direct reference to anything beyond freedom of speech or expression. the other thing is it was presumed and i will add that eleanor roosevelt even before franklin spoke of those for equality in in that talked about the right to vote one person one vote. but that mor

paul is now out of office. his sen son is taking up the comments so this is the most important thing we spend money on is one of the few legitimate constitutional functions. it should be a priority that mean a blank check. but even if congress did force and onyx tracking records on the pentagon's antiquated computer system this would be a nightmare reason writers investigation found that the computer systems were built the nineteen seventies and have known way of communicating with one another. at times to update the records system have caused more issues. even former defense secretary robert gates has lamented over the complex business practices of the pentagon that the current apparatus for managing people and money across to the od enterprise is woefully inadequate the agency's field activities joint headquarters and support staff functions of the department. operators of semi feudal system. an amalgam of the films without centralized mechanisms to allocate resources to track expenditures and measure results

i only think i will be trendy to ron paul, who is more liberal. host: interesting mix. guest: thank you for those comments. i have cousins in miami raised .o speak spanish and hebrew they knew who they were supposed to speak spanish to, who they spoke english to and when. there is nothing wrong with being raised speaking multiple languages. also, on the idea of being work,rs and into hard amongst recent high school graduates, how coulter has now his -- surpassed non-hispanic enrollment. spanish americans are going to college at a faster rate than others. >> he might support hillary clinton, he might support ron paul. talk about that diversity? it shows you hispanics are swing voters and up for grabs. if real people are wrestling with these ideas this far out, it shows you democrats cannot assume they will always get the hispanic vote. they will have to vote -- word for it. despite the republican party itself, there areitself, there l candidates that can appeal. we saw a rand paul went to howard university to a dress students in the african-american community. various po

>> they are trying to assure their endorsements with the electorate in did ron paul's case going for the teapartier ears -- the teapartier candidates but mike huckabee won the iowa caucuses in in 2008 and they tend to do better in presidential politics as a governor but now he endorses the fellow pastor. this has the level of overlap democrats said that was a huge mistake there would not go back to the well but hillary clinton. there you go. overlapping again. lou: the best in the business to keep us up to date up to the net. on wall street stocks booming -- falling sharply that s&p lost 17:00 p.m. the dow was down 57 points. crude oil settled above $99 of farrell. -- a barrel. 2.6% for the yield and the business accounted for $2 billion of merck's sales last year and twitter shares plummeted after early investors and employees were allowed to sell their stake for the first time since the ipo. whole foods sharply lower following their earnings miss and the chinese internet giant is expected to raise 20 billion in the largest public offering in american history for alley bob of. valua

candidates they think best represent the type of electorate in republican party they can court, in ron paul's case, libertarian leaning type tea partyers, and candidate in north carolina tomorrow, huckabee, who has not said whether he will run but he has been to iowa and new hampshire, he won iowa caulk us in 2008, and tpofpler gove former govern. he is endorseing a fellow pastor. this has a level of overlap. for republicans they suggestion they are eager for 14 expecting wins they see stal tailwinds pug sails strongly toward 2016, hillary clinton weighed in on gun debate today, said there has to be a tightening unyo up of rs and laws, well worth remembers in '90s when bill spadea was president, and assault -- bill clinton was president, and assault weapon ban pass that was a huge mistake. there you go 2014, 2016 overlapping. lou: carl the best of the, thank you so much. >> thank you. lou: carl cameron. >> on wall street stocks finished sharply lower, selling off 130 on the day, nazdaq down 57, crude oil up a fraction. gold dropped 70 cents. and yield on 10 year 2.60%. merck sel sellin

. >> i wonder what is this mean, whenever they lack in fervor, ron paul illustrates. they feel like they've been slighted from the side, i can't picture them, you know, really galvanizing for the grand old party. >> the tea party is important. they are the guys forgot the republican party to come back. and look at what is happening on capitol hill. we are finally looking at a federal government that is shrinking and that is something we have not seen the past 60 years. when we have federal spending would actually decrease and it's still really bad. and this is my point. that we need to move away from people saying that it's never good enough to saying that we are winning, how do we win one. >> i can't imagine that they're feeling very good and they've been demonized all over the place. these are the guys who reminded the republicans where they came from, what hell did we go through when we ran through the republican administration. he never met a spending bill he didn't like and then you naturally roll into obamacare. neil: do you know where the money is going. so wha

and sean rides that i agree with ron paul. who cares what he says? why was it not reported when he senate? maybe because he saying that it isn't really big news. and george seraphs as saying that it is. and robert rights and i want my tax money back. it has been a complete waste and accomplish nothing. and this is a war that we lost years ago and i agree. rob says yes to the war on drugs is a complete waste of time and is arguably doing more harm than good. and then focus on my halo. debbie saenz hurt tweet and says heck, yes. and i believe that i see a we bit of the devil in his eyes. and charlie writes my husband used to blow you off, now it's a 8:00 p.m., turn on neil cavuto. let's just call it divine intervention. and bill says don't they already tell you that you are the pope at fox? i haven't heard that one, but i liked it. and this is all the time come as you know. because i am right all the time. and rich rich on facebook says i demand it and never look back. and i made sure that you got it and that you never regret it. and brenda says that i

this is why ron paul and barney frank formed the congress -- formed a conga -- formed a caucus to cut the pentagon >> why has a big meeting not covered this. they have, haven't they. coverage of the military foreign policy in this country, other than the independent media, is to go coverage. once in a while there's really investigative work. large, this could occur if the media was on it after day. we have to public hearings, for example. in 2013 you showed a side of yourself that we don't often see. this has something to do with the 19th annual funniest celebrity contest. here you are. >> people think i don't laugh. [laughter] one person said i cited on saturday night live five times, and i did live. so i have chosen three different labs and am going to audition them. i hope, by your reaction, that i pick one. if you're going to be a leader juergen have to learn how to laugh through the cruelty of it all. the first lap is from senator al franken. heh hehe this -- hehhhh. the next one is desmond tutu. he hee heee this -- hee heeee. that's what you get that? >> who talked into doing th

his father ron paul is better against -- >> you want rand paul's foreign policy, but not his domestic policy. >> he's against -- >> you'd rather have her domestic policy and not her foreign policy. >> she's a militarist and a corporatist. it's wall street and the military industrial, the worst possible combination. we have to not focus on the elections, focus on changing incumbents by an unstoppable, left-right alliance. >> you are very much right on message and if you used the word unstoppable. i think it's your 75th book. >> main street against wall street. >> fair enough. ralph nader, good to be with you. >> thank you. >>> trivia time. it was tom keane's grandfather on the commit toe investigate created to investigate the cause of the crash of the uss akron. a lot of you said it was the hindenburg. there was no winner today. we stumped the twitter verse today. you guys forgot google exists. in pursuit of all things awesome, amazing, and that's epic, bro, we've forgotten just how good good is. good is setting a personal best before going for a world record. good is swinging to get o

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married to ron paul's granddaughter. he's become very close with the paul family. >> he's at the mercy of the pauls. there was a tape that kacame ou. >> look, i have to hold my nose to work for mcconnell, but it's all good for paul later on. normally you would fire your campaign manager. he can't. >> he can't defend the line. >> it's rough because virtually 100% of them are huge rand paul fans. if you ask be vin, he will tell you, rand paul, i would be just like rand paul. it's so demoralizing not to have that in your corner. >> the most bizarre thing i have seen this year in following these senate races is the fighting controversy in kentucky. so basically be vin went to the cock fighting rally. bevin showed up and spoke and said i have no idea. video turns up where he's saying he speaks saying criminal behavior if it's part of the heritage of the state is a bad idea. so he was speaking about cock fighting after all. >> this is an area you see that matt bevin is just not the most polished candidate. this may sound like

barney by ron paul and frank formed a caucus in 2010, ibertarian and massachusetts liberal democrat to cut the bloated pentagon budget. host: why has not the big media covered things like this? they?ve guest: they have covered it very little. walter pincus a little. foreignrage of military policy other than independent media is ditto coverage. the same no it matter whether different newspapers. nce in a while there is investigative work from the "washington post," insurance and large this doesn couldn't occur if the media was it day after day. you would have to have public hearings. in 2013 you showed a side of yourself that we don't often i want you to -- this has something to do with the funniest celebrity chemica contest. [video clip] people think i t o don't laugh. saw you on "saturday night live". ive times and i didn't see you laugh. and that hurt me. three ave chosen different laughs and i'm going .o audition them and i hope by your reaction i one.pick because if you are going to be a current personality you have to how to life and hide the all.ty of it so, the first laugh. one

paul doesn't stand a chance in the republican party. >> it is a conservative party. >> rick santorum joins us for party talk. plus -- >> his 43% approval rating isn't exactly inspirational. the 2014 challenge for democrats. and a blast from the past, monica lewinsky at 40 and talking. our panel takes it on. >>> and balancing it all: work, home, parenthood. what women want with moms eisen craznow. this is "state of the union." i'm candy crowley. we begin in a hometown where 200 schoolgirls are kidnapped. she managed to talk to one of the girls who escaped. >> what kind of cause? is it one or more? >> seven. >> seven lorries. and this was at 10:00 at night. >> it was. >> did that make you feel they had come to get you, to get the girls? >> yes. >> that's when you knew they had come to kidnap you? >> they said, we enter this lorry. i was saying i will drop down. >> that was really brave of you. >> i got in the bush. >> you got in the bush. what happened then? >> they were gone. >> can you describe the men who came and took you? what did they look like? were they wearing civilian clothin

paul doesn't stand a chance in the republican party. >> it is a conservative party. >> rick santorum joins us for party talk. plus -- >> his 43% approval rating isn't exactly inspirational. the 2014 challenge for democrats. and a blast from the past, monica lewinsky at 40 and talking. our panel takes it on. >>> and balancing it all: work, home,

/ron paul guy who want the us to have gold instead of paper money. it wasn't like that normal and well understood breed of republican out thereness. this guy wants to sprinkle radiation across the country so kids will play in it and get healthy. radiation t made no sense at all that he was able to run this campaign against peter defazio at the level that he was running it until peter defazio himself figured out that there was randomly a new york hedge fund republican zillion their who decided from three time zone as way on the complete opposite side of the country with no relationship to oregon politics whatsoever and no apparent vested interest in that congressional race that he was going to fund art robinson's self-declared superscientist to run against peter defazio and so that inexplicable new york zillionaire gave art all that money to run a big campaign against peter defazio and who knows why, and robinson did not beat peter defazio and reached out to him earlier this month to see if he is still funding art. we did not hear back but it does not

he has a much broader appeal than ron paul ever had and really emerged as a figure in senate politics generally to be considered very seriously. >> he's proved he can work with his colleagues, republican colleagues like mitch mcconnell and not been as much as a bomb thrower as his father was within congress. >> or as ted cruz has been. >> certainly not as ted cruz has been. susan page, thank you very much. julie pace, great to see you on the lawn there. we're now learning more about this terrible accident, what caused the terrifying circus accident that left nine performers with serious injuries. the video is graphic and could be upsetting to a lot of people. rigging holding performers for a stunt called the human chandelier collapsed plunging the women 35 feet to the ground. providence public safety commissioner confirms to nbc news that a clamp broke. the broken clamp and other equipment have been sent to a lap for testing to determine the cause of the failure. they have canceled both of today's performances. [ male announcer ] whether it takes 200,000 parts, ♪ 800,000 hours of su

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either rand or ron paul, scott walker, pete sessions, trey gowdy, and someone maimed jordan. michael, maybe? they will assume positions of authority to convene investigations, recommend appropriate charges against politicians and government employees to the new u.s. attorney general appointed by the new president. operation american spring is the brainchild of a retired aernl colonel named harry riley who is rallying his 372 twitter followers along with his face bobbing friends and readers of web sites like world net daily and who is called for the same revolution before. in december and january and again in february to no avail. >> he would lead a military coo against the u.s. government if necessary. it's also being live streamed today on before it's news.com. riley's group is associated with the militia movement, and it's not surprising they've planned a protest in bunkerville, mav nav, home to cliven bundy and his welfare militia. bubdy, of course, was way ahead of the curve on the whole not recognizing the legitimatety of the federal government thing. here he is in his l

ron paul was strong in new hampshire. there's a lot of organization there. that's a message that can appeal to rand paul type voters. then iowa caucuses, you know, it's about organization. it's about face-to-face interaction. this is a candidate who is incredibly good on the stump. he has been for a long timing every time, and is he refining that as he goes, and the fact that he is talking to different constituencies is a test that helps him improve as he considers running. >> well, i mean, we're talking to iowa and new hampshire. let's go to marco rubio, and let's talk about iowa for a second. very religious right. that primary is really sort of a religious conservatives to win, right marco rubio seems to be trying to cuddle up to that crowd. he has left immigration behind, and his new thing is to sort of become a climate change denier. let's take a listen to him talking to jonathan carl on friday about climate change. >> how big a threat is climate change? >> yeah, i don't agree with the notion that some are putting out there, including scientists that, so