Fox Jesse Watters: Ron Paul Misreading and Misinterpreting the Constitution

Nothing in the Constitution about gold and silver, says Bill O'Reilly during a segment wherein Jesse Watters replayed an interview with Ron Paul. Watters proceeds to pronounce Ron Paul is misreading the Constitution... and misinterprets the Constitution...

Of interest, comments on the video of the segments posted at youtube

http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=pPfmC_r7PHY

Poster:

ron paul is absolutely wrong about what the constitution says

i've already cited the germane clauses, so now i'll give a real world example

president madison is often called the 'father of the constitution' because he's considered its primary author

madison issued $36 million dollars of paper money to finance the war of 1812

madison's actions speak more certainly than any of his previous arguments could have

youtube video Jesse Watters with Ron Paul

As aired on "The O'Reilly Factor" on September 7, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfmC_r7PHY

you're a big gold guy...

As aired on "The O'Reilly Factor" on September 7, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfmC_r7PHY

Clip

'Factor' Producer Jesse Watters Confronts Ron Paul September 8, 2011

WATTERS: And you're a big gold guy. You talk about gold a lot. Bill thinks this is fascinating, but it's a little confusing. What do you want to do with gold?

PAUL: Well, I want to just obey the Constitution. The Constitution says only gold and silver can be legal tender. And Bill has a little problem with economic understanding. Have you noticed that? He doesn't pronounce, you know, the words quite correctly, and he admits it that he doesn't know much about it.

WATTERS: Well, enlighten us. What is your idea of what we should do with gold? Is it all in Fort Knox? Should we start digging it up?

PAUL: I just said we should obey the Constitution and make gold and silver legal tender. Why doesn't he care or anybody care about the Constitution? Right now, nobody legalized paper money. Where did that come from? They just ignore it. They talk about the Constitution when it pleases them. But when it doesn't please them, like going to war without a declaration. Go bomb -- go bomb Iran, they might get a nuclear weapon. Well, is there a declaration of war? Why is it that some people, you know, think we should obey the Constitution sometimes and not other times.

WATTERS: So that wasn't so bad. You didn't want to explain that to O'Reilly?

PAUL: Well, he wouldn't have understood it.

WATTERS: Thank you very much.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: All right. Here now is Jesse Watters. Now, I have read the Constitution, and it doesn't say anything about gold and silver. What is he talking about?

WATTERS: No, he is misreading the Constitution. And this theory of his has been around for quite some time. It's just not taken very seriously in most circles. Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress has the ability to coin money and regulate the currency and doesn't say anything about gold or silver.

O'REILLY: Gold or silver, right.

WATTERS: And what I think he is saying is that Article 10 does not allow the states to print money. And that's just because you don't want to have Massachusetts having one currency and New York having another.

O'REILLY: Right.

WATTERS: That's chaos.

O'REILLY: Right.

WATTERS: And he's misinterpreting that.

http://nation.foxnews.com/ron-paul/2011/09/07/factor-producer-jesse-watters-confronts-ron-paul

Fox Watters Crude Remarks About Venice Beach Women with Opposing Views on War Uncalled for

On location in Venice Beach, Fox News Network Jesse Watters asked a variety of people a question or two about economic policies, politics, Presidential candidates, world events, and more which was replayed on Bill O'Reilly's The Factor program with a few quips between the two following the segment.

Watters approached two women wearing festive glasses and asked them a question about war.

Starting at 2:28

One woman answered: ...war is war and war is necessary sometimes to bring economy...

The other woman answered: War is not necessary... war is bulls... I'm sorry, I know war stimulates the economy and gives people jobs, but at the end of the day it's all about ego...

The camera cut away to another pair.

During Watters' segment on the O'Reilly Factor, Watters highlighted the two women saying we should give them their own program.

Unfortunately, Watters was less than flattering to both with his snide comments.

For instance, he first said he thought they were both fairly intelligent. But he prefaced that with his surprise they were intelligent.

Why? Could it be because they were out for a good time dressed for the occasion and wearing festive glasses? Would he have said the same about two men who took different positions on his question and also wearing colorful party eye-covering?

The two women took opposing views on the war and adequately conveyed their opinions within a mere few seconds on the spot and in a setting wherein deep questions to say the least are unexpected.

We hope they start a blog together and indeed get a guest spot on the O'Reilly Factor.

Wear the glasses, too.


Feb. 22, 2012 Jesse Watters on the O'Reilly Factor segment Venice Beach

Watters' World in Venice Beach

Jesse Watters scours the beaches of Los Angeles looking for sharp political commentary

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/index.html

Meanwhile, Watters interviewed Presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul about declining to appear in a face-to-face with Bill O'Reilly on the Factor. It's interesting that Watters doesn't ask Paul to explain further his comments about a "gold" standard being re-employed in the USA, instead, Watters claims Paul has "misinterpreted" the Constitution.

September 8, 2011

'Factor' Producer Jesse Watters Confronts Ron Paul

http://nation.foxnews.com/ron-paul/2011/09/07/factor-producer-jesse-watters-confronts-ron-paul

Charles Drevna: No Shortage of Fuel in the USA Ample Supply

What a service, and a disservice. Bill O'Reilly's Feb. 22, 2012 The Factor interview segment with Charles Drevna Round One was way too short for O'Reilly to extract clear details in response to his probing questions.

At the outset of the program, O'Reilly tackled the increase in gasoline prices in his Talking Points memo Oil prices reach critical mass.

He followed his monologue with an introductory setup on the issue and then a quick round of questions to the President of American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers.

O'Reilly pinpointed the concerns adequately and focused on capitalism and the concept of supply and demand.

Drevna looked a bit exasperated with O'Reilly, possibly because of O'Reilly's demeanor of shock at what he was hearing as an explanation from Drevna.

Drevna explained too briefly the impact the global market had on prices in the USA.

Need a do-over and a Round Two to Fifty. In fact, how about Bill O'Reilly grills this expert and industry spokesman for the next 50 days. Maybe by then, we will all clearly understand why prices at the gas pump and in the home (home heating/warm winter)are rising if there is plenty of supply of the product - fuel - produced right here in the USA.

Video at Fox

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/index.html

PA State Legislators Who Sign On to KOZ Tax Exemptions for Gas Industry Need Booted

It's not so astonishing that Pennsylvania state legislators are formulating yet another tax-exemption special for somebody other than the citizen-taxpayers. Residents, homeowners, property owners, and small businesses are still awaiting action on the promise of many who years ago vowed during campaigns for election to "eliminate" real estate property taxes for all once and for all.

Meanwhile, the Keystone Opportunity Zones that began to be designated back in 1999, so-necessary for a limited time - only ten years according to advocates - have been expanded and extended several times since. Many existing sites are so-designated as tax-free zones beyond 2015.

When will the Keystone Opportunity Zones be gone? Apparently, never. The program never quite fufils its goal, does it? That is, Pennsylvania will always need to enable tax forgiveness for some period of time to attract some small business and big business to PA, that's what proponents apparently believe.

Meanwhile, the local municipalities, school districts, and counties that choose to waive property taxes for the KOZ inhabitants, and more, for up to 15 years have yet to decrease spending for the same amount of years, thus, the taxation is spread to the same citizen-taxpayers and small businesses who are barely making headway.

But the Gas Industry and Marcellus Shale ventures - tax-free for 15 years?

One has to wonder. It's election time. Who are these legislators courting? Not the little home and property owner. They've broken promises to totally eliminate property taxes for all.

It is time to throw them all out of office this time around in Primary Elections across Pennsylvania.

Legislative Detail: PA Senate Bill 1237 - 2011-2012 Regular Session

http://e-lobbyist.com/gaits/PA/SB1237

Senate Bill 1237

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1237&pn=1518

November 3, 2011 In the News, Newsroom
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Gas drillers’ supply chain drives jobs Joe Napsha

The latest is Valerus Compression Services LP of Houston, Texas, which opened a $4 million service center on Wednesday at the Fayette Business Park off Route 43 in Smithfield.

Valerus is one of about 175 companies in 10 counties that are part of the region’s natural gas supply chain, said Dewitt Peart, president of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, an economic development group that is working to get more of those companies to move permanently to the region.

Valerus Compression worked in the region’s gas fields for two years before deciding it needed a local home. Valerus looked at about 10 sites before selecting the Smithfield location, which is close to drilling activity, said Daniel Cannon, senior vice president of North American operations. Its new center in Smithfield industrial park is in a Keystone Opportunity Zone, which offers businesses reduced state and local taxes.

http://marcelluscoalition.org/2011/11/pittsburgh-tribune-review-gas-drillers-supply-chain-drives-jobs/

Pennsylvania, two neighbors neighbors vie to procure 'cracker' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Timothy Puko, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, January 29, 2012

There's a whirlwind of competition swirling among Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia for the chance to start a new generation of industry and manufacturing.

Governors jetting off to Houston. State legislation on the fast track. Big tax breaks to be offered for 15 years in one state and 25 years in another.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_778969.html

Pennsylvania eyes tax deals to lure Shell's 'ethane cracker' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Timothy Puko, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Big businesses could be in line for millions of dollars in new tax breaks in Pennsylvania under legislation that may be critical in the state's bid to best Ohio and West Virginia for a petrochemicals plant.

The bill has quietly moved toward passage as state officials court Royal Dutch Shell plc, which plans to spend as much as $4 billion to build an "ethane cracker" in the tri-state area. The plant would create several hundred jobs.

Senate Bill 1237 would expand Keystone Opportunity Zones, special areas that grant businesses broad tax cuts, credits and exemptions to spur economic development. Businesses that invest at least $1 billion and create at least 400 permanent, full-time jobs would get an extra five years of tax breaks -- 15 years in all -- with more breaks for manufacturing and processing businesses, under provisions in the bill.

"By far, (Keystone Opportunity Zones are) a huge competitive advantage for the commonwealth when companies are looking at Pennsylvania," said Steve Kratz, spokesman for the state Department of Community and Economic Development. "The first thing they say to our program office is that 'we're interested in Keystone Opportunity Zones.' "

The Corbett administration supports the legislation because it generally supports the Keystone Opportunity Zones as a way to pump investment into struggling areas that otherwise might not attract it, Kratz said. He declined to discuss what the state has offered Shell.

State leaders have closely guarded their talks with Shell. Offering a sweetened Keystone Opportunity Zone is probably the best way to compete with Ohio and West Virginia, several former state economic officials said.

SB 1237 would allow for 15 new zone expansions statewide. Billion-dollar investors would get an extra five years of no taxes, and manufacturing and processing businesses would get new breaks on state corporate income and capital stock franchise taxes.


Read more: Pennsylvania eyes tax deals to lure Shell's 'ethane cracker' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_778868.html#ixzz1klKeCmM7

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_778868.html