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