Peter Schiff: Michael Moore: ‘Americans Wouldn’t Need Guns if We Had More Welfare’

Source:Peter Schiff- talking about New-Left political activist Michael Moore.

Source:FreeState Now

“Looks like I read the gun survey wrong. In my defense, the first time I looked at it was live on the show as I read it. It turns out that 44% of whites own guns while only 27% of blacks do. A correct reading of the data reveals that while Whites represent 78% of the population, they represent 85% of gun owners. Since white gun owners may possess more guns than non-white owners, Moore’s 90% statistic may be accurate. However, as whites as a group are more affluent than blacks, there are many other items they are more likely to possess. Also, whites are far more likely to be hunters than blacks, so are more likely to own guns for that purpose. In addition, gun ownership is more heavily concentrated in rural areas. As a disproportionate number of blacks live in cities, their percentage of gun ownership is naturally lower.”

From Peter Schiff

To answer Peter Schiff’s question: yes, you can be racist towards your own race. You can be a member of one race and not like that race and the people who are members of that race and see them as inferior and everything else.

I’m not calling Michael Moore a racist, necessarily, he might just be a left-wing demagogue to appeal to the Far-Left flank in America and to look cool with those people. Similar to how Governor George Wallace said horrible things about African-Americans in the 1960s, to appeal to right-wing populists in America.

Peter Schiff: Dylan Ratigan Show (2010)

Source:MSNBC- Dylam Ratigan interviewing Libertarian economist Peter Schiff.

"Dylan Ratigan talks to Peter Schiff. 

 Is there a gold bubble?

Is there a dollar bubble?

What percentage of Americans own gold, or silver?" 

From 1514 Mojo

"Dylan Ratigan interviews Peter Schiff" 

Source:Go Schiff Go- Libertarian economist Peter Schiff on MSNBC.

From Go Schiff Go

C-SPAN: 'Peter Schiff Calls Out The Fed For Creating The Prior & Next Crisis'

Source:C-SPAN- Libertarian economist Peter Schiff.

"Peter Schiff at The Atlantic's Economic Summit in Washington D.C. in 2012." 

From Peter Schiff

I agree with Peter Schiff on one thing: (which is a lot for me) interest rates in America are artificially too low. With all the debt and the trillion-dollar budget deficit, interest rates would probably be around 10% today and perhaps inflation as high, because of all the money that the U.S. Government is borrowing. Assuming the Congress and the Administration didn't do a damn thing about the budget deficit. 

But because the Federal Reserve controls the interest rates by themselves, Congress and The White House can say that they don't have to address the budget deficit or even pay for new government spending, because the interest rates are so low. 

You want to do real deficit reduction and perhaps put the government in a place where we can talk about balanced budgets again, like in the mid and late 1990s, let's have real interest rates in this country again, like we did in the late 1980s and early 90s.

US Chronicle: Peter Schiff- 'Talks At Libertarian Party Event'

Source:US Chronicle- Libertarian economist Peter Schiff, speaking to a Libertarian Party event.

"Economist and investor Peter Schiff talks at Libertarian Party event." 

From US Chronicle

Despite all the progress that the libertarian movement has made in American politics the last 3-4 years, that Ron Paul has played a big role in making with the Libertarian Party actually being a small part of this libertarian movement, which tells you the sad shape of the Libertarian Party right now. 

The Libertarian Party is still a third-party in American politics. Perhaps the largest third party but still a distant third from the Democratic and Republican party's. Because of this I believe Libertarian Peter Schiff (and I'm talking about his politics, I don't know his party affiliation) has suggested that what the libertarian movement should do is instead of trying to build the Libertarian Party, take over the GOP.

Peter Schiff arguing that Libertarians should instead try to take over the Republican Party. And they had some success in 2010 by electing Rand Paul and Ron Johnson to the Senate. And Mike Lee is either a Libertarian or a Conservative-Libertarian, but those political factions are similar. Something that the Ron Paul movement has been trying to do. 

But does anyone who looks at this objectively, actually believe Ron Paul will win the Republican nomination in 2012: of course not. The Christian-Right which Representative Paul would need to win the Republican nomination, would never back a Libertarian candidate.

And why would the Christian-Right back Ron Paul: Paul is a Libertarian and the Christian Right are theocratical authoritarians. (Small government vs big government) And the Christian-Right still has a big say in who the Republican Party nominates for President. And Republican presidential candidates can't get elected President without them. Just ask George H.W. Bush and John McCain. 

But the Libertarian Party is still fairly small maybe a million members, clearly not enough to challenge Democrats and Republicans anywhere outside of those party's. So what can the LP do and more importantly what should the libertarian movement do in America to have a bigger voice and elect more of its members?

What the LP and the broader libertarian movement has going for them, is a lot of its members used to be Democrats and Republicans. Democrats who were fed up with big government socialism in the party and Republicans who were fed up with big government authoritarianism from the Christian- Right and Neoconservatives. Thats the first thing the LP can build off of, because I don't see how Libertarians take over the Republican Party thats dominated now by the Tea Party thats gotten in bed with the Christian-Right or at least some of its members.

I believe neoconservatism has lost a lot of ground in the Republican Party, all you have to do is look at the debt deal vote in Congress. Where that deal includes 1T$ of defense cuts over ten years and 170-242 Republicans voted for it in the House. And 28-47 Republicans voted for it in the Senate. 

But the Christian Tea Party which might be safe to call them now, currently runs the Republican Party. Leaving a lot less room for Libertarians in the party, even Conservatives-Libertarians as well. 

But what the Libertarian Party I believe could do is recruit Classical Liberal Democrats who are fed up with the big government socialism in their party. And recruit Conservative Republicans who are fed up with big government theocratical Republicans in the Republican Party. Making the LP a hell of a lot bigger than it is today in the future.

The libertarian movement has a big future in American politics if they want it but they have to decide in what direction they want to go and with what party. To give them as big as a political force as possible. But more importantly give themselves enough members so they recruit enough candidates to get elected into high office. And actually be able to make policy in government.