Ron Paul on Morton Downey Jr. - 1988

Hilarious raucus TV appearance with a chain-smoking host, eccentric guests and a wild audience

[@byrnesielives]

Whats ironic is Ron Paul was probably the only person there not on drugs

[@Sean-us5nc]

byrnesielives Certainly the host must have not been so adamant against drugs.

[@Spillers72]

Ron wasn't smoking drugs right there on TV. Morton was using tobacco.

[@Saturnia2014]

@@Spillers72 And nicotine is clearly a drug. And on top of that, Mort probably did cocaine.

[@Korflog666]

Ron Paul was way ahead of his time. Like most people ahead of their time they are ridiculed and attacked

[@funfunfun275]

+Korflog666 What makes him ahead of his time.

[@Metusalem979]

+wyatt claypool Portugal legalized all drugs in 2000, and started a program to encourage people to take care of their own health instead of fighting a meaningless drug war. Go look it up. It's not perfect (no policy is), but it seems to have a net positive effect.

[@funfunfun275]

Can I see some crime stats, or this is really just a nice sounding policy.

[@brick123zw]

+wyatt claypool www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/DPA_Fact_Sheet_Portugal_Decriminalization_Feb2015.pdf Do you know how to use google search?

[@jimkirk989]

JUST LIKE Morton Downey Jr. WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME BEFORE RUSH LIMBAUGH & PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!!!!!!

[@gluemuncher1986]

I love Ron Paul. It's funny how Ron was talking about how tobacco is one of the deadliest drugs out there, and was ultimately the death of Morton Downey Jr.

[@hollenjj7]

Kelby Edmonson Poetic justice. Ron Paul is a true statesman. I just hope history looks back at Ron Paul and people hold their heads in shame to realize he was just what the country needed...and the country tossed him aside.

[@jimmypage2138]

Kelby Edmonson thanks for that brilliant comment. Interesting that alcohol kills about the same amount of people every year but no anti-drinking propoganda

[@jimmypage2138]

Jason Hollenbeck he is half nuts

[@gluemuncher1986]

jimmy page Your comment is equally as brilliant. Perhaps he read a history book and concluded that prohibition of alcohol is not the best solution. By the way, Ron Paul didn't say he wanted to abolish tobacco. He said that as a libertarian, he even allowed cigarettes, which he mentioned is one of the deadliest drugs in the United States. Smoke another cigarette, Jimmy.

[@jimmypage2138]

Kelby Edmonson did you know I have sen beer ruin more people's lives than cigarettes, or pot, or even heroin?

[@gunsight4162]

It's Ron vs a bunch of children

[@funfunfun275]

+Gunsight416 I think Ron Paul is an idiot, but they do need to shut up for a few seconds so he can finish a sentence.

[@Jenovasson]

+wyatt claypool Care to explain why? He spent an entire political career standing up to government tyranny at home and abroad and has spent his post political career advocating for American heroes like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, he epitomizes principled integrity. So, I'd like you to explain why you think he's an idiot

[@funfunfun275]

I think he is an idiot based on his isolationist tendencies, his drug positions, and his anti-police views.

[@arnoldschneenegger7922]

absolutely right jenovasson

[@internetomatic]

Ron Paul has the mind of a child so I guess he's in good company.

[@iammrbeat]

Fact: Ron Paul will be remembered more in history than Charles Rangel.

[@clintonmorgan9068]

Mr. Beat and these moments of him talking are timeless and will forever etch his mark in history as a great man

[@alextheflagguy4032]

Ron Paul should’ve been elected President as a Libertarian over Vice President George Bush of the Republican Party and Democrat Michael Dukakis in 1988 Or Ron Paul as a Republican should’ve defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2008 Or Ron Paul as a Republican should’ve won over Mitt Romney in the Primaries and then defeat Democrat President Barack Obama in 2012 Or Rand Paul should’ve left the Republican Party and joined the Libertarian Party bringing several Key Republicans with him making America a 3 Party System, and then win the Libertarian Nomination with Gary Johnson as his VP Running Mate deadlock the Electoral College between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Hillary Clinton and maybe Mitt Romney Running as a Never Trump Party Ticket putting Romney in 4th and Rand Paul of the Libertarian Party in 3rd place, causing the Republican House to elect Rand Paul of the Libertarian Party President over Donald Trump of the Republican Party and Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party, then VP Biden can break the 50-50 tie in the Senate for Tim Kaine of Democratic Party Vice President. Then Paul could make Gary Johnson a Cabinet Member and if something happened to Rand Paul after he got in making Democrat Tim Kaine President, Gary Johnson would put him straight, and give the Libertarian Party Momentum, then the Libertarian Party could defeat many Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate in 2018. Then many Democrats and Republicans would leave the parties and join the Libertarian Party and gain more and more seats and momentum in 2020 and then the Libertarian Party can cause either The Democratic Party or The Republican Party to completely collapse. Or Rand Paul could’ve won the Republican Nomination in 2016 over Trump and the Republicans with it with out Trump, and make Ted Cruz his Running Mate and then defeat either Secretary Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders or Senator Elizabeth Warren with or without Jesse Ventura Running as an Independent in 2016 & win a Second Term in 2020 against any Democrat and help Ted Cruz Win In 2024 And then Nominate Tulsi Gabbard for the Democratic Nomination and elect her President in 2028 and re-elect Tulsi Gabbard In 2032. Or Rand Paul could or have ran as a Libertarian or a Republican in 2020 or 2024 or 2028 or 2032 with either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in Office as of now or even if Bernie Sanders Won In 2016.

[@alextheflagguy4032]

By the way F*** MORTON DOWNEY JR.

[@alextheflagguy4032]

BARRY GOLDWATER SHOULD’VE WON THE F***ING ELECTION IN 1964 AND 1968 !!!!!!!!!!

[@alextheflagguy4032]

What’d be very cool is if Ron Paul ran for President as a Libertarian in 1984 and defeated President Ronald Reagan of the Republican Party and Former Vice President Walter Mondale of the Democratic Party Or Ron Paul should’ve ran as a Libertarian or a Republican in 1996 and defeated Democrat President Bill Clinton and Colin Powell Running as a Republican or Independent whether Ron Paul ran as a Libertarian if Bob Dole was the GOP Nominee and Colin Powell as an Independent Or Ron Paul could’ve ran for the Republican Nomination and defeated George W. Bush, John McCain and Collin Powell and make Jesse Ventura his Running Mate and then Ron Paul as a Republican can defeat Democrat Vice President Al Gore or deadlock the Electoral College to force Congress to elect Ron Paul and the 50-50 tie in the senate to be broken for Joe Lieberman led by VP Al Gore in 2000 Or Ron Paul could’ve ran as Republican In 2004 whether George W. Bush, John McCain, Colin Powell, Al Gore or Bob Dole were President especially after 9/11.

[@DrAnimePhD]

Ron Paul tried to warn them even back then, but they never listened. This is the future they chose, and it's happening.

[@v19d]

The drugs that should never be legal are Meth, Crack Cocaine and that drug that people thought is a relaxer but addicted. We know now that the real gateway is opion ingredient drugs.

[@MTread545]

criminalizing those still keeps money in the hands of cartels, and is a policy that is great at killing addicts instead of trying to reduce harm.

[@v19d]

Matthew Treadway We should get as many drug addicts healed and rid the dealers with violence.

[@MTread545]

the dealers wouldn't exist if addicts had access to clean needles in clinics, cartels would disappear overnight since the demand would transfer to law-abiding citizens to consume into their body whatever they desire. Marijuana decriminalization is already cutting into cartel profits big time.

[@v19d]

Matthew Treadway I was referring to violently getting rid of the Drug Dealers. Also using means in getting addicts healed even by involuntary means.

[@redcomic619]

In the end Morton Downey Jr. suffered with lung cancer for the last 5 years of his life and died in 2001. He is best known for creating "trash TV." Ron Paul is going to be 80 years old this year and is as healthy as ever, sparked a powerful political movement through his presidential campaigns, and will go down in history with the legacy of one of the most ideologically consistent, Constitutional visionary and well respected Congressman in US history.

[@Bruce_Gruesome]

redcomic619 From CNN

[@Rhett-Christopher]

southsidesman you can say that again!

[@Mirtazapinator]

what I see is an out of date tv show

[@LeHappiste]

HE WOODEN LISTEN

[@sandygrungerson1177]

this isnt trash TV you morons

[@1554coltsfan]

Ron Paul won that debate easy. The crowd just screamed over him, called him idiot, etc, without even responding accordingly.

[@austinpadgett3510]

[phone] funny how that works haha

[@BassGoesBoom1]

+1554coltsfan The left wingers still do that today

[@justinsdadfidel]

I used to be on Ron Paul's side on this debate....looking at the wasteland in parts of Canada (where I live) where drugs are handed out for 'harm reduction' has made me realize the topic is more nuanced than just legalizing this stuff...don't have the answers myself, but just widespread legalization doesn't seem too good either...

[@BurningOrchids]

Nearly 30 years later: Ron Paul still fighting for freedom, Morton Downey Jr. is long dead from lung cancer.

[@GR-ym8po]

too bad we didn't make cigarettes illegal.

[@BurningOrchids]

who was advocating that?

[@paulieheydrich9772]

amazing how ron kept going.i would of said fuck society after 10 years

[@Spillers72]

Morton ripped off Wally George's format for his show.

[@burbank]

That is very true. How ironic. You are right on the money here.

[@evank9515]

Portugal decriminalized drugs in 2001, made it a health issue, not a criminal one. Drug overdoses has gone down.

[@findmestudios]

wish we did that, if i ran for president that would be my policy :P

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

Portugal also has a functional healthcare system dude

[@thetortoise4107]

+Dmitrisnikioff Which Ron Paul would not allow to happen in America due to its supposedly impacting businesses...boo hoo

[@thegoldenarm6422]

Dmitrisnikioff Irrelevant. Medical care in the US is way better than in Europe.

[@danielcashio6995]

The Golden Arm okay boomer

[@Ducksoup67]

The irony being that just 8 years after this was filmed Morton was diagnosed with lung cancer and had to have a lung removed. He used to be a member of National Smokers Alliance (think of it as a Libertarian group for smokers) but after his diagnosis quit and became a staunch anti-smoking advocate. He would die 5 years later in 2001. One of the most shocking moments for me was when Morton says that if the government outlawed cigs he'd be happy because then he would quit. The advice of a doctor sitting in front of him meant nothing to him so long as the government says it's okay to smoke. Stunning.

[@lanceedain8617]

That's like one ridiculous strawman right after another, with that one brainless girl screaming ad hominems at him every so often.

[@Wanderlust598]

Not much has changed.

[@RaiderChampion34]

precursors of social media posts

[@shermanchester68]

Thing is, today she’d be considered a SJW or a campus liberal with that stupid beret and the screaming...yet Paul is hollering for autonomy 🤔, personal rights 🤔 not having a military industrial complex 🤔. He wasn’t CONDONING drug use or even advocating it, yet, they’re making fun of him. He’s saying no to PAYING for it, and they’re yelling back about....I’m not sure 🤔

[@mrkogui]

Ron Paul was ahead of his time ...now everything makes sense !

[@VossaBygde]

i dont understand how it didnt make sense then?

[@Aresrobot]

***** BECAUSE I YELL LOUDER THAN YOU SO I'M RIGHT.

[@VossaBygde]

lol and because if i call u an idiot that must mean u are one.

[@theman4130]

***** Very easy Blazin' rTrees. Back in the 80's there was super ultra heavy anti-drug campaigning that effectively brainwashed the masses. Also, the knowledge bestowing internet hadn't been invented yet. "Herd mentality" to the 1000th power!

[@tomslick1650]

well, makes sense to some of us, sadly most people are still ignorant.

[@DangAssDan]

I hope the people that were jeering Ron Paul back then have the grace to feel embarrassed today.

[@damnright4]

Embarrassed and ashamed.

[@toroduro7170]

Well said

[@SupaBubbaMusic]

I bet some of them support his movement now. We do and say stupid things when we are young

[@go0b3rtron7]

The propaganda machine is real and we'll be saying the same thing about the mobs of people that are losing their minds about Trump today.

[@joedirt8745]

Hello indeed but worse then that i thought Morton was an intelligent American im repenting.

[@mjh8753]

“The only thing you could be President of is Disneyland because you are in another world!” Trash talking has sure evolved since 1988.

[@PianoKeyzOfficial]

The host died of lung cancer due to smoking - go figure.

[@Patrick-sg7cm]

Hypocrisy at it's finest.

[@stevenpoore7365]

Even more funny when you consider the fact that weed never killed anyone

[@fredrezfield1629]

he was swallowing cigarettes 2 packs a day !!

[@StarfieldRailway]

"The drug laws created the streets." - Ron Paul Yep. He is correct.

[@twoshedsjohnson8540]

Ron Paul...a man so far ahead of his time...unfortunately, it will take an economic crash until others finally "get it"?

[@GugaGDFABC]

Actually, it's far more likely that the leftists will blame it on capitalism and deregulation and a bunch of people will end up believing, unfortunately.

[@galleryofrogues]

@@GugaGDFABC leftists are pro drug legalization like libertarians

[@andrewhh24]

*when you try to talk about libertarianism with your conservative friends*

[@prophetvoluntaryist4945]

Fr

[@mattjohnson7198]

Except this wasn't a conservative audience. Morton Downey was a very vocal Democrat. His audience was left. Views on drugs were different 33 years ago.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

The Right automatically calls anyone who doesn’t agree with them “liberals.” They stop thinking after “liber-“ in Libertarian.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

@@mattjohnson7198 Morton Downey Jr was clearly on the Right. What world do you live in? Lol

[@Lobotomyaftermath]

@@WorldwideWyatt I have actually been told libertarians are liberals because it has "Liber" in it

[@AlexCruz-us2sx]

I can just feel Ron's frustration even though it's been 28 years lmao

[@buck_sweep]

Cannot stand when people say "Oh freedom of choice means you're free to choose whether or not you murder someone" absolutely not! Free to determine how you live your own life, not free to make someone else live a certain way, or stop living.

[@honprelude]

Dan Heim right - let’s just forget about the 10 commandments. Dopes!

[@grapefruitm00n]

Dan Heim yes they always crack out that weak argument. I worked with a guy who actually wanted to make divorce borderline illegal. When I kept shooting down his feeble arguments, he threw up his hands and said: “Oh that’s great! Yeah everyone does whatever they want. Let’s go around murdering people because we FEEL like it!”

[@Udugunit]

Ron Paul was the only one making valid arguments. Every one else in the room was just using straw man arguments and ad hominem attacks.

[@Nick-ce6lt]

Lol i love it how Ron Paul gets into the show and throws insults as well.

[@LibertarianGamer-ff5tg]

Downey and the crowd hurled insults first. Ron paul just got frustrated and fought back.

[@kirbygene]

Ron Paul was the smartest man in the room

[@johnsong853]

That has to be the understatement of the century, if not history.

[@CoolGobyFish]

@@johnsong853 if Ron was so smart, why did he go to this trashy show?

[@bws1971]

@@CoolGobyFish You have to go into the lion's den to plant the seed of new ideas. You have to spread them everywhere for the greatest chance of reaping the fullest harvest possible

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

Ron Paul was the only one making any sense on this show.

[@subphreeky]

If we still had slime like Morton Downey Jr. on TV, I'd puke on him.

[@ryzenman6460]

Morton Downey Jr is the image of slime what a scumbag

[@barthensley8582]

Dr. Paul hit it right on the nail when he said "you say no, don't let your government say it for you"

[@MrGawn]

Ron Paul, always has been the man..

[@bsim4431]

these people were the voting populace for the past 30 years......i understand now why the country got into the mess its in

[@makisov]

28 years later this is still relevant. TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS LATER we have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

[@NEG305]

"When debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser" -Socrates

[@MrPisster]

Ron Paul might be the best person born in the last 50 years.

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

I think you may be a little bit off on Ron Paul's birth date..

[@markymark7198]

lol, even RP's son (rand paul) was born over 50 years ago. Ron Paul was born in '37.

[@nirv]

Except Ron Paul is a DOCTOR who denies evolution. So much for Ron Paul.

[@thegoldenarm6422]

Gum Control 1935, actually.

[@thegoldenarm6422]

nirvgorilla Evolution is a theory. So...

[@MrJesusdoesntsave]

Ron Paul shitted on these people lol

[@gc3k]

He really didn't, he was drowned out by neanderthals. He's absolutely right though

[@Taronites]

Unbelievable, I mean, uncanny how Ron Paul could keep his faith in the USA back then let alone for another three decades. Talking about some thick skin and some fight in this man. I'm so sorry we westerners are not living in a free society, where people like him would've gotten in a position to make things work. He clearly overestimated his chance to make an intelligent point in front of a corrupted, brainwashed mob, hosted by a disgusting creature, who makes me want to quit smoking only to make sure I have nothing in common with "it".

[@CaliforRonPaul]

I know its been 4 years, but great comment

[@Taronites]

@@CaliforRonPaul Oh, Jeremy, that's amazing! 4 years ago I wrote that about a video from 1988 and since then we went back in time 4 years from then to land firmly in 1984. I need an upside-down emoji! ...thank you, of course! ☺

[@CritterCrew1]

Ron Paul was so animated back then. A real ball of fire!

[@evank9515]

"We get high on the ideas of freedom"

[@jamesoakes1819]

the cringiest line in the entire segment, tbh

[@Dark5L]

Ron Paul is the freedom OG. My Hero. Takes a lot of balls to go up onto a stage and know you are going to be arguing against a massive of illogical human beings.

[@samdeshler]

Ron Paul gives a great argument for liberty and freedom of choice. Morton threatens to puke on him, receiving applause. When idiots know their argument is invalid the hilarious threats/insults begin... We see this time and time again from nearly anyone left of Paul because he dismantles their ideals and traditions with America's own Constitution. Boy, do they get mad!! :)

[@Bruce_Gruesome]

***** Actually it means the freedom to choose to make good decisions for yourself. The freedom to make mistakes, the freedom to do better than anyone expected you to. The freedom to not be held down by government like an animal in a zoo. That animal will never be able to live a normal life when thrown out of captivity. All the government is is a fucking slaveholder. Promising at least an okay life if you will keep supporting it. Fuck that anyone can do better when they are unchained from mediocrity.

[@Bruce_Gruesome]

Umm the federal reserve is the only bank fully protected by the federal government. The fact that government is so big has given big corporations an investment to ensure they don't ever go out of business.

[@RobertPitas]

***** Considering one of the biggest tenets of the Libertarian philosophy is "non-aggression", saying there would be "no rape laws" kinda makes no sense, does it?

[@RobertPitas]

Should we have federal rape laws? No. There is nothing in the Constitution that grants the federal government the authority to do that.

[@RobertPitas]

There is a very clear difference between government regulation and big government regulation. Government regulation you can point to the exact place in the Constitution that authorizes that regulation - the majority of the time being found in the Enumerated Powers Clause. By design, the Federal Government is only authorized to perform a very limited number of tasks that could not reasonably be performed by the individual states or the people, with a bias towards leaving things to the states. Big government regulation, you can't point to the exact place in the Constitution that authorizes the regulation, or you have to reference the Commerce Clause, the General Welfare Clause, or call the regulation a "tax" because it can't be justified through normal means.

[@jw_25]

Ron Paul was a true visionary ahead of his time.

[@jgonz185]

Ron Paul: "We wouldn't fight the Vietnam war, we wouldn't fight the Korean war." Morton Downy: "We get high. We get high."

[@MM-yl9gn]

But we would fight a war to protect our sovereignty and write legislation to prevent soft power war and extortion

[@forlornvaalan7630]

Ron Paul ultimately won though. The host, Morton, was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in 1996 and had to have a Lung removed. He then finally died in 2001.

[@JohnCena-hd4lq]

that makes me happy! hope it was very painful=D

[@ImSarri]

Smoking a cigarette and talking about how drugs should be illegal

[@comradecarabao9122]

Well, that hypocrite was actually a member of a smoking advocacy group -- until he ended up with lung cancer. It's always the people who make the WORST decisions in their own lives who want to dictate what other people do.

[@Matt92Machine]

Ron Paul always spoke the truth, and still does. This host obviously has no clue what he is talking about.

[@WildBillJP]

Its amazing how clueless the audience is

[@mdflonline]

I really hate to say this about the deceased, but part of the issue here is Mort, and the crowd in general, had no concept of personal responsibility - they could only comprehend the Reagan-Thatcher brand of the idea. Mort himself died of lung cancer from smoking for years, Ron Paul did say "no", in his personal life. Sort of helps you understand the difference between statist and libertarian philosophy. Sadly, all of the great evidence and legality Ron Paul mentioned went completely over their heads.

[@wildwill1970]

Holy shit! Way to hold your ground Ron!!

[@goodleshoes]

Ron Paul, thank you for caring for us even when we were too ignorant to listen. Because of you, people are waking up to what's really going on in the world. There is no better candidate for the champion of liberty.

[@d1v1nesp1r1t]

I don't know why buddy in the red shirt got so mad. He IS a little overweight. lol Poor Ron. Makes my head feel like it's gonna explode listening to all these thoughtless souls. :-P

[@SuperNova153]

Whoa, what happened to shows like this? It's like the Jerry Springer of politics. High quality entertainment! Funny how Ron Paul hasn't changed his stance and is consistently proven correct over a 25 year period

[@PenitusVox]

+SuperNova153 Which makes this even more hilarious, given how they claim he's trumping it up for attention. And yes, pun intended.

[@crispin323]

I used to think Ron Paul was nuts. After a few years he's my favorite political person ever ! his retirement speech from Congress was one of the most real things I've ever heard. Truth.

[@TehCommentMaster]

By the way, I love that someone updated Morton's Wiki to include "He also blamed tobacco companies for lying to consumers about cigarettes, although congressman Ron Paul (also a physician) had advised him, in 1988, while on his show, that smoking was highly unhealthy and responsible for a huge number of deaths every year." Who ever did that is a champ!

[@andrewkerr5296]

'Your a little overweight, why don't you have the Government put you on a Diet'

[@TheFaithfulAtheist]

I swear the court scene in Idiocracy had to be based on this episode.

[@masterpangloss]

Long live Ron Paul. I wish he was this young here in 2015 and had 100 more of him.

[@loonac]

Infuriating

[@ladyi7609]

We've had Gary Johnson around for the past fifteen years. Too bad no one's given HIM a chance, either. Ngl, I totally voted for him in 2016.

[@TheForging]

Only two years ago, people thought Ron Paul was crazy.. Look at how things are today, watch this and you'll discover who the real crazy people were/are.

[@TonyxPwNaGe]

Ron Paul was right in 1988, and by God, he's still right in 2021.

[@barbaraherda9212]

This is insane. I have even more respect for Ron Paul than I had before. I can’t believe he never gave up on humanity.

[@tomford7983]

5:31 I love how Mort perks up after RP tells him to stick to the issue, wind up like he's going to make some great intellectual point, then says, "If slime like you were in the White House, I'd puke on you," to thunderous applause. Mort would later say his show was nowhere near as trashy as Jerry Springer. I think this show makes the typical Springer atmosphere look like a Chomsky debate. Sure, Mort's show addressed more serious issues, but the manner he used to address them is so deplorable.

[@Yaybels]

This clip is like internet comment boards IRL.

[@reoffending]

Ron Paul literally predicted the CIA drug trafficking ring.

[@twoshedsjohnson8540]

Ron Paul had no chance on this show of mouth breathers.

[@SeeeEmilyyPlayy]

I’ve never seen Ron so fired up

[@la4ever12]

Wow, Ron was a visionary, ahead of his time.

[@Tbirdication93]

"Suppose a maniac got hold of a talk show. Or need we suppose?" - The Washington post about Morton Downly Jr. Show

[@AustimosPrime]

This is infuriating to watch. I can’t believe how ignorant people were back then. Ron Paul would run intellectual circles around this combined brain power of everyone in that audience

[@StrawberryDonutKing]

''Back then'' Ugh, you'd be part of the crowd.

[@crusty7208]

here is proof that ron paul is consistent about freedom...what a great example of what politics should be about!

[@sakkel.7357]

John Smith mom can take all of those drugs even today when it's illegal. You forgot that in Ron Pauls model ones liberties still doesn't allow him/her to harm others in anyway.

[@sakkel.7357]

John Smith As Ron said in some other video: "do you believe that everybody would run and take PCP just because it became legal".

[@JohnSmith09123]

Sakke L. Yea it would still happen. When prohibition ended people still drank and drove, people still got into bar fights. And people still went to jail for drunk driving, public intox, or anything related to alcohol. If somebody's addicted they're going to take that drug or narcotic whether it's legal or not.

[@JohnSmith09123]

Sakke L. Medically proven fact heroine you take one dose you're automatically addicted. You don't just take drugs like heroine, pcp, methamphetamine, or any other *highly* addictive drug you can't just shut that off. Quitting from cigarettes is *easier* than quitting PCP, Heroine, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy etc. That's why they're considered *highly addictive* narcotics. People don't just stop taking them and go well it's no longer cool any more my addiction has been kicked.

[@JohnSmith09123]

T Arney Then how the fuck is legalizing suppose to help?

[@CaliforRonPaul]

"When you find yourself on the side of the majority its time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain

[@commandlinekid]

God Bless Ron Paul

[@Swoop187OG187]

And of course Ron Paul was 100% right..... Don't you love how they thought it was absurd that the US was actually dealing drugs? Oh and then they tried to assert that Ron Paul was snorting coke! lol

[@pacemoccasin439]

This show represents America well

[@MrMikeriede]

Ron Paul is and always was the man.

[@Leatherbubba]

Why does everybody act like political discourse being "toxic" is a thing that started only recently?

[@inthisdayandage6622]

Over 30 years saying the same thing consistently, always right, never sold out & dealt with idiots like this constantly yet never wavered from his message & will to spread liberty & wake people up. He will always be my hero

[@georgk8732]

I don't know why Ron Paul thought this form of argument was going to work. He's like the same old crank but with more energy.

[@72thcking]

Springer show has more cred than this circus

[@jameysummers1577]

Wow, I never paid attention to Ron, but he was right back then before all of the horrible damage done by the war on drugs.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

This is what we watched before the Internet.

[@elbombero420]

This is just Twitter on TV lol

[@blackhog42]

“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.” - Mahatma Gandhi

[@concorde9615]

Ron Paul made the most sense.

[@hollenjj7]

***** He always does. Too bad people by and large are too brainwashed or unintelligent to see the truth.

[@Batman8657]

"There were also no speeding laws for cars!" "THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS, MORT!!" Go Ron!

[@jaybee3737]

Ron Paul is the MAN !!!

[@NathanEllery]

Wow this is a side of Ron Paul I haven't seen before. Love it! Not sure it's the most productive way but how do you argue with idiots? Who was the woman and where is she now. Love to know what she thinks of the massive drug war effort now, arresting parents and putting them in goal, putting their kids into care for smoking a toke, massive amounts of tax payer dollars going to private prisons and police efforts instead of real crime. We can see why he was fighting so passionately now. Go Ron Paul

[@Castle3179]

If you want to spell jail the archaic way it's gaol not goal. You're welcome.😉

[@rcandrews4334]

He was right then, and he is right today; oh, and he is the only one in the room that is an actual doctor and staunch advocate for Freedom FROM the goobers in gooberment.

[@feided]

Ron Paul is a true American. I may disagree with some of his views, but the Majority of his views are the same as mine. I admire this man for being himself regardless of being mistreated by ppl/media.

[@lethrneck4]

i remember being real young and occasionally sneaking the tv on when everyone was asleep and seeing sterns early show and this, both of which were on WWOR out of jersey i believe (new haven CT resident) crazy stuff!

[@nickblue11]

oh my god, ron paul warned us about everything even back in the day and we still dont hear him today. GOD SAVE USA!

[@coinlord420]

13:39 it was that moment when Ron saw the future of this nation.

[@aaronadame418]

Ron Paul will go down as a legend

[@magictransistorradio4933]

People weren't ready for Ron back then. He got more attention recently, but most people still didn't understand.

[@macmundo]

Ron Paul is right. Too bad people have not realized how right he is regarding the drug war

[@Kbiggins1978]

Ron Paul was the only sane person on this stage.

[@Mr.JoeBangles]

Ron Paul was right then and he's still right today.

[@jamierodgers1467]

All this stupidity.. It really saddens me how such an intelligent man who comes up with solid facts and ideas to get rid of these problems gets slagged of not by valid arguments to disarm his ideas, but childish swearing. "If you were in the white house I'd puke on you." "You could only be president of Disneyland." This isn't a debate. Ron Paul is just so clever and yet people rather cheer at insults made by people who haven't done any research in human rights, economics etc. I will always look up to Ron Paul and it truly baffles me how INSANELY stupid some people can be..

[@thirdimpacted]

Hearing Ron Paul described as "A man who could be snorting cocaine in the Oval Office" is hilarious.

[@TacomaPaul]

The Founding Fathers that wrote the Constitution were beer drinkers (because distilling water for beer was the only way to get healthy water), and was written in taverns in Philadelphia. And they all grew hemp. Prohibition failed horribly, and actually created the "drug trade" that exists today. Criminals learned a lot from Prohibition Era. Legalizing all drugs could work.... but not in this repressed society that isn't even allowed to show boobs on TV. The United States is still the best country... but, wow... we are so scared of EVERYTHING. Because we are TOLD to be scared. Lighten up, people. Oh, by the way, I broke my arm falling off of the monkey bars. I learned not to do it again ! I did not get a trophy when I only "participated".... no.... I LOST ! Deal with it ! They keep saying, "It's all about the children". As George Carlin wisely said, "Fuck the children ! You fuck up, you learn not to fuck up again !"

[@felixr9974]

how are you the best country? this is a problem in your country, that despite how shitty it is you live in a illusion that its the greatest place on earth.

[@JohnSmith09123]

TacomaPaul So if a mother takes a batch of PCP and LSD and microwaves her child bashes in her neighbor's head and kills a cop that tries to stop her, should she be arrested? Because it's not her fault that she can't control herself when the portions of good judgement and conscious in the brain are dulled down.

[@TacomaPaul]

Wow

[@JohnSmith09123]

TacomaPaul Should she be arrested for doing that I'm just curious?

[@JohnSmith09123]

SvenBraveheart So if you do anything like say what religion you are or buy a gun or anything to that effect you will be shot on site?

[@jamesgaffney3873]

Ron Paul was the only one with a brain in that building

[@philliesphan312]

Social media before the internet!

[@christiensebastien2442]

I wish we had TV like this today, it's like an intellectual Jerry Springer lol

[@YYMBRrecords]

Just after i didnt think i could get anymore respect for ron paul, i found this old ass gem that really puts into perspective how much of a david he was in a country of goliaths over all these years ❤💯

[@BrandonWS324]

So this was a TV show that people watched? Amazing