{"id":2330,"date":"2010-09-06T11:47:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2016-08-01T23:49:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:49:19","slug":"gonzalez-dennis-paul-address-nation%e2%80%99s-ills-during-non-partisan-rally-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2330\/gonzalez-dennis-paul-address-nation%e2%80%99s-ills-during-non-partisan-rally-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonzalez, Dennis, Paul Address Nation\u2019s Ills During Non-Partisan Rally in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GOP candidate for the Eighth Congressional District John Dennis, Congressman Ron Paul (GOP), former Supervisor Tony Hall and former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez spoke during a non-partisan rally Saturday in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 5, 2010<\/p>\n

Former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, 8th Congressional District candidate John Dennis (GOP) and Congressman Ron Paul (GOP), drew as many as 1500 to an anti-war, anti-Washington and anti-incumbency rally Saturday in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Their message (to paraphrase): It\u2019s time to kick every last member of Congress out of office and start all over again, because let\u2019s face it, Congress and the White House serve interests more powerful than the citizenry our electeds are duty bound to represent and serve.<\/p>\n

Ever since 9\/11, the nation has been told lie after lie to cover for the Republican Neocons’ dastardly agenda of ruling the world like a cadre of Doctor Evils, hell bent on securing every last drop of peaked oil before anyone else starts meddling with America\u2019s God-given right to resource exploitation. The result? Hundreds of thousands of military and civilian deaths, hatred for America around the world, a flag that flies in disrepute and a nation on its bended economic knees looking down the barrel of financial collapse.<\/p>\n

Millions of Americans are now suffering. True unemployment hovers around 20 percent, not the 9.6 percent the government wants you to believe, one in five mortgages are underwater, and the value of the mighty American dollar is on the verge of becoming worth less than the paper it\u2019s printed on.<\/p>\n

Congress\u2019 solution? Call up the Federal Reserve, a quasi-private institution no more federal than Federal Express, and have them print more money. If America has an economic hangover, just drink more debt. To hell with the threat of inflation, deflation, hyper-inflation and the threat of a bloody revolution, we\u2019ve got you covered – the best guns, weaponry, warrantless surveillance, Fema \u201ccamps\u201d and gated communities fiat currency can buy.<\/p>\n

Ok, so they didn\u2019t quite go as far as to say the above, but they came close.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some excerpts of what they actually said:<\/p>\n

Tony Hall:
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Tony Hall, an independent, with San Francisco Republican Party Chair Howard Epstein and former SF GOP chair Mike Denunzio.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIn recent months we\u2019ve heard all about the common good and history has shown us that the common good is best served when those individuals that make up the common good, operate under the principles of honesty, integrity, loyalty and pride,\u201d said former Supervisor Tony Hall. \u201cCan\u2019t we ask that of our leaders in Washington? That\u2019s what the common good is all about. The country works better and that\u2019s why you people here today are starting a new trend in San Francisco. This is a new beginning, a new spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have common problems that require common answers,\u201d Hall added.<\/p>\n

In introducing Former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, Hall paid tribute to Gonzalez referring to him as his \u201cclosest ally\u201d on the Board. \u201cHe is a wonderful, wonderful person and we were on the opposite sides of so many issues when we served on the Board together – that was only eclipsed by the issues that serve the individual. This is a gentleman who whose heart is in serving the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Political BFFs Tony Hall and Matt Gonzalez.<\/p><\/div>\n

Matt Gonzalez:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Matt Gonzalez<\/p><\/div>\n

Gonzalez began his 15-minute speech recognizing that most in attendance were \u201cin part here to protest the war.\u201d He called into question the stated motives by the Bush administration for going to war and the rhetoric used by President Obama in continuing and expanding hostilities in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s incredible that anyone would believe this rhetoric,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe notion that we would be spending this kind of money in a foreign land for very unclear and obscure objectives wasn\u2019t justified \u2013 it couldn\u2019t be justified,\u201d Gonzalez said, adding that the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are \u201cdraining\u201d municipalities across the country, as much as $600 million per year San Francisco.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Gonzalez and Nader hosted speaking tours in California \u201cto get people to think about what we could actually do with that money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when we don\u2019t have that money, what do we do? The left and the right fight over taxation, they fight over scarce resources. Rather than having plenty, we have very little.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2008, Nader invited Gonzalez to be his running mate on an independent ticket. They quickly encountered third-party ballot access restrictions across the nation, Gonzalez stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got on about 45, 46 different ballots around the country despite very draconian ballot access laws. During that time, people would say to me, \u2018Well, what\u2019s wrong with Barack Obama? He wants to end the war. He\u2019s going to protect our civil liberties,\u2019 and things like that, and yet, when you go down the paces on his record, what do you see: Support for the Patriot Act, support for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, support for the Military Commission Act – you\u2019ve got someone voting for every war appropriation. At some point the rhetoric runs aground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gonzalez called Obama\u2019s rhetoric \u201cgood,\u201d but whose actions are \u201cso lousy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre we going to object to it?\u201d Gonzalez asked.<\/p>\n

On the war in Afghanistan, Gonzalez recalled how the former Soviet Union suffered a crushing defeat and said he can \u201cassure\u201d the US military \u201cis not going to succeed \u2013 even if we were morally justified in being there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2008, Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, the Green Party nominee, Cynthia McKinney, and Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party, came together on some points of agreement to try to say the left and the right can come together on certain points of agreement,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to suggest that rather than rewarding incumbent politicians that show us they\u2019re not going to defend our rights, that we start engaging in a litmus test that takes these points of agreement and we simply say, \u2018If you\u2019re not with us on these, you\u2019re not entitled to our support. You\u2019re not going to get our votes. You\u2019re not going to get our money. We\u2019re going to vote for a candidate elsewhere.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Those agreements included ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and returning all US troops based in foreign countries; the protection of privacy and civil liberties; ending torture; ending the erosion of habeas corpus; an end to secret tribunals; to protect future generations from deferred national debt obligations; to end the Federal Reserve\u2019s \u201ccozy relationship with corporate banking and other financial institutions;\u201d opposition to taxpayer bailouts and corporate subsidies; and to \u201caggressively prosecute corporate crimes and fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are not left or right issues,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cThese are issues we can work on together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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John Dennis and Matt Gonzalez working together to create common solutions to common problems.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gonzalez warned that those on the right of the political spectrum who accuse Obama of being a \u201csocialist\u201d are nullifying the left from critiquing Obama.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause some on the right are calling Obama a socialist \u2013 a label that doesn\u2019t belong to him \u2013 by calling him a socialist, that outrage on the right is containing the outrage on Obama\u2019s left, and it\u2019s causing the left not to see the points of comparison and points of agreement with the right, or with libertarians and others, and I think it\u2019s important that we be careful about that,\u201d Gonzalez stated.<\/p>\n

Referring to Obama, Gonzalez said, \u201cIt\u2019s not a socialist president who engages in bank bailouts. It\u2019s not a socialist president that has his healthcare that makes you buy private medical insurance. It\u2019s not a socialist president that keeps hundreds of thousands of troops in foreign countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

In closing, Gonzalez said, \u201cWe need to have a foreign policy that is based on some overriding and guiding principle. This notion that we\u2019re going to prop up foreign governments, that we\u2019re going to invade other countries for some kind of perceived benefit, where we\u2019re going to install somebody that\u2019s going to be supportive of American private and corporate interests, needs to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot have a healthy democracy, a healthy republic, if we erode our own constitution and we engage in foreign policy that is contrary to all of the principles that the forefathers had in mind,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n

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John Dennis, GOP candidate for 8th Congressional District:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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John Dennis<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMy name is John Dennis and I\u2019m running against Nancy Pelosi\u2026 But there\u2019s no campaigning here today. We\u2019re here to talk about getting together to stop Washington before they destroy this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dennis thanked Gonzalez for his appearance saying Gonzalez is a \u201cthoughtful person\u201d who \u201cfundamentally respects people. No matter what political label you prefer, we\u2019re all being bankrupted by Washington and I\u2019m honored that he\u2019s here today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason for this rally is simple. The crumbling of our country before our eyes is not caused by the people but by the irresponsible, and sometimes criminal people and politicians running, protecting a growing Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy has Washington become the dominant force in our personal lives, our economy and our future?\u201d Dennis asked.<\/p>\n

Though the latest national unemployment figure, as reported by the government, is 9.6 percent, if unemployment was measured as it was during the Great Depression, the real unemployment figure is \u201ccloser to 20 percent,\u201d Dennis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur large corporations are certainly making money, but they\u2019re so unsure of the future, that they will not hire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne in every five homes in America is underwater which means the homeowner owes more than the property is worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe economy is not growing. We have a large Federal debt which we can never repay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dennis referred to the national debt imposed by Washington on future generations as \u201cfiscal child abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cForty percent of all current Federal spending is borrowed money,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cWe cannot afford this kind of spending. We must cut government. First and best place to start is with these wars.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 50,000 troops still stationed in Iraq, \u201cdoes anyone really believe we\u2019re ever going to leave Iraq? In Afghanistan, in our other undeclared war, we fight an enemy that never attacked us. Al-Qaeda is no longer in Afghanistan. Not even the fiercest hawk would argue that the Taliban had anything to do with the 9\/11 attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to bring the troops home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWorse than the economic consequences of war, is the loss of life. When we go to war carelessly without clear objectives and without a declaration, as the constitution requires, it diminishes war\u2019s seriousness, it desensitizes us all to the deadly consequences of military action. That\u2019s why we must never go to war again without Congress declaring it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should stop nation building around the world and concentrate on rebuilding one nation – our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to get beyond the left and the right fight. Washington encourages us to get involved in the left\/right fight, and why not. While we fight, Washington\u2019s power expands and it always expands at the expense of our civil liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are significant differences between the left and the right, we have far more common ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those who think the left\/right battle is real, ask yourself this, what major changes in policies have changed with the change of power? The Democrats are in power and they continue the wars and policies like warrantless wiretapping and the Patriot Act. When the Republicans were in power, spending exploded including unfunded liabilities like the prescription drug program. No matter who is in charge, the spending continues\u2026 the printing and the borrowing continue\u2026 the wars continue\u2026 the invasion of privacy continues. We have to understand that the battle is not between the left and the right. The battle is between Washington and us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile dark days may lie ahead, there is also the awakening in this country and around the world. Can we feel it? Can you feel the change coming? The revolution marches on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday was about getting beyond the left\/right fight and trying to find solutions that are hopefully going to save the Republic,\u201d Dennis told FCJ following the rally. \u201cWashington is out of control. It\u2019s gone way beyond its constitutional limits and we\u2019re suffering for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GOP Congressman Ron Paul:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ron Paul<\/p><\/div>\n

On foreign policy, Paul said, \u201cWe should mind our own business. The constitution gives us no authority to go around the world and police the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

That sentiment is why Paul supported then governor George W. Bush for President in 2000. \u201cThat\u2019s what they say to appease the people, but once they get in, they do something else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul said the fights between Democrats and Republicans are \u201creal fights over power. Not over your liberties over principle because if you get a Democrat in or a Republican in at the administrative level, they generally endorse with vengeance, the Federal Reserve system, the tax system and the foreign wars. That\u2019s what we have to put a brake on. Break that up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 13,000 special ops people. You know what their job is? Assassination. I mean this is despicable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the Muslim community center in New York City, Paul said, \u201cIf they could prevent it, that means Islam is guilty. That was the goal, is to say Islam is guilty, because if they don\u2019t have enough hatred in this country built up to have an enemy, they can\u2019t justify these wars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to have an enemy. They have to have a Hitler to attack so that\u2019s why I thought it was so important to point out that Islam has very, very, very little to do with 9\/11. Al Qaeda had a lot to do with it and our foreign policy had a lot to do with it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the economy, Paul said poor people suffer the most when the currency becomes inflated. \u201cWe run up the spending. We borrow a bunch. If we still don\u2019t have enough, the Fed prints some money, devalues the currency\u2026 It\u2019s all artificial. It\u2019s all based on debt. It\u2019s all a fallacy and when the bubble bursts, who gets hurt? It\u2019s the poor people that they pretended they wanted to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t help at all, but who gets bailed out? Republican or Democratic administration, the rich get bailed out, the military industrial complex, the bankers get bailed out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul said the US recession was caused in large part by the Federal Reserve, a quasi-private institution created in secrecy by a consortium of bankers in 1913. He referred to the bailouts as an example of \u201ccrony capitalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul essentially believes the Federal Reserve is a corrupt institution, and it would be hard not to disagree considering three years ago it printed $3.7 trillion approved by Congress, money that Paul said went \u201cout the window\u201d and into the hands of \u201cbankers and corporate giants, the internationalists – and the people didn\u2019t get anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat has to stop or the people are going to eventually get very angry about what\u2019s happening,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n

If the government continues to print money, \u201cthey are practically guaranteeing our dollar is going stop functioning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually paper money will fail. The bubble is bigger than ever. It\u2019s worldwide. It\u2019s based on the dollar. There\u2019s a delusion about our strength which is fast disappearing, but they still trust us as an economic power and a military power – and that all conveys trust in the currency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using an analogy, Paul warned the government would continue to exacerbate economic collapse via more spending, like an alcoholic needs a drink to cure a hangover.<\/p>\n

Paul, who is expected to run for president in 2012, wants to abolish income tax and appears to support a monetary system based on the gold standard, a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold.<\/p>\n

Paul said he would cut spending to the military which spends over $1 trillion a year.<\/p>\n

He supports the legalization of marijuana and said Americans abuse legal prescription drugs more than illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe demand that we legalize freedom,” Paul said.<\/p>\n

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Correction, 9\/7:<\/strong> FCJ incorrectly stated former Supervisor Tony Hall is a Republican.\u00a0 Hall said he is an independent and has never registered as a Republican.\u00a0 FCJ regrets the error.<\/p>\n

More Photos<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Candidate for District 6 Supervisor h. Brown.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Very few people of color attended the rally.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ron Paul<\/p><\/div>\n

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True to Paul’s mantras, his devotees carry signs indicating their positions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ending the Federal Reserve, and expressing their opposition to socialism.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Members of the 9\/11 Truth movement were in attendance.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Freedom apparently comes with a price.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inter-galactic messenger Frank Chu with a new message for Earthlings.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Frank Chu speaks to Ron Paul.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kisses!!<\/p><\/div>\n

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John Dennis media coordinator Arthur Bruzzone interviews SF GOP Chair Howard Epstein.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Howard Epstein and John Dennis.<\/p><\/div>\n

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h. Brown and Matt Gonzalez<\/p><\/div>\n

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John Dennis, Ron Paul, Tony Hall and Matt Gonzalez.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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