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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader discusses the swirling rumors that Romney might offer Paul everything he’s ever wanted, if he’d only bow down.
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-- yesterday we reported that there may be an alliance in the works between Mitt Romney and -- hall.
Forced out of a mutual need for each other Romney wants to prevent -- from Paul from running as an independent.
Congressman Paul wants is free market in civil liberties ideals embraced by the GOP establishment.
But -- congressman Paul making a mistake.
I think he can change the Republican Party from within.
Our next guest ran for president as a third party candidate in the year 2000.
Arguably winning enough votes to affect the outcome between Al Gore and George W.
Bush.
He's also the author of the new book getting steam needed to overcome corporate terrorism.
Well the background and it -- it's a pleasure welcome back to freedom watch.
Thank you what did you make of that story -- -- -- -- -- post earlier this week front page.
Of this unique and surprising alliance between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney is this born of the fact that they are gentlemen.
And they are civil -- -- each other or is that something political or even sinister in the works here.
They don't have anything to give each other what Ron Paul wants is a congenial Romney to let him debate then go all the way to the Republican Convention.
And as a candidate.
And Romney.
Just wants.
-- -- not to run as an independent.
-- Ron Paul is not -- for straight run me.
-- to deal with the military budget the military industrial complex -- aggressive foreign policy the wars overseas of Patriot Act of corporate welfare.
They're not gonna give -- anything -- that all they want from each other is that Ron Paul.
Goes to the convention -- and not enough breaks away from the Republican Party.
In your -- ideal world if Mitt Romney is the nominee and if he defeats the president.
Am I correct in assuming you would prefer a Ron Paul there.
Lashing out at the Fed warning about corporates -- restraining the Patriot Act trying to bring the bring the troops home you would welcome that in my right.
Yes I mean I think is there's no challenge to Obama in the primaries we've tried to get some sort of agenda slate is -- Did have good stimulate debate in the early primaries with Obama he's he's got a war.
No -- -- pretty dull pretty tedious.
And if the all of the other challenges to Romney breakaway and -- that's going to be pretty dull pretty tedious thing you've got these three scripted.
Debates at the commission on presidents -- base corporation created by the two parties to exclude anyone else in October.
You know.
-- poll give.
The campaign excitement and -- -- broaden the base -- he'll -- impertinent question Zune and that the issue concentrated corporate power which is what this book is all wanna know.
He uses the word corporate -- a -- Right Yahoo! uses Robert rob for my reading between the lines of what you're saying.
That you wish you had run or you might still run so that your ideas can be part of the debate in November.
But I certainly wish someone progressive.
Agenda would run I'm not running this year.
But I I hope that someone.
You know there's swallow as -- candidate's Rocky Anderson good to time mayor of salt lay out his running new group Green Party is running -- -- but.
The media is not giving employees.
To these progressive -- area and.
Idea Ralph we will always give your voice thanks for joining us it's always a pleasure the revolution continues right here on freedom watch.
