Paulitical Ticker with Jack Hunter---Andy Griffith and American Values many Ron Paul supporters have been sharing a particular Andy Griffith Show scene in which Andy teaches his son Opie about the importance of the right to privacy and due process.
PoliticalNews.me - Jul 04,2012 - Paulitical Ticker with Jack Hunter---Andy Griffith and American Values
I was sad to hear of Andy Griffith’s passing at the age of 86. Like many Americans, I grew up watching The Andy Griffith Show. Being from South Carolina and watching a show about the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, Griffith’s program was a heartwarming example of small town values I readily recognized, and also exemplary of much of America during that era. Sure it was television. But it had heart.
With the news, many Ron Paul supporters have been sharing a particular Andy Griffith Show scene in which Andy teaches his son Opie about the importance of the right to privacy and due process. Someone even titled this clip “Andy Griffith vs. The Patriot Act.” Do not take this to be a commentary on the personal politics of the late Mr. Griffith, but an example of how his program, much like The Cosby Show decades later, often reminded Americans of their most core values.
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Congressman Ron Paul of Texas enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. He is known among both his colleagues in Congress and his constituents for his consistent voting record in the House of Representatives: Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the “one exception to the Gang of 535″ on Capitol Hill
