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Niall Ferguson on John McCain and Iran

03 min 59 sec

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Niall Ferguson sees John McCain as the only presidential candidate strong enough to keep Iran in check, and the only one willing to make good on military threats should Iran eventually go nuclear.
Niall Ferguson on John McCain and Ageism

04 min 41 sec

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Niall Ferguson discusses the discrimination John McCain faces due to his age and argues that in comparison to previous presidents he is actually not too old.
Niall Ferguson on Democratic Economics

04 min 35 sec

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Niall Ferguson predicts further economic recession and implores the audience to support John McCain because he believes Barack Obama's economic plan to tax and spend would lead to economic disaster.
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ccmee

Posted: 09.19.08, 09:30 PM

The Bush tax cuts didn't 'solve' the 2001 recession expansionary monetary policy did by encouraging debt spending. Expansionary monetary policy wont work this time consumer confidence is too low and debt too high for people to increase spending much and remember the cash rate today is the same as what got America out of that recession. This man suggests that conventional wisdom on dealing with recessions is to NOT increase government spending to stimulate demand. 350billion dollars going straight into the economy is exactly what is required (actually you need more) If you put a contractionary fiscal policy on a contracting economy may god help you. He also believes that escalating tensions in the middle east and against Russia will decrease tensions. It is an policy which could lead to major war.

Robert McKay

Posted: 06.19.08, 09:28 AM

He spoke of John McCain as a pilot. He crashed 4 military owned aircraft plus an ultra light. He used the” crazy man with a bomb foreign policy” approach to intimidate countries form nuclear proliferation. It failed with Nixon, Reagan and Bush. With McCain it’s judgment. As a student, pilot, family man, social life, friends, legislator and party leader, the guy is on the wrong side of everything. He is on the immoral side of most gray areas. It’s as if he hasn’t been vetted

drseatbelt

Posted: 06.16.08, 09:36 PM

John McCain is no democrat

How did the Bush tax cuts save the economy if we're in the situation we are now just 6 years later. America needs long term economic solutions that do no involve deregulation (of finance) which caused the credit crisis. Fiscal conservatism is a gimmick republicans use to get in office, and clearly the big government republican machine enjoys 'Spend and Spend' economics. How do the billions that Obama proposes to spend on the american people compare to the trillions of long term investment in Iraq. Nail Ferguson's defenses of McCain all hinge on his belief that he can correct problems the George Bush created. The recession, exacerbated national debt, and a failed iraq are all republican problems to which 4 more years of republican governance are no response.

franceslansing

Posted: 06.01.08, 08:00 AM

A brilliant and compelling speaker with contrived and weak arguments.

BruceHanify

Posted: 05.31.08, 03:57 PM

Sure wish you guys made getting an embed code easy. This revision of yours stinks.

swearson

Posted: 05.11.08, 05:33 PM

need help getting the flash player to function