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Discussion by Ron Paul in the House of Representatives about the relationship between the cost of oil and threat of war with Iran, highlighting the irresponsible foreign policy that threatens to escalate the problem.

The video below has been playing in Pennsylvania markets and other States leading up to their respective primary. It’s a trippy, animated 60-second spot in which a Dr. Paul wanders back through American history to condemn today’s hubristic foreign policy consensus.

For readers who are unable to view video clips online, there’s a transcript after the jump …

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Without mentioning McCain’s name, Paul paints himself as the true conservative and draws obvious contrasts on immigration, taxes, and campaign finance reform. No mention of the issue that has drawn so many to Paul, his opposition to the Iraq war (he does say he supports “a pro-America defense policy”).

Anybody want to wager what percent of the vote Paul pulls tomorrow in Penn? And, to you Paul’ites, are you doing any get out the vote stuff to supplement the ad?

Jed Report, the blog which promoted Hillary Clinton’s Tuzla problem with a tough video montage that drew a whopping 400,000 views, is back with a new spot assailing the New York Senator. The three-minute attack ad, billed as a movie “trailer,” winds from old archival footage of Clinton backing NAFTA and dissembling on Tuzla and Iraq to her latest complaint that Obama is “elitist.” In its first day on YouTube, the video is the fourth highest rated item under “news and politics.”

Ron Paul Questions Ben Bernanke during the Joint Economic Committee hearings on April 2nd 2008

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