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|Excellent - 572 reviews
Welcome to the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front hotel, located in the heart of Pensacola Beach, Florida. Unlike some Pensacola Beach hotels, Hilton Pensacola overlooks the stunning emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Discover an array of water sports, fantastic shopping opportunities and an exciting nightlife within walking distance of this convenient and...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 572 reviews
Excellent 9.6
Enjoyed our stay very much, the staff was extremely friendly and. Went out if their way to make us comfortable And take care if any if our needs. Rooms are nice view was excellent. The pool area was A great place to relax with a very nice pool and although we didn't need it, great pool for kids. Over all the hotel was a great place stay and we will be back.
Just should have gotten a king bed!
Excellent 9.6
We had a very nice room, beachfront and a balcony with a beautiful view of the emerald waters of the Gulf. There is a very nice swimming pool area with plenty of lounge chairs. Our room was very clean and comfortable.
I got a dinner entre' of sashimi and everything was sliced as thin as bacon. The sushi chefs are apparently the stingiest on earth.
|Excellent - 68 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 68 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The best hotel experience ever! Staff were friendly, rooms were spacious, clean and quiet and service was great. A good central location too. Complimentary breakfasts were excellent: scrambled eggs, sausage, grits, doughnuts, bagels, toast, fruit, cereal, juice and more. Complimentary dinners were amazing and homemade: Red beans and rice, burgers and baked beans, meatball subs, beer, wine. These people take great pride in delivering a great service. I will definitely stay here when I visit Pensacola again next year.
Good 8.0
We have stayed at this hotel several times without any major complaints. The few issues we have had were always addressed in a timely manner. The breakfast buffet is good and the rooms are clean.
|Excellent - 105 reviews
Our Pensacola, FL Hotel is Your Home Away from Hom Welcome to the Homewood Suites by Hilton Pensacola-Arpt (Cordova Mall Area) hotel. If you are in Pensacola on an extended stay, for military training or a business trip, you'll enjoy our friendly service, outdoor pool, and sports court Our 107-suite Pensacola, FL hotel is located less than a mile from Pensac...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 105 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Quiet even though it was at the airport. Great food. Wonderful staff. Unbelievable bed and powerful shower.
Nope!Loved it!
Good 8.0
Make sure the window is closed if it rains. Some of the critters on the ground will climb up into the room to get away from the water.I plan to stay here whenever I'm in pensacola.
|Good - 237 reviews
Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express Pensacola West Navy Base hotel. Conveniently located less than three miles from Pensacola Naval Air Station and downtown, 15 minutes from the Pensacola Regional Airport & less than seven miles from Pensacola Beach, our hotel is the smart choice for vacationers, military travelers and business guests alike. Whether you're in...
Overall Rating - Good - 237 reviews
Okay 6.0
Hot tub
Run down. Black mould in shower. Shower did not drain. Mattress very hardNeeds an update Pool and hot tub nice feature
Good 8.0
The breakfast and room was good
The location was not what I expected. It was ghetto and there were homeless people walking around at night and it was just scary to be out there
|Good - 696 reviews
In the Center of Historical Pensacola just a short drive from the worlds whitest beaches. Daybreak Breakfast Included. In walking distance of fine shopping, dinning, cultural and entertainment centers. Fishing, scuba diving and golf all nearby
Overall Rating - Good - 696 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Friendly staff, clean comfortable room, free breakfast, LOCATION, LOCATION,LOCATION
Congested parking, possibly due to construction. EWTN not available on TV
Good 8.0
the continental breakfast was good
not reallyit was clean, staff was friendly. it was in a good location did not see any problems that were previously posted by other guests. the room was a little bit small but the bed was clean and comfy, it had a fridge and microwave!
|Excellent - 483 reviews
Hotel's Location in Pensacola, FL is Unmatched Known as the City of Five Flags, Pensacola was the first city established in the US. Located in the historic downtown district, Crowne Plaza® Pensacola Grand Hotel seamlessly blends our vibrant past with today's modern amenities. Our main lobby entrance is the 1912 L&N Passenger Depot furnished with period antiq...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 483 reviews
Good 7.0
the location with proximity to downtown
the freeway on/off ramps outside our window and the trainOlder than I would expect for a 3.5 star but it is very nice for Pensacola
Excellent 9.0
Room was clean and updated. Bed linens were fresh, clean, and comfortable.
The lighting in the bathroom was terrible-- two small fluorescent fixtures mounted low on the wall on either side of the mirror. Created a pallid uplight on your face, completely inadequate for shaving, putting on makeup, etc.Great location in downtown Pensacola with updated rooms, comfortable beds, and very friendly staff.
|Excellent - 528 reviews
Pensacola Beach, Florida hotel offers a beautiful, beach front location. Just off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Santa Rosa Island is home to the Holiday Inn Express in Pensacola Beach. Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, this hotel is 100% nonsmoking and offers comfortable accommodations and spectacular scenery. Each beachfront hotel room features a private G...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 528 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Room was nice, clean, & comfortable. Free parking and complimentary breakfast. Staff was great!
The bathroom in room was a little small.Location was great for us. Room was roomy and clean. Hotel staff was great and always helpful.
Excellent 9.0
Located on the beach and service was excellent. Staff was very friendly and very helpful! Pancake machine was awesome!
NoThe room was very nice and clean. Located on the beach with a balcony with excellent view. Maids did a great job and were friendly. The entire staff provided excellent customer service. We will definitely stay here again.
|Excellent - 200 reviews
nestled in the heart of a vintage beachside town.. welcome to the Hampton Inn & Suites Pensacola-University Mall Pensacola is a charming blend of quaint coastal village and thriving modern resort. The Hampton Inn & Suites® Pensacola-University Mall blends old and new in its own way – our Pensacola, FL hotel provides all of the latest amenities while holding...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 200 reviews
Good 8.0
Cleanliness and complimentary breakfast.
The price for one night, especially with a late check in.Would stay again as needed. Suitable for passing through area.
Good 8.0
Consistent with Hampton properties.
The breakfast was not that great.
|Excellent - 144 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 144 reviews
Excellent 10.0
I have stayed there several times and it is always great.
Okay 6.0
Cold pool. expensive breakfast. Small bathroom sink areas.
|Excellent - 277 reviews
Holiday Inn Hotel in Pensacola, Florida Offers Convenient Location You can enjoy a relaxing stay at our Holiday Inn Hotel Pensacola - North Davis Hwy, located at Exit #13 of I-10 with quick access to downtown Pensacola. Our hotel is near the Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS), Pensacola Beach, Pensacola NAS, and the University of West Florida. Families looking...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 277 reviews
Good 7.0
The best part was the proximity to the expressway.
No it was ok.The hotel was nice, but unfortunately we were in a handicap room so the entire bathroom floor would be wet all day after we showered.
Excellent 10.0
A great place to stay. The staff was very friendly and helpful with all questions. Free internet and free parking...
|Okay - 143 reviews
The Super 8 Pensacola is conveniently located off I-10 at exit 7A. We are centrally located with easy access to the shopping, business and sports areas with many restaurants close by for you to enjoy. The hotel features Free High Speed Internet Access, Fax Service - Some Charges May Apply, Expanded Cable Television including HBO, ESPN and Fox News. We also...
Overall Rating - Okay - 143 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
The size of the rooms were bigger than most.
Continental breakfast was atrocious Food was sparse. No sitting area. Limited variety to no variety. Staff rude when asked for more
Mediocre 3.0
it was just a normal hotel. nothing special
Front clerk was very rude. my husband asked for a bottom floor room because he had knee surgery and the woman at the desk told him that he could not have one because we booked thru a third party. If this is true you need to inform other clientsThe were people hanging out in the parking lot. We did not feel safe.
|Good - 449 reviews
With a stay at Extended Stay America Pensacola - University Mall in Pensacola, you'll be minutes from University Town Plaza and close to West Florida Hospital. This hotel is within the vicinity of Sam's Fun City and University of West Florida. Make yourself at home in one of the 101 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves...
Overall Rating - Good - 449 reviews
Good 7.0
Staff was friendly.
Guests loiter in front of the hotel, the rooms need to be updated, the breakfast is very slim (coffee and granola bars), and it's kinda far from the beach.
Okay 5.0
Bed was decent
Checked in and no tp in the bathroomnothing nice but functional
|Good - 491 reviews
The Days Inn Pensacola Beachfront is located on a barrier island directly on the Gulf of Mexico along the sugar white beaches. Guest must be at least 21 years of age to register for room
Overall Rating - Good - 491 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Location, location, location. Amazing staff. Great FREE breakfast. Affordable.
Room was not anything more than a place to sleep.You get what you pay for.
Poor 1.0
The bathroom stool is so small ,why did I need no smoking room when u walk out u get hit with all the outside smokers everywhere with kids was always trying to find thru the maze hoping the wouldn't get burned by the smokers what a jokeOne day it will sell and no one else would have to go thru what we did , the breakfast was good the outside seating needs new tables the pool was good
|Excellent - 203 reviews
hospitality near the "cradle of naval aviation".. welcome to the Hampton Inn Pensacola-Airport (Cordova Mall Area) Enjoy the history as much as the recreation when you visit Pensacola, a coastal city whose historical roots have thrived along with a passion for the future. The Hampton Inn® hotel in Pensacola-Airport (Cordova Mall Area) offers the same sense o...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 203 reviews
Excellent 9.0
breakfast and the staff
noa good Hampton Inn, not located where I expected it would be--but was okay!
Okay 6.0
The conveyancing and it was clean
The rooms was so dark even with the low level lights all on.
|Good - 129 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 129 reviews
Excellent 9.0
I can appreciate an indoor pool in an urban hotel where space is at a premium, or in an area with bad weather. But installing a small indoor pool in a Florida suburb seems like an odd choice.Breakfast was pretty good, lots of fresh fruit.
Excellent 9.0
It was very clean and right of the interstate. The beef was very comfortable!
The rooms are dated.Very clean. Good nights sleep.

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BEVERLY — Water and sewer repairs aren't the most exciting projects, but they are usually necessary. And expensive.
Mayor Mike Cahill has asked the City Council for the authority to borrow $6.4 million for four underground infrastructure projects in different parts of the city.
The projects are designed to solve problems ranging from basement flooding in the Cove to discolored water in Beverly Farms to collapsed pipes on Cabot Street.
"We're trying to chip away at these projects that are required to modernize the system, much of which is very old," Cahill said.
The four requests include $2.9 million to repair the water main that feeds Beverly Farms; $1.35 million to revamp the Cove neighborhood sewer system; $1.35 million to clean and re-line sewer pipes in the Rantoul Street area; and $800,000 to upgrade a section of the water main on Standley Street.
The City Council will hold public hearings on the proposed borrowing on June 2 at City Hall.
To help pay for the projects, the city is planning to increase the combined water and sewer rate charged to residents by 21/2 percent. Finance Director Bryant Ayles said the increase would be the lowest in six years. He said money will be freed up by expiring debt the city has been paying for years for the secondary sewerage treatment plant in Salem.
Although the projects are large in scope, Public Services Director Mike Collins said much of the work can be done without digging up roads and disrupting the public.
In Beverly Farms, approximately 3 miles of water pipe will be cleaned and lined with cement. Collins said the improvements will eliminate the discolored drinking water that residents in the Farms have experienced for years, and they will also improve the flow of water for fighting fires.
A section of the water main on Standley Street will be upgraded from six to 16 inches, also improving flow to the Farms, Collins said.


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July 18, 2012 at 5:47pm
hey yall. this became official a lil while back but I didn't say anything so guess what!
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Fisher has rejected the latest offer from Stern. The players are willing to go to 50-50 if some system issues are resolved to their satisfaction at a probable meeting tomorrow - IMO - ain't happenin'
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Hmm, with the biggest con-artist in the league (Mr. Flop himself) calling the shots, the outlook for players is anything but bright.
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(If you don't like coffee you will not like this beer as it is made with coffee beans--as indicated on the label.)
I acquired a 22 of Mac's Goose Bump recently while in Portland.
Poured out it is pitch black with somewhat normal viscosity for an Imperial Stout. It has a very nice dark tan head; very appealing in the cup.
The aromas I picked up are most notably coffee and dark chocolate. There is some vanilla too. Other than coffee, this beer is not particulary fragrant.
Upon sipping, the first flavor to hit me was coffee then vanilla then some malt and roasted barley, then finishingly strongly with coffee and a bite of hops. Coffee, however, is present from start to finish and is the most dominant flavor. In fact, the expected hop and yeast bite typical of Imperial Stouts is actually about 75% masked by the coffee. This is not bad though. The coffee is remarkably complimentary to the strength of the stout.
In the mouth it is very smooth and creamy. Excellent.
Goose Bump has a nice warm feel from alcohol as well.
Overall, this is the best coffee-flavored beer I've ever had. I've tried espresso stouts, coffee porters, etc., but this is the best...and I'm not even a coffee drinker. The coffee is strong but it goes so well with this particular stout, which is reminiscent of Mac's Blackwatch Porter. For an I.S. this is very drinkable as it is nowhere as overwhelming and intense as that of other breweries. If you can find it, pick one up!
02-26-2010 08:17:52 | More by MadeInOregon
4.38/5 rDev +22%
appearance - black with small tan head, lacing is solid.
smell - coffee and brownie, had this just after black tuesday and isnt embarrassed by the comparison. some oak and alcohol. brown sugar and caramel malts.
taste - much the same but not quite as robust, body is a little light and a minor burnt malts coming through. still delicious.
mouthfeel - body is light, far too light. carbonation is decent. not impressive here.
10-18-2011 19:21:58 | More by claytong
4.25/5 rDev +18.4%
10-15-2013 18:37:19 | More by iatethecloudsfor
4.25/5 rDev +18.4%
07-02-2013 02:37:54 | More by drbenderdo
4.22/5 rDev +17.5%
Pours out a dark brown color, great looking wisp of tan head to it, rings around the tulip glass. Aroma, dry coffee.
Taste, reminiscient of Coffee Bender right off the bat, and that's a damn good beer. But that calls itself a brown, this an imperial stout. Regardless, good, who cares about the classification all that much. I'd say substantial viscosity for a brown ale, a little thin for an imperial stout. Coffee is a little muted compared to Coffee Bender, not that smash in your face roast, but a little more mellow, very dry.
Hides the alcohol amazingly well, was shocked to see that this is 9%. Would have guessed 6-6.5% frankly. And at only $4.49 from John's in Portland, geez you can't go wrong.
Some might make hay about their corporate ownership or something like that, but just enjoy a damn good beer at a damn good price already. Our first beer of the night last night, how often can you start out with a 9% beer?
01-28-2011 18:18:47 | More by Beerandraiderfan
4.15/5 rDev +15.6%
Bomber poured into my Delirium snifter, Goose Bump is very dark brown with a tight tan head that leaves gorgeous rings of thick foamy lace.
Smell is coffee, more like the grounds, a nice acridness to it, toffee as it warms, a hint of buttery diacetyl.
Taste is big coffee, wow. Very nice for coffee fans, pure and intense. The sweetness pokes out as I adjust to the bitterness of the coffee, light fusels creeping out as well, although the alcohol is fairly smooth overall.
Mouthfeel is oily, a nice viscosity to it, with a great creaminess.
Drinkability is great if you liked coffee, which is so strong in this one that you could probably served it to some one in Starbucks sippy cup and they'd think it's some kind of iced coffee drink. Smooth, tasty, and a great value, there's nothing not to love about this if you like strong coffee stouts. Well done.
03-13-2010 07:24:12 | More by ccrida
4.15/5 rDev +15.6%
I bought a bomber of Goose Bump at JB's Food and Bottleworks ($5.49). Poured in to a pint glass.
Pours a black walnut color and is opaque. One finger bubbly tan head dissipates quickly leaving little lace.
Smell is a rum candy and coffee aroma. Caramel and toffee notes are also present.
Taste is decidedly a rich dark roasted coffee flavor. Bit of a caramel and spiced rum sweetness.
Mouthfeel is full bodied, even thick, but not particularly cloying. A bit of alcohol heat on the tongue and the back of the throat.
Drinkable for the style, but at 9% ABV not particularly sessionable. I'm not sure it's worth what I paid, well worth the price at say $3 or $4 a bottle.
11-22-2010 00:58:39 | More by RJLarse
New Hampshire
4.1/5 rDev +14.2%
22oz bottle from 2010.
Pours opaque black with a one inch frothy, tan head. Ripped sheets of lacing and a solid skim coat for the duration of the glass.
Aromatics lead off with coffee beans, roasted malt, charcoal, bitter chocolate, and brownie bits. Very roasty and a strong coffee aroma is quite inviting.
On the fuller side of medium bodied with a crisp, smooth mouthfeel. A bit lush and soft.
Burnt malt, coffee grounds, black chocolate, and Oreo shells start the palate. Some mild ashiness and a mild acridity follow through.
Finishes with a charcoal-rubbed coffee bean dryness, smoke, and dark chocolate.
Tasty brew and goes down really easy. The coffee is done well, but the light acridity and mild ash character detracts.
02-11-2011 00:32:36 | More by brewandbbq
4.05/5 rDev +12.8%
Poured into a balloon glass.
Look: Espresso bean black, mocha head recedes to a wisp, light lacing.
Aroma: Bubblegum? Roasted malts, black licorice.
Taste: The beer starts with a bubblegum sweetness then gets into a chalky dark chocolate. Burnt grains filter in. Faint hops in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Watery. Dry.
Overall: I like the taste, but this beer is all over the place. I still gave it a good score because it is unique.
03-03-2013 03:00:39 | More by JuicesFlowing
New York
4.04/5 rDev +12.5%
A: Poured from the bottle into a Sam Smith's nonic-style pint glass. Body is black in the glass, but brown on the edges with some ruby hues when backlit. A small milk chocolate-colored head settles on top, leaving behind decent legs of lace.
S: Not terribly strong in the nose at all - some licorice, some molasses, some generic roasty malt. Not getting coffee at all, which is unusual for a coffee stout.
T: Roasty malt - with roasted coffee beans (there's the coffee!). Earthy, piney hops. A touch of milk chocolate or cocoa powder on the back of the mouth, with more cocoa perceived as it warms. Finishes with a good lingering bitterness, however; a combination of roasty, earthy and piney.
M: A little thin for an Imperial/Double Stout, heft-wise; call it medium-bodied. Carbonation is sharp and active and seems to work well with the flavors for some reason.
O: Good. More like a cross between an Imperial Porter and an American Black Ale than an Imperial/Double Stout, so judged to style it loses points. But I enjoyed it, especially at the price point (I think I paid $2.99 for the bomber a few weeks ago as a special; wishing now that I'd bought more). . . .
04-12-2013 15:21:55 | More by Kendo
4/5 rDev +11.4%
22 oz. Very very dark brown pour, not quite black. Little bit of cream colored bubbles whispy on top. Sticks to the glass nicely, but doesn't retain too long.
Aroma is mainly roast malt and coffee. Hints of dark or bakers chocolate.
Taste has roasted malt and dark chocolate as well and the coffee present and mostly dominant throughout. 9% nowhere present.
A real nice lively carbonation that borders on creamy. Solid enough medium body.
Finishes a little acrid coffee, but mostly a lingering coffee bitterness.
Solid coffee stout, definetely not imperial but the abv is a bit high for a standard stout. Still better classified there I suppose.
Nothing bad to say about this one, solid but unspectacular.
Worth trying if you like coffee stouts.
01-23-2010 04:14:04 | More by Bung
4/5 rDev +11.4%
11-23-2012 01:37:21 | More by KingBiscuit
4/5 rDev +11.4%
12-04-2012 07:07:06 | More by dmorgan310
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
22 oz bomber. Great looking beer black as far as my eye can see..with a large tight bubbly tan head Aromas of dark chocolate and dark roasted coffee, the aroma though doesnt jump out at ya. The taste however does jump out at ya! Very good dark roast coffee flavours, with roasted,burnt oat, dark dried fruits, and some resin like hopping in the background. Great mouthfeel on this one, pretty smooth yet with loads of stuff going on. Overall very good from Macs. Not top class but very good coffee flavours IMO. For $2.99 this is excellent value
01-24-2010 06:00:35 | More by Reidrover
3.85/5 rDev +7.2%
22oz bottle poured into a large goblet
Pours black with a light tan, small head, very slow, very fine carbonation. Smells of chocolate, coffee, and yeast.
Taste is a malty coffee with a chocolate aftertaste, coffee definitely dominates the flavor (which is exactly what I was in the mood for when I picked this beer).
Mouthfeel is chalky and dry, pretty normal for this style of beer. Quite drinkable. Not overwhelming.
08-07-2010 21:58:08 | More by snaotheus
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
A: Nearly black. Well carbonated (though its so dark that you can only tell by looking down at the top of the glass to see it bubbling up). Dark brown foam thin foam with large bubbles that mostly disappeared quickly.
S: Bitterweet chocolate and cocoa from the roasted grain. A touch of vanilla.
T: Both sweet and bitter at the same time. The bitterness balances the huge roasted malt flavor. The bitterness fades quickly leaving a rich sweet chocolate. The coffee flavor from beginning to end goes without mention. Alcohol taste persists once the bitterness fades.
M: Great body. It had a good lightness from the light bitterness that keeps it from feeling too chewy. It drinks like a lighter beer despite being an imperial stout. The high alcohol is covered wonderfully,
O: One of the more drinkable imperial stouts I've had. The sheer drinkability alone is winning me over. The taste is nicely balanced but the coffee addition feels a little like cheating. Well, if you aren't picky about the coffee it really is a good down to earth beer.
04-05-2013 03:43:23 | More by constantine_272
North Carolina
3.76/5 rDev +4.7%
Poured from a bomber into a mug, the beer is a very dark, brown-to-black coloring with ruby highlights around the edges and a thick, dense, small bubbled, creamy, light tan colored head. Looks great. Aromas of bitter coffee, tangy sweet cream, vanilla notes, woody character, and hints of booze. Surprisingly tangy sweet nose. Flavors are rich and smooth, with a creamy undertone that really mellows everything out and makes this beer so easy to drink that it's scary. Wow. Coffee and char first and foremost, providing bitterness, but also some roast and depth to the palate overall. The sweet and rich cream notes come on a bit towards the end to smooth out the rough edges and keep the drinkability up. Smooth bodied, with hints of dryness. The aftertaste is like coffee ice cream, both bitter and rich. Surprisingly sharp, clean, crisp finish, with only a hint of creamy linger. Solid brew!
12-09-2013 01:00:11 | More by GarthDanielson
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
04-09-2013 01:08:46 | More by buzzy
New York
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
09-07-2013 16:16:42 | More by civicm87
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
01-27-2013 03:17:19 | More by mirish72
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
05-10-2013 03:38:18 | More by hopswap1
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
06-28-2014 06:15:33 | More by Danny1217
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
08-21-2014 22:53:27 | More by bcuz7
District of Columbia
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
04-20-2014 02:32:26 | More by nmann08
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
08-04-2013 16:22:13 | More by jrohrbacher
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Ron Paul's Voices of Liberty is now up and running. It looks good.
Here is a Tom Woods discussing the site.
Ron Paul's Voices of Liberty is now up and running. It looks good.
Here is a Tom Woods discussing the site.
It will be called Voices of Liberty.
Paul has a pay channel, an institute, a homeschool curriculum, etc. One thing he doesn't have is a free web platform. I think this is a good idea.
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Great news! The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity has moved from its former location in Washington, D.C.'s Virginia suburbs down to its new headquarters in Clute, Texas. The Institute is setting up its office next door to Ron Paul's FREE Foundation and not far from the Ron Paul Channel.
What a relief to escape the corrupt corridors of Mordor! A beachhead of peace and liberty is expanding in south Texas. And if you're wondering why Texas and not D.C., it is because we are not trying to play nice with the Beltway elites. Our audience is informed readers like yourself, who continue to question the pablum served up by politicians and the mainstream media.
The move down to Texas means that the Institute will be working much more closely with its founder and CEO, Dr. Ron Paul. A book is on the near horizon as well as a couple of other media-related projects. And of course, the Institute will continue its main focus: bringing hard-hitting analysis of important news events that readers will not see in the mainstream media. As people continue to turn off the mainstream media, we want to be the resource they turn to.
Dr. Paul has also invited more Ron Paul Institute participation in the Ron Paul Channel — what a great new way to get our message out!
I have mixed feelings about this. I'm sure the move is a good thing for the reasons stated above, but DC really does need a non-interventionist presence. This is not a criticism, because everyone has there niche, it's just an observation. If the Institutes audience is us readers, then it is doing a lot of preaching to the choir. Non-interventionism needs someone in the fray attempting to influence the debate. National politicians already have many organized voices pulling on their ear. There are very few organized voices for non-intervention countering that message.
In case you haven't been following this, there has been a bit of a dust up in non-interventionist circles. Students for Liberty President Alexander McCobin publically criticized Ron Paul over his statements on the Crimean situatuion. Since then, it has been time, as they say, to "get the popcorn." I'm working on a longer response to this. As you probably guess, I side with Ron Paul. But I figured I need to cover this situation so here is a list of links.
Here is the original McCorbin post that got it all started.
Here is the original, as far as I can tell, reaction from BuzzFeed.
The (anti-Paul) Washington Free Beacon quickly picked up the story.
Reason chimes in.
Ron Paul's Institute responds. (Perhaps too harshly?)
McCorbin replies.
Dave Weigel of Slate opines. (Weigel is interesting in cases like these. Weigel currently has anti-paleo biases, but because he once traveled in our circles before going a different dirrection, he gets the subtext better than most.)
Justin Raimondo is his typical firey self at Anti-War.com.
John Glaser says not so fast.
Raimondo steps on the gas.
Anthont Gregory calls for a truce.
Robert Wenzel sides with Ron Paul at LewRockwell.com
Whew! See what I mean about getting the popcorn?
This story is a couple of days old now, but someohow I was asleep at the wheel and missed it. Once I started hearing about it I looked into the details and was outraged, but I wasn't outraged at the naivete of an newly elected and obviously green Paulesq Campaign for Liberty backed Georgia House member. I was outraged by the calculated attack by Establishment hack Republicans who staged a piece of grand political theater to attack their right flank and put in his place a upstart who threatened to upset their old boys club.
In brief, Rep. Sam Moore submitted a bill to the Georgia legislature that was intended to decrease the authority of the police to arrest people based on vague anti-loitering laws. It contained language that would have loosened some restrictions on sex offenders and the hacks saw their chance to pounce on an uppity new House member whose focus on liberty threatens their reason for being. Whether that particular language was good law or not, what is at issue here is not a particular piece of legislation. What is at issue is the fact that a bunch of shameless hacks chose to grandstand rather than attempt to govern rightly. If the language was bad, either from an actual legislative standpoint or from a looks bad politically standpoint, then just calmly suggest to Rep. Moore that he might want to make some changes. For several House members to take to the floor to publically express outrage reeks of an orchestrated political hit job.
Here is some commentary on this travesty that gets it right.
And here is one that gets it wrong.
I include this particular example, among many that get it wrong, because I posted a comment below it. My comment is a bit harsh, but hardball from hacks begets hardball back.
Give me a break Jason. The Establishment Republicans deliberately used this opportunity to attack someone they see as a threat and not part of the old boys club and YOU KNOW IT! To pretend like this was all a legitimate uprising because of some truly awful offense is a deliberate sham. Any issues with the bills, whether actual or just potential opportunities for grandstanders to make rhetorical political hay, could have been addressed in a measured sensible way in a back room somewhere as is usually the case. More senior members of the party who were actually interested in right governing instead of striking a blow against their right flank would have quietly made suggestions to Rep. Moore with an eye toward protecting a new member rather than grandstand like a bunch of shameless peacocks. They have taken a page stright from the PC Cultural Marxist rightthink enforcement playbook with their "point and sputter" and feigned outrage game playing. Pretending not to recognize this does not make you a "statist" or a "patsy." It makes you a co-conspirator. And I dare you to forever sacrifice your credibility as a political commentator to here for all the world to see pretend that you don't realize that this was about political game playing and not about the merits or lack thereof of any piece of legislation.
I hate it when the left uses these tactics, but I expect it from them. It's what mindless morally stunted leftists do, but when supposed conservatives do it to their right flank, it makes my blood boil.
Update: Here is an article that gives an explanation of the background of the bill.
My new column "Is Rand Paul the Best Non-interventionists Can Hope For?" is up at Intellectual Conservative. I plan to submit full length columns there more often. Here is an excerpt:
Bolton and King are clearly attempting to counter Rand Paul and his perceived libertarian tendencies, but this says at least as much about the paranoia and absolutism of the uber-hawks as it does about Rand Paul. Among non-interventionists, Rand Paul is widely viewed as a disappointment. The reasons for this warrant a separate article, but suffice it to say that while Rand Paul is better on foreign policy than your average Republican, he is not his father by a long shot.
Principled non-interventionists are often lectured by more pragmatic types that Rand Paul is the best we've got so we should make the best of it, but if the uber-hawks want a clear messenger like King or Bolton for their hawkishness despite the presence of more credible candidates who are mostly with them, why shouldn't non-interventionists yearn for a clear messenger for their cause? While I think the super hawks are dangerously wrong, I admire that they are pro-actively seeking a spokesman to their liking for their message.
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Update: This article has now been added to my personal blog.
Pat Buchanan says the Syria gas attack "reeks of a false flag operation."
"…First, this thing reeks of a false flag operation," said Buchanan. "I would not understand or comprehend that Bashar al-Assad, no matter how bad a man he may be, would be so stupid as to order a chemical weapons attack on civilians in his own country when the immediate consequence of which might be that he would be at war with the United States. So this reeks of a false flag operation."
When I first saw the stories about a chemical weapons attack in Syria, my very first thought was "false flag." It just didn't make any sense to me. Why would Assad do that so openly and risk retaliation? How would it benefit him or his cause? He is reportedly winning the war. But I'm skeptical and not inclined to believe the official story when it comes to dragging us into another war in the Middle East. What has surprised me is how many people are throwing around the "false flag" allegation. Normally mainstreamish types avoid that charge directly so as not to get themselves labled as conspiracy theorists, but with regard to Syria I am seeing people saying it with impunity. Has there been a sea change when it comes to peoples' willingness to believe the official story.
Here is an article at VDARE on the Jack Hunter smear campaign. It's good because it links to a lot of the sites that picked up the story, but the author, Alexander Hart, pretty much throws Hunter under the bus on account of Rand's backtracking on the immigration issue.
Here is Hunter's own statement. It's pretty much a disaster. Hunter goes into full backpedal and placate mode. This is highly unfortunate. First, the PC Beast can not be placated. Just ask Jason Richwine. Just ask Paula Deen. The PC Beast must be resisted head on. Second, whenever you say some version of "I'm not a racist" you have already lost because you have conceded the other sides terms. Third, as I wrote yesterday, nothing in these revelations is really that damaging. Some of it is rather mundane. Just explain yourself forcefully without backpedalling or dodging.
That said, I do not think that now is the time to attack Jack for backpedalling. Here is what I posted on Facebook:
I am disappointed that Jack Hunter has chosen to backtrack and concede to the PC Rightthink Police rather than fight back, but that said, now is not the time for anti-PC forces to attack Jack. Now is the time for us to attack the PC Beast that is attacking him. We can attempt to drag Jack back to paleodom after we have countered the PC Cultural Marxists Gestapo.
An anonymous commenter posted this complaint yesterday in response to Jack Hunter's disavowal of pro-Southern (and therefore heretical) thoughts he expressed many years ago:
"You think you know somebody, and they turn out to be a defender of sodomy and God cursed sodomites. I'll never read Jack Hunter again. Is there never any GOOD news anymore???????????"
I share the commenter's pain. Yes, Jack Hunter has tossed secession, border security, and traditional marriage the same way Butch Cassidy would toss the loot when the posse started closing in. (Here's a summary of Jack's earlier statements, as well as his disavowal of them, as presented by the "conservative" Washington Free Beacon, which broke this story.)
Jack Hunter, like Ron and Rand Paul, tried to work within the system to restrain an interventionist, activist government. Now he's being scourged as a "racist" who shares his boss's "radical antiwar views." That's because only a "racist" would want to deny the Third World the joys of American liberation — as DC's apologists have made abundantly clear.
Hunter's and the Paul's mistake was that they thought "compromise" and "moderation" were good things. Now, in a healthy political system, those things are virtues, as John Calhoun argued. But they have been fighting a losing battle against a system that is, as Robert E. Lee predicted, "aggressive abroad and despotic at home." That's why we have a massive domestic surveillance system supporting a military-industrial complex — it's the inevitable result of an overgrown, centralized government.
As Michael Hill noted yesterday, DC is open only to those who adopt the regime's globalist agenda. With a regime based on demographic revolution and permanent war, no compromise is possible. Those policies are the foundation of the Empire's power. Trying to find common ground with the Evil Empire is like offering to sacrifice only your children to psychopaths who want to murder your entire family. So Jack Hunter and the Pauls have been saying, "Okay, you want to invade the entire Middle East, so I'll support a war in Afghanistan. And I'll vote for amnesty for 20 million illegal aliens if you'll agree to a border fence."
One way or another, it's all or nothing with the DC regime. That's what Jack Hunter and the Pauls — and their supporters — have failed to see.
The Cultural Marxist PC Thought Police are frothing at the mouth again. They've identified a new thoughtcriminal for their Two Minutes Hate, Jack Hunter, a.k.a. the Southern Avenger.
Here is the Washington Free Beacon
fatwa … err … article that got the jihad started. When I first heard rumblings that the PC Gestapo was going after Jack, I suspected the author might be the loathsome PC enforcer Jamie Kirchick, but it wasn't. It's some writer I've never heard of named Alana Goodman. Here is Goodman's bio per the Free Beacon:
Alana Goodman is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. Prior to joining the Beacon, she was assistant online editor at Commentary (neocon alert!). She has written for the Weekly Standard, the New York Post and the Washington Examiner. Goodman graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2010, and lives in Washington, D.C. Her Twitter handle is @alanagoodman. Her email address is email@example.com.
Jonathan Chait picked up on the story here. Chait isn't someone I normally associate with this type of PC Thought Enforcement campaign (I could be wrong), but this drive by smear job is inexcusable. He says this:
But his son and progeny Rand Paul also has a close aide who is a huge racist, reports Alana Goodman.
A "huge racist?" Actually Chait, Goodman isn't even shameless enough to say that in so many words even though her "article" is a transparent PC/neocon rightthink enforcement hitpiece. (I say neocon in addition to PC because she heavily focuses on foreign policy and highlights among other things his belief that the nuking of Japanese civilians was unjustified.)
Salon piles on here.
What's noteworthy about the Goodman piece is just how lame the allegations are. Anyone who has followed Jack's career at all knows that he is pro-South and supports the right of secession. As Dave Weigle points out in a semi-snarky pile on of his own, this is not news, but the PC Rightthink Enforcers thinks this is a scandalous revelation. Beyond that she presents a laundry list of statements and policy positions that are supposed to scandalize all decent rightthinkers. I could defend each of Hunter's statements individually, but I don't have time for that now. In general, taken together the quotes and positions place Hunter in an identifiable paleocon/paleolibertarian sphere, but there is nothing here that is not routine opinion in those circles and each individual opinion can be found in mainstream conservatism as well.
Looked at as objectively as I can as an interested co-combatant, the thing that might be most shocking to the ears that the Rightthink Enforcers are aiming to prick is his use of the word terrorism to describe the nuking of Japanese civilians and his comparison of that act to 9/11. (FTR, I don't think terrorism is the right word to describe our use of nukes against the Japanese civilian population. It is needlessly inflamatory and isn't really an accurate word choice. It is more accurate to describe it as a war crime, but that is for a separate thread.) Beyond that Hunter is accused of saying that there is a double standard against whites. Other races can celebrate their race but whites can't celebrate theirs. Well no duh! This is a thoroughly mundane and unarguable observation. He's also acused of saying our foreign policy in the Middle East is influenced by Israel. Is there anyone who seriously denies this? In fact, the interventionist at the Free Beacon celebrate this as right and good. He is excoriated for suggesting that immigration alters the culture. Again, no duh! Does anyone seriously deny this? In fact, immigration boosters celebrate the fact that immigration brings about change in the culture. You know, that whole "Diversity is our greatest strength" mantra.
I could go on, but you get the point. Unfortunately, Jack concedes too much in what was I'm sure a damage control interview with the Free Beacon. Those of us who have followed Hunter's career for a while have recognized that he has become more politically pragmatic over the years, thus his defense of some of Rand Paul's misguided concessions. But I have always hoped that that old self-described "right-wing radical" still lurked beneath the surface. But this is not the time to criticize Hunter. Now is the time to defend him against the baying PC Rightthink mob. They'll be time for dragging him fully back into the fold once the PC Enforcers have been called out for their rightthink policing shenanigans.
He donated to Paul's campaign twice in 2012.
Take that Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Charles Johnson and the rest of you Establishment lickspittles.
The memo has apparently gone out. Smear Ron Paul's new think tank.
Jamie (now James?) Kirchick writes this for The Daily Beast. I'm Shocked! Just Shocked! That PC enforcer hack Jamie Kirchick has written another PC smear job about Ron Paul. Who would have guessed it?
Jamie Weinstein writes this at The Daily Caller. What's up with Jamies being PC thought policers?
Walter Russell Meade says Ron Paul's Institute will hurt Rand's chance at becoming President. This is a not so veiled threat. "Shut up with the wrongthink Ron, or your kid gets it!"
The Week piles on, attempting to reinforce the Rand Paul link.
Tom Woods replies here and here.
Woods does what libertarians are wont to do and immediately appeals to libertarian first principles. Appealing to first principles is fine. I appeal to Constitutionalist first principles all the time. But when it comes to this thought policing nonsense, I think the thought policers need to be called out for being the pathetic little weeniefied thought slaves that they are.
Kirchick, Weinstein and Meade, grow a pair of intellectual balls, and quit being rightthink enforcers for the Conventional Wisdom. I do not believe that 9/11 was an inside job, but I don't go running for the tall grass like some sort of intellectual fraidy cat at the suggestion. This desire to stamp out wrongthink is MUCH more dangerous than the wrongthink itself. Perhaps you should actually engage an argument rather than point and ridicule like some sort of middle school mean girl.
You have to wonder what is going on inside the head of people like Kirchick who seem to relish the role of righthink hit-man. Man up, develop some intellectual testosterone, and HAVE A FREE THOUGHT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE!
Ron Paul's new foreign policy institute now has a website up.
Daniel McCarthy reports on today's press conference here.
We discussed this before, but here is an update. Paul will hold a press conference on Wednesday to discuss his new institute. It will be called the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. I complained in the post linked above that I didn't like the name Peace and Prosperity because I thought it sounded vaguely lefty, but I'm OK with it if it is the "Ron Paul Institute for…" because having his name attached to it will avoid confusion.
This part is interesting:
Founder and Chairman Dr. Paul has invited the Institute's board of advisors to speak at the conference, including Rep. Walter Jones, Jr. (NC), Rep. John Duncan, Jr. (TN), Judge Andrew Napolitano, Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, and Llewellyn Rockwell, Jr.
I came of age on 'alarmist' rhetoric with rightwing implications, though my brain was well schooled in modern political science, here in the Northeast. Worse then the effects of Heavy Metal on my brain, I have spent most of my adult life waiting for the fall, which I thought came in the year 2008, but by then, I just assumed that nothing, not even that, was going to alter the course.
From a political science perspective, I agree with the non-interventionists. The weight of noise from Babylon on the Potomac is simply a smokescreen for the various foreign and domestic lobbies to operate and fleece the ever so humble citizens, save their never ending desire to have their egos massaged, and genitals groped to get on an airplane to prove their piousness.
Who else suffers such humiliations save a true believer?
Non-interventionism is a tactic.
But I hate all the wars–hence I agree with the non-interventionist from the heart as well. I really do. My Great Uncle carried grief to his grave for the hideous things he saw in Nagasaki—when Truman wiped out the Christians of Japan (to be repeated in Iraq.) A portrait of my Great Great Great Grandfather hangs in the dining room; he hired a substitute for the War Between the States, was always a good contributor to the various veterans groups, and rather vague on that time period, as far as I can draw from published accounts.
I read an account from his bitter brother, though, who allegedly marched for some Union Iowa outfit, who called him out.
I often see Great Great Great Grandpa looking at me as if to say: 'Screw them.' This is tied to a film I enjoy, Legends of the Fall (read the short story from William Harrison and see the movie), where the stroke affected Sir Anthony Hopkins suggests to his son, Tristian (Brad Pitt) that since his brother had voted for the Volstead Act—'screw the government' and the implication to become a smuggler–the traditional Anglo-Celtic response.
I cannot argue with Dr. Ron Paul to continue to focus on foreign policy in the abstract attempt that Old People might yet figure it out, but I consider the cause hopeless. Obama's drones were the workaround to any hesitation.
I would rather see Dr. Paul continue to work his unique, grandpa connection to the youth with a symposium on healthcare—not from a natural/free market perspective, if that could be a subplot, but from a workaround perspective. Have lawyers and insurance/financial specialists discuss ideas that entrepreneurs might develop along the lines of the Christian based medishare programs. And if all else fails, support massive civil disobedience, dropping out, and neighborly love (and a fleet of lawyers and film crews)….and be clear on the more darker implications, of family members, even oneself, going to the grave early, rather than take a bill from those people—present a story of martyrdom.
Seriously, get life insurance, not hospital insurance. And legalize cheap pain killers.
This is good news. There are very few institutional voices for non-interventionism. There are voices for neoconservatism. There are voices for internationalist realism. There are voices for liberal internationalism. But non-interventionism has very few voices outside general libertarian outfits.
Rumor has it that it is going to be called the Peace and Prosperity Institute. If so, this is an unfortunate choice of names. It sounds lefty. We need to convince conservatives that non-interventionism is the authentic expression of conservatism, not contribute to their bias that it is leftist.
Italians have elections this coming weekend, and the Anglo press, to the extent it has an interest, is focused on the generally neocon, but popular in the paleosphere for his ties to Lega Nord, Berlusconi, as he seeks a Lazarus like return.
The populist standard bearer is Beppe Grillo, a television star, who is using modern technology, and campaign barnstorming in tandem. The Ron Paul parallels are obvious.
Mr. Grillo is running on an 'out of the EU', repudiate the debt, expand Internet access, platform.
While not exactly Tea Party, the most interesting development was that this populist leader refused to join the antifa's, or 'anti-racists' in Anglo terms, when it came to denouncing Casa Pound (Casa Pound, Pound as in Ezra, being considered beyond the pale, fascist to polite company, of course.) Good luck finding an Anglo-press article on this development–I can only offer a google translate.
Censorship and technology have such a ying yang relationship.
Internet metapolitics had arrived when Marie Le Pen visited Ron Paul back in April 2012–she went to see the Occupy folks right after.
Mr. Grillo, the latest to embody a very new political tradition. God's speed.
In a thread below, I said that I thought Rand Paul had disqualified himself from carrying the Paul mantle and that any Paulite candidate in 2016 was likely to come from the activist and/or punditry ranks because there are so few if any Paulite elected officials at the national level. I also said that the name I heard tossed around most often was Judge Andrew Napolitano who has really hitched his wagon to the Paulite "Revolution." Well whaddaya know, a Judge Nap for President ad has been popping up on my Facebook page recently.
The site is "Paid for by The Committee to Draft Judge Andrew Napolitano for President. Not authorized by any candidate or candidates committee." And supporters are urged to go here to sign a petition to draft the Judge.
Judge Napolitano would be a good candidate IMO except for one thing, he is horrible on immigration. He has swallowed the ideological libertarian line that immigration is a "right." This appeals to some purist libertarians who can't see past their ideological noses, but it is a suicidal position. Current demographic trends already doom the GOP at the national level. Any libertarian who thinks we are going to have a country that is politically favorable to the "liberty movement" if those demographic trends accelerate is living in ideological la la land.
From the Wisconsin Campaign for Liberty website.
This Saturday February 2nd of 2013 the Dunn County Republican Party assembled at caucus voted 16 to 34 to deny my membership for being too Republican and holding Republican's accountable to their principles and the constitution.
I call on all of my friends that believe in Liberty, Freedom, and the Constitution to join their local political party because the changes we all seek will only happen if we make them.
I vow that I will continue the fight for liberty, will continue to consider myself a Republican and will fight to regain my membership.
Rand Paul gave a speech on foreign policy today at the Heritage Foundation. He is clearly trying to split the difference. He isn't going to please the neocon faithful. He isn't going to please the hard-core non-interventionists. Can he please GOP primary voters? That remains to be seen. I"ll have more to say later, but I'm not impressed.
Here is Jim Antle's article on the speech. Note the tweets from Justin Raimondo he cites. Justin is clearly not impressed.
Reason says Rand is clearly trying to distance himself from his father on foreign policy.
Neocon hawk Jennifer Rubin didn't like it.
Update: Philip Giraldi is not impressed.
This is pre-speech, but Matt Welch at Reason is impressed.


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