Friday, July 30, 2010

Schiff - Simmons Debate Enfield, CT July 29, 2010



Peter Schiff and Rob Simmons squared-off for a second time within three days at a Republican Senatorial Debate. The Enfield Grass Roots Alliance enlisted a couple of prominent journalists as questioners. George Colli of Fox 61 moderated the hour-long exchange.

The event was live-streamed on the internet. Over 400 people viewed part or all of the debate.

This video is unedited. It is the first in a series of several showing the whole debate.

Steve Forbes endorses Peter Schiff for Senate

"I have known Peter Schiff for several years,'' "He has a deep knowledge of finance and economics. He had long warned of the troubles we now face. As your citizen-Senator he will be a fierce fighter for cutting spending, cutting taxes and repealing Obamacare." Forbes said in a press release issued by the Schiff campaign.

Schiff For Senate New campaign ad

The main target of Schiff For Senate's new TV ad is his Republican rival, Linda McMahon But the spot also aims at Democrat Richard Blumenthal

"Liberal McMahon supports taxpayer-financed government bailouts,'' the ad states. "That's right, just like Dodd and Blumenthal, Linda McMahon will be another vote for Obama's taxpayer-funded bailouts.''

Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as "Doctor Doom" because of his bearish outlook on the

economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the housing market a bubble. A popular debate where he outlines every step th e downturn would take is available on YouTube.

Peter has written a book called "Crash Proof" and a follow-on called "The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets". He is the President of EuroPacific Capital, which is a brokerage specializing in finding dividend-yielding, value-based foreign stocks.