World-renowned speaker Tony Robbins has devoted some time to discussing America’s gargantuan $16 trillion national debt. In this video, he shares figures inspired by blogger Iowahawk, where he uses visual aids to break down our unfathomable debt. It’s twenty minutes long and I urge you to spend every minute watching it.

At the end, Robbins asks viewers to write their Congressperson and president. Don’t waste your time, because they won’t listen. When has your government ever listened to you? The next step isn’t a phone call or letter, but bold actions. We’ve reached a critical point in our history that demands an outright replacement of a cancerous government overtaken by lobbyists, corrupt politicians and arithmetic-challenged planners who believe everything is fine.

Guess what? America is far from fine. We’re in deep trouble, and we won’t solve our problems by playing partisan politics. You can’t save your country as a conservative or liberal. These political ideologies serve no one and has done more harm than good. The time is now to think clearly and independently of your party and Washington.

Ron Paul Speech in Ames

The ‘kook’ congressman from Texas, Ron Paul, trailed Bachmann in Ames by just over one-hundred votes. But in mainstream media America, Paul’s strong finish is overlooked in favor of Mitt “corporations are people, too” Romney and Rick “come to Jesus” Perry. Ames is a far more serious deal than the mainstream media would admit. In fact, Tim Pawlenty ended his bid for 2012 after a dismal showing in Iowa.

The American mainstream media must stop pandering to the “politics as usual” machine and respect America’s new reality: Many are ready for real change in Washington with Paul. Kudos to Juan Williams for defending Paul at FOX when talking heads go against their own. Kudos to Dylan Ratigan and Joe Scarborough for doing the same at MSNBC. The American people are waking up and throwing out the opinions of anchors and columnists in favor of the facts. And the fact is this: Ron Paul isn’t crazy for being right. And he’s been right on a lot for more than thirty years.