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Title: PayPal founder Peter Thiel throws $2.6 million at Ron Paul Super PAC, says money is to support libertarian movement
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URL Source: http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/201 ... -support-libertarian-movement/
Published: Feb 22, 2012
Author: Samantha Wagner
Post Date: 2012-02-25 14:13:40 by Cornhuskerkid
Keywords: Ron Paul, PayPal, Peter Thiel, Super Pac
Views: 349
Comments: 23
Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal, donated $2.6 million to Endorse Liberty, a Ron Paul Super PAC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) In two months, Peter Thiel, billionaire co-founder of PayPal, donated a combined $2.6 million to Endorse Liberty, a Super PAC supporting Ron Paul. Each Republican Super PAC has its respective big-bank-account-backer, but Thiel’s contribution has people wondering why anyone would throw that much money at a candidate who hasn’t won first place yet in a single state. Simply put, when Thiel gave $900,000 in December and $1.7 million in January, he wasn’t strictly endorsing Ron Paul — he donated in support of Paul’s libertarian ideals, Slate reported. In an Endorse Liberty press release, Thiel explains why these principles of liberty and small-government are so important. “Too often in this country we learn things the hard way – whether it’s putting your nest egg in overvalued stocks, borrowing more than your house is worth, or amassing a mountain of student debt to pay for a degree with no real job prospects,” he said. “With its unsustainable deficits, government spending is heading down the same path. Men and women who want freedom and growth should take action. A good place to start is voting for Ron Paul.” Endorse Liberty is a group of entrepreneurs and inventors who call for “open, unhampered creativity,” citing innovation as an economic engine. This organization is very much in line with what Thiel preached at the Students for Liberty conference on Feb. 17, Slate reported. While addressing the students, he also spoke about the potential of libertarians to gain support. Thiel’s investment in the pro- Paul Super PAC is essentially an investment in the overall movement. “For the first time in perhaps 80 years, we have a chance to move the country in a more libertarian direction, with a less intrusive government, in both social and economic areas,” he said. 
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#1. To: Cornhuskerkid (#0)
What???? Supporting Ron Paul with millions? This radical must have broken many laws. Send in the TSA terror squad, throw him in jail.
If he's such a supporter of Dr. Paul and a proponent of Libertarianism then why in the hell did he stop people from using his company to support Wikileaks and Julian Assange?
Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Jesus said, "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Evangelical Fundinuts say, "kill them all who will not bow down to the Zionist Jew." - F.A. Hayek Fan
Good move, Peter. We need all we can get. RP is the last hope for America. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Not sure. But, it probably has something to do with not allowing attacks on others from his website. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Supporting Ron Paul with millions? Right, Cyni. Stranger thing have happened. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Could you explain what you mean? Wikileaks never attacked anyone. All they did was release information to the public that the government didn't want released because they were afraid the information might hurt the two parties and the war effort. Financially supporting their efforts by sending money to them via Paypal is also not attacking anyone. Are you maybe getting Wikileaks confused with the hacking group Anonymous? Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Jesus said, "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Evangelical Fundinuts say, "kill them all who will not bow down to the Zionist Jew." - F.A. Hayek Fan
It says he founded Paypal. Maybe he's not the current owner??
Yes. From wiki...
Good point. After doing some research you are correct. He was the CEO but then sold it to ebay and only kept a 3% share. Here is something interesting though. According to Wikipedia he is listed as a member of the Steering Committee of The Bilderberg Group. It seems odd that a Biderberger would be a Libertarian and backer of Dr. Paul. But two million dollars is two million dollars and Dr. Paul can sure use it. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Jesus said, "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Evangelical Fundinuts say, "kill them all who will not bow down to the Zionist Jew." - F.A. Hayek Fan
You beat me to it.
Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Jesus said, "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Evangelical Fundinuts say, "kill them all who will not bow down to the Zionist Jew." - F.A. Hayek Fan
Wiki-Leaks is a CIA/Mossad front organization and Julian is on the payroll. Whoever blocked it saved people from throwing their hard earned money away on a scam.
God is always good!
I have a gnawing feeling that something isn't on the up and up with RP. Sure, he's the only candidate who makes any sense and says good things which we like to hear. BUT, what if his ideas of "free market economics" and "elimination of federal regulations" means swinging the door open even further for China and other overseas countries to flood our market with super cheap goods, further eroding the job market for American workers, AND eliminating safeguards against toxic wastes in our own environment? What if he's really working for the "other side"? I'm willing to roll the dice, hope for the best and support him, but what IF he's not what he appears to be? I know that's been argued quite a bit here, and I've no desire to see it argued again, but it's one theory I don't buy into, only because it seems to unintentionally stem from the notion that anyone who's successful standing up against tyranny has to be a 5th column.
Completely free trade is a libertarian principle, but Ron Paul is a Constitutionalist, and Constitution provides for tariffs and duties to fund the fed gov -- something I'd think Ron would be very much in favor of, since he wants to ditch the income tax. On the environment, he has repeatedly said that the environment can and should be protected via private property rights. Then we've lost nothing.
I know that's been argued quite a bit here, and I've no desire to see it argued again, but it's one theory I don't buy into, only because it seems to unintentionally stem from the notion that anyone who's successful standing up against tyranny has to be a 5th column. I must respectfully disagree. WeakeyLinks has shown several hallmarks of a disinformation operation: That can be taken to mean anyone can dump whatever they want onto their own land. The problem with that is that toxins spread to the water table and effect everyone in the vicinity or downstream. So that sort of thing needs to be regulated, where you can't just dump anything you want into the soil or into the air in terms of airborn pollutants. In which case it affects other's property. So that would be properly regulated by the gov. I understand that is the context RP has in mind when he says polution is handled as a private property issue.
Very interesting. I would love a follow-up interview with this guy. At the very least Alex Jones should get an interview live on his show.
It seems odd that a Biderberger would be a Libertarian and backer of Dr. Paul. you're right. that is very interesting.
Probably advised to do so to avoid becoming involved in the kind of treatment Bradley Manning is getting. Even if he would have been within the law, vindictive bureaucrats who don't like the info release would find something in the thousands of laws and regulations to hassle him.
Putting up tariffs against Chinese goods is just shooting yourself in the foot. Chinese then would put up tariffs of their own. No more buying Boeing's Dreamliners and other high-tech, high cost stuff. Would exclude America from the world's largest, most dynamic market. Beijing is building what they expect to be the world's busiest airport. Looking to hire American pilots' Looks like bringing in low-cost consumer goods and selling high tech stuff is working great for Germany: Berlin - Trade between Germany and China surged last year (2010), with the Asian economic powerhouse becoming the third-largest trading partner of Europe's biggest economy, according to data released on Tuesday. The German statistics office said trade between the world's two biggest exporters jumped by 38.5 per cent last year (2010)to 130.2 billion euros (181.6 billion dollars). This pushed China into third place behind Germany's key trading partners in Europe - France and the Netherlands. German trade with France came in at 152.4 billion euros last year, while its trade with the Netherlands stood at 132 billion euros. The data also showed that China is now Germany's biggest source of imports too. Chinese imports to Germany climbed last year by 35 per cent to 76.5 billion euros
That may have happened to someone at PayPay but it wasn't this guy. He founded the company but sold it to ebay years before that incident took place. I should have researched the guy before making the comment instead of after. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown Jesus said, "Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Evangelical Fundinuts say, "kill them all who will not bow down to the Zionist Jew." - F.A. Hayek Fan
Could be. I've been sick a long time with meningitis and been out of touch with a lot of things. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#2. To: Cornhuskerkid (#0)
#3. To: Cornhuskerkid (#0)
Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal, donated $2.6 million to Endorse Liberty, a Ron Paul Super PAC.
#4. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#2)
why in the hell did he stop people from using his company to support Wikileaks and Julian Assange?
#5. To: Cynicom (#1)
What????
#6. To: BTP Holdings (#4)
Not sure. But, it probably has something to do with not allowing attacks on others from his website.
#7. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#2)
If he's such a supporter of Dr. Paul and a proponent of Libertarianism then why in the hell did he stop people from using his company to support Wikileaks and Julian Assange?
#8. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#7)
After co-founding PayPal, Thiel took the company public on February 15, 2002, and sold it to eBay for $1.5bn later that year.[7]
#9. To: Pinguinite (#7)
It says he founded Paypal. Maybe he's not the current owner??
#10. To: Pinguinite (#8)
#11. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#6)
#12. To: F.A. Hayek Fan, Pinguinite (#9)
It seems odd that a Biderberger would be a Libertarian and backer of Dr. Paul. But two million dollars is two million dollars and Dr. Paul can sure use it.
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#13. To: RickyJ (#11)
Wiki-Leaks is a CIA/Mossad front organization and Julian is on the payroll.
#14. To: FormerLurker (#12)
BUT, what if his ideas of "free market economics" and "elimination of federal regulations" means swinging the door open even further for China and other overseas countries to flood our market with super cheap goods, further eroding the job market for American workers, AND eliminating safeguards against toxic wastes in our own environment?
What if he's really working for the "other side"? I'm willing to roll the dice, hope for the best and support him, but what IF he's not what he appears to be?
#15. To: Pinguinite, RickyJ (#13)
Wiki-Leaks is a CIA/Mossad front organization and Julian is on the payroll.
Selective Publication (including the "oops" it all got "accidentally deleted" ploy).
Removing or excising anything reflecting or commenting on Israel.
Associating with, and being supported by, the British Nobility - with links to MI-6.
#16. To: Pinguinite (#14)
On the environment, he has repeatedly said that the environment can and should be protected via private property rights.
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#17. To: FormerLurker (#16)
That can be taken to mean anyone can dump whatever they want onto their own land. The problem with that is that toxins spread to the water table and effect everyone in the vicinity or downstream.
#18. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#9)
Here is something interesting though. According to Wikipedia he is listed as a member of the Steering Committee of The Bilderberg Group.
#19. To: Cornhuskerkid, F.A. Hayek Fan (#18)
Here is something interesting though. According to Wikipedia he is listed as a member of the Steering Committee of The Bilderberg Group.
#20. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#2)
(Edited)
why in the hell did he stop people from using his company to support Wikileaks and Julian Assange?
#21. To: FormerLurker (#12)
BUT, what if his ideas of "free market economics" and "elimination of federal regulations" means swinging the door open even further for China and other overseas countries to flood our market with super cheap goods, further eroding the job market for American workers, AND eliminating safeguards against toxic wastes in our own environment?
#22. To: Tatarewicz (#20)
Probably advised to do so to avoid becoming involved in the kind of treatment Bradley Manning is getting. Even if he would have been within the law, vindictive bureaucrats who don't like the info release would find something in the thousands of laws and regulations to hassle him.
#23. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#6)
Are you maybe getting Wikileaks confused with the hacking group Anonymous?
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