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Title: RON PAUL - FIVE MILLION DOLLAR MAN?
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Free Market News
URL Source: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews-print.asp?nid=43192
Published: Jun 7, 2007
Author: staff
Post Date: 2007-06-07 16:09:59 by Eoghan
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Views: 921
Comments: 21
Congressman Ron Paul’s donations have moved up - not by hundreds of thousands - but by millions as a result of his debate performances and groundswell of support on the Internet and in New Hampshire, observers close to the campaign say. FMNN had previously reported – after the GOP presidential debate in South Carolina - that candidate Ron Paul’s (R-Tex) donations, large and small, had nearly doubled. http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=42336 Now observers close to the campaign are revealing – with some astonishment – that donations to the campaign in recent weeks have pushed the total up to perhaps $4 or $5 million. “That’s a huge number at this stage,” says one observer. “That starts to put him in a position where he can compete – state by state, anyway – with the major candidates.” And this source added, “Of course, it’s hard to tell because the numbers keep changing – and thus nobody at the campaign has a firm count, at least not hour to hour. But the numbers are big. It’s definitely over three, probably over four, and if it hasn’t hit five yet, it will soon.” At this rate, say observers, Ron Paul could have something like $10 million in his coffers inside of several months, and the total could keep growing – so long as he continues to hit on themes that Americans support – how to return the country to a true, small government, constitutional republic and how to end the war in Iraq. To be sure such staggering amounts are somewhat speculative. But to put the amount of money Ron Paul is said to have raised recently in perspective, here are the figures of cash on hand for GOP candidates as of March 31, 2007: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/money/gop.html Sam Brownback cash-on-hand: $806,626 Jim Gilmore cash-on-hand: $90,107 Rudy Giuliani cash-on-hand: $11,949,735 Mike Huckabee cash-on-hand: $373,918 Duncan Hunter cash-on-hand: $272,552 John McCain cash-on-hand: $5,180,799 Ron Paul cash-on-hand: $524,919 Mitt Romney cash-on-hand: $11,863,653 Tom Tancredo cash-on-hand: $575,078 Tommy Thompson cash-on-hand: $139,723 Source: CNN Staff Reports - Free-Market News Network
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#1. To: Eoghan (#0)
I wonder if the mainstream media will report this.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
The same mainstream media that's owned by the same corporations who own and control this government and who are quite happy with the current status quo? Not likely, IMHO.
#2. To: aristeides (#1)
I wonder if the mainstream media will report this.
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#3. To: Eoghan (#0)
wow! good news!
#4. To: Eoghan (#0)
If it isn't true, we'll make it true.
RON PAUL - FIVE MILLION DOLLAR MAN?
And the publican, standing far off, would not so much as lift his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather thant he other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. -Luke 18: 14.
#5. To: Eoghan (#0)
I donated today.
#6. To: Calamity (#5)
Me too...
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#7. To: Eoghan (#6)
Did you see this link from yesterday?? Just scroll to indicate your state, or whatever state you are interestest in, apply filter, click go.. The 'hinterlands' and the 'city folk' must be getting a clue. http://www.gopstrawpolls.com/pollresults.php? state=CA&refer=gopstrawpolls.com
To: Calamity Me too...
#8. To: Eoghan (#0)
It has been for a while but the Pressitutes apparently have their orders to minimize their coverage, and play down support, of RP and the growing groundswell of support. Soon they will no longer be able to credibly pooh-pooh him and then things get really interesting. I hope RP has some loyal Spec. Forces people working the Bodyguard Detail. If his support continues to grow at this rate he becomes in danger of being "Wellstoned". This looks like a job for the "Professional Paranoid".
The internet spamming theory is busted ;)
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#9. To: Original_Intent (#8)
For a very meager salary, I'll stand ready to take a bullet for the good doctor.
#10. To: Eoghan (#0)
Dr. Paul's $5 million is coming from Americans. New GOP darling Fred Thompson has to fly to Israel to get his $5 million. (The FR thread on this topic is worth checking out...those 'conservatives' sure hate the Constitution...)
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#11. To: who knows what evil (#10)
Funny how google knows who I mean when I search for "freekrepublic": The FR thread on this topic is worth checking out...those 'conservatives' sure hate the Constitution
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#12. To: Critter (#11)
LOL! In any event; Paul supporters are really holding their own against the FR Fredbots...
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#13. To: who knows what evil (#10)
When I was a regular at freekrepublic, once in a while I would peek in on DU to see what the crazy lefties were saying. I used to get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach to think there were people in this country that delusional. Now when I want to get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, I just go back to freekrepublic.
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#14. To: who knows what evil (#12)
There was a time... oh maybe around 1999... when a Ron Paul candidacy would have had freekrepublic churning with support for him. Oh yeah, the times they have a changed.
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#15. To: Critter (#11)
Hmmmm...interesting...looks like a rouge Googleist in the site stats department may have read a few pages here ;)
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#16. To: Eoghan (#0)
Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record: He has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. He has never taken a government-paid junket. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch. He voted against the Patriot Act. He voted against regulating the Internet. He voted against the Iraq war. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year. Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress. GIVE TILL IT HURTS!
#17. To: Critter (#14)
I think I registered there back in early 1998..."times have a-changed" is an understatement of epic proportions.
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#18. To: Flintlock (#16)
AMEN!
GIVE TILL IT HURTS!
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#19. To: who knows what evil (#17)
Yeah, I registered late in 88. It was a whole lot different back then. What perplexes me is how some of the most rabid libertarian types there have turned into bots over this terrorism myth.
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#20. To: Critter (#19)
Gets hard to think while cowering under that rock...
What perplexes me is how some of the most rabid libertarian types there have turned into bots over this terrorism myth.
Remember...G-d saved more animals than people on the ark. www.siameserescue.org
#21. To: Critter (#19) (Edited)
They can't be "good" without someone they can call evil and focus their hate upon. Without such scapegoats, they'd have to take a hard look in the mirror. It's so much easier to obsess on the mythical evil other than confront the monster within.
Yeah, I registered late in 88. It was a whole lot different back then. What perplexes me is how some of the most rabid libertarian types there have turned into bots over this terrorism myth.
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