Paul... the 5 million dollar man by kaneman

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Paul... the 5 million dollar man

POSTED BY: KANEMAN
UPDATED: Monday, October 8, 2007 09:59
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:22 AM

Here are Paul's numbers quarter by quarter:

Q1: $639,889
Q2: $2.40 million
Q3: $5.08 million
Pauls web site http://www.ronpaul2008.com/ has set a goal of 12 million in Q4....

See a trend here?

How about here?

"The campaign gloats a little in its press release, pointing out that the top 3 (non-Fred) candidates had fallen off this quarter: Romney by 29 percent, Giuliani by 40 percent, McCain by 55 percent."

Can't wait to see how many individaul donations were made to candidates....Know what they say "a donor is a voter".........Well, it's true....... http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/paul-raises-5-million-in-third-quarte
r-2007-10-03.html

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 5:22 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

Kanman, if I were American he would be mah man. Thanks for constantly bringing him up. I honestly did not know who he was till I kept reading about him here. How could anyone NOT vote for him?

Then again, you know, we the sheeple. Good luck on the campaign.

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HEROES IS MY CRACK!

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 5:26 PM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Does Romney really count? I heard he was pretty much financing his own campaign.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 5:28 PM

LEADB

Eh, good news.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:48 PM

SERGEANTX

"Once you've been in Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there."

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:27 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Hmmm...5 million dollars...that ought to be enough to get flyers printed to distribute to his supporters in insane asylums and Arayan Nation compounds.

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:30 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

GOOD!

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Always look upstream.

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:44 AM

HERO

Apparently the five million is real. He's increasing his staff from 10 to 40. Good job. Divided equally among people who will actually vote for him thats like...a half-mil each.

I say take the money.

H

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:47 AM

SERGEANTX

heh... I guess snide wisecracks are pretty much all you got.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 11:18 AM

KANEMAN

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
Apparently the five million is real. He's increasing his staff from 10 to 40. Good job. Divided equally among people who will actually vote for him thats like...a half-mil each.

I say take the money.

H

Actually, I believe the average donation was $36. Well anyway, the MSM is starting to call him 1st tier...even better is how the GOP is running around trying to close off primarys to keep Paul voters out. Scared a bit?

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Thursday, October 4, 2007 11:21 AM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

Here's why:

You can donate $2,500 to Ron Paul, then bet $100 in Vegas and get your $2,500 back. That's the magic of Ron Paul.

www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-100107.html

MSNBC is desperate to stop Ron Paul, but had to admit he raised $5M this quarter:

Quote:

MSNBC: "Ron Paul supporters live in their mothers' basements"

"Neocons are toast, and the internet is the toaster."

www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/015851.html

"Two words I never want to hear again in a sentence are Flash and Drive!"
-Nathan Fillion, Drive
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FOX, MYSPACE & FIREFLY OWNED BY COMMUNIST CHINA!
www.piratenews.org/pntv-schedule.html

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Firefly music video censored by Hero

Does that seem right to you?
www.scifi.com/onair/

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Friday, October 5, 2007 3:00 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
"I say take the money."

Actually, I believe the average donation was $36. Well anyway, the MSM is starting to call him 1st tier...even better is how the GOP is running around trying to close off primarys to keep Paul voters out. Scared a bit?

What I mean is literally...take the money. Rather then have those handfull of people who will vote for him actually take the time to go vote for him...just pay them the half-mil. That way...they get the money AND Ron Paul has the same chance of winning the election he does right now...0.0% (and if negative numbers were possible...he'd have that).

Or he could be $5 million dollars worth of megaball tickets and have a real chance of winning the lottery. Of course he could not buy any lottery tickets...not play at all and still his chance of winning the lottery is better then winning the election.

H

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Friday, October 5, 2007 4:36 AM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

Hero, you clearly don't care for Ron Paul.

While I agree that he's not likely to win the election, it's gratifying to see so many people take notice of him. I see an unexpected number of Ron Paul advertising signs and banners in my environs in Phoenix, Arizona.

While Ron Paul may not win, he is an encouraging barometer. If people were generally satisfied with the two main parties, we'd not hear a peep about Ron Paul. No banners, no signs, probably not even any Youtube videos.

But, although Ron Paul is running as a Republican, he is about as different from both parties as the rock in my shoe is from the Sun. People are hungry for change, and they are frustrated enough with government that they are beginning to consider the possibility of dismantling it.

We're not talking about a close cadre of his personal friends. Not two guys in a basement. Not a compound of anarchists in Louisiana. A lot of people. People all over the US.

If the major parties would consider this fact instead of trying to dismiss it, they might make some real progress in the hearts and minds of the American voter. Even if they don't want to embrace Paul's extreme Libertarianism, they may want to abandon business as usual.

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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Friday, October 5, 2007 4:52 AM

FLETCH2

I don't think he seriously believes he can win (too much money against him) but at least people are talking about his ideas. I think he's naive and obviously don't agree with everything he says but for political discourse to be worth anything there has to be more than one point of view. I may not agree with him, but I still accept that he is honest, earnest and has a valid point of view.

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Friday, October 5, 2007 3:31 PM

LEADB

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
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Of course he could not buy any lottery tickets...not play at all and still his chance of winning the lottery is better then winning the election.

Could be. Personally, I'll be delighted if he can get the 'mainstream' candidates to actually address some issues beyond "Boy, those folks in the other party sure are messed up, yup yup."

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Friday, October 5, 2007 4:31 PM

SERGEANTX

Have you guys seen this?

Seems the press likes people who can raise money. It's positively gushing, and it's on mainstream media. This could really happen. Still not saying it's likely, but he's proving a lot of the naysayers dead wrong.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

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Saturday, October 6, 2007 1:57 AM

LEADB

Nope, missed it. Thanks for the post, very interesting to see them hit on the issues of a politician rather than getting on about smarm about a politician.

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Monday, October 8, 2007 4:45 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hero, you clearly don't care for Ron Paul.

I love Ron Paul. He gave the Republicans the one really big-time moment in the campaign so far when he served up that pitch that Rudy hit out of the park during the first or second debate. It established Rudy as the rightful front runner and established that the Republicans would not kowtow to radical bomb throwers from the fringe corners of the political spectrum.

I suspect the Democrats would like to do the same thing to divorce themselves from the MoveOn types that are ruining their chances in next year's election.

Quote:

We're not talking about a close cadre of his personal friends. Not two guys in a basement. Not a compound of anarchists in Louisiana. A lot of people. People all over the US.

No, its a tiny minority. In the old days you had that one guy in town...maybe two. They were isolated, harmless. The internet has allowed those people to find each other all over...still a guy in every town but now acting together. It creates an illusion of strength. Its the same problem the left is having with its bloggers.

They don't represent a silent, unheard majority. They represent that crazy guy at the edge of town, not the town itself.

H

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Monday, October 8, 2007 4:58 AM

FLETCH2

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
No, its a tiny minority. In the old days you had that one guy in town...maybe two. They were isolated, harmless. The internet has allowed those people to find each other all over...still a guy in every town but now acting together. It creates an illusion of strength. Its the same problem the left is having with its bloggers.

They don't represent a silent, unheard majority. They represent that crazy guy at the edge of town, not the town itself.

H

As a tangent it's still a lot of people, just not an electorially significant lot of people. Most current political systems enumerate folk by geographic location, so 1 million people in a town in New England could swing a whole state's vote where as 1 million spread over the country can do nothing. Still a million folks, theoretically it shouldn't matter where they are but it does.

Didn't I hear something about some group like the Libertarians trying to get as many supporters as they can to move to New Hampshire?
Oh wait... yes they do.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/1067677/posts

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Monday, October 8, 2007 6:11 AM

KANEMAN

Hero's spouts this crap,
"No, its a tiny minority. In the old days you had that one guy in town...maybe two. They were isolated, harmless. The internet has allowed those people to find each other all over...still a guy in every town but now acting together. It creates an illusion of strength."

Reality:

Dr. Paul in Nashville..... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4113835781325195706&q=ron+paul
+nashville&total=50&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Fred Thompson in Nashville....

Fred thompson land...Right?

Hero, don't base opinions on soundbites. I'm sure you need something a little more substansive and factual in the courtroom than propaganda, soundbites, one-liners, or repeatative statements.

How would the world be.

Perp- "Well, I love my mother"

Hero- "I think we have proven, with video surveillance, that he was the man that commited that murder"

Perp- "I have always loved my mother"

Hero- "We have also shown without a doubt through DNA evidence.. he commited this crime"

Perp "I think I will forever love my mother"

Hero- "There were 4 people present at the scene that pointed him out as the killer"

Perp- "My mother means everything to me"

Hero - "The Evidence is indisputable when put together...you have to find this man guilty"

Perp- "I am sure you all love your mothers as much as I love my mother"

Hero - "We have a hand written confession"

Perp - "My mother made me cookies"

*on and on*

Jury during deliberation- "Not guilty"

Reporter - "How did you come to a not guilty verdict when all evidence proved otherwise"

Jury - "Well, he sure seemed to love his mother"

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Monday, October 8, 2007 6:47 AM

LEADB

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hero, you clearly don't care for Ron Paul.

I love Ron Paul. He gave the Republicans the one really big-time moment in the campaign so far when he served up that pitch that Rudy hit out of the park during the first or second debate. It established Rudy as the rightful front runner and established that the Republicans would not kowtow to radical bomb throwers from the fringe corners of the political spectrum.

Interesting. If you are referencing the bit I think you are, it instead shows that Rudy likes sound bites, and does not want to get to the heart of the issues.

I've mentioned before, that if -nothing else-, if Ron Paul's run does nothing more than get the 'mainstream' candidates to really talk about the issues, I think his run will have been worth it. And if he gets a nomination, or even a significant number percentage in some of the primaries or caucuses, it might even be a wake up call to the republican party that it needs to change.

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Monday, October 8, 2007 8:12 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by kaneman:
Jury during deliberation- "Not guilty"

I note for the record that I've never lost a Jury. And I love my mother.

H

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Monday, October 8, 2007 9:17 AM

LEADB

"I've never lost a Jury."
Well, Duh!!! They are over in that little box on the side of the court room. Even I can find the jury.
(Sorry for quipping, I just couldn't resist) ;-)

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Monday, October 8, 2007 9:59 AM

FLETCH2

Besides losing one would be careless and can you imagine the size of the form you'd have to fill out at a lost property office?

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