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Dianekkdi · 12-16-2007, 07:30 PM

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Presidential hopeful Ron Paul raises millions in 24-hour 'money bomb'

The Associated Press
Published: December 16, 2007

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COLUMBIA, S.C.: Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters were hoping Sunday for another fundraising bonanza to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House.
Called a "Money Bomb," the goal is to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. The campaign's previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million.
As of 5:30 p.m. EST, donations were approaching $4 million, according to the campaign Web site. Those donations are processed credit card receipts, said Paul campaign spokesman Jesse Benton. Benton said the median donation is about $50 in the fundraiser, which was the idea of Paul supporters who are not officially connected to the campaign.
Trevor Lyman, a Paul supporter who is traveling the country following the Ron Paul blimp, said the date of the fundraiser coincides with the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
The Ron Paul blimp is an aerial billboard emblazoned on one side with "Who is Ron Paul? Google Ron Paul." The other side reads "Ron Paul Revolution." The blimp, another grass-roots effort, was in Chester, S.C., on Sunday, and organizers hope to get it to New Hampshire before the Jan. 8 primary there.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...undraising.php

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On Nov. 5, supporters of Ron Paul raked in more than $4.2 million in donations in 24 hours, mostly of them collected over the Internet.
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Today, they're at it again. Hoping to detonate what they call a "money bomb," the supporters started fundraising at midnight Saturday and have already raised $2 million as of about 10:30 a.m. today, more than at this point on Nov. 5, according to figures they posted online. They hope to collect a total of $10 million by midnight Sunday.
Last time, they tied their fundraising to Guy Fawkes Day, which commemorates a British mercenary who tried unsuccesfully to kill King James I on Nov. 5, 1605. This time, they're seizing on the 234th aniversary of the Boston Tea Party and converging on this snowy city to rally.
They plan on gathering on the State House steps at 1 p.m. and parading down to Faneuil Hall, where they will listen to speeches in tune with Paul's libertarian platform. Speakers will include the Republican presidential candidate's son, Dr. Rand Paul, an eye surgeon, and Carla Howell, the libertarian who ran unsuccesfully for governor in 2002.
There are also plans to dump some tea (or at least some boxes labeled tea) into the Harbor, though the details were still sketchy as of this morning.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...stPop_Emailed1

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VKMHVM2 · 12-17-2007, 12:26 AM

Over $6 million (a new single day fundraising record) and well over $18 million for the quarter. I'd say it was a pretty good day.

cheapseats · 12-17-2007, 12:28 AM

No question, the White Supremacists are really comin' outta the woodwork.

VKMHVM2 · 12-17-2007, 12:50 AM

I told you they would throw in another candidate if Ron Paul became too popular.

Bloomberg Really Aim at Ron Paul
Monday, December 17, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com

The mathematics are quite simple. More and more, American presidential politics in 2008 is about one man: the limited government, constitutional candidate Ron Paul. By running under a free-market, constitutionalist banner, Ron Paul (R-Tex) has placed himself in opposition to seemingly every other presidential candidate and given the Washington power structure the shimmies and shakes.

The recent “mass donation day” that just netted the candidate around $6 million or more in 24-hours is likely the last straw. The mainstream media surely cannot continue to pretend that Ron Paul is anything less than a leading Republican candidate, one who may finish high in both Iowa and New Hampshire, and then go on to do well in the Super Tuesday primaries.

Could he even become the Republican candidate for president? What about a brokered convention? As such, with a low tax, anti-war platform, Ron Paul would probably be difficult for any of the current crop of Democrats to beat. No doubt all of these contingencies are being discussed at fairly high levels in the political establishment.

Enter Mike Bloomberg, the founder and owner of the financial data and news company Bloomberg. Forbes says the mogul is contemplating spending up to 20 percent of his $11 billion fortune to run as an Independent candidate for president.

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/...bloomberg.html

An “activist” mayor, Bloomberg has run New York City more or less from the left, banning smoking in bars and planning to tax residents and visitors exorbitant amounts of money to discourage them from driving into downtown Manhattan. He obviously sees the role of political leader as a transformative one.

$2 billion can buy a lot of TV time – and perhaps even drown out the increasingly successful message of Ron Paul. Would blitzing the airways with a “mainstream” message paper over “Mayor Mike’s” fairly radical New York City political record? That may be what his backers are hoping.

Though nobody will say so, Bloomberg’s candidacy, if it comes to pass, would likely be aimed - to begin with, anyway (certainly if momentum builds) at Ron Paul. The more successful Ron Paul is, the more desperate his opponents are to stop him. Even if it means hauling in a Wall Street business mogul to spend up to $2 billion of his own funds to do so.

cheapseats · 12-17-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by VKMHVM2

...More and more, American presidential politics in 2008 is about one man: the limited government, constitutional candidate Ron Paul.

Arrogant, delusional, self-important...yep, that's White Supremacy.

Sean · 12-17-2007, 06:09 AM

This was pretty fun, all the way around.

cheapseats · 12-17-2007, 02:08 PM

It is my understanding and my belief that Ron Paul has the distinct-if-not-readily-identifiable support of the Ku Klux Klan.

Is there a Ron Paul spokesman-sort who will, for the record, deny it?

eagleclaw · 12-17-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cheapseats

It is my understanding and my belief that Ron Paul has the distinct-if-not-readily-identifiable support of the Ku Klux Klan.

Is there a Ron Paul spokesman-sort who will, for the record, deny it?

Cheapshots and innuendo are all you have?

What AIPAC loving, warmongering hypocrit do you support?

VKMHVM2 · 12-17-2007, 02:34 PM

It's true. Norwegians support Ron Paul.

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cheapseats · 12-17-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eagleclaw

Cheapshots and innuendo are all you have?

What AIPAC loving, warmongering hypocrit do you support?

No, cheapshot and innuendo are not the basis of my belief that Ron Paul is proactively supported by the Ku Klux Klan.

A flash of hysteria before answering a question with a question...does that constitute your sum response to a vitally important point?

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