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Ron Paul Nearly Doubles Donations Since Butting Heads with Rudy Giuliani
www.transworldnews.com ^ | 5/31/07 | Finditt

Posted on 06/01/2007 11:15:17 AM PDT by tmp02

Ron Paul Nearly Doubles Donations Since Butting Heads with Rudy Giuliani

Monroe, Ga. 5/31/2007 3:09 PM GMT (FINDITT)

The general feeling after the Republican Presidential debate held in South Carolina on May 15 was that Rudy Giuliani got the better of Texas Republican Ron Paul but according to Paul backers the congressman has seen his donations nearly double since challenging Giuliani on the U.S. involvement in Iraq.

During the debate Paul was asked whether a Republican could stay true to their party and support a measure to bring American troops home at the same time. In response Paul remarked “I think the party has lost its way, because the conservative wing of the Republican Party always advocated a non-interventionist foreign policy. Senator Robert Taft didn’t even want to be in NATO. George Bush won the election in the year 2000 campaigning on a humble foreign policy - no nation-building, no policing of the world.”


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alexjones; americanpatriot; constitutionalist; kook; losertarian; moonbat; notafraud; paulnuts; rino; ronisright; ronpaul; trueconservative
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1 posted on 06/01/2007 11:15:20 AM PDT by tmp02
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To: tmp02

So, Paul went from $10 to $20 in the bank?


2 posted on 06/01/2007 11:16:13 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: mnehrling

Dang it!......


3 posted on 06/01/2007 11:16:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Bite your tongue. It tastes a lot better than crow................)
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To: tmp02

Largely out of symphathy, as Rudy is such an arrogant a-shole, with nothing to show for it.


4 posted on 06/01/2007 11:16:46 AM PDT by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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To: tmp02

Too embarrassed to post the actual numbers?


5 posted on 06/01/2007 11:16:58 AM PDT by Petronski (BLAME AMERICA! (L. Ron Paul does, & his creepy stalking fans can't STAND to hear it!))
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To: tmp02

Ron Paul and his focus on the Constitution has certainly gotten my attention. I haven’t given the RNC a red penny for nearly a year, but I would consider donating to Paul’s cause.


6 posted on 06/01/2007 11:19:00 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: tmp02
Senator Robert Taft didn’t even want to be in NATO.

Senator Robert Taft also believed that it was wrong to put Goering and Goebbels on trial.

Senator Robert Taft was a nutball.

7 posted on 06/01/2007 11:19:35 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: tmp02

Its telling there are no numbers cited in support of this questionable headline.

That said, its not hard to double the money when you don’t have much (comparatively) in the first place.

I suspect thats why this article is intentionally ‘numberless’.


8 posted on 06/01/2007 11:21:20 AM PDT by Badeye (Its fun watching danny slap you around in your own forum, Sally....(chuckle))
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To: WKUHilltopper

He’d probably give you back what he doesn’t spend too.


9 posted on 06/01/2007 11:21:44 AM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: WKUHilltopper
I haven’t given the RNC a red penny for nearly a year, but I would consider donating to Paul’s cause.

Then donate directly to his campaign, don't give it the RNC.

10 posted on 06/01/2007 11:21:48 AM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Petronski; tmp02; mnehrling
From a Fox News story in the middle of May:

Paul, the 71-year-old obstetrician representing parts of Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast, finished second among GOP candidates in money raised in New Hampshire and Montana in the first quarter of 2007. He also raised the most money of the second-tier candidates in 14 other states, including Florida and Texas, taking in $640,000 nationwide.

Those are almost all individuals donating...Congressman Paul always votes against the use of taxpayer money to buy votes...so he gets little from special interest groups

11 posted on 06/01/2007 11:22:34 AM PDT by Irontank (Ron Paul for President)
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To: WKUHilltopper

Yes, following the Constitution is the zinger. Bush and company apparently could care less especially when comes to illegal immigration.

Standard Republican (Bush) policies are turning the US into the world’s beggar.


12 posted on 06/01/2007 11:23:13 AM PDT by joeu
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To: tmp02

So he has 2 donors, instead of 1?


13 posted on 06/01/2007 11:23:35 AM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Consult your doctor before taking tagline. Do not take tagline with alcohol.)
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To: tmp02

Run Ron!! May the Father through Jesus bless you!!


14 posted on 06/01/2007 11:26:49 AM PDT by X-Ecutioner (A Ron Paul supporter and a Alex Jones fan)
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To: wideawake

“Senator Robert Taft also believed that it was wrong to put Goering and Goebbels on trial.

Senator Robert Taft was a nutball.”

Senator Taft didn’t like the idea of a world court. It’s still a silly idea. The people of Germany could have tried them, not the “world community” and the “crimes against humanity” crowd.


15 posted on 06/01/2007 11:26:53 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: tmp02

What has Paul said about Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” policy?


16 posted on 06/01/2007 11:27:34 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (Bush on Immigration: Damn the Base, Full Speed Ahead!)
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To: tmp02
If people are looking for places to waste their money they can send some to me.

Granted, I am not nearly as insane as Ron Paul but I have no business being President either.


17 posted on 06/01/2007 11:32:35 AM PDT by elizabetty (Perpetual Candidate using campaign donations for your salary - Its a good gig if you can get it.)
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To: tmp02

When are you Paul fans going to give it up?


18 posted on 06/01/2007 11:33:03 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: mnehrling

Maybe even 1000 to 2000 but small compared to the 100 million needed for this race.


19 posted on 06/01/2007 11:35:12 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW.)
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To: cotton1706
Senator Taft didn’t like the idea of a world court.

No, Senator Taft claimed that the Nazis were being "unfairly" tried by "ex post facto statutes" - as if the illegality of mass murder was some newfangled legal invention.

The people of Germany could have tried them

Germany did not regain legal sovereignty until May 1955.

Should the victims of these slime have been forced to wait 10 years for justice, only to have these murderers tried under a constitution that banned capital punishment?

Taft was a sickeningly obtuse moron - a fitting subject for a book "written" by JFK.

20 posted on 06/01/2007 11:36:12 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: tmp02

Rat Money


21 posted on 06/01/2007 11:40:30 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: mnehrling

You beat me to it!!!!


22 posted on 06/01/2007 11:40:41 AM PDT by true_blue_texican (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: tmp02

I would think radical terrorists would appreciate his efforts toward “understanding” and dramatically increase their giving.


23 posted on 06/01/2007 11:41:57 AM PDT by lonestar67 (Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
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To: tmp02

I know of some very wealthy and influential people (including former congress critters) who are backing Paul. They are old-school conservatives — hardcore.


24 posted on 06/01/2007 11:41:59 AM PDT by Sleeping Beauty
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To: X-Ecutioner
You advertise yourself as an Alex Jones fan.

Do you share Alex Jones' belief that the terror attacks on 9/11 were the work of the federal government?

You speak in very religious tones - what was your take on Alex Jones' lengthy interview with HUSTLER Magazine?

25 posted on 06/01/2007 11:43:29 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: Sleeping Beauty
Probably gold investors as one of his big economic stances is going back to the gold standard.. (which, IMHO, would be disastrous for everyone but those already staged with large gold investments.)
26 posted on 06/01/2007 11:43:43 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: mnehrling

That comment is outrageous!

It’s got to be at least $30 by now!


27 posted on 06/01/2007 11:44:11 AM PDT by pcottraux (Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
When are you Paul fans going to give it up?

They will give it up at the point the Buchanan deadenders gave it up - by dying of aneurysms as they struggle to escape their straitjackets.

28 posted on 06/01/2007 11:45:16 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: wideawake
Alex Jones?? Isn’t that the same guy that believes in the ‘global Jewish banking conspiracy’ and the secret trilateral commission that really runs the UN? That guy makes David Icke look halfway sane.
29 posted on 06/01/2007 11:46:34 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: pcottraux
You are right.. I forgot to account for what his mom gave him.
30 posted on 06/01/2007 11:47:09 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: joeu
Yes, following the Constitution is the zinger. Bush and company apparently could care less especially when comes to illegal immigration.

What does the Constitution say about the distinction between legal and illegal immigration?

31 posted on 06/01/2007 11:47:22 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: tmp02

Somebody should sponsor a one-on-one pay-per-view debate between Ron Paul and the arrogant, ignorant, liberal, abortion and gay loving, cross-dressing, Kerik appointing, blowhard Rudolph. Winner take all.


32 posted on 06/01/2007 11:47:58 AM PDT by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: wideawake
Ouch.. I just checked.. Alex Jones was the guy I was thinking of..

http://www.infowars.com/resources.html

This is the conspiracy theorist of InfoWars and Prison Planet fame.. why am I not surprised that Ron Paulites also connect with him...

BTW, how is the construction of the Wal Mart detention centers coming?

33 posted on 06/01/2007 11:50:14 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: ex-snook

Okay, so, should we should put you down as undecided?


34 posted on 06/01/2007 11:51:55 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: tmp02

Folks, we are being spammed.
WE are experiencing part of the Dog Paul* Internet Drive.
This is getting ridiculous.
How many Dog Paul* stories can we see per day here?
Why does JimRob block Rudy supporters but not Dog Paul* ones - who could do a lot more damage in 2008?
I say let him be honest - run as a Libertarian - he is NOT a Republican!

(*because on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog...)


35 posted on 06/01/2007 11:52:50 AM PDT by Shazolene
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To: mnehrling; X-Ecutioner
Alex Jones?? Isn’t that the same guy that believes in the ‘global Jewish banking conspiracy’ and the secret trilateral commission that really runs the UN? That guy makes David Icke look halfway sane.

Yes, this is the same Alex Jones.

David Icke, who believes that George W. Bush is a reptilian humanoid from another planet and that The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion are fact, is a regular guest on Alex Jones' program.

Ron Paul has appeared as a guest on Jones' show. He received a warm welcome from Jones, they had a very amiable conversation, Jones invited him back, and Jones' audience had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to his interview.

36 posted on 06/01/2007 11:52:52 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: mnehrling
Probably gold investors as one of his big economic stances is going back to the gold standard.

I received a "letter" yesterday from Ron Paul discussing monetary standards. Going back to gold is not even a remote possiblity. I'd post the letter, if you're interested. It's kinda long.

(BTW, I'm a Romney fan, followed by Fred, followed by whomever wins the Republican nomination.)

37 posted on 06/01/2007 11:54:16 AM PDT by Sleeping Beauty
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To: wideawake
Maybe someone should ask Paul in the next debate if he believes that President Bush is a reptilian alien?
38 posted on 06/01/2007 11:54:17 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: ex-snook

Why would anyone want to pay money to watch a mental patient and a Democrat shout at each other?


39 posted on 06/01/2007 11:54:20 AM PDT by wideawake ("Pearl Harbor is all America's fault, right, Mommy?" - Ron Paul, age 6, 12/7/1941)
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To: Sleeping Beauty
Ping me when you do.
40 posted on 06/01/2007 11:54:55 AM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: tmp02
SNEAK PREVIEWS

JULY 2007

Coming soon: At third GOP presidential debate, Ron Paul goes on an 18 minute rant, during which time he declares the entire U.S. Consitution itself to be "unconstituional", demands the legalization of crack cocaine, and vows to lock all Americans who ever supported "unconsitutional wars". Ron Paul roundly booed by every Republican in audience and receives 0.0000000000000002% of the weighted vote in the straw poll by the Iowa GOP hosting the event.

(Shortly aftewards, an online "poll" shows 135% of votes nationwide support Paul for President).

41 posted on 06/01/2007 11:56:10 AM PDT by BillyBoy (Don't blame Illinois for Pelosi, we elected ROSKAM)
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When is Dr. Paul going to realize that American politics is nothing more than a TV show? Does he really believe anyone is still interested in the constitution or rule of law? What a freaking nutcase! He needs to go away so we can get back to business as usual.


42 posted on 06/01/2007 11:56:13 AM PDT by AmericanHunter
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To: WKUHilltopper

Ron Paul is the Dennis Kucinich of the right.


43 posted on 06/01/2007 11:56:48 AM PDT by Huck (Soylent Green is People.)
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To: mnehrling

19 dollars came from rosie


44 posted on 06/01/2007 11:57:34 AM PDT by italianquaker ("blue dog democrats", that dog don't hunt)
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To: mnehrling

Yes. He also believes that Bush and the Jews did 9/11.


45 posted on 06/01/2007 12:04:12 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative (Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.)
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To: mnehrling

Hmmm... I don’t think I will post it.

I sure don’t want to risk a ZOT over someone I don’t even support. That would add insult to injury.


46 posted on 06/01/2007 12:05:54 PM PDT by Sleeping Beauty
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To: Sleeping Beauty

Just word your intro carefully...


47 posted on 06/01/2007 12:06:29 PM PDT by mnehring (Fred Thompson\Zell Miller '08 - Give the Dems and Terrorists Hell !!!!!!!!!!)
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To: wideawake

I am pro-Jewish. I see them as my brothers and I reject David Icke. But 80% of Alex Jones is on point.


48 posted on 06/01/2007 12:08:20 PM PDT by X-Ecutioner (A Ron Paul supporter and a Alex Jones listener)
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To: The_Eaglet; OrthodoxPresbyterian

Ron Paul bump and yes the one line attacks with no basis are rampant. Guess it’s upsetting that Paul is the only one out of the lot that actually knows what the Constitution says and follows it to the letter.


49 posted on 06/01/2007 12:10:10 PM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: wideawake

Senator Robert Taft also believed that it was wrong to put Goering and Goebbels on trial.”

Actually, what he believed is that any precedent that sets up a court that could in theory be used against Americans is unconstitutional on its face. As a matter of constitutional principle, he was (and remains) very obviously right. He also believed that any sort of world court action including Nuremberg would do little to deter future conflicts. He was obviously right about that as well (though there were other reasons to prosecute, it’s just that one of the articulated ones was bogus). He also questioned whether a fair trial could be given to those prosecuted by the victors. That seems to be obviously, true, also. Why should we pretend that something which should essentially be a military action is a judicial one? We are just pretending, then, and that makes a mockery of our constitutional system. I think at the end of the day, Taft would have gladly supported summary execution in the field of Goering and Goebbels and others rather than putting them on trial.

That is hardly a nutball opinion.

Your name calling of a great conservative reveals who is the nutball. And it ain’t Senator Taft.


50 posted on 06/01/2007 12:13:48 PM PDT by ConservativeDude (")
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