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Ron Paul Nearly Doubles Donations Since Butting Heads with Rudy Giuliani
TransWorldNews ^ | 5/31/2007 3:09 PM GMT | Staff

Posted on 06/01/2007 1:15:28 PM PDT by George W. Bush

Ron Paul Nearly Doubles Donations Since Butting Heads with Rudy Giuliani

onroe, 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.”

Paul went on to say “Republicans were elected to end the Korean War. The Republicans were elected to end the Vietnam War. There’s a strong tradition of being anti-war in the Republican Party. It is the constitutional position. It is the advice of the Founders to follow a non -interventionist foreign policy, stay out of entangling alliances, be friends with countries, negotiate and talk with them and trade with them.”

It appeared as if Paul was getting himself into trouble when he was asked if he thought the U.S. invited the 9/11 attacks. After Paul responded “They don’t come here to attack us because we’re rich and we’re free. They come and they attack us because we’re over there” Giuliani pounced on the Texan saying “That’s really an extraordinary statement. That’s an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of September 11, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq. I don’t think I’ve heard that before, and I’ve heard some pretty absurd explanations for September 11th.”

Giuliani then said “I would ask the congressman to withdraw that comment and tell us that he didn’t really mean that.” That didn’t happen. Instead, since the debate, Brown has urged Giuliani to read books about America’s foreign policy and encouraged him to read the 9/11 Report from which his information used in the debate was pulled from.

While Giuliani appeared to get the instant response during the debate, Paul’s campaign has benefited tremendously from the argument. Not only has Paul’s campaign contributions nearly doubled but he has set himself up as the only true Republican on the ticket and earned widespread media coverage as well.

The general feeling in the Ron Paul camp is that if in fact he lost the debate with Giuliani then they hope he losses more often because its brining in the contributions and keeping his name at the forefront of the 2008 presidential race.



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KEYWORDS: fundraising; paulnuts; ronpaul
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To: The_Eaglet

Someone on another thread said Ron Paul was a former communist when he was in college. That really concerns me.


21 posted on 06/01/2007 1:40:25 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: ElkGroveDan

“Someone on another thread said . . .” I guess that settles it!


22 posted on 06/01/2007 1:43:09 PM PDT by Abcdefg
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To: Petronski; Jim Verdolini
As I recall, he had over $600,000 before the first debate. And I think he's leading the second-tier in fundraising. His numbers in NH aren't too bad either.

The article says he "doubled his fundraising". So did he double his daily averages for fundraising or did he nearly double his entire fund? I think the former.

It'll be interesting to see the upcoming fundraising reports. I'm hoping McStain and Rudi are broke.
23 posted on 06/01/2007 1:43:13 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: The_Eaglet
Paul has repeatedly stated afterward that he is was not blaming America.

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24 posted on 06/01/2007 1:43:16 PM PDT by Petronski (BLAME AMERICA! (L. Ron Paul does, & his creepy stalking fans can't STAND to hear it!))
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To: ElkGroveDan
Someone on another thread said Ron Paul was a former communist when he was in college. That really concerns me.

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Goodness.

25 posted on 06/01/2007 1:43:30 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: The_Eaglet

He said that AFTER THE FACT!

Realizing the sh**storm he found himself in, I (and most everyone else) would have done the same thing.


26 posted on 06/01/2007 1:43:59 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: ElkGroveDan
While I think Paul is dangerous on foreign policy, I very seriously doubt he was ever a “communist”. I could easily agree with much of his domestic policy - but he’s death when it comes to foreign policy.
27 posted on 06/01/2007 1:44:11 PM PDT by DB
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To: MplsSteve

What he said supported the fact, too.


28 posted on 06/01/2007 1:46:24 PM PDT by The_Eaglet
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To: MplsSteve; George W. Bush

The problem was that Giuliani admitted his ignorance, and he interrupted Paul to do it.


29 posted on 06/01/2007 1:48:01 PM PDT by The_Eaglet
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To: X-Ecutioner

Are you a citizen?


30 posted on 06/01/2007 1:49:09 PM PDT by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: The_Eaglet

OK fine.

We’ll leave it at that.

But as you head home tonight, don’t forget to put on your tin-foil hat and make sure that there aren’t any black helicopters hovering in the near distance.


31 posted on 06/01/2007 1:55:29 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

I do not have any tin-foil hats.


32 posted on 06/01/2007 1:57:04 PM PDT by The_Eaglet
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To: X-Ecutioner
He is a classical liberal, if he is anti-Jewish/Hebrew, I will have to reject him.

He has opposed aid to Israel in the past, which is entirely consistent with his Constitutionally-derived desire to avoid foreign entanglements. Those who read anti-semitism into how Rep. Paul has voted are clearly wanting to smear the man, and do not understand the concept of original intent, not the foggiest idea. I'm in favor of aid to Israel, personally. I do, however, completely understand where Ron Paul is coming from on this, and it's not due to any form of animus toward Jews and/or Israelis.

33 posted on 06/01/2007 2:07:18 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: DB
While I think Paul is dangerous on foreign policy, I very seriously doubt he was ever a “communist”.

Somebody's just confusing their former Libertarian presidential candidates, imho. Harry Browne was once a communist. So was Ronald Reagan, for that matter, so I don't see how this is pertinent, given Ron Paul's long and utterly consistent record of voting as a strict constructionist. I have never heard that Ron Paul was ever a communist, myself.

34 posted on 06/01/2007 2:11:13 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: The_Eaglet; Liz
Here's a gutsy RP supporter. Looks like might be leaning toward being a Truther. Still, he's got that leftwing mayor right between his sights with that signage.
35 posted on 06/01/2007 2:16:49 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: Petronski; Admin Moderator

Pete, did someone hack into your account? Why the SPAM?


36 posted on 06/01/2007 2:16:54 PM PDT by dangus (Mr. President, "Choke on it b!+ch" is not a very good campaign slogan for your amnesty.)
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To: dangus
It's all about the amazing rates of spin we're seeing these days. Tremendous spin rates!
37 posted on 06/01/2007 2:18:04 PM PDT by Petronski (BLAME AMERICA! (L. Ron Paul does, & his creepy stalking fans can't STAND to hear it!))
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To: The_Eaglet
I do not have any tin-foil hats.

*************

Of course not. Goodness.

38 posted on 06/01/2007 2:20:31 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Abcdefg
From This:

To this


39 posted on 06/01/2007 2:20:37 PM PDT by McCloud-Strife (John McCain: great American, poor Senator, Horrible Republican)
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To: johnny7

yea, why?


40 posted on 06/01/2007 2:20:43 PM PDT by X-Ecutioner (who does a christian-right wing libertarian vote for?)
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