Today is the LAST day to contribute to the McCain campaign

vanity ^ | 8/30/2008 | me

[newberger]

As a result of yesterday's stunning news about Sarah Palin, the next Vice President of the United States, many Freepers have decided to contribute to the McCain campaign.

TODAY is the LAST day that you can contribute to the McCain campaign. Tomorrow, public financing (ugh!) kicks in and they cannot accept donations any more.

If you want to participate, do it TODAY.

[rawhide]

I just ordered a couple of bumper stickers and one yard sign, total: $9 delivered. http://store.johnmccain.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=130

[TribalPrincess2U]

reject the Global Warming hoax

AND reject the National ID act.

Pennsylvania is poised to join 11 other states that have passed laws rejecting the federal Real ID Act. Many more have objected to it. Passed by Congress in 2005 - without any debate - Real ID is nothing more than an attempt by Congress to strong-arm the states into accepting and funding a national ID scheme. It requires states to produce new, standardized driver's licenses with machine-readable technology, and to create databases that hold copies of American citizens' sensitive identity documents. The tab for all of this is expected to be nearly $17 billion, with the state governments forced to shoulder the majority of the financial burden.

Real ID suffers from serious flaws that will affect the rights of every American. It mandates that every state's database - containing Social Security cards, copies of birth certificates, etc. - be linked and accessible to tens of thousands of DMV employees. By making our personal information accessible to countless individuals across the country, Real ID exposes it to misuse and identity theft. In addition, the new driver's licenses created by Real ID will contain a machine-readable component, allowing the government to track and monitor law-abiding citizens like we are criminals on parole.

Any way you look at it, the Real ID national ID scheme is a bad law that needs to be scrapped. It is enormously expensive, offers little to no benefits, and places our personal information at risk for use in identify theft.

[Veto!]

Big thanks 8>) I’m sending him what I can.

[usconservative]

For the first time in my adult life, I donated to the GOP b/c of Gov. Palin.

Me too. I thought I'd never donate to a Republican Presidential candiate after Bush Sr. broke his "read my lips, no new taxes" pledge, but here I am clicking the link donating to the McCain campaign because Sarah "Barracuda" Palin KICKED ASS yesterday!

I bet she sure hurt the Obama-bin-Biden campaign yesterday!

Now I've just one thing left to say: Sarah "Barracuda" Palin in '12!!!

[sitetest]

Just gave ‘em my stash at www.johnmccain.com. Now they can afford about 5 more milliseconds of airtime for another TV commercial. LOL!

But it all adds up!

Go FReepers! Contribute to McCain/Palin ‘08! Tell ‘em Sarah Palin sent you!

[Islander7]

Here are two more solid conservatives who can use FReeper help!

LTC Allen West

“If it’s about the lives of my men and their safety, I’d go through hell with a gasoline can.”

LTC Allen West has lived his life in service to America. In 2004, when it was time to retire from more than twenty years of service in the US Army, he brought his wife and two young daughters to Broward County, Florida, where he taught high school. He then returned to Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan army, an assignment he finished in November 2007.

Born and raised in Atlanta, Allen West received BS (UT) and MS degrees in political science (KSU). He also holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff Officer College in political theory and military history and operations.

"Education is the great equalizer," he says. "With a good education, any child in America can live his dream."

Allen West knows that for our children to live their dreams, they need to be safe. He has faced down the world's terrorists: in Operation Desert Storm, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was battalion commander for the Army's 4th Infantry Division, and in Afghanistan, where he trains Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country.

In his Army career, Col. West has been honored many times, including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor), and a Valorous Unit Award. He received his valor award as a Captain in Desert Shield/Storm, was the US Army ROTC Instructor of the Year in 1993, and was a Distinguished Honor Graduate III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas Air Assault School.

Excellence is a West family tradition. His wife, Angela, holds an MBA and PhD. and works as a financial planner. His daughter, Aubrey, is a sophomore at Archbishop McCarthy HS and his daughter, Austen, is a 6th grader at Parkway Christian School.

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LTC William Russell

“A staunch conservative, a true American patriot, and he (Bill Russell) deserves your support. If there were ever a time for the grass-roots to come together and help an underdog Republican candidate make a difference, this is it.”

– Syndicated Columnist Michelle Malkin on Bill Russell.

Lt. Colonel Bill Russell is running for Congress to rally support for America’s fighting men and women, while offering a pro-family, smaller government voice for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. More than defeating John Murtha, Bill’s campaign is a call to patriotism and conservative action.

The son of a career military officer, Bill Russell’s “home” addresses spanned some eleven states and seven countries, before settling his own family in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A third generation soldier, he began his military career at West Point, and earned his undergraduate degree and officer commission at Louisiana State University.

Lieutenant Colonel Russell served in the U.S. Army for 28 years of Active and Reserve service, including six tours in hostile fire zones. His deployments include Operation Desert Storm, Kosovo and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[Incorrigible]

When you give, make sure you indicate that you were referred by a “FRiend” named “Sarah Palin”.

That's what I did!

I personally can't believe myself!  I wasn't even going to vote for McCain much less donate a thin dime to his RINO campaign.

But I have to admit his campaign has been hitting on all cylinders the past 2 months.  I liked it but that still wasn't enough for me though; I presumed he was pandering.

And yes, by choosing a Conservative running mate, he is pandering to me.  Mitt Romney might have grudgingly got me to vote for the whole ticket in November.  However, by choosing someone young and out of the political mainstream, he also pointed to the future of the Republican party.  Maybe he's thinking of his legacy.

Whatever, I just can't believe I clicked on the Donate button. 

Hey Allegra, maybe you'll bump into her the next time you're going through Kuwait!

 

 

[Let's Roll]

It says “primary” contribution. You can still donate for the general after tomorrow, but if you also donate now you can donate twice as much is the way I understand it.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Sorry, still can’t give a dime to the Republican Senate committee, not while they support people like Stevens and Snowe and Collins and former Senator Chafee in primary battles against real conservatives.

[flyfree]

You won’t be able to donate to the McCain campaign after tomorrow. You can donate to the GOP Victory fund.

https://secure.gop.com/donate/

[stillonaroll]

OK, thanks. Last chance bump!

[MediaMole]

After McCain has been nominated, he can accept donations for the general election. This deadline is just for donations for McCain in the primaries.

Public financing provides matching funds, not total financing.

[Quickgun]

First time ever for me, Icouldn’t contribute as much as I would have liked to, but if everyone will do a few bucks, it WILL add up.
Git er DONE!!

[TonyInOhio]

Thanks for the heads-up! I sent my contribution today.

[rawhide]

I am with you. I had no plans to donate, and I just did today, and I bought a couple of bumper stickers and a yard sign that says McCain/Palin. I had no plans to do either. Palin has stirred me up.

[dr_who]

Damn right.

[flyfree]

Matching funds is for primaries. The general election is a grant. Here is some more info:

General Election Funding

The Presidential nominee of each major party may become eligible for a public grant of $20 million (plus a cost-of-living adjustment) for campaigning in the general election.7 To be eligible to receive the public funds, the candidate must limit spending to the amount of the grant and may not accept private contributions for the campaign. Private contributions may, however, be accepted for a special account maintained exclusively to pay for legal and accounting expenses associated with complying with the campaign finance law. These legal and accounting expenses are not subject to the expenditure limit.

In addition, candidates may spend up to $50,000 from their own personal funds. Such spending does not count against the expenditure limit.

Minor party candidates and new party candidates may become eligible for partial public funding of their general election campaigns. (A minor party candidate is the nominee of a party whose candidate received between 5 and 25 percent of the total popular vote in the preceding Presidential election. A new party candidate is the nominee of a party that is neither a major party nor a minor party.) The amount of public funding to which a minor party candidate is entitled is based on the ratio of the party's popular vote in the preceding Presidential election to the average popular vote of the two major party candidates in that election. A new party candidate receives partial public funding after the election if he/she receives 5 percent or more of the vote. The entitlement is based on the ratio of the new party candidate's popular vote in the current election to the average popular vote of the two major party candidates in the election.

Although minor and new party candidates may supplement public funds with private contributions and may exempt some fundraising costs from their expenditure limit, they are otherwise subject to the same spending limit and other requirements that apply to major party candidates.

Expenditure Limits for Publicly Funded Candidates*

	Primary Candidates	General Election
		Major Party Nominees	Minor/New Party Nominees
National Spending Limit	$10 mil. + COLA**	$20 mil. + COLA	$20 mil. + COLA
State Spending Limit	The greater of $200,000 + COLA or $0.16 x state VAP***	None	None
Exempt Fundraising Limit	20% of national limit	Not applicable	20% of national limit
Maximum Public Funds Candidate May Receive	50% of national limit	Same as national limit	Percentage of national limit based on candidate's popular vote.
National Party Spending Limit for Candidate****	Not applicable	$0.02 x VAP of U.S. + COLA	$0.02 x VAP of U.S. + COLA
Limit on Spending from Candidate's Personal Funds	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000

To see the Presidential spending limits for 2008, click here.

To see the Presidential spending limits for 2004, click here.

*Legal and accounting expenses incurred solely to ensure the campaign's compliance with the law are exempt from all expenditure limits.

**Spending limits are increased by the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which the Department of Labor calculates annually using 1974 as the base year.

***VAP is the Voting Age Population, which the Department of Commerce calculates annually.

****The national committee of a political party may make special, limited expenditures, called coordinated party expenditures or 441a(d) expenditures, on behalf of its Presidential nominee, even if the nominee does not accept public funds. Coordinated party expenditures are not considered contributions and do not count against a publicly funded campaign's candidate expenditure limit.

 

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml#General

[NonValueAdded]

Ah, maybe FredPAC makes a little more sense now.

[kenmcg]

I’m sure you can still give to the McCain campaign and the RNC is taking contributions.
I wouldn’t take much stock in a Vanity story.

[flyfree]

A little more:

Contributions to Major Party Nominees in the General Election
A major party nominee who has accepted public funding for the general election may not accept any contributions to further his election. You may, however, help a publicly funded nominee by contributing to the candidate’s compliance fund. A compliance fund is a special account maintained by publicly funded nominees solely for paying legal and accounting expenses incurred in complying with the campaign finance law. You may contribute up to $2,300 to the compliance fund of a major party nominee.

In the case of a major party nominee who is not publicly funded, you may contribute up to $2,300 to his/her general election campaign.

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml#anchor697350

After Aug 31, donate to the GOP Victory fund.