Posted on 12/16/2007 10:43:13 PM PST by grundle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $6 million Sunday to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House.
Called a "Money Bomb," the goal was to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. The campaign's previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million.
At midnight EST, donations were over $6 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.
Okay, SwordofTrutherism, enlighten us: Who did do 9/11, if it wasn't 19 Arabs?
Seeing as how there is a faction on FR who seem to have nothing better to do all day other than bash Paul and his supporters, call them names, and conjure up the most ridiculous, paranoid conspiracy theories about them, it’s no wonder that most Paul supporters wouldn’t feel entirely comfortable on here.
Watch this Reagan speech from way back.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4770988975023965161
haha....come-on.
When did he say that...1982, when Ron P wore bell-bottoms..in that picture...lol?
You really think a guy like Reagan, whom involved himself in cold-war conflicts outside of America’s borders,...whom built up the military to a great size...and put out a freedom radio throughout communist controlled areas...
Is the same Reagan whom would stand by Ron...NOW, whom doesn’t want us anywhere, and whom gives hostile comments about the ‘military industrial complex’ (as though everything about it is pure evil)....?
Reagan original supported FDR, because he recongnized that our foreign policy can’t be restricted to our borders...and that it comes with deadly consequence to ignore such threats. Ron would do such, and at our peril.
Did you really have to give me a 28 minute video?
I will never vote for Ron Paul but that is pretty impressive.
I guess you have seen it before since you are a Reagan expert? Just watch what you can stand.
“You mean a decade of prosperity presided over by Republican presidents? I’ll take that any day.”
The 20’s was an era heading toward hell. But I sense the sarcasm....
People who care about protecting liberty and the constitution. The Patriot Act is unconstitutional, unAmerican, and helped to strip us of even more of our civil liberties.
It boggles my mind how some conservatives can support the Patriot Act, when if the exact same thing would've been put out by Clinton, they'd probably be shouting from the rooftops about how unconstitutional it is.
I did see a blimp on TV with his name on it. In New England, it was just starting to snow.
yitbos
“I guess you have seen it before since you are a Reagan expert? Just watch what you can stand.”
I’m not a huge fan of Reagan to tell you the truth. I think he picked a horrendous Vp, loose judicial picks, and a terrible amnesty agreement. He didn’t do enough to lead a movement to substain his view....like Jefferson did (through philosophical organization).
He wasn’t a bad president, but I don’t find him as special as others (here do).
Yes, but how many are “chinese dishwashers”?
That doesn’t mean it didn’t come from Soros.
Half of it is enough...damn, wasted my time.
*** put out by Clinton, they’d probably be shouting from the rooftops about how unconstitutional it is.***
True, very true.
Much of the P/A was drafted during the Clinton Administration after the Oklahoma City bombing. His fading popularity in Congress kept it from being presented. Besides, he had other important issues (women) on his mind.
And your poll percentage is?
The Paulistas must be getting great help from those Soros lists and organizers.... no way are there that many loony people who sincerely support Ron Paul, so look for the Soros-bots who are trying to split the right to enable Shrillary or Obama to worm their way into the WH.
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