[2ndDivisionVet]

I'm at a loss as to how the Paul campaign is able to utilize all that "loose cannon" volunteer support, money, blogs, signs and other activity without attracting attention and discipline from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Is it because it is so "grassroots" and "under the radar" and Internet-based that the FEC can't track it? Any other candidate doing the same thing would be fined millions of dollars! The liberal blogger Lane Hudson turned in Senator Fred Thompson to the FEC for supposedly not dotting every "i" and crossing every "t" but no one seems to care that Paul's campaign is flagrantly violating the rules of the game. Most of it is "in-kind" contributions by supporters usually not under the campaign's direct control, but it is still illegal, IIRC. Any lawyers here that know what's what?

[traviskicks]

lol, that is rich.

The one campaign whose sole support is composed only of individuals, devoid of lobbyists and special intersts, combining small donations or acting alone to promote liberty, asking for nothing and receiving no favors in return.

Why don’t we abolish unconstitutional McCain Feingold and the FCC before we start worrying about harassing the i’s and t’s of these groups of hard working folks who want nothing more than their god granted liberties.

[potlatch]

[Plutarch]

Dang, I’ve got to donate $100 to RP, because my RP crazed son (who keeps on getting banned on FR) beat me in the mile, with a time of 5:40.

[George W. Bush]

Final total in the $500,000 challenge: $1,198,000

Missed that $1.2M target I mentioned earlier by a hair. Still, it's an impressive demonstration of steady small contributions that are the backbone of any real campaign.

I hope we don't have to wait two weeks to find out how well these campaigns did. I thought Fred did well by his supporters by telling them he raised the $8M so they aren't wondering how they did.

I do like Fred's idea that we should have immediate disclosure of all contributions via internet. I'd like it if they included daily or weekly disbursements by the campaign as well so we'd know who is giving, how much, and what it's being spent for.

[jmeagan]

*****I’m at a loss as to how the Paul campaign is able to utilize all that “loose cannon” volunteer support, money, blogs, signs and other activity without attracting attention and discipline from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Is it because it is so “grassroots” and “under the radar” and Internet-based that the FEC can’t track it? Any other candidate doing the same thing would be fined millions of dollars! The liberal blogger Lane Hudson turned in Senator Fred Thompson to the FEC for supposedly not dotting every “i” and crossing every “t” but no one seems to care that Paul’s campaign is flagrantly violating the rules of the game. Most of it is “in-kind” contributions by supporters usually not under the campaign’s direct control, but it is still illegal, IIRC. Any lawyers here that know what’s what?*****

Oh, blow it our your @ss. Ron Paul supporters receive no directions from the national campaign. We are all doing it because we believe in him.

I wear a Ron Paul shirt every day, which I bought. I have a Ron Paul bumber sticker on my car, which I bought. Shortly, I am going to put Ron Paul signs in my yard. And I will probably buy them too.

I have also made a small cash contribution to his campaign. Actually, I think my talking about him to people is much more valuable than my cash contribution.

If he makes it through the primaries, I will get him 50 votes, because I am so well respected around here. To get votes in the primaries would require people to switch parties as this is an extremely democratic area.

[montag813]

I can’t imagine why anyone would donate a single penny to the Paulestinian Authority.

[MEGoody]

The liberal blogger Lane Hudson turned in Senator Fred Thompson to the FEC for supposedly not dotting every "i" and crossing every "t"

Because Fred poses a threat to liberals.

no one seems to care that Paul's campaign is flagrantly violating the rules of the game.

Because they know he doesn't stand a chance, so he's not a threat.