Posted on 06/07/2007 7:08:11 PM PDT by Remember_Salamis
GOP Ron Paul - Five Million Dollar Man? Thursday, June 07, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com
Congressman Ron Paul’s donations have moved up - not by hundreds of thousands - but by millions as a result of his debate performances and groundswell of support on the Internet and in New Hampshire, observers close to the campaign say.
The move is especially impressive since as of March 31, 2007, he had perhaps $500,000 on hand (see candidate estimates below).
FMNN had previously reported – after the GOP presidential debate in South Carolina - that candidate Ron Paul’s (R-Tex) donations, large and small, had nearly doubled.
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=42336
Now observers close to the campaign are revealing – with some astonishment – that donations to the campaign in recent weeks have pushed the total up to perhaps $4 or $5 million.
“That’s a huge number at this stage,” says one observer. “That starts to put him in a position where he can compete – state by state, anyway – with the major candidates.”
And this source added, “Of course, it’s hard to tell because the numbers keep changing – and thus nobody at the campaign has a firm count, at least not hour to hour. But the numbers are big. It’s definitely over three, probably over four, and if it hasn’t hit five yet, it will soon.”
At this rate, say observers, Ron Paul could have something like $10 million in his coffers inside of several months, and the total could keep growing – so long as he continues to hit on themes that Americans support – how to return the country to a true, small government, constitutional republic and how to end the war in Iraq.
To be sure such amounts are somewhat speculative. But to put the amount of money Ron Paul is said to have raised recently in perspective, here are the figures of cash on hand for GOP candidates as of March 31, 2007:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/money/gop.html
Sam Brownback cash-on-hand: $806,626
Jim Gilmore cash-on-hand: $90,107
Rudy Giuliani cash-on-hand: $11,949,735
Mike Huckabee cash-on-hand: $373,918
Duncan Hunter cash-on-hand: $272,552
John McCain cash-on-hand: $5,180,799
Ron Paul cash-on-hand: $524,919
Mitt Romney cash-on-hand: $11,863,653
Tom Tancredo cash-on-hand: $575,078
Tommy Thompson cash-on-hand: $139,723
Source: CNN
Staff Reports - Free-Market News Network
No no no.
The Right opposed intervention in WWII BEFORE Pearl Harbor, the American First Committee and all that.
In Vietnam, Nixon was elected to pull all troops out of Vietnam, which he did. He also by-and-large ended the war by 1973, with just financial support to the S. Vietnamese Gov’t after that point. A vindictive New Left pulled the plug on that. But in ‘68, the establishment Democrats were not anti-war.
“Have you ever read about the reasons they attacked us. They attack us because we’ve been over there, we’ve been bombing Iraq for ten years.” Ron Paul”
In case you forgot. Just as Mr. Paul seemed to forget that we bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein’s military targeted British and American planes in the no-fly zones and then when he stopped letting the inspectors in.
Which bankrupt ideas of Paul fuel hatred. Name one. Capitalism? Because the biggest difference between Paul and the Bushies, Rudy, McCain, and Romney included, is their stance on free markets and liberty.
Ron Paul would NEVER ban books or cartoons. He is one of the most ardent supporters of the first amendment in Congress! How McCain and Rudy, on the other hand, have histories of opposing free speech.
Nice try attempting to link Paul and Moore. MOORE IS NOT AGAINST INTERVENTION. He just favors the humanitarian, globalist UN type of interventions. Paul is unanimously opposed to intervention.
Homeschooled 5 year olds. The rest are told that Islam is a religion of peace (and they’re not ‘sposed to talk about Jesus, y’know). Of course, when I was 5 in ‘79, we were told Jimmy Carter was the great savior in my PS. Took me 7 years to figure out what my PS told me was BS. Ain’t that a sumbitch ?
Hey! You’re blaming the West and Versailles for the rise of the Nazis. In the words of Rudy Giuliani “that’s absurd.”
That’s the logic that the NeoCon Rudy Right practices.
We try to make all of our enemies out to be Hitlers. Germany was a massive state with the most advanced military on earth. They had a huge economy that could support such a war Machine.
None of those factors apply to the Islamos.
If you want to ensure support for your military action, just call your enemy the next Hitler.
Good one!
When I’m typing fast, I rely on the “squigglies”.
McCain was the one mumbling and running over his time constantly at the debate.
Paul is the one who is inspiring young people all over the country. His base is in their early-to-mid 20s, like me.
I finally registered. I have been reading freerepublic for a long time. I consider myself to be very conservitive. The first time I was old enough to vote, I voted republican because I valued my freedom. Since 9/ll we have lost a lot of our freedoms. As I searched for a canidate the only one interested in protecting rights is Ron Paul. The more I listen to him the more he makes sense. He says follow the Constitution and the people on freerepublic call him a loon. I only wish instead of judging him take the time and listen to him. He may not win. My hope is that his message gets out.
1. He dosen’t flip flop
2. He defends liberty
3. He believes in small Government
4. Lower taxes
5. No policing the world
6. No nation building
7. Sound money
8. No national I.D. Card
Someone once said “government is not the solution. government is the problem.”
Some of the people on this forum will think that im a loon. But then this forum is called freerepublic.
Just listen
You are correct. And so was Ron. Explaining why our enemy attacked us does not justify it.
1. Saddam refused to let inspectors in.
2. We bombed him.
3. Islamos got angry over that and used it as justification to attack us.
Ron Paul never says that any Islamic moves are justified, nor does he imply they were.
The far left media, universities, etc drove the anti war issue during viewnam and are doing the same now.
After the fall of Siagon over 100,000 Viewnamese including their President were brought to San Diego and later thousands more here.
You folks in flyover country don’t have a clue when it comes to the wars.
I live in San Diego which has the largest amount of military in the world here, mainly Marines and Navy.
Besides my ancestors fighting in wars even before the Rev. War. and Civil War. and WWI
My dad was with the 1st Marine Div. in WWII and Korea
along with other relatives
Relatives in ViewNam and several relatives in the current war.
OMG! You live near a military base!!! I’m AD military and was deployed to Ramadi for six months. Retract your silly statement.
You attack the media, but the media dismisses the average American as living in “flyover country”. IS the pot calling the kettle black?
I know what happened with the boat people; Nixon successfully ended the war before the Left lost it.
Look around the net...plenty of 'over 50 types' support him, as well. I'm one of them.
YOu were deployed, so was the OK bomber.
There is always a fart in every carload.
I know all about the Mufti of Jerusalem. So what?
But you cited yourself as an authority because you live in a military community!
I am not, nor have I ever, stated that my deployment makes my opinion infallible. But it does give me real-life experience that colors my viewpoint.
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