Paul's Money Draws Attention -- Could This be a Good Sign?

Paul's Money Draws Attention -- Could This be a Good Sign?

www.guardian.co.uk

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ron Paul's head-snapping fundraising puts a new face on a campaign that the media, politicians and much of the public had relegated to the sidelines.

The Texas congressman is now the presidential candidate tugging at the establishment's coat.

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Could this be a good sign for those of us hoping Dr. Paul gets a fair shake at the White House in '08?

I've been watching the news a bit today and it seems as if they had no choice but to give him a bit of exposure this time.

4.3 million isn't too shabby a total for one day huh? It should be obvious by now that his online following is not just a sham of a few people voting for him repeatedly in all those online polls he wins.


Jasn

www.guardian.co.uk
(visit the link for the full news article)

reply to post by SimiusDei


I don't like most of RP's positions, but personally I hope he gets wall-to-wall coverage. All issues need to be discussed.

reply to post by totalvigilance


Ah really? Just out of curiousity, which ones are you opposed to?


Jasn

reply to post by SimiusDei


Wouldn't that be off topic if we got into debate?

reply to post by totalvigilance


My thread, hahahhah.

Not wanting a debate, I was simply curious. I'm not about to tell you that you are wrong for your opinion.


Jasn

reply to post by SimiusDei


fair enough.

*I don't believe the gold standard promotes stable economies
*I believe getting rid of NAFTA, NATO, the UN, CAFTA, the WTO, etc. would actually be bad
*Getting rid of the IRS sounds nice but I don't think it would work

In Paul's favor, I'm kinda leaning towards getting rid of Medicaid and I strongly support his anti-dictatorship positions and his insistence that we get out of Iraq.

reply to post by totalvigilance


Cool. While I (naturally) disagree with you, at least you have solid reasons for your feelings. Much better than, "I don't like him because he said our foreign policy was to blame for 9/11 and he owned Rudy behind the podium". hahahahah





Jasn

A flat tax would be a lot more equal than a code that needs a lawyer, and the money to afford one, to figure out the idiotic code we have now. And do we need to be the worlds police and regulatory institution? All this policy is costing us is American lives to secure oil and profits.

reply to post by NGC2736


If you have read any of my past threads on this subject, you know I'm with you 100%.


Thanks for contributing.


Jasn

reply to post by SimiusDei

Ron Paul's head-snapping fundraising puts a new face on a campaign

Hi Simius, Thanks for the post. Just thought I would mention that Howard Dean did well too with internet fund raising in the last election. Dean ran a similar campain in that he was against the stattus quo. If he just hadn't let loose with that loud war whoop of his! Oh well, it's probably all for the better!

I think the main point that needs to be made is DON'T BE SCARED TO SHARE WHAT YOU FEEL!!!!

Totalviligance, you really need to do your research on the Federal Reserve and get a new education on what really they are all about. Printing money out of thin air is not a good thing. NAFTA takes American jobs away for cheap labor, NATO is the beginning of the NWO, and all the other Conglomerates that you mentioned are not for the people you think there for. Do your research, PRO AND CON, by looking up these organizations that you mention on Google, Youtube, this site, etc. and really dig deep into what these organizations are all about.

Ron Paul right now, regardless of how much money he raises, needs as much exposure as he can get in the MAIN STREAM MEDIA to have a chance in winning. So many Americans are so Brained washed into believing what the media TELLS THEM TO BELIEVE, that they cant make there own decisions. The typical American is too busy with Work and doesn't have the time to really dig deep into the issues that could MAKE OR BREAK AMERICA AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

I watch a lot of news. CNN and MSNBC made mention of Ron Paul's record day, usually a 30 second blurb at the very end of the show. It's not what you hope for as a supporter, but like Ron Paul, take what you can get and get the most out of it. He has capital now, so it's up to him to use that effectively to cross over to the mainstream. He won't get much help from the MSM but little things like this do help. Most of the news shows were actually pretty neutral as they covered the story, and the only mentions regarding the Fifth of November that i saw were in internet articles. It will be less easy to ignore when Paul pulls in more this quarter than any other candidate, as his numbers will be compared to the numbers of his competitors. Like i said, it's up to his campaign.

Paul supporters aren't just one concentrated group of people, they are disseminated among a great mix of Americans. It's also up to those supporters to give Paul exposure by making others aware of him in such a way as not to seem attacking or too over the top.

Originally posted by hoochymama
Totalviligance, you really need to do your research on the Federal Reserve and get a new education on what really they are all about. Printing money out of thin air is not a good thing.

Are we again going to embrace the Bretton Woods Agreement again? And if so, if we end up in a problem like in 1971, where the world was siphoning off US gold reserves, are we just going to sit back and embrace the economic collapse?

And should other countries embrace this system? What if Pakistan's currency were fixed instead of floating? Right now, people would be losing faith in Pakistan's currency and the market would be resistant to it. This exact thing happened during the Asian Fiscal Crisis; there was such volatility with regards to the currency that they were being abused by currency speculators.

Furthermore, there is evidence that a fixed exchange rate actually leads to black market currency trading. Is that a desirable result?

A floating currency rate is generally a good thing, but there are times when having a commodities standard and going on a fixed rate may be preferable. Maybe right now is one of those times, but in general I am more inclined to trust currency values to the free market system. These questions are so freaking complicated, and subject to so many variables, that we can't impose one system without any possibility of future change if necessary.

[edit on 11/7/2007 by Togetic]

I think that this is great news. Even my roommate (registered democrat) came up to and told me he was impressed by RPs movement. He even said if it came down between RP and Hillary, he would volunteer for RPs campaign (he's a Political Science grad student).

Dr. Paul's support is growing. If it took a 30 minute blurb on CNN and Fox News to get people to actually research him, then that is a victory in and of itself. I know one person that this monday affected, and I am sure many of you know of others.