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The largest donor to a SuperPAC supporting Ron Paul is Peter Thiel, the sort of ultra-wealthy, super-national figure Paul and his supporters love to hate.
Thiel -- who gave $900,000 to the pro-Paul group Endorse Liberty -- made his fortune as the co-founder of PayPal; he was also an early investor in Facebook, and is now a major player in the world of high-tech venture capital. He's also a devoted libertarian and devoted Republican: He hosted a fundraiser for the confrontational gay conservative group GOProud at his grand apartment off Union Square in 2010.
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by woodwardjnr
If this is true, then wouldn't that make RP's minions hypocrites?
Nahhhh. They're in a class of their own.
Originally posted by MsAphrodite
The donor, Peter Thiel, gave the money to a PAC that supports Ron Paul, NOT directly to his campaign. Ebay now owns Paypal. Link
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by dreamingawake
Well, to be fair, I never even saw that thread.
Thanks for trying to belittle me regardless.
Originally posted by The Sword
reply to post by Praetorius
Thank you for being respectful.
I'll grab a page from that book.
I'm frustrated about this whole process and nothing more. I'm frustrated with American politics in general. I'm frustrated that it gets to a point where even I resort to name-calling. What a trap.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by dreamingawake
I'm non the wiser. I came across the article and posted it. I put a question mark at the end because I didn't know the full story, so wasn't drawing too many conclusions.