|
 Ron
Paul MLK "Money
Bomb" is Coming Up
Monday, January 21
Can Ron Paul's
supporters make the
difference in this
race? According to
news sources, "All
of the Republican
candidates, with the
exception of Romney,
are broke." Well,
not quite. Ron Paul
still has 8 million
dollars left, but
then, you wouldn't
expect most media
outlets to include
Dr. Paul in their
discussion would
you? Sorry,
mainstream media you
bring these digs on
yourself by your
continued blackout
of Ron Paul's
achievements.
According to Jesse
Benton, a Ron Paul
spokesman, Dr. Paul
still has between
eight and nine
million dollars left
in the coffers. This
was aired during an
interview on the
Internet. If that is
so, then the
upcoming Money Bomb
to be held on
January 21 could
mean a lot for Ron
Paul. In the past
when supporters held
these "money bombs"
he was able to raise
$4.3 million dollars
on one day and $6
million dollars on
the other.
If Ron Paul's
supporters are still
able to donate, and
haven't maxed out
yet, there is room
for Ron Paul to be
the best funded man
going into the Super
Tuesday elections
with the exception
of Mitt Romney,
whose bulk of
donations have come
out of his own
pocket. Part of this
will depend on how
much of his personal
fortune Romney is
willing to spend.
So far, the field is
still wide open for
the GOP nomination.
Despite the fact
that the Boston
Globe falsely (er,
excuse me,
mistakenly?) printed
the results of the
recent Michigan
primary, Ron Paul
received fourth in
that contest, not
fifth. It was media
darling Fred
Thompson who
actually took the
fifth place spot
with the man who was
polling as the
frontrunner for most
of this season,
Giuliani behind him
in last place.
By now it is no
surprise that Ron
Paul's quite
respectable fourth
place finish was
ignored while the
media still treat
Mr. Giuliani as a
front runner. In
Iowa, Ron Paul came
in fifth, and
Giuliani came in
sixth. In New
Hampshire the two
were nearly tied,
but Giuliani did
beat Paul by one
percent coming in
fourth to Paul's
fifth place finish.
In Wyoming, CNN
simply reported by
amount of delegates
received and neither
Giuliani nor Paul
received any. As
noted above, in
Michigan Paul took
fourth place and
Giuliani took sixth,
or dead last. So by
all accounts, Ron
Paul is actually
leading Rudy
Giuliani, and yet no
one has called Mr.
Giuliani an
also-ran, or a
fringe candidate, no
these labels are
reserved for Ron
Paul.
People seem to
forget that all of
these early primary
states were
sanctioned for
moving up their
state's primaries
and as a result they
lost half of their
delegates as
punishment (except
Iowa because their
results are not
binding on their
delegates). What
does all this mean?
It means that even
though the early
states are doing
wonders for the
candidates in the
media, these states
have so few
delegates that
winning them means
very little in the
big picture. For
example, the winner
in Wyoming took 8
delegates. There are
2380 delegates up
for grabs. The
person who gets 1190
or more wins the
nomination. Getting
8 delegates doesn't
affect that total
very much. Ron Paul,
despite these early
losses, still could
easily win, at least
mathematically.
Ron Paul just
received his best
finish yet and that
is not newsworthy.
All the other
candidates are broke
and Ron Paul still
has 8 million plus
and that is not
newsworthy. Ron Paul
received nearly 20
million dollars in
donations last
quarter (most likely
beating the others
by a huge margin -
but they are all mum
on the subject for
now) and that got
barely a blip. With
all the other
candidates broke,
another large
donation day could
put Paul is better
shape than all the
other candidates
(again, except
Romney with his own
money to donate).
Ron Paul supporters,
now is the time to
really dig deep for
your candidate. No
matter how high or
low you are in the
polls, it is
difficult to
continue a
Presidential run
when you are flat
broke. Monday,
January 21 is the
next big donation
day drive. That is
this Monday, the one
in a few days. The
day after Sunday.
Get it? This day is
for all donors large
and small. Give as
little as ten
dollars or the
maximum $2300, but
if you support Ron
Paul, now is the
time to give all you
can.
This may be your
last chance America.
Senate Bill 1959
includes the finding
by Congress that
"The Internet has
aided in
facilitating violent
radicalization,
ideologically based
violence, and the
homegrown terrorism
process in the
United States by
providing access to
broad and constant
streams of
terrorist-related
propaganda to United
States citizens."
You don't have to
have too much
imagination to see
that a free and open
Internet where a man
running for
President can get
his ideas out to the
public may be in
jeopardy. Ron Paul's
type of Internet
driven campaign may
be the last of its
kind.
Monday, January 21,
2008, make your
voices heard. Vote
with donations at
www.RonPaul2008.com.
That is the website
of the official
campaign. The money
goes directly to the
campaign. For any
poker players
reading this, if you
haven't been living
in the desert for
the past year, you
will know that Ron
Paul is the ONLY
Presidential
candidate who
actually cares about
you getting back the
right to play poker
online. He voted
against the Unlawful
Internet Gaming
Enforcement Act when
it was in the House
and he supports a
free and open
Internet. No wonder
so many are trying
to stop him.
----
Jennifer Reynolds,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
January 18, 2008
10:23 am EST |
