RJ Harris Money Bomb Today! October 30, 2009
Submitted by Michael Nystrom on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 00:21
Join in and support RJ Harris for his biggest fund raising event of his campaign. Put October 30th on your calendar and take part in RJ Harris’s largest one-day political donation event.
The last event raised over $10,000. This event will be even bigger and we want to raise $25,000 for RJ. Please join RJ Harris and Retake Congress and we work to win our country back and restore the Constitution. Our goal is to get 1000 people to donate $25.
Make your donations at: RJ Harris 2010.com
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Stop spamming
Get your money back from whoever sold you the unwashed mail address list.
Spamming people is stupid. counterproductive, and in most civilized countries illegal. Oh, and spamming people in other countries, who could not care less about Ron Paul & Co is particularly stupid. Hint: The rightmost part of an e-mail address very often refers to a country ...
Who is Spamming?
RetakeCongress? I'm confused.
Hey RJ
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must. like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.-Thomas Paine
The R3volution requires action, not observation!!!!
Fridays are a bad day for a money bomb on here, please don't forget. Weekends are always very slow around DP. Keep fighting the good fight. We are still behind you. I will throw you some money in the am. Here is a big bump for you, and your fight.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must. like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.-Thomas Paine
The R3volution requires action, not observation!!!!
ThePatriot,
People will donate and support who they want. It's not 2007 anymore; we're not all behind the same guy. I don't support all the people on ThisNovember5th. I don't care what they or their supporters say, I personally don't think of Chris Simcox or Ray McBerry as pro-liberty candidates. I just don't. As such, I will not donate to them.
As for some others (Dennis, Medina, etc.), in a perfect world these people would win. But it's not a perfect world. While some are driven purely by ideology, some of us have a practical bone in our body. There is a reality that does no one any good to simply ignore and pretend isn't really there. Some of these candidates are simply not going to win, period, end of story.
I'll give one example: John Dennis. He's running as a republican against a rich incumbent who has risen to the most powerful position in the U.S. House. The race is in San Francisco, not exactly republican turf. And finally, the well-funded republican candidate in 2008 got less than 10% of the vote.
So as someone who has but a little money to donate, I have made what I truly think is a wise decision to give up my limited personal funds to candidates I think can win. I know denying "THEY CAN ALLZ WINS!!!1" is like holy water on a vampire to some here, but it is the truth. I don't know where you get your clearly-wrong idea that it only takes $50,000-$100,000 to win a House seat or that we can win 50 seats when 97% of incumbents win reelection. Dr. Paul himself said in 2008 that any House seat costs about a minimum of $400,000 to have enough money to be truly competive. Our numbers and funds aren't great enough to fund some crazyily large list of extreme long-shots with that kind of dough.
Remember, B.J. Lawson (who I really like and supported) raised over $560,000 in 2008 when challenging David Price in North Carolina and ended up with 37% of the vote.
In short, would you rather one or two of our candidates win or none? Because none is exactly what is going to happen if our candidates with a real and true shot at winning don't get fully funded because the money was divided between them and a bunch of lost causes.
Based on what criteria do
Based on what criteria do you deem RJ doesn't have a "real and true shot at winning" and is a "lost cause." This assertion is laughable and baseless. Congress' approval rating is roughly 24% and likely to continue to drop. And are you suggesting he is not a real pro-liberty candidate? Please enlighten us.
Perhaps there were people like yourself who decided to play Nostradamus and decided in advance Lawson was a "lost cause" and also didn't donate. Lawson's result is a reason TO donate as much as well all can, not to hold back. Opponents are not going to lay down for us.
Sheesh
"Based on what criteria do you deem RJ"
Where did I even once mention R.J. Harris? I purposly avoided mentioning him so much as one time in that rant to try and avoid antagonizing any Harris supporters on his money bomb thread...and even then I anger somebody with poor reading comprehension anyway. Can't win I guess.
My post was a direct response to ThePatriot's screed earlier in this thread that was choke-full of absurd statements.
"I purposly avoided
"I purposly avoided mentioning him so much as one time in that rant to try and avoid antagonizing any Harris supporters"
Well great, thanks for admitting this was the reason as opposed to feeling he has a genuine chance of winning.
You don't have to mention RJ's name for one to understand the assertion in your post. It's very transparent you think he is among those candidates that have no chance of winning. (Nevermind the fact the election is a full year from now.) My reading comprehension is fine. This is not a website for 1st-graders. People can read between the lines whether you mention his name or not.
Patriot was upset at the poor results of RJ's moneybomb and you attempt to justify this w/references to "lost causes" and candidates you think cannot win. Hence you are including RJ in such categories.
I asked based on what criteria do you think he cannot win? You don't answer because you have no criteria.
Delusion
"I asked based on what criteria do you think he cannot win? You don't answer because you have no criteria."
Since you're going to press me on this...
Oh I don't know, should I start with the fact that challenging incumbents in primaries never works, or the fact that Cole has over $540,000 on hand compared to Harris' $290?
You completely missed the mark; re: Lawson. The whole point was the guy raised a ton of money and lost by the same margin the broke candidate who challenged Price in 2006 got. It contridicts the utter bunk statement that a candidate only need $50,000-$100,000. If that's true, Harris' campaign is already over halfway (raised since start to September 30th: $25,806) to being "fully funded" in fantasy land; so why would someone here complain?
I cannot believe you also brought up congressional approval ratings. That is totally irrelevant as to be laughable. Congress' was 9% prior to 2008; and another sky-high percentage of incumbents won and the party in power increased its majority.
My criteria is a hell of a lot more real than yours: which is NOTHING but wishful thinking.
ALL THAT SAID, I really do wish Harris would prove me wrong.
"Challenging incumbents in
"Challenging incumbents in primaries never works?"
Seriously, that's your answer? So all those candidates who are attempting to do this should refund the $ donated to them and go home?
In '08 there were roughly 5 incumbents defeated in the primary and roughly 20 defeated in the general election. I won't go back every 2 years. This happens all the time. You want to be proved wrong? These candidates proved you wrong.
"Congress' was 9% prior to 2008; and another sky-high percentage of incumbents won and the party in power increased its majority."
Congress' approval rating wasn't 9% but yes it was low. It's worth noting the party that won house seats in '08 was not the party of the president whose approval rating was in the low-to-mid 20s. People were looking to exact change and it hasn't occurred. Is there any reason to think BO's approval rating is going to increase?
Also, 2010 won't be 2008 and 2009 isn't 2008. U3 unemployment is 63% higher than a year ago and U6 is 66% higher. These figures will continue to increase.
Then there's the issue of Cole's horrendous voting record. I won't go into it, it speaks for itself, and it's far from populist.
Your "criteria" is simply playing the odds while discounting other factors affecting the nation and if one is going to donate based on the odds then it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Heck, the odds say NONE of the liberty candidates will win their primary and/or general election because none have platforms of the establishment and none will be receiving the money the establishment candidates will.
Here's what I think of your "practicality"
I'm literally tapped out, but you know what, screw it!
$50 more for each,
Give'm hell RJ and John!
You can keep your reality RonPaulFanInGa, we'll make our own.
"You can keep your reality RonPaulFanInGa, we'll make our own."
A reality that includes zero elected candidates because money that could've been donated to someone with a chance was donated to someone you knew from the get-go wasn't going to win.
Thank you retake congress and DP!
I just want to say how proud I am of you guys and thank all of you for jumping in and supporting this mini-bomb put on by retakecongress.com and dailypaul.com. Don't be discouraged ThePatriot, with very short notice, and with mainly just the DPers participating, you raised us near 3k which will help out very much for some immediate campaign needs. Expectations being what they are, when we see a candidate coming in with a pre-built media persona and see him bring in triple digits, it's easy to get excited and hope we can do the same for every candidate. But the fact is, as you said, we can win some of these races for allot less money than others. The RJ Harris 2010 campaign is turning your donations into amazing local poll numbers AND into district wide exposure. In time that exposure will matriculate into matching funds coming from within the district once more local supporters hear our message of liberty and freedom restored. With that in mind we need to keep our chins up, fight with endurance and take the victories, big and small, where we find them.
FOR LIBERTY,
RJ Harris
Constitutional Conservative Republican
US Congressional Candidate
Oklahoma 4th District
www.rjharris2010.com
RJ Harris
Constitutional Libertarian
www.harrisforoklahoma.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RJ-Harris/128692249103
You have learned well Mr.
You have learned well Mr. Harris. This sounds like something Ron Paul would say. Very nice.
Just added 50. This guy
Just added 50. This guy really has been campaigning hard....I'm sure his support will increase greatly, things will pick up. I didn't hear about the bomb until yesterday.
bump!!! Did RJ send out an
bump!!! Did RJ send out an email blast?! IS RJ using traditional fundraising techniques at all?
November 5th
This is being put on by retake congress.
I'm saving my money for the November 5th Money Bomb. I think there might have been some confusion on this. I didn't get an email from the Harris campaign about this money bomb, but I did see them plug this November 5th on their Facebook.
I think it is great that grassroots organizations like Retake Congress are doing these things to help out candidates, but its tough to do this before the big Money Bomb of November 5th.
"Every advance first comes into being as the luxury of a few rich people, only to become, after a time, the indispensable necessity taken for granted by everyone." Mises
I am very upset at this
I am very upset at this point. I may some some things that offend some and I am not sorry for that if it happens.
Get beyond ONLY Rand Paul and Peter Schiff, they are only 2 people.
We have about 30 candidates on the website and over 50 yet to add and the patriot community is having the Rand Schiff party. Don't take this the wrong way, in fact retake congress hosted a money bomb for Peter that raised over $400,000 in one day for Peter and we emailed our list for the Trevor Lyman bomb that raised Rand over $500,000 and we do support them both 100%. We need to do more than this if we have a fighting chance.
Here is a note for everyone that hasn't donated, our candidates running for the house will not need millions only 50 to 100 thousand to actually win their races. We have raised over 2 million dollars for Rand and Peter and that kind of money could actually fund winning races for over 20 of our liberty candidates. Do the math, what could possibly be better for our cause? 1 possibly 2 senate seats or 30, 40 even 50 house seats? Imagine 50 other house seats fighting with Ron Paul on a daily basis.
I just really can't believe the lack of support for all of these people busting their asses, putting their lives on hold, neglecting time with their family to fight for freedom only to be disrespected by lack of financial support because they may not be famous enough for folks here. Freedom has a price it is not free and these people are walking the walk and we are not supporting them, so why should they continue to fight? You know why? because they care about WTF is going on in our country and if we won't help them they have no chance to bring us real change.
WAKE UP AMERICAN PATRIOTS
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When I get my first check in 2 weeks..I am starting to Put 10% of every check into a pile and give it away to Many Worthy Candidates!!!
If more people acted like you
we would be in much better shape.
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Sent a $500 check in
Sent a $500 check in yesterday.
Tossed an extra 30 bux to
Tossed an extra 30 bux to the campaign. Lets send some Okie Ron Paulers in the House!
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Of course
Thanks for everything RJ! Whatever you're doing it's working.
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Donated $25
by mistake last month thinking that was the day. Donated another $25 this morning. Is the counter working properly because it looks like the same amount that it was 5 hours ago.
Am I the Only One...
...concerned that one of the first questions many ask when considering a candidate is, "Does he have a chance to win?" Isn't it up to us to vote our consciences...and if enough of us do so, that, in and of itself, gives the candidate the "chance to win"??? Are we only interested in backing someone we see as a potential "winner," and not those with the best ideas? We the People MAKE the winners, with our votes. If you're going to be supporting someone with your dollars as well, shouldn't you do so strictly as support and not with the ultimate goal of making sure it was a "wise investment" (i.e., perhaps to request future "paybacks")? IMHO, this is what's been wrong with our country for so long ... "I'll donate to or vote for you only if I can get some assurances that you're going to be in a position to pay me back in some personal way afterward."
Your right!
JerseyGrrrl, I'm assuming that your post was in response to my post below that asked if RJ Harris "Had a chance to win". As I said below, I was going to donate $25 to the money bomb and only looking for more information about him before giving more support.
Your right that people should vote with their conscience. But I hope I didn't come across as some sort of "political investor" who is looking for a "return on investment." The only payback or return on investment that I expect from a liberty candidate is to save our US Constitution and Bill of Rights and restore our Republic. That's it!
Great points, the problem is
Great points, the problem is that many are focused on Rand and Peter because they are famous without understanding that if we raised 1 million $100,000 for each of just 10 of the liberty candidates at www.retakecongress.com we would have a great shot of winning 10 seats. these smaller election won't take millions only tens of thousands. A voting congress is a voting congress. I have news for everyone winning only 1 or 2 senate seats isn't going to have a huge impact. imagine 30 house seats that are sitting with Ron Paul, that would be a huge impact.
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