Ron Paul and the Tea Party
Submitted by ufcama on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 15:44Ron Paul is the New Iphone on the Internet
I have been wanting for days now to share some ideas about the new fundraising efforts
and the ones from November 5th.
I want to talk about November 5th first, then talk about the results from it, and then finish
with some thoughts on December 16th - Tea Party Aniversary.
November 5th. Well, there is nothing new about what happened last week, by now
even the native people from Pery probably heard what Ron Paul supporters did.
I admit I am a huge Fan of the movie, V for vendetta, and the catch frase, Remember, Remember
the 5th of November, was probaly the most mentioned before and after the Ron Paul money bomb.
But, why would some 40K suporters get behind such an idea of raising as much money as possible
specially during November 5th? The day itself has something to do, but not all.
Yes it reminds us of the recent movie, but most important, it inspires you to raise against odds,
to revelt agaisnt the control of the media that tells you, you are supporting the wrong candidate
even when you attend rally with thousands of like minded people like you
And even as you may not agree with all of them, you agree in a few things, You want your freedom
protected, and you are willing to support a Presidential candidate for it.
If there is a bad guy to thanks for what happened that day, it is the Media, for ignoring you,
your ideas, but beyond ignoring you, they also attack you when they can.
The results from Nov 5th.
I, being one of the biggest supporters behind the idea, but just like you, a motivated money donnor
had no idea what to expect from it, I admit I was afraid we would come short from 2 million
But by 7 am ET, I was afraid we may actually pass 5 million.
The first thing I did when I got up, was to turn my computer on, go to Ron Paul website and donate
my pledge of 100 dollars and wish for the best.
Later that Night, Major TV networks and News Sites were scrambling to cover what was happening
it was a Media Frenzy by late night, and the news took the country by surpise by next morning
4.28 million in 24 hours, after this Ron Paul was more popular than all candidates combined for that week
The amount of FREE coverage seem lilke a long awaited and a Plan completed, we had shown the country
what we are capable of.
December 16, Aniversary of the Tea party.
Why would we try again?, Well, we may have many reasons, The job is not done yet, we want to repeat what we did
on Nov 5th, we want to get the attention of the nation again. You can mention a few
But probably you should think why we need to do it
This age and day, Money plays a Huge role on Presidential Elections
Tv Ads, Radio and News Paper are a costly method to use, but a necesity due to the fact that many
potential suporters still use these methods to get their daily exposure to the world
We need to change peoples choice for candidate before the elections start, we need more exposure
and face recognition, and we need money for it
We are running against the clock, because we need to do all of this before the new year starts
I dont know much about Politics, but there is this feeling on the air that by ealry January only those
candidates with strong support from their supporters will remain
We have many other things to acomplished, like reaching a fair amount of delegates from each state
also voter registration, and party switch for those that are register as democrat
We need to prepare the best we can, be the strongest we can, and be as cool as we can doin it
If The Iphone was the most anticipated electronic device of the summer, we need to Make
Dr Ron Paul the most wanted canidate of the New Year
Our moment of truth and Political Surprise is aproaching, please Join us this December 16 and let's
start a revolution again. This Time we are taking supporters and are not releasing them.

















Don't be shy!
I'm wondering how many people kind of sat back and waited to see what would happen on 11/5? Hopefully that wasn't the attitude, but just in case you were in the skeptic camp, please realize the power of each individual in these fundraising efforts. Especially if you have not donated before.
It feels so good to know that you have taken a stance for Freedom! That feeling alone is worth the $100 bucks. I felt victorious as soon as I made the donation. It is one thing to talk and opine and dream, but to actually contribute, you will really love that feeling. I don't know of anybody that regretted donating.
Even though I can't really afford it, I will donate again on the 16th. It would be easy to say, yeah lot's of other people will do it, and I already did. But I know that if everybody thought that way, we would have nothing. Those that have taken so many of our freedoms away didn't fight us for them. THey simply lulled us into apathy, and made us think it was somebody else's job to take care of everything. Your donation signifies that you know full well that it is not somebody else's responsibility to fight for our freedoms. You will be victorious by acting, no matter what the outcome.
5% of people make things happen
10% of people watch things happen
85% say "What happened?"
5% of people make things happen
10% of people watch things happen
85% say "What happened?"
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Voting with Dollars
The 5th of November was an opportunity for me to vote with my dollars... to put my money where my mouth is, if you will. That's the way I promoted it to others. I think many saw it that way. I wasn't totally sold on Guy Fawkes and the V for Vendetta angle, but was willing to get on board from the moment I first heard the idea because I knew it would make a bold statement. Plus it was a pretty slick promotion, too.
The Tea Party is something I really think more people will identify with. I think it's possible to hit the $10mil in one day mark, if we keep up the publicity.
On the topic of delegates... is there any tally as to how many we need vs. how many we have? If we can put numbers on the goals, RP people will reach it, and then some.