The Six Million Dollar Man - In One Day!!

Way to go guys! that was an excellent day for the freedom movement and for the history books!

is totally surrounded in love.
We got his back
He is the Founding Fathers, Lincoln, JFK, RFK, MLK, JFK Jr

he and we share......knowing the truth.

I love you Six Million Dollar Man

...and here's an important topic that we supporters need to learn about and brace for:
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I have been watching the campaign with much interest, and truly believe that Ron Paul is the best candidate out there. Yet it seems to me that if the Revolution is to succeed, we must move beyond money bombs to themes that have broader appeal - these themes must be highlighted by the campaign and by all of us. If we are going to promote Ron Paul as a serious candidate, and front runner, as I think we should, I think we would be best served by the following:
1. Emphasizing the economy. Point to the disparity between rich and poor, the ballooning federal deficit, and the trade deficit with China. The cost of living keeps going up, the cost of health care, college education, even transportation is becoming unbearable for the lower and middle classes who are being deprived of economic gains of the last 10 years. The threat of inflation keeps rising, the dollar keeps losing value. None of the other candidates seem to be taking this seriously.
2. Ron Paul is the only candidate that questions our role as an international police force in any meaningful way. It is important to point out that we have troops in 100+ countries, more than 700 bases... That we are spending billions minding other people's business instead of taking care of our own.
3. Ron Paul is the only candidate who believes federal spending is out of control and wants to decrease the size of the government. He is the only candidate who is not going to funnel more money into federal bureaucratic structures that have no proven track record, but instead is proposing real solutions on a local level where change can really take place.

Things I believe do not have broad appeal and detract form the seriousness of the Ron Paul campaign:
1. Talk of ending the IRS. While Ron Paul would work toward this, and certainly this would be a good thing, he has also spoken about the need to reign in the power of the executive branch. Would he really have the ability to close down the IRS as president? Is it not better rhetoric to speak of drastically cutting the size of the federal government, and working to lower federal income taxes? Ron Paul will be president, not dictator. To speak of closing down the IRS makes most people think that Ron Paul is not a realist, but is out in the clouds somewhere. This couldn't be further from the truth, but again the rhetoric needs to be toned down in this regard to attract a larger voter base.
2. It seems to me that the campaign needs to do everything it can to make sure that its opposition to big government does not get mixed up with conspiracy theories. This will not win votes.
3. If the campaign is going to win over Christian voters, Ron Paul needs to make it clear that he is not simply in favor of letting everyone do whatever they want, but that he wants these decisions to be made on a local/state/community level. He should articulate more clearly the principle of subsidiarity, which is a Christian principle, just as he has articulated just war theory. Christians need to understand that he does not believe that prostitution and machine guns are good - he just thinks that the federal government has no right and no ability to regulate these matters.

As a whole, it seems to me that the campaign needs to show that it not only has the grassroots support of a few or even many disenfranchised voters, but that it also has the support of a silent majority of Americans who are concerned with the economic and political situation in which the country finds itself, and who believe that Ron Paul is the only candidate who is seriously addressing the issues that confront us. The stakes are high, and that is why voters like myself, who may not agree with every thing that comes out of Ron Paul's mouth, nevertheless believe that he is the only candidate who has the integrity, intelligence, and courage to lead us through the coming years.

One last note: it seems to me that Ron Paul's nomination hinges on three things: that the economy continue to falter, the other candidates continue to be shown to be the gutless opportunists that they are, and the war in Iraq continue to drag on. This is why I happen to be particularly hopeful that Ron Paul has a shot at the nomination. But if we, his supporters, are going to truly build a groundswell around him, we must begin to really highlight the popular appeal and straightforward pragmatism of his message. There is plenty yet to be done.

I have never felt so ignited by a candidate. I have a new passion and desire to know and understand my country. No other candidate or election cycle has ever driven me to seek out as much information about the issues, and it really has little to do with Ron Paul, as a politician. He is merely a conduit, a gateway for spreading the message of self-guided action and liberated choice. So many of the previous bloggers have said it better than I, so I will say just this.. HAVE A HAPPY RON PAULIDAY !!!!

Anyone noticed that Feb 5th ( a major primary day) is the anniversary of the Constitution!!??

greater history.

Now that there is an abundance of funds, what is the consensus about the possibility of a Super Bowl ad? Would it be against the message of limited spending or would it be worth the tremendous cost to get Dr. Paul's name out on the most watched televised event of the year? I believe it's at $2.6 mil for a 30 second ad. Ouch.

One way to partially overcome the lack of national news coverage is to act locally and get local news coverage. The Tea Party provided a great opportunity for a local news story with a tie-in to the national story about the fund raising. A local TV station was glad to cover our event. A simple thing like having the stenciled "tea crates" created a good visual for the news. (Thanks to the Santa Monica Meetup group from whom we got the ideas and inspiration for our event).

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Does anyone else think it would be a good idea to create a website where businesses in support of Ron Paul are listed by category? I would propose that, to be listed on this site, you would have to post a "We support the Ron Paul Revolution" banner prominently on your business's home page. I have done so on my business's page at www.tfconcepts.com. I'm not after a shameless plug--I actually got the idea from a banner I saw on www.ronpaulgraphs.com for a pet supply company. I just think if businesses could be encouraged to openly declare their support then all of their customers would see the logo and be exposed to the message. Anybody agree?

I could host it and do the database programming if someone would help me with design. I have servers, but I'm not a great web designer from a graphical standpoint.

Record breaking day, etc.

Of course they immediately say the last fund raising day was Guy Fawkes day, commemorating blowing up Parliament.

I am sick to death of every positive being spun negatively. It is inescapable.

Who cares about Lieberman or McCain? Can't they interview Ron Paul when he has a newsworthy day instead of putting HC's fugly mug on the tube for 5 minutes?

The only thing that will get more attention is going into the newsrooms of the news organizations and confronting them (non-violently) directly. Let the infiltration begin!

Thanks everyone for the fantastic results yesterday. It sickens me that the media have decided to totally bypass the story. McCain played his card perfectly with the Liberman endorsement. Any mention of Ron Paul is precluded by the endorsement and followed by Clinton's Boston Globe endorsement. It's so very sad that Dan Fogelberg and Celine Dion get more coverage than Dr. Paul. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

They started the day with approximately 11,552,000 dollars.

Last night, right before the server crashed, it said 17,980,000.

17,980,000 - 11,552,000 = 6.428 million

Why do they have it listed as only being 6.026 mil on their press release?

Seems like they're shorting themselves over $400,000 and failing to surpass HRC's fictitious #1 spot as well.

I am glad to be a part of this Revolution. There is little better I could be doing with my life right now.

...at about 11:45 EST, and, given the site's own estimate of 11.6 million at midnight the 16th, that is a rise of at least 6.3 million, beating Hillary's bogus 6.2 million in one day. Boo yeah!

Might be a good slogan for Ron Paul Nation.

Rhymes nicely.

www.rochesterpatriot.com

As anal as I am, thank goodness, I kept a blow by blow tally of the total until 11:59 eastern time last night. According to my numbers (the actual starting amount was higher), at 11:59 eastern dec 15th, the total was $11,551,006. The total on the screen on www.ronpauforpresident200... (which is usually behind 1 minute from the total on www.ronpaul2008.com was (Drum roll):

$17,980,156 If I would have known that the system was going to crash I would have taken a picture of it. According to the screen, before the system went down, the totals in the 24 hour period were over 6.4 million dollars! We'll see if my figures are correct.

PRESIDENT RON PAUL !!!

Long Island's major newspaper, Newsday, had articles today about Obama's, Huckabee's, and Ghouliani's campaigns, but not a word about Paul's $6 million day. News Long Island, on the other hand, has a very nice article about the success of the tea party. So now I know which news source I can trust.

The success of the American people in restoring the republic is at hand. It reverberates all over the world. Congratulations.

I was so excited, but I rarely checked the sites. I just waited and hoped. a little less server load for this important day. When I saw it was over 6million, I was aghast! WOW! Hope shines all the way from you all to us here 9300+miles away.

Please be careful though, I had read about this. Your success means that the empire will be desperate.
"Estulin: Elitists Consider Assassinating Ron Paul
Paul Joseph Watson on 14 December, 2007"
http://www.nationalexposi...

In behalf of the grateful Filipino people, I congratulate you all.
-jc

Who knows what we lost thanks to the server crash? That is why I recommended that people not hold off until the last hour to make their donations. That's also why it's better to make one donation of $100 than four separate $25 donations on a money bomb day.

They just mentioned the fund raising on the top of the hour Fox radio news, just after mentioning McCain's new endorsement. In typical Fox fashion they said "The money hasn't yet translated into numbers in the polls, but Ron Paul says he's working on it."

...How is Dr. Paul going to spend all this money????

Congratulations and God Speed for the Ron Paul campaign! Against all the dark forces of media manipulation, and old time back room brokered deals....Real People who care about this good ole USA are peaking out from their living rooms via the internet.....Screw the TV....."sometimes you got to do what Elvis did, and shoot the damn thing out."-Bob Dylan

first time ive donated anything was yesterday. been a paul supporter since this past summer when i watched one of the debates, pretty sure it was the one with the big airplane in the audience.

CNN just listed their three most popular videos. Numer ONE was the video of Dr. Pauls TeaParty.
YEAAAAAAAAA!

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
Thomas Jefferson

CNN just had a Very positive piece on the TeaParty, Rand Paul was interviewed also the Granny Warriers.

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.
Thomas Jefferson

Ron Paul Supporters all over the World.
We are spreading the message of Freedom and it is igniting the fire of true patriotism and patriot's to return once again in the support of liberty and against tyranny!
Steadily we are building the Peaceful Revolution and bringing the constitution back to life!
Just like the picture of Dr.Paul shocking the constitution -many are being jolted awake and Dr. Ron Paul will deliver!
What an awesome thing to be a part of!