Ron Paul Money Bombs: Not What They Used To Be

How many satillite groups have their hands out to Ron Paul supporters? It has become ridiculous. I will only donate directly to a candidates campaign site OR to the Campaign for Liberty web site. NO MORE MIDDLEMEN! It seems people are trying to cash in on the grassroots efforts. I will not do it. No way. RON PAUL 2008 Jazzloversinc

I think that, once he ruled out a 3rd party nomination...that's what did it. Many supporters wanted him so bad as a candidate, we would've financed him till the end. Once that door was shut, many of us saw it as a lost opportunity. He could've stayed till the end of the Republican nomination then made a run for it. If he had to give up his seat in Congress...oh well, has put his years in spreading his message.
We need a Ron Paul President, true man of integrity, vetoing any unconstitutional legislation, get us out of Iraq and not fight any undeclared war and dramatically reduce the size of our government(IRS, income taxes, Federal reserve, etc.) and put an immediate dent in these issues. I'm not saying that he could accomplish every thing as President, but these issues would be discussed and debated.
Like others have said it was the Man and then the message. You can have many preachers, preaching the same message, but not many of them do what the preach. I think that why there is also lots of skepticism about Bob Barr.
The economy is what it is, people don't know these Ron Paul candidates, or what they stand or stood for in the past. So to answer you it's a combination of all the above.

I have know of Dr. Paul for years. He has a voting record that matches his promises. I knew what I was getting when I voted for him and sent him money.

This money bomb should have been 25 separate money bombs targeted to the people in those candidate's districts. I have never heard of any of these candidates and I cannot vote for even one of them. Frankly, I feel it is almost immoral to send money to a candidate you can't vote for ( and yes, I broke my own rule by sending money to Dr. Pauls Congressional campaign).

As for me, I am taking a long hard look at Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson . With 750 vetos while in office, I am interested. Frankly, that is what I expected of Reagan when I voted for him in 1980. By 1982, I was a libertarian.

Charles N. Rutledge
Ron Paul Supporter since 1988
Organic Dairy Farmer

As I said a long time ago, it was the "Man", and then the "Message". We loved Ron Paul. We knew he was the only one telling the truth. So many would have done anything for him, even to the point of taking a bullet for him if necessary. Many hearts were broken when he dropped out. Most of the people that gave to Dr. Paul's campaign were the little people who could least afford it. And they gave and gave and gave again, because they loved this man so much. Now that he dropped out, please stop being so rediculous, thinking there will be more money bombs. It's over, it's finished!!! Wake up to reality.

--Cliff, Sioux City, Iowa

are really awful. They need help with their delivery. I really would like to support them but, to be honest, I have no idea what they are about.

I didn't even know about the money bomb.

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Lisa C.

“Elections are short term efforts; revolutions are long term projects.”

--Ron Paul

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It took EVERYTHING WE had and then some to raise money for Dr. Paul. He knows it. Trevor Lyman knows it, and you know it.

We gave all we could give financially! Most of us are not rich, where we have an endless bucket of money!

PLUS, we are all burnt out and saddened by the fact that Dr. Paul will not be our President.

We are depressed about this country!

We are distraught that now staring in our faces are 2 men who are corrupt to the core, who represent the CFR establishment and "status quo", and we are heartsick that so many people are so naieve and wanting to vote for Obama for such childish reasons, who cannot argue their way out of a closet let alone find distinct reasons to vote for these mindless, numbing, political puppets.

We are sad That's all. Sad.

DON'T ASK US FOR ANY MORE MONEY.

We don't have any more...

1. It's the economy, stupid! Can't afford to get to work, so how can we afford to fund campaigns? Though, one might rebut that the only way we will ever be able to afford gas tomorrow is if we do fund these campaigns for liberty and sound money today.

2. Money doesn't win a campaign; people win campaigns. We've all heard the stories of candidates being outspent as much as even 7 or 10 to 1 and still winning. All I need is one big list of Ron Paul candidates (maybe to be posted on the CL website?) and I'll be happy to cast my votes for them on election day.

3. The revolution is not dead! An anecdote: My brother is now die-hard for Obama, though he voted for Paul in the primary. Just the other day I sent him an RP video clip, and he responded to me expressing how sad he was that Paul didn't win. "I mean, Obama's a warhawk compared to Ron Paul! What a great country we'd have if he had actually won." What I'm trying to say is that just because we don't have the activism now that we did during the primary doesn't mean that over 1,000,000 people no longer believe in freedom, prosperity, and peace. All primaries wane. Every single RP voter I know, both "mainstream" and "extreme" freedom-lovers, will vote for him again in 2012... or another candidate who is just as similar.

4. Gaining supporters. Primaries are "pick your pony" races, for the most part. To win the ideological battle takes more than a popularity contest; at least, it does for the majority of American voters. Want to plant the seeds for next election and the continuation of the revolution? Go preach freedom and the Constitution to your neighbors, friends, colleagues, family, etc. Remind them today what it means to life free, and maybe in 2 or 4 years they'll understand it enough to vote for it.

Now get to work!

are they doing at BTM? I keep seeing mcBain advertisements when there should be NONE!!! for him or Nobama. I refuse to play the enemy of my enemy is my... Candidate? I don't care how much the gop pays them, it is all blood money.

I would be more willing to donate if:

1. The Ron Paul republican was from my state.
2. The Campaign for Liberty website just asked for us to make a giant pool of money and they would determine how much each candidate needed to win. For example, someone who is very likely to win in one state might need more or less than someone who was unlikely to win in another.

I trust Campaign for Liberty but I don't trust the numerous other "money bomb" websites that come knocking at dailypaul's door for our money.
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"We will never give up. We will never give in." - Dr. Ron Paul

Too many money bombs for too many things. Folks are tapped out and the economy is getting worse. We need a more streamlined strategy of how best to use our limited resources, not to be pulled in all these different directions.

to do with a totally obliterated economy where people can't even afford to drive to work anymore, could it?

What do they think we are, the Federal Reserve?

It was very unwise of Ron Paul do suspend the campaign.
I still can not understand how he could make such a stupid move and kill off the entire spirit of this movement.

those weren't the only money bombs.....there were money bombs for all sorts of things.

can we say dilution? that contributed to the problem in part.

I sent cash in till I recognized that my savings had stopped growing. Food, gas and donations had crept up in the first quarter.

I also realized that if I could get 10 people to take the red pill, it was worth more then any amount that I could potentially donate.

Having a bunch of elected officials that have stances that aren't understood or backed by the sheeple doesn't work.

I have to agree with the majority of posters, its more a reflection of just how bad most of us are economically than we were just a few short months ago.

As for me, I can't believe how much worse things have gotten, but I am in one of the hardest hit industries -- the restaurant business. No industry has come close to being as hard hit as we have. All one has to do is look at Starbucks and how they are closing 600 stores. Last year if anyone in this business even dared to suggest that would happen a year later no would would have ever believed them. Starbucks was the envy of everyone.

In my case its even worse as my plight also involves a rotten to the core Franchisor, who's story of numerous lawsuits has only started to hit the mainstream. When the full story comes out on this is will blow people's mind with the story of just how rotten a corporation can be. So there I have it... in a business where sales have dropped like a rock, COGS have gone through the roof, minimum wage increase have hurt us, and I have a lawsuit to deal with on top of it.

Donate to a campaign now??? It more likely I'll be looking for donations to pay to keep a roof over my head soon.

Did they even consider the BiFlationary stated of the union?

we are in a depression.. money bombs are now secondary to getting our hands dirty.. the fed notes are meaningless.

Clark County NV Delegate

peace!

I'll donate when Ron Paul starts campaigning for President again.

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I'm just not donating anymore because I really can't afford it at this time.... Things have become too expensive, and I need to start saving my money for the coming school semester (groceries, supplies, etc.)....

...because these "money bombs" are not specifically FOR Ron Paul (the only one with a proven track record of Constitutional integrity) - could it? Nah.....

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