One year ago today I was right here hitting the refresh button

Posted November 5th, 2008 by Jim Brown

One year ago today I was right here hitting the refresh button and watching the money bomb explode. It's been a great and educational 18 months.

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Yeah, I was there. What an

On November 7th, 2008 Samuel Howell Jr. says:

Yeah, I was there. What an exhilarating time. Everything was new and exciting. I had just learned of Ron Paul the month before, while waiting for the sub-prime implosion, waiting to lose my job, read the Mortgage Lender Implodometer...haha. The first time I ever donated to a political campaign and it never felt so good.

Man, "what a long, strange trip it's been." Regardless of the hear palpitiations, I have enjoyed, nearly, every minute of it.

What a day

On November 6th, 2008 CarrotTop says:

that was! And night. Who could sleep through that?

That was a year ago???? I

On November 6th, 2008 Victoria says:

That was a year ago???? I can't believe it. Geez, this year just blew by.

I have a confession to make....

On November 6th, 2008 Aaron Wright fr... says:

I am Canadian, but I wanted to be part of it.

I gave my America friend 100 bucks and he donated it to RP.

I know it's against the rules, but I didn't want to be left out. It's something I can always look back on and say I was part of it.

I don't regret it one bit.

Nice!

On November 6th, 2008 Jim Brown says:

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way."
-- Thomas Paine

Thanks, Canada.

On November 6th, 2008 CarrotTop says:

When there's a will, there's a way! I also wanted to be able to tell my great grandchildren that I was a part of it, and $100 was the magic number.

Just out of curiousity

On November 6th, 2008 victory says:

what made you want to be part of it?

Whoa man that's a loaded question, hope you have a minute...

On November 6th, 2008 Aaron Wright fr... says:

These are the lyrics to a song I wrote about 3 years ago, before I ever heard of Ron Paul. You will see why I got so excited.

If you want to listen along you can go to myspace.com/GhostyBoy and click the song called "An American Dream". The quality ain't great but I meant every word.

You can see that I was depressed about how screwed up the world was (and is) and waiting for the people to stand up...anyway, these are the words, and you can see where this movement was one of the best things that could happen for me:

(MLK speech intro)

They said there was going to be a revolution...
An American Dream.
The right to firearms,
the right to free speech,
the pursuit of happiness: guaranteed
to all who live in the land of opportunity.

Freedom, peace,
liberty, justice, equality.
But I'm still waiting, somewhat skeptically for a revolution
that's still nowhere to be seen.
Because it's man against woman
and black against white
anywhere it's day against wherever it's night
Rich against poor
and boy against girl
Every man for himself in a dog eat dog world

But god damn it
I'm trying to be optimistic
staring down the barrell
of a clock that won't stop
ticking and I'm sick of all these disappointments
and I'm pissed off cause this is pointless

So where do you go
when you feel so disowned and
nowhere is home anymore?

Blood, flesh and bone but do I have soul
and if so...What do I need it for?

...judge not lest ye be
judged yourself...

If everybody points the finger at everybody else

then every last one of us is probably going straight to hell
And if you want to blame
somebody, blame yourself.

Because they're selling us the idea that
we're doing our best
and we're buying it because it's easier than
dealing with stress

and mistrust and distress
to adjust and clean up
We've rejected this mess long enough so stand up
There's never been a better time to put your soul to the test
Weve invested enough in abuse and neglectt
So what's next?

But I digress...

They said there's
going to be a
revolution......but I ain't
holding my breath.

So where do
you go when you feel so disowned
and nowhere is home
anymore?

Blood, flesh and bone
but do I have soul And if not,
What did I sell it for?Where
did you go with my revolution?
What did you do with my
radio?Where did you go with my
television? What did you do with
my firearms?...An American
Dream.

Great lyrics

On November 7th, 2008 victory says:

I will look up the song and listen to it.

nothing beats

On November 5th, 2008 cinco says:

waiting to go home to see what the number was going to be when you got there.....i mean....nothing....

Well, how about for old time

On November 5th, 2008 BeaReady says:

Well, how about for old time sake someone bump this thread and chip-in for Cleveland! ;)

http://www.dailypaul.com/...

I was there, too

On November 5th, 2008 healthnut4freedom says:

And I thought about that today. I hope it all was worth it.

Healthnut4freedom

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5,6