Ron Paul Raises $6M In 24 Hours

Campaign's "Money Bomb" Raises Money On The 234th Anniversary Of The Boston Tea Party

(AP)  Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $6 million Sunday to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House.

Called a "Money Bomb," the goal was to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. The campaign's previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million.

At midnight EST, donations were over $6 million, according to the campaign Web site. Those donations are processed credit card receipts, said Paul campaign spokesman Jesse Benton. Benton said the median donation is about $50 in the fundraiser, which was the idea of Paul supporters who are not officially connected to the campaign.

Trevor Lyman, a Paul supporter who is traveling the country following the Ron Paul blimp, said the date of the fundraiser coincides with the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

The Ron Paul blimp is an aerial billboard emblazoned on one side with "Who is Ron Paul? Google Ron Paul." The other side reads "Ron Paul Revolution." The blimp, another grass-roots effort, was in Chester, S.C., on Sunday, and organizers hope to get it to New Hampshire before the Jan. 8 primary there.

[bud28dy]

LOL. Let''s see, Ron Paul acquired 6 million bucks and still has almost no voters. Huckabee still has almost no money and has acquired 6 million new voters. Gee, I think Huckabee''s strategy is working better.

[bud28dy]

LOL. Let''''''''s see, Ron Paul acquired 5 million bucks and still has almost no voters. Huckabee still has almost no money and acquired 5 million new voters. Gee, I think Huckabee''''''''s strategy is working.

[bud28dy]

LOL. Let''''''''s see, Ron Paul acquired 5 million bucks and still has almost no voters. Huckabee still has almost no money and acquired 5 million new voters. Gee, I think Huckabee''''''''s strategy is working.

[bud28dy]

LOL. Let''s see, Ron Paul acquired 6 million bucks and still has almost no voters. Huckabee still has almost no money and has acquired 6 million new voters. Gee, I think Huckabee''s strategy works better.

[hwy71so]

If you like big government, high taxes, and the destruction of our Constitutional rights, then Ron Paul is not your candidate.

Posted by gunownerdan at 04:08 PM : Dec 17, 2007

No, you''d have to look to Hillary, Obama, or John for that...

[jon2012-2009]

What I do know about Ron Paul is that he represents the only legitimate choice among the Republican candidates to what the Democrats have. I wish him luck. I never would have expected the likes of him to come from the Republican chattering masses, they whose ideal society is a theocracy, and who will push the culture war into a political conflict.

With the threat from climate change looming, we need people in the White House and Congress who''ve got their heads on straight, more so than ever.

[gunownerdan]

If you love big government, high taxes, and the destruction of our constitutional rights, then Dr. Ron Paul is not for you.

[cfin5]

Been thinking about what makes the Globalists tick. They favor stronger than needed centralized government. They just love it when they, say let criminals go practically unpunished to commit another crime which increases said rate so they can tout more of their "regulations" against our rights. Always quick to give our citizens hard earned dollars away to some other country and then turn around and raise our taxes to keep the "spendaholic" party hoppin'' around the globe. Yet come to think of it,....if these public servants were working for one of the companies that they own and tried blowing money like that, they wouldn''t even make it to their first 10 minute break without gettin'' canned........Hmmmmmm, the last time that the world was united like they want it to be now was,.....at the TOWER OF BABEL........Now you know the rest of the story! The saying, "There''s nothing new under the sun" is true indeed.

[starleo146]

Posted by homespunlady at 08:51 PM : Dec 17, 2007


I am so sorry your daughter had to feel this awful pain, My prayers are with her and the family of the lost friend.

[homespunlady]

Posted by bud28dy at 08:41 PM : Dec 17, 2007

Before you move on I REALLY DO hope you let me know WHO you are backing. I too don''t Deify ANY candidate. In fact disagree about several parts of Dr. Ron Paul''s platform.

The 2 things that lean me toward him is I haven''t caught him in a lie yet and I haven''t found in all my research where he''s taken lobbyist money or been implicated in some SHADY deal.

Besides, in giving him a decent look-see I found him to be BY FAR more knowledgeable and intelligent about the National Economic CRISIS this nation is heading into.
I''m fascinated with economic policy - some of the other candidates ideas have me so afraid I''m considering following the Clinton and Bushco profiteers as the "head for the hills" er "foreign vacation property".

Food inflation is at 4.1 percent; Wheat hit an ALL time high today and it''s just the beginning. I want to be able to afford to eat and on my income it''s looking less and less likely.

[cfin5]

homespunlady,........I''m so sorry for your daughter! I don''t know what to say,.....but what I''m trying to do hear........I figured that you might have missed the word "not". Heaven knows I''ve done that kind of thing before, especially when I don''t have my specks on. I HATE wearing those.......My wife and I live as close to a Mennonite/Amish as we can to learn self-sufficiency without all of the religious things/garb they do. It''s fun, but time consuming :)

[homespunlady]

Posted by cfin5 at 07:44 PM : Dec 17, 2007

Thanks. I''m a bit tired today. Didn''t sleep well last night. Sat up with my daughter after she found out her BEST FRIEND had been killed in Afghanistan.

Bin Laden should have been caught and LONG GONE 6 years ago but instead our "smoke and mirrors" misleader has turned that country into a FORGOTTEN WAR where our people are STILL dying and Bin Laden is getting spa treatments for his latest movie.

I''m at the point of seriously looking for a REAL Democracy elsewhere in this world BEFORE it gets worse here in the US. The only problem is all the corporate/oil/war profiteers have been "buying vacation property" there too.

BTW- Wheat today hit an all time high price and there''s hints in the business news that there WILL be shortages next year. The traders are thrilled.

[cfin5]

bud28dy,.......Deified,.......your a joke, but "Die Fuhrlein Hitliary" needs jokers like you,.....really bad I hear. LOL!!!

[bud28dy]

Homespunlady you make my point when you say my candidate must be "perfect for the Presidency." No candidate is perfect which is something you Ron, er I mean Dr. Paul, supporterss don''t understand as you obviously have deified your candidate. When he loses the election you will consider it nothing less than a conspiratorial crucification. It''s obvious from the postings of you folks that you are in some kind of political religion, as zealous as Jihadists. Ron, I mean Dr. Paul, isn''t perfect. He has a lot of money and lots of on the ground supporters in Iowa as many of you have pointed out. So his message, I mean Message, has been getting out and no one is stopping it. And guess what? People don''t like His views. Political ideas can crash and burn without there being some great conspiracy. Look at the Tancredo, Kucinich, Gravel, Biden, Dodd, etc. supporters -- they are doing as badly as Paul but you won''t find any of them claiming it''s some kind of conspiracy. The Paul postings are full of all kinds of conspiratorial excuses. I know this is falling on deaf ears but I least I tried. I''m going to move on to more useful pursuits.

[j0hnwi11iams]

Stop Fascism by spreading Oligarchy. How quaint.

[cfin5]

homespunlady,.....gunownerdan supports Ron and has for awhile now. I thought that I would speak for him cause maybe he''s done for the day. I''m sure you misread something,.....I know I have :)

[ska_seebass]

Long Live the Revolution. Ron Paul 2008.

[homespunlady]

bud28dy Pretty obvious you are BACKING a different Candidate. He/she must be pretty amazing since you''re so willing to go so far out on a limb. Now your aren''t one of those PAID SHILLS we''ve all been hearing about on the MSM are you??

Tell us YOUR candidate and WHY that person is so perfect for the Presidency and the FUTURE of the US.

[homespunlady]

gunownerdan I agree with you sometimes and disagree at other times. Apparently we disagree on Ron Paul. Hope your choice fulfills your expectations - I know mine will.
Sounds like you''ve made up your mind. So, help me weigh MY options - I will til I vote.

Which candidate do you BACK??

[homespunlady]

l8c6 from reading your nonstop rants AGAINST Ron Paul You MUST be REALLY infatuated or REALLY WELL PAID for doing what you are doing.

I''m pretty broke compliments of the Bush policies and need money too. Don''t know if I can sink as low as you have but if you tell me WHICH candidate you''re trying to get elected I could think about it. Come on now, it CAN''T be THAT embarrassing.
Obviously, YOUR Candidate has NEVER taken BIG CORPORATE MONEY. From your rants YOUR CANDIDATE WILL turn the fast sinking economy around with a Brilliant NEW STRATEGY. YOUR candidate is FOR net neutrality and the Constitution - a REAL Patriot ACT I''m sure.

So, WHO ARE YOU BACKING???