The L.A. Times reported that Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, who is a U.S. Representative from Texas, raised a stunning “$4.2 million in a single day.”
Here are a few excerpts from the Times article:
Assuming the fundraising pledges are fulfilled, the total would nearly match Paul’s receipts for the entire previous quarter and put him well on the way to his goal of $12 million for the final three months of 2007. About half of the 36,672 donors (average contribution $103) were giving for the first time.
Mainstream political commentators continued to give Paul — who advocates an immediate U.S. pullout from Iraq and the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Education — little or no chance of winning the Republican nomination.
He has substantially more supporters on MySpace and Facebook — two social networking sites — than any other Republican. His videos have been viewed more often (nearly 5.9 million times) on YouTube than those of any other candidate, of either party.
Trevor Lyman, a 37-year-old Florida music promoter, conceived the idea of a single-day fundraiser on Nov. 5. That date was pegged to Guy Fawkes Day, which celebrates a failed attempt to blow up the British Parliament in 1605 — a symbolic tie-in to Paul’s minimal-government views.
I like the Guy Fawkes Day tie-in.
And while Ron Paul is rising, GOP candidate Rudy Giuliani is stumbling.
In case you didn’t hear about it, Giuliani’s former New York police commissioner, Bernard Keric, was indicted this week. Here are a few excerpts from an L.A. Times article that shed light on the charges:
Being a top aide to New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani allegedly brought a lot of perks to Bernard Kerik — a new Jacuzzi, a “marble entrance rotunda” installed in a Bronx apartment, $9,000 a month in rent payments for a flat on the Upper East Side — many of them paid for by people who had business with the city.
Those and other favors were laid out Friday in a corruption indictment against Kerik, New York’s former police commissioner. The charges open a window on Republican presidential candidate Giuliani’s inner circle, detailing how Kerik lived the high life during Giuliani’s law-and-order administration.
O.C. conservative blogger John Seiler had this to say about the Kerik fiasco, “While mayor of New York, one of Rudi Giuliani
no sooner that i point out your anti republican views ( check harold martin post) i should of looked down to next post there yuo go again bashing more republicans . as much as you want him to loose when its all aid and done rudy will be nominated and will take on soicalist . pro illegal alien i cant make up my mind on any issue hillary and rudy will win because i belive the good LEGAL voters of the usa wont let this loser hillary become commander n chief GOD HELP US ALL .
What took you so long Art to learn about the Ron Paul Revolution happening right now? Good post.
Allan,
Thanks! My turn to be “Red-faced” as I did not see the Ron Paul campaign taking off like this. The headline about the $ 4 million in donations caught my eye, and contrasted nicely with Giuliani’s gaffe.
Paul is certainly a better choice than the stiff flip-flopper Mitt Romney.
Great post Art! But I do think you should register Republican just to vote for Ron Paul. My wife is going to re-register. This is going to be tough. I need her signature on my nominating papers for my Assembly race, then she will need to quickly re-register. Then change again back to being a Libertarian after the presidential primary.
The next big fundraising date will be December 16th in honor of the Boson Teaparty (an event my great, great, great, great …. grandfather attended with his cousin Paul Revere.)
Make your pledge to donate on this site:
http://www.teaparty07.com/
On December 16th donations are made directly on Ron Paul’s website.
For the best news on what is going on in the campaign, this site is best.
http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com/news/
Note to “Reagan Republicans,” scroll down and listen to the Reagan speach. He sounds just like Ron Paul.
Additional note, Remember that Congressman Ron Paul was one of only 4 Republican Congressmen to back Reagan’s run for President. The fact that today’s Republican leaders say that Ron Paul is not a Repulican speaks volumes on the state of the Republican Party.
I forgot one important link. Sorry Allan! The easiest way to get active in the Ron Paul Revolution is to join a meet up group. I highly recomend Allan’s Irvine meet up.
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/59/
Too bad Ron Paul is not a libertarian in the mold of Barry Goldwater.
It’s a shame that Republicans would rather be like Ronald Regan than Barry Goldwater.
Poster 6, I completely agree with you!
Andy.
As much as many Republicans whom I speak to like what Ron has to say This may be a stretch.Use caution in your comparisons. i.e.
Note to “Reagan Republicans,” scroll down and listen to the Reagan speach. He sounds just like Ron Paul.
I was going to share Sen Bentsen’s comment to Dan Quail during a VP debate about his similarity to JFK but instead will say that Rent a Wreck should not compare themselves to Hertz or Avis.
There will only be one Ronald Reagan just like there will only be one FDR for those across the aisle.
Focus on today’s domestic and foreign policy challenges and offer sound solutions.
Ron Paul would be a great Republican if you were able to compare him to Barry Goldwater and not Ronald Reagan.
Ron Paul comes the closest to talking about minimizing government, but then he gets all holly-rolly with his abortion talk.
The government should not be involved in that discussion. I, like many, do not want the government telling me what to do in my personal life. They do enough of that already.
The more Republicans, like Reagan and the religious factions, tamper with the GOP, the more losses we are going to face!
As Barry Goldwater once said, “I’m frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in “A,” “B,” “C” and “D.” Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?”