Comments on: GOP freak show fuels Ron Paul fundraising blitz

By: Weldon Berger

Weldon Berger — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:05:20 +0000

Scott, I haven’t watched TV for any reason other than to keep my film noir blood levels healthy in ten years. When it comes to news, I much prefer the illusion of disembodiment.

By: Scott M.

Scott M. — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:49:32 +0000

As a journalist you should know better than to watch too much TV for especially for political infomation. And you should also know about the tactics being used in the polls to marginalize candidatesn in particular Ron Paul. I say “in particular” about Ron Paul because he won the majority of the straw polls and the debates which have always been a better indicator of who gets the nod. Yet this election season we are witnessing a complete snubbing of those results. Fortunately enough of us see this, and we will show up at the voting booth to silence the critics again, in a slightly different way than the silencing that is taking place.

By: capt

capt — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:50:37 +0000

All the money in the world can’t make the kooky little racists homophobic anti-choice Dr. Weirdo break double digits.

He will pour the money into other failed enterprises – like the anti-abortion ammendment – because he supports states right.

The idea that he might still break out is only from the same fringe corners or young naieve neo-political non-participants that throw their money away in support of anothger failed candidate and flawed ideology all the while pretending they aren’t voting for the GOP and more of the same.

GOP is GOP and that is the problem not the solution.

By: dddienst

dddienst — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:03:17 +0000

I believe he will get the nomination if he doesn’t the GOP will be deliberately thowing the election.

That said, back when I was researching Ron Paul’s History and record, which is impeccable, I came across something that said that after a campaign he buts the money into two places. Some goes towards his next office run and the rest goes to Charity! I cant remember the source as this was months ago but it is one of the things that give me piece of mind in donating.

By: Weldon Berger

Weldon Berger — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:11:18 +0000

Scott, Paul seems to be getting plenty of press and not much poll movement. You could fairly have made that criticism for much of the campaign, but not for the past month or so.

Mitchell, not to be a wet blanket, but it’s always cold in Iowa and New Hampshire and many of the Super Tuesday states, and yet each election quite a few people go out and vote anyway. The other campaigns have get-out-the-vote operations, and some of them have plenty of money to spend on vans and buses to drive their supporters to and from the caucuses and polls. So while I will certainly not dispute that Paul supporters seem more motivated by a long shot than those of most of the other candidates, I think you’d be foolish to anticipate a complete collapse of the competition.