I digg up every Ron Paul article I see that is interesting, and I've been around since before he was even mentioned for the 2008 race.The author of the article mentions some people with newer profiles who digg up Paul stories, but this isn't an indication that Paul's campaign is paying them, they are likely people who read about Paul's popularity on Digg and came here from Myspace or somewhere else. Ron Paul also has the most popular myspace profile of all the Republicans, but I guess the author of this article would claim he's gaming that somehow too.The funny part is, if anyone is getting paid to do anything it's most likely the Ron Paul detractors. After all, the Ron Paul Campaign has only raised $50,000 which is needed for barebones travel expenses and advertising in NH, while the other republicans have raised millions. The Ron Paul Campaign couldn't even afford to hire people if they wanted to, while many of the other candidates could fund a digg army if they chose to.Anyone who has been around tech websites, even before digg (ie slashdot) know that they tend to be libertarian leaning if they aren't leftist. I don't think the author has been hanging around tech sites for long, or he'd understand why Paul is popular online while not being popular offline. He goes on to talk about how he'd like to see the election 2008 section become more 'interesting'. I wonder how so? There are more stories on Hillary and Obama than Ron Paul, which I'm sure the author likes since he mentions his experences at 'Think Progress' in a reply to a comment on his posts. Personally, I think Ron Paul is the most interesting thing about the election 2008 section. Here is a candidate who has positions that aren't typical of his party, gets no mainstream coverage, yet is very popular on both Digg and Myspace. I think that dynamic is a lot more interesting than another boring mainstream media outlet running stories about how Obama is a smoker, People love or hate Hillary, or Mitt Romney being a mormon, Rudy being married 3 times, etc.It's sad that the leftists have taken to crying about the Ron Paul stories here on Digg, even though they are outnumbered by Hillary/Obama stories. Don't you guys know how to share? ;)
I've read in several places and if I remember correctly heard straight from the mouth of Ron Paul that he raised a half million dollars with "little effort" before he officially announced.
"I could be off by a 0, and if I am, how about addressing every other point I made?"Haha, hey relax there my friend, I think we share many of the same feelings about Dr. Paul and the other candidates. I was merely making a point that there is 10 times the monetary support than you apparently knew of. He'll get to NH just fine. Read my comments on the actual article that I made before it was even submitted to Digg.
Here's how I see it. Ron Paul's supporters are of a certain ideological dynamic, one of actual observance of the Constitution, a quality rare these days in a federal politician. Paul's supporters believe that if given sufficient exposure, that a goodly number of Americans will come to understand and share many of his views. Since the paleoconservative/libertarian political belief is always ignored in the mainstream media, we feel that it is necessary for us to push these views in the alternative and internet media. This is what is happening. It is no great conspiracy. We simply believe that we are where a lot of America is in their heart, and if they know and can be educated, America will be with us. This is what it is, and this is all it is. Digg stories are being pushed to the front for this purpose. Almost all of the stories are substantial. Extremely few consist of "Yay Ron Paul" or things similar to that. It is probably because the Ron Paul supporter is among the more educated and thinking voter, emblematic of the man himself, that articles by him or about him carry such substance. We who support him support him for sound and substantial policy and trust reasons, things rarely found in political campaigns anymore.
I've been digging Ron Paul stories because I think he's the best candidate and I want to share that with others. Apparently many others do too. Apparently there are a lot more than I expected. Discovering that was a nice surprise. Digg has been a great place for me to find quality information about Ron Paul I wouldn't have found otherwise. I think that's what digg is for... filtering out some of the stories about Clinton and Obama and Guiliani that I don't care about. Maybe you should have Digg create a section specifically for your favorite candidate so you don't have to see Paul stories? Until then, the majority will rule.
It's amazing to me that so many people can't understand that freedom loving people are excited that another true freedom loving person has thrown his hat into the Presidential ring.Ron Paul '08!!!
I'm just a regular guy who happens to like Ron Paul's message, and I submitted 2 stores to digg. No "conspiracy" by his campaign. Just me and many freedom-loving Americans.
In this age of the webosphere with oodles of jacked in and aware voters, how Ron Paul and people similar to him DO NOT earn massive war chests is just sad. On line news is THE place to get a total picture of a political story in the United States anymore. The power and pulse of the blogosphere will more and more likely determine political results as the decade turns. BTW, I've followed this 9'Th term Congressman through Digg every couple of weeks, and every article I liked, I dugg.
digitalomnivoreMar 26, 2007
I digg up every Ron Paul article I see that is interesting, and I've been around since before he was even mentioned for the 2008 race.The author of the article mentions some people with newer profiles who digg up Paul stories, but this isn't an indication that Paul's campaign is paying them, they are likely people who read about Paul's popularity on Digg and came here from Myspace or somewhere else. Ron Paul also has the most popular myspace profile of all the Republicans, but I guess the author of this article would claim he's gaming that somehow too.The funny part is, if anyone is getting paid to do anything it's most likely the Ron Paul detractors. After all, the Ron Paul Campaign has only raised $50,000 which is needed for barebones travel expenses and advertising in NH, while the other republicans have raised millions. The Ron Paul Campaign couldn't even afford to hire people if they wanted to, while many of the other candidates could fund a digg army if they chose to.Anyone who has been around tech websites, even before digg (ie slashdot) know that they tend to be libertarian leaning if they aren't leftist. I don't think the author has been hanging around tech sites for long, or he'd understand why Paul is popular online while not being popular offline. He goes on to talk about how he'd like to see the election 2008 section become more 'interesting'. I wonder how so? There are more stories on Hillary and Obama than Ron Paul, which I'm sure the author likes since he mentions his experences at 'Think Progress' in a reply to a comment on his posts. Personally, I think Ron Paul is the most interesting thing about the election 2008 section. Here is a candidate who has positions that aren't typical of his party, gets no mainstream coverage, yet is very popular on both Digg and Myspace. I think that dynamic is a lot more interesting than another boring mainstream media outlet running stories about how Obama is a smoker, People love or hate Hillary, or Mitt Romney being a mormon, Rudy being married 3 times, etc.It's sad that the leftists have taken to crying about the Ron Paul stories here on Digg, even though they are outnumbered by Hillary/Obama stories. Don't you guys know how to share? ;)
cutkompMar 26, 2007
I've read in several places and if I remember correctly heard straight from the mouth of Ron Paul that he raised a half million dollars with "little effort" before he officially announced.
cutkompMar 26, 2007
"I could be off by a 0, and if I am, how about addressing every other point I made?"Haha, hey relax there my friend, I think we share many of the same feelings about Dr. Paul and the other candidates. I was merely making a point that there is 10 times the monetary support than you apparently knew of. He'll get to NH just fine. Read my comments on the actual article that I made before it was even submitted to Digg.
lizmichaelMar 26, 2007
Here's how I see it. Ron Paul's supporters are of a certain ideological dynamic, one of actual observance of the Constitution, a quality rare these days in a federal politician. Paul's supporters believe that if given sufficient exposure, that a goodly number of Americans will come to understand and share many of his views. Since the paleoconservative/libertarian political belief is always ignored in the mainstream media, we feel that it is necessary for us to push these views in the alternative and internet media. This is what is happening. It is no great conspiracy. We simply believe that we are where a lot of America is in their heart, and if they know and can be educated, America will be with us. This is what it is, and this is all it is. Digg stories are being pushed to the front for this purpose. Almost all of the stories are substantial. Extremely few consist of "Yay Ron Paul" or things similar to that. It is probably because the Ron Paul supporter is among the more educated and thinking voter, emblematic of the man himself, that articles by him or about him carry such substance. We who support him support him for sound and substantial policy and trust reasons, things rarely found in political campaigns anymore.
icanoopMar 26, 2007
I've been digging Ron Paul stories because I think he's the best candidate and I want to share that with others. Apparently many others do too. Apparently there are a lot more than I expected. Discovering that was a nice surprise. Digg has been a great place for me to find quality information about Ron Paul I wouldn't have found otherwise. I think that's what digg is for... filtering out some of the stories about Clinton and Obama and Guiliani that I don't care about. Maybe you should have Digg create a section specifically for your favorite candidate so you don't have to see Paul stories? Until then, the majority will rule.
horntzMar 26, 2007
The submitters account was created on February 12, 2007.<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/users/vaspapeete/profile">http://digg.com/users/vaspapeete/profile</a>So either way your accusation is completely false.
guntherg16Mar 26, 2007
It's amazing to me that so many people can't understand that freedom loving people are excited that another true freedom loving person has thrown his hat into the Presidential ring.Ron Paul '08!!!
aknappjrMay 7, 2007
I'm just a regular guy who happens to like Ron Paul's message, and I submitted 2 stores to digg. No "conspiracy" by his campaign. Just me and many freedom-loving Americans.
fizzletrunkMay 8, 2007
In this age of the webosphere with oodles of jacked in and aware voters, how Ron Paul and people similar to him DO NOT earn massive war chests is just sad. On line news is THE place to get a total picture of a political story in the United States anymore. The power and pulse of the blogosphere will more and more likely determine political results as the decade turns. BTW, I've followed this 9'Th term Congressman through Digg every couple of weeks, and every article I liked, I dugg.