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- metapop, on 10/11/2007, -23/+368we'll all learn quite soon that mainstream media doesn't matter anymore. the curtain is about to be pulled...
- pinkypie333, on 10/11/2007, -76/+384They are afraid of his truth. The Media is in cahoots with the Gov to keep Ron Paul low key. They don't want people to know how corrupt they (THE GOV) really IS. VOTE RON PAUL!!! RON PAUL SPEAKS THE TRUTH!!!!
- linkerjpatrick, on 10/10/2007, -13/+248No offense, but what the heck is the Pajamas Media and why does it matter?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -26/+232CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!
- Tangaroa, on 10/11/2007, -14/+192LGF did the same thing. Ron Paul kept winning the polls, so Charles Johnson started mocking him and calling his supporters "Paulestiniants" (terrorists, in effect) and took him out of the polls.
- joel2600, on 10/10/2007, -14/+161quit calling it spam, it's not spam. it's people voting. jesus.
i vote for ron paul every chance i get, because in my opinion he's the best candidate. you people are all allowed to vote for whomever you please. it's called voting for a reason. just because ron paul supporters are excited about their candidate enough to go out and show their support every chance they get does not make it spam.
ron paul is more popular online than other forums because of the unwillingness of the corporate media to even report his message or his successes thus far. ron paul just raised over a million dollars online in less than a week. is that spam? in all of the straw polls so far he's done exceptional
https://www.ronpaul2008.com/straw-poll-results/
why shouldn't this person be given just as much of a chance as anyone else? - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -16/+152A run Ron Paul win means the end of plutocracy--a government by the wealthy, for the wealthy. Now who would want that--the 300 million citizens or the minority special interests?
- umbriago, on 10/10/2007, -15/+105If online polls selected the country's polls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer would be president and Goatse guy would be secretary of state.
- 5thAmendment, on 10/10/2007, -19/+108Lets not prank call Pajama Media:
Editorial and Technical
PJM Los Angeles (Headquarters)
phone: 1.877.676.2564
Advertising
PJM New York
phone: 1.212.745.1377 - Damian91, on 10/10/2007, -13/+97The more they fight to get rid of Ron Paul the more stronger his fan base gets. They just don't get it...
- booyaman1, on 10/10/2007, -15/+87Yeah, that's why Ron Paul just raised $3 Million+ in 3 months, mostly from private individual donations. I guess somehow the "spambots" have figured out how to 'spam' campaign contributions too! You may not like him or support his campaign, but you're attempts (as well as Pajama Media's) to discount his support by calling any and all internet references to him "spam" are old and tired. Maybe you should try something new, like say, debating about real issues and providing solid reasoning why you do or don't support a particular candidate.
- adgreene, on 10/10/2007, -3/+69You have to realize where that million came from. It didn't come from 500 people donating $2,000 each; it came from lots of people making small donations.
- j.carcinogen, on 10/10/2007, -8/+73It was 1 million in 6 days and where exactly did Clinton, Obama, Romney, etc get their money?
- davidg11, on 10/10/2007, -5/+69So is your argument that no other candidate has followers who have access to the internet? Am I the only one who believes the supermajority of americans have access to the internet? If you believe that they do, what exactly prevents a million Clintonites or Giulianians from from swarming these polls? NOTHING!
Also, Ron Paul won a txt message Fox online poll after the Fox debate. Fox had it set up that you could only vote one time per phone. Ron Paul won their poll. Again, is it your argument that Romney or Giuliani supporters don't own cell phones?
Of course these polls are unscientific. However they show two things:
A.) Ron Paul is better organized than candidates with several times the funds of Ron Paul
B.) Winning these polls causes those who have never heard of Ron Paul to become at least interested what all the hype is about. That usually leads to research into his stance which ultimately leads to support for Ron Paul. Ron Paul has steadily increased from 2% to 3% to 4% to 5% in the polls.
I care about the direction of those percentages. So do the "mainstream" candidates and media. I don't know what the Ron Paul financing numbers are yet but he's starting to get press from just beating the $2.4 million he raised last quarter. If he tops $3 million, and the other candidates report squat, the media and political pundits will have to take notice. VOTE RON PAUL! - inigomntoya, on 10/10/2007, -2/+62Apparently they are well known for having a flawed Presidential Polling system...
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/10/2007, -5/+59We can only hope.
- TheBogie, on 10/10/2007, -5/+59The trouble mainstream media is having is that their "curtain" is not big enough to hide Dr. Paul's enormous balls.
He has the cojones to tell the truth in front of the cameras. None of the other Republican candidates have the sack to say the things Dr. Paul says.
He has balls of premium grade samurai steel. - brandonpierce, on 10/10/2007, -3/+54It was to see how much they can raise in a week. That isnt his total fundraising amount. The point was to show that there are more then 12 little spamming Ron Paul trolls out there and that he has real support. Thousands and thousands of people making little donations. PERSONAL donations. A million in six days, online only? That's pretty awesome for any of the candidates to accomplish, much less Ron Paul. Kudos to him.
- Aythun, on 10/10/2007, -6/+55If you won't vote for someone because you're annoyed by people promoting that candidate, don't even vote at all.
- varun1s, on 10/10/2007, -4/+47Big media HATES Ron Paul... what a surprise.
- decompyler, on 10/10/2007, -2/+45You are obsessed with balls, my friend.
- Fallout911, on 10/10/2007, -17/+60You idiots complain at least they gave gave him a chance.
Mike Gravel on the other hand was never there. - Epyn, on 10/10/2007, -5/+46Just like they did in the cnn poll? The cell phone text message based one where you can only vote once per phone number?
- ThndrShk2k, on 10/10/2007, -7/+48NOT ON THE MONORAIL OF THE FUTURE!!!1!!~!11~one!onetilde
- Frozenpython, on 10/10/2007, -3/+40I'm getting so sick of seeing media outlets do this *****. I had to go and give them my 2-pennies.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+38Ignore the zealots, there are some for every cause.
Research the candidates and decide for yourself which one you'd like to associate with. You're not voting for a candidate's supporters, you're voting for the future of our country. - davidg11, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3550% all donations given by ex-military last quarter went to one candidate: Ron Paul
That's amazing. - DreKor, on 10/10/2007, -11/+42The internet is the world's biggest echo chamber. I have yet to meet someone out in the real world who has heard of Ron Paul, much less know anything about him. If you guys really want to support your candidate, get out to where the people are.
- pgillan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30It probably goes without saying, but I'd vote that ticket...
- davidg11, on 10/18/2007, -4/+33Why should any special interest group get my federal tax dollars again?
Here. I'll explain Ron Paul's position by tackling one from your list: "Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)"
So, THEY should get free money from me (the taxpayer), but not white students? How about Native American students? How about poor students of any race? Why stop at $84 million? How about $100 billion? How about we give every newborn $5000? Let's just give all the money away from all the people that earn it to the people that don't. OR, how about we don't give federal taxpayer money to ANY special interest group and let the states decide what to do with their state tax dollars? - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+28What's the URL?
:P - Bahranzuru, on 10/10/2007, -3/+31I once read that cows can fly. See? I can make claims without providing the source too.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+34Please...stop being an idiot.
Who represents more votes?
A corporation who donates money or ***** loads of actual voters who give money?
The only thing about the money is the ability to run adverts. But when you tie in Paul's grassroots help, who are running their own ads and creating their own signs, et al it makes up for the other's cash a great deal.
But you just don't want him to win so you'll ignore everything that even remotely looks positive to Paul, like a few of the other anti-Paul people here at digg. - Slackdragon, on 10/10/2007, -17/+44I actually started to think that Dr. Paul had a shot, and that his grassroots groundswell was a good thing.
Then I saw a bunch of Troothers shouting that 9/11 was an inside job whilst holding "Ron Paul '08"
That's when I realized it had a tinge of Lenny from of Mice and Men... and it kills what it loves through its own brute stupidity. - n8glenn, on 10/10/2007, -3/+29That's what this is about. Raising cain so people know better than to support the site, and I think people have a right to be angry when they perceive that someone is trying to manipulate them. We won't take this country back unless we get angry and decide we aren't taking this kind of s**t anymore.
- Protonz, on 10/10/2007, -3/+28It is not hypocritical to point out the flaws and mistakes of private businesses. That is actually what the free market is all about.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+26yea right...just a bunch of bundlers and lobbyists. http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/candidate.cfm?Can ...
- joel2600, on 10/10/2007, -5/+28who are they calling though? the only people with landline phones are a much older demographic, most of whom only get their world news from what's on TV. if the corporate media were more willing to give him a chance to compete, that would change
- thechr0nic, on 10/10/2007, -6/+29at least you provided some 'reasoning' which is more than most attempt to provide. So I am not going to digg you down.
-abortion: He simply doesnt want a law at the federal level, he would defer this to the states to decide.
-christian nation: havent heard about it, so im not commenting. I think clearly this is not a christian nation as did the founding fathers.
-Fed/FDA/DOE: yeah, I would welcome the dismantling of un-needed government bureaucracy. The fed is un-needed, and has arguably caused every recession since the federal reserve act was passed. the DOE is obviously doing an abysmal job, we rank behind almost every other country in education, yet we sink billions of dollars in it. The FDA has approved numerous things that ended up killing people. yet another example of un-needed and in-effective bureaucracy
-alex jones: Simply because you appear on FOX news, does not mean you agree with what they say, same goes with alex jones. He is simply trying to get someone in the media to cover him, how can you blame that?
-newsletters: this has been debunked so many times, that this is just simply ridiculous. His voting record and speaches over the years should clearly dispell this.
-public speaking: well this is a matter of opinion, I think he is pretty articulate, but to each his own.
-truther support: this goes back to the fox news example, you don't have to advocate someones beliefs, to have their support. He has said numerous times that he does not believe the goverment was complicit in 911.
-gay marriage: this goes back to the abortion stance, he does not want a federal law concerning it. He believes it should be decided by the state.
I do appreciate you articulating the reasons you dont support him. Out of curiosity alone, is there a candidate out there, that does meet your criteria? or are you, planning on skipping the vote, because no-one lives up to your vision of a worthy candidate? - Hortnon, on 10/10/2007, -1/+24I think you meant "He's a member of the House, not the Senate." Congress is both houses collectively.
- V3n0M, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22If the Hsu fits...
- Navicerts, on 10/10/2007, -4/+26Heh, there is more hate for RP and his supporters than any other candidate. If you ask why it's not anything to do with RP, people hate the fact that his supporters try to spread the word. I have no idea why though, can anyone explain this?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+24I'd like to note that random calling polls are less and less accurate because it only draws from the pool of households with a land line, whereas more and more young people have only cell phones (which coincidentally is where most of Ron Paul's support comes from). Ron Paul may not have a chance in hell at winning, but he is way more relevant than you would like to give him credit for.
- dontstudy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23My family is probably not the most indicative of most -as we usually follow politics pretty closely, but I was surprised by how much of my family knew about Ron Paul. One of my brothers (ex-Marine) lives in Germany with his wife & two kids. He heard about Ron Paul about 4 or 5 months ago from a guy at work that told him he should check out "this Ron Paul guy" -yep, some German guy in Germany telling him to check out Ron Paul. After watching a couple debates & then following up with watching some of the YouTube & other clips, they were pretty well hooked. One of my other brothers live in Budapest. He follows politics more closely than any of the rest of us & is a bit of a history buff. Ron Paul first caught his eye when Guliani (sp?) attacked a valid position posed by Ron Paul (and one that most people know, even if the good 'old empire-ist in their hearts doesn't want to admit to it) regarding the US occupation & it's potential consequences. I had heard about Ron Paul here on Digg (by the early flurry of Digg articles on Ron Paul causing me to be curious about why folks here would be really stoked by any candidate by a pretty wide margin). I checked out some of his videos, watched a few of the early debates, and spent some time thinking about his positions. None of my brothers or I knew that each of the others had become a pretty big Ron Paul fan until about 3 months ago.
Oh, and then as a side note, a good friend of mine had told me that he was throwing his support towards Ron Paul because RP is a Lambda Chi Alpha alumni (although Truman was too & I don't think I would have voted for Truman) while another identifies Ron Paul as the only Rand-esque objectivist running.
Again, my experiences probably don't match those of most of the population, but I think more people know of Ron Paul than alot of folks think -and it seems that an inordinately high percentage of the folks that know Ron Paul are rooting for him to win. - Toshibi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21In business, and I did run my own business and have worked in sales for years, word of mouth advertising and customers that are excited about you and your service make more of an impact than spamming the airways and sending out pamphlets and fliers. Word of Mouth has multiple advantages: It tends to be free, it's from a trusted source, and it tends to grow.
- kedohmen, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23Wasn't there a story that he raised $3 million for the whole 3Q? He raised $2Million last Q, and before that it was only $650K. So, looks like he is gaining the peoples momentum, not Lobbyists and or big business endorsements from the other "Top" tier candidates.
Viva Ron Paul! - adgreene, on 10/10/2007, -5/+26He's anti-abortion.
- He is against federal funding of abortion.
He openly wants to build a "Christian Nation".
- "I have never been one who is comfortable talking about my faith in the political arena. In fact, the pandering that typically occurs in the election season I find to be distasteful. But for those who have asked, I freely confess that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior, and that I seek His guidance in all that I do. I know, as you do, that our freedoms come not from man, but from God. My record of public service reflects my reverence for the Natural Rights with which we have been endowed by a loving Creator." I'm not a Christian, but I see no problem with that statement.
He would attempt to dissolve the Fed, FDA, and DOE.
- Federal Reserve causes inflation, FDA wants to ban vitamin supplements. Energy should be left to the states.
He appears on Alex Jones shows, implying that he finds Jones to be a credible journalist.
- He's also appeared on CNN,Fox News,MSNBC, none are really that credible anymore.
He's (at best) endorsed racism in his newsletters.
- No, he hasn't.
He's a poor public speaker, which does not inspire confidence.
- He may not be the best speaker, but the message comes through LOUD AND CLEAR
He has yet to denounce his white supremacist and "truther" supporters.
- Democrats seem to have the socialist on their side.
He's against gay marriage.
- He's FOR civil unions. - LysanderSpoon, on 10/10/2007, -3/+23Brandon Mills, if the big boys are getting all their financing from special interests, especially corporate interests, it's a good indication that we'll get zero representation from them. Win or lose, I'll support Ron Paul even if just to send a message to the establishment shills that they are unacceptable. If Ron Paul weren't running, I wouldn't bother voting at all. There are a lot of people like me who will turn out to vote for Paul in the primaries while most of the supporters of establishment guys will only vote in the general election. Those McRomney supporters who do vote in the primaries will be divided nine ways, so don't write Ron off so quickly over financing alone.
- joel2600, on 10/10/2007, -6/+26yes, because clearly voting for the candidate of your choice is spam.
i consider every vote cast for bush spam, but just saying that doesn't make it so.
oh, and your idea sucks - DiscoLando, on 10/10/2007, -8/+28If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis!
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