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- UtahApocalyse, on 10/10/2007, -17/+133$450,000 in 70 hours in online donations.
- Lowry, on 10/10/2007, -21/+121Spam on the front page of a site where you are supposed to vote for the news you like?
Maybe lots of people just happen to like Ron Paul? - hahajohnnyb, on 10/23/2007, -48/+139Do space aliens also donate money? Because Ron Paul supporters do! See here:
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/ - hierophantus, on 10/10/2007, -29/+95Isn't this headline pretty much word-for-word the point behind every single other Ron Paul post? You could post this same article every day and no one would blink.
- iTorrey, on 10/10/2007, -6/+62I must say, this is awesome! I donated a few days ago just as the 500,000 goal was set, I donated $500 and thought afterwards when seeing how far we had to go that there was absolutely no way in hell that goal would be reached. I guess people are just spamming this poll as well though... with their dollars!
- ZenMojo, on 10/10/2007, -5/+56"As the host mentioned, the Texas Congressman has co-sponsored a bill with another presidential contender, Democrat Dennis Kucinich, that would repeal President Bush's authority to use force in Iraq within the next sixth months. Besides Kucinich, 18 other Democrats have signed on."
Who are these Democrats, and where do I stand in line to vote? - zephc, on 10/10/2007, -10/+59Holy damn, I looked at the fundraiser thing two days ago and it was at something like $132K, now it's over $472K.
- inactive, on 11/07/2007, -60/+107The people are waking up and realizing their only hope for America is Ron Paul. It is our job as Ron Paul supporters to spread the word the best we can. Elect this man!
- DrMonkeyLove, on 10/23/2007, -4/+46Google was an Internet sensation. They didn't become a multi billion dollar company...oh wait. They did.
- pictureDIGGER, on 10/10/2007, -25/+67I was really waiting for the popular democratic favoring alternative media sites to at least acknowledge Ron Paul's Popularity. Thank you Raw Story.
- MWeather, on 10/15/2007, -6/+45Considering 99% of it is individual contributions? That's ***** phenominal.
- FloppyLlamaDigg, on 10/10/2007, -3/+39Opposing the GOP does not make you a Libertarian anymore than denying Christ makes you Jewish.
- epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -6/+42Jesus won't fix everything either. He fixed my plumbing today. Nice guy, heavy mexican accent. He said he couldn't help me with my wiring though.
- zyl0x, on 10/10/2007, -25/+58Come on. Everyone knows that there are only 17 real RP supporters that just keep abusing voting systems and making dummy intertube accounts. It's a conspiracy!
- theblueprint, on 10/10/2007, -16/+4764,000 people? Man, that's almost enough votes to get elected mayor of Akron!
- monkeybacon, on 10/10/2007, -5/+36What we have now is NOT a free market system for health care.
- ThomasPaine23, on 10/10/2007, -5/+33what we have is in NO WAY a free market system. It is a corporatist system or a proto-fascist system (the beginnings of a merged state-corporate economy).
We have created a layer of red tape and BS between the doctors and their patients which sucks a boatload of money down the drain.
In addition people are expecting more and more costly items to be covered, and frankly someone will have to pick up the tab for stuff that was not covered before.
Things like joint replacements etc which affect quality of life but are not life threatening. As the population ages more and more of this will happen, and it will come
to a breaking point IMO - 4degrees, on 10/10/2007, -8/+35the sad part is... people != votes. $$ == votes. *sigh*
- credence, on 10/10/2007, -4/+30Nigeria?
- billm317, on 10/15/2007, -8/+34Where are all of these spammers getting this money from?!?!?
- adgreene, on 10/10/2007, -12/+37young people will vote for somebody they believe in.
- Batfishy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+24"I actually probably won't even vote, it's really not worth it to play this silly game"
Yeah, that's the answer. Not playing that silly voting game will surely get the liars out of DC - RabidAngel, on 10/23/2007, -10/+33I vote, along with about half of the people with whom I'm acquianted. Of the people that I know will vote, nearly ALL of them are going to vote for Ron Paul. I have spoken to people who have switched candidates mid-stream because they simply weren't aware of who Ron Paul really is, or what he's about (thanks in large part to people like Sean Hannity and Faux News). You might say that he doesn't have a chance of being elected - you might even be right - but I could not, in good conscience, even consider voting for anyone else. The man is the first genuine candidate that I have seen in so many years, I have lost track. Dr. Paul is absolutely the best thing that could possibly happen to this country... especially after we just suffered through one of the worst things (W)!
- FyreGoddess, on 10/10/2007, -5/+28I don't get how you can be so sure that all of those people will definitely vote for him in any primary, since none have taken place yet. Also, it's MySpace, are you 100% sure that every single one of those 64k people are old enough to vote?
- barrybarbee, on 10/10/2007, -6/+27The news is the astonishing amount raised in 70 hours... what other candidate is doing that? Not a fluff remark... I'd like to know. Keep kicking the supporters... from all outward appearances, it seems this only makes them grow in numbers and write a check. It's amazing to sit back and watch.
- epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -6/+27When you can't get the news from the MSM you get it from Digg/reddit/etc.
- etandrib, on 10/10/2007, -25/+45If Ron Paul is America's only hope we are surely screwed more than I thought.
- Jimmyb207, on 10/10/2007, -32/+52Has anyone ever noticed how the Anti-Ron Paul crowd just can't seem to be able to scrape up enough brain cells between all of them to come up with an intelligent response??
- WilliamDavis, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21For wiring, call Moses.
- biggsdarklight, on 10/10/2007, -4/+23 He has every intention of fixing the health care mess. Health care has failed not because of the free market but rather the exact opposite, because of restrictions upon it. Please see the HMO act of 1973 which used tax dollars to prop up the HMO industry, tax loophole legislation for corporate health care insurance but not for individuals and the prohibition of drug re-importation and legalization, bills that were bought and paid for by the pharmaceutical companies and strong armed onto the public by the FDA.
There is nothing free market about our health care system. Once you understand that you realize that Ron Paul has your best interests in mind. The guy is a doctor and not a lawyer after all. - epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -10/+29No he didn't. He voted 'no'. Check the vote for yourself, I did.
- jefferygomer, on 10/15/2007, -2/+21It's $515k now.
That's almost $90k in 2 hours from personal contributions. If that doesn't impress you... then I guess you're just a cynic. - epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -9/+27He's also not the anti-christ. He doesn't support the Federal government mucking with our lives. He believes that, when not supported by the government, companies will have to yield to the market.
He believes that the states and the citizens can handle the welfare of themselves without the DC screwing it up and creating a huge self-perpetuating buerocracy.
UNICEF.. I haven't researched positions and information so much about it, but isn't it a UN thing? I didn't think the USA ran the entire world. I know the NeoCons think that.
And 64,000 'friends' on MySpace means that he has 64,000 supporters, people who talk about him to their friends, hold up signs at rallys, contribute their time and effort to the campaign. (maybe not all of them, but I do, and I'm not even his friend on MySpace.)
Keep spinning things the way you want. I see an honest politician, who sees from the inside that we're doing things wrong. Feel free to vote for whomever you want (obviously) but don't make the mistake of listening to rhetoric spewed by the other candidates. You're on Digg, I assume you're smart enough to learn the facts. - Ebacherville, on 10/10/2007, -6/+24The dollars raised even after they did a fill the quill, fund raiser the week before show that Ron Paul has Real World supporters.. How can these idiots ignore nearly half a million in about 70 hours.. What ***** morons.. Ron Paul is going to own the primary polls..
- brstilson, on 10/10/2007, -3/+20Although I largely agree, many would argue that the reason our healthcare system is so bad is because of all the government involvement. Even SiCKO lays the blame largely on Nixon and Kaiser's meddling with the system.
The problem isn't with the free-market system, the problem is when corporations and governments manipulate it in order to feed themselves artificial profits. - epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -9/+26I've never been able to vote before. Not because I wasn't eligible, but I couldn't bring myself to vote for scum.
I'm proud to support Ron Paul, and I'll be voting for him in the primaries and for president. No matter what party is supporting him. Even if I have to write his name in. - CaptainNoPants, on 10/10/2007, -12/+29Everywhere you go? Here in Mid and lower CT I've never seen a Ron Paul bumper sticker, sign, t-shirt, button, etc. Nothing.
- jforfreedom, on 10/10/2007, -21/+38Why don't YOU shut the ***** up and stop posting on the articles you don't like you ***** fascist.If i don't like an article I sure as hell don't go out of my way to post something about it I just skip it and go on to something that concerns me.Stop being so scared of him you feel the need to digg down all his articles and probably talk ***** about him to people you know.You are part of the problem you pussy.Stand up as an American you lil bitch.Sick of you anti-Ron Paul people who think it's spammers instead of REAL Americans voting for him.Go play with your moms *****.
- janeuner, on 10/10/2007, -8/+24Mitt Romney has become 'a television SPAM sensation' ?
- biggsdarklight, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18 Corporatism is the very thing that Paul rails against and all the other candidates (sans maybe Kucinich and Gravel) are for in varying degrees. It is taking tax dollars and handing it to a corporate interest to spend for the "public good". Paul doesn't like taxes and he doesn't like corporate welfare or privatization of anything he simply wants the government out completely. That means no Haliburton contracts and no "Universal Health Coverage" which is basically code for taking your tax dollars and giving it to Insurance and Pharmaceutical companies.
Please go do your homework. Hillary's healthcare plan is completely fascist, Kucinich's socialist, and Ron Paul's totally capitalist. Make sure you know what that means before you pick your candidate based on this issue. - dondara, on 10/10/2007, -4/+20Last I checked, MySpace was home of the under-achievers and the pedo's that pursue them
- malakite33, on 10/10/2007, -22/+37What an asinine statement "No matter how many votes he gets he will never win an election" That is the most bizzare thing any anti-Ron Paul person has ever said. Just look around man, I know here at my college and my girlfriends college RP is huge, I see signs and bumper stickers everywhere. I've never in my life seen so much support or been so excited about a candidate. Next time you post please don't just post Anti Ron Paul spam, lets engage in some intellectual dialog about what it is you don't like about RP and what you DO like so much about the other candidates.
- ZenMojo, on 10/10/2007, -13/+28No he didn't. He didn't even vote. In fact, he's urging his constituency to support move on.
- theworldisflat, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17Yeah they did, Episode 3.
- theworldisflat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16I like RP. I do, I think some of his ideas are freshing. That does not make me a zealot, or oblivious to other ideas and concepts.
What I love though is the immediate bashing that occurs between people and their supported candidates. Call me an admirer of human behavior, but I love to watch people drift into the realm of making up false information and stoop to name calling to defend someone they don't even know personally. It seems, from casual observation, that most of the RP supporters get labeled as 16 year old myspace minions or ***** crazy people living in bomb shelters. For the most part, this is HIGHLY incorrect. It is arrogant to assume that if someone isn't in the main stream, their ideas are flawed or invalid. Hell, the bigger question I'd ask is what exactly is a candidate buying if he spends 30 million dollars on his ad campaign? Surely one does not spend 30 million for a job that pays 120K a year...
I do not fit the mold of what RP supporters are portrayed to be. I'm a gun owner, an atheist, a geek and a patriot. Not one of these "I have a yellow ribbon on my car" ***** patriots mind you, but someone who wants this country to be better than it is now. All I want is change, and that isn't going to happen unless people start looking at all the systems and their functions as a whole. ***** is broken ladies and gents, the only thing to decide now is what can be repaired and what must be demolished / rebuilt. - mikesbaker, on 10/10/2007, -5/+18lol informed digger
- davmattucci, on 10/10/2007, -10/+23Once again, I hear the same things every time something is posted and I'll say it again. I'm a democrat and will vote that way, BUT why does no one argue WHY Ron Paul sucks, or WHY another Republican candidate is stronger? SOMEONE PLEASE ***** TELL ME! If you're going to slam RP and the people who CLEARLY support him, then tell me why they're wrong, not just that they're wrong. Who is better on the Republican ticket and WHY?!?
- surf314, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14In the interest of public debate I'd like to pose some counter arguments.
1. I think he doesn't want the government to have any power beyond what's necessary. I think many can agree with this. Also church's have always had a lot of power because they have a well organized following. This could be taken out of context.
2. Abortion is not a black and white issue. I don't personally like the idea of abortions but I don't think it should be outlawed. He was an OB/GYN and witnessed a late term abortion - how would that effect you? Also he says its a state's rights issue which means he wouldn't try to outlaw it either.
3. This is more of a problem with the political system than the man himself. I've heard people talking about what it takes to get things into law, even laws that clearly benefit society. My dad had to struggle to get a bill signed in that reformed the organ donor system in Florida. In the end he had to play the system like everyone else. To be really successful you'd have to be willing to sacrifice some of your morals for the things you believe in, not the easiest thing for everyone to do.
4. This I have no response to. I am personally against racism but I do not think he is a racism. He could just be loyal to a fault. If he is a racist at least he's not the dangerous kind and I doubt he'd abuse his power for these ends. Remember Walt Disney was an extreme racist. Deep character flaws don't mean you can do good for society.
5. Microsoft has its faults as a company but it also does many great things. Bill Gates also has started one of the greatest charity organizations in America. Love them or hate them they also create many of the products we need and use everyday. So far not many companies have been able to do better. Besides Apple, who is much loved, is by far the most monopolistic company in electronics. Its their very business philosophy to do everything they can themselves so it all works together seamlessly.
6. He is against government regulation which is different. As long is there is no monopoly then if customers don't like this, any company attempting to regulate speeds and so on would fail. You vote with your dollars. The market moves faster and with less corruption than government. Also it's government regulation that creates a lot of monopolies.
7. This diverts from the real issue. You get the best person for the job regardless of race - that is the real end of racism. If you are able to say that he has turned away qualified minorities that would be a different matter entirely and I would share your viewpoint.
8. I somewhat agree with this but the important thing is that the founding fathers were the original idealists. Also a lot of them had amazing foresight like Washington warning us against the party system. You have to be able to use the best ideas of your betters - a philosophy teacher once told me that you should stand on the shoulders of giants. I think that is what he is trying to do.
9. Our current money system is based on the faith of the government and the economy. This can be risky. It is not unintelligent to prefer that the government always took the least risky option. Plus the fed seems to think that it's existence is absolutely necessary to control money supply because we don't have a security based currency. With the fed you will never truly have a free market and invite the problems inherent in government institutions.
10. I don't think that anyone really favors the free market deciding whats right and whats wrong. Again this is clouding the issue. The free market should be allowed to be free as long as it remains within the rule of law which is decided by societal norms and prevents harms to individuals. These things would not be allowed.
11. I remember hearing him say something along the lines of the government itself should have a set of rules by which it governs and that if the constitution does not allow for something that is needed then you should amend the constitution. Many people can support this as there is a lot of problems with a government that rules based on the current situations and has no check on its actions.
12. This is just old fashion custom and I believe it has more to do with protecting the image the lady then some sort of misogynistic action. I mean lots of things that you would do out of old ideas of chivalry would be considered insulting to some people.
13. For a religious person "God's law" represents maxims of morality. Now most of these teachings in religion are as close you can get to moral and ethical maxims as you can get with or without god. This is not a dangerous viewpoint and as long as it is not used to promote your own self interests or to enforce things that the majority would disagree with it will overall be a positive thing for society. - epsilona01, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Unfortunately most of the comments don't delve into facts for good reason. It's strange, for some reason on Digg most people either love or hate Dr. Paul. Either way, I first heard of him on here, so I'm glad for at least some of the stories. I think a lot of people were just sick of seeing lots of stories about him. I guess they'd rather have more repeated Michael Vick or Paris Hilton stories.
- davidg11, on 10/15/2007, -8/+20Funny, I thought almost everyone had internet access these days. So if he's popular on the internet, doesn't that mean he's popular everywhere?
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