Announcement: HQ Request $5 Million by Feb. 5
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smartpeople4ronpaul
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blimp. Let's help out the Dr.
virginiakid
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Feb 1 it is--Ron Paul's MArriage anniversary. Wouldn't that be a wonderful Anniversary present?????? Feb. 1 it is....
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Who among us is able to start a chip-in for some flowers for the Pauls?
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From what I understand there are three proposed money bombs: the Anniversary bomb, the Fox News Boycott bomb and the 'Tax Refund' Bomb.
We won't be getting the 'refund' checks until sometime in May so that's out of the question at this time. Trevor posted a thread the other day asking people to vote on which of the two other bombs they prefer, the Anniversary bomb or the Fox bomb. I believe Anniversary was winning last I checked. Trevor also suggested we focus on the Anniversary bomb on the 1st and do the Fox bomb at a later date. I agree with this.
So let's all focus on the Anniversary bomb for now, set the Fox bomb for a later date and then do the 'refund' bomb when we get the checks (likely sometime in May).
Who's with me?
We won't be getting the 'refund' checks until sometime in May so that's out of the question at this time. Trevor posted a thread the other day asking people to vote on which of the two other bombs they prefer, the Anniversary bomb or the Fox bomb. I believe Anniversary was winning last I checked. Trevor also suggested we focus on the Anniversary bomb on the 1st and do the Fox bomb at a later date. I agree with this.
So let's all focus on the Anniversary bomb for now, set the Fox bomb for a later date and then do the 'refund' bomb when we get the checks (likely sometime in May).
Who's with me?
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Great idea. Personally, prior commitments exclude me from helping in this regard, but I'm sure others will. It's simply a fantastic idea.
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Donating to the campaign = greater than sending them flowers. I agree it would be a nice gesture, but let's focus on what's important. Flowers will eventually die and be thrown away. Money, on the other hand, can be put to good use.
For example, it's always bothered me when people send flowers to a funeral. I think about how all of that money spent on them could have went to a charity in the name of the deceased. Remember when Princess Diana died? Remember all those flowers, et al. people left at the Palace gates? Imagine if instead all of the money people spent on that stuff had gone to charity in her name?
Anyway, my apologizes for the rant but my point is any money spent on flowers would be better spent in the form of a donation to the campaign.
We already have a buyer and there are people who have the money, but have already reached their $2300 limit on donations.
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You can also use the name of deceased relatives it turns out, if you wanna go there. Not that I'm suggesting it, just sayin'
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Then give money to one of the many other chip-ins designed to help the campaign like the Meet-up billboard or sign chip-ins.
Or to one of the money other non-chip-in RP projects.
Or donate money to one of the many pro-liberty, RPR candidates running for Congress like BJ Lawson.
Hell, give money to the Blimp. I think it's time to retire the Blimp, but I still think giving to the Blimp would be better.
There's plenty of other good uses for the money, is all I'm saying.
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Yeah, it's not something I'd to, but I thought I'd point out it can be done and indeed people have done it. I read an article about it recently that had a break down of donations by party and candidate from the deceased.
Like flowers?
j/k Personally, I think you're being a little extreme, but I do understand your point.virginiakid
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Really? You can only donate up to $2300 per campaign cycle? That stinks. They really know how to sock it to you don't they. Well, I'm not there yet, Got a ways to go. Get people you know to send in the donations for you. Pay them the money and have them donate in their name and they can donate as well by adding in their own donations. Just a thought.
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Like flowers?
I just think they're/it's wasteful, is all. Maybe I'm used too used to going behind the florist shop and getting flowers out of the dumpster if I want flowers, lol.
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Set up a chip-in where the max donation is five bucks.. a thank you card from everybody in the grassroots. Then add $5 more to your campaign donation.
Carol and Ron deserve this gesture of gratitude. And we deserve the opportunity to give it. Never leave off being kind and human in the good quest. What is victory if we abandon our freedom? What is freedom if we forget to love? Keep it human and we will not regret the manner in which we struggled.
Carol and Ron deserve this gesture of gratitude. And we deserve the opportunity to give it. Never leave off being kind and human in the good quest. What is victory if we abandon our freedom? What is freedom if we forget to love? Keep it human and we will not regret the manner in which we struggled.
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