PayPal co-founders fund pro-Paul Super PAC

[sailingaway]

This, Reuters noticed:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-usa-campaign-spending-paul-idUSTRE80U1OF20120131

 

[camp_steveo]

Will they donate $5million like the gingrich billionaire did? I hope

 

[JuicyG]

This is great news. Some rich billionaire libertarians joining Paul. Finally!

Peter Thiel is great guy who did a lot of work to promote libertarian ideas. This could have huge impact. Best news in weeks if not months.

 

[Kharan]

Danke schon!

 

[Crotale]

Thiel's $3bn from the flotation of Facebook would be nice. Ta.

 

[bbartlog]

Peter Thiel... I thought he might get on board. That's great news.

 

[Crotale]

The grassroots on the ground is still what will ultimately determine whether we win the nomination though:

www.ronpaulcountry.com

If you haven't signed up yet, then why on earth not? Go sign up, now.

Ron Paul 2012 FTW!

 

[Crotale]

Another article which labels Ron Paul's foreign policy as "isolationist".

Getting bored of this smear now.

 

[ohgodno]

Pretty awesome - big ad buys in ME and CO would be epic.

 

[BKom]

This, Reuters noticed:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-usa-campaign-spending-paul-idUSTRE80U1OF20120131

So, Ron's still an isolationist because he'd rather trade and travel than drop bombs and build overseas bases. And is it true that these guys are spending those millions all on internet advertising? What a tremendous waste of money if true. As if Ron needs more internet support. If you're not on television, you're not a real candidate.

I read somewhere else that Ron has been on TV in nevada for months. I live in Las Vegas and haven't seen one Ron Paul television ad yet. Hard to believe what you read these days.

 

[Crotale]

So, Ron's still an isolationist because he'd rather trade and travel than drop bombs and build overseas bases. And is it true that these guys are spending those millions all on internet advertising? What a tremendous waste of money if true. As if Ron needs more internet support. If you're not on television, you're not a real candidate.

I read somewhere else that Ron has been on TV in nevada for months. I live in Las Vegas and haven't seen one Ron Paul television ad yet. Hard to believe what you read these days.

See the link (about the idea for a vid) in my sig. Perhaps you would be interested in helping?

 

[randomname]

They edited down Thiels statement from

“Too often in this country we learn things the hard way—whether it’s putting your nest egg in overvalued stocks, borrowing more than your house is worth, or amassing a mountain of student debt to pay for a degree with no real job prospects. With its unsustainable deficits, government spending is heading down the same path. Men and women who want freedom and growth should take action. A good place to start is voting for Ron Paul.”

to

"Too often in this country we learn things the hard way ... With its unsustainable deficits, government spending is heading down the same path. Men and women who want freedom and growth should take action. A good place to start is voting for Ron Paul," Thiel said in a statement."

A bit too much truth for Reuters

 

[Peace&Freedom]

It's always been a liberty dream to court some libertarian billionaire (not neo-libertarians, like the Koch bros) into starting a PAC they could directly fund, or better, get them to run for President or VP themselves. Has the great day come at last?

 

[Student Of Paulism]

They sure must have a lot of money to blow 1.4 in FL lol. I still wish they would have used that money elsewhere since FL was a lost cause, but 1.4 mil is apparently pocket change to them. This is huge, as Ron needs all the loot he can get right now, and gives him good competition with that Adleson creep who kisses up to Newt.

 

[puppetmaster]

I would like to see them take California.

 

[cdc482]

Didn't these guys withhold millions of dollars from Wikileaks?

 

[Jeremy]

Endorse Liberty has probably been the most wasteful of the pro-Paul Super PACs... It's a shame really.

 

[Ray]

Didn't these guys withhold millions of dollars from Wikileaks?

Peter Thiel no longer runs Paypal. In 2002, he sold Paypal to eBay.

 

[Jeremy]

Pretty awesome - big ad buys in ME and CO would be epic.

Is the PAC even on TV or are they still wasting money online?

 

[seapilot]

Is the PAC even on TV or are they still wasting money online?

Have to remember where they made their money. It was not from TV it was from internet. That is the market they know well and that is why they probably have been slow to leap to TV advertising.