Peter Schiff asks supporters to help cope with campaign debt

[college4life]

Ok I didn't mean to be critical, I just think Schiff donating to Grayson is a little suspicious given that he doesn't donate to many liberty candidates at all.

Yes, grayson opposes the FED but for the wrong reasons. He, like Kuninich, wants Congress to oversee spending which will be even more disastrous. He needs to realize the FED monetizes because of the deficit.

Grayson is a huge part of the problem and Schiff is a little disappointing by supporting him.

But that's just my opinion man

 

[erowe1]

I recently learned Schiff donated to Alan Grayson. Why? Alan Grayson is an insufferable human being and one of the biggest libs of all

Wow. That's interesting. I didn't believe it until I looked it up. Grayson is the only Dem Shiff's on record donating to. He also maxed out to RP, Kokesh, Rand, and Murray Sabrin. So all in all he's been a good friend to us with his political contributions.

I'm impartial about this request for help with repaying his debt to himself. I won't be donating. But anyone who does is doing it voluntarily, so more power to them. He's certainly not the first politician to ask supporters for help with campaign debts.

 

[erowe1]

Ok I didn't mean to be critical, I just think Schiff donating to Grayson is a little suspicious given that he doesn't donate to many liberty candidates at all.

He maxed out to RP, Rand, Kokesh, and Sabrin. What more do you want?

 

[college4life]

EROWE1, I didn't realize he had donated to Sabrin and Kokesh. But still it'd be better if he donated to some other liberty-friendly candidates instead of Grayson.

Heck, I'd rather him just spend 2400 on a night out than on giving it away to Grayson if that makes any sense.

 

[tsai3904]

Ok I didn't mean to be critical, I just think Schiff donating to Grayson is a little suspicious given that he doesn't donate to many liberty candidates at all.

I think it's suspicious too, but for different reasons. Would Schiff have donated to Grayson if Grayson wasn't a client? For Grayson to be a client, he has to have some trust in Schiff's understanding of the economy. Maybe Schiff thought he would be able to convince Grayson on some economic issues.

 

[college4life]

To be perfectly frank, I think it's a little "you rub my back and I'll rub yours" activity going on. Grayson won't alter many of his core economic ideas at this stage.

Grayson is very wealthy, invests a lot with Schiff and Schiff rewards him with campaign contributions. Very disheartening, you should approve or disapprove of a man not because of his wealth but because of his beliefs/actions of course.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I'd wager than[sic] Peter had the lowest ratio of dollars per vote.

Peter Schiff also had the lowest amount of votes in the primary, below a guy who dropped out of the race months prior.

Might get flamed for this but just cannot understand the infatuation with running some of "our" 2010 last places duds again (Medina, Schiff.) Can't we find some fresh faces?

 

[college4life]

I agree RONPAULFANINGA,

Peter is good at econ. I agree. But he is a terrible politician. He is not a warm person, not a real family man on the campaign trail and whether you like it or not that is very important espcially in the Republican primary.

I think it is a poor use of resources to invest in Schiff's campaign, I'd rather see people buy gold and silver or support a candidate with a realistic chance of winning

 

[Liberty_Mike]

Sorry Peter, but I donated $100 to your campaign during the actual campaign season, and I do not think you used our money as efficiently as you could have to win the race. You should have followed and taken ideas from Rand Paul and other tea party candidates. As big of a fan of Schiffs as I am, he will need some serious reforms in the way he campaigns if he wants to win in 2012.

 

[qh4dotcom]

I recently learned Schiff donated to Alan Grayson. Why? Alan Grayson is an insufferable human being and one of the biggest libs of all

Grayson is a Euro Pacific client...and I recall when Peter was talking about him Peter said Grayson understand economics...unfortunately he is misguided on the socialist policies.

 

[qh4dotcom]

Bump

 

[college4life]

If Grayson understands economics, why does he support higher income taxes, universal healthcare and huge entitlement programs? The joke is that Grayson gets pissed at the FED but what does he want them to do? not monetize the deficit? Then who will buy the bonds?

We can't be naive, Peter wants to reward Grayson for being a client and it is frankly disgusting.

 

[emazur]

Peter spent a ton of his own money and time on the campaign, and underwrites most of the cost of his radio show by himself. Sure he has the money to pay off the $800k himself (and I have no doubt he'll pay off a large portion of that by himself) but wants to gauge the level of support to decide whether or not to run again in 2012. He did make significant progress in name recognition which would help a lot if he made another run.

 

[cbc58]

this says alot about him. disappointing to say the least. he's not a politician and shouldn't be one. he should know better than to spend money he doesn't have and loaning his campaign money is his own business. let him eat the loss and learn.

 

[nobody's_hero]

I'll donate a little bit when I get paid again ($20 is about all I can part with). But if I do that, I want Peter to know that I won't be able to donate to any future campaign of his (if, in fact, he is using this as a way to measure support for him in the future). It's nothing personal, here's my rationale:

It is different to say that there are 'politicians who can't win races,' and 'there are races that can't be won.' I won't be so quick to write Peter off as a politician who can't win races. If we had serious debates in this country, he would have been able to mop the floor with the other candidates. But in Connecticut, there are races that can't be won.

It pains me that so far we have seen great candidates in horrible locations. But blame the location, not the candidate. After all, it is the people of those areas who must decide who is electable. The candidates only get one vote for themselves, so they obviously can't do all the work. This isn't like a foot-race where each runner must win on his own merit, with no one there to move his feet for him. It's a fuckin' popularity contest, and the brightest, most-qualified do not always win.

But someone should let Mr. Schiff know that while his attempt was appreciated, he isn't the only one who's gone into debt to support liberty candidates.

 

[K466]

Interesting, I just have not had the feeling he will run in 2012, but this would seem to indicate possible interest...

 

[Kludge]

Interesting, I just have not had the feeling he will run in 2012, but this would seem to indicate possible interest...

Which is why he said it while asking for money.

 

[Fredom101]

how the hell does schiff not have enough money to easily be able to pay this back???
this boggles my mind. i'm really surprised that he would ask for help with this. i don't get it!

 

[youngbuck]

He said he was willing to put forth a lot of his own money. He did, and now he's regretting it and wants his supporters to bail him out. I donated twice to his campaign, both for his exploratory committee (or whatever that's called), and again during the latter half of his campaign. He's not getting any more from me.

 

[YumYum]

this says alot about him. disappointing to say the least. he's not a politician and shouldn't be one. he should know better than to spend money he doesn't have and loaning his campaign money is his own business. let him eat the loss and learn.

That isn't what a good fiscal conservative should be doing, and that is, spending money he doesn't have. Anyways, he set his sights too high, just like Ralph Nader running for president, when Nader has never held office. Peter should next try running for state assembly, or even mayor, to get more experience before another run for the senate.