Rand Paul's money problem

[Wilf]

Good point. Ron could afford to throw $500k at Rand's superpac. That would cover Jesse's wages at least.

Why $500K, chould it not be more like $100k

 

[TaftFan]

So you want to give more clicks to people that attack Rand and other liberty candidates. You want more clicks for them, not less clicks.

Listen to yourself here.

No, the point is that the clicks coming from this forum are insignificant.

 

[acptulsa]

No, the point is that the clicks coming from this forum are insignificant.

Just because you ignore the point about the metrics which determine which sites pop up at the top of a search engine page doesn't mean everyone else will, too.

But, hey. Doesn't mean you're not free to ignore them and hope in vain that they go away.

 

[jj-]

Here's a question no one is asking....his father is a very wealthy man....why doesn't Ron Paul pump some money into Rand's campaign?

Carol didn't allow Ron to use their money even for Ron's own campaigns. Moreover, Ron Paul is probably too pure to finance someone who endorsed Mitt Romney.

 

[eleganz]

Just because you ignore the point about the metrics which determine which sites pop up at the top of a search engine page doesn't mean everyone else will, too.

But, hey. Doesn't mean you're not free to ignore them and hope in vain that they go away.

No man, he understands websites, quit arguing with him.

 

[Krugminator2]

Carol didn't allow Ron to use their money even for Ron's own campaigns. Moreover, Ron Paul is probably too pure to finance someone who endorsed Mitt Romney.

I don't think Ron should donate. He isn't that rich. He probably has 4 or 5 million.

But I hope the "Ron is too pure" part is a joke. Ron Paul endorsed DOZENS of people worse than Mitt Romney. Ron Paul endorsed some of the biggest RINOs in Congress.

 

[jj-]

I don't think Ron should donate. He isn't that rich. He probably has 4 or 5 million.

But I hope the "Ron is too pure" part is a joke. Ron Paul endorsed DOZENS of people worse than Mitt Romney. Ron Paul endorsed some of the biggest RINOs in Congress.

not for President.

 

[Krugminator2]

not for President.

Ron Paul originally endorsed a third party slate in 2008 that included two Communists.

 

[Wilf]

Ron Paul originally endorsed a third party slate in 2008 that included two Communists.

Really, I thought he endorsed Chuck Baldwin

 

[ican'tvote]

Really, I thought he endorsed Chuck Baldwin

Originally he said to vote for anyone out of the Green candidate, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, and Ralph Nader. Then Barr started whining that he should choose one of them, so he chose Baldwin. Probably why Barr endorsed Gingrich in 2012.

 

[Wilf]

Originally he said to vote for anyone out of the Green candidate, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, and Ralph Nader. Then Barr started whining that he should choose one of them, so he chose Baldwin. Probably why Barr endorsed Gingrich in 2012.

Ok,

Just not to annoy you (and this is off-topic)

Wasn't Ralph Nader the Green candidate in 2008

 

[jj-]

Ron Paul originally endorsed a third party slate in 2008 that included two Communists.

When someone endorses "a slate", one isn't endorsing anyone. If people fail to pick the best from the slate, it's their fault.

 

[ican'tvote]

Ok,

Just not to annoy you (and this is off-topic)

Wasn't Ralph Nader the Green candidate in 2008

Nah, he was running as an independent that time. The Green Party candidate was Cynthia McKinney.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

Yeah, I think so, and he attended Bilderberg. Some people demonized Ron for that.

It was a bad sign, and Thiel's evolution to the elite side is further evidence of where such associations lead over time. So a tycoon who eagerly donated to a anti-war, constitutional candidate one election cycle, is stuck in neutral the very next time? Did anybody ever see the Adelsons et al waver in their commitments? No, because the latter didn't need to be "gotten to." Thiel was gotten to.

I pondered about Thiel a few years ago, noting that "billionaires do not normally talk among regular folks. Who will have more consistent and heavy contact with him, when push comes to shove?" We apparently have our answer.

 

[eleganz]

It was a bad sign, and Thiel's evolution to the elite side is further evidence of where such associations lead over time. So a tycoon who eagerly donated to a anti-war, constitutional candidate one election cycle, is stuck in neutral the very next time? Did anybody ever see the Adelsons et al waver in their commitments? No, because the latter didn't need to be "gotten to." Thiel was gotten to.

I pondered about Thiel a few years ago, noting that "billionaires do not normally talk among regular folks. Who will have more consistent and heavy contact with him, when push comes to shove?" We apparently have our answer.

You drew that conclusion solely from this passage? Do you know what speculated and surmised means??

At the top of the list was Peter Thiel, the eccentric Northern California venture capitalist who funneled $2.6 million to Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. But Thiel is being far less generous this time around, leaving Paul’s crestfallen advisers with the distinct impression that he won’t give them a dime. They’ve been left guessing as to why. One speculated that Thiel, who didn’t respond to requests for comment, was unhappy with the rollout of Paul’s policy platform. Another surmised he was skeptical of Paul’s 2016 prospects or that he’d become tired of political giving and would sit out 2016 entirely.

 

[JohnGalt1225]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-pauls-money-problem-118397.html

So Rand won't be another candidate to be bought and sold by Wall St. like a commodity? And this is supposed to be a bad thing?

 

[acptulsa]

My, how this place has changed. Seven years ago, this thread would have been all like,

PAULITICO MONEY BOMB!!

 

[anaconda]

That's very surprising about Peter Thiel. Does anyone know if that's true? It makes no sense.

And what is Larry Ellison getting out of his Rubio romance?

 

[Brett85]

So Rand won't be another candidate to be bought and sold by Wall St. like a commodity? And this is supposed to be a bad thing?

I just posted this to point out that we're going to need to step up and donate, since Rand isn't going to be able to rely on the rich donors to donate large amounts to his campaign.

 

[anaconda]

Ron Paul originally endorsed a third party slate in 2008 that included two Communists.

But the 3rd Parties, under Ron Paul's tutelage, and announced at the National Press Club, all agreed to four key policy platforms: audit the Fed, stop the wars, civil liberties, and the national debt. This made each distinctly different and a far better choice than the Republican or Democratic nominees.