Ron Paul: Most Donations From the Military!

Seeing how many views this thread is getting, I think it would be a good idea to correct the errors in the OP. You could start with the first paragraph. "I" is always capitalized (and there are 4 more occurrences of this error in the post). You've misspelled "Pawlenty". Learn the difference between "then" and "than" and use the correct word. Parentheses go right before or after the words they enclose, rather than separated by a space.

In paragraph two: Sentences require subject and object. "Anyone who described their employer as military" isn't a complete sentence. Commas go right after the word they follow, not before the following word. "Breakdown" is one word, not two.

In "Paul does not beat total donations of all other candidates combined, however hes still comes in double the Republican's combined and #1 out of all candidates", the apostrophe is misplaced in "Republican's" and there's an extra "s" in the 13th word.
 
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I also think it would be a good idea to parse the .fec files rather than just simply rely on the employer summary data. If someone describes their "employer" as "retired", and then describes their "occupation" as "military officer", then that will only show up as "retired" on the employer summary data. So you'll miss some contributions from vets.

For instance, I found one who lists his employer as none and lists his occupation as Retired US Army

again, I found someone describing their employer as "USA" and describing their occupation as U.S. Marine
 
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Revolution9 said:
This CAN be used to much advantage when the bozos start with their phony respect for the troops routine. Bring them home to their families and let them spend their paycheque in their local economy.

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I agree, I'll be using it, you can bet.
 
I can post this on a major conservative news outlet if I can get it from a reputable source (I love RPF, but my boss won't let it be published if not from the campaign or a "real" news site.
 
Run with it...

Revolution9 said:
This CAN be used to much advantage when the bozos start with their phony respect for the troops routine. Bring them home to their families and let them spend their paycheque in their local economy.

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This should be pounded over and over and used in the debates...

Something like: "Would you trust the United States Military to choose the next President? If you do then vote for me because I recieve more donations from active military members then all these other candidates combined"

BAM! Rinse... Repeat
 
I remember last election when this was pointed out, neocons responded by saying "anyone can say they're a member of the military. Paul supporters are lying about their occupations to make him look better." I suspect they'll do the same here.

Thankfully, I think that excuse will play a little thin with many people today. I know it's hard to believe, but it is possible the servicemen and women may be just as tired as the endless wars as everyone else outside the so called "intellectuals" and foreign policy "realists." Who would have thought?
 
FYI you could add another $250 to RPs total for last quarter and as much from yesterday's moneybomb. My dad has donated that much and he is retired military but wrote down consultant as his current employer. I'll tell him to switch it up in the future.
 
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