Ron Paul's Campaign Manager Jesse Benton Speaks Out

[WilliamC]

why is jesse giving interviews and not rp?

For a grassroots internet webcast? Ron Paul's got better things to do.

 

[constituent]

billionaire or not, we're going to win...

this has become one hell of a distraction...

rather unfortunate,

-just sayin'

 

[cyrax]

Couldn't have said it better than lib4321.

 

[LibertyRevolution]

If we'd had "liberty revolutionaries" like you in 1776, we'd still be singing "God Save the Queen"...

If we had leaders in 1776 like we have in the Ron Paul HQ, then the movement would have failed! Do not blame me becuase of HQ failures.
I support the ideas of freedom and truth. Yet the HQ spends its money making ads, to pander to christain republicans, which will bassical hang ourselves in a 3rd party run. What happened to FREEDOM IS POPULAR, what happend to REINSTATE THE CONSTITUTION, what happend to RESTORE YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS. These are the "movements" ideas that got me to switch parties from the Libertarian party to the Republican party. The Iowa informercial was the last straw I could take. Ads focusing on being anti-abortion, repealing roe vs wade. HQ made all the ammo that the DEMS need to slughter us in a general. Why do you not understand that by continuing to fund the HQ, is the same as telling them that we aprove of their leadership and spending! We want congress to defund the war so that we have to bring the troops home, yet they continue to fund the war, which gives bush proof that the american people are for the war. Funding HQ, after all of its miss-management is the exact same thing. I will vote for ron paul on election day, but I quit activly trying to convert others after the Iowa ad. I told people dont worry about Iowa, there all supid christian warmongers, look to NH, will deffinatly get 3rd or better there. then we fail misserable in NH, and I lost all my crediablity, and so did Ron Paul. Now Ron Paul is a JOKE to the people I work with and when people tell me it be a waste of their vote, or their vote is better spend as a vote agasint hillary on the DEM ballot, how can I argue that they are wrong?

 

[Todd]

here's the summary given at the website--


"Jesse Benton, Matt Pyeatt (Ron Paul's Grandson) and Dr. Ryan Osborne spoke out on what's happening inside the campaign last night on Ron Paul Revolution Radio's "Generation Liberty" which is also hosted by Matt Pyeatt and Dr. Ryan Osborne. They addressed the concerns of supporters about how the campaign is spending money and assured listeners that there is a well thought out and deliberate strategy to win the nomination. "Be patient, Ron Paul's has been in this a long time, he knows what he's doing. He's certainly the tortoise who is going to win the race, so please be patient, he's smart!" "And keep in mind we are only 3 or 4 states into it and we have a tremendous amount of time left and we still have this money." Jesse indicated the campaign is working toward a big win on February 5th and they're hoping people don't forget the upcoming money bomb on the 21st of January. He said Ron Paul needs the money to accomplish their goals and they also don't want the old media to spin the lower numbers as an indication decline in his campaign"

Great. So when the hell are they going to start actually doing things that win elections..like...for example, run beu coup TV and radio ads in the Super Tuesday states?

 

[westmich4paul]

Jesse said that alot of the money has gone for travel(aka air-travel, paid staff, and advertising) and from the figures he gives us as of Jan 1st they had about 8 mil left. So thats 22 million spent on these three factors or at least a good chunk of it. Ok I get it all three things are not cheap. I can agree. But from a grassroots stance in Michigan here is where we sat as of Jan 14th. Ron Paul travel expenses = $o he didn't even come here. Advertising =$300,000 and I am taking that figure from what they said they needed in N.H. when they raised a seperate fund for radio ads. I am being very generous by giving that total because while he did advertise on radio we certainly were not swamped with it so it was probably more like $200,000. Paid staff well we had Kellie S.W. MI Coordinator and Leslie state coordinator. We met with them 1 time on like the 5th of Jan for about 2hrs and then Leslie came up to help find a H.Q. location in Grand Rapids that never materialized because of the rent prices. They wanted prime retail space but wanted to pay subprime rent like as in half of what the market value was for these locations. So again being very generous I will give these ladies 50,000 salaries although it was probably worth about 25,000 each. Add up the total for MI you get $400,000 dollars. Now since Wyoming wasn't really a factor that meant only 2 states went before us and cost a whopping 11 + million per state for Iowa and New Hampshire. Now take the three states and tell me which state got the most votes? the best finish? Michigan. This is not the budgeting he is talking about, surely it cannot be. I will support Ron and spread his message to everyone I know but I will not spend another dime on this campaign. At least not unless it is a grassroots donation. At least they can be more accountable.

 

[walt]

why hasn't benton been replaced?

 

[Ozwest]

Sorry, would like to back you, but am, unable to do so.

The histrionics bore me.

My hard-earned got burned, and I got no time for bullshit. The young'ns have failed miserably.

 

[amonasro]

Jesse said that alot of the money has gone for travel(aka air-travel, paid staff, and advertising) and from the figures he gives us as of Jan 1st they had about 8 mil left. So thats 22 million spent on these three factors or at least a good chunk of it. Ok I get it all three things are not cheap. I can agree. But from a grassroots stance in Michigan here is where we sat as of Jan 14th. Ron Paul travel expenses = $o he didn't even come here. Advertising =$300,000 and I am taking that figure from what they said they needed in N.H. when they raised a seperate fund for radio ads. I am being very generous by giving that total because while he did advertise on radio we certainly were not swamped with it so it was probably more like $200,000. Paid staff well we had Kellie S.W. MI Coordinator and Leslie state coordinator. We met with them 1 time on like the 5th of Jan for about 2hrs and then Leslie came up to help find a H.Q. location in Grand Rapids that never materialized because of the rent prices. They wanted prime retail space but wanted to pay subprime rent like as in half of what the market value was for these locations. So again being very generous I will give these ladies 50,000 salaries although it was probably worth about 25,000 each. Add up the total for MI you get $400,000 dollars. Now since Wyoming wasn't really a factor that meant only 2 states went before us and cost a whopping 11 + million per state for Iowa and New Hampshire. Now take the three states and tell me which state got the most votes? the best finish? Michigan. This is not the budgeting he is talking about, surely it cannot be. I will support Ron and spread his message to everyone I know but I will not spend another dime on this campaign. At least not unless it is a grassroots donation. At least they can be more accountable.

So basically you're pulling numbers out of thin air, using them to justify the campaign's incompetence, and not donating because of it.

Best. Logic. Ever.

Have fun never donating to the campaign ever, because they're not going to magically swoop down tomorrow, make all your dreams come true, and hand you an itemized list of what they spent money on. Please wait until the Q4 financial results are released.

 

[Ozwest]

So basically, unless someones pushing your ass, you're little girly boys, little drama queens, self centered wankers. Am I right?

Fux News tells me you are the future.

God fucking forbid!

 

[Mark]

http://www.rprradio.com/32KRPR_Benton_Speaks.mp3

Thanks for the link! Downloaded and listening now.

 

[buck000]

Didn't listen to the broadcast, but maybe the billionaire is Jim Rogers?