Accountability Money Bomb" for August 8

[riphro]

The first campaign of this new organization is the formation of Strange Bedfellows, the ideologically diverse coalition we have formed with liberals, libertarians and others who are devoted to the preservation of our core constitutional liberties and the rule of law. Before it has even begun, The Wall St. Journal and numerous online venues have written about this unique coalition.

To initiate and fund our new campaign, we have teamed with the individual who was behind the innovative and extraordinarily successful Ron Paul "money bombs" -- Trevor Lyman, along with Rick Williams and Break the Matrix -- to plan an "Accountability Money Bomb" for August 8. That is the day in 1974 when Richard Nixon was forced to resign from office for his lawbreaking and surveillance abuses. That day illustrates how far we have fallen in this country in less than 35 years, as we now not only permit rampant presidential lawbreaking and a limitless surveillance state, but have a bipartisan political class that endorses it and even retroactively protects the lawbreakers.

To participate in the money bomb and support our new organization, you can pledge to donate here -- or by clicking on the logo above. On August 8, those who pledged will make their actual donations in whatever amount they choose, and the results will then be announced.

This type of ideologically diverse coalition devoted to the preservation of basic constitutional protections and the rule of law -- modeled after the still-growing and increasingly potent left-right coalition that has spontaneously arisen in Britain to fight against their Establishment's corrupt seizure of limitless surveillance and detention powers -- can be a new and powerful force. Those who are responsible for these erosions need to be undermined and the nature of the debate over these issues needs to be changed. A successful start and the support of as many people as possible is vital to launching this effort the right way -- in a way that will enable its presence to be heard and felt in the Beltway precincts that need to hear and feel it.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/08/accountability/index.html

http://www.accountabilitynowpac.com/sponsors.php

[newyearsrevolution08]

To initiate and fund our new campaign, we have teamed with the individual who was behind the innovative and extraordinarily successful Ron Paul "money bombs" -- Trevor Lyman, along with Rick Williams and Break the Matrix -- to plan an "Accountability Money Bomb" for August 8.


Is this money bomb going to be TRANSPARENT and also what % goes to the "volunteers" of this effort?

[constituent]

http://www.forumammo.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10071/picard-no-facepalm.jpg


Can you say "Larry Craig Syndrome?"

[revolutionman]

Strange Bedfellows Rox!!!

Glenn Greenwald will be on Break The Matrix with Rick Williams on breakthematrix.com Friday morning 11:00am to 12:00pm EST. You should tune in to hear what our allies on the left have to say about the corporate puppets in DC doing the jig for a nickle.

[newyearsrevolution08]

http://www.forumammo.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10071/picard-no-facepalm.jpg


Can you say "Larry Craig Syndrome?"

If picard (spelling???) could get a cut from each image of him shown with that ONE pic he would be a wealthy man lol....

[revolutionman]

they've already raised $300,000 at www.thestrangebedfellows.com

FYI the percentage is 10%

their fee is 10 percent.

[ItsTime]

how much is BTM paying if I make a youtube or if I send out emails to my mailing lists?

[constituent]

they've already raised $300,000 at www.thestrangebedfellows.com

FYI the percentage is 10%

their fee is 10 percent.

dude, you just said it was 400,000 and then edited your post to say 300,000...

but that i'm not driving them traffic, i'd check it out to see where this number is coming from...

what i'd really like to see is a donors list to know how many folks with a stake in the co.'s future will be donating to themselves. i know that ain't happenin'

what's crazy is a for-profit enterprise taking up "donations." sell me a service, or don't, ya know?

[ItsTime]

dude, you just said it was 400,000 and then edited your post to say 300,000...

but that i'm not driving them traffic, i'd check it out to see where this number is coming from...

what i'd really like to see is a donors list to know how many folks with a stake in the co.'s future will be donating to themselves. i know that ain't happenin'

what's crazy is a for-profit enterprise taking up "donations." sell me a service, or don't, ya know?

Dont you know its hours of entertainment coming up with creative advertising for free, so someone else can rake in the profits!? Now that is what I call service I am willing to pay for. :cool:

[revolutionman]

dude, you just said it was 400,000 and then edited your post to say 300,000...

I typed, what i thought i saw earlier, than then I checked, if you noticed, i also posted the wrong addy at first and then corrected it.



what's crazy is a for-profit enterprise taking up "donations." sell me a service, or don't, ya know? Are you familiar with professional fundraising??

http://www.afpnet.org/about_afp theres a little resource for you to study up a bit on it.


Dont you know its hours of entertainment coming up with creative advertising for free, so someone else can rake in the profits!? Now that is what I call service I am willing to pay for.

I'll back a good idea because its a good idea, why should I hold it against them if they are turning a profit, sounds like a mild case of wealth envy that we are so disgusted with when it comes from the socialist left. I'm eager for people within the movement to do well, and if they can earn a living while furthering the cause in a legitimate, lawful and ethical way, then God bless them and good luck to them.

I understand the demand for transparency, and BTM should as well seeing as how it knows the kinda people its dealing with, I hope they and their partners in Strange Bedfellows will be as open as possible with us. But I'm not sure what obligations they have as a private entity to disclose anything to the general public.

[constituent]

Are you familiar with professional fundraising??

http://www.afpnet.org/about_afp theres a little resource for you to study up a bit on it.



lol, yea... i've done it for a living. you?

remind me again what they're raising funds for, because usually you "raise funds" for some "cause" or non-profit, or charity of some sort.

[constituent]

I'll back a good idea because its a good idea, why should I hold it against them if they are turning a profit, sounds like a mild case of wealth envy that we are so disgusted with when it comes from the socialist left.

same tired b.s.

no one is opposed to making money, your (cheapshot) claim is ridiculous.

[constituent]

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ghey. i hope things turn out well for BTM too, but i'm not so eager for it as to pretend that the site/"business" in its present form exists in a vacuum, hasn't already sent out the troll squads, didn't initially present a "business plan" more akin to a pink-sheet IPO scam, and one of the founding members didn't come in here threatening to sue everyone.

...nor am i pretending that the GR wasn't taken for a ride (literally and figuratively) in terms of the Airship R.P. Hindenburg

i'm also not pretending that i didn't see what LB's little troll/wrecking squad did over at RPR.com when everyone started getting petty over the money.

nor forgetting whose open arms the whole petty clique went running into after(before?)ward.... (give you a guess, it was the same crew who i first heard about the billionaire from when it was broadcast on (real) LIVE RADIO over at Republic Broadcasting Network in Austin, TX on my way to work... whoops, no need in guessing, i just named 'em for ya)

it's not like there is no past history here upon which people can make their own judgements.


and


the obfuscation and maintenance of utter bullshit on the part of so many ("some people don't like capitalism and are against 'for-profit' ventures" you know, the tired ol' "i'm the real revolutionary and you're not" bit) does little to remedy the situation.


...but i wasn't going to express all of this while the thread was in such a visible (grassroots central) spot on the forum, though i'm sure i'll still be bashed (and called petty/jealous or any other number of empty insults) for speaking against the "almighty wtf/ever."


and


I remember LB from Ron Paul Radio, and always enjoyed his show.

Judging LB on the merits of his broadcasting/entertainment ability alone, I give him an A+ w/out hesitation.


That said, I choose not to support his program for precisely the reason listed in my earlier post. I do not appreciate individuals dropping gay (and other) porn links into IRC chats that (like it or not) represent this "movement" to the world at large (assuming the whole story was told and the culprits properly identified, i stopped caring to follow after awhile).

Nor am I very big on forgiving such a sleight.

It would be great to get some clarification on this matter, though I doubt sincerely that it will be forthcoming.



Call it, "accountability."

[OhioMichael]

Money bomb today.

http://www.accountabilitynowpac.com/

[ItsTime]

dont be tricked out of more of your money. do not donate to this cause.

[bucfish]

Bump for strangebedfellows a great idea!