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iGGz
07-20-2011, 05:42 PM
lol, too funny

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/18/995960/-Newt-Gingrich-buys-million-dollar*-website-and-spam-machine

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20110627/OPINION01/306279989/-1/opinion

Agorism
07-20-2011, 06:06 PM
nice catch haha

Carehn
07-20-2011, 06:07 PM
to bad the site sucks. But his button is bad ass. Like the design.
http://www.newtstore2012.com/v/vspfiles/photos/N12-BWHT12-2T.jpg

Im going to get a button maker and come up with some better ones for Paul. People like buttons

iGGz
07-20-2011, 06:10 PM
lol that is a pretty sweet button... but $800,000 for the site? ...I can't even fathom it

sailingaway
07-20-2011, 06:18 PM
And Ron spent $1600 on his.

http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2011/07/presidential-candidate-fundraising-reports-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-whole-lot-of-ugly/

DrRP08
07-20-2011, 06:22 PM
How is that even possible? I could make that website.. lol. It's not even a particularly nice website.

dannno
07-20-2011, 06:23 PM
And Ron spent $1600 on his.

I don't think that's an accurate figure (I know it comes from the books), but it's a lot closer to that than $700k.

In other words, some of the work on the website may charged to other campaign related accounts.

AZKing
07-20-2011, 06:39 PM
LOL, he got ripped off by some web designer, that's for sure. It's an ok website all things considered, but the front end isn't worth much more than $1k, and I'm fairly positive that store is just some free ecommerce script like OpenCart, given the terrible integration.

TheNcredibleEgg
07-20-2011, 06:49 PM
Any chance that someone in his close family (perhaps one of his ex-wives) was the one paid to design the site. You know, a embezzlement-esque type deal.

Warrior_of_Freedom
07-20-2011, 07:00 PM
Why does this guy bother?

pauladin
07-20-2011, 07:11 PM
damn i need to get into the web design business!

sailingaway
07-20-2011, 07:15 PM
I don't think that's an accurate figure (I know it comes from the books), but it's a lot closer to that than $700k.

In other words, some of the work on the website may charged to other campaign related accounts.

I think volunteers worked on it.

brandon
07-20-2011, 07:21 PM
Any chance that someone in his close family (perhaps one of his ex-wives) was the one paid to design the site. You know, a embezzlement-esque type deal.

That's what I'm thinking. They're definitely hiding money somewhere.

brandon
07-20-2011, 07:22 PM
I think volunteers worked on it.

I'm pretty sure it's being done by the same people who did Rand's website. CanDo web design.

iGGz
07-20-2011, 07:33 PM
Any chance that someone in his close family (perhaps one of his ex-wives) was the one paid to design the site. You know, a embezzlement-esque type deal.

This was one of my questions as well

sailingaway
07-20-2011, 07:52 PM
I'm pretty sure it's being done by the same people who did Rand's website. CanDo web design.

Those were the same guys who did Ron's for him last time, weren't they?

AGRP
07-20-2011, 08:01 PM
Come on guys. You should know how these tyrants work.

1) Set up front company that happens to be connected to friend/family.

2) Award ridiculously overpriced contract/payment to business.

3) Contract out the work at the real cost and keep the rest.