11/6/07 New York Times -- Page A20

[bbachtung]

According to the New York Times' website, the November 6, 2007, issue will have the RP raises $4.2 million in one day story on page A20.

Those of you who get the Times . . . enjoy.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html#National Report

[Lord Xar]

nice.. but he is off a few hundred thousand.. nice article... appreciated.

[kutibah]

Too bad it's not front page =(

[bbachtung]

Too bad it's not front page =(

Romney's "big" endorsement is on A22.

[Primbs]

It is ok.

[LizF]

Excellent! Consider sharing this story (forwarding by email through the website) to those who might be interested. :) ;)

[yaz]

i didn't like the article but i'm glad there is one.

[joshdvm]

With this, I think we might be looking at the worst, most distorted, coverage of the event--overemphasizing the Fawkes association, downplaying the number of supporters ("On Monday, a group of Paul supporters helped..." )--although, for being the worst, it's still not bad.:D

I've anecdotally noticed the NY Times hardly covers RP at all. Why is that? Isn't The NY Times left-leaning and against the war? (A recent Times editorial called the Iraq invasion "unnecessary"). Yet, they seem to go out of their way to promote the neo-con candidates and agenda. Now, you'd think their editorial bias would work at least a little in Paul's favor, instead of the opposite, as it appears to do. Why is that? I've been wondering this for a while, now.

[Corydoras]

Ron Paul Raises More Than $4 Million in One Day

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: November 6, 2007

Historians and British schoolchildren remember Guy Fawkes as the Roman Catholic, anti-Protestant rebel who on Nov. 5, 1605, tried to assassinate King James I by blowing up the Parliament. Supporters of the Republican primary campaign of the libertarian Representative Ron Paul may remember Fawkes as a wildly successful fund-raising gimmick.

On Monday, a group of Paul supporters helped raised more than $4.07 million in one day — approaching what the campaign raised in the entire last quarter — through a Web site called ThisNovember5th.com, a reference to the day the British commemorate the thwarted bombing.

Many fans of Mr. Paul know of the day primarily through a movie based on the futuristic graphic novel “V for Vendetta,” by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, in which a terrorist modeled after Fawkes battles a fascist government that has taken over Britain.

The Paul campaign has raised more than $6.84 million in the first five weeks of this quarter, more than the $5 million it raised from July 1 to Oct. 1. Many of the contributions appeared to come through the independent Fawkes effort, but how much was unclear.

On Monday alone, the campaign signed up more than 21,000 new donors, said Jesse Benton, a campaign spokesman.

Among 2008 presidential candidates, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York holds the record for raising the most in a single day: $6.2 million on June 30. But Mr. Paul has surpassed the best day of Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who raised $3.14 million on Jan. 8.

ThisNovember5th.com includes video clips and the text of a speech by Mr. Paul, a 10-term Texas congressman. In it, Mr. Paul declares, “The true patriot challenges the state when the state embarks on enhancing its power at the expense of the individual.”

Mr. Paul has stood out from the Republican field for his opposition to the war in Iraq. In the speech he argues that the fight against terrorism is threatening American democracy.

“The American Republic is in remnant status,” he says. “The stage is set for our country eventually devolving into military dictatorship, and few seem to care.”

Mr. Benton clarified that Mr. Paul did not support blowing up government buildings. “He wants to demolish things like the Department of Education,” Mr. Benton said, “but we can do that very peacefully, in a constructive manner.”

[walt]

Excellent! Consider sharing this story (forwarding by email through the website) to those who might be interested. :) ;)

critical.

[freelance]

We have GOT to stop thinking left and right. There is no left or right, per se. It's all different wings of the war/corporatist/bought-and-paid-for party.

The NYT is a proud member of the CFR. What does it take to get across the point that there is no independent MSM?

[Bradley in DC]

We have GOT to stop thinking left and right. There is no left or right, per se. It's all different wings of the war/corporatist/bought-and-paid-for party.

The NYT is a proud member of the CFR. What does it take to get across the point that there is no independent MSM?

We are all either liberals (see my sig) or socialists, that's it. Check Hayek's dedication "to the socialists of all parties" in The Road to Serfdom for reference.

[rockwell]

"Mr. Benton clarified that Mr. Paul did not support blowing up government buildings."

Thank god, otherwise that would be the only logical conclusion anyone could possibly draw.

KILL YOUR TV.

STOP READING THE MSM.

TALK TO YOU NEIGHBORS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CO-WORKERS AND TELL THEM WE CAN DO THIS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF OUR TORMENTERS AND JAILERS.

DAMMIT, MY CAPS LOCK IS STUCK AGAIN.

[damijin]

Honestly I don't think anyone who would potentially be convinced by the MSM gives 2 craps about who or what Guy Fawkes was.

This stuff is still great for getting his name out there. This was probably the first grassroots-orchestrated MSM media blitz in the history of campaigns. Name rec goes up, that's all I'm hoping for.

Plus even with the slant, being talked about in the MSM gives this feeling of legitimacy that a lot of people need to hear.