"The Ron Paul Effect?" By Ian Bremmer and Willis Sparks

[JAYCEE]

(article mentions Trevor Lyman)

The Ron Paul Effect?
By Ian Bremmer and Willis Sparks

Ron Paul generated headlines Nov. 5 by raising a jaw-dropping $4.3 million via the Internet in a single day. "Ron Who?" wondered most of the electorate. "Forget it," answered many pundits. "He has no chance of winning the Republican nomination for president."

No, the Texas congressman and dark-horse candidate will never be the GOP standard-bearer, much less president of the United States. But he might yet play a big role in the outcome next November.

Paul's fundraising haul was not exactly a bolt from the blue. An army of passionate followers has championed his cause across the World Wide Web, punctuating statements of support with capital letters and exclamation marks for the past several months. Unwilling to take no for an answer, they organized to drop more money on Paul's campaign than any Republican has earned online in a 24-hour period during this race.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/11/the_ron_paul_effect.html


The kook media still do not get it.

[RobertJ]

Just another zionist smear, they are getting really old arent they.

[rockwell]

"The kook media still do not get it."

Yes, of course they do, that's why they are doing the full court press.

Assuming that the MSM "doesn't get it" is like assuming an F-16 pilot doesn't understand aerodynamics- they have to, it is what they do. The trick is to not be so obvious that even the sleepyheads in TV land can see it, so they do this ridiculous- to us at least- "gee whiz, where'd this guy come from?" schtick.

To me it's painful to watch, like a magician doing a birthday party for 5 year olds.