Good Morning and SMELL THE MONEY BOMB fellow Ron Paul supporters!!

[Menthol Patch]

Good Morning,

Hello fellow Ron Paul supporters! Welcome to a brand new fresh day full of opportunity. I hope you had a good night's rest, because today is going to be a very exciting experience for all of us!

The great news (isn't it refreshing when you get good news first thing in the morning) is that today is the Rudy's Reading List MONEY BOMB day! The goal of this money bomb is to reach 12 million dollars to allow the campaign to double what they raised last quarter, surpass the total funds raised of ANY other candidate last quarter, and meet the official goal of the campaign A MONTH AHEAD OF TIME!

By meeting the goal of raising 12 million dollars by the end of the day we be able to give Ron Paul the money he needs to win the early primary states, give the campaign a new boost of support, and gain massive publicity for the Tea Party of 2007! By reaching 12 million dollars today we can make the Tea Party the number ONE topic on the minds of every media pundit!

Lets work together today to prove to the entire world that the pundits, the media networks, and the other neo-con candidates are wrong because...

RON PAUL CAN WIN!

The best way to prove this is for us to meet our goal! I humbly urge you to make the largest donation you possibly can right now!

Please get that coffee perking, because it's going to be an amazing day!

[european]

good morning Menthol Patch :D

[Menthol Patch]

Good morning!

I want everyone that is just waking up that we are doing great so far!

http://ronpaulgraphs.com/yesterday_vs_today_line.png

[Ozwest]

I'm smelling the coffee Menthol Patch!

[Menthol Patch]

I'm smelling 95K worth of coffee so far!

[Menthol Patch]

We are almost at 100K and it is only 8:07AM!

[mkrfctr]

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Haha, I just had to bring this pic back in slightly edited form just for this topic

http://www.filegunner.net/uploadedimages/268221RonPaulMoneyBombInTheMorning.jpg
It's from Apocalypse Now :D Scene from Apocalypse Now where the source pic and (modified) quote is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5eXFeW0aI0
Source Pics: One (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg) and Two (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg)

And watch the YouTube, you must, Swedish Chef sais so

[Menthol Patch]

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Haha, I just had to bring this pic back in slightly edited form just for this topic

http://www.filegunner.net/uploadedimages/268221RonPaulMoneyBombInTheMorning.jpg
It's from Apocalypse Now :D Scene from Apocalypse Now where the source pic and (modified) quote is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5eXFeW0aI0
Source Pics: One (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg) and Two (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg)

And watch the YouTube, you must, Swedish Chef sais so

That is absolutely awesome!

[Menthol Patch]

Have all of you sent a message to your meetup group telling them about today's money bomb?

[Ozwest]

I found a plastic card at the bottom of my coffee this morning.

Best cafeine hit of the day!

[Menthol Patch]

I found a plastic card at the bottom of my coffee this morning.

Best cafeine hit of the day!

Interesting! Can you make a donation with that card?

[Eleanor]

$104,034 for the day per RP Graphs at 8:21. 1,142 donors.

$9,925,008 raised in Q4.

$2,074,992 to bring Q4 total to $12 mil.

[Ozwest]

Interesting! Can you make a donation with that card?

It's a mysterious card, nefarious in nature, and steeped in mysticism.

Homeland Security tried and tested,

[Dan Klaus]

Homeland Security tried and tested,

kinda like my passport, cell phone, clothes, milk, money and everything else they can get a chip attached....more the reason to help get RP elected.....:eek:

[Ozwest]

kinda like my passport, cell phone, clothes, milk, money and everything else they can get a chip attached....more the reason to help get RP elected.....:eek:

It's a shell game my friend.

[NerveShocker]

We had people donating massive amounts exactly after 12:00 hit. And it really hasn't slowed down that much since except maybe a little between 2-3am. I would know I couldn't sleep. ;)

Everyone reading this if you want to donate and haven't or have donated and can donate more now is the time.

www.RonPaul2008.com

[Dan Klaus]

...shameless bump....

[Menthol Patch]

bump

[Menthol Patch]

Who is the next person willing to make a donation?

[Eleanor]

...shameless bump....

Thanks for bumping this! :)


One thing to keep in mind while considering whether to donate now or at the Tea Party, or whether to split donations:

If the Tea Party is mentioned in the ads that this funding would enable, then the Tea Party could be larger as more potential donors would want to join in it.

If there are not enough funds to buy enough of those ads there will be a far lesser impact - to RP's election chances - (the ultimate goal) and less donors to the Tea Party than there might have been had those ads been run.

[Menthol Patch]

Thanks for bumping this! :)


One thing to keep in mind while considering whether to donate now or at the Tea Party, or whether to split donations:

If the Tea Party is mentioned in the ads that this funding would enable, then the Tea Party could be larger as more potential donors would want to join in it.

If there are not enough funds to buy enough of those ads there will be a far lesser impact - to RP's election chances - (the ultimate goal) and less donors to the Tea Party than there might have been had those ads been run.

I totally agree! Today's money bomb will buy us a TON of free publicity!

[Libertarian]

Thanks to all those who organized today. I don't think we are going to hit 12 million, but it's always good to aim high ;)

I think most people are saving their big donations for 12/16, but hopefully we can blow past 10 million today with ease. That should give Ron Paul a boost of confidence and let him go into the weekend with a smile.

[Menthol Patch]

Keep donating! We are going up, up, up!

http://paulcash.slact.net/today-paulcash.png

[raystone]

At $106k at 8:30am - checked on Nov 5th, was at $1M by 8:30am - very rough extrapolation would put today's end of day total at $450k

[Dan Klaus]

Have a great day friends..heading to bed early...here's hoping for 10 million plus total when I wake up tomorrow...thanks for the uplifting experience....

[amichel]

If we can raise $300,000 more today, we will have beaten Giuliani's Q3 total in just two months. That would get way more press than the near miss it looks like we're on track for at this point. Is there a way to get that word out to all the Meetup Groups today? Can we urge all the Meetup members not only to dig a little deeper today but also to do a little fundraising emailing and calling and try to recruit others to give today? All we need is 3000 people to give $100 bucks today (or 300 people to give $1000). We should also urge everyone to contact their local media with this story if we hit the milestone.

Below is an email blast that people could send to their local media. The campaign itself will probably put out a press release like this, and we could use that one as well. But as we've discussed, the campaign doesn't have the manpower to follow up the press release with emails and calls to the media, so if the grassroots can make the calls, forward the press release, etc., the story will get picked up more broadly.

But first we have to raise that money and we need the pace to accelerate a little bit. Can we find 3000 $100 donors today?

RON PAUL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING OUTPACES ALL OTHER REPUBLICAN 3RD QUARTER TOTALS

With one month still remaining in the 4th quarter, the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign has already raised more money in only two months than any Republican candidate raised in the entire 3rd quarter of this year.

In the third quarter, not counting money that he loaned to his own campaign, Mitt Romney raised $9,896,719, and Rudy Giuliani raised $10,258,109.

Today the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign surpassed both of these totals only 2 months into the 4th quarter.

This achievement is even more impressive because Ron Paul's small government platform does not attract big money from corporations and individuals seeking to "buy influence." Instead, Ron Paul's fundraising support comes in smaller donations from individual voters. This means that not only is Ron Paul raising more money than any other Republican raised last quarter, but he is attracting many more individual donors than any other Republican candidate.

“This milestone is the latest indication that Dr. Paul’s message of freedom, peace, and prosperity is resonating strongly with voters across the United States,” said Paul campaign spokesman Joe Seehusen. “New money means new support.”

[Menthol Patch]

Look at this total! It's really climbing!

Please keep on donating!

http://paulcash.slact.net/today-paulcash.png

[Melissa]

My ronpaulgraph is stuck at 8:33 is anyone else or is it my puter

[Menthol Patch]

Ron Paul Graphs does seem to be stuck about an hour behind.

[Melissa]

ok Thought so it has not moved since 830

[margomaps]

My ronpaulgraph is stuck at 8:33 is anyone else or is it my puter

Yeah, same thing here.

[Jagwarr]

Donations have really begun to pick up over the last hour or two, looks like it could be a very good day for the campaign indeed.

For those who are maxed and can afford to do so please consider using the chip-ins. The grassroot and traditional campaign methods make for an excellent one-two punch. Have a great weekend everyone.

You can see the list of chip-ins by using this page and then clicking the little blue Chipin box on the top menu.

http://www.ronpaulgraphs.com

[Menthol Patch]

Donations have really begun to pick up over the last hour or two, looks like it could be a very good day for the campaign indeed.

For those who are maxed and can afford to do so please consider using the chip-ins. The grassroot and traditional campaign methods make for an excellent one-two punch. Have a great weekend everyone.

You can see the list of chip-ins by using this page and then clicking the little blue Chipin box on the top menu.

http://www.ronpaulgraphs.com

Donations are indeed going up! We are on track for a fantastic day!

Please keep spreading the word about today's money bomb!

[mfoley1]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-11-29-ron-paul_N.htm

this article definitely isnt going to hurt the cause ;)

[Menthol Patch]

Look at this huge spike! Lets keep this spike going! I urge everyone to donate!

http://paulcash.slact.net/today-paulflow.png

[Menthol Patch]

WOW!

We are about to hit 10 million dollars!

I firmly believe that we can hit 12 million dollars by the end of today!

[SwordOfShannarah]

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Haha, I just had to bring this pic back in slightly edited form just for this topic

http://www.filegunner.net/uploadedimages/268221RonPaulMoneyBombInTheMorning.jpg
It's from Apocalypse Now :D Scene from Apocalypse Now where the source pic and (modified) quote is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5eXFeW0aI0
Source Pics: One (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg) and Two (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1349130763_82208c162f_o.jpg)

And watch the YouTube, you must, Swedish Chef sais so

Wow- that is the best ever. :D:D