USAF Vet Dan
12-18-2007, 03:18 PM
It seems that there are about five proposals for money bomb dates floating around. One picked 12/31 to boost the 2007 total. Personally, I think it is too soon as many of us have to recover financially. Trevor Lyman spoke of a January 17th money bomb as that is Ben Franklin's birthday. I think that is a bit better, but maybe that is too soon as well. I noticed that, even though the 12/16 bomb was bigger than the 11/5 bomb, and even though it set an all-time record, it got less press coverage than the 11/5 bomb. At least, we need to let some time pass before the next one so that it will have more impact. If we supporters are reaching a temporary "bottom of the financial bucket" and the money bomb is a dud, the MSM will have a field day with the news. They'll claim that the Revolution is fading, a flash in the pan. That could be catastrophic.
The money bombs have proved our numbers, our commitment, and that we are not just a small gaggle from the tin hat crowd. I think it is time for us to shift gears and keep the elite neocon machine off balance.
IMHO, we should seek to legitimize the Ron Paul platform by focusing our efforts on making it a "main stream" concept. To help accomplish that, we need to solicit the endorsements and participation by the "icons" of the day... people who are admired by "Joe Sixpack" (like entertainers), people who are admired by business owners (like other successful business owners), by educators, by people in the world of finance. As sad as it is, many Americans are apathetic and want to be part of a "bandwagon". Unless they see that it is "all right" to join us, I fear that many will just remain in their MSM-concocted bubble.
With all the brilliant minds in this movement, I cannot imagine that a sound, workable, and viable strategy to accomplish this goal can not be developed. If compiled and promoted properly, I think it could make a big bang. Picture this: a rally of prominent endorsers / supporters, some Iraq war vets, a child or two, all speaking their praises of Ron Paul, live patriotic music by some "stars", a packed auditorium, live feeds on the Internet, etc. Now that I think of it, why not wrap a money bomb around that event?
So, what do you all think?
The money bombs have proved our numbers, our commitment, and that we are not just a small gaggle from the tin hat crowd. I think it is time for us to shift gears and keep the elite neocon machine off balance.
IMHO, we should seek to legitimize the Ron Paul platform by focusing our efforts on making it a "main stream" concept. To help accomplish that, we need to solicit the endorsements and participation by the "icons" of the day... people who are admired by "Joe Sixpack" (like entertainers), people who are admired by business owners (like other successful business owners), by educators, by people in the world of finance. As sad as it is, many Americans are apathetic and want to be part of a "bandwagon". Unless they see that it is "all right" to join us, I fear that many will just remain in their MSM-concocted bubble.
With all the brilliant minds in this movement, I cannot imagine that a sound, workable, and viable strategy to accomplish this goal can not be developed. If compiled and promoted properly, I think it could make a big bang. Picture this: a rally of prominent endorsers / supporters, some Iraq war vets, a child or two, all speaking their praises of Ron Paul, live patriotic music by some "stars", a packed auditorium, live feeds on the Internet, etc. Now that I think of it, why not wrap a money bomb around that event?
So, what do you all think?