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Galileo Galilei
12-21-2007, 04:57 PM
Didius Julianus and Bloomberg

I am starting to hear rumors that Michael Bloomberg will spend up to $3.5 billion dollars in an attempt to buy, er, win the presidency next year.

If so, I don't think it will work. In 193 A.D., Didius Julianus bought the Emperorship of the Roman Empire. It took the people about 2 months to revolt.

If Bloomberg attempts to buy the presidency in an attempt to stop Ron Paul, it will take the American people about 2 months to revolt against Bloomberg and send his polls numbers down to the bottom.

Didius Julianus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didius...

Highlights:

"Marcus Didius Salvius Julianus Severus (133 or 137–193) was Roman Emperor (28 March 193-1 June 193). He ascended the throne after buying it from the Praetorian Guard, who had assassinated his predecessor Pertinax."

"He was consul in 175. After the murder of his predecessor, Pertinax, the throne was sold by auction by the Praetorian Guard. Didius Julianus offered every soldier 25,000 sestertii, outbidding City Prefect Titus Flavius Sulpicianus (the father of Pertinax's wife) who offered only 20,000. Threatened by the military, the Senate declared him emperor. His wife and his daughter both received the title Augusta.

The auction proved highly unpopular, and three generals in different parts of the empire (Pescennius Niger in Syria, Clodius Albinus in Britain, and Septimius Severus in Pannonia) rose in rebellion."

Do you think Ron Paul can beat Bloomberg in a general election?

fedup100
12-21-2007, 04:59 PM
Here Here!

mtmedlin
12-21-2007, 06:10 PM
he wouldnt need to spend anywhere near that. 500 mil is MORE then plenty. Bush spent around 300 mil

Galileo Galilei
12-21-2007, 06:21 PM
he wouldnt need to spend anywhere near that. 500 mil is MORE then plenty. Bush spent around 300 mil

Perot spent $300 million in 1992 and got 19%.

That's nothing compared to what Didius Julianus spent. He spent 75,000,000 sestertii!

That's the equivalent of $32 bigillion dollars in today's fiat currency.