"Despite Paul's record one-day $4 million fundraising haul and a spate of recent media attention, the congressman's online triumphs won't mean much when real world primary ballots are tallied, according to a column in Roll Call by political insider Stuart Rothenberg.
"Single-handedly, the quirky libertarian Republican from Texas has unintentionally exposed the over-hype that accompanies much of the talk about politics and the Internet," Rothenberg writes. "Paul has been doing well in post-debate call-ins and Internet 'polls' for months, and his Web site has been scoring more hits than a bong at a Grateful Dead concert...But big-sounding numbers can be deceiving, and politics is more about breadth of support than depth. Ultimately, elections are about winning votes, not Web visitors or even campaign dollars."
Like many beltway political pundits, Rothenberg, the 59-year-old publisher of "The Rothenberg Political Report," is dismissive of Paul's presidential prospects. He notes that while Paul's fundraising muscle has been impressive, it still doesn't stack up with top tier candidates from either party.
"Yes, $4 million is a lot of money to raise in a single day," he concedes. "But it pales in comparison to the overall fundraising of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who didn’t need a one-day fundraising event to get media attention."
First this asshole says money doesn't matter, then he says it does?
Maybe Hillary's numbers are deceiving, like you, you fucking stinkshit!!!!!!!
And is it Paul's fault the MSM shitters like you won't cover him fairly?
What a lying fuck Rottenberg is!!!!!!!
I'd rather another blogger comment before I start railing!
"Just keep telling yourself that, bub.
There are two things going on with Rothenburg's article. First, of course, he is "Pre-selling" the rigging of the primaries to get Paul out of the race in time to allow other manufactured issues to replace the war in the voters' minds. But in order for the vote fraud to be less obvious, Rothenburg has to convince you that Ron Paul doesn't really have the support he appears to. Fat chance.
Behind that is another agenda, which is that the mainstream media has arrogated to itself the role of king maker in our society. No candidate can rise to power without the blessing of the mainstream corporate media, and the media rests its power and wealth on that foundation. But the longer Ron Paul survives and the higher he moves, the more obvious it becomes that the mainstream corporate media is no longer the master of the gates to power. A Ron Paul victory means an end to the days when the mainstream media picks our candidates for us.
Of course, the fly in the ointment is that the mainstream media also gets to count the votes in the elections. The key newspapers and TV networks OWN THE COMPANY THAT ACTUALLY TALLIES THE VOTES. It used to be called Voter's News Service, now it has another name, but it's the same old scam. And this is a key point about our national elections most Americans still do not understand. There is no government or civilian oversight over this privately-owned company that counts the votes for Congress and the President. None.
The good news is that while vote fraud can swing results a few percentage points (as we saw in 2000 and 2004) but it cannot reverse a landslide, especially with the voters being as suspicious of vote fraud as American voters currently are. If Ron Paul wins big, all the vote fraud in the world cannot change that without making it too obvious. Vote fraud was not able to help John Howard.
We have a chance to really change things in this country; maybe the last chance to do so peacefully. -- Mike Rivero, What Really Happened
And again:
Mainstream establishment attempts yet more attacks on Ron Paul"Ron Paul farts in elevators! Film at 11!" -- ABCNNBBCBS" -- Mike Rivero, What Really Happened
And if you want to really help Ron -- and can do it -- become a delegate to the Republican convention!
Become a Delegate or Ron Paul will Not be Presiden...
And if you want to really help Ron -- and can do it -- become a delegate to the Republican convention!
Become a Delegate or Ron Paul will Not be Presiden...
