Rand Paul's Birthday Present to Dad Ron Paul
By Nikki Schwab, Washington Whispers
What do you give a congressman for his birthday? If you're Senate candidate Rand Paul and you're choosing presents for dad, Rep. Ron Paul, whose birthday was yesterday, you go for gifts that scream politics. "I gave him an original copy of Barry Goldwater's Conscience of a Conservative that was given to me by the publisher," Rand Paul tells Whispers, adding that it was published in Kentucky, where he's running for U.S. Senate. He also gave his pop, who's a big fan of economics, some early 20th-century currency called gold certificates. "So I gave him that, framed, with a statement at the bottom that says, 'When paper was as good as gold,' " he says.
Though that's nice, what Ron gave back to his son was better; he let Rand use his birth date as a fundraiser. "His birthday present to me, I guess, was helping with the 'money bomb,' " says Rand Paul. His campaign scheduled a money bomb—a mass online donation for Ron's birthday and, within 24 hours, added $430,000 to its coffers. While the underdog candidate has now raised over $680,000, the original goal for yesterday's money bomb was $1 million. Rand tells us he's not disappointed. "I think you set high goals in order to try to motivate people to go for things," he says. "When my dad raised $6 million online [during his presidential campaign], nobody remembers that his goal was $10 million."
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Republicans
Their are but a few "Real" Republicans, R and R Paul.
So day you will wish you made the right choice.
I am sorry the American People are no longer stupid, stupid is to intelligent for them.
Signed
Thomas Paine.
Rand Paul and Kentucky
I do live in Kentucky, and I work for the publisher mentioned. The publisher is a family owned business since 1866. I am proud to work for a capitalist "for profit" family owned company. I donated to Rand Paul during the money bomb. The average donation was $85. No European money like Obama.
If you love freedom, if you love liberty, if you love America, find a candidate in your state with the principles of Rand and Ron Paul and support him or her. If it is hopeless in your state, donate to Rand Paul and help us get ONE honest man in the US Senate.
The Republicans still don't get it
It ir ironic that just to the right of the comments is a poll asking which Republican is best suited to capture the angry town hall protest vote. The choices are:
Fred Thompson
Sarah Palin
Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
In short, all the usual fools and empty suits. Fred Thompson, an nonentity. Mitt Romney, who said he would "consult with his lawyer" to determine whether as President he was allowed to declare war on his own. Mike Huckabee, who said it was dishonorable to get out of a war that was dishonorable to get into in the first place. And the less said about Sarah Palin the better. The Republican Party still has a death wish.
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