Mad as hell?

During last night's CNN "debate" - and I use the term loosely - Ron Paul was granted only 7 minutes and 43 seconds, out of the 79 minutes and 7 seconds used by all the candidates combined. Even though Paul supporters essentially own the YouTube space, the only questions CNN put to Dr. Paul were those that further marginalized him and alienated us.

I did notice that other candidates were spouting Paul's talking points as if they'd thought of them first, such as "Tax Hike Mike" Huckabee vowing to eliminate the IRS. The final question directed to Dr. Paul ("Will you run as an independent WHEN you lose the primary?") and not to mention the post-debate talking head chat-fest made the game very clear. Lead the viewers to believe that Ron Paul is unelectable, but don't let go of his army of supporters. Oh, no ... look! We've got other guys who will abolish the IRS and crack down on illegal immigration! Don't leave the party just because we think you're morons and nut-jobs!

We, Paul supporters, forced them to invite our candidate to the debate, and they got their payback. This is a lesson we must never forget. The only thing they've not been able to spin against us, was the moneybomb. The only thing they cannot deny or explain away is the fundraising.

When they mock Ron Paul, they mock us. When they ignore him, they ignore us. Last night, they made a blatant attempt to marginalize Dr Paul without losing us, thousands upon thousands of voters with cash who are already engaged in the process. Since money is the only language they understand, this morning I donated to the campaign - $2.50 for every minute of the debate that Ron Paul was not speaking. That's 72 minutes and 27 seconds, so I rounded up to 73 ;)

It was an unplanned money bomblet, but felt very good, and I encourage all of you to do the same according to your means. Sometimes you gotta speak the native tongue to be heard - and in US politics, that's $$$.

-- Spambot4750