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Pledge “Pauls-100mill”

"I will donate $100 but only if 1,000,000 other people will do the same."

— Steve, Ron Paul's $100 million (contact)

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st January 2008
2,519 people signed up, 997481 more were needed

Country: United States

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If you think Ron Paul has a chance to win the 2008 elections, then by Nov. 2008 he will need over 60 million votes (number of votes for Bush in last election). So he better start getting at least 1 million people now and those people better show it soon. Hence the publicity and the power of collecting $100 million.

I would like help spreading this around; please help me do that and feel free to put it on different websites, posters, and the like.

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• I've got a better idea: let's all give at least $100 now, and pledge to give another $100 once a million have made their pledge!
  Eric Langborgh, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• its picking up again...we can do this we just need more media exposure
  Marvin, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Found you guys on LewRockwell.com (via Google News, buried on Page 4, sorted by date) before I found you on Facebook.
  
  I pledged (under my individual address), I donated, I placed on my Facebook profile, I shared with 3 others. Anyone else who's receptive to this message I'll send this way as well.
  
  Ladies and gentlemen: Just do a little bit, and ask them to do the same. If that happens, sooner or later this thing will go exponential.
  
  For freedom's sake, put off purchasing that iPod Nano!
  Artists for Ron Paul 2008, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Invest in Ron Paul for President! DONATE TODAY and when he's elected we'll all get our Money back when the "Closed" sign is stamped on the IRS! Whooohooo!! I'm donating all I can when I can! Awesome ROI in my view. "Hope for America!" Spread the word and and go above and beyond for Freedom!!!! =)
  Can you imagine keeping your whole paycheck!?!?!?! That's worth paying for!!! Support Ron Paul so we can all prosper!!!
  ~Click Me, Spread The Freedom Message Everyday~, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• 20,000 @ $100 each is not 20 million.
  That is 2 million.
  
  Which is more likely? 20,000 donating $1,000 each or 200,000 donating $100 each?
  Curtis Fenimore, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I made a $10 million pledge at http://www.pledgebank.com/10million4Paul
  
  Sign up for that one too if you like. It only need 100,000 pledges.
  John Delano, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• yeah...pledgebank says this is the largest US pledge EVER however not the largest overall, which had 11,361 signatures and was a UK pledge...lets beat it
  Marvin, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• We've made this pledge. Now I ask you to do more. Don't wait. Contribute now: RonPaul2008.com
  Schools of fish undulate in direction, leaderless, as do flocks of birds and it seems people do similarly with their need to vote for the winner when the absurdity of that is the winner is created by their vote. With people, the dynamic of that is not quite leaderless as powerful interests have learned how to manipulate. Ironically, it is not those few, but we the people have the votes to decide IF that is what we choose to do rather than go with the perceived flow of people voting. Don't wait to see what others will do. Be part of the dynamic. Change what others will do! We just got twenty million dollars of free publicity in the news by contributing more than five million dollars to Ron Paul's campaign this election quarter and we still have the five million dollars! What a deal! You can see how your contribution can do more for the campaign now than later. This "I will contribute if others will" pledge reminds me of throwing a party and inviting people who asked who's coming. I invited a lot and all of them wanted to come to a big party, but no one came because no one wanted to go unless all the others were going. Silly Earthlings! They are like that. Am I the only one that sees this? It is like I woke up in an episode of Twilight Zone! Consider contributing more. Sell things. Become broke. I did by contributing $2,300 and it was more of a sacrifice for me than it would be for most reading this. It really doesn't matter as you will be broke anyway because whatever your issue and whatever your wealth, it all becomes a moot point after what will become known as The Great Collapse to be followed by global governance. See for yourself: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/special/ca... Discussion and your comments are invited. RonaldHLevine@gmail.com
  Ronald H Levine | 1042 E Fort Union Blvd #231 | Midvale, Utah 84047-1800
  Ronald H Levine, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Hey folks - 100 bucks is one night out with your spouse. Stay home one night (2 in some areas), eat some Pop Corn, and enjoy your kids. If over a million people will cough up a 100 bucks to watch a football game every weekend, we should be able to attract 1 million pledges of 100 dollars by the end of football season, December 31. After all, which is more important, an evening out for a fattening dinner, a football game put on by the Roman Empire to keep you entertained, or the possibility that you grand kids could be the first generation entering the next Dark Ages. It's time to get serious about human individual liberty. If you want Liberty, you have to give Liberty and right now you can give it to your Grandkids for 100 bucks. Don't worry about you neighbors. They're smarter than you might think.
  M. Kenneth Creamer, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALL REGISTER AS REPUBLICANS. ESPECIALLY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (WHERE THEY SECRETLY CHANGED IT WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE) AND NY. DEADLINE OCT 12! WE HAVE TO VOTE HIM TO GET HIM IN!
  tammy fennell, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• sounds almost impossible ...a ___ l ___ m ___ o ___ s ___ t ___ almost... WE the PEOPLE can do this... word gets out... word will get out.... make it happen! HELL YEAH!!!
  skg, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• If we can find the 540,895 people who voted Libertarian or Constitution in the 2004 presidential election, then we're over half way there!
  Andy Jennings, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• We already have 2000+ signatures x $100 = $2M. But the donation ticker says only $465k - DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO TURN YOUR NAME FROM BLACK TO GREEN OR YOU WON'T PLEDGE BEFORE THE XMAS SHOPPING SEASON!!! PLEDGE YOUR $100 NOW. If you do, we'd have over $2M+ more for the primaries now.
  John Ellis, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Follow the progress of the stats here:
  
  http://ronpaulgraphs.com/index.html
  
  help us beat last week in total donations raised by completing this pledge as soon as you can!
  Dan Bachelder, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Agreed with the other commenters: sign the pledge, but donate the $100 today. The faster Ron Paul completes his $12M campaign, the more he'll be taken seriously. I want to blow that $12M number out of the water!
  Mark Johnson, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• John,
  
  2000 x $100 is $200K, not $2M.
  Andy Jennings, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• No problem Steve, Moving the date to the end of the 4th quater works for me. I am sure we can do this. Just let us know. Ron Paul is getting so much more press and interviews since the five million I can't wait to see how they react to the 12. I am going to try and put my pledge in this month. I just need to stay away from Macy's :):)
  cindy davis, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Hi, I'm the guy who put this pledge up. I have tried the email function of this site for the 1st time tonight, to see if it worked and 2. trying to promote Ron on 2 of the most popular websites. One guy politely complained and the other swore at me. Please let me know if you want me to share any Ron info and help to promote this pledge. If you don't could you please block my email address in your email provider so I won't bother you. I'm not selling anything but Ron and I will never share any email address I get. I will not talk about
  anything except Ron and maybe fighting vote fraud to help getting Ron elected. Also please let me know if any other spam is getting linked to the emails I send out. I'm new at this and don't want anything bothering the pledges of this site. Thank you, Steve
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Have you asked the campaign for a link on their web-site? I'm not even sure how I stumbled upon this pledge, but it was through several layers of news coverage. Moving the date is fine with me, I was planning to donate another $500 at the end of the quarter anyway. Regards.
  Joy Stortz, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Cool. One person ask me to make each $100 count as a pledge since she was going to do the max at $2300, God bless her, but one of the reasons for this site is just not the money but that 1 million of us has the balls(ovaries) to say look you *******'s I support Paul with bucks, you better get out of my way for FREEDOM
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I am one of those who pledged but I am giving no matter what. I already gave in the last quarter's drive which saw the $5.1M collected.
  
  In my mind, true supporters and believers of the message do not wait for others to follow suit. This is the same psychology of many who will vote for Giuliani just bec other people think he is electable.
  
  Each person has a voice in their vote. In this case, your voice is your ability to give regardless of what other people will or will not do. This is our sacred duty, nay, privilege. We need to exercise it with our conviction, regardless of other people's action or inaction.
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Be sure to visit and register at ronpaulregistry.com
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• This is not a "can do" effort; it is a "must do" effort if you believe in freedom and liberty. The 'powers that be' will fight us on this but that's okay as we have truth on our side and a man of integrity and principle to carry the ball; Dr. Ron Paul! Please consider the consequences if we don't act: for both ourselves and our posterity. For me and my family, we choose liberty and the unshackeled freedom it brings. Join us in this historic task, to return our beloved republic to it's foundational roots and the wise path laid out by our country's founders. Support Ron Paul and sign the pledge.
  
  Steve
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Steve,
  Can you revise the comments section so that the most recent comments appear at the top of the page rather than on the bottom? Just a thought.
  
  Steve
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I believe every person is brought into this world for a reason. I honestly feel that this is the season for Ron Paul and the restoring of America. Having said that, Every one of the supporters of the great cause needs to know that we are here for such a time as this. This is our cause and this is our time. Do not let this slip away due to procrastination or second guessing. If you have not signed up on this pledge, do so now. Not tomorrow or later NOW!!!. One hundred dollars can never be the issue. There are countless ways to come up with 100.00. If you put your mind and HEART to it, you can find a way to come up with the 100.00 by Dec 31. Come on guys, the clock is ticking and we can not, must not, will not be counted out!!
  Michael, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• To anybody concerned when I send out an email those names are not in my control but are only in the data base of the pledge websites. I have no access to them. I only send out a reply and they then connect it to the list. I will use that feature very sparingly
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I think you should make it a pledge for 30,000 people to donate $25.00 a week until the end of the quarter. That's all it will take for him to meet his goal of 12k. I think there are 108 days left in the quarter. That way he'd exceed the goal, no problem, because other people will be donating money too. I'm doing it anyway. I won't donate the $200 unless a million others do the same. That's the pledge and a pledge is a pledge. I'll be giving him money no matter what. But the idea is for everyone to give and trust that they are not the only ones giving, that they will truly make a difference.
  Donna Lemon, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• "I will pledge 20 dollars to Ron Paul for President 2008 but only if 500 people will do the same."
  
  http://www.pledgebank.com/20ForRonPaul
  John Hawley, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Please give regardless of other...
  
  "There is all the difference between...being willing to submit provided everyone else is made to do the same, and the readiness to do what one thinks right one's self at the sacrifice of one's own desires and perhaps in the face of hostile public opinion."
  
  "The Road to Serfdom", by F.A. Hayek, p213
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Please sign:
  
  http://ronpaulregistry.com/2.0
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Congressman Ron Paul's candidacy presents us with an opportunity to discard the false choices of the past.
  Neal, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Congressman Ron Paul's candidacy presents us with an opportunity to discard the false choices of the past.
  Neal, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Donated $100 today, will continue to keep giving.
  elizabeth, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• My wife and I have pledged to donate $2300.00 each for the run up to the primary. So far we have donated a bit over $1500.00. We will both be donating $100.00 each on Guy Fawkes Day (Nov. 5th) but will will also continue to donate before and after Nov. 5th.
  Jerald L. Jones, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• "... unless this complex society is to be destroyed, the only alternative to submission to the market is submission to any equally uncontrollable and therefore arbitrary power of other men."
  "The Road to Serfdom", by F.A. Hayek, p 205
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• "Where the poser which ought to check and control monopoly becomes interested in sheltering and defending its appointees, where for the government to remedy an abuse is to admit responsibility for it, and where criticism of the actions of monopoly becoming the servant of the communitiy. A state which is entangled in all direction in the running of mononpolistice enterprise, while it would possess crushing power over the individual, would yet be a weak state in so far as its freedom in formulating policy is concerned. The machinery of monopoly becomes identical with the machinery of the state, and the state itself becomes more and more identified with the interests of those who run things than with the interests of the people in general"
  "The Road to Serfdom", by F.A. Hayek, Totalitarian in our midst. p 197
  starcraft, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Hi Everyone,
  
  There is another non official Ron Paul drive that is attempting to raise $10,000,000 on November the 5th.
  
  http://thisnovember5th.com/
  
  They have 4,654 subscribers already. Each subscriber is going to give $100 on November the 5th. If you haven't already given your money here, but you have made the pledge, sign up there as well and give your money on November 5th!
  
  Let's help Ron Paul get the largest amount of money in one day any candidate ever has! Look on youtube for more info on this.
  
  Bob Rossi
  Bob Rossi, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• This is a great idea...there is a similar one going on for November 5th where 100,000 hope to donate $100 to give him 10 million, so perhaps those of you that are choosing to donate $100 could conjoin with the November 5th mass donation and really exceed all expectations!!! Check out http://thisnovember5th.com and let win it for Dr. Paul!!!
  Nick, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I'm a Libertarian, and being a Libertarian means being a realist.
  
  Money sent to Ron Paul is nothing more than a contribution to his personal wealth---you DO know that he gets to keep what he doesn't spend, right? You might as well go ahead and send your hard earned money to me - I have about as much chance of moving into the White House as Mr. Paul, and I could really use the bucks.
  
  There are only about 250,000 Libertarians in all of the U.S.. Check out this Wall Street Journal article from Sept 12 of this year (http://www.opinionjournal.com/federation...):
  
  
  "More than perhaps any other American political group, libertarians have suffered the blows of caricature. For many people, the term evokes an image of a scraggly misfit living in the woods with his gun collection, a few marijuana plants, some dogeared Ayn Rand titles, and a battered pickup truck plastered with bumper stickers reading "Taxes = Theft" and "FDR Was A Pinko."
  
  The stereotype is not entirely unfair. Even some of those who proudly call themselves libertarians recognize that their philosophy of personal freedom and minimal government can be a powerful magnet for the unhinged. Nor has recent political history done much to rehabilitate libertarianism's image as an outlier.
  
  The Libertarian Party's paltry membership has never reached much beyond the 250,000 mark, and polling numbers for Ron Paul, the libertarian candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, remain pitiable."
  One, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• This is why Ron changed to Republican and he is the only one there, all the others are more like Democrats.
  If you look at Ron's history of integrity you would see even if he raised a billion dollars that he would do the right thing and use it to promote freedom in this country. If my hero is good enough to be my president then he is good enough to manage a large sum of money for the benefit of freedom.
  Steve, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• The sign-up rate has started falling on this pledge -- be sure to use all of the tools on the site (Facebook, MySpace and blog widgets, downloadable flyers, email-a-friend, etc.) to spread the word!
  
  -Heather
  PledgeBank admin team
  Heather, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• THISNOVEMBER5TH.COM
  
  A GOAL THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE REACHED.
  
  100,000 SUPPORTERS SPENDING $100 EACH IN 1 DAY. $10 MILL BABY. GO THERE RIGHT NOW!
  TAMMY, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Anyone who likes Ron Paul should check out this page: http://www.freestateproject.org/intro/ro...
  Seth, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• It is great to see such support!
  
  I am trying to create a HUB for all of us to donate through. There are so many pledgebank, donation sites around, we all need to coordinate.
  
  Come check out www.ronpaulmoneybomb.com
  
  leave me some comments/ideas.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Eric
  Eric Nordstrom, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I have known Dr. Paul for many years. He is a man of consistent beliefs and integrity. I really don't think our country is completely ready for eliminating the IRS and Dept. of Education, etc. HOWEVER, if One Million people will pledge money, then, he has a REAL chance of being better covered by the super liberal national media. THAT SAID, I am ready to pledge my $100 if others do the same!
  RICHARD MCKEEVER, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• We did $4 million on one day, no reason we can't do this
  Marvin, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Scott Hilleque , Brian Hilleque , Matt Hilleque. drop me an email at michael45854@hotmail.com, Vote ron paul 08. 11/07/07
  Michael Blanco, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I have a pledge that has just reached the 100 mark, but there are still six weeks left before the deadline. You can still sign up at www.pledgebank.com/drugwar
  
  There is also a google group at http://groups.google.com/group/drugwareduc
  Everyone is encouraged to join, whether this fundraiser is successful or not. Thanks, again, to everyone who has contributed to this effort, and lets help Ron Paul's presidential bid.
  Max Abramson, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Here's a better page for those interested in signing up for the harm reduction effort. Remember that this is an international effort, but fellow Ron Paul supporters are encouraged to participate in this one, also.
  
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/drugwaredu...
  Max Abramson, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Yo! How about a bookbomb for Ron Paul, getting him onto the Best Seller List for the week of Super Duper Tuesday?
  
  I got the pledge up here:
  http://www.pledgebank.com/rpbookbomb
  
  Word up!
  Jeremy Robert Furbish, 2 years ago. Abusive? Report it!