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struggle4progress

(118,296 posts)
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:08 PM Jun 2013

Ron Paul Is Using Edward Snowden’s NSA Leak To Raise Money

By: Jason Easley
Jun. 12th, 2013

... Yesterday, Paul said, “I’m worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile or a drone missile. I mean, we live in a bad time where American citizens don’t even have rights and that they can be killed. But the gentleman is trying to tell the truth about what’s going on.”

Ron Paul was so worried about Snowden that his organization, Campaign For Liberty is raising money off of his document leak ...

Between Glenn Greenwald, Paul supporter Snowden, and now Paul himself jumping into the fray, it is becoming clear that there is a definite agenda being pushed here for profit and gain. Notice that Paul’s organization isn’t raising money in order to expose the dangers of the Patriot Act. Nope, they see this as a, “a real opportunity to reach out and bring more individuals into our Liberty Movement.”

Snowden, Greenwald, and Paul could be shining light on the Patriot Act, but talking about the Patriot Act doesn’t generate publicity, hits, and most importantly cold hard cash ...


http://www.politicususa.com/2013/06/12/agendas-outed-ron-paul-edward-snowdens-nsa-leak-raise-money.html

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Ron Paul Is Using Edward Snowden’s NSA Leak To Raise Money (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2013 OP
Shitty perms still cost money Blue Owl Jun 2013 #1
Rec'd for exposure, b/c why not? Weird. nt babylonsister Jun 2013 #2
Apparently Snowden didn't forewarn his hero Progressive dog Jun 2013 #3
Hong Kong Eddie flamingdem Jun 2013 #8
Grifters gotta grift. FSogol Jun 2013 #4
I thought RP retired and wasn't going to run again Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #5
Raising money for Rand Andy823 Jun 2013 #6
And, why not.. Snowden is a libertarian and donated to Ron Paul's Cha Jun 2013 #7

Progressive dog

(6,905 posts)
3. Apparently Snowden didn't forewarn his hero
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:28 PM
Jun 2013

Paul could have collected a lot more money if he'd got this out before Hong Kong Eddie started leaking to the Chinese. Even some of these Anarchist types realize that China has fewer "liberties" than the USA.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
6. Raising money for Rand
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 09:29 PM
Jun 2013

The only ones who are really benefiting from this are the Paul supporters. If Ron Paul is raising money you can bet it's to help Rand run for president in 2016!

Cha

(297,323 posts)
7. And, why not.. Snowden is a libertarian and donated to Ron Paul's
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 10:14 PM
Jun 2013

presidential campaign.

They care about rights for themselves but everyone else can go to hell.

thanks struggle.

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