These are real people donating from the grass roots level. They are not Big Corporate interests like the ones who donate to the other candidates controlled by the Ruling Elite.

Ron Paul has the only solultion to the coming fincial recession/depression...

Eliminate the FEDERAL INCOME TAX!
Ron Paul for PRESIDENT!

Sent by NWO HUNTER | 12:08 PM ET | 01-23-2008

"Well, it wasn't quite a money bomb. More like a money hand grenade."

Why don't you total the amount that you didn't factor in last time (You stated 6 but over 18 million was raised) and maybe it would equal a "bomb"

You really need to get a handle on this problem with bias.

Seriously. It's getting upsetting.

Sent by Jody Sol | 1:08 PM ET | 01-23-2008

I gave, and I'll give again!!
We all will!
The average donation is usually around $100, and we can just save up that much again for the next money bomb!
All the way to a brokered convention, baby!

Sent by Bjorn | 1:24 PM ET | 01-23-2008

Hey, at least they mentioned Dr. Paul. NPR's coverage of Dr. Paul's 2nd place silver finish amounted to "Paul came in second, but with a fraction of the votes that Romney received"

Yeah, Dr. Paul got 14% of the votes- but he got more delegates than Romney! NPR talked at length about the fact that despite being beaten by Hillary, Obama will receive one more delegate than her. Why didn't Dr. Paul warrant a mention?

C'mon, NPR, step it up.

Sent by Carolyn | 2:31 PM ET | 01-23-2008

"(Monday was chosen partially to counter recent allegations that racial epithets were used in newsletters that had the Texas Congressman's name on them - Paul, for his part, recently said he considered King a hero.)"

Oh, my. Where to begin? The grassroots supporters chose that date for the money bomb, not the Ron Paul campaign. And he did not just "recently" say King was a hero, he's said that for 40 years. Try to refrain from insuations. I understand why the MSM are afraid of Paul, they don't want the gravy train to end. I do however expect way better from NPR.

Sent by JC | 5:08 PM ET | 01-23-2008

the MONEY HAND GRENADE statement was humorous enough not to make me mad for the few uncomfortable satements that followed.
but hey at least you took notice & frankly...thank you for mentioning it.

Sent by resimc | 8:32 PM ET | 01-23-2008

I'm not a Ron Paul supporter, never have been. But I would agree that he is getting a short ride in all the media NPR included. His message, much like Dennis Kucinich's (sp?), is relegated to the alsoran category if that. The real people in this country know that there in River City. The country, as it seems it always has been, is dominated by a few very influential entities. They of the great unwashed (that includes me) have no real voice. I would like, however, for Mr Paul to speak to the racial and neo-nazi crap issued under his name. It would be shame to see all his good ideas go down the tubes. After all it only took a well-publicized screetch by Howard Dean to eliminate him from the race. Position papers? We don't need no stinking position papers

Sent by Larry Fenza | 11:18 AM ET | 01-24-2008

Carolyn, Romney won 18 delegates. Ron Paul won 4 delegates. I was there. Romney ran away with the vote 51% to 14%.

The Democrats ironically have a less democratic way of giving delegates there, so Obama did get 1 more than Hillary.

Sent by Scott | 2:01 PM ET | 01-26-2008

I, yet again, still wonder how Ron Paul has a powerful internet pressence. While he continues to baffle the most accurate pundits with his successful campaign, one can only wonder what his supporters are doing online ALL THE TIME. I've seriously seen more Ron Paul supporters online than all the other candidates combined.

Sent by EB | 3:42 PM ET | 01-26-2008

NPR is looking more and more like the any other mainstream media network. You would think that a news organization like NPR would be focusing on the Ron Paul Campaign/Movement phenomenon, but like all the other networks they give him nary a mention.

What happened to the NPR that was genuinely concerned for covering stories that affect everyone, and the stories that big corporate media won't touch?

Where are the stories about the concerns of election fraud in New Hampshire and Louisiana?

Where are stories about censorship/media blackout of Ron Paul?

I'll tell you one thing- I won't be donating to NPR again any time soon so long as this keeps up.

Here's to hoping NPR gets its spine back.

Sent by John Lahtinen | 11:41 AM ET | 01-27-2008

Ron Paul has a major interntet
"presence" in part because he's the only one brave enough to promote dialing back our outrageous foreign "policy." ($14,000,000 per HOUR for DubYuzIraqDebacle, alone) He's the only one who's honest about our budget deficit problems and our foreign trade imbalance.
I changed my voter registration to GOP and WILL go my State's caucus!
NPR seems to have lost its nerve and its hunger for problem solving.

Sent by AirCapDaddy | 1:04 PM ET | 01-27-2008

fair enough reporting. At least you acknowledge Dr. Paul in a positive sense. He will be there to the very end and republicans will have to deal with issues they would like to hide from. For instance the impact of the Iraq war and the overseas military presence have to face because on our ability to balance the budget,reduce the deficit,stabilize the social security trust fund, compete internationally. These are things "100 year" Mccain will have to address because Dr. Paul will keep addressing these issues.

Sent by Kent R. Corral,M.D. | 2:44 PM ET | 01-27-2008

After listening to NPR daily for over thirty years, airing it all day in both of my business locations, supporting it over the years by personal contribution, and currently a commercial underwriter, I am appalled by your obvious participation in the media wide blackout of Congressman Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Adding insult to injury is your relentless coverage of Guliani who has fewer votes and delegates. I feel no less betrayed by what I had come to feel my only source of honest and objective source of information than if I learned my trusted wife of many years was being unfaithful. NPR, you are losing me.

Sent by D. Ray Crews | 6:43 AM ET | 01-29-2008