16. If you missed or have yet to see this week's amazing show peering inside Ron Paul's online campaign and supporters, it's now available for FREE viewing in its entirety on our website, along with an extended version of Maria's interview with Congressman Paul:

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/index.html

Also, catch an extended version of our interview with Zephyr Teachout, Howard Dean's former online campaign coordinator, on Ron Paul's internet momentum and what other current campaigns are doing right -- and wrong -- on the Web:

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/350/internet-voters.html

The full description:

NOW: Ron Paul and Internet Politics

At the intersection of the Internet and politics, presidential candidate Ron Paul's supporters are rewriting the rules of political campaigns. NOW explores how the Texas congressman and his supporters are using the Internet to attract voters-and massive campaign contributions-from across the political spectrum. Supporters include anti-war progressives, anti-tax libertarians, civil libertarians, and even some white supremacists. The common theme is anger over where the country is heading.

"Ron Paul's campaign is so extraordinary to many of us because even while it was getting massive online traffic, you'd be lucky to get a whisper of his campaign in a lot of media outlets," said Zephyr Teachout, Howard Dean's former online organizer and now a Duke University professor.

That anonymity changed when, on November 5, Paul's campaign raised a record-breaking $4.2 million-even though many of his followers have little political activism experience and were acting online without the help of Paul's official campaign.

"I think the message should be the only thing that counts, but you can't get the message out without the money," Paul tells NOW.

Can viral energy and passion in the virtual world translate into real world votes? Next on NOW.

Joel Schwartzberg at 5:02PM on Dec 16th 2007

17. #16 Mr. Schwartzberg, maybe you'll be happy to know that Ron Paul just accepted a $500.00 donation from white supremacist, Stormfront founder Don Black....and Paul is keeping the money!! Funny how some things come back to bite you in the arse?

lizard at 9:25PM on Dec 20th 2007