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26 November 2007 23:31  Ron Paul and Guy Fawkes  Written by 
Dennis Behreandt  "Yesterday," MSNBC reported on November 6,
"Ron Paul’s campaign raised more than $4 million in a grassroots
push tied to the Guy Fawkes plot to blow up the British
Parliament in the 17th Century." The record online campaign haul
that day stemmed from an effort developed by Paul’s always
energetic grassroots supporters rather than by the campaign
itself. As Paul pointed out on his Website two days later, the
historic fundraising "event was created, organized, and run by
volunteers."  It was a historic event indeed, demonstrating —
much to the chagrin of the mainstream media that with every Paul
success breathlessly declares that he can’t possibly win — that
the doctor does indeed have real support that goes far beyond an
alleged "criminal botnet." More to the point, the fundraising
success of November 5 suggests Paul was likely right when he
told Jay Leno "there probabl