Florida Triple-amputee Air Force veteran Starts Crowdfunding Site to Pay for Border Wall

[Scorpio64 5,154]

Kolfage will be on Fox News tonight.  Tune in to Laura Ingraham at 10:00p

[Scorpio64 5,154]

3 minutes ago, AVB-AMG said:

I agree that this GFM effort, while falling far short of its monetary goal, will send a strong signal to politicians

Dude, it's only been up  3 days.  It is already blowing away records.  I'm sure this guy thought this through.  This is America, where anything can happen.  It's goin' down brah.

[Zeke 5,504]

@AVB-AMG watch and learn.

shhhhh. Zip it

[myhatinthering 462]

A fking MEN....love this

[Zeke 5,504]

House is passing wall

[myhatinthering 462]

22 minutes ago, Zeke said:

House is passing wall

Trump win again!

[Zeke 5,504]

37 minutes ago, myhatinthering said:

Trump win again!

Nobody can keep the pulse anymore.. maybe that’s a good thing 

[AVB-AMG 530]

1 hour ago, Scorpio64 said:

Dude, it's only been up  3 days.  It is already blowing away records.  I'm sure this guy thought this through.  This is America, where anything can happen.  It's goin' down brah.

Well, I disagree, but time will tell.....

AVB-AMG

[Sniper 6,372]

1 hour ago, Zeke said:

House is passing wall

....."The House passed a stopgap government-funding measure Thursday night that includes $5.7 billion for President Trump’s wall on the Mexican border and additional security — raising the odds that a shutdown will begin Friday.  

Passage of the measure over united Democratic opposition passes the hot potato to the Senate, which is set to consider the bill Friday. The bill is not expected to pass the Senate, where Democrats have rejected money for Trump’s wall."

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/422387-house-passes-stopgap-bill-with-5b-in-wall-funding

 

BTW, right now:

$9,083,159 of $1.0B goal

Raised by 149,543 people in 3 days

[Fred2 367]

1 hour ago, Zeke said:

House is passing wall

Raising 9 million in three days should send a big message to the Senate.

 

[Zeke 5,504]

19 minutes ago, Fred2 said:

Raising 9 million in three days should send a big message to the Senate.

 

From your lips to gods ears 

[fishnut 2,358]

So much winning!!!!! 

[Sniper 6,372]

3 hours ago, Scorpio64 said:

Kolfage will be on Fox News tonight.  Tune in to Laura Ingraham at 10:00p

Just a reminder, starting now, if anyone is interested to see if this guy is legit.

 

[Scorpio64 5,154]

holy smokes.  I think AVB donated $50,000.00 anonymously.  He's a closet conservative.

These are the highest donations so far.

$50,000

Anonymous

6 hours ago

FS

$12,000

Fortress Stabilization Systems

3 hours ago

EW

$10,015

Edgar Weis

15 hours ago

JK

$10,000

JZ Knight

7 hours ago

WS

$10,000

Wayne Schell

4 hours ago

DB

$9,000

Dale Broome

1 hour ago

 

$5,000

Anonymous

1 day ago

[Scorpio64 5,154]

$10M now.

It shot up $150K after Ingraham.

FNC and FBN should plug this as much as they can, like mention every hour what the tally is and where to donate.

[tony357 386]

Donated yesterday. This is kick ass. 

[AVB-AMG 530]

9 hours ago, Scorpio64 said:

holy smokes.  I think AVB donated $50,000.00 anonymously.  He's a closet conservative.

Hmmmmm........

[AVB-AMG 530]

On 12/20/2018 at 10:10 PM, Scorpio64 said:

holy smokes.  I think AVB donated $50,000.00 anonymously.  He's a closet conservative.

@Scorpio64:

When purchasing a very old house as your home, what do you do?

• A Liberal wants to tear it all down and start over with something new
• A Conservative does not want to change anything and preserve what exists
• An Independent / Moderate wants to restore the good parts and renovate and modernize the other parts.

I appreciate your wry sense of humor and know that you were just being facetious with your post.
Just to be clear, politically, I consider myself to be an Independent / Moderate.  Since NJ is a closed primary state, I am registered as a Democrat so I am able to vote in the primary elections.  More importantly though, I see both parties as overly ideological, with Democrats being too liberal and Republicans being too conservative.  I usually realize that the “either/or” ideological choices presented by either side are not absolutely right or wrong.  Most of the time, I recognize that both sides have a piece of the truth and see flaws in the standard liberal and conservative perspectives.  I make the effort to research, understand and consider both sides of complex issues, before reaching my own conclusion forming my opinion.  Yet, I wish that our elected politicians in Washington would work together more and find acceptable compromises.

Ultimately, I believe that every human being is equal, but we should let all people have their freedom and ability to live the life they choose to live. Allow people to do what they want with their lives, whether it’s good or bad for them. Allow competition and the opportunity to become successful and wealthier and accept a society where they are for “the common good” and agree with the altruistic concept “that we are all in this together”, as opposed to the self-centered belief that  "its every man for himself".

AVB-AMG

[AVB-AMG 530]

On 12/20/2018 at 6:34 PM, Scorpio64 said:

Kolfage will be on Fox News tonight.  Tune in to Laura Ingraham at 10:00p

 

On 12/20/2018 at 10:01 PM, Sniper said:

Just a reminder, starting now, if anyone is interested to see if this guy is legit.

@Scorpio64 & @Sniper:

Yeah, I watched the short segment of the interview of Brian Kolfage on Laura Ingraham's show on Fox News last night.  Even Ingraham was surprised and took to task and corrected Kolfage when he made the absurd statement that "this wall is in our Constitution..."  I had to chuckle and just shake my head as I watched as he was flustered and taken back by her asking where in our Constitution does it say that, and he started to bumble and fumble a response.  She really helped him save face and recover by saying that she felt he meant "our sovereignty".  I think he is well-meaning, but is also being very naive and simplistic in achieving his goal, even if it does turn out to just be a momentary publicity stunt.  I would not be surprised if the initial notoriety and momentum of this GoFundMe campaign peaks in Jan. or early Feb., or when the government shut down ends and then will rapidly lose steam and fizzle out.

I think that all of those contributing to Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign should do some more research before they give money, motivated by their knee-jerk, feel good inspiration and shared feelings.  It is now being reported by main stream news sources that according to the U.S. Treasury Department, general donations to the Federal Government are directed to a “Gifts to the United States” fund, that is set aside for “general use” by the federal government for “budget needs.”  Specific federal agencies cannot access this funding without a congressional appropriation.  Some agencies can accept gifts directly for earmarked purposes, but it is not clear if the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees our country’s borders, is among them.

AVB-AMG

[Scorpio64 5,154]

14 minutes ago, AVB-AMG said:

A Liberal wants to tear it all down and start over with something new

Liberals want to tear down my 110 year old house, use my tax dollars to build section 8 housing and use my tax dollars to provide free (or nearly free) housing to illegal aliens who do not want to assimilate, but colonize. 

Liberals want me, and you and all hardworking Americans to pay for the invasion and colonization of America.  The mindless zombie flower children want to do it because they are idealistic socialists.  The democrat party wants to do it so they can build a dependent class of voters, basically slaves to the party.

 

[Sniper 6,372]

2 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

Yeah, I watched the short segment of the interview of Brian Kolfage on Laura Ingraham's show on Fox News last night.  Even Ingraham was surprised and took to task and corrected Kolfage when he made the absurd statement that "this wall is in our Constitution..."  I had to chuckle and just shake my head as I watched as he was flustered and taken back by her asking where in our Constitution does it say that, and he started to bumble and fumble a response. 

@AVB-AMG

I believe he was making reference to this part of the constitution:

...."I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;...."

That was the Oath he swore to when enlisting.

We have an invading, foreign "army" attacking the country from the South. Just because they aren't carrying rifles and other weapons, and aren't wearing matching uniforms, doesn't mean they're not harmful.

2 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

I think that all of those contributing to Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign should do some more research before they give money, motivated by their knee-jerk, feel good inspiration and shared feelings.

Most people are donating to make a STATEMENT to your elected officials to get off their asses and do their jobs that they were hired for.

2 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

It is now being reported by main stream news sources that according to the U.S. Treasury Department, general donations to the Federal Government are directed to a “Gifts to the United States” fund, that is set aside for “general use” by the federal government for “budget needs.”  Specific federal agencies cannot access this funding without a congressional appropriation.  Some agencies can accept gifts directly for earmarked purposes, but it is not clear if the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees our country’s borders, is among them.

STOP getting your news from CNN and NYT. Go to the GoFundMe site. He's researched and explains how this money can be spent on the wall.

 

[Sniper 6,372]

Oh, and if you're keeping score....  right now...

$11,849,191 of $1.0B goal

Raised by 194,515 people in 4 days

[Scorpio64 5,154]

8 minutes ago, Sniper said:

We have an invading, foreign "army" attacking the country from the South. Just because they aren't ALL carrying rifles and other weapons, and aren't wearing matching uniforms, doesn't mean they're not harmful.

FTFY

[Sniper 6,372]

And the beat goes on....

$13,215,661 of $1.0B goal

Raised by 216,622 people in 4 days

 

 

[Sniper 6,372]

9 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

I think he is well-meaning, but is also being very naive and simplistic in achieving his goal, even if it does turn out to just be a momentary publicity stunt.

@AVB-AMG, since you think this cause is just a publicity stunt, here is another one (stunt) that I'm sure you can get behind. How much you going to donate?

Ladders to Get Over Trump's Wall

...."We saw some folks are raising money for a border wall to keep out our migrant siblings and fellow human beings, who are fleeing violence and persecution and whose tragically-underpaid labor is essential to the U.S. economy. Seems like a bad idea on countless levels for everyone involved.  Maybe we should focus on human rights and creating a community that reflects our supposed values. 

And even though at a rate of $1.7 million daily, it would take their fund about 35 years to raise the $21.7 billion that Trump's own Dept. of Homeland Security says would be needed  to build said wall, we wanna make sure ladders are ready to send over to our undocumented friends and help them."

https://www.gofundme.com/ladders-to-get-over-trump039s-wall

[Scorpio64 5,154]

8 minutes ago, Sniper said:

since you think this cause is just a publicity stunt, here is another one (stunt) that I'm sure you can get behind. How much you going to donate?

That ladders GFM should be shut down by the DOJ as it is promoting criminal activity.

[PK90 3,570]

15 minutes ago, Scorpio64 said:

That ladders GFM should be shut down by the DOJ as it is promoting criminal activity.

I sent GFM a message about that.

[Sniper 6,372]

24 minutes ago, Scorpio64 said:

That ladders GFM should be shut down by the DOJ as it is promoting criminal activity.

Did you see how many people contributed to it and the amount so far?  Can they be arrested for promoting criminal activity?

$103,675 of $100.0M goal

Raised by 4,723 people in 1 day

 

Are there that many stupid Democrats???  Oh, wait, don't answer.....

 

[Scorpio64 5,154]

27 minutes ago, PK90 said:

I sent GFM a message about that. 

I just sent GFM a message via their reporting tool.  I told them I was contacting Homeland Security because the campaign is aiding and abetting illegal activity.

EDIT:  So, it seems the GFM campaign is a satire and the money will actually go to some illegal immigrant fund.  If you ask me, they should give each illegal immigrant $500 and a bus ticket back from whence they came.

[345Sire 158]

On 12/21/2018 at 7:01 PM, Scorpio64 said:

I just sent GFM a message via their reporting tool.  I told them I was contacting Homeland Security because the campaign is aiding and abetting illegal activity.

EDIT:  So, it seems the GFM campaign is a satire and the money will actually go to some illegal immigrant fund.  If you ask me, they should give each illegal immigrant $500 and a bus ticket back from whence they came.

How about $5 and a Nalgene?