Just got back from the Florida Liberty Summit
Great speech by Dr. Paul, about 2 hrs long. I'm really glad I got to see Ron Paul speak in person for my first time, also got his autograph, couldn't get a picture though because there were wayyy too many people, probally 1,000 at least. When all the seats filled up at this giant confrence room, people just kept coming and stood for 3 and 1/2 hrs listening to the speeches. There was a band too and you could buy beer and wine. Really awesome time! I really enojyed Dr. Thomas Woods's speech too. Gonna upload some videos soon. Even Alan Grayson (FL-D) was there greeting people but did not speak. Quite an event!
Heres the lineup for speakers they had:
Mark Cross, Florida Campaign for Liberty
John Tate, President Campaign for Liberty
State Rep. Scott Plakon (R-Longwood)
State Senator Carey Baker (R-Eustis)
Dr. Thomas Woods
Dr. Rep. Ron Paul
Videos from the Florida Liberty Summit:
One video of part of his speech by myself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcekW1EX1A8
Another video I took there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9We1StjsZQ
Sounds like fun...I was at the Seattle Liberty conference...
It was great to see Dr. Paul speak there and Thomas Woods too.
As for the Florida event, I think it is great that a Democrat (Alan Grayson) showed up. I would have even shook his hand and thanked him for drilling Bernanke and the FED.
Like Ron Paul says, the message of liberty and freedom is very powerful no matter which party (or NO party) you support.
"We have allowed our nation to be over-taxed, over-regulated, and overrun by bureaucrats. The founders would be ashamed of us for what we are putting up with."
-Ron Paul
update
Posted by Jesse Benton on 08/08/09
Hats off to Mark Cross and the rest of Florida Campaign for Liberty. About 1,100 people turned out for the rally in Orlando headlined by Dr. Paul last night. The room got so crowded, the hotel had to call the fire marshall - twice! C-SPAN covered the event, so we'll be able to show the whole country just how popular Freedom really is.
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine
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well I guessed 1,000
There were a lot of people there! wow!
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That is AWESOME
Wish I were there.
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The first time I met Ron Paul
I thought---Wow,he's taller and younger looking in person.
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Ron Paul is my President.
I thought
he was younger looking in person, but hes shorter than I thought, I'm 6'2" so.
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Open bar?
Cool!
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oh my bad, I'm tired, it was not "open"
but they had two bars.
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