Help Wanted w/ I'm a Ron Paul Republican flier, updated and moved
I am reaching out to my DP family seeking help to design a simple flier, that can be handed out to people, explaining what is, or why, I am a Ron Paul Republican.
My thoughts are, that it could concentrate on three main points,
#1 Sound money and economic transparency of government, like auditing the Federal Reserve Bank.
#2 Drastically reducing the size and cost of wasteful government.
#3 Restoring personal liberty and responsibility.
A brief mention of Goldwater and Reagan Republicans could help it be more palatable to those not yet in the movement.
If we could make this a household term it would have a clear meaning and could not be misinterpreted. The terms conservative, or traditional are vague and can mean different things to different people, not so with "I'm a Ron Paul Republican"
If any of you great wordsmiths here could offer some help or advise it truly would be appreciated.
Thank you, and here is the DP post that inspired me
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/95303
to create this group on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186406925390#/group.ph...
This is something to unite us and I will proudly carry this banner.
Retake congresss
kick them out
I need the other link,
Peace, prosperity, freedom
Latest draft 6-12-09
I think it's almost ready, what do you all think thus far ?
Keep in mind all formatting is lost here, The title is centered and all examples of Ron Paul Republican are in Italic.
Why I'm a
Ron Paul Republican
Congressman Paul is a great example of honesty and principle in government and the Republican Party.
Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.
This is, less about Ron Paul than it is, about US and what WE stand for and what WE believe in.
We are willing to stand on principle when it may not be popular to do so.
We believe in personal liberty and self reliance.
We believe in and seek a return to sound money.
We support a non-interventionist (no Nation building) foreign policy.
We are calling the GOP back to its roots.
Barry Goldwater said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
Goldwater led to the rise of conservatives calling themselves Reagan Republicans to express there agreement with the principles and issues they believed in.
Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
We believe it is once again time for the next generation of fiscal conservatives to stand and be counted.
Fiscal conservatism has always been a core of the Republican Party, Ron Paul Republicans, seek to reduce the size and scope of Federal Government based on Constitutional principles.
If you agree with these positions, please help this grassroots effort to get the term Ron Paul Republican into the dialog. This term has a clear meaning and can help us identify each other as well as candidates that share our views.
This may not
be a popular view on this thread, but we've gotten away from calling ourselves "Ron Paul Republicans." It was never about the man Ron Paul, it was about the ideas. We prefer the term "Constitutional Republicans" or just "Constitutionalists," since some of us aren't registered with the republican party.
campaign for liberty has some great slim jims
I would suggest using them, or using them as a template.
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/handouts.php
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C4L
Can not endorse candidates and this would seem a bit close to the line.
I am involved with C4L, but I think this idea needs to start with us and when it gains popularity than they can decide if it falls with in their mission statement.
I guess I could post my latest draft as more changes have been made.
Thanks go out to all that have offered suggestions and help.
What is your goal?
What is your goal?
Goal
is to get the phrase Ron Paul Republican to be a "household word"
If we all start using certain language it changes the dialog.
Like how certain words considered slang only a few years ago are common language now.
To take a stand for what I and Ron Paul support.
This is not about me it for all of us who are still working to reform the Republican Party.
question
i pose to people,is why don't more people want to support the ONLY honest guy in washington?????
the way people are fed up with politicians,you would think that alone would turn people onto ron.
1st very rough draft
Thoughts or suggestion. I am not a gifted writer, be easy on me :)
Why I'm a
Ron Paul Republican
Congressman Paul is a great example of honesty and principle in government and the Republican Party.
This is less about Ron Paul than it is about us and what WE stand for and what We believe in.
We are willing to stand on principle when it may not be popular to do so.
Barry Goldwater said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
Goldwater lead to the rise of conservatives calling themselves Reagan Republicans to express there agreement with the principles and issues they believed in.
Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
We believe it is once again time for the conservatives to stand and be counted.
Fiscal conservatism has always been a core of the Republican Party, and like Reagan Republicans, we seek to reduce the size and scope of Federal Government based on Constitutional principles.
We believe in personal liberty and self reliance.
We believe in and seek a return to sound money.
We support a non-interventionist (no Nation building) foreign policy.
We are calling the GOP back to it's roots.
If this describes you, please help this grassroots effort to get the term Ron Paul Republican into the dialog. This term has clear meaning and can help us identify each other as well as candidates that share our views.
Overall, I like it.
One thought would be to rephrase the parts with Reagan. Saying "like Reagan Republicans, we seek to reduce the size and scope of Federal Government based on Constitutional principles." is just like saying "like the Bush Neocons, we seek to reduce the size and scope of the Federal Government and protect the Bill of Rights".
I'm not saying you are being dishonest and I hope you don't take it as an insult, but if I saw that I would think you are blowing smoke. I understand that the name "Reagan" can be used in a propaganda sense because he is still popular with the Neocon/Status Republicans. But, I guess it is an ethical argument with me because there is no way that I want the Ron Paul movement to turn into the joke that was the Reagan administration after the election rhetoric was gone.
Then again, I am awake and you are not trying to reach me so I'll shut up.
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"We are the inheritors of the American Enlightenment, which tells us that Individual Liberty always trumps collectivism in all forms."
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"We are the inheritors of the American Enlightenment, which tells us that Individual Liberty always trumps collectivism in all forms."
I appreciate
the feedback, as I said I'm not some smooth skilled writer.
The Reagan Republican stuff is about the people in that movement and not really about Reagan and what he did or did not accomplish.
A lot of republicans still love what Reagan said and Ron Paul and us are the living examples of Reagan's rhetoric. I will give it more thought as I am open to suggestions.
Any ideas about the ending ?
How about that part like this ?
Fiscal conservatism has always been a core of the Republican Party, Ron Paul Republicans, seek to reduce the size and scope of Federal Government based on Constitutional principles.
Suggestion: put the "We believe" points first,
and change it's roots to its roots. "It's" is always a contraction meaning it is.
Although some of Goldwater's and Reagan's comments are good, I would leave them out of this flier. Use some of Dr. Paul's quotes instead.
Good first draft, Shawn.
In Liberty.
How about this,
I still am not in love with the last paragraph, it needs to be improved.
Thought about it as if I was reading it to the Republicans who thought my sign should be removed and thought the quotes would be like a bit of sugar to help them swallow the medicine ;-)
Why I'm a
Ron Paul Republican
Congressman Paul is a great example of honesty and principle in government and the Republican Party.
This is less about Ron Paul than it is about us and what WE stand for and what We believe in.
We are willing to stand on principle when it may not be popular to do so.
We believe in personal liberty and self reliance.
We believe in and seek a return to sound money.
We support a non-interventionist (no Nation building) foreign policy.
We are calling the GOP back to its roots.
Barry Goldwater said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
Goldwater lead to the rise of conservatives calling themselves Reagan Republicans to express there agreement with the principles and issues they believed in.
Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
We believe it is once again time for the conservatives to stand and be counted.
Fiscal conservatism has always been a core of the Republican Party, and like Reagan Republicans, we,Ron Paul Republicans, seek to reduce the size and scope of Federal Government based on Constitutional principles.
If this describes you, please help this grassroots effort to get the term Ron Paul Republican into the dialog. This term has clear meaning and can help us identify each other as well as candidates that share our views.
also changed
"Goldwater lead..." to "Goldwater led..."
Still struggling with the last part, it needs to be worded better.
Shawn
"A cadre of hard core believers is the key to success. The total numbers and percentages are less important. Our job now is to plan for the next phase. As was the case in the campaign, this continued effort will logically continue to be a grass roots effort and not a top down rigidly controlled central operation. Most important will be the continued emphasis on the message. That message, simply put, is the message of human liberty." Ron Paul
Much better, imho, Shawn!
Two good Ron Paul quotes:
No army can stop an idea whose time has come.
Truth is treason in the empire of lies.
Maybe some others of his can be worked into the flier somehow.
In Liberty.
can't "it's" be possessive?
can't "it's" be possessive?
Yes, but still no apostrophe.
The problem with avoiding “it’s” as a possessive is that this spelling is perfectly correct as a contraction meaning “it is.” Just remember two points and you’ll never make this mistake again. (1) “it’s” always means “it is” or “it has” and nothing else. (2) Try changing the “its” in your sentence to “his” and if it doesn’t make sense, then go with “it’s.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/its.html
its, the possessive adjective and possessive pronoun form of the personal pronoun it
it's, a contraction of it is or it has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITS
Shawn,
I'd suggest writing a rough draft and submit it here for critiques and suggestions.
Thanks
I am working on one and will post it when it's a bit more complete.
It will lose some font and style features, but will allow for interaction on it.
Hang in There Shawn......
Sounds great! Someone will respond with the answer.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win!"
GANDHI
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win!"
GANDHI
Arnold for president 2012
GOP will bring Arnold into power and if youre not on the GOP Arnold bandwagon, youre gonna find yourself rendered irrelevant at best when Arnold decides America is ready for him.. and he's oreparing to run.
That's the future of the Ron Paul Republican. Mark my words 156 electrola votes and an ocean of Democrats to back him as they do here in CA.
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!
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He is not eligable
He was not born in America, no questions about that.
This is not about a Ron Paul campaign, it's about who WE are and what WE stand for. Ron Paul is just an example.
Thanks for the encouragement, I really needed that.
If you saw the photo I used for the group, it's my vehicle and it was said that the sign should be removed. That is not going to happen.
In the past few years I have gone from uninvolved to now being the County finance chair. Thank you to Dr. Paul for curing my apathy.
It doesn't matter anymore
And now you know why Obama's BC is an issue to be developed by Arnold and the GOP. Keep asking for Obama's BC.. you will get it, and then, you will get Arnold.
WE ARE GOING TO WIN!
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