Don't listen to Ron Paul. He's been wrong before and he's wrong now!
Roughly a year ago several individuals who had been inspired by his 1988 Presidential campaign approached Congressman Paul about a possible Presidential run in 2008. Dr. Paul was apprehensive about the idea as he didn't think many people were concerned about things such as the economy, non-interventionism and the Constitution. He was concerned that his ideas wouldn't resonate with Republican voters nor would he have the financial backing necessary to launch a nationwide campaign. Despite those concerns, Dr. Paul began his 2008 Presidential campaign in mid-January 2007.
By summer 2007 Dr. Paul's message of Peace, Prosperity and Freedom was spreading across the internet faster than a chain letter that promises good fortune when forwarded to 30 people. Forums such as DailyPaul and RonPaulForums popped up and quickly surpassed other well known sites in regard to internet traffic. YouTube and Digg became Ron Paul dumping grounds with hundreds of posts/video's being created each day. Meetup groups were created at astounding rates. Ron Paul quickly became the most searched person on Google and hugely popular on Facebook and Myspace. People walked across towns, Granny Warriors drove across the Country. Blimps and Air Corps took to the air. People all across the Country were painting their cars, hanging signs and even getting RONPAUL license plates on their car. By the end of 2007, Ron Paul had raised more money during the 4th quarter than any other Republican candidate.
Ron Paul once said "I was very reluctant to enter the race, didn't think it would last more than a month or two." We proved otherwise. We proved that Americans are concerned about things such as freedoms, tyranny and a struggling economy. We proved that Dr. Paul’s message not only resonates with Republicans, but also Democrats, Libertarians and most importantly even apathetic voters. We showed that we care about the Constitution and our Founding Fathers suggestions of non-interventionism by contributing millions of dollars into the Ron Paul war-chest. But most importantly, we proved Ron Paul wrong! We are very much concerned about some of the same things.
Ron Paul recently released a video to supporters in which he states "Though victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to your hard work and enthusiasm. We must remember elections are short-term efforts. Revolutions are long-term projects,". Dr. Paul acknowledged that John McCain has the delegate count and will win the nomination.
Ron Paul is wrong! Don't listen to such rhetoric. It sounds like Dr. Paul has been watching too much of the MSM. We aren't quitters and this fight is far from being over. We CAN still win this race. There is a lot of time between now and the convention in St. Paul and a lot can happen. We don't need to throw in the towel just because the race is getting difficult. Now more than ever we need to be energized not demoralized.
We still need to organize meetups, sign bombs, email bombs, phone banking, leaving fliers everywhere we go. People still need to flood YouTube with videos and bombard digg.com with stories. This race is not over and we don't need to quit as if it was.
Get motivated and get organized. Join your local GOP and start attending meetings. Propose Ron Paul style resolutions at GOP events. Find out the delegates in your area and go talk to them. Encourage them to support Ron Paul as he is the ONLY conservative in the race. Don't quit people! Ron Paul is wrong. We CAN still win this!
Most importantly.. EVERYONE needs to be in St. Paul MN for the convention. EVERYONE needs to book their hotel, campground or room A.S.A.P. and get as many people to attend as you possibly can. We need our Revolution to convey in MN, Sept 1-4th. This is important because Ron Paul people need to fill-up the town during these days. We need not leave a single hotel room, or bed available.
If there is anything we have learned over the last year it's that politics is sometimes a dirty game. Unfortunately, sometimes you have to even the playing field if you wish to compete. Michigan is expecting 45,000 Delegates, Alternates and Volunteers to attend the convention. We need to do our best to ensure that none of them have anywhere to stay. We NEED our revolution in MN and we need our revolution to be huge. Let’s show Ron Paul that he is wrong again. We can still win the White House in 2008!
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Yep, as Shrek said in Shrek 2,
"LET'S CRASH THIS PARTY!!"
Bump.. we still have a
Bump..
we still have a chance
I agree, whole heartedly....
If you are unable to become a delegate, than you must become a volunteer at the Republican National Convention. Dr. Paul supporters must infiltrate the national convention. Over 8,000 volunteers are needed. Imagine how many Dr. Paul supporters we can have inside and outside of the convention.
2398 delegates
+ 8000 volunteers
+ ? Marching outside the convention
= Media Attention For President Paul
http://www.gopconvention....
" With the help of volunteers, the 2008 Republican National Convention will be a truly remarkable event. The convention and the 2008 Minneapolis-Saint Paul Host Committee will recruit more than 8,000 volunteers, who will perform key duties and play crucial roles in the areas of transportation, information services, hospitality, and special events during the week of the convention. The 2008 Minneapolis-Saint Paul Host Committee has developed a paperless system to recruit and register volunteers. If you are interested in participating as a 2008 Republican National Convention volunteer, please click here: http://msp2008.com/volunt... "
Latinos for Ron Paul
You are good for a
bump. Thanks for posting.
Nice post!
It doesn't matter who wins the White House, Ron Paul is our leader in this R3VOLUTION!!!
Ron Paul is leaving it up to us folks! So put your creative energy behind the Revolution. We talk about not wanting government in charge, well Ron Paul is giving us a chance to demonstrate how this is done. Don't look to Ron Paul to do all the work, and just throwing money at the problem isn't going to work either!
Be in Washington on the 21st of June as requested by Ron Paul.
If you can't be a delegate, then volunteer at the convention, you will be able to influence undecided voters.
http://www.gopconvention....
http://msp2008.com/volunt...
Enjoyed it, thank-you
Enjoyed it, thank-you
I've been thinking (and saying) exactly the same thing...
Ron Paul was proven wrong before (regarding the level of support for his message), and he could very well be wrong again - about having NO chance to win the GOP nomination. We cured his skepticism once, and we can do it again!
Yes and No
Nope, we don't need to fill up the hotels to deny delegates.
We need to BECOME delegates!
Its easy to do, many states still need delegates to sign up.
Get to it!
THANK YOU, Stalker.
Why go thru all the trouble of travelling to MSP as a NON-delegate, when we can *BE* THE DELEGATES?
Why don't you really get
Why don't you really get people agitated and call Ron a 'troll'... (rolleyes)
Because misleading titles
Because misleading titles are always more fun :-)
This poster is correct about certain things
No matter what happens, no matter what it takes, the Revolution must show up at the Convention in St. Paul.
One minor problem with your theory
A lot of those hotel rooms are already reserved for delegates at tons of hotels that have already signed up as official convention hotels.
Well, there are a lot of surrounding areas...
Minneapolis, Eau Claire, Etc. Get close and its a short drive to assemble. Why is everyone so narrow minded and looking for an excuse.
No matter how good, smart, funny, dangerous, charming, or weak you are, there is always someone that can one up you. You are not the finite.
Be there or be nowhere (courtesy of the Savage nation)
I said it would prevent
I said it would prevent some.. not all from attending. [ that comment may have actually been another board...]
I'm curious to your comment. Are you saying that the hotel rooms are already booked for ''official" delegates? How do the hotels know who is a delegate and who is not.
Why do they care? I'm sure they are wanting to rent the rooms to the first person who wants it.... I'd be hard pressed to imagine that these hotels actually wait to book rooms so that they can only get 'official' delegates. Most delegates aren't even chosen yet....
Yes, the RNC has contracts with over 100 hotels
See http://www.rncwelcomingco...
Quoth the article:
"16,000 Rooms in 100+ Hotels Booked Throughout Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area
SAINT PAUL, Minn., Nov. 15, PRNewswire-USNewswire
The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced that planners have finalized the official convention hotel block. Roughly 16,000 rooms in more than 100 hotels throughout Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, and the surrounding
areas have been blocked to host many of the 45,000 delegates, alternate delegates, members of the media, and other guests expected to attend the four-day convention. Working closely with the Convention and Visitors Bureaus and the Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee, Committee on Arrangements (COA) staff secured the rooms for official convention use next September and will begin making hotel assignments in the spring.
“Securing our block of hotel rooms is a significant achievement — for us as planners and for the host cities as beneficiaries — and a labor-intensive process that we are pleased to have completed,” said Jo Ann Davidson, Chairman of the COA and Republican National Committee Co-Chairman. “The more than 100 participating hotels will ensure that visiting state delegations, media representatives, party officials, volunteers, and all of our convention guests have access to the official
proceedings and everything the host cities have to offer.”
Notice the last sentence of the second to last paragraph
"Committee on Arrangements (COA) staff secured the rooms for official convention use next September and will begin making hotel assignments in the spring."
In my state, the GOP is collecting a $1,500 hotel room deposit from each person who wants to run for a national delegate slot. The rooms are going to be assigned officially through the RNC to the state GOP parties, media agencies, etc.
I like your idea, but it is a bit unrealistic to think that the planners of this most massive event (which has a SECURITY BUDGET in excess of $100 million) would have overlooked a tiny little thing like securing hotel rooms.