we have spoken to the OP several times, she is spreading lies and half truths and making herself look like the victim here, which is utterly rediculous, the one thing i can say i did wrong is smoking in the house, i have already admitted that this was a huge mistake and i wish like hell i could take it back. i did everything i could to make it right, including spending a lot of time cleaning and airing out the house before we left, i have pictures of the house, it was left in better condition than when we got there and when we left there was no sign of smoke. i am fully aware of how big of a mistake it was that i allowed that to happen in the first place. the hampton house did have mostly younger volunteers in it, and after hours people did hang out drinking, you can ask anyone in the house and they will tell you, jay and i personally are not drinkers, in the 2 months i spent in new hampshire i think i may have had a total of 2 beers, usually i was the designated driver for after events.
the volunteers at the hampton house worked there butts off, and to imply that "not much work was done" is very offensive to all 12 of the people that stayed there. in the rye house people got up very early and started canvassing around 9 or so, then most of them were at home by 5 blogging or hanging out, our people didn't get out until around noon but we were out doing stuff until after midnight most nights, anyone who came to new hampshire could tell you that i answered the volunteer phone calls, i answered the volunteer emails, i picked up many of them at the airport, i made sure my people were busy being productive, i woke people up in the mornings with air horns and bangs on doors, i cooked many dinners and breakfasts for my volunteers, i played the role of peace keeper and babysitter many times, i worked harder in new hampshire than any job i have ever had in my life, i have given up 2 months of my life with my 5 year old daughter, i left my awesome house, and a good job in tulsa, plus some of the best friends i have ever had in tulsa to go to new hampshire, there are many, many people including campaign staffers that can vouch for how hard we worked here. here are 3 of the main campaign staffers in new hampshire, call any of them and ask them if we were a valuable asset in NH and i can bet they will tell you yes
norman tregenza, office manager
603-733-6736
andy deemers, NH field coordinator
603-703-1633
brinck slattery, seacoast regional coordinator
203-858-6315
also if there are any other questions about my side of the story, feel free to PM me or call me at 816-977-3724
laura and wes spent a lot of money in this venture and repeatedly tried to recoup their costs through the venues of other volunteers that were there. there were many house captains that told volunteers they had to chip in or set a specific amount per night or week that they were to pay the house captain to help with costs, i told each of my people if you can throw in anything fine, if not don't worry about it. we spent a lot of our own money and a lot of contributors money doing this, i offered to try to make it right with laura and wes, and instead of talking to me reasonably she screamed at me and hung up on me, refusing to talk like an adult, then while we were on the road she launched a full fledged smear campaign against us telling some truths, some half truths, and some outright lies, we have lost friends because of her, we have lost money because of her, and thanks to the people who know what kind of people we are and are willing to vouch for us, we aren't totally stranded.
you can believe whatever you want, i would think as ron paul supporters you wouldn't take what you hear at face value, but instead search for the actual truth if you are concerned, if none of this concerns you than ignore it, if it does concern you than feel free to contact me. im not denying that smoking in the house was inconsiderate, and a huge mistake, again i would give anything to take it back, but i can't, at this point i feel like giving up so much and working so hard was all for nothing. im trying to maintain a positive attitude and the people who know us and care about us have been a huge help. and please stop blaming vijay for any of this, vijay is one of the most caring, good hearted people out there and has done nothing wrong, he bit off more than he could chew doing this mission and it has caused him a world of headache that he doesn't deserve. vijay has remained as diplomatic as possible and the one thing i do regret is dissapointing him, if you ask him im sure he would tell you that aside from smoking in the house i was one of the people in this operation he could not have done it without. he has done the absolute best he could in this operation and i commend him for not losing his mind.
there are a great deal of people that have made this movement successful, i couldn't possibly begin to list them here, they know who they are and i hope someday they will be repaid for their services to this movement, for anyone involved in this mess im sorry for anything i have done to cause you a headache, but please remember i am not the kind of person who enjoys causing problems and any mistakes i have made have been without malicious intent. im not perfect but im a good person and nearly anyone who knows me can vouch for that.
im going home today, we have just enough to go home and every minute i spend here will cost us more, and because of laura's lies im sure no one will be interested in helping us out now and i can't afford to get stranded in vegas.
missouri's primary is feb 5th and im going to infiltrate the small towns there because NAIS, and farm subsidies is a huge issue with small town farmers, and there is still a huge chunk of that population still doesn't know who ron paul is. despite the heartache this has caused i will continue fighting for both ron paul, and the message of freedom and i will be available to help anyone that i can who is working in that area. since it takes 3 days to get home i will not be able to respond or defend myself for at least that long, anyone can feel free to call me if they wish, again my number is 816-977-3724
