Having trouble in supporting paul in my school

At my high school all seniors took Civics class, and the course included several class presentations... If that's true for you, it should be trivial to work Ron Paul into it.
 
try and get something in the school paper. watch some of these videos (bottom of the page): http://developer10.com/~mike/rp.html
and try to spread them and the knowledge around.

tell people paul is the only one standing for everything the constitution is about and the only one with the same qualities as those they are taught about in us history class.

show people how money works and how the way it currently works is causing them to get screwed. tell them we can't afford to fight the "war on terror" and we borrow money from china to do it - money they will have to pay back. if there's still not enough money the government just makes some more - there's no more wealth, just more paper - because they just stole some wealth out of every other person's pocket, a little bit from each dollar. erosion of civil liberties, possible draft.
 
sickmint79 said:
try and get something in the school paper. watch some of these videos (bottom of the page): http://developer10.com/~mike/rp.html
and try to spread them and the knowledge around.

tell people paul is the only one standing for everything the constitution is about and the only one with the same qualities as those they are taught about in us history class.

show people how money works and how the way it currently works is causing them to get screwed. tell them we can't afford to fight the "war on terror" and we borrow money from china to do it - money they will have to pay back. if there's still not enough money the government just makes some more - there's no more wealth, just more paper - because they just stole some wealth out of every other person's pocket, a little bit from each dollar. erosion of civil liberties, possible draft.
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My school paper director/journalism teacher is a nazi. He has no idea how to run a paper or a class, and would probably be against Ron Paul. =( Thanks so much to everyone who has posted ideas, it's REALLY helpful. And keep new ideas coming! I'm planning on having a ron paul extravaganza week in my school before December 16th.
 
I'm planning on having a ron paul extravaganza week in my school before December 16th.
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There's also a sneaky way to do this. How about a stealth attack? How about a Week on restoring the Bill of Rights. Each day, you pick an Amendment, and you show how those rights have been eroded, and then you relate quotes from the candidates, along with their voting records for each of those Amendments. You could even get them interested by using the various Keith Olbermann special comments and then go into how the candidates have voted on those things (like the Patriot Act) to take away those freedoms discussed in the Amendments. Then, you could have a graph with checkmarks by the names of the people/person (Ron Paul, get it?) who upheld the freedoms in the Amendments.

I'm telling ya, you would catch everyone off guard with this. It's just a thought, and it would require work on your part.
 
Zotde75 said:
My school paper director/journalism teacher is a nazi. He has no idea how to run a paper or a class, and would probably be against Ron Paul. =( Thanks so much to everyone who has posted ideas, it's REALLY helpful. And keep new ideas coming! I'm planning on having a ron paul extravaganza week in my school before December 16th.
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hit him up anyway see what he says - they might be excited to have you write about anything or politics.

if you can start now i would.. the earlier you sow the seeds the more people the message can reach and spread to!
 
ask them if they wanna be in 120 degree weather in Iraq/Iran...

The DoD has tapped into the IRR (inactive ready reserves) and have pulled ten's of thousands of out of shape and out of training soldiers to go on these rotations. The next step after the IRR is a draft. So if these kids say a draft is impossible, tell them they are not seeing reality and that the Armed Forces is hurting.
 
Cindy said:
Ask a poli sci or social sciences teacher to show a recording of the next debate and then, have the class debate what the candidates said.

Maybe that'll get the seniors interested.
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this is an amazing idea!
 
Keep the teachers and the school out of it as much as you can. They are more likely to be part of the problem than part of the solution. Especially history teachers.

I wouldn't ask permission from the school. Go ahead and pass out the materials. If you get your hand slapped as a result, MANY more kids will suddenly be interested in what you were doing.

Another way to talk about the falling dollar is to say that things like video games, electronics, cars and other things from overseas could cost two or three times what they do now, in just another year or less.

One of my favorite ways to approach selling RP is to say something like "did you know there's someone running for President who wants to completely get rid of the income tax? wouldn't that be great!?"

I also like the idea someone else said about pitching a revolution. This is a chance for young people to take the country back from the establishment. Freedom!
 
well im in the same boat. (17 in highschool and about to be 18) and heres how i do it. usually i can start by saying hey how old are you? when they say 17-18 say "so are you plannin on voting" if they say no i follow with "oh then your opinion doesn't matter anyways" and walk away (kids our age love to be part of a group) if they say oh yea but i don't know who im voting for, then its a really easy sell. touch on subject like income tax and the war because income tax take a lot away from people just moving away from their parents, and the war is a hip thing to dislike among teens. if they say "yes im voting for obama" its another easy sell because they have no clue why they're voting for him. if they say "im voting for giuliani" it usually means their parents have pounded neoconnism into their head and they will not change their mind. and if they say "yes im voting for kucinich" or any other lesser known democrat it usually means they are socialists and will not change.
 
I would add that you should join the local meetup group(s) for your area. Not only would they possibly be able to help you with ideas and materials, but you could help as well by keeping them informed of big school events where there could be possible outreach to students and parents. For example, football games and other big school events where lots of people show up...
 
Why not get run a voter registration drive for 18-year-olds and kids who will be 18 by the next election? You could get a table in the lunchroom every day for a week. And bring some slim jims. And if any other kids are actually interested enough to help you, you could in fairness have them bring their favorite candidate's literature along (bet you'll be the only one organized enough to have any).
 
tell them: you think the government is shitty now? wait til you see what will happen if any one else gets in there?.... Tell them Ron Paul is all about personal freedoms, adults should be able to make their own decisions without the government watching over their shoulders....

tell them ron paul wants to let us keep more of our money... i work with a lot of young girls (16-18) and all over them are REALLY into ron paul... mostly because of how excited i am when i talk about him, i pick out the main things to talk about ... legalization, strong immigration stance (sometimes you have to explain why to them) ...

ALSO check out the students for Paul website.... ask them for help as well
 
Give each of your teachers a slim-jim, at the start of class or sometime when the students will see it. give slim-jims to former teachers.
and tell your fellow students that their parents generation is going to leave them high and dry if they don't do something about it.
don't be shy.
 
Get a couple Ron Paul shirts to wear and strike up convo.

I like these:

http://www.zazzle.com/ron_paul_presidential_power_shirt-235307105253904920?style=ladies_fitted_babydoll&size=a_m&color=black&side_front=horz&side_back=horz



http://store.voteronpaul.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=VOTERP&Product_Code=2001-TS-BLK-LOGO2&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1





Put up a couple cool posters around your school.

http://www.voteronpaul.com/store_posters.html


Burn a short DVD with the best youtube clips that young people will like. Hand out these DVDs and a short handout about Ron Paul, or make your own. One thing I'm doing at my college is to have a banner saying "Will your vote end the war"

A simple card like this would work.

http://store.voteronpaul.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=VOTERP&Product_Code=ACT-CARD-100-4x6&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1


Best youtubes for young people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DqY8iIxe2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG_OwTthS-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDqneN4weE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBR32X8vUy8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bCRc2ub8hU
 
You know your "needs" better than me. I'd guess big attributes that matter would be:

-No draft, get out of Iraq
-An honest, genuine man

And the bandwagon effect, just say: "More young people support Ron Paul than any other candidate." If asked for evidence, you can point to 2,000+ people at the recent Univ. of Michigan rally.
 
The Draft is a biggie and one kids today may not understand in the same way my classmates did when I was in high school. We were getting drafted right out of high school and believe me that was a sobering realization. 60,000 plus boys killed in Vietnam. I knew several. It hurt in a way that I can never explain.

Wear a black arm band, if you can get away with it. We did that to morn the dead.
Let everyone know that girls will be drafted this time around. Get a copy of the song Vietnam Rag by Country Joe and the Fish. Get a copy of Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. Every morning print out a weather report for Bagdad and place it inside the clear plastic cover of your binder.

DON'T bash the military. Serving ones country is an honorable thing to do. I joined the Navy and served proudly, but that was MY decision. A lot of draft protesters in the Vietnam error made the mistake of equating the military with the administration's war policy. Most in the military didn't want to be in 'nam, but they served to the best of their ability. I am from a military family and the general consensus is that a draft is only necessary if the WAR IS NOT WORTH FIGHTING. Give the American people a just war and manpower will not be a problem.

Ron Paul is PRO MILITARY and anti-war.
 
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Use this:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-393

H.R. 393: Universal National Service Act of 2007 (Sponsored by a Democrat-NY)

"To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the favorable treatment afforded combat pay under the earned income tax credit, and for other purposes."

"To meet end-strength requirements." That's right. They intend to use you to glue the armed forces together. They intend to cement their empire with oil and blood. But hey, atleast you will get income tax credit. (If you've been following Ron Paul, you know about this tax, and this part should have made you f-ing mad. M A D.)

They tried this FOUR times in the past.

108th Congress: S. 89 (Status: Introduced)
108th Congress: H.R. 163 (Status: Failed House (Bipartisan opposition.))
109th Congress: H.R. 2723 (Status: Introduced)
109th Congress: H.R. 4752 (Status: Introduced)

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Universal_National_Service_Act_of_2007

"It would allow no deferments after age 20."

If this doesn't motivate your friends to action, save yourself.
 
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