Just got back from Anita Andrews

[iamso910]

If You Have A Question, I Suggest You Call The Campaign, Instead Of Showing All Your Questioning Of The Campaign Headquarters, On This, Frickin' Public Message Board!!!

Is This Romper Room, Or What?

That is ridiculous!

The campaign room doesn't want every Tom, Dick or forum reader with questions pestering them.

This is a forum of open discussion of related goings on.

Some of us think that an official campaign consultant would be far more effective if their suggestions were public to all Ron Paul activists.

That ain't rocket science!

The authoritarian tone of some who want to stop all questioning is what is weird here.

Remember: Ron used to employ Eric Dondero. We might be wise to be judicious about where and how the campaign funds are spent, as Ron is probably too busy to oversee much of the operations.

Many people look to these online communities for advice on how to best campaign. These people are getting diddly-squat from the campaign headquaters or Anita. This is wrong. There is an army to be tapped and they have no idea how to communicate with that community.

How about a campaign initiative website. With suggestions for campaigning and regular update about activities being organized?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Worth repeating...

You guys, she is with the campaign, she is very experienced, and she is there to help. She says that those who attend are free to share with "other RP supporters." She is teaching grassroots campaigning. The necessary tools to be effective. That all it is.

Quit trying to find controversies and conspiracies under every rock, please. You are not helping Ron, the campaign, or the freedom movement by having a conniption every time we make a move.

She wants to win...badly. She quit doing politics a few years ago because she couldn't stand politicians anymore. She got back in because she believes in Ron.

I have been to her training with a group of activists. Her advice was "go and share and train others." Not exclusive, not cult-ish, no chickens were sacrificed to Bael, I promise. I have worked in Republican politics for years and what she teaches is tried and researched and effective stuff.

Please focus on how YOU are going to deliver votes for Ron. You could go to Anita's training or sign up for a Leadership Institute seminar or not. We just want to give you tools to help you make a positive contribution to the campaign. That's all.

Don Rasmussen
Special Assistant
Ron Paul 2008 PCC

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[DjLoTi]

Yo we all should just be chillin right now. lets do what we do and keep fightin strong. It's not gonna be over in 2008

 

[DjLoTi]

Yallll be trippin.... do what u do ppl... just every day modern life. haha

 

[LibertyEagle]

Communications with the National Campaign

In the interest of preventing the disinformation and speculation that manifested itself on this forum regarding, for example, Anita Andrews and her role with the campaign, I have created a "Contact Me" link at the top of my blog so that questions such as this can be quickly and easily answered.

http://freemansburden.blogspot.com/

Please feel free to ask me if you have a question about staff, the campaign, or any issue relating to Dr. Paul. Understand that I am still bound by the constraints of federal law and propriety so my answers may not always be satisfying, but I hope it will be helpful in keeping everyone focused on the task at hand, helping Dr. Paul win this race!

I also want to take a second and thank all of you for your hard work and your efforts on behalf of the campaign and the freedom movement.

Don Rasmussen
Special Assistant
Ron Paul 2008 PCC

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=15173

 

[LibertyEagle]

Many people look to these online communities for advice on how to best campaign. These people are getting diddly-squat from the campaign headquaters or Anita. This is wrong. There is an army to be tapped and they have no idea how to communicate with that community.

Have you been to the training, or are you just expressing your views on something of which you know nothing about?

 

[lorindon]

Have you been to the training, or are you just expressing your views on something of which you know nothing about?

The advice Anita is handing out may be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but the vast majority of us aren't receiving jack shit. So why don't you educate us on what all the fuss is about?

 

[Tn...Andy]

What are all the people with between 1 and 20 posts going to think when they read this thread??

Personally, I think some of ya'll spend WAY too much time postulating and theorizing on how to win this and not near enough time actually DOING STUFF.

I don't expect my post count to ever hit more than a couple hundred.....but I try to talk to SOMEONE one-on-one every day.....join with our meetup group every week to stake out an intersection in town to sign wave, hand out slim jims, and take one evening a week to nail up very unofficial signs......this is what grassroots support is all about to me.

 

[Ozwest]

Getting a experienced qualified person with organisational skills to assist meet up groups makes sense, and that person has the right to protect their intellectual property and ensure campaign strategies are not revealed to others. What is bothersome, is a person with these skills should have anticipated the concerns of meet up group members who, thus far, have been marching to the beat of their own drum. Part of the overall plan should incorporate a friendly introduction to others and a general outline of the aims and objectives this person envisions. This would eliminate much of the frustration and speculation occuring now. A forum such as this would be a perfect place to make this start.

 

[LibertyEagle]

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[beermotor]

I will say this...I'm sure im "allowed" to say this: they want people to start using official RP signs, not RP Revolution, etc, signs. For what thats worth.

This just does not SOUND like Ron Paul anymore to me. I refused to sign the stupid NDA, so didn't go to this meeting - several of my friends berated me mightily for that, seeing it as "no big deal" but there is something that I just do not like about having a closed, traditional thing going on, versus the very open, free, insurgency that we (used to? / still do?) have going on.

 

[walt]

I've seen the materials. If they are paying her to hand out this stuff - and not EXECUTE - it's a waste of money. Just like that songwriter, the fact that I can't get an official sign even though I've asked and those additional Iowa radio spots from a few weeks back.

 

[walt]

Remember: Ron used to employ Eric Dondero. We might be wise to be judicious about where and how the campaign funds are spent, as Ron is probably too busy to oversee much of the operations.

If he can't manage a simple campaign staff effectively, then he's unqualified to be President, where he'd have alot more to manage.

 

[Slugg]

This just does not SOUND like Ron Paul anymore to me. I refused to sign the stupid NDA, so didn't go to this meeting - several of my friends berated me mightily for that, seeing it as "no big deal" but there is something that I just do not like about having a closed, traditional thing going on, versus the very open, free, insurgency that we (used to? / still do?) have going on.

I hear you. And I admire all the work you do to help the campaign. But the table is rigged and the dice are loaded to favor the 'blessed ones.' We simply cannot win by ourselves. Before we can change the game, we gotta play it.

We all know the issues that plague Ron right now:
1) Media making him look fringe or unelectable.
2) Media making him look like his support is very small.


Either way, the only way to counter those is by making him look legitimate. We do that by beating them at their own game. Which means we have to learn the game and play by the rules.

We didn't play by the conventional rules in Ames and we did 'okay,' but that's not going to win the election. The campaign DIDN'T do the normal 'top down' control thing. And the boards berated them with criticisms. Now, they are taking control and telling us what they need from us to win. Why on God's green earth would we do otherwise?

Because it doesn't fit into our idea of 'liberty and freedom?'

It is our freedom to protect our plans from the 'enemy.'

Everyone here obviously trusts Ron to work in the Oval Office.

Why are we questioning this decision?

Again, I want to make it clear that I really respect all the work you do for the campaign. Your posts constantly inspire me to work harder, give more, and speak louder. But, I think someone with your work ethic and determination would be ten times more helpful with the know-how of what the campaign needs. Please help us make this campaign legitimate and unavoidable.

The insurgency campaign got us this far, and if the primaries were a year from now; I'd say it may even win him the election. But time is not on our side.



Finally, if the campaign endorses her; I'm on board.

I hope I didn't offend you man.
Regards,
Phill

 

[Lois]

All I know is -

All my friends and family and people I run into who I ask -- "Do you know who Ron Paul is?" They say "No, I never heard of him."

So my way, our way, your way, Anita's way, any way to get the message out is what we need. The more, the merrier.

You all sound like a bunch of little kids bickering about how to play a game.

 

[thomj76]

I skipped to the end here, so this information may have already have been posted. Too early, eyes not focused yet; tired from yesterday.

Anita's material is copyrighted, and this is a method toward winning. Don't freak out people. Have an open mind. It's time for the campaign to reach out toward the average person.

Rah! Rah! Rah!

Be Respectful, Thoughtful. Intelligent, and Balanced. People that have seen my posts, know that I have been saying this for months now.

 

[themanhere]

She sounds shady..... KEEP THE REVOLUTION SIGNS!!! Its working because they catch peoples attention.

 

[expatriot]

Just do it

All I know is -

All my friends and family and people I run into who I ask -- "Do you know who Ron Paul is?" They say "No, I never heard of him."

So my way, our way, your way, Anita's way, any way to get the message out is what we need. The more, the merrier.

You all sound like a bunch of little kids bickering about how to play a game.

Amen to that.

We the people own the grassroots campaign

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and Anita will do her part for the official campaign.
the two parts complement each other.

But all that means it is more competition to get the votes out.

Lets get out and get more votes lined up.

 

[blazin_it_alwyz]

All I know is -

All my friends and family and people I run into who I ask -- "Do you know who Ron Paul is?" They say "No, I never heard of him."

So my way, our way, your way, Anita's way, any way to get the message out is what we need. The more, the merrier.

You all sound like a bunch of little kids bickering about how to play a game.

whole heartedly agree. IMO the revolution logo catches much more people's attention, than the usual bland political logos. Usually around election times, people start having their lawn signs, and start sign spinning, and the mass majority of people IGNORE IT.

It's like ads on the internet, if you surf the internet long enough, you learn to block them out of your mind.

The rEVOLution logo is fresh, this is in fact a revolution, and I think the word love is a powerful subliminal message. And more than ANYTHING, it is a fresh, young design that is going to catch A LOT OF PEOPLES ATTENTION. You guys can use the official ones, but I am concentrating my efforts on the younger voting crowd. There are many different ways of skinning a cat, and you would also do well to remember, that when a company is marketing a product, they try different advertising for different demographics.

 

[thomj76]

The rLOVEution signs serve a purpose reaching out to a certain percentage of people. All Anita is saying is that the campaign needs to reach more people. If you think that the nomination can be won by using the same techniques, then you are entitled to your own opinion. I for one see the benefit of reaching out to the average voter in an effort to expand the base.