http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=85493
This request for constructive criticism should have been made to the grassroots Ron Paul Revolution months ago. Thanks to whomever finally made it happen!
I am a grassroots organizer in Asheville, NC, have been a county affiliate officer in the Libertarian Party for nearly a decade, and was also one of the co-founders of the Libertarian Reform Caucus.
Here are my points of constructive criticism thus far:
1. PLEASE dispense with using that picture of Ronald Reagan on all the literature -- Ron Paul is world's apart from Reagan! Creating 2 Generic slim jims, and then 2 different Student versions was a very bad and wasteful idea.
2. Cut HQ SPENDING! No one involved in this campaign, including all those at the "top", should be making a modest salary, NOT an outrageous one! Is there NO campaign accountability and oversight?
3. SAVE MONEY WHEN POSSIBLE! ALSO regarding wasteful spending, some companies have offered to utilize their professional studio & production services FREE OF CHARGE, yet NO ONE from HQ ever responded! Does HQ not wish to exemplify the same kind of FRUGAL spending which Ron Paul advocates for our Federal Government?
4. HQ needs to be more ready and vigilant in dispelling fraudulent claims against Ron Paul. Example: the racism claims.
5. Along with other candidates' campaigns, HQ needs to mandate counting of the paper ballots ALWAYS! Americans are growing tired of flakey elections, and there has been a growing support for accountable elections. Taking a strong stand and lead on this issue will surely garner more support for Ron Paul. If we cannot have reasonable accuracy and a tally using a REAL paper trail, then the entire election process is a complete waste of Americans' time and money. There have been many Ron Paul supporters who are considering pulling some or all of their financial support of HQ does not take this matter seriously.
6. While we can all generally agree that pulling our troops out of Iraq and scaling down our oversees military intervention is a GOOD THING, it is overly unrealistic to be adamant about doing it immediately. Ron needs to become a little less rash sounding in this regard. It would garner him much greater support.
7. Regarding the "911 Truth" movement, without suggesting anything along the lines of 'domestic conspiracy', Ron could appease those of us who fully believe there is more to the "official" story than has been told thus far, by simply agreeing that reaching the TRUTH in any matter is paramount, and if there is any ambiguous details regarding 911, the matter should be investigated without bias. For what it's worth, my personal contention over the issue has to do with the continued suppression of the video which was confiscated from buildings surrounding the Pentagon -- I would imagine that Ron even has no valid answer about such suppression of TRUTH.
Thank you for taking time to hear from the grassroots Ron Paul Revolution!
bernard baruch carman
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