My impression of the rally.

[mrchubbs]

It would appear Bob Barr was noticably absent. In the back of my mind, I keep wondering if he isn't a plant to the libertarian party from the Republican Party to distract form Dr. Paul and possibly even Baldwin. (As an aside, I will only vote for Ron Paul or Ron Paul Republicans for other offices, or I will abstain from the vote.) Ever since I saw Barr during his prosecutory role of Bill Clinton, I admired him in some ways, but I wouldn't want him as an enemy...I'd be afraid he wouldn't play fair and use every tactic possible. I don't want that in a President, much less one who seems to have done his own share of flip flopping. I'd prefer religion not be an a topic in a candidacy and that the issue be handled as Ron Paul does. He just fulfills my qualifications as a President...one that during this hard time for our country we desperately need. Nice reporting all....only wish there had been more participants and sorry I couldn't make it.

Bob Barr was at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas today. Ron Paul participated this year via teleconference. Peter Schiff and Mary Ruwart were both also at Freedom Fest.
http://www.freedomfest.com/speakers.htm

If not for the rally in his honor Ron Paul would have likely been in Vegas this weekend.


Enjoy.

 

[TheSkeptic]

Whoever Paultardette is on Wonkette - my comment about the Middle East was sarcastic. I tried to post a clarification but the mods won't let it through. Obviously they are only interested in one thing.

 

[Michael Landon]

Now you have me wondering what those stickers are really for.
I've noticed them in nearly all of the states I've been in.
I have one on my mail box and I don't live anywhere near a fire hydrant, so it can't be used to mark proximity to a fire hydrant. I don't subscribe to any newspapers so I doubt it is used for that. The mail carrier doesn't know anything about them.

What the heck are those stickers really about?

As a Letter Carrier, I've never seen nor heard of these stickers. Having been a carrier for over 11 years it was rather surprising when I heard about these in an earlier post, could someone post a picture of one for me so I know what you are talking about? I plan on checking every one of my boxes on Monday to see if I notice one and then I plan on asking my supervisor what the deal is.

Thanks.
- ML

 

[RickyJ]

Ricky, I started a thread about that...it would be cool to have drinks or something.


The real 9/11 truth movement? What do you mean?

The one that seeks the truth, not the one started by the government to discredit the truth.

 

[Kalifornia]

As a Letter Carrier, I've never seen nor heard of these stickers. Having been a carrier for over 11 years it was rather surprising when I heard about these in an earlier post, could someone post a picture of one for me so I know what you are talking about? I plan on checking every one of my boxes on Monday to see if I notice one and then I plan on asking my supervisor what the deal is.

Thanks.
- ML

Theres no damn sticker on my mailbox

 

[TheSkeptic]

I wonder if putting a Ron Paul sticker on your mailbox would mark you for a kill just like a red sticker would.

 

[SnappleLlama]

Perhaps I'm missing the whole "sticker" thing, but in my parents' neighborhood (I live in an apt., so I don't have a regular mailbox), there are stickers placed on the mailboxes to benefit the local newspaper carriers who need to know which papers that household should receive. Are these the same stickers everyone is talking about?

 

[RickyJ]

You have the clear sticker. It's there you just can't see it, but they can with their ray guns.

 

[RickyJ]

I wonder if putting a Ron Paul sticker on your mailbox would mark you for a kill just like a red sticker would.

It's too bad Jack had to say that. Most everything else he said I agreed with.

 

[agitator]

Ron Paul's granddaughters are more attractive than he is.



No offense, but that is absolutely crazy.

The best indication of the crowd was when everyone was coming in from the shade to hear Dr. Paul. There were no more than 2,000. I'd be reluctant to say there were that many.

You showed up after 1pm. The march was over by 11:20.

I was there from 9:30am. We easily had more than double what we had at the rally in MN the Monday before Super Tuesday, and that was well over 4000.

I, as I would imagine many, did not stick around because of the heat. As I walked to the Metro station, I passed many RP supporters away form the main area in the shade. My friend and I left after Griffin's speech.

 

[TheSkeptic]

I, as I would imagine many, did not stick around because of the heat. As I walked to the Metro station, I passed many RP supporters away form the main area in the shade. My friend and I left after Griffin's speech.

The march pics looked great, I'm glad there were more there.

However, assuming double (which would be 8k), and my upper limit of 1,500, that's 6,500 people who left before 1. I just don't understand that. It was hot as hell, and I wanted to leave, but I wanted to see Ron Paul. Everyone did. I just don't see 75% of the people busting their ass to get here, then heading home after they walk.

 

[Dr.3D]

As a Letter Carrier, I've never seen nor heard of these stickers. Having been a carrier for over 11 years it was rather surprising when I heard about these in an earlier post, could someone post a picture of one for me so I know what you are talking about? I plan on checking every one of my boxes on Monday to see if I notice one and then I plan on asking my supervisor what the deal is.

Thanks.
- ML

Just look for any kind of reflective sticker. Most of the ones I see around here are round and about the size of a nickel. The one on my box looks more like somebody cut a piece off of a roll of sticky tape. It is sort of square and about two inches on each side. A year or so ago, my son asked me why I put a piece of duct tape on the mail box. But this is not really duct tape, it is a very reflective tape that looks about the same size as a piece of duct tape. I have also seen them on newspaper boxes.

I don't take the paper so I doubt mine has anything to do with newspapers. I've never been approached by the volunteer fire department for donations either.

 

[SnappleLlama]

The march pics looked great, I'm glad there were more there.

However, assuming double (which would be 8k), and my upper limit of 1,500, that's 6,500 people who left before 1. I just don't understand that. It was hot as hell, and I wanted to leave, but I wanted to see Ron Paul. Everyone did. I just don't see 75% of the people busting their ass to get here, then heading home after they walk.

I got a sunburn for Ron Paul! It was extremely hot today in D.C., and we ran out of water quickly, but I ended up being only a few feet away from him and was able to hear his speech....that made everything worth it!

 

[RickyJ]

I got a sunburn for Ron Paul! It was extremely hot today in D.C., and we ran out of water quickly, but I ended up being only a few feet away from him and was able to hear his speech....that made everything worth it!

I thought I was gettting burned but all that bullfrog sunscreen I sprayed on really worked. No burn at all.

 

[TheSkeptic]

I was very close, too. Right side (when facing the stage), just a few feet from the stairs. Tall guy with a white striped shirt.

 

[thefam]

My hubby and son went and they estimated at least 8k. When Ron Paul was in Denver there was 3k that came to hear him at the convention center and hubby said there was more than double that. He said alot of people were under the trees because of the heat. They enjoyed the rally and are glad they went.

 

[TheSkeptic]

Sorry, there is just no way.

 

[zade]

don't be a party pooper. Let us believe there were 8k

 

[mport1]

However, I think CFL made a mistake by allowing a few of the speakers to say some really fringe things... both in the area of 9/11 truth and Christian activism.

First of all, this movement is about restoring the authority of the Constitution, not making America Christian. A few people took this concept too far. I noticed young people shaking their heads and wincing at ridiculous statements like, "First of all, if you want to be on the jury, God has to put you there." (Marcy Brookes discussing her role as a juror in the acquital of a man charged with tax evasion)

There were a few speakers who made kooky statements like this, and if the press were so inclined, they could take that kind of stuff and run with it. This is already a movement that struggles with credibility due to its fringe members.

The big thing was the 9/11 truth stuff. Jack McLamb was especially nutty, and told everyone that the government had instituted a program wherein they marked your mailbox with a red, blue, or pink sticker, and when "foreign troops invade", the stickers will tell them who to kill, who to leave alone, and who to take to the concentration camps now being built by Halliburton. I don't put killing American citizens past our current administration, but I can tick off about 10 reasons why this statement is utterly ridiculous. He also blatantly stated that the government blew up the buildings on 9/11, and played the Christianity card VERY hard.

I'm not trying to issue a verdict on 9/11 truth - I've never studied it, and I don't discount it. But rallies like that are NOT the place for radical statements, and I am disappointed that CFL allowed some of the things to be said that they did.

Things like that allow the media, and morons like the Wonkette writers, to continue to marginalize and write off Ron Paul supporters as wackos. They'll completely ignore the 90% that's great and focus on the 10% that's fringe.


(Note: Wonkette DID pick up on McLamb right around the time I made this post. As I said...ignore things like Iraq veterans, NYT bestselling authors, and Congressmen, and focus on this guy. They also let me make some comments, then, after I made a sarcastic one about nuking the Middle East, refused to let any more comments through.)

Wow, can't believe they let a nut like that speak. Hope the MSM doesn't pick up on that.

 

[NH4RonPaul]

Mailbox stickers

Just look for any kind of reflective sticker. Most of the ones I see around here are round and about the size of a nickel. The one on my box looks more like somebody cut a piece off of a roll of sticky tape. It is sort of square and about two inches on each side. A year or so ago, my son asked me why I put a piece of duct tape on the mail box. But this is not really duct tape, it is a very reflective tape that looks about the same size as a piece of duct tape. I have also seen them on newspaper boxes.

I don't take the paper so I doubt mine has anything to do with newspapers. I've never been approached by the volunteer fire department for donations either.

I am constantly removing these from my mailbox. Since the mail is not delivered at night, there is no reason to have any kind of reflective stickers on the box.

I have never however connected this with anything nefarious. I will keep watching.