News from Iowa

[BillyDkid]

So the sense of frustration I feel is shared by a lot of supporters. It is either important to win Iowa or it is not. If it is the campaign should be putting a lot into it. If it isn't, then none of us should be worried about calling Iowans or doing mailing or going door to door as many have. The way we are feeling is getting back to the campaign isn't it? One of you reading these posts must have ties to the campaign. They need to know this is how we feel. We are the donors and the base and we need to feel like we are contributing to something that is actually happening.

 

[Johnnybags]

He is not going to win it

anyway, but a good showing and lots of support at the event will help let people know who he is. At this point people who vote by name recognition and Fox News type opinion polls really do not have a clue who he is. I think the key is a top 4 finish with 2nd,3rd and 4th not that far apart in the tally. Its also imperative that he give some fiery speeches and answers at the debate. The CNN debate was assertive on wars. You declare war thru the congress,fight it, win it and come home. He needs to show that command presence in his answers. Its up to him. If he goes there and delivers the goods and gets air time he will place well. But to say he would win, not visiting or getting exposure thru a larger organized campaign is a bit naive. I just hope he beats on of the so called top tiers.

 

[LibertyEagle]

To someone who lives in Iowa

I spoke to a woman in Iowa this weekend who was so jazzed by the end of our conversation that she thought out loud that she had a huge corner lot that gets lots of traffic and if she had a huge RP sign, it could really help. I sent that info to the folks running the Iowa calling campaign and asked if they knew anyone to forward this request on to. I thought perhaps someone from there could call her, be very kind and offer to show up with many different sized signs and let her choose.

We are talking tens of thousands of cars driving by a day. It is like a FREE billboard.

Has anyone gotten back to me? No. Do I know if they are doing anything about it? No. I don't want to bug this lady, and I don't want to duplicate efforts, but if they are going to drop the ball completely on this, I would try to find someone to send her some signs, even if it is our Meetup group here in Phoenix!!!

But no, nothing. No answer. That is rude and I am upset at being ignored. I won't do this all myself. If no one wants to help, then it can't get done. So why am I working so hard?

Can someone from one of the Iowa Meetup groups handle this and get a big RP sign for this lady?

 

[Dave]

A new shipment of signs should be arriving in Iowa today or tomorrow. We've been burning through them. These will be available to pick up at the Iowa HQ in Des Moines ASAP.

Phones are being hooked up at the Iowa HQ today. The number will be 515.280.1136.

 

[Dave]

Here's a tentative schedule for Dr. Paul's Iowa visit. More events are being planned and details will be forthcoming but here's some information for you.

Sunday 8/5

Des Moines - ABC Debate - 8 AM

Des Moines - Church Event - 11-2 (detail to come)

Fox News - 5-5:30

Fairfield - On the Square - 8 PM

Monday 8/6

Cedar Rapids - 12-1:30 (detail to come)

Waterloo - 3-4 (detail to come)

Mason City 7-9 PM (detail to come)

Tuesday 8/7

Sioux City 12-1:30 (detail to come)

Denison - Town Hall - 3-4:30

Council Bluffs - Town Hall - 7-8:30 PM

Friday 8/10

Des Moines - Iowa State Fair - 3-3:30

Saturday 8/11

Ames - Iowa Straw Poll - 8 AM

 

[james1844]

Guys,

I was finishing up my call Iowa calls last night and one lady I spoke with said that she'd seen signs and received a telephone call already.

You folks in Iowa are doing a yoemans job. Keep up the good work, the 11th isn't that far off!

Best,

James

 

[LibertyEagle]

Here's a tentative schedule for Dr. Paul's Iowa visit. More events are being planned and details will be forthcoming but here's some information for you.

Sunday 8/5

Des Moines - ABC Debate - 8 AM

Des Moines - Church Event - 11-2 (detail to come)

Fox News - 5-5:30

Fairfield - On the Square - 8 PM

Monday 8/6

Cedar Rapids - 12-1:30 (detail to come)

Waterloo - 3-4 (detail to come)

Mason City 7-9 PM (detail to come)

Tuesday 8/7

Sioux City 12-1:30 (detail to come)

Denison - Town Hall - 3-4:30

Council Bluffs - Town Hall - 7-8:30 PM

Friday 8/10

Des Moines - Iowa State Fair - 3-3:30

Saturday 8/11

Ames - Iowa Straw Poll - 8 AM

Dave, if you have inroads with anyone in the campaign, will you ask them to please post this schedule on a website? Because we all know that the schedule is subject to change, so we need to be able to refer people to a website where they can get the latest information. Can you imagine if we tell Iowans we're calling about one of these events near them and they show up and it has been postponed or canceled? That will not win us any friends or converts.

 

[LibertyEagle]

I sure hope the campaign starts advertising these stops in Iowa. If they do not do it soon, he will not have much of an audience.

 

[LibertyEagle]

A new shipment of signs should be arriving in Iowa today or tomorrow. We've been burning through them. These will be available to pick up at the Iowa HQ in Des Moines ASAP.

Phones are being hooked up at the Iowa HQ today. The number will be 515.280.1136.

It sounds like the woman Jennifer is talking about is open to hosting a HUGE sign. I doubt she has the capability and the strength to pick it up from headquarters and set it up herself.

From what Jennifer said, this woman has a choice location where a sign would be very visible. If that is the case, are there no Meetup Group members in Iowa who could take a sign to her and set it up?

 

[Dave]

It sounds like the woman Jennifer is talking about is open to hosting a HUGE sign. I doubt she has the capability and the strength to pick it up from headquarters and set it up herself.

From what Jennifer said, this woman has a choice location where a sign would be very visible. If that is the case, are there no Meetup Group members in Iowa who could take a sign to her and set it up?

If someone will PM this Iowan's name, address, and phone to me I can follow up with "the sign guy" in the Des Moines meetup. Thanks.

 

[Dave]

Some more tentative details on Ron Paul's Iowa visit:


Aug. 6 - 3:00pm (Waterloo-Cedar Falls mkt) Wellsburg Community Center, 501 N. Adams (Main St.), Wellsburg
More Information: 641-869-3684 or 641-869-3607

Aug. 6 - 7:00pm Mason City, Music Man Square, 300 S. Penn Ave., For More Information: 641-866-6993 or 641-853-2216

Aug. 7 - 12:00pm (Sioux City mkt) Maxine's Restaurant, 311 Cedar St. (Main St. off of Hwy 20), Lawton, IA (7 mi. East of Sioux City), For More Information: 712-944-5354

Aug. 7 - 3:00pm Denison Cronks Restaurant, 812 4th Ave. S. (Is also highway 30...1/2 Blk West of Hwy 59 intersection), For More Imformation: 712-675-4850

Aug. 7 - 7:00pm Council Bluffs Holiday Inn & Suites, 2202 River Road, Right off Exit #53 off I-29. For More Information: 712-366-1983

 

[poppop_schell]

Is everyone here signed up with an Iowa Meetup Group? IF NOT, please do so ASAP. Go to ronpaul2008.com and click on Getting Involved. Then click on Meetup Groups. Then put in your zip code and you will be shown which Meetups are closest to where you live.

Many of the questions I see being raised are being addressed in these Meetups.

 

[Suzu]

My friend works at Iowa Telecom and they want RP to visit there like he did at google headquarters. They're in a Des Moines suburb. My friend and I have both emailed and called Alexandria and told them to have RP's secretary contact the PAC person at IAT, but nothing has come of this. Finally I wrote to the calliowa people and they said only HQ can handle this.

HELP!!!

 

[Dave]

Wow! Check out Ron Paul's Eventful schedule:

http://eventful.com/calendars/C0-001-000071019-7/events

The details are coming together fast and being made public now - TEN events in Iowa next week, plus the straw poll. I can barely contain my excitement. This is how it's done here - candidates criss-crossing all over Iowa meeting the people. Now it's Ron Paul's turn.

This is just what we needed! I'll be attending several of these events myself. Note the interview with Jan Mickelson live from the Iowa State Fair on 8/9! That and the visits to Creston and Pella were JUST added today!

Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has entered the building!

 

[DjLoTi]

Hell yeah!!

 

[Dave]

Grassroots Ron Paul Billboard in Iowa!

There is now a MASSIVE Ron Paul billboard in a prime location in Des Moines! A Ron Paul supporter spent her own money to have this monster put up. It's on southbound Fleur drive across from Gray's Lake Park. This is the main route between downtown Des Moines and the airport and has tons of traffic. This means that all the other presidential candidates get to look at it every time they fly out of Des Moines!

It has a mug of RP and says something like "Ron Paul President '08" and "Ron Paul says..." followed by 3 things that read like 'stop illegal immigration', 'eliminate the IRS', and 'end the Iraq war'.

I've never seen a billboard bigger than this. It had to cost thousands of $$$ to do this. Do you think anyone is spending their own money like this to promote the other presidential candidates? Not a chance. Ron Paul supporters are special people and actions like this show you the power of the message.

 

[MozoVote]

Billboards in prime locations can cost up to five figures a month. No wonder we normally resort to sticking signs in our yards.

 

[DjLoTi]

Dude, you've got to get a picture or something. Let us all stare in awe.

 

[Lord Xar]

YES!!! GIVE US A PICTURE...

THAT person deserves KUDOS up the yingyang!!!!!

who did it?

 

[axiomata]

There is now a MASSIVE Ron Paul billboard in a prime location in Des Moines! A Ron Paul supporter spent her own money to have this monster put up. It's on southbound Fleur drive across from Gray's Lake Park. This is the main route between downtown Des Moines and the airport and has tons of traffic. This means that all the other presidential candidates get to look at it every time they fly out of Des Moines!

It has a mug of RP and says something like "Ron Paul President '08" and "Ron Paul says..." followed by 3 things that read like 'stop illegal immigration', 'eliminate the IRS', and 'end the Iraq war'.

I've never seen a billboard bigger than this. It had to cost thousands of $$$ to do this. Do you think anyone is spending their own money like this to promote the other presidential candidates? Not a chance. Ron Paul supporters are special people and actions like this show you the power of the message.

awesome!

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