torchbearer
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got my monkey suit on.. heading to the Red Stick for some Rump.
Rump Convention happening in Louisiana!
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Kick ass, Brent. Let us know how it goes.
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What's a "Rump Convention"? Would that be like Gay Day at Disney world?
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See post below
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Home is where your rump rests!
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In the end, if the rump convention works or if the campaign can use it as leverage to get 10 national delegates, we're aren't kicking these people out of office. Ron Paul still isn't President. We aren't taking over LaGOP. THEY will still be in power in Louisiana.
But this is an important stand, obviously, because the new governor is working on ethics reform and even though the GOP is a *private* organization, I think the campaign can work the angle of ethics reform within the GOP.
But as I said: these people will still be in power in Louisiana when this is all done. Independents don't get elected here: Republicans supported by the GOP get elected. The Rump Convention COULD make it harder for "the evolution of the revolution" to happen.
We all had dinner together last night and with Matt Chancey and Dimitrius. They understand this, and they understand that when all is said and done, they will fly home and we will be left to work WITH the GOP.
We can't be blind to these facts when even the National Campaign sees this; the lawyers even brought it up yesterday after the meeting.
That's what I mean when I say it may LOOK like some of us aren't on board, when it is more like a "craps" game with a few things going on at one time. We have to leave some people behind to work with the GOP. If people here don't like that, then that's too bad. If people here start calling other RP people "traitors" because of it, then that's too bad as well.
The Campaign never intended for the Rump Convention to DIVIDE Ron Paul supporters--- there's just several issues going on at the same time.
And, BTW, the rump convention isn't guaranteed to happen today according to the national campaign. Several factors have to come together for the call to be made for it. In fact, the campaign's ULTIMATE goal is to AVERT a rump convention through dialogue and concessions.
But this is an important stand, obviously, because the new governor is working on ethics reform and even though the GOP is a *private* organization, I think the campaign can work the angle of ethics reform within the GOP.
But as I said: these people will still be in power in Louisiana when this is all done. Independents don't get elected here: Republicans supported by the GOP get elected. The Rump Convention COULD make it harder for "the evolution of the revolution" to happen.
We all had dinner together last night and with Matt Chancey and Dimitrius. They understand this, and they understand that when all is said and done, they will fly home and we will be left to work WITH the GOP.
We can't be blind to these facts when even the National Campaign sees this; the lawyers even brought it up yesterday after the meeting.
That's what I mean when I say it may LOOK like some of us aren't on board, when it is more like a "craps" game with a few things going on at one time. We have to leave some people behind to work with the GOP. If people here don't like that, then that's too bad. If people here start calling other RP people "traitors" because of it, then that's too bad as well.
The Campaign never intended for the Rump Convention to DIVIDE Ron Paul supporters--- there's just several issues going on at the same time.
And, BTW, the rump convention isn't guaranteed to happen today according to the national campaign. Several factors have to come together for the call to be made for it. In fact, the campaign's ULTIMATE goal is to AVERT a rump convention through dialogue and concessions.
Politics is a dirty business. I just returned from a GOP fund raiser and I met many of the major players in politics in my state. Many of them in positions of power need to be removed, but it won't happen over night. Good luck in performing an end run around the powerful. It's time to enforce a little humility in these people.
EXACTLY!
And these players are so not used to the common man knowing what goes on behing closed doors. We can thank Ron Paul and this movement for stirring up the desires of good people to get involved and demand honesty and integrity in this very polluted political system.
Thank you guys!
That day when you sent me out so boldly to change the world, did you really think there wouldn't be a cost?
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rump....any news on this potentially exciting possibility yet?
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grizzums
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We will descend upon that convention...
and take what is rightfully ours...
Boy, that picture sure looks like a familiar memory in my personal history...
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::itching for an update::
off topic:
my state has had its convention. what else can i do?
off topic:
my state has had its convention. what else can i do?
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Greetings from a fellow Mountaineer!
It's not over for us yet. We still have the May primary coming up, which will decide 9 of our delegates to the national convention, 3 from each congressional district.
Keep campaigning for Ron! If you haven't already, be sure to sign up for the Precinct Captain program. The link is in my sig.
Stay tuned to the meetups for updates and further guidance.
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We will descend upon that convention...
and take what is rightfully ours...
+1776!!!
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//: begging for updates! any idea what time the deed would go down (assuming it gets that far)? Any take on how the attendance ended up thus far too?
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Rump Bump for news....
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I think we need a rump national convention as well, based on the media malfeasance in the current electoral cylce, vote fraud, polling fraud, etc., etc.
We all know that when people hear RP's message the majority of them are drawn to it and wind up supporting it. Only party hacks seem not to for the message, because they are the ones who will be replaced.
That having been said it is my opinion that this election cycle has been thoroughly tainted by the MSM, and--we need Congressional hearings and a rump national convention.
To do so, we will need this petition to get at least 20-30,000 signatures as one bullet in the chamber of any such effort--preferably 100,000 sigantures (currently at app. 6550 signatures right now):
"A Petition for Fair and Equal Treatment in the Media of Dr. Ron Paul's Presidential Election Campaign":
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/487443841
We all know that when people hear RP's message the majority of them are drawn to it and wind up supporting it. Only party hacks seem not to for the message, because they are the ones who will be replaced.
That having been said it is my opinion that this election cycle has been thoroughly tainted by the MSM, and--we need Congressional hearings and a rump national convention.
To do so, we will need this petition to get at least 20-30,000 signatures as one bullet in the chamber of any such effort--preferably 100,000 sigantures (currently at app. 6550 signatures right now):
"A Petition for Fair and Equal Treatment in the Media of Dr. Ron Paul's Presidential Election Campaign":
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/487443841
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