The GOP closed the wall on us at Oklahoma convention, so we continued outside.

[flybeech]

Yesterday, the GOP closed the wall on us at the GOP convention, so we were forced to reconvene outside. It was a 20 hour marathon that ended as a near-religious experience. Thanks for all the RP supporters who graciously sent us piles of pizza and drinks. The videos will all appear to show the world what happened. Today, my body is in pain, but it was all worth it. You cannot stop an idea who's time has come.

 

[sailingaway]

Thank you guys so much for what you did!!

Now the fight comes to get what you did recognized by the GOP, and we need to collect video to package that. But it was great to watch!

 

[TrishW]

Thank You!

Just a couple simple words, but if you could see the tears in my eyes, and the pride in my heart, you would know how much you all mean to me!

 

[Rafi]

Thank You!

Just a couple simple words, but if you could see the tears in my eyes, and the pride in my heart, you would know how much you all mean to me!

Amen. No tears in my eyes, but definitely proud contentment over here. Keep those delegates comin'. We may pull this thing off yet.

 

[robertwerden]

http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-establishment-makes-a-mockery-of-the-democratic-process-oklahoma

 

[lib3rtarian]

flybeech and other Oklahomans, thank you! Your fight is not over yet though. You still need to make OK GOP and RNC recognize your rump convention results.

 

[RonRules]

I watched most of it in real-time, while switching back and forth with Arizona and all the while trying to make vote flipping charts!

It was an amazing sight, one of America's proudest moments.

But unfortunately it was very disturbing was to see the near absence of new coverage. This morning I went to the usual MSM news sources: CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, NYTimes and found NOTHING. Even Drudge right now has nothing on it!

I goggled "Oklahoma News". A full page of results came out with nothing. I saw a link for channel 9 and a story about the event was on their page, but not the main headline. On channel 6, there's main story about a Camaro that caught fire, but not a word about Paul.

The most incredible story in America is totally ignored. This clearly has to be intentional and that's scary. We are being manipulated and this has to stop.

The only reason Channel 9 covered the story is because 100's of us begged the to. We should not have to beg, but for now it's absolutely necessary.

The Norman Transcript "http://normantranscript.com/" has nothing on it!!

Topix.com "Oklahoma News: Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web." has nothing.

When yesterday's videos and stories get completed we need to make a big effort to contact all the media we can find. There are databases of news-people that are relatively easy to find. Email blast them all. If you still get ignored, contact their advertisers.

This black out has to stop. It is OUR job to change this.

 

[LawnWake]

Bring it to Jon Stewart's attention, STAT.

 

[speciallyblend]

I watched most of it in real-time, while switching back and forth with Arizona and all the while trying to make vote flipping charts!

It was an amazing sight, one of America's proudest moments.

But unfortunately it was very disturbing was to see the near absence of new coverage. This morning I went to the usual MSM news sources: CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, NYTimes and found NOTHING. Even Drudge right now has nothing on it!

I goggled "Oklahoma News". A full page of results came out with nothing. I saw a link for channel 9 and a story about the event was on their page, but not the main headline. On channel 6, there's main story about a Camaro that caught fire, but not a word about Paul.

The most incredible story in America is totally ignored. This clearly has to be intentional and that's scary. We are being manipulated and this has to stop.

The only reason Channel 9 covered the story is because 100's of us begged the to. We should not have to beg, but for now it's absolutely necessary.

The Norman Transcript "http://normantranscript.com/" has nothing on it!!

Topix.com "Oklahoma News: Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web." has nothing.

When yesterday's videos and stories get completed we need to make a big effort to contact all the media we can find. There are databases of news-people that are relatively easy to find. Email blast them all. If you still get ignored, contact their advertisers.

This black out has to stop. It is OUR job to change this.

sometimes you also have to pay to play, pr news web is a great way to shove it down their throats!

 

[BenMuldowney]

Bring it to Jon Stewart's attention, STAT.

LOL jon stewart? that filthy banker puppet boy? come on.. we have to be smarter than this. job stewart is one of them... he is a gatekeeper.

 

[Carlybee]

You all did great! Even I who am not a fan of being in the GOP, felt truly inspired by your commitment, passion and organization. My dad was an Okie so yay for Oklahoma liberty delegates!

 

[flybeech]

You would think that what happened there yesterday would have been newsworthy, but since it was a Romney supporter that donkey punched one of us, that couldn't be reported. Gatherings smaller and less important than ours can get front page coverage, but a history making event as our parking lot convention means nothing. No problem. We had hundreds of cameras going, some near professional, so videos will soon be appearing on tubes.

 

[MozoVote]

Did you see many members of the "regular GOP" sticking around outside? Were any of them soured on Romney because of the hamfisted way the indoor convention had been run?

 

[alex_florida]

Thank you for all what you have done! I wached the ustream until midnight. It is a pity that people is still sleeping in my state FL.

 

[politics]

You guys set a very good example of what to do in these cases, was great, good job, be proud of yourselves. Looking forward for those videos.

 

[sailingaway]

We need video collected and culled by someone you know well in OK to get a concise piece with the violated rules (maybe the Romney guy punching our guy) and the rules followed outside. The more direct video with scrolling text the better. If there is some place of no video like immediately when you got outside and got started, then fill it with a report by someone there, there were plenty there who can be called for corroboration. However, you guys worked too hard to let the establishment just report the results they wanted as if they were the results achieved.

If the campaign wasn't there, we need to get this video to the campaign contemporaneously, as well as a detailed report in terms of parliamentary procedure, what rules were broken, what steps we took, that the majority was never clear inside because they refused roll call etc. Then the campaign will have to see if they have clear enough evidence (I think they should) to proceed. If they were onsite, they have this, but I don't know if they were and conflicting stories are never enough, they need a compelling case.

Excellent work, last night, but if we don't get this pulled together and out by Monday, it will be much harder to catch the wrong story.

I have family stuff today and will be out a lot of the day, but people need to start collecting video and getting their case on paper and to the campaign to maximize the impact of what was done last night, imho.

 

[Tunink]

So did we win or not?

 

[sailingaway]

So did we win or not?

We won but only if you follow the rules. They are reporting they won.

 

[MozoVote]

Sounds like a Nevada-2008 stalemate overall. The OK party will nominate a slate. Both slates show up in Tampa, and the RNC has to have a hearing in front of an arbitration committee. I don't expect a fair hearing of course, but the OK party will be ridiculed as rule-violating hypocrytes all the way there.

This will be fodder for future conventions. "Remember what they did?" People in Nevada are still pissed at Sue Lowden and Bob Beers.

 

[PaulSoHard]

So did we win or not?

Both slates (the establishment's and ours) are both being challenged and will be settled in Tampa. The Daily Paul provides likely scenarios:

#1. The convention challenge committee finds that delegation A followed the rules and provided sufficient proof
to prove that the Oklahoma Republican Convention was never ended, and therefore
the convention held in the parking lot was legal. All 34 delegates from delegation A will be seated along with
3 congressional delegates from delegation B.

#2. The convention challenge committee finds that delegation B followed the rules at the Oklahoma State
convention and did end the convention properly and followed the rules and awards all 28 delegates from
delegation B plus 9 from the congressional district conventions from delegation A.

#3. The convention challenge committee seats neither delegation, but rather leaves it up to
the body of the convention to decide the outcome. All you stealth candidates get to vote

#4. The convention challenge committee splits the baby, finds that the convention was ended properly, but
finds that because the roll call was improper and never voted upon, a true delegate count couldn't be verified
and therefore there could be no integrity in the count. They take 12 at large delegates from
from both A and B delegations, flip a coin on the odd delegate, and add in the remaining
congressional district delegates to form a new OK delegation. Most likely scenario to avoid
bringing to the floor.

#5. The convention challenge committee could throw out the at large delegates from both convention and
just seat the congressional district delegates. Second most likely scenario.

#6. Added by Andrew Jetton, Romney and Paul will come to an agreement before the convention, because
Romney wants to avoid floor fights.

http://www.dailypaul.com/232965/the...e-national-convention-both-will-be-challenged