Ron Paul Speaking at CPAC in DC, Thursday Feb 7th

[Spirit of '76]

Ron Paul will be speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, February 7th at 4:30pm. The event will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

CPAC is the largest conservative conference of its kind and will feature many other speakers, book-signings, seminars, and events. The conference runs from 10:00am on Thursday the 7th to 5:00pm on Saturday the 9th.

One-day passes for the conference are only available for Saturday, so those wishing to hear Ron speak will need to purchase full conference passes, which are $125.00 for non-students. Students can purchase passes at a special rate of $25.00.

Registration information is located here:
http://www.cpac.org/registration.html


Let's get some supporters out there to cheer him on! As our own TexMac said, we can't let Ron walk into the lions' den alone. We need as many people to turn out for this event as possible. Students in the Washington metro area need to be there!

Please sign up today so we can show CPAC that the Freedom Movement is real and that Ron has real support. More importantly, let's show Ron that we are with him.

I'll see you there!

[Spirit of '76]

Also, the Leadership Institute will be conducting several very valuable workshops and seminars at this conference. They are free of charge, and will be very useful for anyone who is considering running for office or working for a political campaign in the future.

Workshops being offered include:

Grassroots Fundraising Workshop
Campus Action Workshop
Conservative Career Panel
Television Training Workshop
Public Speaking Workshop


Take advantage of these workshops to add to your skillset and be more of an asset to our movement.

Registration and more info can be found here:
http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/

By the way, Ron Paul sits on the Board of Advisors to this organization.

[cheese]

wooo

[TexMac]

Can someone get the local MeetUps notified? DC, Maryland, PA, Virginia would be good to start.

[Spirit of '76]

Can someone get the local MeetUps notified? DC, Maryland, PA, Virginia would be good to start.

Good idea.

I'll notify the Eastern Panhandle WV group. They're also in the DC metro area.

[TexMac]

http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/01/26/bob-barr-to-introduce-ron-paul-at-cpac/

Steve Gordon is going as well.

[RainbowsChild]

Ron Paul will be speaking
CPAC is the largest conservative conference of its kind


CPAC was conservative in the old days, then David Keen sold out to the brutal bloody fascist murderers of innocent children, aka, the so-called neo-conservatives.

[Spirit of '76]

Yeah, well, attend and show them what real conservatism is.

[TexMac]

CPAC was conservative in the old days, then David Keen sold out to the brutal bloody fascist murderers of innocent children, aka, the so-called neo-conservatives.
Take it back!

[improv241]

are you sure? I didn't see paul listed on the schedule.

[Spirit of '76]

are you sure? I didn't see paul listed on the schedule.

Yes. It has been confirmed by both CPAC and campaign HQ.

[Marc3579]

Isn't CPAC one of the GOP's big gala events for fund raising and such? I'm not sure of what to think of them having him come speak two days after super Tuesday. But, it could it be an olive branch and not the barrel of a rifle?

[icon124]

I would go, but honestly I don't have the money

[Bradley in DC]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22735260108&ref=nf

[scandinaviany3]

Whoever goes to that event i want to send them to chuck baldwin ad in high res to show at the booth.

[TexMac]

We're still working on booth space. So far, the campaign isn't thrilled about spending the money. Plus, it may be too late unless the RP campaign is willing to pressure the CPAC organizers. Our only other prospect is propositioning the LP to share their space.

[TexMac]

Isn't CPAC one of the GOP's big gala events for fund raising and such? I'm not sure of what to think of them having him come speak two days after super Tuesday. But, it could it be an olive branch and not the barrel of a rifle?CPAC is separate from the GOP. It's sponsored by the American Conservative Union.
(http://www.conservative.org/about/)

[TexMac]

Debbie Hopper is discussing the booth issue with Lew Moore this afternoon, so we should hear something, I hope, today.

[TexMac]

Also, the Leadership Institute will be conducting several very valuable workshops and seminars at this conference. They are free of charge, and will be very useful for anyone who is considering running for office or working for a political campaign in the future.

Workshops being offered include:
Grassroots Fundraising Workshop
Campus Action Workshop
Conservative Career Panel
Television Training Workshop
Public Speaking Workshop
Take advantage of these workshops to add to your skillset and be more of an asset to our movement.

Registration and more info can be found here:
http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/

By the way, Ron Paul sits on the Board of Advisors to this organization.
Did you ever find out if attending one of these gets you in to CPAC for free or do you still have to buy the $125.00 ticket to go to one?

[RainbowsChild]

Yeah, well, attend and show them what real conservatism is.

CPAC is conservative in name only. It is really just all fascists. I’ll bet if the let Dr. Paul speak they will make it clear he is not a real conservative like them because he is not for the war and more killing.

I am afraid to go to CPAC now. They might find out I’m the owner and webmaster of Ron Paul Gay dot com and kill me. :mad:

[RainbowsChild]

I am having recurring nightmares of counting straw poll ballots and having David Keene walking up do me and handing me another big stack of ballots. He says to count these too. They are all writeins for George W. Bush. His stack is larger than my stack. Just like his wad of hundred dollar bills is way larger than mine. He says don't count those Ron Paul or Jean Kirkpatrick ballots. :mad:

[sharedvoice]

What about military discount? I will be by way of DC Feb 7th.

[Brodown]

I'm going!!! I'm working on getting a fake school ID right now, because if im dropping $125 its gonna be going to the campaign, $25 is a fair price.

[Havax]

I'll be going, I'm a University of Maryland student only 5 minutes from DC. Apparently there is a meetup group at my school but I think it's inactive?

[tamor]

bump for knowledge

[sharedvoice]

I'll be going, I'm a University of Maryland student only 5 minutes from DC. Apparently there is a meetup group at my school but I think it's inactive?

Go Turps! lol

USC grad here. Spent some time in Maryland while stationed in Arlington. ;)

[Ethek]

I hear McCain will be speaking as well. What time is that bozo presenting?

[mrchubbs]

I hear McCain will be speaking as well. What time is that bozo presenting?

Press release from CPAC says McCain is speaking at 3pm and Ron Paul is speaking at 4:30pm with another speaker in between. And Romney is speaking at 12:30pm all tomorrow.

http://www.cpac.org/pressrelease_020408b.asp


Enjoy.

[Ethek]

ugh, Paul is getting in kind of late to make the evening sound bytes. Guess thats why McCain and Romney are first.

[curtis119]

ugh, Paul is getting in kind of late to make the evening sound bytes. Guess thats why McCain and Romney are first.

Yeah, but he's speaking after Cheney, McCain and Romney. This means the audience will get to compare what they have to say against Dr Pauls message. I think he will make a huge impact on the people attending CPAC. It may not be enough to get him nominated but it will spark something in all who attend and we can fan that spark into a flame over the next 2 years. Remember there are congressional elections in 2010 that Dr Pauls message could seriously have an impact on.

And most importantly, the more support Dr Pauls message gets the more empowered existing Congressmen will be to vote with Dr Paul on the issues. Many Congressmen have said that they support Dr Paul but feel that if they vote with him they will lose elections. This may be the impetus they need to see how much support the message gets. Even if they only dip their toe into the water of supporting Dr Paul, every bit helps.

[mrchubbs]

Oh and there's a straw poll held during the conference as well.

The results from last year's straw poll were very interesting.

Romney came in as the first choice with 21%, then Rudy... McCain was way down around 12% (even Brownback beat him).

McCain did even worse when asked about who their 2nd choice would be. He got 8%.

See the 2007 CPAC straw poll results here (powerpoint)
http://www.conservative.org/documents/3-07_CPAC_Straw_Poll.ppt

For Ron Paul, tomorrow could go either way or neither way.

[mrchubbs]

Looks like I'm going to be there today.

Can't wait.

POTUS08 on XM is going to be broadcasting today's events as well.

[pacelli]

I was watching C-SPAN 1 about an hour ago, they had a congressman on from Hawaii. A caller asked specifically about the MSM blackout on Ron Paul. The congressman said he supported Dr. Paul and considered him a good friend, and the C-SPAN host mentioned that C-SPAN would be covering Dr. Paul's speech at CPAC today.

[tangent4ronpaul]

C-SPAN is going to broadcast it on C-SPAN3, if you don't get that channel they usually re-run these things on the other channels later or you can watch it live or later from archives online:

http://c-span.org/

he's supposed to be on at 4:30pm

-n

[Shed]

I'm trying to watch on cspan.org - The VP is speaking atm, I think - but it isn't streaming properly. Guess I'll have to watch afterwards.

[Ethek]

I'm trying to watch on cspan.org - The VP is speaking atm, I think - but it isn't streaming properly. Guess I'll have to watch afterwards.

Hmmm, I wonder what he is passing off for his brand of 'globalist' conservatism.

[StateofTrance]

Suspending a campaign has a different meaning depending on the party.

On the Republican side, decisions on how to allocate delegates is left to the state parties.

[axiomata]

"CPAC to all CPAC-ers: Don't Boo McCain" (http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0208/CPAC_to_all_CPACers_Dont_boo_McCain.html)

[lastnymleft]

This SHOULD be a very favorable forum for Dr Paul. Here are a few snips from last year's straw poll results:

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1691/cpac20071ap4.jpg

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4636/cpac20072eu7.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2631/cpac20073md5.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3381/cpac20074vq2.jpg

[tamor]

Fool Me Once (Bush) Shame on You
Fool Me Twice (McCain) Shame on Me!

[colecrowe]

Who introduced RP?

"We have now, in this country, the Gold Standard for being a Conservative in America: Ron Paul"

Big applause!!

Who was that man? Is he a Rep or Senator?

[tsetsefly]

utube!

[Molly1]

Fool Me Once (Bush) Shame on You
Fool Me Twice (McCain) Shame on Me!

Fool me once, shame on you...

Fool me twice...well...you're not going to fool me twice, neocons

[redsrule2500]

Fool me once, shame on you...

Fool me twice...well...you're not going to fool me twice, neocons

true that!

Where's Ron's speech?

[Doriath]

http://www.campaignnetwork.org/candidate.aspx?ID=17

[MDIndependent]

I just got back from the CPAC meeting and saw Dr. Paul speak!!! I was soooooooo psyched to be there today, it was fantastic. I'm 27 and have never seen any political candidate speak in person before and I'm glad he was the first.

McCain was in the room before the RP people came in and there were plenty of dirty looks exchanged as those people came out and we filed in. Many of them also stayed in the room for Ron and I think it diluted what would have been a very rowdy Paul crowd.

He spoke mostly on economics (of course), inflation and the crashing dollar, out of control spending, social security, abortion, and foreign policy. The McCainiacs got pissed when he said 9/11 had nothing to do with Iraq but I whooped.

I can't say Dr. Paul really captivated the audience but his message is SOLID and that is what people need to hear. Unfortunately I hear too much "Well Obama is just a motivating guy. I don't really know what he stands for but he knows how to get people excited." --> bad news.

I have a quick 4 min video I can post on youtube but I don't know how. I'll look into it.

Keep the faith, Romney's out!!! :D :D :D

[Free McKilt]

Here is a DIGG link to the YouTube video:

http://digg.com/politics/Ron_Paul_speech_at_CPAC_2_7_8

[Caulfield]

Who introduced RP?

"We have now, in this country, the Gold Standard for being a Conservative in America: Ron Paul"

Big applause!!

Who was that man? Is he a Rep or Senator?

Bob Barr, former GOP Congressman who now serves on the Libertarian National Committee...

Enjoy:

http://photos-406.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v183/38/17/645029406/n645029406_270364_3276.jpg
(Ron Paul people took over Romney's booth after it was abandoned)
http://photos-406.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v183/38/17/645029406/n645029406_270365_4114.jpg
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Paul with former Congressman Bob Barr, who introduced Paul at CPAC
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