spacehabitats
07-18-2008, 11:40 AM
As the husband of an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention, I have been doing a lot of thinking (and discussing with my wife) how best to utilize her unique position as an “insider”.
Although she was not elected as a “Ron Paul” delegate, she is very aware of the great responsibility and opportunity she has in representing the freedom movement, constitutional conservatism, and “Ron Paul” Republicans at the RNC.
Neither one of us have been to anything like the RNC before. We are not sure what kind of opportunities she will have to spread the message of freedom to the other delegates. I guess there will be social events, bus rides from the hotel, and other events where conversations could occur.
I suspect that “one on one” or small group discussions could be very fruitful, if she goes properly prepared.
What do you suggest? (Some things we’ve thought of):
1)Several copies of “The Revolution: A Manifesto” to hand out.
2)A shorter pamphlet with a pithy introduction to constitutional conservative concepts/issues.
3)Good short answers to FAQ’s/responses to NeoCon disinformation on several hot topics (i.e. Iraq war, income tax, Federal Reserve, hard currency, etc.).
4)A really short list of other books, videos, or information resources to refer people to.
5)Short, powerful arguments, specifically tailored to the long time GOP loyalist/activist designed to convince them that our party needs a major course change (and that someone like Mike Huckabee isn’t going to do it).
I know that there were a variety of tools available that were created for the Ron Paul for President campaign; but we also need some "Ron Paul free" tools for those delegates that are prejudiced against the man but not the message.
Any role-playing scripts (point-counterpoint) that we could use to prepare her for a dinner party?
Any concrete suggestions on how best to prepare her would be appreciated.
Although she was not elected as a “Ron Paul” delegate, she is very aware of the great responsibility and opportunity she has in representing the freedom movement, constitutional conservatism, and “Ron Paul” Republicans at the RNC.
Neither one of us have been to anything like the RNC before. We are not sure what kind of opportunities she will have to spread the message of freedom to the other delegates. I guess there will be social events, bus rides from the hotel, and other events where conversations could occur.
I suspect that “one on one” or small group discussions could be very fruitful, if she goes properly prepared.
What do you suggest? (Some things we’ve thought of):
1)Several copies of “The Revolution: A Manifesto” to hand out.
2)A shorter pamphlet with a pithy introduction to constitutional conservative concepts/issues.
3)Good short answers to FAQ’s/responses to NeoCon disinformation on several hot topics (i.e. Iraq war, income tax, Federal Reserve, hard currency, etc.).
4)A really short list of other books, videos, or information resources to refer people to.
5)Short, powerful arguments, specifically tailored to the long time GOP loyalist/activist designed to convince them that our party needs a major course change (and that someone like Mike Huckabee isn’t going to do it).
I know that there were a variety of tools available that were created for the Ron Paul for President campaign; but we also need some "Ron Paul free" tools for those delegates that are prejudiced against the man but not the message.
Any role-playing scripts (point-counterpoint) that we could use to prepare her for a dinner party?
Any concrete suggestions on how best to prepare her would be appreciated.