JMO
11-10-2007, 10:29 AM
At the place I work I am a truck expeditor, so I see many people for short periods of time.
The night starts with me seeing a regular driver(I had mentioned for weeks Ron Paul too him but he just laughed about Ron Paul) I talk politics, a 2nd driver joins our conversation that I never talk politics. The first driver responds to the conversation by saying that will all change when Ron Paul is elected president. the 2rd driver pumps his arm when he hears that and says "that's my guy". I am surprised because the 1st driver had led me to believe no way he was voting for Ron Paul. I asked him when did he decide to switch, he said about 2 weeks ago and my Dad is also going to vote for him. he said however his Wife was voting for Hilary. I asked the other driver and he said he never heard of Ron Paul, but he was getting spam in his emails from people he did not know trying to get people to vote for Ron Paul, so he decided to check him out on Youtube and was impressed with what Ron said.
I am pretty excited that 3 of us were voting for Ron Paul, and I like to feel I contributed a little bit to 1 of them voting for Ron Paul. the driver who was pumping his fist had a basic idea about Ron Paul but didn't know a lot about him, so I had some printouts of Ron Paul stuff and let him read it. he was a little more excited after reading more about Ron Paul. another co worker walked in and the driver asks her "who you voting for in the election" she said " I am unsure but probably Hilary." he laughed and said "Hilary, you got to vote for Ron Paul." she said "Ron Paul, I never heard of him." the driver says, "Jim, tell her about Ron Paul." so I told her a little about him and she said. "that would be great, but it will never happen." I said "A lot of people feel that way, but if we as a individual continue to vote that way, then nothing will ever change. you have to step up and vote for what's right and everyone must step up and vote for whats right, or we will continue to fail." I gave her the Ron Paul literature I had on me and she said she will talk to her father who is a Republican and check out Ron Paul on the internet.
Meanwhile someone I goto lunch with said he will vote for Ron Paul if he wins the primary and doesn't run against Dennis Kucinich. I said "then I can count on your vote."
In Summary , it's people like you guys who send emails out to others you don't know converted 1 voter into a Ron Paul voter. my chatting with others domino into 2 third parties either voting for Ron Paul, or considering Ron Paul. there is a domino effect here. I have never campaigned in anyway for any candidate in my life, but i feel that Ron Paul must win this election, and while I won't shove Ron Paul down anyones throat, I want people to be aware of his existence, and if they are open to learn more I have educated myself enough about Ron Paul to teach people who nothing about him enough to make a informed decision.
One other note. i keep a copy of the letter that Peter Schiff wrote. your average every day person have never heard of him, so I copied his credentials at the top of the letter. it's a very powerful letter and has a effect on people. I highly recommend anyone that carries Ron Paul literature to do the same.
Well thanks for listening to my lengthy story, I hope it did enough to keep you interested.
The night starts with me seeing a regular driver(I had mentioned for weeks Ron Paul too him but he just laughed about Ron Paul) I talk politics, a 2nd driver joins our conversation that I never talk politics. The first driver responds to the conversation by saying that will all change when Ron Paul is elected president. the 2rd driver pumps his arm when he hears that and says "that's my guy". I am surprised because the 1st driver had led me to believe no way he was voting for Ron Paul. I asked him when did he decide to switch, he said about 2 weeks ago and my Dad is also going to vote for him. he said however his Wife was voting for Hilary. I asked the other driver and he said he never heard of Ron Paul, but he was getting spam in his emails from people he did not know trying to get people to vote for Ron Paul, so he decided to check him out on Youtube and was impressed with what Ron said.
I am pretty excited that 3 of us were voting for Ron Paul, and I like to feel I contributed a little bit to 1 of them voting for Ron Paul. the driver who was pumping his fist had a basic idea about Ron Paul but didn't know a lot about him, so I had some printouts of Ron Paul stuff and let him read it. he was a little more excited after reading more about Ron Paul. another co worker walked in and the driver asks her "who you voting for in the election" she said " I am unsure but probably Hilary." he laughed and said "Hilary, you got to vote for Ron Paul." she said "Ron Paul, I never heard of him." the driver says, "Jim, tell her about Ron Paul." so I told her a little about him and she said. "that would be great, but it will never happen." I said "A lot of people feel that way, but if we as a individual continue to vote that way, then nothing will ever change. you have to step up and vote for what's right and everyone must step up and vote for whats right, or we will continue to fail." I gave her the Ron Paul literature I had on me and she said she will talk to her father who is a Republican and check out Ron Paul on the internet.
Meanwhile someone I goto lunch with said he will vote for Ron Paul if he wins the primary and doesn't run against Dennis Kucinich. I said "then I can count on your vote."
In Summary , it's people like you guys who send emails out to others you don't know converted 1 voter into a Ron Paul voter. my chatting with others domino into 2 third parties either voting for Ron Paul, or considering Ron Paul. there is a domino effect here. I have never campaigned in anyway for any candidate in my life, but i feel that Ron Paul must win this election, and while I won't shove Ron Paul down anyones throat, I want people to be aware of his existence, and if they are open to learn more I have educated myself enough about Ron Paul to teach people who nothing about him enough to make a informed decision.
One other note. i keep a copy of the letter that Peter Schiff wrote. your average every day person have never heard of him, so I copied his credentials at the top of the letter. it's a very powerful letter and has a effect on people. I highly recommend anyone that carries Ron Paul literature to do the same.
Well thanks for listening to my lengthy story, I hope it did enough to keep you interested.