Hundreds of Ron Paul Supporters Occupy Cal. GOP Convention

[Tyler_Durden]

http://reason.com/blog/2012/02/25/hundreds-of-ron-paul-supporters-occupy-c



"The cloud of dread and hopelessness that has hung over the California Republican Party convention was blown away at noon today as Republican Ron Paul supporters stormed the Hyatt in Burlingame and raised the atrium with cheers of wild enthusiasm."

Other conventioneers I spoke with disdained the Paul supporters. Several offered verbal support for the police as the Paul supporters were removed. But all acknowledged that this was the first evidence of true enthusiasm of the weekend. Although the regular conventioneers accused the Paul supporters of being outsiders, most of the ones I spoke with were registered Republicans and in some cases active party members."

Looks like Paul Supporters weren't exactly welcomed with open arms. Guess the CA GOP wants 4 more years of Obama.


Update from the Frontlines:


We were NEVER removed by police. That is an outright lie being spread by a certain, "journalist" right now.

The idea that we were removed by police is an outright lie. We were not forced to leave by hotel security or police. Four squadcars showed up after the police were called (likely by a Gingrich supporter) but they left soon after.

We went outside to sign wave at all the passing cars... But there were very few cars outside the hotel. We got bored and decided we would spend some time up on the freeway, but we only left for about 30 mins. Ron Paul had a table at this event. We also had permission from the hotel to be there as we had our own room for the liberty rally.

The head of California GOP stopped by to say hello, condescending as he was.



Best moment the whole day was when ron paul supporters were kind of quietly cheering to themselves (President paul!)... And a few newt Gingrich supporters thought they were going to cheer for newt against us. The Ron Paul supporters went dead quiet for a moment, stared over at them in what i can only describe at pity... And then blasted the whole hotel with the loudest chanting i've ever heard. The newt supporters were still trying to yell but you could not even hear them over us.


I was there today as well. Here is a brief summary. We were NOT removed, we left to sign wave and there were cops outside. I actually thought they were just there because there was a presidential candidate in the area.

Me and my buddy arrived at noon where there were at least a hundred Ron Paul supporters outside sign waving. After about 10 minutes, we all went inside to the lobby where there was a Ron Paul table. We NEVER entered the actual luncheon area where Newt was having his fundraiser. What did happen was we sent a jolt of electricity through the building with our arrival. As you can imagine when you have several Ron Paul supporters in an area, the chants of "President Paul", "End the Fed", "Give us back our Constitution" began ringing out. And boy did it ever ring out, it was electric. We then left the GOP convention to the empty event that it was before we got there. It felt like without us, there were more people sitting behind the tables than attending the actual event.

We go back outside to sign wave which then moved to a nearby freeway overpass. At around 2:00pm, we headed back to our OWN Republican Liberty Caucus which was booked and organized by John Dennis and company. At no time were we trespassing.

I can understand why some of the establishment folks there might be upset with us though. They caught a glimpse of the future of the GOP today and they can't stand it. Nor can they stop it.



I was at the event and talked to people wearing Newt stickers. They were explaining to each other that Ron Paul just bussed in a bunch of Occupy people. They complained that Ron Paul people just have ponytails and cause a lot of trouble.

At least the Newt people I talked to, they were willing to discuss what they didn't like about Ron Paul (foreign policy). But they definitely started to think after I asked them if they thought Newt could win without the Independent and youth votes that Ron Paul gets.

Overall, we had a good-sized presence there, but it could have been even more effective if people were politely convincing likely-Republican voters to support Ron Paul.

[Carehn]

They will ether submit to our plans for the party or cause a 3rd party that will crush the Republican party for good. Its time the Old boys come to the understanding that they are the outsiders.

[D.A.S.]

Looks like Paul Supporters weren't exactly welcomed with open arms. Guess the CA GOP wants 4 more years of Obama.

Paul supporters are GENERALLY not welcomed by the establishment. There's still a lot of work to do, everywhere.

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Kill the GOP. Simple as.

[KCIndy]

Looks like Paul Supporters weren't exactly welcomed with open arms. Guess the CA GOP wants 4 more years of Obama.


Yeah, and that's a genuine tragedy. Ron Paul, with his pro-peace, anti-drug war stance is without doubt the ONLY candidate in the GOP field who would have a chance of winning California in the general election.

[Highstreet]

Sounds like our supporters need to play the part of dreary GOP establishment guys and gals in order to fit in until we know we have a majority.

The only way we have taken over other states is to do just that.

Play the game. Win the game!

[gorgonzola]

Game Over Puppets!

Game On Paulites!!!

[kathy88]

"Several offered verbal support for the police as the Paul supporters were removed."

WTF? Removed why? Anyone have vid?

[Feeding the Abscess]

"Several offered verbal support for the police as the Paul supporters were removed."

WTF? Removed why? Anyone have vid?

Not surprising, even some of our own show affinity for police when Occupy or other supporters are removed. There were even a few who praised murderous thug Chris Kyle when he allegedly hit Jesse Ventura and ran like a coward, for giving Ventura his comeuppance or some other BS.

[Aratus]

good luck california! we need more events like this. the GOP has to wake up!

[KevinYeaux]

Okay, I'm going to ask an unpopular question... did the Paul people there have tickets or did they just storm the building? Because given the whole "police removing them," I'm inclined to think they didn't actually have permission to be there.

[TheGrinch]

Oh, I get it. If you call it "Occupy" then you can treat Paul supporters like dirt like the OWS protestors :rolleyes:

[splanky]

Game Over Puppets!

Game On Paulites!!!

Precisely! Out with the old, in with the new!

T_D, thanks for posting this. I've been waiting all day for coverage from CA because I think there's still some truth to the nostrum that as CA goes.... And CA seems to be going. That is, the old sawhorses are giving up and the new whips mean business.

This is NOT bad news, folks, it is a good omen! Stick with it and publicize it!

[PierzStyx]

Looks like I'll be voting for some dude named Rick Williams. Time to flex my Google, wait rather Yahoo muscles! Man, I wish i could've been there. But I had to work today. Yarg.

[HOLLYWOOD]

I've been in that hotel a couple of times it's right next to SFO.

Betcha Brian is there!

[gorgonzola]

It looks like the CA GOP may lack the skill to cheat this one.

This could be huge!

[Vanilluxe]

Hey, I should of been there, I live in the bay area!

[PierzStyx]

You know with THIS attitude: "Meanwhile, the party’s hostility to freedom-oriented politics was best embodied by attendee Craig Newton, a retired prison guard on full pension who told this reporter he’d like to “punch” a Ron Paul supporter or a Democrat 'in the face.” Is it hard to understand WHY no one cares about teh GOP and you don't have a youth crowd at all to represent the future?

[michaelwise]

We need to bring in some muscle of our own. Get the Sheriff's office involved in these sorts of things. Call the local sheriff.

[sailingaway]

We need to bring in some muscle of our own. Get the Sheriff's office involved in these sorts of things. Call the local sheriff.

It depends. Were our folks basically 'protesting' or 'attending'? I'm hoping the latter, but then I wonder why the police.

[mosquitobite]

Let me get this straight...Republicans are a small minority in California as it is...and when young, energetic and enthusiastic REPUBLICANS show up to their events...their first order of business is to make sure they are escorted out.

My gosh these people are STUPID!!!

[splanky]

Hey, I should of been there, I live in the bay area!

Yeah, you should "of" been there.

[neverseen]

Hey, I should of been there, I live in the bay area!

Are you going to remember to vote?

[Scott_in_PA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qtadgIe91o


Nor has there been much optimism about candidates at the top of the ticket. Though one CAGOP staffer said all the presidential candidates had been invited, only Newt Gingrich accepted. During lunch today, Gingrich and failed presidential candidate Herman Cain both bombed as speakers, getting only sporadic applause, polite laughter, and a brief, unsuccessful attempt at a “Newt Newt Newt” chant. :D

[Darthbrooklyn]

Acting like Occupy people rather than acting dignified and respectful casts the whole campaign in a bad light.. what a shame

[mosquitobite]

Acting like Occupy people rather than acting dignified and respectful casts the whole campaign in a bad light.. what a shame

I'm going to have to assume that RP people were not welcome, nor invited and thus that lead to what happened.

[Oddone]

According to the video it was a $100 dollar a plate Newt Gingrich speech at a Republican Convention.

"While depressed and defeatist California Republican Party leaders were listening to a bitter speech from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at a $100 lunch, Ron Paul supporters stormed the lobby of the Hyatt in Burlingame and injected a brief moment of exuberance into the dying state party's funereal spring convention. February 25, 2012"

[Liberty74]

Kill the GOP. Simple as.

I have been screaming "Go Indy" for a very long time.

Are you all awake yet?

[KevinYeaux]

IF Ron Paul supporters were legitimately attending and got thrown out, that's one thing. If they stormed the building and were not attendees, that makes us look awful and does NOTHING to constructively advance Ron Paul in the GOP.

[nobody's_hero]

Yeah we have act like the stoic GOP zombies.

Republicans really don't like energetic members. It apparently interferes with their pacemakers' ability to keep their hearts just barely beating.

[The Gold Standard]

Kill the GOP. Simple as.

This. I want to see the day where the Republican candidate struggles to get 1% in the general election.

[alucard13mmfmj]

This. I want to see the day where the Republican candidate struggles to get 1% in the general election.

Wouldnt the same people move on to the next party and wreck it? Maybe theyll move onto the libertarian party and co-op it.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

IF Ron Paul supporters were legitimately attending and got thrown out, that's one thing. If they stormed the building and were not attendees, that makes us look awful and does NOTHING to constructively advance Ron Paul in the GOP.

Doesn't make me look anything. I wasn't there.

[LibertasPraesidium]

So what the news is saying is that a private party event that was 100$ a plate, where all other candidates didn't show except Gingrich and Cain, were horrible, and then some rowdy loud group shows up with fiery enthusiasm to let them take notice that Ron Paul is who they should be supporting. It's fun, we get to protest a bunch, and he will help fix the country, (instead of breaking it more).

Yes, it was probably an unlawful act, but gimme a break, how else are we going to get people to understand that Ron Paul is the only way we can get anything accomplished, and bring some semblance of sanity back to the US Government.

[Frostwolf7]

We were NEVER removed by police. That is an outright lie being spread by a certain, "journalist" right now.

The idea that we were removed by police is an outright lie. We were not forced to leave by hotel security or police. Four squadcars showed up after the police were called (likely by a Gingrich supporter) but they left soon after.

We went outside to sign wave at all the passing cars... But there were very few cars outside the hotel. We got bored and decided we would spend some time up on the freeway, but we only left for about 30 mins. Ron Paul had a table at this event. We also had permission from the hotel to be there as we had our own room for the liberty rally.

The head of California GOP stopped by to say hello, condescending as he was.



Best moment the whole day was when ron paul supporters were kind of quietly cheering to themselves (President paul!)... And a few newt Gingrich supporters thought they were going to cheer for newt against us. The Ron Paul supporters went dead quiet for a moment, stared over at them in what i can only describe at pity... And then blasted the whole hotel with the loudest chanting i've ever heard. The newt supporters were still trying to yell but you could not even hear them over us.

[twomp]

I was there today as well. Here is a brief summary. We were NOT removed, we left to sign wave and there were cops outside. I actually thought they were just there because there was a presidential candidate in the area.

Me and my buddy arrived at noon where there were at least a hundred Ron Paul supporters outside sign waving. After about 10 minutes, we all went inside to the lobby where there was a Ron Paul table. We NEVER entered the actual luncheon area where Newt was having his fundraiser. What did happen was we sent a jolt of electricity through the building with our arrival. As you can imagine when you have several Ron Paul supporters in an area, the chants of "President Paul", "End the Fed", "Give us back our Constitution" began ringing out. And boy did it ever ring out, it was electric. We then left the GOP convention to the empty event that it was before we got there. It felt like without us, there were more people sitting behind the tables than attending the actual event.

We go back outside to sign wave which then moved to a nearby freeway overpass. At around 2:00pm, we headed back to our OWN Republican Liberty Caucus which was booked and organized by John Dennis and company. At no time were we trespassing.

I can understand why some of the establishment folks there might be upset with us though. They caught a glimpse of the future of the GOP today and they can't stand it. Nor can they stop it.

[wgadget]

Thanks for the info, guys. A nice exercise in "spin" from the Establishment media, I see.

[libertybrewcity]

Were the CA GOP members electing delegates at this convention? If so, the Paul people should have been there..

[gerryb]

Wouldnt the same people move on to the next party and wreck it? Maybe theyll move onto the libertarian party and co-op it.

Move onto Libertarian party?

Bob Barr??

[Brian4Liberty]

Okay, I'm going to ask an unpopular question... did the Paul people there have tickets or did they just storm the building? Because given the whole "police removing them," I'm inclined to think they didn't actually have permission to be there.

It was pretty open. No need to have tickets to walk around the hotel.


I've been in that hotel a couple of times it's right next to SFO.

Betcha Brian is there!

Wish I was! (Had a prior commitment for today). I was there Friday, but it was little slow that day. The vast majority of people there love the Ron Paul supporters for their enthusiasm. Have found the Romney supporters to be the most open to Ron Paul people.


Acting like Occupy people rather than acting dignified and respectful casts the whole campaign in a bad light.. what a shame

Not a shame at all. The media rarely gives an accurate picture.


We were NEVER removed by police. That is an outright lie being spread by a certain, "journalist" right now.

The idea that we were removed by police is an outright lie. We were not forced to leave by hotel security or police. Four squadcars showed up after the police were called (likely by a Gingrich supporter) but they left soon after.

We went outside to sign wave at all the passing cars... But there were very few cars outside the hotel. We got bored and decided we would spend some time up on the freeway, but we only left for about 30 mins. Ron Paul had a table at this event. We also had permission from the hotel to be there as we had our own room for the liberty rally.

The head of California GOP stopped by to say hello, condescending as he was.

Best moment the whole day was when ron paul supporters were kind of quietly cheering to themselves (President paul!)... And a few newt Gingrich supporters thought they were going to cheer for newt against us. The Ron Paul supporters went dead quiet for a moment, stared over at them in what i can only describe at pity... And then blasted the whole hotel with the loudest chanting i've ever heard. The newt supporters were still trying to yell but you could not even hear them over us.


I was there today as well. Here is a brief summary. We were NOT removed, we left to sign wave and there were cops outside. I actually thought they were just there because there was a presidential candidate in the area.

Me and my buddy arrived at noon where there were at least a hundred Ron Paul supporters outside sign waving. After about 10 minutes, we all went inside to the lobby where there was a Ron Paul table. We NEVER entered the actual luncheon area where Newt was having his fundraiser. What did happen was we sent a jolt of electricity through the building with our arrival. As you can imagine when you have several Ron Paul supporters in an area, the chants of "President Paul", "End the Fed", "Give us back our Constitution" began ringing out. And boy did it ever ring out, it was electric. We then left the GOP convention to the empty event that it was before we got there. It felt like without us, there were more people sitting behind the tables than attending the actual event.

We go back outside to sign wave which then moved to a nearby freeway overpass. At around 2:00pm, we headed back to our OWN Republican Liberty Caucus which was booked and organized by John Dennis and company. At no time were we trespassing.

I can understand why some of the establishment folks there might be upset with us though. They caught a glimpse of the future of the GOP today and they can't stand it. Nor can they stop it.

That sounds more accurate.

[harikaried]

"Acting like Occupy people rather than acting dignified and respectful casts the whole campaign in a bad light.. what a shame"

Not a shame at all. The media rarely gives an accurate picture. I was at the event and talked to people wearing Newt stickers. They were explaining to each other that Ron Paul just bussed in a bunch of Occupy people. They complained that Ron Paul people just have ponytails and cause a lot of trouble.

At least the Newt people I talked to, they were willing to discuss what they didn't like about Ron Paul (foreign policy). But they definitely started to think after I asked them if they thought Newt could win without the Independent and youth votes that Ron Paul gets.

Overall, we had a good-sized presence there, but it could have been even more effective if people were politely convincing likely-Republican voters to support Ron Paul.

[Brian4Liberty]

I was at the event and talked to people wearing Newt stickers. They were explaining to each other that Ron Paul just bussed in a bunch of Occupy people. They complained that Ron Paul people just have ponytails and cause a lot of trouble.

At least the Newt people I talked to, they were willing to discuss what they didn't like about Ron Paul (foreign policy). But they definitely started to think after I asked them if they thought Newt could win without the Independent and youth votes that Ron Paul gets.

Overall, we had a good-sized presence there, but it could have been even more effective if people were politely convincing likely-Republican voters to support Ron Paul.

Well, at GOP events, we do have the market cornered on ponytails, even if it's just a few people. ;)

[Brian4Liberty]

Overall, we had a good-sized presence there, but it could have been even more effective if people were politely convincing likely-Republican voters to support Ron Paul.

Besides that surge of people, that was basically what was going on. It was very low-key other than that rally (At least the part I saw. I missed the rally).

[sailingaway]

Overall, we had a good-sized presence there, but it could have been even more effective if people were politely convincing likely-Republican voters to support Ron Paul.

I agree with this. I wasn't there today, but I was in LA for the CA State GOP Straw Poll and entered and had bought my ticket separately. I went with the flow of the event. I think we win more over when we seem to want to join them, and be a part of their event, and don't seem to take it over.

[Carson]

This is old news but I thought I would throw it out here again for anyone that wanted to read through some of it. It ended up in court and the Ron Paulians won. Still that it happened says something about the party and their respect for the election process.



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~~~~~~~~~~~~

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[abruzz0]

The GOP is committing political suicide, and it's so sad, it's downright hilarious. I mean, how unbelievably delusional are they to think that they can just sluff off RP supporters like it's some marginal group of internet spammers?

Their numbers continue to decrease, while our increase...and Obama has a direct and easy path back to the WH because of this, which is the GOP's worst nightmare.

Then again, when it comes to Obama v. Paul, maybe they do want Obama afterall! How amusingly pitiful.

[abruzz0]

Wouldnt the same people move on to the next party and wreck it? Maybe theyll move onto the libertarian party and co-op it.

I think that's kind of already happened with the Tea-o-cons. The liberals of the 60s and their ilk continue to infiltrate the conservative wing of politics, and will keep doing so to pose as controlled opposition.

[Batman]

I was thinking about going but I figured I'd be the only Paulbot in the room. Looks like a fun time was had by all.

[Crickett]

Yeah, you should "of" been there.

ya, that makes no sense ..should of something makes no sense. Glad u mentioned it..

[PolicyReader]

We were NEVER removed by police. That is an outright lie being spread by a certain, "journalist" right now.

The idea that we were removed by police is an outright lie. We were not forced to leave by hotel security or police. Four squadcars showed up after the police were called (likely by a Gingrich supporter) but they left soon after.

We went outside to sign wave at all the passing cars... But there were very few cars outside the hotel. We got bored and decided we would spend some time up on the freeway, but we only left for about 30 mins. Ron Paul had a table at this event. We also had permission from the hotel to be there as we had our own room for the liberty rally.

The head of California GOP stopped by to say hello, condescending as he was.



Best moment the whole day was when ron paul supporters were kind of quietly cheering to themselves (President paul!)... And a few newt Gingrich supporters thought they were going to cheer for newt against us. The Ron Paul supporters went dead quiet for a moment, stared over at them in what i can only describe at pity... And then blasted the whole hotel with the loudest chanting i've ever heard. The newt supporters were still trying to yell but you could not even hear them over us.


I was there today as well. Here is a brief summary. We were NOT removed, we left to sign wave and there were cops outside. I actually thought they were just there because there was a presidential candidate in the area.

Me and my buddy arrived at noon where there were at least a hundred Ron Paul supporters outside sign waving. After about 10 minutes, we all went inside to the lobby where there was a Ron Paul table. We NEVER entered the actual luncheon area where Newt was having his fundraiser. What did happen was we sent a jolt of electricity through the building with our arrival. As you can imagine when you have several Ron Paul supporters in an area, the chants of "President Paul", "End the Fed", "Give us back our Constitution" began ringing out. And boy did it ever ring out, it was electric. We then left the GOP convention to the empty event that it was before we got there. It felt like without us, there were more people sitting behind the tables than attending the actual event.

We go back outside to sign wave which then moved to a nearby freeway overpass. At around 2:00pm, we headed back to our OWN Republican Liberty Caucus which was booked and organized by John Dennis and company. At no time were we trespassing.

I can understand why some of the establishment folks there might be upset with us though. They caught a glimpse of the future of the GOP today and they can't stand it. Nor can they stop it.

Thanks for reporting in with the real story. :D Best way to shred the media distortions is with truth :)

[Tyler_Durden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qtadgIe91o

:D

Nice!! At 0:10, did you see the guy in the red hoodie texting "Ron Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul!" rather than just chanting it. :D

[kathy88]

We were NEVER removed by police. That is an outright lie being spread by a certain, "journalist" right now.

The idea that we were removed by police is an outright lie. We were not forced to leave by hotel security or police. Four squadcars showed up after the police were called (likely by a Gingrich supporter) but they left soon after.

We went outside to sign wave at all the passing cars... But there were very few cars outside the hotel. We got bored and decided we would spend some time up on the freeway, but we only left for about 30 mins. Ron Paul had a table at this event. We also had permission from the hotel to be there as we had our own room for the liberty rally.

The head of California GOP stopped by to say hello, condescending as he was.





Best moment the whole day was when ron paul supporters were kind of quietly cheering to themselves (President paul!)... And a few newt Gingrich supporters thought they were going to cheer for newt against us. The Ron Paul supporters went dead quiet for a moment, stared over at them in what i can only describe at pity... And then blasted the whole hotel with the loudest chanting i've ever heard. The newt supporters were still trying to yell but you could not even hear them over us.

Way to GO guys!

[twomp]

Quick video of us yesterday. Can you spot the Ron Paul supporters?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYj2LIKp66U

[neverseen]

Quick video of us yesterday. Can you spot the Ron Paul supporters?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYj2LIKp66U

Nothing but win all over that video!

[Brian4Liberty]

Rick Williams came out of hiding as a "Ron Paul" Republican. Judging from his website, he's the real deal.

Did anyone talk to him at the Convention? Any input?

Is he our best choice for US Senator?

http://rickwilliamsforsenate.com/

Here's a thread for discussing California Senate candidates:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?363453-California-US-Senate-Race-Who-is-the-liberty-candidate

[PaulConventionWV]

Acting like Occupy people rather than acting dignified and respectful casts the whole campaign in a bad light.. what a shame

Now why would you assume we were acting like Occupy people just because the article has the word "occupy" in the title? It is intentionally misleading, and as was noted, it has been stated that the whole "police forcing Paul people to leave" thing was just a big lie. Why would you assume it was the RP people's fault just because somebody who obviously has it in for Ron Paul wrote a blatantly false and misleading negative article?

[mosquitobite]

Now why would you assume we were acting like Occupy people just because the article has the word "occupy" in the title? It is intentionally misleading, and as was noted, it has been stated that the whole "police forcing Paul people to leave" thing was just a big lie. Why would you assume it was the RP people's fault just because somebody who obviously has it in for Ron Paul wrote a blatantly false and misleading negative article?


I'm going to have to assume that RP people were not welcome, nor invited and thus that lead to what happened.

Since you felt the need to neg rep me instead of just asking me what I meant (reading comprehension I would suggest since 2 posts above mine tells you how I feel about it)...

I live in Indiana - I know what it is like to not be invited and what it is like for the establishment to not welcome you into the party. I have been a republican my whole life. That didn't stop them from trying to knock me off the ballot on a technicality.

My ASSUMPTION was that the CA GOP doesn't want these supporters and so they descended on the state's party.

That said, they would have made a better point by paying the $100 a plate and blending in...

[Carson]

Quick video of us yesterday. Can you spot the Ron Paul supporters?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYj2LIKp66U

Looks like real American's supporting a candidate before fake money bought off the system. I for one welcome Ron Paul supporters fighting a good honest fight.


It appears that subterfuge (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subterfuge) doesn't show itself and is used quite behind the scenes supporting some candidates. I mean how obvious can you get!