Ron Paul's Coming to the University of Houston, Friday April 27th!

[truthspeaker]

http://www.facebook.com/events/392396787447878/

Just wanted to spread the word about RP visiting the University of Houston. The word needs to be spread if they're to fill 8,500 seats. So far, it looks like it's only known about on Facebook.

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/385756_3702663886221_1264181954_3535746_1654369159 _n.jpg

Edit: I also want to give credit where it is due. I'm reposting this since one of our new members added it to the Texas forum.

Mod: here is the eventbright link: http://ronpaulatuh-eorg.eventbrite.com/

[sailingaway]

Woot! Is there an eventbrite link we can spread for people (tons of people) who don't use facebook? I'll put it on twitter...

[Bern]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing (I don't do Facebook).

[sailingaway]

retweet: https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193422788533563393

[truthspeaker]

Woot! Is there an eventbrite link we can spread for people (tons of people) who don't use facebook? I'll put it on twitter...

Not yet Sailing. This isn't my group, it's the YA group on campus. Sounds like they haven't even released the tickets yet. Friday, April 27, 2012
7:00pm until 8:00pm in CDT

From the page:

<<Have questions? Contact Youth For Ron Paul at U of H through our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/yfpuh >>

I don't know what eventbrite is. But that's their contact info. Looks like the entire group is limited to facebook.

[sailingaway]

Well, I tweeted the facebook link.

[truthspeaker]

Well, I tweeted the facebook link.

And I retweeted yours.

Okay, I'll contact their group and mention that eventbrite idea. I'll also spread word for my Meetup Group.

[twomp]

8,500?? That will be epic! I hope it is live streamed. Good luck filling those seats! It will be a sight to see if you guys do!

[seawolf]

Sounds like Ron is going to do another Texas Campus Tour next week!!!!

The Campaign is really going all out to make the Lone Star State the FIREWALL!!!

Good Luck University of Houston, I hope you can beat the crowd total at UC Berkeley!!

[tsai3904]

4/25 - UTEP
http://ronpaulatutep-eorg.eventbrite.com/

4/26 - UT Austin
http://ronpaulatutaustin-eorg.eventbrite.com/

4/27 - U of Houston
http://ronpaulatuh-eorg.eventbrite.com/

[sailingaway]

4/25 - UTEP
http://ronpaulatutep-eorg.eventbrite.com/

4/26 - UT Austin
http://ronpaulatutaustin-eorg.eventbrite.com/

4/27 - U of Houston
http://ronpaulatuh-eorg.eventbrite.com/

woot! I'll tweet those - retweet if you have an account!

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193439033093914625

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193439502482677762

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193440078188642304

[Bern]

Awesome!

[tsai3904]

April 30 is the deadline to register to vote.

Since all three events are before the deadline, please make sure everyone is asked if they are registered to vote.

[sailingaway]

April 30 is the deadline to register to vote.

Since all three events are before the deadline, please make sure everyone is asked if they are registered to vote.

this ^^^!!!!

[Brown Sapper]

OMG!! I work here at UofH. I can't wait.

[truthspeaker]

Word from one of the organizers is that they are FAR from filling the number of seats.

Spread the word!

[Bern]

BTW - the eventbrite URLs used in a recent email from the campaign are different from the ones published in this thread. I wonder if that may be causing a problem / confusion. The campaign email used:

Austin: http://ronpaulatutaustin.eventbrite.com/

Houston: http://ronpaulatuh.eventbrite.com/

[PolicyReader]

woot! I'll tweet those - retweet if you have an account!

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193439033093914625

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193439502482677762

https://twitter.com/#!/usernamenuse/status/193440078188642304

Good call!

[papitosabe]

hell yea!!!!!!!! this made my week!!! will be leaving early for this...any idea how many hoffeinz holds?? I have a feeling this will go over the 8500 estimate...just watch... wish this would be all over the news, but I doubt it...

[truthspeaker]

Bump for the night owls!

No wait--bump for the Cougars! (U of H mascot for those who don't know).

[Brown Sapper]

It hold about 8500 people we are going to upgrade it too now that we are in the Big East.

[Brown Sapper]

http://www.uhcougars.com/facilities/hou-hofheinz.html

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/hou/graphics/hof-full-court-700.jpg

[seawolf]

If Ron packs the 5,200 + gym tomorrow night at UT-El Paso that should begin to build the BIG MO!!! for Friday's event at the U of Houston.

Spread the word and for God's Sake will the YFRP Speakers ask the crowd to register to vote and to MAKE A DONATION to the Campaign.

Daily Donations have tanked this week!!!! We desperately need new Donors!!

[truthspeaker]

bump. How was El Paso?

[sailingaway]

If Ron packs the 5,200 + gym tomorrow night at UT-El Paso that should begin to build the BIG MO!!! for Friday's event at the U of Houston.

Spread the word and for God's Sake will the YFRP Speakers ask the crowd to register to vote and to MAKE A DONATION to the Campaign.

Daily Donations have tanked this week!!!! We desperately need new Donors!!

Don't just ask them to register, ask them to VOTE.

[sailingaway]

Perry just endorsed Romney, big shocker :rolleyes:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/perry-for-romney-121709.html

[seawolf]

How are the RSVP's coming in for the U of Houston event? Hope we can pack the place Friday night?

[Bern]

Did a previous post of mine get deleted? The eventbright links posted by tsai3904 in this thread are not the same as the ones the campaign mentioned in their email blast. There is no -eorg in the links published by the campaign.

[zHorns]

If their serious about winning Texas, they need to host like 100 events.

Go to colleges, retirement communities, diners, bars, everywhere. It's all about meeting people.

[wealeat]

The -eorg is a tracking code. It is all the same registration.

[JoshLowry]

I don't see any of your recent posts deleted.


Did a previous post of mine get deleted? The eventbright links posted by tsai3904 in this thread are not the same as the ones the campaign mentioned in their email blast. There is no -eorg in the links published by the campaign.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?372881-Ron-Paul-s-Coming-to-the-University-of-Houston-Friday-April-27th!&p=4374282&viewfull=1#post4374282

That linked post hasn't been deleted. Is that the post you are referring to?

[papitosabe]

April 30 is the deadline to register to vote.

Since all three events are before the deadline, please make sure everyone is asked if they are registered to vote.

in texas, as long as you're registered, you're good, correct? there's no registering democrat/republican/independent??

[sailingaway]

We really want this to be full -- in Houston there is media and likely some will be there since part of it is in Ron's district.

And Texas has an open primary so I don't know how registration goes, but all registered can vote in it.

[Bern]

... Is that the post you are referring to?

Yep! Sorry, didn't see it when looked back through the thread. I promise I'm not turning into Mr. Magoo...

[truthspeaker]

Bump to get the word out--few people are RSVPing.

[sailingaway]

Bump to get the word out--few people are RSVPing.

the media did a job on saying it was all over. This weekend we hopefully can show it isnt -- but these events are before the weekend, unfortunately.

[papitosabe]

I haven't been watching the local news..but have y'all seen mention of RP at UofH for Friday?

[Magsec]

I'm thinking of going, but how does one who isn't a UoH student attend?

[ClydeCoulter]

I'm thinking of going, but how does one who isn't a UoH student attend?

Just show up in time :)
Don't know about sign up...

[seawolf]

The first two Texas Rallies this week have been BIG SUCCESSES!!!

U of Houston has got to be HUGE. If you are anywhere near the Campus you must go and support Ron Paul!!!!

You will be a WITNESS to HISTORY!!!

[Bern]

I'm thinking of going, but how does one who isn't a UoH student attend?

You don't have to be a student to attend. Drag your friends and neighbors and go.

[brooks009]

My wife and are going. She asked me tonight "what is Ron Paul going to talk about?"
She is not a big supporter like I am. I just said " You will find out tomorrow"
:D

[ClydeCoulter]

My wife and are going. She asked me tonight "what is Ron Paul going to talk about?"
She is not a big supporter like I am. I just said " You will find out tomorrow"
:D

Be sure to let us know what she says afterward :)

[papitosabe]

I'm thinking of going, but how does one who isn't a UoH student attend?


Just show up in time :)
Don't know about sign up...

I went to eventbrite.com and got free tickets to enter at 6.... just register and print out tickets on your printer ...there is also a phone app to show your ticket as well i think...

[rp713]

i'll be there also! seeing ron for the 2nd time!!

[truthspeaker]

bump

[sailingaway]

I went to eventbrite.com and got free tickets to enter at 6.... just register and print out tickets on your printer ...there is also a phone app to show your ticket as well i think...

It seats something like 8500, just print out your voucher and turn up, but even if you don't get a voucher -- turn up!

[Tyler_Durden]

I went to eventbrite.com and got free tickets to enter at 6.... just register and print out tickets on your printer ...there is also a phone app to show your ticket as well i think...


It seats something like 8500, just print out your voucher and turn up, but even if you don't get a voucher -- turn up!

And just FYI, they're not strict regarding the vouchers. I believe the Campaign likes people to RSVP just to try to get a head count. The two public events I went to this month, I just took a screenshot of the voucher on my phone, which was acceptable in Ft. Worth. In Austin, they didn't even take our tickets since the event was outside and was not cordoned off.

[brooks009]

Pics on my twitter. @brooksvaughan

[Carson]

Pics on my twitter. @brooksvaughan

I couldn't make what ever it is you left there ^ work. Do you need a twitter account?

[ClydeCoulter]

Any stream link?

[seawolf]

Hope the size of the crowd is at least 6,000.

[ClydeCoulter]

I couldn't make what ever it is you left there ^ work. Do you need a twitter account?

try -> duckduckgo.com & search for: !twitter @brooksvaughan

[sailingaway]

And just FYI, they're not strict regarding the vouchers. I believe the Campaign likes people to RSVP just to try to get a head count. The two public events I went to this month, I just took a screenshot of the voucher on my phone, which was acceptable in Ft. Worth. In Austin, they didn't even take our tickets since the event was outside and was not cordoned off.

but they want people to sign up for gotv reminders.

[ClydeCoulter]

Sailing, do you know of a stream link for this event?

Edit: guess not, see on dp they are searching also, even for twitter feeds....

[sailingaway]

Fox had one that worked best last time (a local station) don't know this time.

[sailingaway]

off twitter:

FREEDOM \☺/ FTW ‏ @freedomforthwin
Ron Paul pulls huge crowd in Houston - April 27 2012 http://bit.ly/IFQg6l #ronpaul

http://i.imgur.com/5mu5u.jpg

[sailingaway]

https://p.twimg.com/Arh028QCIAAvJos.jpg

Joe K ‏ @Joseph_Phoenix
Very cool RT @TheDailyCougar: Ron Paul at the University of Houston!

[sailingaway]

apparently there is a petition going around for Romney to debate Paul: http://www.change.org/petitions/mitt-romney-debate-ron-paul-houston-tx-on-may-24th-2012?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

also:


Abby Corcoran ‏ @abby_corcoran
The Ron Paul rally at the university of Houston is clogging traffic

[ClydeCoulter]

How did you find that? I'm searching #RonPaul and twitter went to tweetville, still after 3 mins not displaying anthing but that little spinning flower thing....

[sailingaway]

ron paul houston

is what I put into the search. I will branch out now though, because there isn't enough.

[socal]

pic of Houston rally from Twitter; another post said 3,000 showed up.

http://i.imgur.com/5mu5u.jpg

[sailingaway]

this person is tweeting it

https://twitter.com/#!/KeepCalmVoteRON

[Carson]

try -> duckduckgo.com & search for: !twitter @brooksvaughan

Thanks ClydeCoulter.

I found the pictures AND learned a new trick.

I've got it bookmarked but I better test it out again before it slips away.

[ClydeCoulter]

I had just RT'ed one that you RT'ed from that person :)

edit: now I'll probably get suspended again...

[sailingaway]

there's a slide show here, someone is saying someone estimates 3000 but it looks like more, but the pictures are of sections of the arena, not the whole thing. https://show.zoho.com/public/winliberty/Houston%20Speech%204-27-12

[sailingaway]

this one looks good:

https://twitter.com/#!/Texans4Paul

video of the line from there:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpSqC72e3ak

It's good to see them registering people to vote...

[ClydeCoulter]

Brooks Vaughan ‏ @Brooksvaughan It was awesome. The crowd was pumped. http://pic.twitter.com/AkMnF6Ye

[Magsec]

So I decided to go and it was worth it. I shook hands with Glenn Addison while waiting outside which was cool (wow the line was long).

The stadium seats ~8,000 and almost half of it was full. I can see the 3,000 estimate if they subtracted UoH students for some reason, but 4,000 makes more sense from the seating volume.

[seawolf]

4,000 is very good!!! Congratulations Houston!!!

But watch out for UC Davis in California next week on the Campus Quad.....10,000 is my prediction!!!!

[rp713]

just got home! yeah i'd say 3-4,000. it was half full so i'd say more on the 4,000 side. crowd was pumped in the line outside before they opened the doors. everyone gave carol a standing ovation when she walked in with some fam.

i was sitting next to some guy who was undecided. he had questions about foreign policy and his economic policy. he seemed receptive to ron's policies. hopefully i got through to him.

[QueenB4Liberty]

:) 2:09 you can see me in that video. hahaha

It was so great hearing him speak again! And it was great being with so many like-minded people. And the crowd really has gotten much more diverse. I was sitting in between some students and some old people. But all races, all ages, a lot of Ron's family was there. It was such an amazing night.

[rp713]

Local news coverage!

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/politics&id=8639772

[sailingaway]

Campaign photos:

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/9b8827e2d9e8f8bf88bfe6fcb/images/HoustonRally3_500x367_.jpg

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/9b8827e2d9e8f8bf88bfe6fcb/images/HoustonRally2_500x373_.jpg

I think I have to agree with those saying that if this stadium seats 8500, and this much was full, it was more like 4000 than 3000, but I can't say I'm an expert at estimating crowds.

[sailingaway]

Local news coverage!

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/politics&id=8639772

at least they say close to 4000 which is how I see it.

The guy who actually interviewed him and the people in line actually is worth listening to. Decent coverage overall. Nice pictures and acknowledgement of the crowd.

[Carson]

Pretty fair abclocal report. I liked that they let the guy speak his mind of the Main Stream Media in the video.

I really hope if Tom Abrahams really wants to understand why Ron Paul doesn't give up he could come to understand that Ron Paul isn't doing this for Ron Paul, he is standing his ground for his fellow American's.

Tom,

It's for you.

[VictorB]

I've got season tickets for UH basketball (lack of attendance is an issue with them) so I've become a pro at estimating attendance over the years here. My "professional" estimation is about 3,800-4,000. It seats 8,500 and they had half of it closed off. There were a few empty rows in the wing sections so right at about 4,000 is right.

[sailingaway]

Thanks. Was the newscaster's statement that there were more people than there usually are on a Friday night in April a crack at the attendance?

[VictorB]

Thanks. Was the newscaster's statement that there were more people than there usually are on a Friday night in April a crack at the attendance?

He was probably trying to make a crack at the attendance, but basketball season is over in March so maybe he wasn't. Perhaps he was just saying that Ron Paul drew a hell of a lot of people on a Friday night.

It would probably take 4-5 basketball games to get that many people there total. I haven't seen that many people in Hofheinz Pavilion in a few years.

[sailingaway]

I was thinking the same thing, that it was late for basketball. I wasn't sure what he meant. But it is nice to know Ron pulls more than their team.

[papitosabe]

apparently there is a petition going around for Romney to debate Paul: http://www.change.org/petitions/mitt-romney-debate-ron-paul-houston-tx-on-may-24th-2012?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

sweet ...thx....putting this on my signature on other forums

[liza4fregoso]

Great!

[Bern]

I was in section 117 with wife and kids. Felt like a pep rally.

Also shook hands with Glenn Addison while in line to get in.

The line to get in wrapped more than halfway around the building, but it moved really fast. Lots of energetic people starting chants and cheers all evening. Interesting mix of people in attendance too. You could just imagine people as - war vet, business person, biker, hippie, student, etc. by the way they dressed and carried themselves. Good peeps.

[ClydeCoulter]

apparently there is a petition going around for Romney to debate Paul: http://www.change.org/petitions/mitt-romney-debate-ron-paul-houston-tx-on-may-24th-2012?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

Signed...!

[wgadget]

Meanwhile, Mitt Romney spoke to a "crowd" of 250 (invitation only according to comments section) students at pricey Otterbein University. LOL

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/04/28/courting-young-voters.html

[kylejack]

My Critical Mass bicycle group (about 700 bikes) rode past this at about 8:30. Lots of Ron Paul sign wavers outside.

[Bern]

Hey-Oh! I drove right past you bike peeps at the intersection of Cullen Dr. as I was trying to get back to I-45. It was an impressive group of cyclists.

... just signed the petition