Ron's birthday is August 20 -- Retweet these #HappyBirthdayRonPaul TRENDED 2CE! GOOD JOB!!

[sailingaway]

articles and pics, and also to web pages of candidates he has endorsed such as Andy Sanborne who will be having a money bomb the same day -- that seems to be the most supported idea, join in and post tweets here. Also post comments to facebook, social media. "Happy Birthday!"

Here are some tweets ready made to retweet:

https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237573924584570880
https://twitter.com/gunowners/status/237609071790931968
https://twitter.com/Samuel_E_Amer/status/237577869411356672
https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237503510680334336
https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237508629517979648
https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237550963039277056
https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237571558774812672
https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237572881385676800
https://twitter.com/Samuel_E_Amer/status/237471501408935936
https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237576702694420480
https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237577420448882690
https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237577813773934593
https://twitter.com/Thomas_Brett/status/237516615376306176
https://twitter.com/TCSkellington/status/237574494502395904
https://twitter.com/JeffersonParty/status/237574939941675008
https://twitter.com/Ian56789/status/237539167234576385
https://twitter.com/SonofLibBerte/status/237578434795159552
https://twitter.com/sleffew49/status/237577859445702656
https://twitter.com/WitnessEye/status/237580071332900866
https://twitter.com/SilenceDwgooder/status/237582956133240832
https://twitter.com/curtman_du/status/237584670584365057


and you can go to this twitter search and retweet everything there:
https://twitter.com/#!/search/?q=%23HappyBirthdayRonPaul&src=hash

Jack Hunter just tweeted this, but didn't use the hash tag:
https://twitter.com/southernavenger/status/237542536279896064

I mean we could make our twitter bomb include chip in links for delegates, but if we say it will be a money bomb for the chip ins... people have to get tickets and reservations in advance and I don't want people waiting.

But our man's birthday is August 20, and I think we should do something.

The twitter bomb part we could compile videos and Ron Paul facts for, etc. We should publicize it in advance on twitter and facebook and here, so people are prepared to go. ONE of the purposes of this campaign is to educate people on Ron Paul and his philosophy and principles, and that a congressman CAN survive voting in a principled fashion. Let's use the opportunity.

Those are my thoughts anyhow. What are yours?

http://r3publican.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ron-paul-birthday.jpg?

^^^ SilenceDewgooder pulled that from last year's moneybomb

Here is the post I started at daily paul on this, but posts need to be bumped to keep them on top, so if you have an account, please bump it periodically.

http://www.dailypaul.com/248210/august-20-is-ron-pauls-birthday-twitter-bomb-clean-up-chip-ins-to-delegates-meaning-dont-wait-for-that-or-what

[Crotale]

Do a twitter bomb. Get #HappyBirthdayRonPaul trending worldwide.

[sailingaway]

Do a twitter bomb. Get #HappyBirthdayRonPaul trending worldwide.

great idea! ALONG with great Ron Paul videos, speaches, etc.. Use the moment to educate....

I have some others on twitter getting ready for this and we are reaching out to others, it would be great if we could all get behind something! If you don't tweet you could post on comments videos and speeches etc.

also, fyi someone on twitter is putting together a money bomb effort for delegate chip ins. He has the ones from my signature but if there are more we need to know them. I don't know if it will be as late as the 20th, he said he was trying to get something going this weekend. It might be more in the nature of a 'push' than a 'bomb' so to speak.

[SilenceDewgooder]

^^^ SimonDewgooder pulled that from last year's moneybomb

how did I become Simon??? don't worry about it..

What about a "Vote Your Conscience" blimp-bomb for the delegates... I think the guy with the blimp wanted about $275k .. but this can easily be modified for twitter or possibly billboards..

[sailingaway]

how did I become Simon??? don't worry about it..

What about a "Vote Your Conscience" blimp-bomb for the delegates... I think the guy with the blimp wanted about $275k .. but this can easily be modified for twitter or possibly billboards..

oops! I just didn't read carefully and the last part of your name was eyecatching.... I'll change it.

I don't get what you are saying with the blimp bomb part. We couldn't get a blimp there in a week I don't think? Clarify?

[sailingaway]

Maybe if delegate chip ins are filled we could ask for donations to liberty candidates Ron has endorsed, in his name? As a part of the activity?

If something is still needed for Tampa at that point we could fold a chip in for that in.... otherwise I'm thinking it will be kind of late to do more before Tampa than raise profile of his Rally there, and his personal profile, maybe... but it could be a celebration of him, nontheless.....not EVERYTHING we do necessarily has to be driven by asking for money...

[SilenceDewgooder]

oops! I just didn't read carefully and the last part of your name was eyecatching.... I'll change it.

I don't get what you are saying with the blimp bomb part. We couldn't get a blimp there in a week I don't think? Clarify?

If memory serves me well, I believe the travel time is 3 days. This could be the last bomb we can do for Dr. Paul as a political candidate. Anything worth doing is worth doing right.

[sailingaway]

If memory serves me well, I believe the travel time is 3 days. This could be the last bomb we can do for Dr. Paul as a political candidate. Anything worth doing is worth doing right.

I meant to hire it and get the banners up and get the lease in place. I'd love it there, I literally just don't know if it is possible, by that point. But we could look into it, if you have information about how long it takes to get in place -- I would assume they book it out in advance... but if so we should also check into where it would be allowed to go with the no fly zones up for the RNC. That might be better flushed out now as well.

[SilenceDewgooder]

I meant to hire it and get the banners up and get the lease in place. I'd love it there, I literally just don't know if it is possible, by that point. But we could look into it, if you have information about how long it takes to get in place -- I would assume they book it out in advance... but if so we should also check into where it would be allowed to go with the no fly zones up for the RNC. That might be better flushed out now as well.

That's why I mentioned billboards. We could focus on the interstates and areas in Tampa. That should be possible with time available and considerably cheaper.

[sailingaway]

That's why I mentioned billboards. We could focus on the interstates and areas in Tampa. That should be possible with time available and considerably cheaper.

ok, that might be doable. let's keep tossing out ideas then in the end we can do a poll of where to target money and see if we can get some general concensus on that. We can put the billboards on the poll, along with liberty candidate donation pushes, and whatever else people want to vote for.

[sailingaway]

Apparently Andy Sanborne who was active for Ron in NH and is running there is having a money bomb that day, as well. If we do have donations to liberty candidates Ron has donated to and endorsed as part of his birthday push, maybe we can fold that in: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?385615-Andy-Sanborn-s-8-20-Live-Free-or-Die-Money-Bomb

[tsai3904]

I think donating to liberty candidates would be great but how would that work since there's so many deserving candidates?

[sailingaway]

What we would do is put together a page with the ones Ron has endorsed and links to their web page and have links to their web page as part of the twitter bomb. We would in advance tell people that we'd be doing a social media blitz and promoting liberty candidates endorsed by Ron -- this is HIS birthday.

Anyone else have ideas?

[Keith and stuff]

A nice way to honor Ron Paul on his birthday is to give to the Live Free or Die Money Bomb happening on that day. Ron Paul's PAC, the Liberty PAC has given money to Sen. Andy Sanborn. Sanborn was a co-chair of Ron Paul's campaign in New Hampshire.

https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187868_483770131641345_663104538_n.jpg

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?385398-8-20-moneybomb-for-Andy-Sanborn-%28NH-senator-who-endorsed-Ron-Paul%29

[sailingaway]

A nice way to honor Ron Paul on his birthday is to give to the Live Free or Die Money Bomb happening on that day. Ron Paul's PAC, the Liberty PAC has given money to Sen. Andy Sanborn. Sanborn was a co-chair of Ron Paul's campaign in New Hampshire.

https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/187868_483770131641345_663104538_n.jpg

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?385398-8-20-moneybomb-for-Andy-Sanborn-%28NH-senator-who-endorsed-Ron-Paul%29

I was thinking that should be included but I don't know if it should ONLY be Andy, but he's one of the ones I personally would push most, him and Bills and Amash, likely.

[sailingaway]

Also if this is a two part thing, one a social media bomb to spread videos and speeches and quotes etc, and the other a 'donate to Ron's endorsed candidates' or whatever money push, part of the social media and comments bombs could be to spread the evidence we have on fraud etc against our delegates, such as this in Louisiana: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?381250-NEEDED-FOR-RON-2B-NOMINATED-ON-FLOOR-SPREAD-TRUTH-RE-LA-amp-OK-BEFORE-TAMPA-spread-VIDEO&p=4575965#post4575965

We need a LOT of people willing to do an 'activism bomb' for say an hour that day, for Ron's birthday. Will anyone?

[Crotale]

Everyone start tweeting this thread to spread the news about the twitterbomb.

[Barrex]

It would be nice if this forum had twitter button like news articles do.... it would make it easier for us to spread to messages and it would ensure more people join forum...

[sailingaway]

Everyone start tweeting this thread to spread the news about the twitterbomb.

good idea!

[sailingaway]

It would be nice if this forum had twitter button like news articles do.... it would make it easier for us to spread to messages and it would ensure more people join forum...

... maybe not it members only forums.....

I can see benefits, maybe you should post it it the forum suggestion box for Josh to consider.
He did add a 'like' button.

[sailingaway]

bump for ideas and participation.

[Crotale]

It would be nice if this forum had twitter button like news articles do.... it would make it easier for us to spread to messages and it would ensure more people join forum...

Absolutely, I would imagine this wouldn't be too hard to implement?

[SilenceDewgooder]

what's a twitter? j/k, but I really don't have an account..

[sailingaway]

what's a twitter? j/k, but I really don't have an account..

It isn't hard. I joined for Ron's campaign and I already have more than 1000 followers. People who actively TRY to get followers have a lot more.

And then if they retweet it THEIR followers see it, plus people searching the stream for key words or topic has tags will see it if you put those in the tweet.

[freedomordeath]

One idea I had is on his birthday, each person has to do 20 things related to Ron Paul for the day. That can be anything, twitter, comment an article, wear his T-shirt for the day (thats an idea on its own), everyone wear Ron Paul t-shirts:), buy a Ron Paul book, make a youtube video, call in radio show, snowball Hannity, call in C-Span, put Ron Paul posters on your local wal-mart. Some rules, you cannot do 20 of the same things like 20 comments, that doesn't count.

[freedomordeath]

Bump

to add to what I said earlier we should all at least wear something Ron Paul (I know poeple work) but a button, or a tie if not the full on shirt.

[sailingaway]

Bump

to add to what I said earlier we should all at least wear something Ron Paul (I know poeple work) but a button, or a tie if not the full on shirt.

I agree, whatever we do everyone should at least do something, but I thought it coordinating would be good. Some people are planning to twitter bomb his birthday, and more help on that would be great. #HappyBirthdayRonPaul

[Feeding the Abscess]

If we're going to help send delegates to Tampa, we shouldn't do it through the official campaign.

[SilenceDewgooder]

We should also give him a belated b-day gift... much more towards the end of Aug

[sailingaway]

If we're going to help send delegates to Tampa, we shouldn't do it through the official campaign.

we have a money bomb going for that directly to delegates. I have to update my signature, some of the chip ins are full, Leitweis's is full even though it doesn't show. They might be filled, the ones we have left, before then, unless we find more.

--

edit, they are all full but one, I will take the rest from my signature.

[freedomordeath]

I agree, whatever we do everyone should at least do something, but I thought it coordinating would be good. Some people are planning to twitter bomb his birthday, and more help on that would be great. #HappyBirthdayRonPaul

For Dr Paul, I'll create an account and do this.

[kathy88]

Too exhausted to plan anything, but I will gladly participate in whatever is decided.

[freedomordeath]

Bump

[SilenceDewgooder]

For Dr Paul, I'll create an account and do this.

just created an account...

[MelissaCato]

WOOT WOOT Ron Paul 2012 !!

[Crotale]

GO GO GO GO GO!!!!

[Crotale]

https://twitter.com/Samuel_E_Amer/status/237471501408935936

https://twitter.com/#!/search/?q=%23HappyBirthdayRonPaul&src=hash

[Crotale]

Post this thread on Ron Paul related facebook pages and ask the admin of the group to repost it, just copy and paste this onto the wall:

Dear all RonPaul supporters on twitter. Today we are getting #HappyBirthdayRonPaul trending. See here: http://bit.ly/SHdfiG

[Crotale]

Everyone tweet this:

Dear all #RonPaul supporters. Today we are getting #HappyBirthdayRonPaul trending. See here: http://bit.ly/SHdfiG #tlot #c4l #r3VOLution RT!

----

Sailingaway, could you update the OP with stuff like this for everyone to do please. Thanks. :)

[Crotale]

You can also follow the hashtage #RonPaul and reply to any tweets wishing RonPaul a happy birthday but no using the hashtag #HappyBirthdayRonPaul to inform them of this effort.

[Crotale]

C'mon guys. Surely we can at least get something trending on twitter? Do the hard miles and splatter this all over twitter and facebook. Take a break from reading the forum and POST POST POST!!!

[Crotale]

When you tweet #HappyBirthdayRonPaul please add other hashtags #RonPaul #tlot and #c4l and the link http://bit.ly/SHdfiG to spread it around

[Crotale]

This thing is gaining momentum, I can only imagine it will gain even more as people start waking up. Please join in, even if you don't have twitter, you can sign up and just intermittently tweet #HappyBirthdayRonPaul. Every little tweet makes a huge difference.

Perhaps a banner for this thread could be put up like the ones we put up for moneybombs. This would be great visibility for Ron Paul.

[Crotale]

No matter how mundane your tweet, make sure you hashtag #HappyBirthdayRonPaul at the end. Even if your tweet is:

"I like baked beans"

instead tweet

"I like baked beans. #HappyBirthdayRonPaul".

It matters in getting it trending.

[ClydeCoulter]

Rockin'
Lots of tweets going out to #HappyBirthdayRonPaul :D

[kathy88]

Found this on the internets this morning.

Famous birthdays include Ron Paul – 1935; Robert Plant – 1948; Al Roker – 1954; Amy Adams – 1974.

[Crotale]

Rockin'
Lots of tweets going out to #HappyBirthdayRonPaul :D

Yep :) Deffo some momentum built up. Keep going folks!

[Tinnuhana]

Someone told me I could get fired (Hatch Act) if I twittered about Ron Paul (or any candidate) or posted stuff on Face Book. But I can comment on articles, I guess. And I'll email Carol??
Maybe go to YouTube and "like" a lot of videos, unless that puts them automatically on my FB page. I'm trying not to be paranoid about this whole thing. So, off to watch some YouTubes.

[Crotale]

Someone told me I could get fired (Hatch Act) if I twittered about Ron Paul (or any candidate) or posted stuff on Face Book. But I can comment on articles, I guess. And I'll email Carol??
Maybe go to YouTube and "like" a lot of videos, unless that puts them automatically on my FB page. I'm trying not to be paranoid about this whole thing. So, off to watch some YouTubes.

You should be fine if you create an anonymous twitter handle.

[sailingaway]

post your tweets in this thread then people can just retweet if they stop in briefly: https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237571558774812672

https://twitter.com/usernamenuse/status/237572881385676800

[ClydeCoulter]

https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237503510680334336
https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237508629517979648
https://twitter.com/TheLoneCoyote/status/237550963039277056

[sailingaway]

bump for the tweets I just put in the OP for people to retweet

[sailingaway]

bump for more tweets! I've been put into Twitmo and can't tweet any more.

[sailingaway]

bump

[SilenceDewgooder]

well.. from not having a twitter account until 10 last night.... up to 39 tweets... while at work .. shhh!!!

[sailingaway]

from Gun Owners of America'

GunOwners of America ‏@gunowners
From one no-compromiser to another, may I wish Ron Paul a Happy Birthday today. #ronpaul
Retweeted by Bob Giesen

https://twitter.com/gunowners/status/237609071790931968

[Barrex]

bump for more tweets! I've been put into Twitmo and can't tweet any more.
What is Twitmo?

[sailingaway]

When you tweet too much or, I guess, stuff they don't like (sometimes I haven't tweeted a LOT, so I can't say why otherwise) they suspend your tweets temporarily. I got back and retweeted a bunch but now I'm only a few from twitmo again. "Twitmo' is after "Gitmo" because it is without warning and you just disappear.... :p

[eleganz]

I'll be sharing this vid as it is literally one of my favs.

http://youtu.be/i77tpIffZBE

[sailingaway]

I'll be sharing this vid as it is literally one of my favs.

http://youtu.be/i77tpIffZBE

that is a great one! What is your twitter username, am I following you? I'm https://twitter.com/usernamenuse

[ClydeCoulter]

that is a great one! What is your twitter username, am I following you? I'm https://twitter.com/usernamenuse

Did he every tweet it and you retweet?

#HappyBirthdayRonPaul is TRENDING :D

[freedomordeath]

Srry guys, only got back from shift now (I'm in different time zone anyways).. never done this bfr, don't know wtf is going on but i'm following some of the advice on earlier posts.

[freedomordeath]

Lol.. got a tweet in and everryhwere I saw a retweet button, hit it. What does retweets do, does it push it up the ladder, how do we check our progress.

[JoshLowry]

Tweeted.

I saw the date of OP and thought I sent the RPF tweet out 11 days late.

Thanks for reminder.

As overused as the phrase is, he's made one heck of a butterfly effect.

[Crotale]

Lol.. got a tweet in and everryhwere I saw a retweet button, hit it. What does retweets do, does it push it up the ladder, how do we check our progress.

Just see how fast tweets are coming in here: https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23HappyBirthdayRonPaul

Also, a retweet makes your account repost the same tweet to the feed of all your followers.

[Crotale]

Tweeted.

I saw the date of OP and thought I sent the RPF tweet out 11 days late.

Thanks for reminder.

As overused as the phrase is, he's made one heck of a butterfly effect.

I saw your tweet in my feed, which in it's self is pretty amazing as I follow over 11k people :D I was first to retweet it, your tweet seems to have caught on. :) Nice one.

[Crotale]

As overused as the phrase is, he's made one heck of a butterfly effect.

By the way, that would make a great tweet right there. :D

[Crotale]

https://twitter.com/Samuel_E_Amer/status/237706955202899968:

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them, then there's #RonPaul: the greatest #HappyBirthdayRonPaul

[Crotale]

This is now TRENDING in some places :)

[truthspeaker]

Let's keep it TRENDING!

[Crotale]

Well, it's 2am over in the UK so I'm off to bed. I'm really pleased with how the day has gone. This really caught on and I'm so proud of our efforts. :)

[sailingaway]

Well, it's 2am over in the UK so I'm off to bed. I'm really pleased with how the day has gone. This really caught on and I'm so proud of our efforts. :)

thank you! You were terrific on twitter today!

[Crotale]

thank you! You were terrific on twitter today!

Thanks. :o You were great too, in fact, everyone really got behind this. It's been a nice day, and I'm certain that it won't have escaped Ron Paul's attention.

[MelissaCato]

Are we finished now ?

[freedomordeath]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBUu9Mcs_6s

[SilenceDewgooder]

there is no way this is all of them.. but here is the *pie* we made for Dr. Paul

http://i49.tinypic.com/9tmo00.jpg

[SilenceDewgooder]

Are we finished now ?

well we may be finished, but tweets seem to be averaging about 1 per min.. just my estimate

[MelissaCato]

Nice pie chart. I see me. :o)

[sailingaway]

there is no way this is all of them.. but here is the *pie* we made for Dr. Paul

http://i49.tinypic.com/9tmo00.jpg

cool! After my second stint in twitmo I just retweeted. It looks like only my original tweets counted for my slice of pie. wiskowbean, soapboxspeech and G-fasciatus did great!!

Oh, and that Melissa woman.... :p

[sailingaway]

by the way, I understand it was trending twice during the day.

[ClydeCoulter]

by the way, I understand it was trending twice during the day.

Yes it was :D

BTW: Your PM space is full (Mods are limited too?) :)

[sailingaway]

Yes it was :D

BTW: Your PM space is full (Mods are limited too?) :)

yeah, thanks. I just deleted some.

[Crotale]

there is no way this is all of them.. but here is the *pie* we made for Dr. Paul

http://i49.tinypic.com/9tmo00.jpg

That's not all of them nor taking into account retweets. I know for a fact that my friends @Thomas_Brett and @fergusonat tweeted several time and aren't on that list. I think that list is made up of those who tweeted it the most times.

[KEEF]

there is no way this is all of them.. but here is the *pie* we made for Dr. Paul

http://i49.tinypic.com/9tmo00.jpg
:eek: I made the chart :D

[SilenceDewgooder]

the chart was the "free" service so.. I think its limited... tried hashtweeps, which it gave results of 554 different people had twitted, but in the top left of the screen, it also said it had crashed... I'm completely new to twitter... yes, I know what it is, but never used it before.. Edit: here is Hashtweeps -

http://i46.tinypic.com/16jll02.jpg

[Crotale]

by the way, I understand it was trending twice during the day.

It started trending at midnight over here GMT, which is the early evening (7pm) in ET, which makes sense. People settling down with their laptops etc. Good job everyone. :)

[sailingaway]

It started trending at midnight over here GMT, which is the early evening (7pm) in ET, which makes sense. People settling down with their laptops etc. Good job everyone. :)

:)

[SilenceDewgooder]

RPF had a good showing..

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ztdatx.jpg

[Crotale]

RPF had a good showing..

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ztdatx.jpg

That's me at the bottom, I'm proud of that one :)

[SilenceDewgooder]

#HappyBirthdayRonPaul still getting tweets

[sailingaway]

#HappyBirthdayRonPaul still getting tweets

works for me!

[Crotale]

Just found a printscreen of it: http://twitter.com/FORWARD_future/status/237668326258667520/photo/1/large