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AZ Libertarian
06-26-2007, 03:06 PM
This was received by the organizer of the Yahoo! Group "Ron Paul Graphics', and I felt it should be passed along for EVERYONE to read, and take NOTICE:

The word has come down from Headquarters that the Ron Paul campaign is
asking EVERYONE to stay clear of distributing any materials or displaying
any signs that could be construed as fringe, radical or in any way outside
the mainstream.

Ron Paul’s run for the presidency is not the appropriate venue for
promoting any of the controversial theories that are circulating these days.
Such actions will only assure that Ron Paul is soundly defeated. Whether we
like it or not, he absolutely must attract the mainstream to win. Let’s get
him elected first; we can “educate” the mainstream later.

The campaign leaders have asked that all signs contain fairly generic
messages. As an example of how even the most well-intentioned supporter can
cause controversy, someone had a sign that said “Ron Paul is against
immigration”. That is simply not true. No doubt, the follower meant he was
against the latest immigration “legislation”…which is true. But, people
reading the sign would misinterpret it. And, Ron Paul does not want us
stating things that are not representative of his platform. So please,
let’s keep this simple and totally non-controversial. Otherwise we will
actually be doing Hillary and Rudy a very big favor.
One more thing, I think many of us, me included are new to this political
process. We have never before found a candidate that we loved enough to
donate to, never mind work for. This is a particularly difficult problem
when newbies like us are working for a candidate who is not given fair
treatment by the press and who is being described as “fringe” to the blindly
obedient public. It makes us angry; even outraged at the unfairness of the
process. We must be smart; we must quell the urge to show indignation. We
must represent ourselves exactly as Dr. Paul represents himself; in a calm,
intelligent and courteous manner. Even if we do not win the hearts of the
voters we talk to; we will have their respect and if they respect us; they
will respect Ron Paul.. maybe even enough to listen to him speak. That’s
the best we can ask for.. the willingness of the people we meet to just
listen to Ron Paul speak. Ron Paul can sell himself; his message resonates
in the hearts and minds of the American people. The irony is, the grassroots
movement is the only way Ron Paul can get elected; and it also contains
elements which are most likely to derail his campaign. Ron Paul’s
opponents know this; they want nothing more than to have us all out there
with “911 was an inside job” signs. Nothing would turn the general public
off more. If you participate in other activism it is crucial you keep it
separate. Do not even bring it up at Ron Paul meetings. Let us remember
Howard Dean who was storming the country in his bid for the presidency only
to be totally derailed over one overzealous comment that the news used to
make him look like a radical. Let’s not let this happen to our beloved Ron

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Seamaiden
06-26-2007, 03:12 PM
I figured if I said it again, I'd be repeating myself again. I also got this from HQ. We've sent additional money, but we can only afford so much.


Help! More room needed.

June 26, 2007


Good news (actually, great news): The Ron Paul 2008 campaign is growing!

Bad news: We’ve run out of space to work.

The Ron Paul 2008 campaign started in the corner of a one-bedroom apartment. It then moved to a small office of 348 square feet, which is where we are now. But our present office has become too small to accommodate the fast-growing campaign...and we need your help to expand.

Our present office is so small that we can't hire the much-needed additional staff for a national campaign. We even have to turn away volunteers because we simply don't have room for them.

Office space in the D.C. area is expensive, and landlords expect tenants to sign at least a three-year lease; preferably a five-year lease. But after we canvassed the area by foot and called numerous leasing agents and watched the local classifieds and checked CraigsList each day, we found a place! It's a sub-lease situation with flexible terms that we just couldn't pass up.

We will have the second floor of a modest, older, two-story building in Arlington, Virginia. It's only two blocks from a Metro station, making it convenient for staff and volunteers. The office is on a busy street; across from a very busy grocery story. Large windows will be perfect for a "Ron Paul 2008" banner! But most importantly, the new office will give us the space to build a national campaign.

However, office space here is expensive regardless of how modest the building is. And most landlords require political campaigns to pay the total rent in advance.

So we need your help.

We plan to move on July 15th. To do so, we will need to give the landlord a check for $54,000.00.

Will you help us write that check?

Enthusiasm for Ron Paul's bid for the presidency grows by the day. Our goal: put Ron Paul in the White House. And we all know why.

Help us write that check. Donate today by going to https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate/

Thank you!

Kent Snyder, Chairman
Ron Paul 2008

literatim
06-26-2007, 03:16 PM
There are conspiracies I suspect to be true, but I would never even think about trying to associate it with Ron Paul. It is best to stick to his campaign message when promoting him.

tsoldrin
06-26-2007, 03:55 PM
If this comes from HQ, how come every trace of it points to it's origination right here on this forum? Perhaps Ron Paul's campaign chairman will clear it up when he's on the conspiracy theorist Alex Jone's radio show tomorrow?