PDA

View Full Version : I spoke with my Mom about RP today....




MayTheRonBeWithYou
01-22-2008, 07:55 PM
She's 57, lives in Oregon, and is a retired public school teacher with a masters degree. She's generally been a Republican over the years, but she's also independent minded, and she is in the teachers union, of course.

She was supporting Joe Biden because he seemed experienced and had good ideas about foreign policy (I kind of agree), but now she doesn't have a candidate. I've been hinting at RP in couple of emails, but when I spoke with her on the phone today, I gave her the pitch. "Check out Ron Paul." I explained why I like him - save the economy, end the war, cut spending, etc. She said she had checked him out a little bit, but thought he might be a little "too far out there" on some issues.

We talked about the gold standard, and I told her that at first, I also thought the gold standard thing sounded kind of strange, but then I explained it to her, about printing money out of thin air and how this hurts the dollar and leads to inflation. Anyway, I think I might have convinced her. She agrees that the deficit is totally ridiculous. I also sense that many older people worry about his stance on social security.

What I need now is ONE really good RP youtube to email her. Which one video do you think sums up RP the best for someone like my Mom? She's pro choice and pretty moderate in her views. She opposes the war.

brumans
01-22-2008, 07:57 PM
Perhaps

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=36153

extrmmxer
01-22-2008, 08:00 PM
Hands down you gotta show her this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA

kutibah
01-22-2008, 08:01 PM
www.ronpaulishope.com !!!

gerryb
01-22-2008, 08:03 PM
If she is willing to spend an hour.. The Google interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCM_wQy4YVg

If you want to give her a propaganda piece.. anything by Aravoth
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=aravoth

MayTheRonBeWithYou
01-22-2008, 09:19 PM
Hands down you gotta show her this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA

Yeah, this was my first thought.

Any more up to date ones?

robert4rp08
01-22-2008, 09:35 PM
http://www.ronpauldvdproject.com/themovie.php

liberty_Forever
01-22-2008, 09:37 PM
Send her this one:

"Land of the Free"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IsDlO2Lr_cg

AlexMerced
01-22-2008, 09:40 PM
House of Card, period

cheese
01-22-2008, 09:42 PM
take your pick: http://www.bestronpaulvideos.com/

Eric21ND
01-22-2008, 09:45 PM
Send her these two videos, these are the best! trust me...I wish they had more views.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbred868BcQ

This "Conversation with the candidate" video will win her over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWSFdVHOuu4

Cleaner44
01-22-2008, 09:48 PM
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/social-security/

This has a great video.

JahWarrior
01-22-2008, 09:54 PM
Best of luck to you man! You can do it. My mom and dad are both Democrats, have been their whole life. Never voted for a Republican in their lives! A little bit of talking, and a partial watch of the "Amazing DVD", and they now sport a Ron Paul sign in their yard, and were first time donors on MLK day :D

dirknb@hotmail.com
01-22-2008, 09:58 PM
My three favorites:

Ron Paul PEC video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPlPT4bncq8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPlPT4bncq8)
Ron Paul: A New Hope 2.0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIivoqLbeeg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIivoqLbeeg)
Ron Paul: Our Way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erw0aVGXkew (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erw0aVGXkew)

Fields
01-22-2008, 09:59 PM
It sort of depends on what topic you think will convince her. It is your mom and you'd probably know best.

bbachtung
01-22-2008, 10:01 PM
Check out http://www.seniorsforronpaul.com

JK/SEA
01-22-2008, 10:03 PM
Well, if she is against the war, i suggest this one. It's one of the top videos on Ron Paul forums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SODAhbJdE

My wife is a teacher in Washington State.

wgadget
01-22-2008, 10:11 PM
Maybe have her also watch "America: Freedom to Fascism" to round things out. Long, but worth it. And Ron's in it!

LT for the Truth
01-22-2008, 10:26 PM
if anything works, please let me know. My mother is Pro-Hillary and everytime we talk she says "life was so good when Bill was Prez". For our family, it was, I can't lie. But given todays current situation, I need more Ammo

rmholla
01-22-2008, 11:38 PM
If she thinks things were good under Bill maybe you should just show her the mountains of evidence to the contrary.

Or better yet show her part 4 of the BBC series The Century of Self which is free to view on Google videos. It will show her that not only did Bill betray his campaign promises and his staff but that all he cared about was getting reelected.


-

mattybear
01-23-2008, 12:14 AM
Ron Paul: House of Cards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaxdUPNYj2s)

My personal favorite. Definitely show her this one.

Flirple
01-23-2008, 12:19 AM
Definitely this short and fun video for understanding inflation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as3AYVzWmOI

humanic
01-23-2008, 12:21 AM
Ron Paul: A New Hope 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIivoqLbeeg

This one is better than the original version!

Crickett
01-23-2008, 12:25 AM
I think this would be a very good one for her, too..