I just got back from a training trip in Los Angeles where we trained a dozen people on the making of signs and provided them with all of the material and equipment needed to get started. I am confident that those that have been seeking this sort of inertia breaker will take advantage of the education immediately.
The Phoenix RPRevolutionaries are gearing up to help California get caught up. With millions of people in their cars on the enormous parking lot they call a freeway system, I am of the opinion that there are many missed opportunities to promote Ron Paul.
My opinion about how it is that California hasn't embraced the idea behind projects like "Painting the Town Ron" aren't that relevant. What is relevant is that there are many people that I have been in contact with that are very anxious to get started in California and I see the benefit to us all in making sure that they are successful.
There is enough need and support in the Southwest to make certain that California's population, media and importance in the primary delegate selection process for the nomination gets the attention that is required to have an impact on Ron Paul's effort. So much so that we are in the process of site selection for a 3000 sq. ft.+ location for sign production in Los Angeles to be opened as soon as possible and the possibility of staging our next Freedom Summit there this fall (www.FreedomSummit.com - we're working on it now)
Phoenix has committed to working with locals in the L.A. area to make certain that they are ready to receive the help of everyone willing to participate in the massive effort to blitz Los Angeles and as much of the rest of California within the next 6 weeks.
Over 35 million people live in California and exposure to Ron Paul and his message has been far too limited.
I have no intention of debating the pros and cons of expanding the RonPaulRevolution to California, I am here to make a statement of fact and to ask for any help others are willing to make.
The opportunity to make a large impact with signs is great but with such a large population, the production of DVDs, fliers, stickers, etc. in an effective quantity is very expensive, so a sign blitz is the most cost effective. Donations of promotional material and manpower for a near future effort in California should be contemplated by us all,... here's some reasons why.
California's primary provides for the selection of delegates by Congressional Districts that are won. Ron Paul is doing very well in California in some areas but to the general population outside of the high tech industry areas he is still almost unknown in this liberal state. California represents one of, if not the largest media markets in the world and almost nothing about Ron Paul has been generated by the media there. The largest demographic of those likely to support Ron Paul's socially liberal & fiscally conservative positions are there. The entertainment industry, along with the celebrity endorsements, WILL NOT openly endorse Ron Paul until they see action on their street, on their way to work and talked about around the movie sets. Etc etc etc.
South Carolina RPRevolutionaries introduced us to the perfect material for the making of sign stencils http://freedomsphoenix.com/Feature-A...?InfoNo=023225 and the Utah RPRevolutionaries have been behind the introduction to the best and cheapest material for signs. Google: "Outdoor Advertising Billboards 'large city near you'" and you'll get a contact for getting used vinyl billboard material that is unrippable, needs no grommets, is plain white on the back side, often free for the taking or very cheap, produces dozens of signs per billboard, easy to transport, lite and costs from 30 cents to $1 for an 8 foot wide banner in 2 colors (ask for the Operations Manager -or- The person in charge of putting the signs up and taking them down).
At about 1 minute and 6 seconds into this YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=OaG2xYkq9YA you can see the folded banners used in Iowa (Josh is at the beginning,... very cute. Over 500 banners worth of material was donated for free by a sign company wanting to be rid of the material. The landfills charge extra because the material does not degrade. We are traveling to Las Vegas this next weekend to get MANY of these for use in the southwest.
BTW - Latest Version of the Ron Paul Revolution logo
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Uploa...05-30-2007.pdf
If you have contacts in California that you think are supportive of our effort to help bring attention to Ron Paul in California, then please forward this information to them. Please contact me directly if you are interested in participating in the California effort. ernesthancock at cox.net 602 717 5900.
This forum is the only one that I will make this announcement to until we have made a final decision on the location of the sign production address (too much noise to message everywhere else) so I hope you'll be selective in the sharing of this information with those that understand the need for a much higher profile for Ron Paul in such an important state that is very far behind IMNSHO
Oh! We also just worked out a deal where we have access to a computer run router that can cut out dozens of the stencils (or any design) in minutes. We are ordering a large quantity of the 'Waterproof Wallboard' stencil material so that we can send stencil kits ready made around the country (they roll up and then lay flat in minutes and can be shipped in concrete form tubes about 12 inches in diameter ). We also have a supplier that is supportive of Ron Paul that has produced large 24" high stickers (for truck tailgates etc. and the screened rear window sun shades with the RPR logo on it. This same individual (when back from a trade show in two weeks) will begin the mass production of the very small stickers that are very popular for creative placement.
Ernest Hancock
www.FreedomsPhoenix.com
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