The Rally for the Republic is only days away, and we need your help. We are expecting over 10,000 people to participate in events on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and we want nothing more than a total success. So that is why we are calling upon you.
Whether you can volunteer for 3 hours or 3 days, your help will be greatly appreciated. Volunteer jobs range from merchandise booth management, directing traffic, setting up the Target Center, to stuffing goodie bags.
Also, we are assembling a Street Team to canvass the Minnesota State Fair, the areas around the RNC convention, and college campuses. We will hand out flyers and free wristbands to people interested in attending the Rally for the Republic on Tuesday. They can redeem their wristband for a free ticket at the Target Center box office, while supplies last. We want to make every effort to stuff as many people as we can into the arena!
Finally, as a thank you for your hard work we will provide you with a free premium ticket to attend the rally. If you already have a ticket we will be happy to exchange it for an upgrade. Your hard word and dedication to the Campaign for Liberty is very much appreciated.
If you are a student, we have started a Facebook event to recruit student volunteers for the Street Team and canvass college campuses. Please fill out the volunteer form too: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=84475995006
In just one week, Dr. Paul will deliver a momentous speech to 10,000 plus at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. Here is a small excerpt from Ron’s notes on what you can expect.
We’re here today to send a message, not just to the Republican Party, not just to the politicians in power, but to the whole country and possibly the whole world.
The power brokers are convinced that they can maintain control with no serious challenge. They have it wrong!
We will challenge them on all fronts - in every state and at all levels of government. Individual liberty must be our goal. Peace and prosperity will follow.
Change for the sake of change but not doing the right thing is pure folly. Our Revolution must prevail. And it will!
The Wisconsin Leader-Telegram does a good job of objectively covering the Walk4Freedom in this article. After one of the walkers tells them about C4L, they even report our mission statement!
Almost all of the Campaign for Liberty staff is heading off the Minneapolis today to prepare for the rally. We are not a very big staff, so when we focus all of our attention on making these final preparations, more than likely our blogging will suffer.
We’ll do our best to check in and keep everyone informed of any details and exciting news we come across, but rest assured we are working diligently on making this rally the biggest and best event the Freedom Movement has ever witnessed.
A senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute‚ he is the editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies and a contributing editor of The American Conservative. His writing has appeared in scores of popular and scholarly periodicals‚ including the American Historical Review‚ the Christian Science Monitor‚ Investor’s Business Daily‚ Modern Age‚ Catholic Social Science Review‚ Human Events‚ University Bookman‚ Journal of Markets & Morality‚ New Oxford Review‚ and Human Rights Review.
As you can see, he’s quite the busy guy! Be sure to check out his website at www.ThomasEWoods.com to keep with his articles, appearances, and new book releases. Also, you can find the archives for his Revolution Broadcasting program Shock to the System with Thomas E. Woodshere.
Lew Rockwell was Dr. Paul’s congressional chief of staff from 1978-1982, when he left to found the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. According to its website, the mission of the Mises Institute is “to restore a high place for theory in economics and the social sciences, encourage a revival of critical historical research, and draw attention to neglected traditions in Western philosophy.”
Since its founding, the Institute “has grown into the leading scholarly center for research and teaching in the Austrian School of economics, as well as an important research center for classical liberalism and libertarianism.”
As probably almost all of you know, Lew is also the editor of the popular lewrockwell.com. He is also the author of Speaking of Liberty and the forthcoming Tu Ne Cede Malis.
In July 2008, Rockwell began his daily podcast, The Lew Rockwell Show, where he offers commentary and interviews economic and historical experts.
C4L Executive Director John Tate will be giving a presentation during the Rally about our organization and our vision for the future as we officially kick off the Campaign for Liberty.
John is a long-time political operative who has spent the last 26 years working in the political, lobbying, and non-profit world in the areas of high-dollar fundraising, direct mail, political
strategy, grassroots activism, and non-profit management. He also served as the National Political Director for the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign.
One of his responsibilities prior to joining Campaign for Liberty was as the Vice President, Membership for the Leadership Institute. In this role, he headed up a department of LI staff that contacted and visited supporters nationwide to show them and raise funds for special targeted LI programs. He also taught at many of LI’s schools.
John is a long-time political activist in Virginia and National politics. He was Chairman of the Rules committee at the 1994 Virginia Republican State Convention, and has worked on numerous local, state, and national campaigns in Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, California, Colorado, New Hampshire, and around the country. In 1996, John was the GOP nominee for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd district.
He comes from an extensive, experienced background, and we’re excited to have him as our Executive Director as we move forward and work to restore our Republic!
This will greet everyone as they drive through Minneapolis. Great job to the guys at Operation St. Paul, and thank you to the countless donors that made this possible. (More pictures to come…)
Here is a great article from the Minnesota Independent on the effort.
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is no stranger to taking on the status quo and calling it to account.
A popular wrestler-turned-commentator with the WWE and co-star in several high-profile movies (the first one that pops into mind is probably Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger), Ventura first entered the political arena back in the early ’90’s when he became mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minn., besting the 18-year incumbent in the election.
Ventura returned to the political scene in 1997 when he ran for governor of Minnesota as a Reform Party candidate. His victory rocked the political establishment, and caused Dan Rather to say, “The people of Washington could not be more surprised if Fidel Castro came loping across the midwestern prairie on the back of a hippopotamus.”
He has been back in the news recently with the April release of his book, Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me!, and he briefly considered running for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
Grover Norquist has worked for many years to reduce the size of government as the president of Americans for Tax Reform, a coalition of taxpayer groups‚ individuals‚ and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal‚ state‚ and local levels. ATR organizes the Taxpayer Protection Pledge‚ which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases. To date‚ President George W. Bush‚ 192 House members‚ and 41 Senators have taken the pledge. On the state level‚ 8 governors and more than 1‚200 state legislators have taken the pledge.
Aimee Allen is fast making a name for herself in the music industry. Her first album I’d Start a Revolution if I Could Get Up in the Morning became an underground hit even before its release, and the lead-off single “Revolution” was included in Warren Miller’s Storm and was selected to be the theme song of the WB show Birds of Prey.
She was discovered by American Idol judge and platinum-selling producer Randy Jackson, and has worked with several heavy-hitters in the industry. “Save Me,” her collaboration with Linda Perry and Scott Russo, reached #4 on the Billboard rock charts, and she scored another popular hit with the song “Cooties” on the Grammy-nominated Hairspray Soundtrack.
During Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, Aimee became a grassroots favorite with the unofficial “Ron Paul Revolution Theme Song”:
Many have been wanting to know if they can bring their cameras to the Rally, so here is the official policy - cameras, including video cameras, are permitted, but only the speakers can be filmed. The musical performances involve copyrights, so they can’t be filmed unless specific permission is given at the Rally to do so.
The owner of Club Jäger has opened its doors to be the informal meetup during the Rally for the Republic weekend in Minneapolis. On Sunday, August 31, the Club opens at 4pm. From 7pm to 10pm, local band Freddy and the Delegates will be playing outside on the patio, and there will be a cocktail/beer reception for everyone after 10pm.
On Monday, Sept 1, the psychedelic group the Pioneers will spin and amuse from 6pm to 9pm. At 11pm, Ron Paul supporter Steve Dore will entertain from his Ron Paul songbook until closing at 2am. It should be a great conclusion to the Ron Paul Nation Celebration evening.
The Club will be open from 4pm to 2am during all of the Minneapolis events. The owner promises “a lot of surprises,” so come by and spend some time with some like-minded people.
It’s going to be a historic day! Please do whatever you can to be there.
Tuesday’s Rally for the Republic schedule:
11:30 - Doors open
12:30 - Intro: Tucker Carlson
12:40 - National Anthem: Matt Colvin
12:50 - Invocation: Barb Davis White
12:55 - Howard Phillips
1:10 - Doug Wead
1:30 - Tom Woods
1:50 - Grover Norquist
2:10 - Lew Rockwell
2:30 - Bill Kauffman
2:50 - Special Guest
3:10 - Bruce Fein
3:35 - Gov. Jesse Ventura
4:05 - John Tate, Campaign for Liberty Presentation
4:25 - Gov. Gary Johnson
5:00 - Aimee Allen
6:00 - Break
7:00 - Intro: Barry Goldwater Jr.
7:05 - Ron Paul
8:05 - Sara Evans
9:30 - End of Program
9:30 - Jimmie Vaughan After Party
Sunday’s Real Politics Training is now sold out! Over 500 Campaign for Liberty members have paid $85 to receive some of the best political training in the country. We are flying in a handful of experts to teach you the nuts and bolts of what it takes to win and how to create real change in your backyard. It’s announcements like this that should make the Establishment shake in their boots. The Revolution really is only beginning.
I just received this email from the team who organized Operation St. Paul. Be sure to look for the Ron Paul advertising when you get to Minneapolis.
The ad run started today at the Mall Of America and will run until Sept. 7th. It’s The High Tide with the new CFL ending. Plays once every 8 minutes for 2 weeks on all 100 HD widescreen monitors located at each mall directory. Also plays on their “video wall” in the Rotunda. The MOA gets an average of 3.3 million visitors/month. GOP convention visitors fly into Bloomington where the mall is located, and are expected to greatly increase mall traffic.
The massive 40′x40′ billboard went up today and will run until Sept. 7th. It’s the “truth is treason” design. It’s located downtown MPLS on top of 1st Avenue nightclub, N 1st Ave & N 9th St.
A 14′x48′ billboard went up today and will be there until Sept. 14th. It’s the “bridges” design. It’s located near the Mertodome in MPLS. 3rd St. & Chicago Ave.
A 14′x48′ digital billboard will start up on the 28th and run until Sept. 3rd. It’s the “truth is treason” design in a different color scheme. It’s right downtown MPLS, 7th St. S & Hennepin Ave. S.
On Monday, September 1st the Ron Paul Nation Celebration will be the final chapter to the Ron Paul 2008 campaign as we celebrate all we have accomplished over the past year. This free concert is all about you, the Ron Paul supporter, who gave their time and money to spread the message of liberty. Therefore, we are encouraging you to bring your sign, banner, and any other Ron Paul 2008 things you may have. Come to party!
On Tuesday, we will have rally signs available for free to pick up at the Target Center with a few homemade signs some of our volunteers in Minneapolis already made. Outside signs and banners are not permitted into the Target Center on Tuesday.
How amazing will it be when Ron Paul supporting musical acts, Rick Ellis, Mark Scibilia, Aimee Allen, Rockie Lynne and emcee B.J. Lawson all perform on the same stage?!
UPDATE: I thought it should go without saying, but as a reminder, let’s be tasteful with our signs. Assume at all times the outside world we are trying to bring our message to is watching. If your sign is detrimental to the cause you will be asked to remove it. Don’t be that guy.
Last week, we released the official schedule for the Monday night, Sept. 1st Ron Paul Nation Celebration. Dr. Paul’s appearance there will cap off the Celebration, but for those interested in keeping the evening going, we wanted to remind you that musician Steve Dore, a long-time Ron Paul supporter who has put all of his creative efforts into the liberty movement, will be playing at Clubhouse Jäger (run by a Ron Paul supporter) from 11pm-2am.
The owner of Clubhouse Jäger has extended an open invitation to Ron Paul supporters to come by and meet and mingle during the Aug. 31-Sept. 2nd events. You can check out their website (as well as get directions) here.
