<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:darkred;">What We Are Fighting For

#2846

From: <jap1@...>
Date: Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:49 pm
Subject: FW: Lawson for Congress: What we are fighting for...

jap_ncrlc

Every donation helps us spread our message to the voters. We are looking to raise another $75,000 this weekend to buy more TV and fight David Price's negative campaign.

Please, contribute today to help us take America back!

You’ve heard the urgent appeal for YOUR support for B. J. Here’s a another reminder and a peak at WHAT your contribution will go toward…

Jeff Palmer - jap1@...

From: Lawson for Congress [mailto:luke.brady=lawsonforcongress.com@...] On Behalf Of Lawson for Congress
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Subject: Lawson for Congress: What we are fighting for...

What We Are Fighting For

Dear Jeff,

I've received numerous questions about the narrator in our new ad. Yes, it is Morgan Freeman, and I am excited to have his help fighting back against our incumbent's attacks.

I've had great respect for Mr. Freeman for a long time, especially when I saw this video with his inspired introduction to our Declaration of Independence .

In the above video, Mr. Freeman does a better job than anyone I've seen explaining why, exactly, this election is so important.

Even though David Price is fighting against us with his distortionary ads, we must remember that we are fighting for the ideals that make this country great. This election is about advancing a federal government that lives up to the eternal ideals of our Declaration of Independence -- that every American individual has the God-given, inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

As your Congressman, I'll fight for to advance these ideals.

A federal government that lives within its means, and its constitutional mandate
No more bailouts, crony capitalism, or special favors for the politically-connected
Lower taxes so we keep more money in our communities to build our own businesses, and create our own jobs
Less federal spending so economic growth and jobs can flourish in the private sector, and so we can protect the value of our currency

Now for a quick update on Early Voting:

Fantastic news! Our GOTV targeting voters "not likely" to vote is paying off! As of this moment, we have turned out more "not likely" Republican and Unaffiliated voters than any other group. These are disaffected Americans who are voting against the status quo! Traditionally "Very likely" Republicans come out to vote on election day - if these trends continue we will win this election.

We need more television!

We have two more days to get out our message to the voters. With your help, we can buy more TV ads. Polls show us neck and neck with Price and his quarter-million dollar ad campaign isn't resonating with voters.

Watch our response -- then please, contribute to help us get this message on radio and television.

This is our final push. We have four more days to combat Price's lies, and your support is needed today. This will probably be one of the closest elections in the country.

In liberty,

B.J. Lawson
Republican for Congress
North Carolina's 4th District

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Lawson For Congress

2731 NC Highway 55 #231

Cary, NC 27519

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#2847

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:24 pm
Subject: RLC Liberty Radio Show Tonight

ragnarokpress

RLC Liberty Radio

Special Election Show

Tonight, after the trick-or-treating is over, RLC Chairman Dave Nalle
is hosting a special two hour radio podcast to give a last look at RLC
candidates in the election coming up on Tuesday. There will be special
guests from RLC chapters all over the country and a panel looking at
races and issues.

   11:00pm – Election Overview

11:10pm – New York City Councilman Dan Halloran

11:40pm – Ken Lindell and Eric Dondero

   12:00pm – Panel Discussion w/ Guests, Corie Whelan (RLCTX), Bill
Greene (RLCGA) and others

   (all times are Eastern)

You can call in to the show at (646) 595-2536 or listen live using a
convenient widget
<http://www.rlc.org/2010/10/31/special-rlc-liberty-radio-pre-election-show/>
.

#2848

From: <jap1@...>
Date: Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:09 pm
Subject: ISIL Phone Conference Tomorrow

jap_ncrlc

I attended the ISIL’s international liberty conference in Williamsburg a few years ago. It’s a good organization. Here’s a good chance for RLCers to check them out without the expensive travel.

Jeff Palmer - jap1@...

From: The ISIL Team [mailto:james@...] On Behalf Of The ISIL Team
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 4:26 PM
Subject: ISIL News

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#2849

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Tue Dec 7, 2010 8:17 pm
Subject: Open Letter to John Boehner (additional group signers sought)

ragnarokpress

The Republican Liberty Caucus has drafted the following letter to Speaker-elect John Boehner supporting the appointment of Rep. Ron Paul to chair the House Financial Services Subcommittee. We are inviting other grassroots activist and advocacy groups, both non-partisan and within the Republican party to join us in signing the letter. Events are moving very quickly, so the sooner we can get interested groups signed on the better. If you would like to be represented, please send an email to chairman@... and we'll add you to the list of signers. Thanks. DN.

Text of letter:

Dear Speaker-elect Boehner:

When word went out last week that you may seek to block Congressman Ron Paul's appointment as Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee, grassroots Republicans, Tea Party members and advocates of constitutionally limited government were alarmed. The implied message of such an action is one of indifference towards the concerns of those who helped move you into a position of power as Speaker of the House. We urge you to reconsider.

The resounding message of November 2nd was not just a referendum on big-spending Democrats. It was also a signal to Republicans who have forgotten the principles of limited government and fiscal restraint on which the party was built. As a matter of ethics and integrity, we see no justification for preventing Congressman Paul from taking a position that he has earned, and for which he is uniquely qualified.

Congressman Ron Paul has has been an unyielding advocate of transparency, accountability, and fiscally conservative principles. He has strongly opposed policies that have brought us to the brink of disaster. As Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) aptly pointed out, "The depth of [Ron Paul's] knowledge on monetary policy, his understanding of it all, is second to none." His message resonates with the grassroots who will continue to play a large role in the success of the Republican Party as they did in the recent election.

We are united in our belief that no one would be better qualified than Congressman Paul to head the Financial Services Subcommittee and we hope to see him in that position in January. It is a position where he will be able to make important contributions to our nation's economic policies and move us toward the limited, accountable government voters are demanding. We strongly urge you to give him that opportunity.

RLC Chair

(group signatures)

#2850

From: Douglas Harrison <DGHarrison@...>
Date: Sun Dec 26, 2010 6:11 am
Subject: National Labor Relations Board Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Rule

huaruisheng

http://theunionlabelblog.com/2010/12/21/obamas-labor-dept-to-force-employers-to-tell-employees-they-have-a-right-to-unionize/

I just reviewed today's emails and found one from The Union Label blog detailing the NLRB's desire to force employers to provide employees with information on how to unionize. It was sent on December 22, but I don't know why it took 3 days to post. Here is the link to the story: The Union Label

More important is this link: NLRB Notice for Rulemaking -- which seeks comments from the public from December 22, 2010 through February 22, 2011. I suggest that we all consider this rule proposal and submit our individual comments while we have the opportunity to do so. Further, I suggest that the RLC provide a comment as well. I do believe that all the conservative and libertarian think tanks will be submitting carefully crafted letters in opposition to this new rule.

On a tangential note, it seems to me that perhaps conservatives or libertarians might consider creating their own unions to oppose or supersede those of the liberals. Then, perhaps, we could funnel workers' dues to liberty candidates instead of to Democrats. Why should unionism always be a liberal's game. Just a thought.

Doug Harrison

Minnesota

Links:

http://www.nlrb.gov/About_Us/news_room/Notice_for_Rulemaking/

#2851

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:24 pm
Subject: Help Compile "The Year in Liberty"

ragnarokpress

RLC folks.  I want to issue a statement on Monday listing the five high
points and five low points for liberty in 2010.

I need help to compile a really excellent list and need some input.
Email me what you think are the five most important things that happened
this past year which advanced liberty and the five worst things which
happened for liberty during the year.

One obvious inclusion is the TSA Crackdown.  On the other side an
obvious leader is the election.

This is on a deadline, so throw ideas at me.

Thanks to Vic B. for the basic idea.

Dave

#2852

From: "nobody" <sboykin11@...>
Date: Sat Jan 1, 2011 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: Help Compile "The Year in Liberty"

sboykin11

The trial court's decision granting Virginia's motion for summary judgment in
Commonwealth v. Sebelius (the Obamacare case).

--- In RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com, Dave Nalle <dave@...> wrote:
>
> RLC folks.  I want to issue a statement on Monday listing the five high
> points and five low points for liberty in 2010.
>
> I need help to compile a really excellent list and need some input.
> Email me what you think are the five most important things that happened
> this past year which advanced liberty and the five worst things which
> happened for liberty during the year.
>
> One obvious inclusion is the TSA Crackdown.  On the other side an
> obvious leader is the election.
>
> This is on a deadline, so throw ideas at me.
>
> Thanks to Vic B. for the basic idea.
>
> Dave
>

#2853

From: <jap1@...>
Date: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:30 pm
Subject: FW: Seattle Business Refuses To Serve TSA Agents

jap_ncrlc

http://www.infowars.com/seattle-business-refuses-to-serve-tsa-agents/

Do we have any folks in the Seattle area? It would be nice to start swinging business (e.g., local RLC meetings) his way.

Anything like this happening elsewhere?

Jeff Palmer - jap1@...

-----Attachment-----

Seattle Business Refuses To Serve TSA Agents

Seattle Business Refuses To Serve TSA Agents

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowrs.com
February 23, 2011

A Seattle cafe has sensationally banned TSA workers from entering its business premises, refusing service as a consequence of the odious reputation the agency has required in the aftermath of a nationwide revolt against invasive pat down procedures and naked body scanners.

As a symbolic protest against “enhanced pat down procedures” that involve TSA agents literally touching the genitalia of passengers, including young children, the boss of a cafe near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has blacklisted TSA workers in retribution for their role in eviscerating the Fourth Amendment and assaulting all notions of decency.

“We have posted signs on our doors basically saying that they aren’t allowed to come into our business,” cafe worker KC McLawson told Christopher Elliott. “We have the right to refuse service to anyone.”

My boss flies quite a bit and he has an amazing ability to remember faces. If he sees a TSA agent come in we turn our backs and completely ignore them, and tell them to leave.

Their kind aren’t welcomed in our establishment.

A large majority of our customers — over 90 percent — agree with our stance and stand by our decision.

We even have the police on our side and they have helped us escort TSA agents out of our cafe. Until TSA agents start treating us with the respect and dignity that we deserve, then things will change for them in the private sector.

As we have documented, TSA workers have proven themselves time and time again to be prone to predatory criminal behavior, the exact opposite psychological profile that is suitable for eople involved with airport security. Perhaps this is why they are almost universally loathed by the Americans people and why many airports are trying to turf out the agency entirely and replace TSA workers with private screeners.

Over the past few years, TSA agents have been caught in numerous acts of criminality and abuse of their positions, including;

- Stealing thousands of dollars of cash and other valuables from airport travelers
- Repeated assault of passengers and their own TSA colleagues
- Drug abuse while on the job leading to maniacal bouts of screaming and insane power trips
- Stealing laptops and other expensive electrical items
- Sabotaging sensitive screening databases
- Offensive jokes about planting drugs on travelers
- Hundreds of cases of forcefully groping travelers, exposing breasts, removing sanitary towels from vaginas, and brazenly targeting attractive women for enhanced screening and sexual abuse
- Abducting and sexually assaulting women
- Multiple sex crimes targeting underage minors
- Downloading thousands of child porn images
- Abusing naked body scanners to sexually harass female colleagues and taunt male colleagues about the size of their penis

Given the nature of that list, and it’s barely scratching the surface, it’s hardly surprising that businesses across America are starting to blacklist TSA agents and refuse them service.

On the flip side, the list also explains why prank callers who contact the TSA about job opportunities while pretending to be sexual perverts, porn addicts and pedophiles are also treated seriously by TSA staffers.

TSA workers have earned a reputation not too far removed from Nazi troops who occupied Europe during world war two, many of whom were treated similarly in that some businesses refused to serve them even under threat of arrest.

The motivations of someone who wants to apply for a job that involves them sexually molesting the bodies of young children and ogling naked images of people’s genitalia tells you everything you need to know about the psychological disposition of any TSA worker, before they’ve even got the job.

Legislation aimed at making the misuse of body scanners a federal crime punishable by a $100,000 fine and a year in jail is a start, but the only real solution that will end the tyranny of the TSA is to disband the agency entirely and confine it to the scrap heap of post-9/11 paranoia.

—

Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show. Watson has been interviewed by many publications and radio shows, including Vanity Fair and Coast to Coast AM, America’s most listened to late night talk show.

#2854

From: "EarlB" <efbandy@...>
Date: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:38 pm
Subject: PACs?

efbandy

All,
Which states have active PACs?  Does anyone want to step up to claim they have
the best?  I'm looking for good ideas on structuring the PAC for RLC Colorado.
Thanks.

#2855

From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:39 pm
Subject: Re: Digest Number 955

libertarian17

Sad to say it, but I think only one state has a state-based PAC - the New Hampshire RLC.

Andrew Hemingway is their Chairman. He is very busy with 2012 presidential politics, but you can try to reach him at akreins@....

Aaron

In a message dated 3/26/2011 4:45:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com writes:

All,
Which states have active PACs? Does anyone want to step up to claim they have the best? I'm looking for good ideas on structuring the PAC for RLC Colorado.
Thanks.

#2856

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:34 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Digest Number 955

ragnarokpress

Sad to say it, but I think only one state has a state-based PAC - the New Hampshire RLC.

Andrew Hemingway is their Chairman. He is very busy with 2012 presidential politics, but you can try to reach him at akreins@....

I thought Florida had set one up. It's quite likely we'll set one up here in Texas for 2012.

Dave

#2857

From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed May 4, 2011 11:29 pm
Subject: 2012 GOP Debate/Moneybombs for Ron Paul & Gary Johnson

libertarian17

The last week has been a busy one! Ron Paul announced an exploratory committee for President and Gary Johnson announced he is running for President. Both serve as Advisory Board members of the RLC, so many (thought not all) of our members favor these two candidates. Congressman Paul has had a longtime association with us and was RLC Honorary Chair from 1995-1996. Governor Johnson has made a tremendous effort to meet with RLC members in different states during the last year. Tomorrow at 9pm EST on Fox News, Ron Paul and Gary Johnson will debate 3 other GOP contenders at the "First in the South" GOP Debate.

Here are some events you may want to attend:

1) Debate Info. / Join the RLC Virtual Debate Party

2) Dave Nalle on Ron Paul MoneyBomb Radio Tomorrow

3) Ron Paul and Gary Johnson MoneyBombs

4) Get Involved -- Ron Paul and Gary Johnson Campaigns

5) Help the RLC!

__________________________

1) Debate Info. / Join the RLC Virtual Debate Party

If you're watching the debate, feel free to log on to the RLC blog (rlc.org/blog/) to join RLC members and special guests for an online "Debate Party" celebration where we'll be discussing the debates live and add some special guests to the mix. 9pm EST tomorrow (Thursday) is when the debate will air on Fox News.

2) Dave Nalle on Ron Paul MoneyBomb Radio

RLC National Chair Dave Nalle will be a radio guest on the http://runronpaul.com/ radio marathon for the Ron Paul Moneybomb tomorrow. He will be interviewed immediately after Dr. Paul at 2pm EST and will be followed by Adam Kokesh. There will be other interesting guests from 9am (EST) until the start of the debate.

3) Ron Paul and Gary Johnson MoneyBombs

There are Online Moneybombs to help the Ron Paul and Gary Johnson presidential campaigns. Learn more about the Moneybombs at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176057135779358 for Paul and at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206258082739870 for Johnson. Be generous!

4) Get Involved -- Ron Paul and Gary Johnson Campaigns

There is a Ron Paul for President Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39740743501 and a Gary Johnson for President Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38552147212

Log on to their 2012 campaign websites at http://ronpaul2012.com/ and http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/ and make sure to sign up for news updates.

5) Resources are limited, but the RLC always needs new members and financial support so we can carry the liberty message to Republicans. You can donate or join at http://www.RLC.org/join-the-rlc/. Thank you in advance.

Aaron

Vice Chair, RLC

www.RLC.org

#2858

From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed Jun 8, 2011 1:54 pm
Subject: Five Minutes for Debate Inclusion

libertarian17

I've been in touch with media outlets in NH and they are feeling the pressure from concerned Americans who want to hear from a variety of Presidential candidates. It would help if they continued to hear from concerned voters who want to hear from all GOP contenders.

Would you take a few minutes of your time today to call the following media outlets to ask that Governor Gary Johnson be included in the CNN/WMUR/NH Union-Leader debate on June 13 in Manchester, NH?

Some of you may prefer other candidates -- and that's fine. This is more fundamental: Should the media be permitted to exclude certain candidates from debates using biased criteria? If so, voters will be exposed to fewer ideas resulting in less choice in primary elections.

* For WMUR, call 603-669-9999 or email amcdevitt@... and cmelcher@...
* For the NH Union-Leader, call 603-668-4321 (redirect to the News Room) or email publisher@... and NorthVillageMedia@...
* For CNN, call 404-827-1500 or text CNN (space) and your news tip

These outlets have all sorts of excuses as to why Governor Johnson was excluded. The most basic reply to all of their objections is that a former state Republican governor should automatically gain inclusion. Additionally, CNN used polling criteria but never included Gary Johnson as a polling option. Of course he didn't gain 2% in a poll he was not included in. Finally, the debate organizers invited non-candidates like Donald Trump and Rudolph Giuliani to debate, who did not meet their listed criteria.

Five minutes of your time would go a long way toward GOP debate fairness.

Thanks,
Aaron
Vice Chair, RLC
www.RLC.org/blog/

#2859

From: "libertarian17" <RLCstatechapters@...>
Date: Fri Jul 8, 2011 2:35 pm
Subject: Become a fan of the RLC on Facebook!

libertarian17

Please become a fan of the RLC on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/RepublicanLiberty

#2860

From: "libertarian17" <RLCstatechapters@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:30 pm
Subject: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

libertarian17

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it
to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the
liberty message.

#2861

From: michael franks <michaelafranks@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:44 pm
Subject: RE: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

modellooks4u

Has the RLC made a decision of who they are backing for Prez or not? Ron or Gary?

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:30:35 +0000
Subject: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the liberty message.

#2862

From: Erik Setzer <kgavrin@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:47 pm
Subject: Re: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

kgavrin

Why do people continue to insist that it must be one or the other?� The RLC's bylaws don't demand a singular choice, so I see no reason they couldn't back BOTH candidates.� Both are a good choice, and there is no reason to discount the other in any way.

I'm surprised again that people in the "liberty movement" keep wanting to take away a choice on such an important issue...

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM, michael franks <michaelafranks@...> wrote:

�

Has the RLC made a decision of who they are backing for Prez or not?�� Ron or Gary?

�

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:30:35 +0000
Subject: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

�

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the liberty message.

#2863

From: michael franks <michaelafranks@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:16 pm
Subject: RE: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

modellooks4u

It's called campaign 101. You get behind the person you want to see win. You run a text book campaign and work and run the race to win. You don't "dilute" your base vote or efforts, nor get your focus off of pushing your candidate and achieving victory in the election by getting distracted.

If someones choice and candidate is Gary, then fine, back him and run a race to win.

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: kgavrin@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:47:11 -0400
Subject: Re: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

Why do people continue to insist that it must be one or the other? The RLC's bylaws don't demand a singular choice, so I see no reason they couldn't back BOTH candidates. Both are a good choice, and there is no reason to discount the other in any way.

I'm surprised again that people in the "liberty movement" keep wanting to take away a choice on such an important issue...

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM, michael franks <michaelafranks@...> wrote:

Has the RLC made a decision of who they are backing for Prez or not? Ron or Gary?

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:30:35 +0000
Subject: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the liberty message.

#2864

From: David Johnson <david@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:45 pm
Subject: Re: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

kilderfirkin

On Wednesday, August 10, 2011 09:16:33 AM michael franks wrote:
> You get behind the person you want to see win

We are not an organization dedicated to particular persons, we are an
organization dedicated to ideas.

--
David Johnson

#2865

From: michael franks <michaelafranks@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:54 pm
Subject: Ron Paul's congressional seat

modellooks4u

I've been on top of this since day 1 of Ron having announced his retirement.    There are numerous candidates and people coming out of the woodwork wanting to run for it.

Several wanting to run don't even live in the district!   Many opportunist are out there.

There are 2 wanting to run who have all but become "perennial" candidates in Houston, running for races they have no shot in Hades of winning.

One of the guys who ran against Ron in the primary last time, John Gay, is running again.

There is a state rep wanting to run, who also DOESN'T live in the district, nor does hardly any of his current state rep district overlap the congressional.

Another candidate, Michael Truncale is a lawyer from Beaumont who is tied to the upper echelon of politics in Texas. He just did a fundraiser for Gov. Perry at his HOUSE a couple weeks ago. I found out that after redistricting put his county, Jefferson Co in Beaumont, Tx into Ron's CD14 he was already planning to run AGAINST Ron to defeat him in the primary!!!

Former Congressman Steve Stockman is going to run.   The new CD14 is very similar and about 80% of the former CD9 that Stockman used to represent. It's almost like they put his old district back together again, but it's more Republican than before.

When I was a campaign chairman in Ron's district for his "come back from the political graveyard race", as I like to label it ;) , in 1996, then Freshman Congressman Steve Stockman was the ONLY Congressman who stood and backed Ron!   Everyone in the party from DC to Texas was being "forced" to back and get behind D to R party switcher Congressman Laughlin.

I remember when Ron's race was over in the primary, that everyone was then going to go over to Galveston to help campaign for Stockman.     Was an unusual election due to redistricting being done by the courts, and D-Lampson was able to win in a special election runoff. Stockman actually WON the general in November. In 94 Stockman was able to defeat a 30 year democrat incumbent Jack Brooks. Then the mid cycle court redraw changes the lines in 96.

From who I know is running or talking about running.   Stockman would be the best person to get behind to try and save Ron's seat!

Michael

#2866

From: Erik Setzer <kgavrin@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:27 pm
Subject: Re: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

kgavrin

Fine, let individuals choose who they're going to put their efforts behind.

Frankly, I'm just sick of the idea that everyone must be forced to draw a line in the sand of Paul or Johnson, which has led to too many Paul supporters demanding everyone support Paul as "the candidate most likely to win."� It's like the "liberty movement" of 2011 is the establishment of 2007.

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 12:16 PM, michael franks <michaelafranks@...> wrote:

�

It's called campaign 101.�� You get behind the person you want to see win. You�run a text book campaign and work�and run the race to win.�� You don't "dilute" your base�vote or efforts, nor get your focus off of pushing your candidate and achieving victory in the election by getting distracted.
�
If someones choice and candidate is Gary, then fine, back him and run a race to win.
�

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: kgavrin@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:47:11 -0400
Subject: Re: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

�

Why do people continue to insist that it must be one or the other?� The RLC's bylaws don't demand a singular choice, so I see no reason they couldn't back BOTH candidates.� Both are a good choice, and there is no reason to discount the other in any way.

I'm surprised again that people in the "liberty movement" keep wanting to take away a choice on such an important issue...

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM, michael franks <michaelafranks@...> wrote:

�

Has the RLC made a decision of who they are backing for Prez or not?�� Ron or Gary?

�

To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
From: RLCstatechapters@...
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:30:35 +0000
Subject: [RLC-Action] Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

�

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the liberty message.

#2867

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:22 pm
Subject: Re: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

ragnarokpress

Shall I send this out to the activist base as I did the last time? Last time we also had contact
info for the local paper which was involved and CNN so people could call directly. Is that worth
doing?

Dave

On 8/10/11 8:30 AM, libertarian17 wrote:

Gary Johnson is being excluded from another debate, tomorrow in Iowa.

Here is a petition to Fox News to let Gary debate. Please sign it and forward it to a few friends.

http://www.change.org/petitions/fox-news-let-gary-johnson-debate

Please donate to the campaign at www.GaryJohnson2012.com so he can spread the liberty message.

#2868

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:24 pm
Subject: Re: Petition to let Gary Johnson debate

ragnarokpress

On 8/10/11 11:16 AM, michael franks wrote:

�

It's called campaign 101.�� You get behind the person you want to see win. You�run a text book campaign and work�and run the race to win.�� You don't "dilute" your base�vote or efforts, nor get your focus off of pushing your candidate and achieving victory in the election by getting distracted.

It's just way too early to commit to anyone.� We throw away political capital by being too early and too easy.� No one who matters cares who we endorse until we get closer to an actual primary.

Dave

.

#2869

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:29 pm
Subject: Re: Ron Paul's congressional seat

ragnarokpress

Michael, the Texas RLC has been discussing this and other races in detail for several weeks. If you're on Facebook I'll add you to our Liberty Candidates group. We're strongly opposed to Truncale and trying to figure out how best to stop him. Gay may take votes away from him and that could create an opportunity for a more liberty-oriented candidate. Stockman is one appealing option. Some also like Faulk. I'd rather have just one of them running. Let the establishment split its votes, not us.

Dave

On 8/10/11 11:54 AM, michael franks wrote:

I've been on top of this since day 1 of Ron having announced his retirement.    There are numerous candidates and people coming out of the woodwork wanting to run for it.

Several wanting to run don't even live in the district!   Many opportunist are out there.

There are 2 wanting to run who have all but become "perennial" candidates in Houston, running for races they have no shot in Hades of winning.

One of the guys who ran against Ron in the primary last time, John Gay, is running again.

There is a state rep wanting to run, who also DOESN'T live in the district, nor does hardly any of his current state rep district overlap the congressional.

Another candidate, Michael Truncale is a lawyer from Beaumont who is tied to the upper echelon of politics in Texas. He just did a fundraiser for Gov. Perry at his HOUSE a couple weeks ago. I found out that after redistricting put his county, Jefferson Co in Beaumont, Tx into Ron's CD14 he was already planning to run AGAINST Ron to defeat him in the primary!!!

Former Congressman Steve Stockman is going to run.   The new CD14 is very similar and about 80% of the former CD9 that Stockman used to represent. It's almost like they put his old district back together again, but it's more Republican than before.

When I was a campaign chairman in Ron's district for his "come back from the political graveyard race", as I like to label it ;) , in 1996, then Freshman Congressman Steve Stockman was the ONLY Congressman who stood and backed Ron!   Everyone in the party from DC to Texas was being "forced" to back and get behind D to R party switcher Congressman Laughlin.

I remember when Ron's race was over in the primary, that everyone was then going to go over to Galveston to help campaign for Stockman.     Was an unusual election due to redistricting being done by the courts, and D-Lampson was able to win in a special election runoff. Stockman actually WON the general in November. In 94 Stockman was able to defeat a 30 year democrat incumbent Jack Brooks. Then the mid cycle court redraw changes the lines in 96.

>From who I know is running or talking about running.   Stockman would be the best person to get behind to try and save Ron's seat!

Michael

.

#2870

From: "Jeff Palmer" <jap1@...>
Date: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:42 pm
Subject: FDA Raids Compilation

jap_ncrlc

I’d like to see us compile documented lists like these for other federal agencies, as well. It would be a good resource and would drive traffic to our website.

Jeff Palmer - jap1@...

-----Attachment-----

Timeline of FDA raids against farmers, health clinics and dietary supplement providers- 1985, July 7. FDA agents raid the Burzynski Research Clinic (Texas), steal 200,000 medical and research documents, and force Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski to pay for copies to be made of them. No official charges are ever filed by the FDA (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1987, February 26. Twenty-five armed FDA agents and US Marshals storm offices of the Life Extension Foundation (Florida), terrorize employees and seize thousands of nutritional products, materials, computers, files, and newsletters. Eighty percent of seized items are later determined not to even have been on the warrant (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1988, November. FDA agents raid Traco Labs (Illinois), seize several drums of black currant oil as well as many containers of encapsulated product. The FDA claims the capsules the oil was being put into are an "unapproved food additive" (http://www.drpasswater.com/nutritio...).

- 1998, Summer. FDA agents seize entire inventory and business records of Pets Smell Free (Utah), a company that produces a natural product for eliminating pet odor. The company later wins a lawsuit against the FDA in court (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1990, October 6. Federal agents raid HA Lyons (Arizona), a women-run, home-based mailing service that publishes materials for vitamin companies. Armed agents seize all business records and literature, and even try to steal the owner's checkbook and cash. The FDA eventually drives the company out of business (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1990, Fall. FDA agents raid Highland Laboratories (Oregon), a company that produces vitamins and nutritional supplements. The agents do not present a warrant, but proceed to seize everything except for office furniture, and threaten employees with violence if they fail to comply (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1990, March. FDA agents raid Solid Gold Pet Foods (California), seize all pet food products without a warrant, and shut down the store. Owner Sissy Harrington-McGill is later indicted, and spends 179 days in prison with leg irons clasped to her legs (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1990. Agents from both the FDA and US Postal Service twice raid Century Clinic (Nevada), and steal chelation products, computers, and various other equipment. No official charges are ever filed against the clinic, however both illegal raids go unpunished (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1991, Fall. FDA agents raid Scientific Botanicals (Washington), a nutritional supplement company, and seize herbal extracts and literature. FDA strong-arms company into complying with its unlawful demands before agreeing to release seized products (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1991, December 12. RDA agents raid Thorne Research (Idaho), and seize $20,000 worth of vitamin products, and 11,000 pieces of literature. The company cannot afford to fight the battle in court because of high legal costs, and decides to no longer publish literature (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1991. FDA agents raid NutriCology (California), a nutritional supplement company. All FDA injunctions against it are later tossed out of court (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1991. Agents from the FDA and the Texas Department of Health again raid the Burzynski Research Clinic (Texas), and seize more products and materials. Dr. Burzynski eventually wins the fight against the FDA (http://www.naturalnews.com/032998_B...).

- 1991, March. Armed Mexican police officers raid offices of alternative cancer clinic in Tijuana, and kidnap the owner without warrant or charges. They then ship him across the US border and into the hands of the US Justice Department, where he unlawfully spends two years in prison (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1992, May 6. Agents from the FDA and officers from the King County Police Department raid the Tahoma Clinic (Washington), a natural health clinic. Because Dr. Jonathan Wright has been giving patients injectable B vitamins in high doses, agents decide to storm the clinic with guns drawn, and seize product, computers, records, and other products. The FDA shows no valid warrant to justify its actions (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1992, June 2. FDA agents raid the personal home of Mihai Popescu (California) for producing and selling a natural supplement called GH-3. The raid involves agents stealing $5,000 worth of GH-3, personal records, computers, and other equipment, and results in the false arrest and imprisonment of Popescu, as well as the termination of his business (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1992, June 30. FDA agents raid Nature's Way (Utah), a vitamin and nutritional supplement company, and seize bulk containers of primrose oil because the addition of vitamin E to the formula was allegedly "unapproved" (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1992, June. The FDA prompts the Texas Department of Health to conduct raids on numerous health food stores throughout Texas. They seize natural oils, aloe vera, zinc, vitamin C, and other natural products. Agents reportedly threaten store owners not to speak of the raid, or more raids will ensue. No valid warrants are presented, and no charges are ever filed against the stores (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1992, August 14. FDA agents raid Family Acupuncture Clinic (California), and seize $15,000 worth of natural tea pills. The products are left to spoil, and then sent back to China by the FDA (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1992. Federal agents arrest three vitamin company owners (California) for selling supplements freely available throughout Europe. Agents try to get the men imprisoned for a collective total of 990 years (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).

- 1993, May. Agents from the FDA raid Zerbo's Health Food Store (Michigan) for "illegal drug trafficking" involving the natural supplements coenzyme Q10, selenium, carnitine, and GH-3. Agents threaten the owner's 78-year-old father with imprisonment if the family attempts to fight the FDA's indictment (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1993, May 12. Dozens of armed federal agents storm Hospital Santa Monica (California), an alternative cancer treatment center, seizing records, charts, computers, and other equipment. The agents also steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the hospital's bank account, as well as from two vitamin companies with which it works, and even steal $80,000 from the hospital owner's personal safe (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1993, May 12. Agents raid personal home of Kirwin Whitnah, claim he is selling "unapproved drugs." No products are ever found, but agents proceed to terrorize a woman staying at the home, and seize thousands of dollars in equipment, literature, and even money orders (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1993, May 14. FDA agents raid Waco Natural Foods (Texas) in search of a natural supplement called deprenyl citrate. Owner Tom Wiggins tells agents that his attorney holds tremendous clout in the Waco area, and the agents immediately apologize, leave, and never return (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1993, June 24. FDA agents, a Federal Marshal, and a public relations specialist together raid International Nutrition Inc. (New Mexico), and seize $1 million worth of vitamins and nutritional supplements, as well as computers and business records. The owner ends up losing 80 percent of his business, and subsequently has to lay off 80 percent of his workforce (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 1993. Federal marshals raid Natural Vision International (Wisconsin), and steal 17,000 pairs of pinhole glasses that help customers exercise their eyes and improve vision. Valued at over $200,000, the confiscating of these products by the agents results in the company going out of business (http://www.myopia.org/fdaraids.htm).

- 2001, March 23. Forty armed federal agents and USDA officials storm Three Shepherd's Farm (Vermont), and confiscate and destroy the farm's entire flock of sheep for supposedly having mad cow disease. Government laboratories verify previously that the sheep are healthy, and that sheep cannot even contract the disease, but the USDA persists in eliminating them anyway, destroying evidence and breaking various other laws along the way (http://www.threeshepherdscheese.com...).

- 2004, Spring. Upon being prompted by the FDA, state officials show up unannounced at Organic Pastures Dairy (California) and pretend to be evaluating cheese production. However OPD workers see Special Agent Jennifer King secretly taking pictures of private customer files, and they tell her to leave (http://grassfedonthehill.com/govern...).

- 2005, June 23. Federal agents perform a series of raids on medical marijuana dispensaries, businesses, and personal homes throughout Northern California. They arrest many individuals along the way, despite the fact that marijuana dispensaries are legal in California (http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cf...).

- 2006, March 6. Ohio police, Ohio Department of Agriculture officials, FDA agents, and agents from unmarked vehicles intercept a raw milk pickup in the Cincinnati area. They confiscate milk and harass customers, and leave farm owner Gary Oakes so shaken up that he is hospitalized three times for post-traumatic stress disorder (http://www.businessweek.com/smallbi...).

- 2006, September 14. Armed agents storm the hunting preserve of Danny and Cindi Henshaw (Virginia), and perform SWAT-style raid of property They shoot dozens of hogs with 12-gauge shotguns and drag them off (http://www.readthehook.com/79983/co...).

- 2006, October 6. Armed agents from the FBI and FDA arrive at Growers Express (California), a produce company, and begin searching the premises for evidence that the company's bagged spinach might be linked to an E. coli outbreak. Agents never even try contacting the company prior the raid, and find nothing in violation (http://www.naturalnews.com/020670.html).

- 2006, October 13. Michigan Department of Agriculture agents and police officers stop Richard Hebron on the way to deliver raw milk to cow share owners. Agents seize his cell phone and wallet, and proceed to unload 453 gallons of fresh milk from his truck. A six-month investigation finds Hebron innocent, but he gets stuck paying a $1,000 "administrative" fee (http://www.thecompletepatient.com/j...).

- 2006, November 21. Dozens of armed agents storm Glencolton Farms (Ontario), a farm that produces dairy among other things, poring through every building and structure on the property. They steal records, computers, and milk processing equipment. Farm owner Michael Schmidt, who provides raw milk to cow share owners, as well as other farm-fresh food, is fined $3,500 and placed on two years probation (http://www.glencoltonfarms.com/inde...).

- 2007, August. Pennsylvania Mennonite farmer Mark Nolt declares his God-given right to sell fresh milk and has his farm raided by federal and state agents, who seize $25,000 worth of milk, milk products, and other equipment. (http://www.farmfoodvoicesdc.com/201...
small.html).

- 2007, September 21. FDA agents spur the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to raid Double H Farm (Virginia) and seize and destroy pork products. Agents try to justify their actions by claiming the products contain the wrong price tags. Owners say they have been needlessly harassed by officials for years (http://www.readthehook.com/76761/po...).

- 2007, October 11. New York Department of Agriculture officials raid Meadowsweet Dairy (New York) and seize 260 pounds of raw milk products (http://ftcldf.org/meadowsweet%20dai...).

- 2008, April 28. Agents again raid Mennonite farmer Mark Nolt's (Pennsylvania) property, and steal more milk, milk products, and equipment. This time, agents charge and take him into custody (http://www.ftcldf.org/aa/aa-26apr20...).

- 2008, December 15. Armed agents storm Manna Storehouse (Ohio), a family farmhouse that operates an organic food buying cooperative. Agents terrorize and hold family hostage for eight hours while ransacking house, and seizing food, computers, and records (http://www.ftcldf.org/press/press-1...).

- 2008, December 18. Agents pose as customers trying to buy goat cheese from Sharon Palmer's Healthy Family Farms (California). She is then arrested and thrown in jail, and her businesses temporarily shut down (http://www.thecompletepatient.com/j...).

- 2009, April 8. Undercover agents trick daughter of farmers Armand and Teddi Bechard (Missouri) into selling them raw milk, which sparked harassment and extensive legal troubles for the family (http://www.naturalnews.com/030974_r...).

- 2009, January 16. Federal marshals raid Cocoon Nutrition (South Carolina), a nutritional supplement company, and arrest owner Stephen Heuer at gunpoint (http://www.naturalnews.com/025347.html).

- 2010, April 14. Dozens of FDA, IRS, and FBI agents conduct full-scale raid on Maxam Nutraceuticals (Oregon). Company complies with all notices, but gets targeted anyway by a fully-armed, SWAT-style cadre of officers, who steal products, paperwork, computers, and personal files (http://www.naturalnews.com/032203_M...).

- 2010, April 20. Two FDA agents, two US Marshals, and one state trooper raid Rainbow Acres (Pennsylvania) at 5 am, breaking their warrant's restrictions instructing an inspection at "reasonable business hours." Agents scour the premises for hours and charge the farm with illegally selling raw milk across state lines (http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/aa/aa...).

- 2009, Fall. USDA inspector shows up at Dollarhite Family Farm (Missouri) and demands an inspection. After insisting there were no problems with the family's small-scale raising of bunny rabbits, USDA officials later try to fine the family $90,000 for alleged violations (http://www.naturalnews.com/032476_r...).

- 2010, May 26. Officials from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Minnesota Department of Health send armed deputies to raid Hartmann Farm (Minnesota). Agents order Mike and Diana Harmann to stop selling all meat and dairy products, and to stop delivering raw milk (http://www.ftcldf.org/food-freedom-...).

- 2010, June 2. Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, the Trade and Consumer Protection Agency, and local health officials, arrive unannounced at Hershberger Farm (Wisconsin). They violate private property signs, demand to do an inspection, and proceed to take shut coolers and order that raw milk be dumped in a field (http://www.ftcldf.org/news/WI-DATCP...).

- 2010, June 10. Officials from various health and law enforcement agencies raid the personal home of Rae Lynn Sandvig (Minnesota), a raw milk and local food consumer, for allegedly "assisting in the sale of raw milk" from her home by sharing food with neighbors (http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/swarm...).

- 2010, June 30. Various federal agents, and even Canadian agents, raid Rawesome Foods (California), a private, raw food buying club, and steal computers, raw food products, and other materials. They hold members and workers hostage for many hours before finally leaving with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of product (http://www.naturalnews.com/030136_R...).

- 2010, August 26. Agents show up at Morningland Dairy (Missouri) and confiscate cheese samples for testing. After improper handling of the samples, which allegedly return positive for contamination, the farm appeals. Officials then demand that the farm destroy its entire 50,000 pound inventory of raw, artisan cheese, valued at $250,000 (http://www.naturalnews.com/030148_M...).

- 2010, September 21. Federal agents arrive unannounced at Camino de Paz Montessori School and Farm (New Mexico) on supposed suspicion of marijuana. After scouring the premises and terrorizing teachers and students, they find nothing but fruits, vegetables, and other produce (http://www.naturalnews.com/030573_m...).

- 2010, September 21. After years of fighting back against federal tyranny, the Christian church ministry Daniel Chapter One (Rhode Island) is raided by agents from the FDA, IRS, the US Army Criminal Investigation Command and several other agencies. Agents break into the home of owners and steal computers, paperwork, files, personal documents, and hold owner at gunpoint (http://www.naturalnews.com/033265_D...).

- 2010, October 15. Georgia State Department of Agriculture officials illegally search raw milk buying club truck without warrant, seizes and orders 110 gallons of product to be dumped (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMfQ...).

- 2011, March 9. Minnesota officials again target Hartmann Farms (Minnesota), this time going after James Roettger, a man who helps distribute the farm's food. Agents pull Roettger over while driving, seize as much as $6,000 worth of food from his van, and arrest him (http://www.thecompletepatient.com/j...).

- 2011, June 3. At the prompting of the FDA US Marshals raid Wyldewood Cellars (Kansas), producer of natural elderberry juice, and confiscate the entire stock of product, claiming it is an "unapproved drug" (http://www.naturalnews.com/032631_e...).

- 2011, August 3. Slew of agents conduct second raid on Rawesome Foods (California), a private, raw buying club, and confiscate everything in sight. They handcuff and arrest founder James Stewart, without warrant, and proceed to destroy the shop's entire food inventory (http://www.naturalnews.com/033220_R...).

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/033280_FDA_raids_timeline.html#ixzz1UfxNAxEw

#2871

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:39 pm
Subject: RLC of Texas Sends Out Warning on Rick Perry

ragnarokpress

Don't Believe the Hype. Meet the Real Rick Perry
Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas Sends Warning to Republicans Nationwide About Perry's Tax and Spend Record

AUSTIN, TX - Texas Governor Rick Perry may be the flavor of the day for a lot of Republicans, but Texas Republicans who are familiar with his record are a lot less enthusiastic about his presidential run. "Perry has a unique talent for finding new ways to raise taxes and loves to use taxpayer money to subsidize his business cronies," says Secretary Dave Nalle of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas. "His supposed belief in limited government and states rights conveniently disappears whenever it conflicts with the demands of the special interests and corporate cronies who he serves."

Governor Perry's record of big government, big spending, big taxing and attacks on the fundamental rights of Texas citizens is a familiar to Texans, but seems to be much less well known to Republicans outside of the state, which may explain his high initial showing in the polls. The Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas is compiling a complete dossier on Perry to share with fellow Republicans outside their state so that they can be informed about what they are being sold in a Perry presidential candidacy.

The file on Perry's abuses of power, insider deals with cronies and tax and spend policies is thick, but for a start here are what Texas RLC members voted as the top five Perry scandals which GOP primary voters need to know more about:

Business Slush Funds

Toll Roads and Land Seizures

Forced Vaccinations

The Job-Killing Franchise Tax

Scuttled the Anti-TSA Bill

Don't be fooled by campaign hype. If Perry says he'll cut taxes or get government off our back, look up his real record. Look up his past statements. He supported TARP. He supported the bailouts. He was even Al Gore's Texas campaign manager back in 1988. A vote for Perry in the Republican primary is a vote for more big government and more taxes and more of the the same deficits and irresponsibility we had for 12 years under Bush and Obama. The Republican Party and the nation need real leadership, not more of the same with a nicer head of hair.

RLC of Texas Chairman Judson Vandiver asks, "Let's hope Republicans outside Texas see through all the hype. Let's all say to to Perry what he said to a Texas state trooper when he tried to bully her after she pulled him over for speeding YouTube: 'Why don't you just let us get on down the road?'"

This content also available at http://www.rlc.org/2011/08/12/texas-rlc-sends-out-warning-on-rick-perry/

#2872

From: "EarlB" <efbandy@...>
Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:27 am
Subject: Endorsements

efbandy

Hi all,
Just wanted to know if any of the national officers would like to address the
strategy for endorsements.  What can the RLC gain by endorsing candidates who
may be unaware of our existence?  What do we hope to provide the candidate by
our endorsement?

One way we've thought about this in Colorado, is a focus strategy.  Picking one
or two libertarian Republican candidates for state house who are in swing
districts and put as much in to those few races (voluteers and financial
resources) as we can.  Raising our profile with those campaigns and making our
endorsement count.

Not knocking any other aproach but looking for some discussion on the thinking
at the national level.

Thanks,

#2873

From: Dave Nalle <dave@...>
Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:18 am
Subject: Re: Endorsements

ragnarokpress

At the very least we gain positive exposure by endorsing candidates, while they gain some legitimacy by having an endorsement. We can publicize that we have endorsed and that helps spread word about their campaign and at the same time get us some exposure. An endorsement announcement will often get picked up by state and local press and you can include in it some explanation of the issues which we're interested in which we have in common with the candidates.

Later in the process we can also promote endorsed candidates to our members and associates on a state or wider basis to encourage them to donate to those candidates and help with the financing of their campaigns.

Dave

On 8/29/11 9:27 PM, EarlB wrote:

Hi all,
Just wanted to know if any of the national officers would like to address the strategy for endorsements. What can the RLC gain by endorsing candidates who may be unaware of our existence? What do we hope to provide the candidate by our endorsement?

One way we've thought about this in Colorado, is a focus strategy. Picking one or two libertarian Republican candidates for state house who are in swing districts and put as much in to those few races (voluteers and financial resources) as we can. Raising our profile with those campaigns and making our endorsement count.

Not knocking any other aproach but looking for some discussion on the thinking at the national level.

#2874

From: Barry Moore <b_moore@...>
Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:53 pm
Subject: Re: Endorsements

b_moore.rm

Just a comment or so.

Gerrymandering in Dallas single member districts for city council is being challenged by local advocates to allow more racially-balanced districts. Local elections count in large metropolitan areas because they're stepping-stones to higher state and federal offices.

I wonder if this is happening in any other large MSAs. Some outreach to "minority" candidates and/or perceived "leaders" in local areas could lead to future fruit. Just trying to think ahead.

My 2 cents for now,

Barry

From: EarlB <efbandy@...>
To: RLC-Action@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:27 PM
Subject: [RLC-Action] Endorsements

Hi all,
Just wanted to know if any of the national officers would like to address the strategy for endorsements. What can the RLC gain by endorsing candidates who may be unaware of our existence? What do we hope to provide the candidate by our endorsement?

One way we've thought about this in Colorado, is a focus strategy. Picking one or two libertarian Republican candidates for state house who are in swing districts and put as much in to those few races (voluteers and financial resources) as we can. Raising our profile with those campaigns and making our endorsement count.

Not knocking any other aproach but looking for some discussion on the thinking at the national level.

Thanks,