posted on Aug, 25 2013 @ 04:42 PM
reply to post by ThichHeaded
Yeah, thanks.. You'll understand that I'll go with my own experiences for 2012. I was there for Ron Paul at the Primary and Caucus (Missouri has
both...don't ask...). In fact I have a thread on here with great photos I got at the Paul rally a few days before the caucus. His people had a
training session that evening to teach those of us who wanted to learn, how to use and work the caucus system as citizens.
They estimated there were 1,500 people at the rally and I'd have counted maybe 200-250 in the room for the caucus training..maybe.
I'd figure maybe 50 got off their lazy asses and made it to the caucus where it would have actually made any difference, whatsoever. Dr. Paul himself
pleaded with people to show up. Please, he noted, don't do what he saw around the nation up to that point.....which IS precisely what people did. Show
up for the Rah! Rah! B.S. and then crap out when it comes time to be counted.
SOME places did play dirty with Paul at the primaries and some were within driving distance of my house. I talked to some people who were at a couple.
That was spitting in the man's eye though. He wasn't going to win, regardless and I think even he knew that. It wasn't the mean spirited, outright
ugly stuff done to him by his own party. It was APATHY ..... No one gave enough care to even show up. Not when it wasn't fun.
* Sorry about the date above. I wrote Paul in for 2008 and went to the primary and caucus for him this time around. I'll more than happily do it again
if another man worth supporting comes along. I don't see one yet.
edit on 25-8-2013 by wrabbit2000 because: Corrected date from 08 to 12... lol
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