Hitting the Streets for Ron Paul: Part 3

Tonight, I needed to get some cheese. No, not money or superfluous government spending. Nor is it an excretion for the body. I needed American cheese that came from the milk of cows that was then processed to become cheese. So, I went to WalMart.

I had some time; so, I thought, "Why not just stand outside for about an hour and promote Ron Paul outside of WalMart?" I did so. A half an hour, 50 'you are weird' looks and 1 conversation with a guy that knew who Ron Paul was later, I was confronted by an assistant manager of WalMart and told that I couldn't stand outside. She told me that I had to call the manager in the morning and ask permission. She was nice about it and wasn't trying to be mean. It was just company policy. I understood and left. I then went to Kroger and K-Mart and asked the managers if I could hold a sign supporting a presidential candidate outside. They, respectfully, told me that I couldn't do that. Although a bit disheartened that I couldn't support my candidate, I learned a few things about campaigning. Corporations aren't going to let you promote things on their property. Instead, you are better off promoting your views at a public location full of people.

In the near future, I will be going to a mall and trying my luck there. We also have a MeetUp on Saturday that I'm looking forward to.

Hitting the Streets for Ron Paul

As someone who had read my earlier posts would know, I am a member of Hoosiers for Ron Paul [H4RP]. This organization is a group that supports Ron Paul for the presidency. We have a sizable group of people that keeps on growing. At the time of this posting, there are 92! members in a single sub-group of H4RP (called Ron Paul for 'Indy'-pendence).

A member of H4RP and the Indy sub-group, Chris, took to the city streets of the beautiful Indianapolis. He wore a sign on a string that stated "Ron Paul 2008.com For President!" He walked around the downtown area and handed out fliers to people. Many people approached Chris and he told them about Ron Paul. He says that many people are receptive to the Ron Paul message. Here's a YouTube video of Chris:



Also, another man from H4RP has started doing a similar thing on his lunch breaks. He has donned himself a "human billboard" and started walking the Circle. He, too, says that people are receptive to his message and that he only gets one rude comment a day. There have been debates between people on the streets and Dan, but he tries to stay positive and does not 'trash talk' anyone.

Chris and Dan are my heroes at this point. They have taken the initiative themselves to put the ideas out there--just like Dr. Ron Paul has done at his debates. Let these two supporters of the Revolution be an inspiration to us all to get on there and hit the streets!