At UNC: 3:30 (doors open at :230) in Carmichael auditorium. They had booked at 500-seat lecture hall, but the RSVP's for the event went WAY over that in the first day or two.

At Duke: Reynolds Theatre (seating 600) at 630 - this is sold out, but if you can only make it to this one you might be able to make it in somehow.

The Duke one is special because they usually do not allow events like this during their exam week. So, if you go, please help keep the noise down and all that stuff, as this was a special favor by popular request, and because he's an alum of Duke's med school.

5/2/2008 11:11:15 AM

Apparently the one at UNC is now open seating and I dont think a ticket is required

Anybody want to carpool

[Edited on May 2, 2008 at 11:18 AM. Reason : gas money yo]

5/2/2008 11:15:39 AM

You Paulinians never give up, do you?

5/2/2008 12:02:24 PM

Giving up would mean giving up on America


[/sappy campaign propaganda]

5/2/2008 12:17:37 PM

^ Ha-ha!

Do you Paul supporters mind if I have a little fun at your expense?



JK

5/2/2008 12:22:03 PM

hooksaw why wouldn't you, given your positions, like Ron Paul?

5/2/2008 12:24:49 PM

wasn't he supposed to have furnished a ridiculous number of "hidden" delegates on super Tuesday or something?

5/2/2008 12:25:55 PM

I think it is funny that some laugh at his effect on things to this point.

Locally, BJ Lawson is running for Congress only because of Ron Paul, and has been endorsed by him. Lawson is going to easily beat Augustus Cho in the primary, and has a real shot at unseating David Price.

He's also got the #1 book on Amazon right now, and will probably draw 2,000 plus today in these two appearances. These folks are getting involved in local and state politics - doing things that are not really being covered, but are substantial and driving the Republican Party nuts in many cases.

Add in the half-dozen other Ron Paul Republicans running for office (that have a chance, there are more) just because of what he's done, and this really is the beginning. I'm not saying his people will take over the nation or the party, but they will be factors to be taken seriously.

5/2/2008 12:36:23 PM

RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT



oops.

5/2/2008 12:49:49 PM

^^ I particularly agree with your latter statement. Paul has had an effect and I think the major parties--particularly the Republicans--have taken notice.

Paul looks good on paper. But I simply cannot stand his whiny persona and delivery--he is not the guy to sell the ideas. Take most of Paul's ideas and put them in a more attractive candidate and you could have a winner some day.



Still kidding--don't get mad.

[Edited on May 2, 2008 at 12:52 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2008 12:52:19 PM

Quote :

"Lawson is going to easily beat Augustus Cho in the primary, and has a real shot at unseating David Price. "

And Ron Paul will be President too.

5/2/2008 12:57:54 PM

id still vote for him since he was my candidate but i will end up voting for the lesser of 2 evils among the repub/dem candidates so i dont throw away my vote sucks to do that though.

5/2/2008 1:14:01 PM

a vote for Ron Paul is a waste a la Ralph Nader

as of May 2, 2008, 1 of 3 people is going to be our next President...in alphabetical order those people are Clinton, McCain, and Obama...nobody else has a shot in hell

5/2/2008 1:23:09 PM

yea i know, and thats why i wont be voting for him :/

i really do not like all 3 candidates. i will be voting for mccain (unfortunately)

5/2/2008 1:25:53 PM

^^ I don't get why people say its a waste of a vote. When I vote for Ron Paul, its because there is nobody else I want to have my vote. I don't care who wins now, the remaining three are all the same to me.

5/2/2008 1:39:26 PM

its a waste of a vote in the sense that you are using your vote on a candidate that has a 0% chance of winning

5/2/2008 1:40:53 PM

So, anyone who goes to the Republican Primary next week to vote for McCain is not wasting their vote?

Stunning logic, there.

5/2/2008 1:46:56 PM

^^says the man who doesn't even vote.

5/2/2008 1:59:21 PM

^^what? all i know is 3 candidates have a chance of becoming president this year. PERIOD.

^and how does that have any bearing on the FACT that paul has zero chance of winning?

are you guys getting mad at me for pointing out an obvious fact to you?

5/2/2008 1:59:48 PM

a vote, no matter who it is for, is never a waste.

The only vote wasted is the vote not cast.

[Edited on May 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2008 2:00:40 PM

keep telling yourself that

why dont you write-in a vote for Carrot Top and try and convince TWW that your vote wasn't a waste

and a vote not cast sends the message that the candidates are shit

5/2/2008 2:01:22 PM

The only vote wasted is the vote not cast.

5/2/2008 2:02:02 PM

a vote not cast sends the message that the candidates are shit

5/2/2008 2:02:20 PM

it sends a message that you are lazy and do not want to take the time to vote.

5/2/2008 2:02:56 PM

^^ Exactly and you vote who you think is not shit.

5/2/2008 2:03:54 PM

i'd be glad to take the time to vote if there was a candidate who was worth a shit

but i'll be damn if i'm going to pick the lesser of 2 or 3 evils just because its better than not voting...fuck that philosophy on life

thats like marrying somebody you don't click with just to get married...no thanks...i wonder why half the people in this country get divorced

5/2/2008 2:04:07 PM

then go in and write-in the name of someone. Otherwise you just send the message of laziness.

5/2/2008 2:15:13 PM

Quote :

"^^what? all i know is 3 candidates have a chance of becoming president this year. PERIOD."

So, should it be that hard to answer my question? Is going to the GOP primary next week and voting for McCain a wasted vote?

5/2/2008 2:15:59 PM

Quote :

"a vote not cast sends the message that the candidates are shit"

Clearly, despite the fact that so many people across the country don't vote, the politicians aren't getting the message.

5/2/2008 2:20:17 PM

If you are a Ron Paul supporter, but dont want your "vote to be wasted" Who do you Vote for??

Who is the lesser of the 3 evils?

from a "return to the Constitution" perspective. None of the current candidates is even close.

5/2/2008 2:36:45 PM

^^^I'd say its more of a redundant vote...a wasted vote would be voting for somebody other than McCain in the GOP primary...I'd define a wasted vote as a vote for a candidate that has no shot of winning, not one who has already "won"...although on the other hand, you could argue that Nader or Perot votes weren't wasted, as they might've taken away votes from another candidate and influence the election that way...but they're still wasted in the sense that the person you vote for will not win

5/2/2008 3:41:33 PM