Preppers...

So on Friday I go to the local Ron Paul delegate preparation meeting before the County Caucus next Saturday. They had cookies and bottled water, held in the County Library public meeting room. Sign in, sit quietly and watch the others come in, I meet a Knife businessman (Fox Knives USA). Talk about going to see his business, I ask to see one (he had to be carrying it - I have my normal three, and I don't sell). He mentioned that Ron Paul representatives could get a discount.

We get well briefed and and encouraged to stand for State Caucus representative. We also get told how a slate of Ron Paul reps will be given to us so we are gang voting against everyone else. They do give us an estimate of cost for National reps (about five grand) in Tampa. We are advised to be friendly, dress up and smile more, don't want to alienate the other representatives, no matter who they want to support. More than the Main Stream Media madness - the truth is the Republican seem to have four dedicated candidates for the Presidency. The Democrats are resting on the ruin of posterity and have only one person they are willing to follow into the depths, sigh.

Without breaking into an anthem or gospel song, we did get an opportunity to donate money to help cover those that don't have their entry fee. Times are hard, and there aren't any deep pockets for Ron Paul (not crooked enough? or Bill O'Reilly diss'ng Doctor Paul's chances?). There is a video on YouTube about the caucus in Athens, Georgia. Seems the county party bosses had made up their minds before the reps could vote. They didn't even like the Paul supporters questioning their procedures and closed the caucus without a vote. So irregular. But it was Georgia, what did you expect from the DEEP South? It is covered by a blogger here.

NFO has finished day one of his Appleseed, and posted a quick note. Hardly satisfying from my point of view. So I will go look and see if anyone has posted pictures or an after action report on the RWVA forum. Ah, well nothing there yet, but I looked up the Instructors Bootcamp that I missed last weekend. Tons of good information and great pictures of the activity and participants. No wonder they, the RWVA instructor crew, seem professional - they are dedicated volunteers trying to save the sinking America - one Rifleman at a time.