[Lnc-business] report on Oklahoma visit

[Wes Benedict]

Roland,

I want to talk to you probably the day after the Monday LNC executive 
committee phone call. Thanks for offering to help. I want to see if I 
can find a couch or free place for you to stay in Tulsa if you go.

Also after the Monday call, I'll want to think seriously about the SD crew.

Things are relatively inexpensive in Oklahoma City at least, and the 
terrain is flat. I'm not as familiar with Tulsa, but my Grandmother 
lived on a hill there.

Paul is staying in a motel that has rooms for $50 per day, $200 per 
week. Denny's next door. I didn't stay there, but worked in Paul's room 
most of two days. It wasn't so bad. I've stayed in much worse Motel 6's 
and Super 8's.

Gas was $1.65 per gallon.

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
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On 12/2/2015 10:38 PM, Roland Riemers wrote:
> In regards to Oklahoma,  I feel on Monday the Ex. Comm.  needs to 
> stand back from the emotional and make a rational judgment.   Is the 
> drive really worthwhile and in the long term interest of the Party?   
> If it is, can we afford it?    And more important, what will happen if 
> we do not complete it?
>
> My gut feeling is to trash Oklahoma,  and publicly let the citizens of 
> Oklahoma their election laws will not allow them to have a Libertarian 
> choice in 2016.   I see too little gain and too much headache from 
> this state.
>
> BUT,  if Monday the Ex Comm decides to continue,  the 
> petitioners working in SD feel they can be absent for a week or two 
> and work in Oklahoma,  and still complete SD without a problem (and 
> they do not get paid unless they do as I understand it).  We just need 
> to give them a green light, and it would be nice if we could have 
> Oklahoma homes they could stay for free and thus avoid the hotel 
> costs.  In addition,  I will see if I can travel to Oklahoma for a 
> week or two to help out.  I have done some of our petitioning work in 
> ND over the years,  and I usually can bring in a 1,000 signatures a 
> week if I keep at it, and actually do my best going house to house, or 
> apartment to apartment which gives me a high validity rate.  
> Although,  frankly,  I have gotten to where I really do not like doing 
> petitioning,  as it all seems such a waste of good effort.   But 
> I will do this for free and pay my own expenses.  But I do not want to 
> waste my time in this.  I would probably work in the Tulsa area and if 
> possible would like to have a free couch to crash on at night.
>
> Roland Riemers,  ND  Reg. 6.
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