[Lnc-business] I assume this is Liberty Hangout's Republican Lies

Patrick McKnight patrick.mcknight at lp.org
Sun Feb 4 13:52:44 EST 2018


Thanks, I am sharing this widely.

Patrick McKnight
Region 8 Rep

On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:

> Official statements made, spread them as far and wide as you'd like.
>
> https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/960022266539950081
>
> https://www.facebook.com/nsarwark/posts/1213807062085979
>
> -Nick
>
> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 10:13 AM, Steven Nekhaila <steven.nekhaila at lp.org>
> wrote:
> >    I concur,
> >
> >    A lie will get half way around the world before the truth has a chance
> >    to get its pants on. Perhaps, making an officially statement
> clarifying
> >    what really happened is in order, perhaps pre-faced by the Chair, on
> >    our official social media platforms may be in order. A lot of party
> >    members are upset, in Florida included, it may be wise to set the
> >    record straight. We have the opportunity to control the response and
> >    set the timing and the message, lets take it.
> >
> >    In Liberty,
> >    Steven Nekhaila
> >    Region 2 Representative Alternate
> >    impotentes defendere liberatum non possunt
> >    “Those without power cannot defend freedom”
> >
> >    On Feb 4, 2018 at 11:27 AM, <[1]Patrick Mcknight> wrote:
> >
> >    This story is going viral and giving us alot of bad press. I think we
> >    need to clarify that nobody was "banned", we simply couldn't afford a
> >    $35,000 speaking fee.
> >    Thanks,
> >    Patrick McKnight
> >    Region 8 Rep
> >    Chair, NJLP
> >
> >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <[1]chair at lp.org>
> >    wrote:
> >
> >      It appears accurate to me, not sure what else would be necessary to
> >      say.
> >      -Nick
> >
> >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:10 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    <[2]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> >    >    Would that summary be accurate?  Is there anything else relevant
> >    to
> >    >    add?  I only first heard of this today and have been pretty busy
> >    to
> >    >    look into it.
> >    >
> >    >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:08 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
> >    <[1][3]chair at lp.org>
> >    >    wrote:
> >    >
> >    >      You are free to send what you'd like to members who ask you.
> >    >      As I've had to explain more often than I'd like over the last
> >    month
> >    >      or
> >    >      two, I'm not the boss of any other LNC member or officer.
> >    >      -Nick
> >    >      On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:59 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    >      <[2][4]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> >    >      >    How about this?
> >    >      >    No, Ron Paul wasn't banned or rejected from speaking at
> the
> >    LP
> >    >      >    convention.  Some interested members spoke to Paul's
> >    booking
> >    >      agent who
> >    >      >    indicated that Paul might be interested if his speaking
> fee
> >    of
> >    >      $35,000
> >    >      >    were paid.  This agent also represents Judge Napolitano.
> >    These
> >    >      members
> >    >      >    asked for Paul to be put on the agenda and said they would
> >    >      raise the
> >    >      >    money. Convention agendas cannot be planned in that way.
> >    Also,
> >    >      raising
> >    >      >    that kind of money for a speaker fee from Libertarians
> >    would
> >    >      mean that
> >    >      >    there is less funds for very worthy candidates running in
> >    2018
> >    >      and we
> >    >      >    have a lot of talented and informative speakers who are
> >    >      interested for
> >    >      >    a much lower (or no) fee.  If the members raise the money
> >    and
> >    >      Paul
> >    >      >    comes, it is extremely unlikely that a spot would not be
> >    made
> >    >      for him
> >    >      >    gladly.  We gave Paul an award last year for his
> >    long-standing
> >    >      >    contributions to liberty.  Paul himself has never
> contacted
> >    the
> >    >      LP to
> >    >      >    indicate personal interest and was never told he was
> >    unwelcome.
> >    >      >
> >    >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    >      >    <[1][3][5]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> >    >      >
> >    >      >    That post gets a bit personal.  I guess I will edit it
> down
> >    to
> >    >      just the
> >    >      >    facts and reword.
> >    >      >
> >    >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:46 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
> >    >      <[2][4][6]chair at lp.org>
> >    >      >    wrote:
> >    >      >
> >    >      >      What I sent to the list is what I have sent to
> individual
> >    >      members
> >    >      >      who
> >    >      >      have asked me to comment.
> >    >      >      -Nick
> >    >      >      On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:45 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    >      >      <[3][5][7]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> >    >      >      >    Nick do we have an official statement that I can
> >    send to
> >    >      >      members who
> >    >      >      >    ask?  Or something you summed up?
> >    >      >      >
> >    >      >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
> >    >      >      <[1][4][6][8]chair at lp.org>
> >    >      >      >    wrote:
> >    >      >      >
> >    >      >      >      “A lie will go round the world while truth is
> >    pulling
> >    >      its
> >    >      >      boots on.”
> >    >      >      >      Andy Craig from Wisconsin summed up the situation
> >    in a
> >    >      >      Facebook post
> >    >      >      >      (
> >    >      >      >      [2][5][7][9]https://www.facebook.
> >    >      com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    >
> >    >    >
> >    >    >    >      947442695418584
> >    >    >    >      ) that I've copied and pasted below:
> >    >    >    >      "No, Ron Paul wasn't banned or rejected from speaking
> >    at
> >    >    the LP
> >    >    >    >      convention.
> >    >    >    >      Some folks with no real agenda other than causing a
> >    stink,
> >    >    spoke
> >    >    >    to
> >    >    >    >      Paul's booking agent, who expressed interest if
> Paul's
> >    >    usual
> >    >    >    >      speaking
> >    >    >    >      fee was paid ($35,000), because that's the job of a
> >    booking
> >    >    >    agent.
> >    >    >    >      (The same agent also reps Judge Napolitano, and
> >    mentioned
> >    >    that).
> >    >    >    >      This
> >    >    >    >      group then went to the folks handling the convention
> >    for
> >    >    the LP,
> >    >    >    >      demanded Paul be put on the agenda, and claimed
> they'd
> >    >    later
> >    >    >    raise
> >    >    >    >      the
> >    >    >    >      money to pay him. LP didn't bite, for obvious
> reasons.
> >    Even
> >    >    if
> >    >    >    they
> >    >    >    >      could have done it (dubious), the party's not
> >    particularly
> >    >    >    >      interested
> >    >    >    >      in seeing Libertarian donors diverted to pay for an
> >    >    exorbitant
> >    >    >    >      speaking fee with no real benefit. If the Mises [sic]
> >    >    Caucus
> >    >    >    would
> >    >    >    >      like to raise and spend that much money and rent a
> >    room in
> >    >    New
> >    >    >    >      Orleans
> >    >    >    >      and have Paul speak... well, good luck with that.
> >    There's
> >    >    >    nothing
> >    >    >    >      stopping them, though I know a lot of Libertarian
> >    >    candidates who
> >    >    >    >      could
> >    >    >    >      better spend that money in the 2018 elections. There
> >    are
> >    >    races
> >    >    >    that
> >    >    >    >      could be won on less money than that.
> >    >    >    >      And if he desires it enough to say he's coming
> >    regardless,
> >    >    I
> >    >    >    have
> >    >    >    >      little doubt Paul would be given a slot on the
> >    main-stage.
> >    >    It
> >    >    >    was
> >    >    >    >      just
> >    >    >    >      at the last convention that we gave him an award that
> >    he
> >    >    >    accepted
> >    >    >    >      via
> >    >    >    >      video message, after all. (An award given with some
> >    fair
> >    >    >    internal
> >    >    >    >      grumbling over his lack of support for the party or
> >    any of
> >    >    its
> >    >    >    >      candidates, while still often endorsing and
> supporting
> >    >    >    Republicans).
> >    >    >    >      Short version: much ado about nothing. Ron Paul
> >    himself
> >    >    >    expressed no
> >    >    >    >      interest in wanting to speak in New Orleans, and he
> >    still
> >    >    >    hasn't.
> >    >    >    >      The whole point of this exercise was never to
> actually
> >    have
> >    >    him
> >    >    >    >      speak,
> >    >    >    >      but rather to frame a purely manufactured
> controversy,
> >    and
> >    >    that
> >    >    >    >      intention is absurdly transparent. I've had plenty of
> >    >    gripes
> >    >    >    about
> >    >    >    >      the
> >    >    >    >      party's management and operations and
> >    convention-planning,
> >    >    but
> >    >    >    this
> >    >    >    >      whole thing is nonsense. Speaking slots at the
> >    convention
> >    >    don't
> >    >    >    >      really
> >    >    >    >      matter that much (I had one last time!), and nobody
> >    from
> >    >    the LP
> >    >    >    told
> >    >    >    >      Paul he was unwelcome in New Orleans."
> >    >    >    >      -Nick
> >    >    >    >
> >    >    >
> >    >
> >    >      >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 3:32 PM,
> >    >      <[3][6][8][10]arvin.vohra at lp.org>
> >    >      >      wrote:
> >    >      >      >    > But since people are asking, I thought I'd seek
> >    >      >      clarification.
> >    >      >      >    >
> >    >      >      >    > [4][7][9][11]http://libertyhangout.
> >    >      org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    >      >      >    wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
> >    >      >      >    >
> >    >      >      >
> >    >      >      > References
> >    >      >      >
> >    >      >      >    1. mailto:[8][10][12]chair at lp.org
> >    >      >      >    2. [9][11][13]https://www.facebook.com/Andre
> >    >      >      w.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/947442695418584
> >    >      >      >    3. mailto:[10][12][14]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >      >      >    4. [11][13][15]http://libertyhangout.org/2018
> >    >      >      /02/libertarian-party-wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-
> >    >      convention/
> >    >      >
> >    >      > References
> >    >      >
> >    >      >    1. mailto:[14][16]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >      >    2. mailto:[15][17]chair at lp.org
> >    >      >    3. mailto:[16][18]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >      >    4. mailto:[17][19]chair at lp.org
> >    >      >    5. [18][20]https://www.facebook.com/
> >    Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    >      >    6. mailto:[19][21]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >      >    7. [20][22]http://libertyhangout.org/
> >    2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    >      >    8. mailto:[21][23]chair at lp.org
> >    >      >    9. [22][24]https://www.facebook.com/
> >    Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    >      947442695418584
> >    >      >   10. mailto:[23][25]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >      >   11. [24][26]http://libertyhangout.org/
> >    2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    >      wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
> >    >
> >    > References
> >    >
> >    >    1. mailto:[27]chair at lp.org
> >    >    2. mailto:[28]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >    3. mailto:[29]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >    4. mailto:[30]chair at lp.org
> >    >    5. mailto:[31]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >    6. mailto:[32]chair at lp.org
> >    >    7. [33]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    >    8. mailto:[34]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >    9. [35]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    >   10. mailto:[36]chair at lp.org
> >    >   11. [37]https://www.facebook.com/Andre
> >    >   12. mailto:[38]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >   13. [39]http://libertyhangout.org/2018
> >    >   14. mailto:[40]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >   15. mailto:[41]chair at lp.org
> >    >   16. mailto:[42]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    >   17. mailto:[43]chair at lp.org
> >    >   18. [44]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    >   19. mailto:[45]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >   20. [46]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    >   21. mailto:[47]chair at lp.org
> >    >   22. [48]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >    947442695418584
> >    >   23. mailto:[49]arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >    >   24. [50]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >    wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
> >
> > References
> >
> >    1. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >    2. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    3. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >    4. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    5. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    6. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >    7. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    8. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >    9. https://www.facebook/
> >   10. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   11. http://libertyhangout/
> >   12. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   13. https://www.facebook.com/Andre
> >   14. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   15. http://libertyhangout.org/2018
> >   16. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   17. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   18. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   19. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   20. https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >   21. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   22. http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >   23. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   24. https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >   25. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   26. http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >   27. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   28. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   29. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   30. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   31. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   32. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   33. https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >   34. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   35. http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >   36. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   37. https://www.facebook.com/Andre
> >   38. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   39. http://libertyhangout.org/2018
> >   40. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   41. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   42. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >   43. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   44. https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> >   45. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   46. http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> >   47. mailto:chair at lp.org
> >   48. https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
> 947442695418584
> >   49. mailto:arvin.vohra at lp.org
> >   50. http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
> wont-let-ron-paul-spea
> > k-national-convention/
> >
> > References
> >
> >    1. mailto:patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com
>
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   Thanks, I am sharing this widely.
   Patrick McKnight
   Region 8 Rep

   On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <[1]chair at lp.org>
   wrote:

     Official statements made, spread them as far and wide as you'd like.
     [2]https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/960022266539950081
     [3]https://www.facebook.com/nsarwark/posts/1213807062085979
     -Nick

   On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 10:13 AM, Steven Nekhaila
   <[4]steven.nekhaila at lp.org> wrote:
   >    I concur,
   >
   >    A lie will get half way around the world before the truth has a
   chance
   >    to get its pants on. Perhaps, making an officially statement
   clarifying
   >    what really happened is in order, perhaps pre-faced by the Chair,
   on
   >    our official social media platforms may be in order. A lot of
   party
   >    members are upset, in Florida included, it may be wise to set the
   >    record straight. We have the opportunity to control the response
   and
   >    set the timing and the message, lets take it.
   >
   >    In Liberty,
   >    Steven Nekhaila
   >    Region 2 Representative Alternate
   >    impotentes defendere liberatum non possunt
   >    “Those without power cannot defend freedom”
   >
   >    On Feb 4, 2018 at 11:27 AM, <[1]Patrick Mcknight> wrote:
   >
   >    This story is going viral and giving us alot of bad press. I think
   we
   >    need to clarify that nobody was "banned", we simply couldn't
   afford a
   >    $35,000 speaking fee.
   >    Thanks,
   >    Patrick McKnight
   >    Region 8 Rep
   >    Chair, NJLP
   >
   >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
   <[1][5]chair at lp.org>
   >    wrote:
   >
   >      It appears accurate to me, not sure what else would be necessary
   to
   >      say.
   >      -Nick
   >
   >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:10 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
   >    <[2][6]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
   >    >    Would that summary be accurate?  Is there anything else
   relevant
   >    to
   >    >    add?  I only first heard of this today and have been pretty
   busy
   >    to
   >    >    look into it.
   >    >
   >    >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:08 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
   >    <[1][3][7]chair at lp.org>
   >    >    wrote:
   >    >
   >    >      You are free to send what you'd like to members who ask
   you.
   >    >      As I've had to explain more often than I'd like over the
   last
   >    month
   >    >      or
   >    >      two, I'm not the boss of any other LNC member or officer.
   >    >      -Nick
   >    >      On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:59 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
   >    >      <[2][4][8]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
   >    >      >    How about this?
   >    >      >    No, Ron Paul wasn't banned or rejected from speaking
   at the
   >    LP
   >    >      >    convention.  Some interested members spoke to Paul's
   >    booking
   >    >      agent who
   >    >      >    indicated that Paul might be interested if his
   speaking fee
   >    of
   >    >      $35,000
   >    >      >    were paid.  This agent also represents Judge
   Napolitano.
   >    These
   >    >      members
   >    >      >    asked for Paul to be put on the agenda and said they
   would
   >    >      raise the
   >    >      >    money. Convention agendas cannot be planned in that
   way.
   >    Also,
   >    >      raising
   >    >      >    that kind of money for a speaker fee from Libertarians
   >    would
   >    >      mean that
   >    >      >    there is less funds for very worthy candidates running
   in
   >    2018
   >    >      and we
   >    >      >    have a lot of talented and informative speakers who
   are
   >    >      interested for
   >    >      >    a much lower (or no) fee.  If the members raise the
   money
   >    and
   >    >      Paul
   >    >      >    comes, it is extremely unlikely that a spot would not
   be
   >    made
   >    >      for him
   >    >      >    gladly.  We gave Paul an award last year for his
   >    long-standing
   >    >      >    contributions to liberty.  Paul himself has never
   contacted
   >    the
   >    >      LP to
   >    >      >    indicate personal interest and was never told he was
   >    unwelcome.
   >    >      >
   >    >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
   >    >      >    <[1][3][5][9]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
   >    >      >
   >    >      >    That post gets a bit personal.  I guess I will edit it
   down
   >    to
   >    >      just the
   >    >      >    facts and reword.
   >    >      >
   >    >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:46 PM, Nicholas Sarwark
   >    >      <[2][4][6][10]chair at lp.org>
   >    >      >    wrote:
   >    >      >
   >    >      >      What I sent to the list is what I have sent to
   individual
   >    >      members
   >    >      >      who
   >    >      >      have asked me to comment.
   >    >      >      -Nick
   >    >      >      On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:45 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos
   >    >      >      <[3][5][7][11]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
   >    >      >      >    Nick do we have an official statement that I
   can
   >    send to
   >    >      >      members who
   >    >      >      >    ask?  Or something you summed up?
   >    >      >      >
   >    >      >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Nicholas
   Sarwark
   >    >      >      <[1][4][6][8][12]chair at lp.org>
   >    >      >      >    wrote:
   >    >      >      >
   >    >      >      >      “A lie will go round the world while truth is
   >    pulling
   >    >      its
   >    >      >      boots on.”
   >    >      >      >      Andy Craig from Wisconsin summed up the
   situation
   >    in a
   >    >      >      Facebook post
   >    >      >      >      (
   >    >      >      >      [2][5][7][9][13]https://www.facebook.
   >    >      com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    >
   >    >    >
   >    >    >    >      947442695418584
   >    >    >    >      ) that I've copied and pasted below:
   >    >    >    >      "No, Ron Paul wasn't banned or rejected from
   speaking
   >    at
   >    >    the LP
   >    >    >    >      convention.
   >    >    >    >      Some folks with no real agenda other than causing
   a
   >    stink,
   >    >    spoke
   >    >    >    to
   >    >    >    >      Paul's booking agent, who expressed interest if
   Paul's
   >    >    usual
   >    >    >    >      speaking
   >    >    >    >      fee was paid ($35,000), because that's the job of
   a
   >    booking
   >    >    >    agent.
   >    >    >    >      (The same agent also reps Judge Napolitano, and
   >    mentioned
   >    >    that).
   >    >    >    >      This
   >    >    >    >      group then went to the folks handling the
   convention
   >    for
   >    >    the LP,
   >    >    >    >      demanded Paul be put on the agenda, and claimed
   they'd
   >    >    later
   >    >    >    raise
   >    >    >    >      the
   >    >    >    >      money to pay him. LP didn't bite, for obvious
   reasons.
   >    Even
   >    >    if
   >    >    >    they
   >    >    >    >      could have done it (dubious), the party's not
   >    particularly
   >    >    >    >      interested
   >    >    >    >      in seeing Libertarian donors diverted to pay for
   an
   >    >    exorbitant
   >    >    >    >      speaking fee with no real benefit. If the Mises
   [sic]
   >    >    Caucus
   >    >    >    would
   >    >    >    >      like to raise and spend that much money and rent
   a
   >    room in
   >    >    New
   >    >    >    >      Orleans
   >    >    >    >      and have Paul speak... well, good luck with that.
   >    There's
   >    >    >    nothing
   >    >    >    >      stopping them, though I know a lot of Libertarian
   >    >    candidates who
   >    >    >    >      could
   >    >    >    >      better spend that money in the 2018 elections.
   There
   >    are
   >    >    races
   >    >    >    that
   >    >    >    >      could be won on less money than that.
   >    >    >    >      And if he desires it enough to say he's coming
   >    regardless,
   >    >    I
   >    >    >    have
   >    >    >    >      little doubt Paul would be given a slot on the
   >    main-stage.
   >    >    It
   >    >    >    was
   >    >    >    >      just
   >    >    >    >      at the last convention that we gave him an award
   that
   >    he
   >    >    >    accepted
   >    >    >    >      via
   >    >    >    >      video message, after all. (An award given with
   some
   >    fair
   >    >    >    internal
   >    >    >    >      grumbling over his lack of support for the party
   or
   >    any of
   >    >    its
   >    >    >    >      candidates, while still often endorsing and
   supporting
   >    >    >    Republicans).
   >    >    >    >      Short version: much ado about nothing. Ron Paul
   >    himself
   >    >    >    expressed no
   >    >    >    >      interest in wanting to speak in New Orleans, and
   he
   >    still
   >    >    >    hasn't.
   >    >    >    >      The whole point of this exercise was never to
   actually
   >    have
   >    >    him
   >    >    >    >      speak,
   >    >    >    >      but rather to frame a purely manufactured
   controversy,
   >    and
   >    >    that
   >    >    >    >      intention is absurdly transparent. I've had
   plenty of
   >    >    gripes
   >    >    >    about
   >    >    >    >      the
   >    >    >    >      party's management and operations and
   >    convention-planning,
   >    >    but
   >    >    >    this
   >    >    >    >      whole thing is nonsense. Speaking slots at the
   >    convention
   >    >    don't
   >    >    >    >      really
   >    >    >    >      matter that much (I had one last time!), and
   nobody
   >    from
   >    >    the LP
   >    >    >    told
   >    >    >    >      Paul he was unwelcome in New Orleans."
   >    >    >    >      -Nick
   >    >    >    >
   >    >    >
   >    >
   >    >      >      >    On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 3:32 PM,
   >    >      <[3][6][8][10][14]arvin.vohra at lp.org>
   >    >      >      wrote:
   >    >      >      >    > But since people are asking, I thought I'd
   seek
   >    >      >      clarification.
   >    >      >      >    >
   >    >      >      >    > [4][7][9][11][15]http://libertyhangout.
   >    >      org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    >      >      >    wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
   >    >      >      >    >
   >    >      >      >
   >    >      >      > References
   >    >      >      >
   >    >      >      >    1. mailto:[8][10][12][16]chair at lp.org
   >    >      >      >    2. [9][11][13][17]https://www.
   facebook.com/Andre
   >    >      >      w.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/947442695418584
   >    >      >      >    3. mailto:[10][12][14][18]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >      >      >    4. [11][13][15][19]http://
   libertyhangout.org/2018
   >    >      >      /02/libertarian-party-wont-
   let-ron-paul-speak-national-
   >    >      convention/
   >    >      >
   >    >      > References
   >    >      >
   >    >      >    1. mailto:[14][16][20]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >      >    2. mailto:[15][17][21]chair at lp.org
   >    >      >    3. mailto:[16][18][22]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >      >    4. mailto:[17][19][23]chair at lp.org
   >    >      >    5. [18][20][24]https://www.facebook.com/
   >    Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    >      >    6. mailto:[19][21][25]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >      >    7. [20][22][26]http://libertyhangout.org/
   >    2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    >      >    8. mailto:[21][23][27]chair at lp.org
   >    >      >    9. [22][24][28]https://www.facebook.com/
   >    Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    >      947442695418584
   >    >      >   10. mailto:[23][25][29]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >      >   11. [24][26][30]http://libertyhangout.org/
   >    2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    >      wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
   >    >
   >    > References
   >    >
   >    >    1. mailto:[27][31]chair at lp.org
   >    >    2. mailto:[28][32]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >    3. mailto:[29][33]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >    4. mailto:[30][34]chair at lp.org
   >    >    5. mailto:[31][35]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >    6. mailto:[32][36]chair at lp.org
   >    >    7. [33][37]https://www.facebook.com/
   Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    >    8. mailto:[34][38]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >    9. [35][39]http://libertyhangout.org/
   2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    >   10. mailto:[36][40]chair at lp.org
   >    >   11. [37][41]https://www.facebook.com/Andre
   >    >   12. mailto:[38][42]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >   13. [39][43]http://libertyhangout.org/2018
   >    >   14. mailto:[40][44]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >   15. mailto:[41][45]chair at lp.org
   >    >   16. mailto:[42][46]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    >   17. mailto:[43][47]chair at lp.org
   >    >   18. [44][48]https://www.facebook.com/
   Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    >   19. mailto:[45][49]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >   20. [46][50]http://libertyhangout.org/
   2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    >   21. mailto:[47][51]chair at lp.org
   >    >   22. [48][52]https://www.facebook.com/
   Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >    947442695418584
   >    >   23. mailto:[49][53]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >    >   24. [50][54]http://libertyhangout.org/
   2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >    wont-let-ron-paul-speak-national-convention/
   >
   > References
   >
   >    1. mailto:[55]chair at lp.org
   >    2. mailto:[56]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    3. mailto:[57]chair at lp.org
   >    4. mailto:[58]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    5. mailto:[59]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    6. mailto:[60]chair at lp.org
   >    7. mailto:[61]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >    8. mailto:[62]chair at lp.org
   >    9. [63]https://www.facebook/
   >   10. mailto:[64]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   11. [65]http://libertyhangout/
   >   12. mailto:[66]chair at lp.org
   >   13. [67]https://www.facebook.com/Andre
   >   14. mailto:[68]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   15. [69]http://libertyhangout.org/2018
   >   16. mailto:[70]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   17. mailto:[71]chair at lp.org
   >   18. mailto:[72]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   19. mailto:[73]chair at lp.org
   >   20. [74]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >   21. mailto:[75]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   22. [76]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >   23. mailto:[77]chair at lp.org
   >   24. [78]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >   25. mailto:[79]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   26. [80]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >   27. mailto:[81]chair at lp.org
   >   28. mailto:[82]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   29. mailto:[83]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   30. mailto:[84]chair at lp.org
   >   31. mailto:[85]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   32. mailto:[86]chair at lp.org
   >   33. [87]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >   34. mailto:[88]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   35. [89]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >   36. mailto:[90]chair at lp.org
   >   37. [91]https://www.facebook.com/Andre
   >   38. mailto:[92]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   39. [93]http://libertyhangout.org/2018
   >   40. mailto:[94]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   41. mailto:[95]chair at lp.org
   >   42. mailto:[96]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   >   43. mailto:[97]chair at lp.org
   >   44. [98]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   >   45. mailto:[99]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   46. [100]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   >   47. mailto:[101]chair at lp.org
   >   48. [102]https://www.facebook.com/Andrew.Craig.Dixie.Pug/posts/
   947442695418584
   >   49. mailto:[103]arvin.vohra at lp.org
   >   50. [104]http://libertyhangout.org/2018/02/libertarian-party-
   wont-let-ron-paul-spea
   > k-national-convention/
   >
   > References
   >
   >    1. mailto:[105]patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com

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