A message from Ron Paul

[saltydawg]

December 2, 2008

Dear friend of Liberty,

This past presidential season I saw a renewed enthusiasm from our country’s youth.
An excitement for liberty gripped the college campuses unlike I have ever seen before. Young people were energized for real change.
Still to my amazement, our college rallies attracted thousands of young people. Students were hungry for the message of freedom, peace, and prosperity.
For this reason, a youth-based movement for liberty is essential to our cause. It is these young men and women who will become tomorrow’s champions of liberty.
That's why I am giving my enthusiastic endorsement to Young Americans for Liberty (YAL); an organization that is built directly on the success of Students for Ron Paul.
My National Youth Coordinator, Jeff Frazee, is launching this organization with an ambitious goal of starting over 100 campus chapters in 2009. They have already started 47 chapters this semester.
Jeff worked with me exclusively to start the Campaign for Liberty (C4L) and host the Rally for the Republic in Minneapolis. Now, he is leaving to follow his real passion and lead Young Americans for Liberty.
The Campaign for Liberty has supplied $25,000 in seed money to help start YAL. I hope you will join in support as well.
Young Americans for Liberty is the continuation of Students for Ron Paul.
Students for Ron Paul established over 500 college chapters in all 50 states. Over 26,000 students joined our campaign. With this network and my support, Young Americans for Liberty is essential to building a genuine liberty movement in America.
You and I must remain serious about our ideas and goals. I am. I believe you are too.
Back in the 1960s, an influential youth movement formed around another anti-establishment presidential candidate. His name was Barry Goldwater. The organization was called Young Americans for Freedom; and without it, we may have never seen Ronald Reagan in the White House.
I have high hopes for Young Americans for Liberty, and wish them a similar fortune.
Please visit the Young Americans for Liberty website, sign up for their weekly E-Newsletter, and read about their plans for next semester.
Their website is at http://www.YALiberty.org
The importance of YAL to the future of liberty cannot be overstated.
Young people have the passion, energy, and dedication that many of you can relate to from this past year and a half. But, young people do not have very much money. It is up to you and me to give them our support.
So please go to Young Americans for Liberty's website http://www.YALiberty.org , sign up for their free E-Newsletter, and read about the future of our youth.
In liberty,

Ron Paul

P.S. – Join me today to continue the Revolution on campus. Please visit the Young Americans for Liberty website http://www.YALiberty.org to read about their mission and join their effort.

[daybreaker3]

I'm still confused as to how someone older and more religiously fundamentalist than John McCain captured the enthusiasm of the "young adult, likely to be athiest, internet users" group.

[Guisslapp]

I'm still confused as to how someone older and more religiously fundamentalist than John McCain captured the enthusiasm of the "young adult, likely to be athiest, internet users" group.

You have to appreciate liberty to get it.

[daybreaker3]

You have to appreciate liberty to get it.

I agree... if by "liberty" you mean "irony"

[dhussdawg]

I'm still confused as to how someone older and more religiously fundamentalist than John McCain captured the enthusiasm of the "young adult, likely to be athiest, internet users" group.

Both viewed as small factors when compared to his main goals that many young people are starting to get on board with, I hope, such as wanting "real" change (not the same old, same old Obama is going to bring), less intervention around the world, less social spending that we cannot afford, and above all else for young people that can actually look more than 3 years down the road, his plans would help make this nation more secure economically in 50 years which most candidates dont care about.

[saltydawg]

I'm still confused as to how someone older and more religiously fundamentalist than John McCain captured the enthusiasm of the "young adult, likely to be athiest, internet users" group.

My take on it is that Paul's foreign policy made a lot of sense to them, as does his approach to long term economic matters. The fact that he is a social conservative is viewed as not being nearly important as his other policies.

They probably like the fact that he is sincere and not a person ready to flip-flop on his policies.

[dhussdawg]

My take on it is that Paul's foreign policy made a lot of sense to them, as does his approach to long term economic matters. The fact that he is a social conservative is viewed as not being nearly important as his other policies.

They probably like the fact that he is sincere and not a person ready to flip-flop on his policies.

I liked this about him, he didnt sit up there and talk in circles and then get the applause from a bunch of sheep. He went up there and spoke what he thought without worrying about what everybody thought about it. That is the problem with our country we want someone who will come out and speak candidly and tell us the truth, but we reward those that talk in circles and never lay out a plan pre-election.

[Dirtydawg]

He might could get more Southerners if they changed it to Y'AL instead of leaving it at YAL.