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What We Saw at the Iowa Straw Poll (Fredheads E-Mail)
Texas Fredheads | August 14, 2007 | Ken Emanuelson

Posted on 08/14/2007 11:36:59 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

I'm pleased to report that the FredHead Express team made it safely back in Texas.

The response in Iowa was really great. More often than not, our table had people in front of it giving us encouragement and begging for Fred stuff. A bunch of people from the rival campaigns dropped by to (quietly) tell us they'd be backing Fred once he's in. Some whispered that they'd voted for Fred in the poll. A McCain supporter told us the McCain folks sent out an "alert" once they found out we were there. We all got a kick out of that one.

The media kept coming around all day. As you probably know, we received a lot of great national and local media coverage including the Washington Post, the New York Times blog, the Dallas Morning News, the St. Petersburg Times, the Ames Tribune, the Sioux City Journal, the Gazette Online, WFAA and the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.

The people absolutely loved our little "button factory." We handed out something in the vicinity of 400+ buttons made to order on-site. We couldn't keep them in stock! We also handed out about that many 1" prefab buttons and approx. 1,500 bumper stickers.

We put out a sign-up sheet and got four pages full of names and email addresses. I'm not sure exactly how many names we got, but I'm guessing we got 70+ names and addresses of folks who are ready to get involved in the Iowa FredHeads.

All in all, it was a great day. We all would've loved to have handed Fred a huge showing in the poll, but that probably wasn't in the cards. A lot of people told us it would be nigh impossible to get many votes for him without him being there. Iowans are apparently touchy about that. As it was, we bested Giuliani and McCain, and we put the best showing of any (non) candidate who wasn't physically present in Iowa. I think that's something to be proud of.

And yes, the Ron Paul guys did camp out around our table. They brought 4x8's along and hung out in our area most of the afternoon.

As near as I can tell, everyone had a great time. Even though the four of us rolled into Iowa not really knowing each other and without any certainty that we'd even be allowed to participate in the event, we overcame all the hurdles and worked together like old friends. Jeff Mitchell (DraftFredThompson.com) was the hero of the day on a number of different occasions and we all owe him a big debt of gratitude. Dan Garcia and Cody Dumas busted their butts for Fred all weekend. I'm exhausted and sunburned, and I can't use my voice 100%, but this trip was well worth it, and the FredHeads made it possible. If I live to be 100 years old, I'll never forget my Saturday at the Iowa Straw Poll. If you contributed to our effort, thank you so much.

Have a good one, - Ken Emanuelson Texas State Coordinator FredHeads USA http://FredHeadsUSA.org http://TexasFredHeads.org


TOPICS: Local News; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: 2008; amesstrawpoll; electionpresident; elections; fredheads; fredthompson; gop; ia2008; mittromney; paulbearers; paulestinians; polls; republicans; rfr; ronpaul; rudygiuliani; runfredrun; strawpoll; whitehouse
Way to go, Fredheads!
1 posted on 08/14/2007 11:37:04 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Politicalmom; Sturm Ruger

Fredhead Ping!


2 posted on 08/14/2007 11:53:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum)
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PING!!

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3 posted on 08/14/2007 12:13:28 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Excellent.


4 posted on 08/14/2007 12:16:11 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
And yes, the Ron Paul guys did camp out around our table. They brought 4x8's along and hung out in our area most of the afternoon.

Heh.

5 posted on 08/14/2007 12:19:51 PM PDT by Shelayne (I will continue to pray for President Bush and my country, as I am commanded to do by my Lord.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I was in Ames on Saturday. And I saw the FredHeads. In fact, I gave them some “I’m With Fred” stickers I had made locally.


6 posted on 08/14/2007 12:28:08 PM PDT by Iowa Granny
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
And yes, the Ron Paul guys did camp out around our table. They brought 4x8's along and hung out in our area most of the afternoon.

What does that mean? That they held up sheets of plywood to block visibility or access to the Fred table? Can anybody who was there fill me in?

7 posted on 08/14/2007 12:29:24 PM PDT by lesser_satan (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: Politicalmom
Bump! WAY TO GO FREDHEADS!


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8 posted on 08/14/2007 12:44:17 PM PDT by W04Man (I'm Now With Fred http://Vets4Fred.net)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thanks for posting this report, it is very encouraging.


9 posted on 08/14/2007 12:47:11 PM PDT by hoosierpearl (To God be the glory.)
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To: hoosierpearl; 2ndDivisionVet

Yes! Thanks for this report! Good work, folks!


10 posted on 08/14/2007 12:53:04 PM PDT by Theresawithanh (FRED!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
thanks for your good work

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11 posted on 08/14/2007 12:59:57 PM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

http://youtube.com/watch?v=macYMWzBVXE

The Ron Paul guys near the Fred table are real class acts.


12 posted on 08/14/2007 2:59:42 PM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: Shelayne

Unsurprising behavior, really.


13 posted on 08/14/2007 2:59:55 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Fred Thompson)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“And yes, the Ron Paul guys did camp out around our table. They brought 4x8’s along and hung out in our area most of the afternoon.”

Ah, those Paulistinians are so nice.


14 posted on 08/14/2007 3:02:03 PM PDT by Grunthor (When life gives you lemons, you throw them at the mean people and hope it gets them in the eyes.)
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To: Politicalmom

Fred will enjoy reading this. Great report, thanks for the ping!


15 posted on 08/14/2007 5:11:04 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (PUT AMERICA AHEAD! VOTE FOR FRED!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A big ATTA BOY from the far north coast of Calif...


16 posted on 08/14/2007 5:11:52 PM PDT by tubebender (My first great grandson is a Miniature Schnauzer...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Way to go people!! I, selfishly, was in Minnesota for the NHRA DragRaces in Brainerd the whole weekend. Sorry I missed the fun here back home!!


17 posted on 08/15/2007 2:42:10 PM PDT by FlashBack (WoundedWarriorProject.Org)
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