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Ron Paul fans work to put on festival just before Republican National Convention
Tampa Bay Times ^
| May 22, 2012
| Richard Danielson
Posted on 05/22/2012 7:23:16 PM PDT by Brandonmark
Supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul are negotiating to hold a three-day festival of music, entertainment and activism at the Florida State Fairgrounds immediately before the Republican National Convention.
Paul Festival 2012 would run from Aug. 24-26, ending the day before the convention begins.
Details like ticket prices and who would be on stage have not been announced, but the festival could draw 20,000 or more people a day, estimated Deborah Robinet, an organizer who lives near San Diego, Calif.
"Ron Paul supporters are very enthusiastic, and there's going to be a bunch of them in Tampa," said Robinet, one of five directors of the nonprofit group Liberty Unleashed, which was incorporated this month in Florida to make arrangements for the festival.
Robinet and fair director of sales and marketing Terri Parnell said Tuesday they expected a contract to be finished soon, possibly this week. Because the state fair property is one of the 73 official venues for the convention, Parnell said fair officials also have been in touch with the GOP's Committee on Arrangements, which is in charge of planning for the convention.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: paulbots
To: Brandonmark
Supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul are negotiating to hold a three-day festival Only gays have Festivals!
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:27:31 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(I hate pragmatists!)
To: Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
Are you ready for the like-in?
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:29:08 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack Obama has cut and run from what he called "the right war".)
To: Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
What if they gave a love-in and nobody came?
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:30:10 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack Obama has cut and run from what he called "the right war".)
To: a fool in paradise
I’d call that “willpower”.
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:32:13 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Barack Obama has cut and run from what he called "the right war".)
To: All
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:34:17 PM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: Brandonmark
Great entertainment. Black bloc vs. RonPaulians.
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:38:23 PM PDT
by
windcliff
To: Randy Larsen
There are a lot of legitimate music festivals around the world. Though I share your probably concern that this will be most likely targeting the convention and those attending.
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posted on
05/22/2012 7:48:30 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
("God? I didn't know he was signed onto the system.")
To: a fool in paradise
Too late - they missed 4/20.
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posted on
05/22/2012 8:11:42 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Brandonmark
Stay away from the brown acid.
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posted on
05/22/2012 8:56:21 PM PDT
by
Tex-Con-Man
(T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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