If guns kill people......

Then do pens misspell words? Today's youth have a core set of issues that concern them. Mainstream issues like Jobs and Economy and the national defense concern most teens and even older people like those in their mid thirties, while personal issues make for more concerns in the student age bracket. Some of the personal issues that have been prominent in the past few years are like, tuition and taxes, the draft and the social security questions.

The other side.....

The other side has troubles too. Remember that it is not the side that runs the best campaign that wins, it is the side that runs the least worse campaign.

Training

Here in this session we are discussing six maxims of politics. One explains the essential need for training in the youth movement and lack of trained leaders who are passionate about their causes. The second, Sound Doctrine is Sound politics, talks ethics in politics. "In politics you have two things. Your word and your Friends. Go back on either and you are dead." The third says, In politics An ounce of Loyalty is Worth a pound of Cleverness. There are two types of Loyalty. :Loyalty to principle like the supporters of Ron Paul or Pat Buchanan, and Self serving Loyalty, like the Labor unions.

When Canvassed.......

Keep 'em talking. If the Greenpeace guys want to talk, talk to them as long as possible to keep them out of other peoples hair. The longer you keep them talking, the shorter time they have to finish their list of canvasees.

Back to the Hydrant

A quick lunch of Quiznos, and back to work, finishing Darren's talk on getting work actually done. Why do people feel compelled to supply only DIET soft drinks?

Prep

PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE. And don't forget to bring the table. For the guys......decorate the membership table and bring a cashbox. It looks really bad to see the dues going into a guy's back pocket.

Student activism

Right now just finished listening to David Worley, Iraq vet, on getting started as a leader in campaigns. Now half an hour before lunch we are starting the next lecture, Building your Organization, taught by Darren Iwicki. Information heavy, this next lecture will be very useful. Pity Darren talks so fast.