People Matter, but so does Money
When I blog, I seem to write what I think more often than what I do, or what happens. Perhaps my mind is inside more than out. But in the grand scheme of things, the only thing important is what I do to help others.
Last Saturday I gave a 20 minute speech (the longest I've given so far) highlighting my 2002 campaign for NC House. My main idea is that personal contact will earn you more support (money and volunteers) than anything else. The best part about this speech is that I spoke in a conversational style without looking at my notes but a few times. I didn't have much time to organize my speech. But I am glad it went well considering how busy I've been. With finals coming up and a painting to re-touch (for the silent auction), I was swamped!
Rachel Mills gave a more detailed and organized speech, but she was reading straight off her paper. I think her speech was really great because she had a lot of ideas and actually made the audience laugh more than once. She seemed a little nervous, but I don't think anyone cared. I would say her speech was the best of the three of us.
Tara Grubb talked excitedly as she always does, but her ideas seemed too vague for me to understand. She seemed to speak in generalities and big ideas without being specific. Perhaps it's just me, but "investing in human capital" doesn't say much. Of course I have been guilty of speaking that way in the past. The LPNC already does use volunteer resources heavily, but we can't say that money doesn't matter. It does, so how are we going to really change that? It has been that way for centuries.
Tara also claims we were focusing too much on money at the convention instead of our people, but she can't say that because she missed a lot. She missed most of it. She basically showed up to speak and left. The convention covered the whole weekend. We DO appreciate our people, Tara. Our people, and realtionships with the community was the focus of my speech. We ARE primarily driven by relationships. That's how we have to get things done, because we have to do with less money than the Demopublicans. We brought our capital (another word for money, resources) together with our donations for the silent auction. I brought my painting, "Freedom is the Music in my Head", for one. The LPNC raised money from this and other items.
Last Saturday at the LPNC convention Awards Gala, I tied with Thomas Hill from Concord for the "Most Valued Activist" Award. Rachel Mills was awarded the "Most Outspoken for Liberty" Award. We have a new Executive Committee, which I am sure will do a wonderful job for the LP. Unfortunately, my time limits me to the Judicial Committee.
Anyone have a real job for me in Charlotte? I can start in June.
2:33:18 PM 
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