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Jan Mickelson of WHO News Radio 1040 in Des Moines interviewed Ron Paul 2008 chairman Kent Snyder today about Ron Paul being excluded from the upcoming candidates forum sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance. Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief joined the interview later to explain why his group decided to keep Ron Paul out.
“Congressman Ron Paul isn’t welcome at the Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance candidates forum.” Oversight? Nope. Kent Snyder Ed Failor exchange words. Lotsa them.
Listen here (21 minutes)
Thanks to Mike Nystrom at The Daily Paul.
The second primary sponsor of the Iowa forum that is blocking Ron Paul from participation is the Iowa Christian Alliance.
The main contact number has not been answering: 515-225-1515; their fax number is 515-225-1826. Other contacts are President Steve Scheffler (phone 515-971-7363), Treasurer Morris Hurd, Finance Chairman Gopal Krishna (phone 515-975-8771), Director of Church/Community Development Jessica Anderson, and Lobbyist Norm Pawlewski (home phone 515-287-1291).
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In case anyone missed it, the Iowa Presidential Candidates Forum is being co-Sponsored by: FairTax.org, Krishna Engineering Consultants, Inc., and Light Expressions by Shaw.
Remember to be nice when you call. These companies are just co-sponsors of the forum, which means the company probably just forked over some money to have their name show up on the brochure and have some advertising at the debate. The person who answers the phone will likely be a sales clerk or the store manager and likely won’t know what the hell this is all about. So be nice. But do call, and politely inform them that their company is a co-sponsor of the event, and the event sponsors have decided to exclude a very important candidate - Ron Paul. We want to put as much pressure on the decision makers as possible - this means putting pressure on them, as well as having the cosponsors put the pressure on them too. But again, be polite.
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Thanks to Mike Nystrom at The Daily Paul
UPDATE: Carolyn H. Helmlinger of Coldwell-Banker Midamerica Realty writes that their company was listed as a co-sponsor by mistake. They have gotten Iowans for Tax Reform to remove their company name from the list of co-sponsors on their website.
The Chairman of Iowans for Tax Relief, Ed Failor, is a Senior Advisor to the McCain Campaign in Iowa. Everyone calling him should be aware of that.
563-288-3600 or 877-913-3600; Fax 563-264-2413; e-mail
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Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance will host a presidential candidates forum on Saturday, June 30th in Des Moines. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, Tommy Thompson, and Tom Tancredo will participate.
Ron Paul, however, will not participate. Why? Because he wasn’t invited. Campaign chairman Kent Snyder elaborates.
We need you to get them to change their minds. Contact the sponsors:
Edward Failor
Iowans for Tax Relief
2610 Park Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Phone: 563-288-3600 or 877-913-3600
Fax: 563-264-2413
E-mail: itr@taxrelief.org
Steve Sheffler, President
Iowa Christian Alliance
939 Office Park Road, Suite 115
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
Phone: 515-225-1515
Fax: 515-225-1826
E-mail: slscheffler@iowachristian.com
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