Posts in "Wake Forest"

By Jared Fuller at 9:06AM

Jun 1, 2010

Calling out Conservatives at the Tea Party

This past wave of tea-parties I was honored to give the keynote speech to over 2,500 people at a tea-party in Winston Salem, NC.

My speech, however, was distinctly different than others given that day; in fact, I made it a point to call out the injustices of the GOP in recent years. The best part, though, is that the speech was delightfully eaten up by the crowd and I spent hours after the speech talking to people about the message I aimed to convey... and they all overwhelmingly agreed with me.

It's one thing to be right, it's another thing to convince someone you're right; it's not only about what you say, but how you say it.

Watch the speech below; in my humble opinion, this is the way we can win over the right.

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By Jared Fuller at 4:42PM

Apr 20, 2010

One year ago today, Ron Paul's 1st YAL event!

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What a year it has been since Ron Paul made his first-ever YAL appearance, at Wake Forest. So much has changed, has it not? Who would have ever imagined over 1,300 people would have turned out to an event completely outside an election cycle, on a campus of only 4,500 students?!

Not even Ron... I remember him inquiring to Jeff Frazee: "You think we can get a couple-hundred students there?" Ron is so very humble; by no means did he expect to see a line that wrapped completely out of site to enter the event at Wake Forest.

The theme of the event, in tune with the day itself, was simple enough: LEGALIZE FREEDOM.

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By Sam Swedberg at 1:04PM

Apr 19, 2010

Tax Day: Whatcom Community College, Wake Forest, Idaho, and SUNY @ Buffalo University

Here are some more photo highlights of what some campuses did this past Thursday for Tax Day.

YAL at Whatcom Community College holding their own Tax Day rally:

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By Jared Fuller at 7:31AM

Mar 20, 2010

Flags for the Fallen on the 7th Anniversary

What did your chapter do?

Make sure to send YAL National an email with pictures, videos, stories etc., to keep us up to date on your chapter's progress to End the War!

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By Jared Fuller at 6:19AM

Mar 19, 2010

Uh-oh... I take on a professor's hypocrisy at WFU

This week in the Old Gold & Black, the official student newspaper of Wake Forest University (Go Deacs!--we're gunning for ya Kentucky), you will find four articles written by WFU YAL members. Yes, four. (*Note: titles are provided by the student paper, not the author)

Protest the current government's policies (by yours truly)
Government follows misguided economics (by Elliot Engstrom)
Seven-year Iraq War doesn't benefit anyone (by Nathan Fox-Helser)

Numbers 1 and 3 are both about the current status of the United States' occupations abroad, while number 2 reflects not just the looting of the rich, but also the looting of the poor.

And lastly, but likely most controversial, you will find the fourth total article and second article written by myself that reflects the title of this post: Gov't intervention hinders "green" transformation.

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By Jared Fuller at 7:22PM

Nov 23, 2009

Getting in bed with Mel Watt & the Fed

When we get in bed... with Mel Watt & the Fed... We have to expect... the disease they spread... HONK TO AUDIT THE FED!

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This little tactic, among a wealth of others courtesy of the Leadership Institute, is known as Operation Burmashave. Gotta love student innovation!

The above photo is from the Charlotte "End the Fed" rally on 11/22/09--designed by Wake Forest Young Americans for Liberty.

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By Jared Fuller at 8:24AM

Oct 25, 2009

2009 Southern Students For Liberty Conference

In case you hadn't heard, the WFU chapter of YAL (the first YAL group responsible for hosting Ron Paul) just carried out, on October 24th, the 2009 Southern Students For Liberty Conference. Undoubtedly, the conference was a resounding success.

Souhtern SFL Conf.

Just ask the students at the conference--accolades like "life changing," "beyond inspirational," and "the eye-opener I needed" were not uncommon throughout the day.

Check out other Students For Liberty Regional Conferences here.

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By Elliot Engstrom at 6:17AM

Sep 22, 2009

The fight goes on at Wake Forest

My "Rethinking the State" column in last week's newspaper here at Wake Forest University deals with the libertarian view on poverty, as many criticize the philosophy as being completely insensitive to the needs of the poor. Be sure to check it out, and feel more than free to give a few comments to our leftist columnist, Matt Moran, about his claim that a strong government provides stability in the marketplace.

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By Jared Fuller at 9:52PM

Sep 10, 2009

Stop talking and start taking over your campus!

As you will see per the pictures below, the first article was not written by a YAL member. In fact, it was written in direct retaliation against the YAL group at Wake Forest University! The funny thing is, is that the article is amazing! "How so?" You ask... It means Wake Forest YAL is doing their job!

Click here to read the article in its entirety and please, do feel free to tell the kind guest columnist for the school paper, The Old Gold & Black, that libertarians value freedom for all and kindly explain why. [cont... click below]

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By Jared Fuller at 6:45AM

Sep 1, 2009

Go Get Those Freshmen!

It's that time of the year and, no, I'm not talking about books. I'm talking about recruiting those freshmen for your YAL group! What is the below label about? Keep reading for more information!