Oh the humanity!
November 25, 2007 2:13 PM Subscribe
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Ron Paul? Coming soon (maybe) to a city near you, the Ron Paul blimp. That is all.
This post was deleted for the following reason: just a plain old fundraising page for Ron Paul. Not very interesting at all. -- mathowie
It's made of gold!
posted by Artw at 2:19 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 2:19 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Is anyone else getting concerned that the entire country will be gripped with Ron Paul passion and we'll end up with a ridiculous Ron Paul presidency?
posted by awesomebrad at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by awesomebrad at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
Is there a disapproving acronym yet for single-link Ron Paul post?
Cos there ought to be.
posted by Infinite Jest at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
Cos there ought to be.
posted by Infinite Jest at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
You know who else had a big blimp?
Oh wait...(dang. good post title).
posted by Skygazer at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
Oh wait...(dang. good post title).
posted by Skygazer at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007
Nothing says "forward-looking" like 1850's air-travel technology.
posted by ColdChef at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007 [7 favorites]
posted by ColdChef at 2:20 PM on November 25, 2007 [7 favorites]
$350,000 per month to rent (all inclusive)
$98,325 pledged in the first 5 days.
It's going to take some sustained fundraising to keep it aloft, but, yes, it's exactly the kind of campaign "vehicle" that will likely get news coverage/free publicity.
And I'm glad they pointed out that is uses Helium (considering you've already made the Hindenburg reference).
Still, countdown to deletion... 10, 9, 8...
posted by wendell at 2:21 PM on November 25, 2007
$98,325 pledged in the first 5 days.
It's going to take some sustained fundraising to keep it aloft, but, yes, it's exactly the kind of campaign "vehicle" that will likely get news coverage/free publicity.
And I'm glad they pointed out that is uses Helium (considering you've already made the Hindenburg reference).
Still, countdown to deletion... 10, 9, 8...
posted by wendell at 2:21 PM on November 25, 2007
Weightless, bloated, full of gas and thoroughly impractical. Sounds utterly fitting...
posted by Skeptic at 2:22 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by Skeptic at 2:22 PM on November 25, 2007
I am very far from a Ron Paul supporter, but this is just the most awesomely ridiculous thing ever, I just had to share it with you all.
posted by scalefree at 2:23 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by scalefree at 2:23 PM on November 25, 2007
Helium to keep it aloft, and mainstream media to keep it down.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 2:23 PM on November 25, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by kuujjuarapik at 2:23 PM on November 25, 2007 [2 favorites]
I heard that Ron Paul shits solid gold bullion and pisses freedom.
posted by empath at 2:30 PM on November 25, 2007 [5 favorites]
posted by empath at 2:30 PM on November 25, 2007 [5 favorites]
Is anyone else getting concerned that the entire country will be gripped with Ron Paul passion and we'll end up with a ridiculous Ron Paul presidency?
Nope. It would take a wacky Hollywood comedy type twist to make this happen, like every other candidate -up to and including Kucinich- being caught in a coke fueled orgy.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 2:30 PM on November 25, 2007
Nope. It would take a wacky Hollywood comedy type twist to make this happen, like every other candidate -up to and including Kucinich- being caught in a coke fueled orgy.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 2:30 PM on November 25, 2007
in all seriousness, I'd say he's got a decent chance of taking NH. That's about it.
posted by empath at 2:31 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by empath at 2:31 PM on November 25, 2007
Ron Paul's a kooky libertarian WITH NO CHANCE OF WINNING.
I'll continue to support the Democratic Party and its Leadership, which has brought an end to the Iraq War, restored our civil liberties, repudiated dictatorial executive powers by impeaching Bush and Cheney, and extended real health care benefits to every American.
posted by orthogonality at 2:34 PM on November 25, 2007 [5 favorites]
I'll continue to support the Democratic Party and its Leadership, which has brought an end to the Iraq War, restored our civil liberties, repudiated dictatorial executive powers by impeaching Bush and Cheney, and extended real health care benefits to every American.
posted by orthogonality at 2:34 PM on November 25, 2007 [5 favorites]
Usually I vote based on my principles, but I'll join any herd for a decent pastrami sub.
posted by maryh at 2:34 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by maryh at 2:34 PM on November 25, 2007
Meh. Drop me a line when the Mike Huckabee ornithopter hits town.
posted by googly at 2:36 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by googly at 2:36 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Meh, wake me when buys a submarine on which he can whisk us all away to his underwater Randian utopian city "that works."
posted by wfrgms at 2:38 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by wfrgms at 2:38 PM on November 25, 2007
The thing I don't get, that this stunt underscores, is he has a phenomenal ability to raise money far beyond his apparent popularity in the polls. Is it just that his small band of plucky followers are mortgaging their houses & donating their life savings to him? Is there a mysterious cabal of financiers lurking in the shadows? Are their hidden armies of supporters that for some reason aren't showing up on the polls?
posted by scalefree at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by scalefree at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
wfrgms, that's a crazy idea. Would you kindly tell us where you got it?
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
...we're talking about an aircraft, which is likely to be filled with foreign helium, which was our helium, that we outsourced to foreign interests. And now, calls are out, to the American public, to appeal for donations from the middle class no less, to propel this venture? Unbelievable! I thought I heard and saw everything until now...this is just ridiculous! Ridiculous!
posted by Smart Dalek at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by Smart Dalek at 2:41 PM on November 25, 2007
Well, you'll never catch me voting for a Republican. But if one were to get elected, I think Ron Paul would at least make things interesting. And really, he could hardly do worse than Bush even if he *tried* to do worse. He is the one Republican I would donate a few bucks to, if I had a few bucks available for donating to a Republican, which I don't and never will.
posted by jamstigator at 2:48 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by jamstigator at 2:48 PM on November 25, 2007
...he has a phenomenal ability to raise money far beyond his apparent popularity in the polls.
This situation is covered in Freakonomics. To condense the point, attracting money -is- a kind of poll, and politicians attract money if they're perceived as electable. It's a feedback loop.
posted by jet_silver at 2:51 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
This situation is covered in Freakonomics. To condense the point, attracting money -is- a kind of poll, and politicians attract money if they're perceived as electable. It's a feedback loop.
posted by jet_silver at 2:51 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
But if one were to get elected, I think Ron Paul would at least make things interesting.
hey, you know who else made things interesting?
that's right ...
posted by pyramid termite at 2:52 PM on November 25, 2007
hey, you know who else made things interesting?
that's right ...
posted by pyramid termite at 2:52 PM on November 25, 2007
I PLEDGE FOR THE BLIMP!
posted by Krrrlson at 2:53 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Krrrlson at 2:53 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Ron Paul is a racist lunatic and his fans are diluted idiots. This blimp idea is highlights that.
posted by puke & cry at 2:57 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by puke & cry at 2:57 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
take out the "is" there
posted by puke & cry at 3:00 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by puke & cry at 3:00 PM on November 25, 2007
I'll show YOU "is".
posted by tehloki at 3:01 PM on November 25, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by tehloki at 3:01 PM on November 25, 2007 [3 favorites]
take out the "is" there
You also added too much water to the idiots.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 3:03 PM on November 25, 2007 [6 favorites]
You also added too much water to the idiots.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 3:03 PM on November 25, 2007 [6 favorites]
Not so much the racism thing no. I knew someone would call me on that, heh.
posted by puke & cry at 3:04 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by puke & cry at 3:04 PM on November 25, 2007
i guess that's compared to Bush supporters who like their idiocy full strength.
posted by empath at 3:05 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by empath at 3:05 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
Last night, while driving to a concert I saw an walking path built over the highway, fenced in so that people couldn't do things like drop cinderblocks on drivers. I saw that someone had used red cups pushed into the mesh of the fence to spell out RON PAUL and then sort of wished for the plummeting cinderblocks back.
posted by adipocere at 3:05 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by adipocere at 3:05 PM on November 25, 2007
puke & cry writes "Ron Paul is a racist lunatic and his fans are diluted idiots."
At least they're not full strength.
posted by Bugbread at 3:08 PM on November 25, 2007
At least they're not full strength.
posted by Bugbread at 3:08 PM on November 25, 2007
Oh, if only we could dilute the idiots. But there's a drought on, must conserve...
posted by maryh at 3:09 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by maryh at 3:09 PM on November 25, 2007
Ron Paul: The Second-Tier-College-Bowl-Game Publicity Stunt Of Presidential Campaigns
posted by gompa at 3:11 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by gompa at 3:11 PM on November 25, 2007
Is Ron Paul more of a Lyndon LaRouche or more of a Howard Dean? I can't decide yet.
posted by empath at 3:14 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by empath at 3:14 PM on November 25, 2007
Ron Paul is a racist lunatic and his fans are diluted idiots.Well, we're saving our energy for the full-str--
Aw, man, everyone beat me to it.
posted by verb at 3:22 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
He's like Lyndon LaRouche riding a Howard Dean-shaped blimp, screaming YEAAARGH and dropping rocks into ponds.
posted by Krrrlson at 3:24 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Krrrlson at 3:24 PM on November 25, 2007 [1 favorite]
How much more absurd is this than when Howard Dean's campaign, before Iowa 2004, spent almost $2 million for sponsorship of a NASCAR car?
posted by willie11 at 3:25 PM on November 25, 2007
posted by willie11 at 3:25 PM on November 25, 2007
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