Draft of USA Today Ad

[thomj76]

Unbelievable....I don't remember anyone asking for every Tom, Dick, and Harry what their opinion was of this article.

If you don't like it, pony up your own cash and take out your own ad! Otherwise, STFU nobody cares what you think! This person has done something wonderful and we have a group of self-righteous jackasses who want to tell him how to improve it in their images...

Reminds of the way these Meetup groups are going....I'm RP to the end, but I'm tired of the Paulites out there....you people are really irritating...

This is the draft thread...We are engaged in the creative process. If you dont brainstorm, how can you get your "chubby rain"?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ron Paul will take money from anyone. If they're stupid enough to think that he will cater to them then they deserve to lose their money. He cannot be bought, but I don't think I've ever heard of him rejecting money.

I'm not sure about that, RPF. I don't think he accepts money from lobbyists.

 

[CelestialRender]

I like it. If you make changes: fine, but it's ready for the presses as first presented. Thanks Llepard, you're a true patriot. (I've never used that word before. Tastes funny.)

 

[Kurt_In_Florida]

Nice. But I would change the tone slightly. "Warning" on every line, and "advising" people how to vote comes off as scolding them. You'll turn the average (stupid) American off in a heartbeat.

Instead of scolding, or sounding the alarm, why not list a series of problems, a Founder's quote, and how Ron Paul would restore order on the issue? For example (at the top) you can say (once), "The Founders warned...

-- "Beware of entangling alliances." - George Washington -- and yet we are mired down by the dictates of the U.N., NATO, NAFTA, CAFTA, etc. which erode our sovereignty and put our troops under foreign command. Ron Paul would get us out of these organizations which sap America's strength.

Just a thought - but making people feel guilty won't win them over. Instead, invite them to join a winning team! (Yeah, lots of sheeple vote for someone because they think they will win! Idiots!)

K.

 

[Kurt_In_Florida]

Hey! Add Ron Paul's picture to the group at the top! Maybe replace Madison (since most people don't know what he looks like anyway.)

 

[thirty3na3rd]

You Could Have Treated Yourself to a Luxury Car

...or made a down payment on a vacation home.
Instead, you are giving this gift to your fellow Americans.

Sir, we are deeply grateful.

Darryl Schmitz
St Johns, MI

 

[Paulitician]

I'm not sure about that, RPF. I don't think he accepts money from lobbyists.

I agree with Ron Paul Fan. Ron Paul will take money from anyone. He's greedy like that! Just don't expect to get special privileges because you donated to him. Lobbyists no longer even bother, because they know he can't be bought.

 

[Menthol Patch]

This first draft is awesome!

 

[kasiagirl]

Wonderful ad. If people won't read this they just don't care and won't vote anyway.

 

[Proemio]

I would tend to agree with you, but this is a very unusual type of ad that I might stopped to see what it was about. It's not often I see in a news paper ad about the founding fathers and it's not even one of their holidays or birthdays.

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That's exactly it.

Criteria for newspaper/journal ad (most important to least):

1 - Has stopping power (WTF-appeal)

2 - Sells brand (Founding Fathers <-> President Ron Paul)

3 - if the reader is still with you, they want meat not fluff (has that, tho at that stage, the addition of the collected writings of Ron Paul would be even better - ha)

It was a great ad from the get go, mainly because it's based on a fantastic concept (max's I think), now made into a looker.

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This is what I said in another post in answer to inquiries by the man paying the bill (llepard):

I'd just ask one small thing.
That you are 100% comfortable and sold on the final piece.
It's a great ad - as you can see from the "first impression" reactions (the only thing that really counts with an ad).
I have seen too many good ideas get their energy "murdered by committee".

It has to be a "no regret" type of thing for the one sticking his neck out!

 

[Ron Paul Fan]

I'm not sure about that, RPF. I don't think he accepts money from lobbyists.

Where has he said this? I thought he took money from anyone and everyone. But he's not like the others in that he won't give anyone special treatment so they probably don't want to give to him anyway.

The ad is suppose to be unusual, powerful, and invoke emotion. That is the whole point and that is what will get people to read it. It should be unique and different.

 

[LinuxUser269]

looks wonderful but we need this in every paper

 

[JTCoyoté]

What an amazing stroke of genius this ad is... This would make a marvelous Yard Sign, and/or banner...

--Oldyoti

"The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people." ~Ron Paul

 

[Revolution9]

This is the draft thread...We are engaged in the creative process. If you dont brainstorm, how can you get your "chubby rain"?

BS.. Most of you are surreptitiously engaged in an interference and stupid ideas process. If we took all the stupid siggestions it would like a generic store sale ad with vote ron paul 2008 on it. Big effing stunner there.. Guaranteed collectors piece<snark>.. Jeezus H. Kripes and an armchiar quarteback critiquing The Creation. Most of the fools learned nothing from the November Fifth controversy. The guns were stuck to and an amazing success came out of it..

Randy

 

[max]

a football metaphor...

we were once losing 56-0 at halftime....by being bold we are now only down by 14 in the 4th quarter..

It's no time for "prevent defense"...we have to throw the ball on every down, but without being so careless as to throwing into tight coverage....

This ad is like a 30 yard pass to an open receiver....a bold move.....but a necessary move...and in no way reckless.

This ad in original form challenges the intellect and touches the emotions. Believe me, anyone "scared" by it will never be in our camp anyway once the media smear begin (and they are already starting)

Just imagine the impact of countless disenchanted Americans having the same response to it as Larry did upon first seeing it!

Theres no telling what type of action they might then be inspired to take!

 

[Peterjar]

Chipin

We need more grassroots efforts like this. Most of us can't afford it alone.

Go to www.ronpaulgraphs/chipin.html to help the rest of us out.

 

[Proemio]

a football metaphor...

Way over my head...

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This ad in original form challenges the intellect and touches the emotions. Believe me, anyone "scared" by it...

Wot? I didn't read through the - I'm sure well intentioned - micro-management section, but scared???? - of what? A historical perspective? Maybe scared to acknowledge our failure to defend what was ours to preserve, despite being warned? Scared of what?

Just imagine the impact of countless disenchanted Americans having the same response to it as Larry did upon first seeing it!

Bahh - Imagination is for dangerous revolutionaries and visionaries...

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First impression is the key to the success or failure of an ad. If it doesn't grab you in a split second, it's on to turning the page, never to return.

What most people don't understand about design, is that when you have a well constructed piece, the slightest change can zap all the energy, balance or both, of the whole. I wish I had a cookie for every "Wow, love it... (looking) ... (stepping back) ... (focusing in close up) ... but can you make this a bit bigger, redder, bluer, smaller or whatever?" Most of the time (almost always) it destroys the "wow" factor. Yes, maybe it works better after staring at it for 5 minutes, but the "clients" you want to reach are long gone after a second or two. An ad is not a coffee-table piece. And focus-groups don't make better ads, they only lessen the responsibility of those responsible, in case the thing bombs.

 

[JTCoyoté]

Where has he said this? I thought he took money from anyone and everyone. But he's not like the others in that he won't give anyone special treatment so they probably don't want to give to him anyway.

The ad is suppose to be unusual, powerful, and invoke emotion. That is the whole point and that is what will get people to read it. It should be unique and different.

This ad gets to the Heart of Ron Paul and the Vein that runs through the Founders directly to him...

When elected to represent the people of his constituency, the people who elected him are the ones who should support him in spirit as well as in advice, opinion, and monetary assistance in maintaining offices, covering campaign expenses, as well as staff, researchers, and materials...

He is the people of his constituency's Representative and lobby in congress, who has sworn to uphold the Constitution, which are the rules he must play by, and make sure that he does. He has to be able to explain these rules with communication to his constituents with regard to every vote, as well as to why he cannot vote them just anything, unless it is under his power and clearly defined as such in the rules... namely the Constitution...

He primarily is there to protect his Constituents by keeping others in Congress honest and to make a Constitutional stand against those who do not hold to the Constitutional oath they took.

His constituents support him with contributions which is the way of a "Republic" after all, they are represented by him at the federal level... there is a maximum however that any one contributer can donate so the more $5-$10 donations the merrier...

This is a Republic not a Democracy by the way...

--Oldyoti

"The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people." ~Ron Paul

 

[garkoblogo]

of course there are naysayers and critics here as always lol
i think it works
the images of the Founding Fathers still resonate to the core of Americans.
and the punch line at the bottom is also an attention getter.
Once people see that then they will read at least part of the text which is, admittedly, longish.
I give it thumbs up!

 

[Vali]

I think I will frame this when it comes out. Well done, Thank you for your generosity LL!