*Foreign Policy Ad Extremely Vital at this Point*

[Okie RP fan]

Ok, it's time to hit up RevPAC to run an ad.

No word from anyone about a foreign policy ad.

Now that South Carolina is over, it is the perfect time to roll out a foreign policy ad with the details mentioned.

 

[KetchupMaster]

The ad should also include the Ronald Reagan quote:

"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
-Ronald Reagan

 

[Mckarnin]

I think we need shots of an abandoned domestic base with empty housing and then images of new bases we are building in useless locations. Bring our troops and their families home to domestic bases, have them spend their dollars domestically and keep defense funding strong so they are always prepared to rise in defense of our nation.

 

[Okie RP fan]

The ad should also include the Ronald Reagan quote:

"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
-Ronald Reagan

Putting on the front page.

I think we need shots of an abandoned domestic base with empty housing and then images of new bases we are building in useless locations. Bring our troops and their families home to domestic bases, have them spend their dollars domestically and keep defense funding strong so they are always prepared to rise in defense of our nation.

That could be a great visual to use within the commercial. I really wish some techie people would see this thread, particularly within the campaign or one of the PACs to produce our visions, haha.

 

[EBounding]

Not sure he'd support having Naval vessels around the world. Having military guard shipping lanes is a mercantilist idea, and I'd be surprised if Ron held that position.

This is why Ron needs to be clear on what the military would look like under his administration because we don't even know for sure. I was just going off of Doug Weade explaining that Paul would protect the "freedom of the seas". Paul also said he would be willing to go to war if the Panama canal was threatened provided Congress declared war.

 

[tennman]

He really needs to work on his explanation for why he opposed OBL's assassination. He's been asked a million times but seems unprepared every time and hasn't honed his response at all. I agree with him but every-time he's asked the question his response makes me cringe.

Geez yes!

 

[squirekyle]

Agreed.

 

[milo10]

See, that's the problem. A SUPER PAC should not be focusing on touting RP's POSITIVES, a SUPER PAC is designed to run negatives, so the campaign can remain clean, and have deniability. What has happened though, is the campaign has been ineffective on the newsletters issues, not addressing them for nearly 2 weeks in any meaningful way, which resulted in a 3rd place finish in Iowa. It also resulted in a Super PAC producing a commercial, that should have been produced immediately by the campaign instead, and run in Iowa to dispell the lamestream media on the issue quickly.
The campaign has not addressed the foreign policy issue, or gone after senior voters, and now Super PACS are having to run ads (that might not be the best) trying to get positive messages out for RP. The campaign has MILLIONS, the Super PACs nowhere near the campaign, and yet the two are producing very different ads.

Why? If the campaign's goal is to simply destroy all Republican candidates and get President Obama reelected (which is likely to happen against anyone but RP anyway), they are doing a great job. If we are to believe as many around here have said, "It's about the message", though, their advertising/ads makes 0 sense.

They have no grassroots person addressing issues with us regularly, and clearly they have ignored all emails on addressing the foreign policy issue in a different way.
I wonder if RP will just stay in this race until the convention, then release another book like he did in 2008?

"An idependent run is not out of the question either."
Hopefully it is, and according to Doug Wead, "It's not going to happen." Why would they want to waste more time/money, when they have money now, and apparently can't even get out ads in a timely manner?

Wow! It is so nice to see the extent to which other people here really understand this. This whole thread is heartening, because the grassroots is waking up to the fact that this whole campaign is deeply flawed. We should have had high-quality 30 and 60 second ads on the topics below months ago!

1. Defense/foreign policy- focus more on defense than golden rule.
2. Social Security - only Ron can keep it solvent.
3. Electability - show polls and other information to show that Ron has very broad support.


For all three, especially the first two, there should also be longer online versions. For Defense, I would like to see something like a roundtable or interview excerpts with individuals like Scheuer, Pape, and Shaffer. Also, a press conference.

For Social Security, a longer video with lots of charts and history. Maybe something close to a documentary.

For electability, something like a mini-documentary showing people from across the political spectrum supporting Ron Paul. Emphasize the breadth and youthfulness of his support, and how much he is respected by independents and progressives, even if they disagree with many of his views. Emphasize how exceptional his integrity has been, how he skipped over a congressional pension, etc.

 

[Okie RP fan]

I don't know what to do, everyone...

I've sent messages through the "Event Invite" page on the 2012 site, and I tried calling the Ron Paul HQ at the 1-800 number and it's all automated.

Don't know how many more times we can say this, but dropping an honest foreign policy ad would have a good chance of doing great things to the polling numbers.

 

[EBounding]

I don't know what to do, everyone...

I've sent messages through the "Event Invite" page on the 2012 site, and I tried calling the Ron Paul HQ at the 1-800 number and it's all automated.

Don't know how many more times we can say this, but dropping an honest foreign policy ad would have a good chance of doing great things to the polling numbers.

Did you try e-mailing your state's campaign coordinator? I e-mailed mine with similar concerns and at least got a response within an hour.

 

[freneticentropy]

We do need FP ads, but we need more. If Paul doesn't do something drastic and do it right now, we lose. Please take a look at my thread in Campaign Suggestions entitled The Paul Doctrine: Changing Perceptions of Republican Voters on Foreign Policy.

Right now, the average voter thinks Paul's FP stance is one of abject capitulation. Of course it's not, but that is the perception. He absolutely has to change this perception or he loses. I hope everyone here will support and put pressure on the campaign to craft a major foreign policy address to explain to the American people how a Paul administration will ensure a peaceful, prosperous, and SAFE America.

Please comment on that thread and other threads about FP to send the campaign a message that this must happen. Please contact the campaign directly and let them know your thoughts. It's too late in the game to keep running the ball down the middle. We have to make a huge play and make it now.

Also, does anyone have any statistics on why people are not voting for Paul? Surely, someone must have done a survey to ask people what their concerns are. I couldn't find anything looking around online. But from talking to conservatives I know personally, it seems to me that foreign policy IS THE ENTIRE ISSUE. Everything else is a side show. If Paul can address this one issue, huge new swaths of voters open up to him.

 

[Okie RP fan]

Did you try e-mailing your state's campaign coordinator? I e-mailed mine with similar concerns and at least got a response within an hour.

I haven't, and I think the only Ron Paul presence in Oklahoma right now is entirely grassroots and I think some of them share the same concern, but I'm not for certain.

 

[Ilhaguru]

Paul needs an ad on foreign policy, but even more so we need a www.neutralforeignpolicy.com or a www.ronpaulforeignpolicy.com.

 

[Highstreet]

We do need FP ads, but we need more. If Paul doesn't do something drastic and do it right now, we lose. Please take a look at my thread in Campaign Suggestions entitled The Paul Doctrine: Changing Perceptions of Republican Voters on Foreign Policy.

Right now, the average voter thinks Paul's FP stance is one of abject capitulation. Of course it's not, but that is the perception. He absolutely has to change this perception or he loses. I hope everyone here will support and put pressure on the campaign to craft a major foreign policy address to explain to the American people how a Paul administration will ensure a peaceful, prosperous, and SAFE America.

Please comment on that thread and other threads about FP to send the campaign a message that this must happen. Please contact the campaign directly and let them know your thoughts. It's too late in the game to keep running the ball down the middle. We have to make a huge play and make it now.

Also, does anyone have any statistics on why people are not voting for Paul? Surely, someone must have done a survey to ask people what their concerns are. I couldn't find anything looking around online. But from talking to conservatives I know personally, it seems to me that foreign policy IS THE ENTIRE ISSUE. Everything else is a side show. If Paul can address this one issue, huge new swaths of voters open up to him.

yes

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

We do need FP ads, but we need more. If Paul doesn't do something drastic and do it right now, we lose. Please take a look at my thread in Campaign Suggestions entitled The Paul Doctrine: Changing Perceptions of Republican Voters on Foreign Policy.

Right now, the average voter thinks Paul's FP stance is one of abject capitulation. Of course it's not, but that is the perception. He absolutely has to change this perception or he loses. I hope everyone here will support and put pressure on the campaign to craft a major foreign policy address to explain to the American people how a Paul administration will ensure a peaceful, prosperous, and SAFE America.

Please comment on that thread and other threads about FP to send the campaign a message that this must happen. Please contact the campaign directly and let them know your thoughts. It's too late in the game to keep running the ball down the middle. We have to make a huge play and make it now.

Also, does anyone have any statistics on why people are not voting for Paul? Surely, someone must have done a survey to ask people what their concerns are. I couldn't find anything looking around online. But from talking to conservatives I know personally, it seems to me that foreign policy IS THE ENTIRE ISSUE. Everything else is a side show. If Paul can address this one issue, huge new swaths of voters open up to him.

And when Hannity, Levin, Limbaugh, and O'Reilly (where these people get their ideas) report on Ron Paul cutting Pentagon spending by levels that Obama would never dream of (if those goons bother to report on the address at all), those conservatives you know will go from thinking foreign policy is an issue to thinking Ron Paul is an anti-American terrorist sympathizer.

It is simply unrealistic to expect the media to fairly cover such an event.

 

[J_White]

yes, what are we waiting for ?
or at least tell us whats the Campaign's plan is on this ?
this is an issue and needs to be addressed, the media is spinning it to our disadvantage every day !

 

[gb13]

Agreed.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

yes, what are we waiting for ?
or at least tell us whats the Campaign's plan is on this ?
this is an issue and needs to be addressed, the media is spinning it to our disadvantage every day !

What would a speech change about the media spin? He's said in interviews and various outlets for thirty years that empire should be cut before the safety net, yet the media to this day tells everyone he wants to shut off Social Security overnight and throw old people out on the street.

 

[Lord Xar]

I am running into a LOT of "foreign policy" issues with Repubs. I had a discussion with a buddy at lunch today....

We are competing with the radio bobbleheads and Faux news. These people are just regurgitating the same lines... "his foreign policy is dangerous..." "what about Israel".."his isolationism is what caused the nazi's to kill all those jews".. etc.. It is INSANE!!!

So, my thought is.... He isn't gonna change minds during the debates when these repubs are hammered every single day... by the bobbleheads.

I do believe he needs a foreign policy Ad. A one-minute long Ad of Him and perhaps Michael Shuerier(spelling) etc.. and just have a plain discussion looking at the camera and lay out the facts and "blowback" etc.. and his foreign policy actually strengthens Israel etc..

Otherwise, this is an exceedingly uphill battle.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

I am running into a LOT of "foreign policy" issues with Repubs. I had a discussion with a buddy at lunch today....

We are competing with the radio bobbleheads and Faux news. These people are just regurgitating the same lines... "his foreign policy is dangerous..." "what about Israel".."his isolationism is what caused the nazi's to kill all those jews".. etc.. It is INSANE!!!

So, my thought is.... He isn't gonna change minds during the debates when these repubs are hammered every single day... by the bobbleheads.

I do believe he needs a foreign policy Ad. A one-minute long Ad of Him and perhaps Michael Shuerier(spelling) etc.. and just have a plain discussion looking at the camera and lay out the facts and "blowback" etc.. and his foreign policy actually strengthens Israel etc..

Otherwise, this is an exceedingly uphill battle.

And when Hannity, Levin, Limbaugh, and O'Reilly (where these people get their ideas) report on Ron Paul cutting Pentagon spending by levels that Obama would never dream of (if those goons bother to report on the address at all), those conservatives you know will go from thinking foreign policy is an issue to thinking Ron Paul is an anti-American terrorist sympathizer.

I'm going to just start pasting this stuff in every thread.