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[TooConservative]

An orchestrated flood will get dumped in bulk.

A smaller steady stream would be more effective. Maybe sign up folks to send mails on the day of their birth each month, asking them for more coverage on Ron Paul and extended interviews with him so you can make up your mind who to vote for.

 

[newmedia4ron]

You'd be better off sending one email a day, preferably from a different person each day, and not with the same wording.

Yeah right. Most radio shows will just see Ron Paul in one email not recognize his name and skip to the next email.

But a lot of emails about Ron Paul will get their attention.

Do we really think we can win with very little media appearances? Are we really that naive?

You may call naive because I think this would actually work but its one minute out of your daily routine. Its worth a try.


Low Risk - High Reward

another sample email:

Thurdsay September 13, 2007

Ron Paul will be on the Jim Gearhart Radio Show today (101.5 FM - listen to the stream online at nj1015.com).

So today we are all going to call in to the show and ask softball questions for Ron Paul.

6am-10am EST
Call in number:1-800-283-1015

Don't tell the call screeners you are a Ron Paul supporter but that you really have an important question. Bring up taxes. Both Ron Paul and Jim Gearhart hate them.

Being polite and being prepared helps.

Tips:
How to call in to a talk radio show
http://mediamatters.org/items/200509220006

Pitching Ron Paul 101
http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/pitching-ron-paul/

Good luck. Please be polite and civil as always. Thank you.

And once again its not spam, see earlier post.

 

[Lois]

I read that Ron Paul just had 40 interviews in one week, and the campaign has to turn people away because everyone wants him, plus he has a job to do at the House, so this doesn't make sense. Just let nature take it's course -- it'll all turn out the way it's supposed to.

 

[Rezand]

My definitions (reasonable, I think):

spam = 1-to-many
community support = many-to-1
rabid community support = many-to-many (but never 1-to-many)

Rezand

 

[Rezand]

I read that Ron Paul just had 40 interviews in one week, and the campaign has to turn people away because everyone wants him, plus he has a job to do at the House, so this doesn't make sense. Just let nature take it's course -- it'll all turn out the way it's supposed to.

This means I should stop offering support and sending in donations?

I'd like to keep doing that, please.

-Rezand

 

[newmedia4ron]

I read that Ron Paul just had 40 interviews in one week, and the campaign has to turn people away because everyone wants him, plus he has a job to do at the House, so this doesn't make sense. Just let nature take it's course -- it'll all turn out the way it's supposed to.

Yeah....most of these requests come from Ron Paul supporters who want an interview for their blog/podcast (where their small audience is already RP supporters).


Believe me Ron Paul would not turn down Regis & Kelly or local television and radio who have large audiences.

still waiting.....
I might as well quit if Youtube is as far as Ron Paul supporters are willing to go (not most but the ones that stay online seem useless)

 

[Carole]

Hi,

I am brand new here so please bear with me.

I believe if the Tea Party is a huge success, Dr. Paul will get a whole lot of attention, just as he did after the first Money Bomb. Here is what I was saying to someone during a donations discussion:

If we have a huge day again, it is going to bother a lot of people in several campaigns. They even now are probably scrambling to figure out how they can take advantage of the internet the same way. The difference is this: They would have to have a very strong and committed group of followers like Ron Paul, and I personally suspect their followers online will not match up to what Ron Paul's army is, at least not with their purses.

Thirty-seven thousand people in a day is phenomenal! Dr. Paul has a very committed following who <<<strongly>>> believe in his message. I believe all the other candidates are less magnetic than he is and frankly boring. Dr. Paul makes news. When Paul speaks everyone listens, because he creates excitement-good and bad, naturally, but the media is starving for big news and it is not coming from their candidates. They are all bogged down in petty bickering and petty issues. None of them is talking about the big ticket items with any huge conviction. And the dumbed-down media thinks it is asking tough questions, but when have you heard any media ask about the Federal Reserve or eliminating any government. It is just the same old boring questions is it not? There is such a thing as too much publicity. I believe most of the other candidates are already over-marketed and many viewers are not really hearing or listening that much. Unfortunately for the media, they are forced daily to try to make news where there is no news, but they have to force the news anyway. See what I'm saying? Dr. Paul will be fine if he is not constantly on the air, but still gets enough air time that causes Americans to take notice. At least for now. So maybe Dr. Paul is better off for now dropping these money bombs just in time to stir thing s up. Then around primary time we blitz!!! We hit them with the SDI money bomb. Just wait- it could happen that way. LOL

If we drop a bomb in December at the Tea Party, the media will go crazy!!! First of all they are dumbfounded by the concept of grassroots efforts achieving such a goal. And all of them cannot quite understand it because they are in that old-fashioned mentality of the the same two parties offering the same old solutions. Frankly, I think the media loves having something big to report. They are already bored with their own candidates. <smile> People who watch the usual network and cable news are bored, too. They will be intrigued by a sudden big election news item. And the media, some grudgingly, will have to report such big news, as they once again try to figure out the puzzle of how are we doing it. LOL

So really it could be a blessing in disguise for the present. Let's not antagonize the voters with over-saturation. When we have an event--the bombs, Tea Party, etc., it will make huge news-worth millions in air time. This might be a better way to think of it for the present. Most Americans are not ready to be blitzed for hours every day by and about candidates. It is tiresome. Really, I honestly believe the recognition will come with the donation blitzes and Dr. Paul can take advantage of those opportunites. Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing with all this air exposure. It often has made me very negative about candidates.

Just my thoughts.

 

[newmedia4ron]

bump

 

[newmedia4ron]

If we drop a bomb in December at the Tea Party, the media will go crazy!!!

I agree 100% with that statement.

However Registration deadlines to register Rep. are closing NOW.
Maryland closes on the 19th! Virginia on the 30th!
http://www.primarilypaul.com/ron-paul-in-the-primaries/

You and I both know a lot of supporters are young or have been out of politics and some are not registered. We get a lot of antiwar democrats who don't know that Ron Paul is against the war who need to change affiliation.

We can't wait until December 16th for media exposure.

Let's not antagonize the voters with over-saturation.

Over-saturation are kidding most people do not know that Ron Paul even exists! I'd rather have them over-exposed than under-exposed to Ron Paul.

Am I crazy? Please comment, maybe I am I want to know....

 

[newmedia4ron]

join or die as they say.

 

[Wyurm]

I'm confused by the responses. Why would we NOT want to encourage shows we like to invite Ron Paul?

Maybe the swam word is wrong? Or something? I say invite him if you'd like to see him on the show. Don't invite him if you don't.

Agencies have been admitting that they see upspikes when they mention Ron Paul. Why wouldn't this also be in their interest if lots of people genuinely want him on there?

Please elaborate why you guys are against this? Is there something shady here that I'm not seeing?

Rezand

Its simple. This forum is awsome, but not perfect. Often good ideas are promoted and given life, while bad ideas are shot down and discarded. However, I've noted that over time the shooting down tends to grow while the life-giving falls behind. What I suggest is this: the site already exists, so just go with it, advertise on other boards. Ignore non-constructive criticism (name-calling, calling an idea stupid, etc...). Pay attention to constructive criticism (ideas about how to improve, how to target better, or actuall proof that your idea could cause harm). Be open to new ideas, don't get down because of the naysayers.

Are the naysayers wrong? Maybe, but not necessarilly, if they are right, the idea simply wont work. If they are wrong it will just like Nov. 5th did. The grassroots is open-source, so the best way to work it is to put your idea out there and get it started, then allow others to participate in improving it. If there is little to no participation, then it will be discarded in favor of more effective methods to reach the goal.

 

[James R]

SIGN UP HERE

Basically we are all going to flood media outlets one by one with interview/story requests. This will practically guarantee media coverage for Ron Paul.

Emails alerts will start Monday November 19th. Please subscribe right away. Please tell other Ron Paul supporters about this project.


Sample email:

Just what we need. Drown out all the real Ron Paul news tips with email begging for free publicity. If this actually were about giving real news tips then it would make sense. It does not appear to be about real news tips.

 

[newmedia4ron]

Just what we need. Drown out all the real Ron Paul news tips with email begging for free publicity. If this actually were about giving real news tips then it would make sense. It does not appear to be about real news tips.

yeah I'm sure news tips are overwhelming them as we speak
"extra! extra! Ron Paul is polling at 5%" they don't even tell you this.
And don't bring up online articles. Nobody knows who Ron Paul is. If he's not TV and radio he doesn't exist and therefore has no chance of winning whatsoever.

We're contacting their feedback forms and their call-in lines. The ones that average people are supposed to use.

Their "real" contact information is private. Its not like we're flooding Wolf Blitzer's iphone.

I would rather beg that takes one minute of my time than having Ron Paul lose and knowing I did nothing to get him on the media.

 

[noztnac]

I think it is a good idea. We should try David Letterman. He supported Ron Paul's 1988 presidential bid.

 

[Just Come Home]

All this will do is annoy people.

I work in PR. This is a sound strategy.

Don't listen to the nay-sayers in this thread. They don't have a clue of what they're talking about.

 

[newmedia4ron]

I work in PR. This is a sound strategy.

Don't listen to the nay-sayers in this thread. They don't have a clue of what they're talking about.

please people I'm asking for 1 email a day here. There is no way this could possibly hurt the campaign.

 

[Dan Hall]

Yes, but how about as many WebSites

I think it'll just bother them. No need for it. Youtube and Tea Party is all we need right now. Maybe spend the time talking to people about Dr Paul for the time you would be spamming the news corporations? I think one on one conversation will go a lot further than 10928201812 emails....

Ah yes I agree 100% sir! Picture this however...

Picture a growing NETWORK of us simply each obtaining a DOMAIN NAME of:

RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-OurName

We can have:

RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-YourName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwort-MyName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HisName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HerName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-MyFriendsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-YourFriendsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HisFriendsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HerFriendsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-MySonsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-YourSonsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HisSonsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HerSonsName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-MyDaughtersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-YourDaughtersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HisDaughtersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HerDaughtersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-MyFathersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-YourFathersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HisFathersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-HerFathersName
RonPaul-FreedomNetwork-MyOtherFriendsName...

and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...

Each of us obtaining a DOMAIN NAME of our own in the MATRIX fashion I explain in my signature, each of us inviting a few people close to us to do the same, they in turn doing the same and so on, and so on, and so on...

THEN, we hook up with Web-Designer type RP supporters and they populate the content of our WebSites with all sorts of wonderful text, graphics, pictures, audio and video that we each can create with the tools at our disposal today, (word processors, graphics sites, digital cameras, digital recorders, digital video cameras) show what we're individually doing in and around town ONLINE on OUR OWN --- WebSites.

It's all at our fingertips. Affordable to the vast majority of us. Turns a profit.

Turns an ongoing, monthly, residual, growing income as we each do a little.

A profit we can then turn toward the campaign.

Please investigate what I'm portraying here. It's all straight-forward good business.

 

[Thurston Howell III]

Nothing, absolutely nothing, gets tv time like the money bomb, so how much air time is being lost because only one is scheduled between Nov 5 and the first primary in Jan.? What's more important, recognition for the grass roots or for Ron Paul?

 

[newmedia4ron]

Registration deadlines to register Rep. are closing NOW.
Maryland closes on the 19th! Virginia on the 30th!
http://www.primarilypaul.com/ron-paul-in-the-primaries/

You and I both know a lot of supporters are young or have been out of politics and some are not registered. We get a lot of antiwar democrats who don't know that Ron Paul is against the war who need to change affiliation.

We can't wait until December 16th for media exposure.

SIGN UP HERE

 

[Chester Copperpot]

SIGN UP HERE

Basically we are all going to flood media outlets one by one with interview/story requests. This will practically guarantee media coverage for Ron Paul.

Emails alerts will start Monday November 19th. Please subscribe right away. Please tell other Ron Paul supporters about this project.


Sample email:

I have to interject here for a moment. I agree with the majority that this is NOT a good idea for the media.. They already know we exist and the ones that hate Ron Paul will just use this as another excuse NOT to have him on..

BUT

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO OUR CONGRESSMEN. WE NEED TO SWARM CONGRESS WITH PHONE CALLS TO PASS HR 2755.. (RON PAULS BILL FOR THE REPEAL OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE) FOR EXAMPLE..

FOR EVERY PHONE CALL A CONGRESSMAN RECEIVES ON A TOPIC THEY EQUATE IT WITH 10,000 PEOPLE THINKING THE SAME WAY.

IMAGINE IF EVERY CONGRESSMAN GOT AT LEAST ONE PHONE CALL ON THE SAME DAY ABOUT THE FEDERAL RESERVE???

EITHER THEY GET IN LINE TO GET RID OF THE FED OR THE PEOPLE WILL GET IN LINE TO VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE.

THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE..

WHO HERE AGREES?