Pro-Paul group unleashes fiery attack ad

[Lindsey]

This is 100% embarrassing. There is NOTHING funny about it. Is there anyway it could be stopped from airing? I'd rather they lose the money and show nothing than to air this.

 

[jct74]

This is 100% embarrassing. There is NOTHING funny about it. Is there anyway it could be stopped from airing? I'd rather they lose the money and show nothing than to air this.

It's an online-only thing I'm sure. Political campaigns do this all the time.

If something is going to air on TV, it is almost always chopped down to a 30 second ad.

 

[EBounding]

If it's just internet, then okay whatever. Attacking Cruz is stupid though since he might end up being on the right side of history on Sunday.

 

[tod evans]

I'm not fallin' for the "It's a psych exercise of the uber-smart campaign team", this targets the cro magnon crowd.

 

[eleganz]

So many knee-jerk reactions from you people its actually sad.

This is not a TV ad people, its strictly for digital purposes. Its a fun and light hearted TEST at making viral videos which has a goal of letting people know there is an epic event coming on Sunday. This ad is strategic, it is claiming Rand is for privacy rights and that Ted Cruz isn't (just like team Obama) and that its all going down Sunday.

I'm glad they're testing this stuff out now rather than later, if it works it works, if it doesn't work they'll learn from it and make it even more shareable. Its the entire reason why Rand is putting so much emphasis on the digital world in his campaign. Getting virality on social media is much cheaper than paying for TV ads.

Read between the lines, if you see people sharing this video on social media then it will have served its value.

 

[specsaregood]

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[CaptUSA]

And nearly all the comments overwhelmingly positive. Guess rpf'ers just have sticks up their posteriors.

I would remind you that Reason commenters are mostly contrarians. Say anything contrarian, and they will eat it up.

I don't really have a problem with the message of the ad, it's just that it sucks. The voice-over is terrible. The editing is bad. And it's not visually appealing in any way.

 

[specsaregood]

I would remind you that Reason commenters are mostly contrarians. Say anything contrarian, and they will eat it up.

My past impression was that they were all retarded.

I don't really have a problem with the message of the ad, it's just that it sucks. The voice-over is terrible. The editing is bad. And it's not visually appealing in any way.

I'm pretty sure that was all on purpose; kinda the point.

 

[Sola_Fide]

Not clever enough.

 

[thoughtomator]

Initial impression: amateurish

Upon further review: shockingly amateurish and indicative of very poor judgment and thus zero surprise Benton was involved.

If you were looking for a reason to withhold funds from anything related to Jesse Benton, here it is.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

That was truly terrible. The voice over alone ruined it.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

No, it's just stupid.

It would be ok if this was just some goofy fan made ad but this is from one of the major SuperPAC's which makes it stupid.

Agreed.

 

[IndianaPolitico]

Initial opinion: They didn't spend a lot of money on this, on both the production or airing. (Internet only and I haven't seen this pushed in any Google ads.) But I have noticed a lot of media on this. I think this was a net positive.

 

[acptulsa]

So many knee-jerk reactions from you people its actually sad.

This is not a TV ad people, its strictly for digital purposes. Its a fun and light hearted TEST at making viral videos which has a goal of letting people know there is an epic event coming on Sunday. This ad is strategic, it is claiming Rand is for privacy rights and that Ted Cruz isn't (just like team Obama) and that its all going down Sunday.

I'm glad they're testing this stuff out now rather than later, if it works it works, if it doesn't work they'll learn from it and make it even more shareable. Its the entire reason why Rand is putting so much emphasis on the digital world in his campaign. Getting virality on social media is much cheaper than paying for TV ads.

Read between the lines, if you see people sharing this video on social media then it will have served its value.

The PATRIOT Act filibuster was a major maneuver with far-reaching consequences for Rand Paul, us and the nation.

And Benton has given the media the perfect distraction. If it all comes to naught, this will be why.

 

[specsaregood]

And Benton has given the media the perfect distraction. If it all comes to naught, this will be why.

Let's turn the hyperbole down a notch shall we? I hear Benton is going to eat live puppies while holding up a "sunset the patriot act" sign in front of the senate on sunday.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

"Comments are disabled for this video."

I wonder why?

 

[eleganz]

The PATRIOT Act filibuster was a major maneuver with far-reaching consequences for Rand Paul, us and the nation.

And Benton has given the media the perfect distraction. If it all comes to naught, this will be why.

Distraction from what? Most people are not at home on a Sunday so they are already naturally inclined to be distracted from the event on Sunday. I think they want as many eyes on Rand this Sunday as possible so they can fundraise for the campaign so if it takes a cheesy internet video to get people to realize that the thing they've been waiting to see all these years is finally going down on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY, then so be it.

Don't you get it?

 

[phill4paul]

Let's turn the hyperbole down a notch shall we? I hear Benton is going to eat live puppies while holding up a "sunset the patriot act" sign in front of the senate on sunday.

If there was a buck to be made at 'his' candidates expense I wouldn't put it past him.

 

[acptulsa]

I get it but I still don't like it.

Thankfully, this product has a shelf life of less than a week.

Meanwhile, now we know if we want to send our hard-earned money to ALPACa or not.

 

[phill4paul]

Distraction from what? Most people are not at home on a Sunday so they are already naturally inclined to be distracted from the event on Sunday. I think they want as many eyes on Rand this Sunday as possible so they can fundraise for the campaign so if it takes a cheesy internet video to get people to realize that the thing they've been waiting to see all these years is finally going down on SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY, then so be it.

Don't you get it?

No. I don't. It is absolutely beyond me. I guess I expect more from a presidential contender and those working for him. I cannot think of a single voter that I know who would be enticed to...well, do any damn thing but shake their head after watching this ad. Certainly not contribute to a PAC that would make an ad such as this.