Ron Paul Blimp Email

[TCrage]

How can they be better than Trevor. He just set the world record for raising the most money in one day online.

4.2 million dollars.

OMG

I can't believe anyone here would say that. I gave $1,000 on Nov 5 and I didn't know or care who he is. It was a DATE. Everyone decided to give on that DATE. Just as Dec 16 is just a DATE. No more, no less. All the viral marketing was done by us. He only provided a simple web site so we could see pledge counts.

 

[Mental Dribble]

Thank you for your donation Tcrage. Will you be giving on the 16th?

 

[hillertexas]

OMG

I can't believe anyone here would say that. I gave $1,000 on Nov 5 and I didn't know or care who he is. It was a DATE. Everyone decided to give on that DATE. Just as Dec 16 is just a DATE. No more, no less. All the viral marketing was done by us. He only provided a simple web site so we could see pledge counts.

+1
This is not the Trevor Show and neither was Nov. 5th

 

[torchbearer]

November troll. They should get paid nothing. None of us have ever gotten paid and we have worked a hell of a lot harder than ole Trevor here. None of us would ever steal the money of donors to put in our own pockets. This blimp is not worth 100k plus the salaries of all the others and the maintenance for this project.

You don't believe you should pay a man for his work? When someone here does something freely, that is a privilege grant.

of course, a privilege granted later becomes a right expected.

Sacrifice is not a virtue. And demanding free services of others is communism and socialism. If you believe in property rights and self rights... which are the same thing, then you have to believe a man owns his labor and owes it to no cause but his own.

I understand your anger, but you can't demand others to sacrifice like you have or they have no worth... that is insulting.

 

[xexkxex]

+1
This is not the Trevor Show and neither was Nov. 5th

I concur.

That being said...I would like to say that i have no objection to the blimp project and will be donating my money as planned on Wed.

Go Ron Paul Blimp!!!!!

 

[Primbs]

Other projects may not even be noticed by the voters or the media.

Letter campaigns are great, except Iowa voters are getting hundreds of letters already. TV and radio ads are good but there will be hundreds of thousands of ads in the media for Iowa and New Hampshire and the other states.

Worse if we get close to running the same number of ads as Romney, he will write himself a new check for TV and radio for ten million dollars and negate some of our efforts. Despite Romney's ads, he is already falling behind Huckabee in Iowa. There is no way Romney will ever let us outspend him when Romney has 100 to 200 million dollars.

Anything that is different from the typical media mix has a high chance of success for being noticed and talked about. That is why a blimp is vital to cut through the media.

Do you really think George Stephanopolis of ABC is really going to cut Ron Paul any slack in the media unless Ron Paul does something spectacular that cannot be ignored by the media?

 

[RobC]

My 2 cents is that it is still grassroots. It is still supported and paid for by the individuals contributing and is not organized or sponsored by the campaign.

It is still considered grassroots if you purchase signs from a for profit store or for a newspaper ad. It is OUR unpaid for participation that makes it grassroots.

Please let's not get so bent out of shape just because someone might actually get paid for honest work. Nothing is for free (even my time costs me time and energy away from other interests).

Besides - really - who cares what it is called. What is important is getting Ron Paul's message out and getting him elected.

 

[Primbs]

November 5th was a collaborative effort that was successful because of the grassroots. Some people made it work a little better than others.

Somebody had to take the initiative to set up the website.

 

[AAjax]

i don't doubt trevor would do great, but if people will do it for free and are professionals and better than him, i think they are the way to go.

That just makes fiscal sense, and much closer to the nature of this movement.

 

[AAjax]

How can they be better than Trevor. He just set the world record for raising the most money in one day online.

4.2 million dollars.

Ok, he did the website and maintained it, but the people raised the money. Trevor seems like a great guy, but we made Nov 5th a success, not any one person. (As i hope he would tell you)

 

[rory096]

Ok, he did the website and maintained it, but the people raised the money. Trevor seems like a great guy, but we made Nov 5th a success, not any one person. (As i hope he would tell you)

Right, and we are necessary to make the blimp a success. Trevor's just helping get it all organized.

 

[Dustancostine]

I vote for McDermit and company

+1

 

[hillertexas]

That just makes fiscal sense, and much closer to the nature of this movement.

And then Trevor can focus SOLELY on TeaParty07.com...where we actually need him

 

[rory096]

And then Trevor can focus SOLELY on TeaPart07.com...where we actually need him

But I thought teaparty07 wasn't trevor's doing at all and everyone else is doing all the work. What's for him to do there?

 

[Mental Dribble]

Ok, he did the website and maintained it, but the people raised the money. Trevor seems like a great guy, but we made Nov 5th a success, not any one person. (As i hope he would tell you)

He has already mentioned that in his interviews, he does nto take credit for the whole thing. The media needs a person and point of contact and he is it because he set up the site. Hes a great spoke person for the efforts of us all.

 

[robinlynn]

it's all very fancy pantsy

If the blimp staff wants to be paid 52K per year plus travel expenses that is their right. They should ask for whatever amount they think they deserve.

however, I would wager a guess that most of the grassroots who were planning to pledge are making less money per year, volunteering for free, and covering their own expenses to make ron paul president.

And at 52K per year, I imagine that trevor and elijah will be getting paid more than most of the ron paul campaign staff.

That said, I don't have any problem with them making this into a business venture and wish them the best. I really hope to see the blimp in boston on the 16th... even though I'm still coming to terms with the "who is ron paul/google ron paul" slogan.

Hopefully there are some wealthy individuals out there who will take this project under their wing and get the blimp off the ground.

 

[Cali4RonPaul]

I really do hope this project takes off, however I will be standing on the sidelines for now.. If people donate their hard earned cash and you guys get close enough to the target, I will drop my contribution in.. but Im wary to put funds to this at the moment.. because i have my doubts.

 

[hillertexas]

Elijah,

How about instead of a refund you make it clear that if the blimp does not fly, the money will be contributed to ________ (Operation Live Free or Die, Granny Warriors, etc).

I think this would make people as comfortable as a refund promise would. And you could avoid the problems with promising a refund.

WIN-WIN

 

[seapilot]

52000 a year after the IRS takes thier share to pay for the NSA to monitor this site (14000) that should leave 36000 to live on , well by spring of 2008 one might be able to buy a weeks worth of groceries with that.

The Look on wonkette subscribers faces and MSM when its flying overhead....priceless

 

[wxflyguy]

Ladies and gents--

All I have to say is that blimp lift-off is set for 1 week from now with a planned date to have it in Boston on the 16th to coincide with the Tea Party. Keep it in the following perspective...help the project out for the next 2 weeks and you'll see what it an do on the way to Boston and afterwards.

For those who have pledged money and are now having second thougts, give at least half of what you pledged and watch to see what your investment turns into, but don't just write off the project completely.

You guys rock...I'm just stoked to be a part of the REVOLUTION!!