Ron Paul Blimp - Help Wanted

[KCIndy]

This project cannon afford to have a sloppy, amateur design.

The blimp is going to have a cannon?? Cool!!

 

[troyd1]

For the gps tracking, I am sure we can rent one like businesses use to track their trucks. This is pretty common technology and I am sure we could get it for under $50/month. Then someone would just need to interface it to googl maps.

 

[troyd1]

I also think that for the website, we should let whoever gets the job have them make a first pass at the look, post it and let the people that donated provide feedback. I have done software development for a living for a long time and anytime you are putting out something for the masses, there needs to be feedback. I am very good at proof reading/functionality evaluation and would be happy to provide feedback and technical evaluation on something like this free of charge or any other projects for RP. Just PM me.

 

[ronpaulblogsdotcom]

GPS, flying interviews and more...

I have not read all the threads and posts on this ( Who could?) but does this blimp have GPS normally? If not has the operator tried it? Often they need visual straight up to some satellites. If indoors they usually don't work from my experience. Is the blimp too thick or have too much mass in it to allow signals up? If so the trajectories might need to be manual like lat and longitude from the pilot.... Or maybe some antenna placed at the front or top of blimp. (Doubt they will let you do that) Maybe because it is a military used blimp this is already on it.... Not sure.

And I don't think you can do interviews on it while it is running. If you do you will need GREAT gear with headphones and noise cancellation etc.... Probably more work than necesary. Interviews at stops would be great.

BTW I would be willing to help with some SEO, marketing, and public relations stuff.

 

[kylejack]

Doesn't all money need to be in the bag by 11/30?

 

[troyd1]

Doesn't all money need to be in the bag by 11/30?

My uess is probably not. As long as we are most of the way there, it should be good.

 

[Rob T]

Hello,

I am a partner in a fairly large hosting company - if/when you decide that your Godaddy hosting account isn't cutting it anymore (the site is loading VERY slowly for me) I'd be happy to donate some better hosting for you - you can email me at rtyree [at] gmail [dot] com if you are interested - I can probably even help you do some basic load balancing or a few other tricks as well to help the site stay up and running fast.

 

[macdee]

The Ron Paul Blimp donation page needs to be fixed so that more people will donate! Please update the web page for donations to say that “all donations beyond the first month operations will be applied to an extra month flying the Ron Paul Blimp!”

We need to keep it UP in the AIR spreading the Ron Paul revolution message to the people.

To keep this project going while things are worked out in collecting the funds, we will need to update the web page and keep the blimp donations coming in for month two! We’re LOOSING donations right now for month two!

And spend some extra money on the artwork please! Once the artwork is on the blimp, we can’t change it! So it better be good the first time around! If we could have it light up and fly it over a republican presidential debate, that will get media attention!

 

[macdee]

I would like to see Trevor Lyman contact Alex Jones and get some leads on filling these positions for the blimp project. I know Trevor has his personal phone number and Alex has a lot of trustworthy contacts or can get them for us. Alex Jones is a close friend of Ron Paul and they go back at least six years. Alex also has all the personal phone numbers of key people in the Ron Paul campaign. Since Alex in not connected to the campaign, he can be a big help and has all of the right connections to get things going quickly.

I my opinion, you need a real law firm to handle the issue of setting up the collection of the funds safely and legally. I personally don't feel comfortable having a "paralegal entrepreneur" working from a PO Box in North Carolina. Please call up Alex Jones on his personal phone and ask for a reference for a good law firm that knows campaign fund raising. Alex has a great deal of integrity which has been proven over many years, and he’s also a personal friend of Ron Paul. You’ll save yourself a lot of time if you just contact Alex Jones. I believe he would be more than willing to help out.

 

[BeFranklin]

Blimp, I mean bump

 

[Man from La Mancha]

Is there a true patriot out there that has the history and the trusted proven experience to be our treasurer for this project? Where are you? We need you!! Here is the chance to be what you have been made to be. Step in to the struggle. Do or your children's future freedoms mean nothing. IMO




ronpaulblimp.com...donate both

 

[Australia4Paul]

Elijah mate, you should see about adding a running image / flash "timeline" thing that shows "days planned" and filled up with "days paid" to give people a more on the spot thing.

Anyway, annoyed I'm not an American so I can't contribute, but GOOD LUCK!

 

[Aus4RP]

Anyway, annoyed I'm not an American so I can't contribute, but GOOD LUCK!

I don't see why non-Americans can't "donate" to the Blimp. I'm sure someone will clarify.


BTW Always good to see more Aussies here, too bad we don't have someone like Ron Paul, we have Rudd instead, hoorah..

 

[Elijah]

I don't see why non-Americans can't "donate" to the Blimp. I'm sure someone will clarify.


BTW Always good to see more Aussies here, too bad we don't have someone like Ron Paul, we have Rudd instead, hoorah..

Foreign Nationals cannot influence a foreign election.

They can support a apolitical cause though.

Sorry for the laws we have.

 

[mojohnk2000]

I will not open a new Google account

I'd like to donate. There is no way in hell I'll do it through Google! I do not want a new email account with Google! I do want Google to have any more PII on me. Same with the wire transfer, forget it

Post an account and routing number and I'll donate. Get a Pay Pal Account or E-Gold and I'll donate.


I am very pissed off for guys pulling a stunt like that!

John K.

 

[MozoVote]

I didn't think about it earlier .. but I suppose using Google Pay makes it easier to keep "Google" on ths side of the blimp.

Oh well, it *is* a business and some back scratching makes sense.

 

[ruiner]

Why not have PayPal as well as Google pay?

Also, are y'all still needing help with the whole GPS tracking? If so, please message me.