Since When Did The Media Care So Much About A Blimp?

[Adamsa]

Completely baffles me, well done guys.

Watch out for all this legal talk though.

 

[Badger Paul]

I think because its different, because its unusal and because it represents a spirit to this campaign the other candidates lack. And probably becaus ethey think its hilarious.

And for those reason, this blimp may just work. Look throughout history and you've seen candidates use gimmicks to draw attention to themselves. We're no different.

 

[kylejack]

I was skeptical, but this thing just might be crazy enough to work, by Jove!

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Because they all want free goofy BLimp rides.. and when the reporters' little 3 year old kid says "Daddy can we go in the blimp" why then theyll cover it with gracious media reports.. "Gotta do SOME kind of work to justify being in a blimp all day with your kids"

 

[Ron Paul Fan]

The blimp is marketing genius.

 

[Man from La Mancha]

I was skeptical, but this thing just might be crazy enough to work, by Jove!

Welcome aboard to blimp love

now on to my goal.........ronpaulblimp.com...donate both

 

[JordanL]

The blimp is marketing genius.

This story does have almost every single element a reporter looks for.

 

[torchbearer]

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[Revolutn]

Right, it's because it's a unique human interest story.

Ordinary people did this in the name of something larger than themselves or even the man they allow to carry their torch.

That's a winning story any day anywhere, you don't have to be a news editor to know it either.



Rev

 

[TechnoGuyRob]

Just wait, and I mean WAIT, until the blimp starts getting the Make-A-Wish kids aboard. Here come Oprah and Ellen!

 

[JMann]

Will the blimp come over Raleigh North Carolina on route from Asheville to Elizabeth City? You almost can't not pass over Raleigh but I wasn't sure. Would love to see it and hugging I40 from Asheville to Raleigh is the best way to get a lot of attention. You will pass over the triad (Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem) and the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) along I40 which are the two largest population centers (media markets) with the exception of Charlotte.

 

[theantirobot]

I don't think it's the blimp itself that is a big deal, it's how it was accomplished.

 

[AlexMerced]

it's not cause it was different, it's cause we did it without the campaign, it's amazing for them to see this kinda od decentralized organization, it's a slap in the face to collectivist that anything can be done without strong central control

 

[1000-points-of-fright]

I don't think it's the blimp itself that is a big deal, it's how it was accomplished.

Agreed. The blimp is secondary to the grassroots organization and the giant "fuck you" to the FEC and McCain/Feingold that it represents.

 

[Perry]

Entirely possible they are looking for an excuse to talk about Ron Paul.
Eight days until the teaparty should tell the tale. I have the feeling media will be pushing us along this time around.

 

[nist7]

.....OR could it be that no other grassroots campaign in history has ever attempted a blimp?

can anyone confirm?

 

[wfd40]

it's not cause it was different, it's cause we did it without the campaign, it's amazing for them to see this kinda od decentralized organization, it's a slap in the face to collectivist that anything can be done without strong central control

qft

Not to mention the embedded symbolism of it all.

 

[nist7]

it's not cause it was different, it's cause we did it without the campaign, it's amazing for them to see this kinda od decentralized organization, it's a slap in the face to collectivist that anything can be done without strong central control

Heck yes!

 

[nathanmn]

I knew this blimp idea was genius as soon as that Huffington Post article making fun of it came out. The revolutionary way the company was put together to skirt the FEC just adds another newsworthy angle to the whole story! The grassroots/blimp organizers ROCK!

Everyone pat yourself on the back, because we are making history.

 

[fortilite]

The blimp is unique and interesting, therefore the media has to cover it!