The USA Today ad is complete - will be in print November 21st

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I think someone who has contact with USA Today should tell them to print an extra 10,000 copies that day, at least.

I am concerned that tons of Ron Paul supporters will scoop up so many copies and it will keep others (who really need to see the message) from getting their copy at the end of the day when the newsstand is empty.

But...WOW. This is exciting!
 
Great ad - bad grammar in the digg article. :) Apparently the Founding Fathers warned us against a government that supports a candidate. Can someone add a comma in there, please?
 
Question_Authority said:
I think someone who has contact with USA Today should tell them to print an extra 10,000 copies that day, at least.

I am concerned that tons of Ron Paul supporters will scoop up so many copies and it will keep others (who really need to see the message) from getting their copy at the end of the day when the newsstand is empty.

But...WOW. This is exciting!
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10K? They sell 2 million papers!
 
vertesc said:
Great ad - bad grammar in the digg article. :) Apparently the Founding Fathers warned us against a government that supports a candidate. Can someone add a comma in there, please?
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Totally amazing how you people catch the triviast grammer errors. It just like having a teacher. My mind just picks up whats being said and doesn't even notice that stuff:)



....copy,paste,linked to teaparty07.com , either one, only 1 million people at $100


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Question: Will "reprint" permission be granted on this ad? I would guess that there are many Ron Paul "meetup" groups across the country that could afford to re-run the ad in their local papers after it appears nationally on the 21st.

It's a fantastic, well-done advertisement. Reprinting it in local papers across the country might be the most effective way of getting Dr. Paul some name recognition!
 
Campaign Finance Law Issues

Has anyone looked into campaign finance law issues surrounding this ad?

I'm not trying to be a buzzkill, but I think Lawrence could be setting himself up for some trouble.

I'm about 90% that this type of an independent expenditure advocating a candidate would count against someone's $2,300 limit for that candidate. If so (and I'm guessing Lawrence spent more than that), he/we (mainly he) needs to be prepared for anyone blowback.

Before anyone jumps on me for raining on the parade, I'm not saying I agree with the law, and allow me to say I do like the ad. But if Fox Noise comes a-calling and wants to put Lawrence on the air and springs a trap on him by asking if he intends to challenge the FEC on this, he needs to be ready for that.

Personally, I think current campaign finance laws violate our First Amendment free speech rights. But as we all know, the law (and the folks in robes charged with interpreting the law) frequently ignore the Constitution.

So, I think we (again, mainly Lawrence) need to be ready for anything on this. If the media even mumbles anything about campaign finance, Lawrence can't allow himself to be flummoxed here. The other campaigns would love to paint RP supporters as troublemakers (or conspiracy theorists, bigots, etc...we've seen it already).
 
thewhammy said:
Has anyone looked into campaign finance law issues surrounding this ad?

I'm not trying to be a buzzkill, but I think Lawrence could be setting himself up for some trouble.

I'm about 90% that this type of an independent expenditure advocating a candidate would count against someone's $2,300 limit for that candidate. If so (and I'm guessing Lawrence spent more than that), he/we (mainly he) needs to be prepared for anyone blowback.

Before anyone jumps on me for raining on the parade, I'm not saying I agree with the law, and allow me to say I do like the ad. But if Fox Noise comes a-calling and wants to put Lawrence on the air and springs a trap on him by asking if he intends to challenge the FEC on this, he needs to be ready for that.

Personally, I think current campaign finance laws violate our First Amendment free speech rights. But as we all know, the law (and the folks in robes charged with interpreting the law) frequently ignore the Constitution.

So, I think we (again, mainly Lawrence) need to be ready for anything on this. If the media even mumbles anything about campaign finance, Lawrence can't allow himself to be flummoxed here. The other campaigns would love to paint RP supporters as troublemakers (or conspiracy theorists, bigots, etc...we've seen it already).
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Thanks to Mark on this forum for doing this research.

We are Ok on this. It is freedom of speech. Of course I have to file with the Federal Election Commission. (real free huh).

I also have to put my name and contact info. on the adv. and I cannot be affiliated with the Campaign. Which I am not.

Thanks for the concern thougn.
 
thewhammy said:
Has anyone looked into campaign finance law issues surrounding this ad?

I'm not trying to be a buzzkill, but I think Lawrence could be setting himself up for some trouble.

I'm about 90% that this type of an independent expenditure advocating a candidate would count against someone's $2,300 limit for that candidate. If so (and I'm guessing Lawrence spent more than that), he/we (mainly he) needs to be prepared for anyone blowback.

Before anyone jumps on me for raining on the parade, I'm not saying I agree with the law, and allow me to say I do like the ad. But if Fox Noise comes a-calling and wants to put Lawrence on the air and springs a trap on him by asking if he intends to challenge the FEC on this, he needs to be ready for that.

Personally, I think current campaign finance laws violate our First Amendment free speech rights. But as we all know, the law (and the folks in robes charged with interpreting the law) frequently ignore the Constitution.

So, I think we (again, mainly Lawrence) need to be ready for anything on this. If the media even mumbles anything about campaign finance, Lawrence can't allow himself to be flummoxed here. The other campaigns would love to paint RP supporters as troublemakers (or conspiracy theorists, bigots, etc...we've seen it already).
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Yes that has all been discussed on different threads.






........copy,paste,linked to teaparty07.com, last 2, only 1 million people at $100
 
Wow, almost 40,000 views... Is that a record?

Hats of to everyone who offered respectful, constructive opinion...

and a deep bow to llepard.

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ronpaulhawaii said:
Wow, almost 40,000 views... Is that a record?

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Yes- so says the forum stats- you can also sort threads by view count and post count. :) but that requires checking each forum.


Here are a few places the story has been picked up in one shape or form (some link here):

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/016876.html
http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?forum_id=2&thread_id=717935
http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=61271
http://www.libertyforum.org/showfla...mber=295893788&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=21&part=
http://www.libertymaven.com/2007/11...-to-run-full-page-ad-in-usa-today-nationally/
http://yearningtobreathefree.blogspot.com/2007/11/full-page-ron-paul-ad-in-usatoday.html
http://luker.org/2007/11/13/ron-paul-ad/
http://wesawthat.blogspot.com/2007/11/ron-paul-usa-today-advertisement.html
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=66385
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3815096
http://ronpaul.in/
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/cat_politicselectionscorruption.html
http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/2007/11/amazing-advert-going-in-usa-today-paper.html
http://www.politicalgroove.com/usa-today-ad-t1078/index.html?t=1078
http://www.kffl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217947
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1044367
http://www.paulunteer.com/?p=62
 
Bryan said:
Yes- so says the forum stats- you can also sort threads by view count and post count. :) but that requires checking each forum.


Here are a few places the story has been picked up in one shape or form (some link here):

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/016876.html
http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?forum_id=2&thread_id=717935
http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=61271
http://www.libertyforum.org/showfla...mber=295893788&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=21&part=
http://www.libertymaven.com/2007/11...-to-run-full-page-ad-in-usa-today-nationally/
http://yearningtobreathefree.blogspot.com/2007/11/full-page-ron-paul-ad-in-usatoday.html
http://luker.org/2007/11/13/ron-paul-ad/
http://wesawthat.blogspot.com/2007/11/ron-paul-usa-today-advertisement.html
http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=66385
http://ronpaul.meetup.com/93/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3815096
http://ronpaul.in/
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/cat_politicselectionscorruption.html
http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/2007/11/amazing-advert-going-in-usa-today-paper.html
http://www.politicalgroove.com/usa-today-ad-t1078/index.html?t=1078
http://www.kffl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217947
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1044367
http://www.paulunteer.com/?p=62
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Also it is at www.ronpaulnation.com. An excellent site.

LWL
 
Woot! =) I'm working hard in my own precinct. I'm looking forward to Ron Paul being in the White House. Let's win this!
 
Fantastic, and incredibly generous.
May your generosity come back to you many fold, Lawrence.
 
Howdy.

I love this ad, and I would like to run it in Florida Today, which is the local paper down here on the Space Cost. I can't afford USA today, but I can still reach a chunk of people down here in a swing state.

May I have your permission to duplicate this ad? May I have the original PSD files to edit the footer? Also, if I can't get a full-page ad, would it be acceptable if I edited it into a quarter-page or 1/8th page ad?

Advertising in smaller, local papers in cheaper than I thought. As a matter of fact, I suggest we all try and run a few ads from our local meet-up groups.

My thinking is this: most of the people who don't use the Internet are the ones still reading newspapers. This a great opportunity to reach new people- those not already familiar with the Ron Paul Internet phenomenon.

See also: http://zaphodforpresident.com/2007/11/20/ron-paul-call-to-action/ (100% ad-free).

If I am being presumptuous, please excuse me. I will be happy to design my own ad- however- I think this ad is GREAT.

If you are the creator(s) of this ad, please let me know what you think.

Viva le reEVOLtion!
 
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