We need a celebrity endorsement? Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood?

[Kreuzian]

I was thinking about how Huckabee has capitalized on Chuck Norris and was wondering if we couldn't do the same. I mean think outside the box. One big pool of voters who, if we can get them to turn out at the caucus and primaries, would be critical is young college kids. We're already doing a great job with the blimp idea (I can see it working first hand). Maybe recruit someone like Marshall Mathers? Heck even start getting moderates, Ben Affleck seemed somewhat favorable on Bill Maher's show.

And here's one I think is an almost perfect match maybe: Clint Eastwood.

Or how about Mel Gibson?

Mull that over. After all those two are conservative, but reject the war in Iraq. Just an idea. It may be an uphill battle, but we do need some mainstream-recognized face to help bolster our image. Don't know how to make this work, but I think it's worth thinking about.

As for Mel Gibson, his father already supports Paul. There is a door open there.

Edit: Both of them have a tough guy image that I think can help make conservative voters comfortable with our foreign policy.

 

[colecrowe]

Please not Mel Gibson. I hate the son of a b (I don't really like racists).

 

[hard@work]

What happened to the Eastwood project?

 

[Kreuzian]

Please not Mel Gibson. I hate the son of a b (I don't really like racists).

Point taken. I don't agree, but I know enough uninformed people will, so it's probably not worth it. Clint definitely is preferable, but do we have much of a choice? I only mentioned Mel cuz his father is already pro-Paul.

What happened to the Eastwood project?

Never heard of it, I assume someone else did take to this idea. Hope someone else can fill us on it, and it's progress.

We need someone line Clint Eastwood for the primaries. Once we win the primaries, if Hillary is our opponent, due to her pro-war, pro-PATRIOT act, pro-attacking Iran, record, I'm sure we'll get much of the anti-war left onboard and won't have trouble coming up with celebrity support.

 

[RobertJ]

How is mel gibson racist?

 

[colecrowe]

"F***ing Jews...Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" and then asked Deputy Mee if he was Jewish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson_DUI_incident

I am convinced. Now, I do take back my statement about hating racists. I do have some hatred for the parts of their character that leads to it and is behind it--but there's no way I should hate them--and I definitely don't: My Grandpa is an old-time (he's 92) racist and, I just found out yesterday, an anti-Semite. And it sure doesn't make me hate him--but it makes me take a hell of a lot he things at less than face value--and for good reason, because his thinking is clouded with something I view as wrong and evil. My mother and step-dad were racist also, and most blue-collar guys from my home town and my wife's home town are very racist also. It freaking amazes me, especially because a few of them call themselves Christians (like Gibson).

 

[charles]

How about John Mayer? We already have that youtube video of him yelling that Ron Paul knows the Constitution. A John Mayer concert for Ron Paul would be pretty good publicity.

 

[McDermit]

Not Mel Gibson, at least, not yet. Once RP is seen as more mainstream and viable, then it's all good. But for now, Mel wouldn't do much good.

 

[Liberty Star]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson_DUI_incident

It's not factually true either, Bush/Cheney are Christian even if some of the early cheerleaders of Iraq war like Libby, Richard Perle, Wolfowitz, AIPAC lobby etc are not.

Majority of Jewish voters are against Iraq war, they almost sent Lieberman home from Senate for supporting Iraq war and pushing US to invade Iran next.

 

[colecrowe]

But that video of John Mayer makes him look incredibly stupid and like a degenerate.

 

[Kreuzian]

It's not factually true either, Bush/Cheney are Christian even if some of the early cheerleaders of Iraq war like Libby, Richard Perle, Wolfowitz, AIPAC lobby etc are not.

Majority of Jewish voters are against Iraq war, they almost sent Lieberman home from Senate for supporting Iraq war and pushing US to invade Iran next.

First, Bush/Cheney are NOT Christian. They do not follow ANY of Christ's teachings. Bush's grandfather Prescott was convicted for financing Hitler in 1942.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100474,00.html

ANYWAYS don't hijack the thread.
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So it looks like John Mayer and Clint Eastwood are our best bets?

How can we make this work? Anyone with connections? Someone volunteering to phone around for them? Try to get in contact with them over it? Maybe the Paul campaign themselves could contact Mayer? And what about Eastwood.

I don't want to just TALK about this. We need action, and soon. We need a way to get face time, and a celebrity press boon like what huck got from chuck norris may be needed.

We need a campaign crusader besides Paul. Someone who can and is willing to put out the message and who has already earned status with the press.

 

[oldpaths1611]

Actually, Mel Gibson's father, Hutton Gibson has endorsed Ron Paul. Here's the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cphTr8W9OnA

 

[paulka]

Where's drew Napolitano? At least enough to make Hannity and O'Reilly blush! He endorsed Paul from the beginning.

 

[Cali4RonPaul]

I like Mel Gibson. Both as an Actor and as a good catholic that he is..

 

[rory096]

Of anyone I can think of who would endorse Paul (mind you I don't follow celebrities much), I would say Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Aren't they supposed to be Objectivists?

 

[Jason T]

Best celebrity endorsement ever would be Alan Greenspan.

Bruce Springsteen and John Melloncamp (both who are anti-war republicans I believe) would help too.

 

[DeafPalmdale]

What about Arnold Schwarzenegger?

 

[forsmant]

I don't think Arnold would agree with Paul on some issues.

 

[Kreuzian]

Bruce Springsteen and John Melloncamp are pretty hardcore progressives, it might be tougher to bring them on, but with Kucinich making googly eyes, maybe not.

Enough talk. How can we DO this? We can talk about supporting Ron Paul all day, but unless we do some drastic things (the blimp is a good direction), we might not break through the media censorship.

Celebrities have privilege in the media world, to speak their mind and be heard, unlike the rest of us. Let's do this. Phone numbers to call? Anyone who knows someone well connected in that realm? Sorry, my connections go the opposite way (uncle golfing with McCain on weekends opposite).

If John Mayer was serious in that video we have to find a way to contact him, an agent, a secretary, I don't care this is a revolution and we need leaders. As well as come up with a good idea of what we are hoping from him.

 

[noztnac]

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