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Title: 4um Fundraiser for a Ron Paul Campaign Ad in a NH Newspaper (Creative input requested!)
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Published: Nov 20, 2007
Author: 4um
Post Date: 2007-11-20 11:57:11 by robin
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We need ideas and people who are willing to create a great Ron Paul advertisement that we all pay for and place in a New Hampshire newspaper, ASAP!
More info will follow as to how to make your donations to pay for the advertisement. If you are interested in helping with the actual creative work involved please contribute your ideas on this thread.
This will be a joint effort for anyone who wishes to be involved.
This thread will serve as the story board to create the advertisement.
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#54. To: robin (#0)
My 2 cents .. is a group project but here is my input Not too word.. simple is better.. the Ron Paul Revolution should be on it in some way.. b/c that is the campaign slogan.. also a LARGE photo of Paul would be good IMO
Zip... Brevity of message and the photo as the eye catcher. You and I think alike. Zip, send money. hehehehe
:P I used to make pamphlets and ads when I worked in my former job.. too many words and people get on overload and just move on.. few words... one MAYBE two photos but thats it.. also his name needs to be LARGE for thats what is wanted NAME recognition .. and to connect the slogan to the name
Help us nominate Congressman Ron Paul! Paid for by the members of www.Freedom4um.Com. Not affiliated with the Ron Paul campaign. For more information about Ron Paul, visit his website at www.ronpaul2008.com. Here's my contribution to the idea. With a little tweaking, I think it might be good.
Not bad - better than my feeble efforts. You have better layout tools too. Given Hitlery's high negatives even among the Dem's makes the case as to how stark the choice is. I still like my "tag line" though - tweaking it: "In The Spirit of Liberty - Ron Paul '08". My reasoning being that one of the high positives of Ron Paul is his adherence to the Constitution and Jeffersonian principles. That is a connection that seems to run consistently through his appeal. Perhaps across the the bottom 2 font sizes up from the basic text. I would bring the the votes against the Patriot Act and the Real ID closer to the top - just under the opposition to the war. My reasoning being that we want to establish a connection with people who are not yet Ron Paul Voters. In the same vein I would suggest bringing the Bill of Rights up to the number 2 slot under Bring home the troops immediately. Also as a suggestion would be to add a little to it i.e., "Honor the Consitution and Restore the Bill of Rights". That of course connects with the "In The Spirit of Liberty" tag line.
excellent suggestions..now, since the ad is limited to 4x6, will the text be too tiny to see?
We may have to do some pruning. Certainly the anti-war, and pro-Bill of Rights should stay. While eliminating the FED is important to those of us already aware of the bigger issues moving the current scene to someone not up on it abolishing the FED, even if they know what it is, is an issue who's significance would, from simple lack of knowledge, elude them. Condensing it down to a list like Wudidiz's would work within the size limitations.
As promised: I need a proofreader to double check my spelling. I can read it a thousand times and not see the obvious, like just now, I had to change to "candidate" from "candidan". Don't ask how I got that or missed it ten times... lol
RE: The ad imo, the most effective ads/ movements don't begin with a negative. hillery is a negative. Something like: "On January 8th, let us nominate the man who can restore our country to truth, principle and freedom." is better.
My personal feeling is that people don't read newspaper ads unless something grabs their attention. I think the Hillary reference does that. Once we have their attention, she is never mentioned again, only positives about RP. However, I am not an expert.
i agree. it grabs my attention and makes me think, yes, RP is the only republican who can beat hillary. i think that will resonate with GOP voters because that is their biggest fear.
I don't think that's RP's message and I caution against that tactic.
My two bits... Ron Pauls platform is.."The Constitution"... I admit I stole that from somewhere. If he stands on the Constitution, how can anyone argue with that?
Good heavens where did you get that????
Dees, his pics are great, and can be seen on rense.com as well as
Wow! Fantastic! Check the satire as well. Ouch!!
If you like Dees; check this out... 'Horse' posted this the other day...
wow. wow. thanks for posting. Music suits it perfect as well. Geez. Powerful
I liked the bleating sheep in the background. Good stuff.
We now have 3: No matter how ya do it, it is a lot of shit in a small space, and it's not half of what should be said. lol
Regarding this ^ one: 1. Wonder if that's the best picture? 2. 'conservative' capitalized? 3. Perhaps 'true' & 'real' capitalized? 4. Maybe 'A True Conservative - a Real Republican'? or 'A TRUE CONSERVATIVE - A REAL REPUBLICAN'? or 'A True Conservative, a Real Republican'? 5. Instead of diamonds in front of each of the 12 points, 6. Capitalize the beginning of each sentence? 7. 'Increase' has an 'e' on the end of it. 8. 'Internet' capitalized. 9. Comma after '2008'. 'Kay, I'm done nit-picking. It's getting closer to perfection. Thank you all for letting me be a part of this, and thank you, Critter, for the most EXCELLENT work!
One more suggestion: Bigger font on telephone number.
I agree.
It's really a pleasure to be able to discuss things without the squadron o' shills attacking every odd post or more. Not mentioning the site or names, you know? ;) What a relief.
No kidding! That's why I love it here. This would be a 5k post thread by now with the intertwined flame war.
i like #2. i think US PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON is an attention grabber and i like how Critter personalizes it by asking, does it scare you? it scares us. referring to us, it will make readers want to know who us is. i think the ad does two things which is our goal. it advertizes Ron Paul and Freedom4um both.
I don't see 4um as a Republican website. I see it as a place where all points of view are welcome, except for annoying a-holes, and they get plenty of slack ;). I just think that it's clear that REPUBLICANS are sick of REPUBLICANS, and all the idiotic tricks they pull to put their boy in office. Ron Paul, isn't one of their boys. I completely understand that the Hillary fear IS ingrained in some, but I question their mental competence anyway if they are voting REPUBLICAN because of Hillary. LOL! Last, I just don't see RP as a negative ad sort of guy. I'm in, regardless. I don't know squat about how NH people really think, but I was encouraged yesterday when I heard 60% of likely voters were still undecided. Add that with the RP ground team, and I feel a little giddy!!! Hillary or McCain are keepers of the status quo, as we all know. That newspaper seems to be pretty right-wing. So hitting Hillary might just be what the doctor ordered. Heck if I know.
Feel free to make your opinion known. Name and City only,
required.
Evidently publisher Joseph W. McQuaid belongs in the same psychiatric lockdown that John "Yellowstain" McCain should be in.
#547. To: Esso (#545)
but what about the strawberries? back when the same paper endorsed Forbes, the same paper called McQueeg too leftist.
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#56. To: Zipporah (#54)
Not too wordy.. simple is better.
#57. To: Cynicom (#56)
#272. To: Zipporah (#57)
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Do you want Hillary Clinton
as your next president?Neither do we!
On (date here) help us nominate the Republican presidential candidate which polls show to be the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton in a general election. 
Ron Paul has:
#284. To: Critter, christine, robin (#272)
#299. To: Original_Intent, Critter (#284)
#302. To: christine (#299)
#308. To: Original_Intent, christine, robin, wudidiz, Cynicom, all (#302)
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#362. To: angle, Tauzero, scrapper2, Peppa, Jethro Tull, abraxas, lodwick (#308)
#375. To: christine (#362)
"Who do you want for our next president?"
#376. To: angle (#375)
#380. To: Critter, angle (#376)
#422. To: christine, critter (#380)
scare, fear
#424. To: angle (#422)
#426. To: Cynicom (#424)
#429. To: angle (#426)
#430. To: Cynicom (#429)
#435. To: robin (#430)
www.deesillustration.com
#438. To: Peppa, robin, angle (#435)
#444. To: who knows what evil (#438)
#447. To: Peppa (#444)
wow. wow. thanks for posting. Music suits it perfect as well.
#448. To: lodwick, christine, all (#447)
#499. To: Critter, Peppa, Christine, hammerdown, robin, Original_Intent, TwentyTwelve, Arator, Former Lurker, Artisan, FOH, James Deffenbach, ALL (#448)
use circles (referred to as 'bullets', I think)?
#519. To: wudidiz, critter (#499)
#522. To: angle, Critter, all (#519)
One more suggestion: Bigger font on telephone number.
#524. To: Original_Intent, TwentyTwelve, FormerLurker, FOH, Artisan, farmfriend, James Deffenbach, Arator, Cynicom, PnbC, Uncle Bill, christine, Pinguinite, Zipporah, ALL (#522)
#525. To: wudidiz (#524)
It's really a pleasure to be able to discuss things without the squadron o' shills attacking every odd post
#531. To: Critter, angle, Cynicom, robin, wudidiz, , Arator, who knows what evil, Tauzero, Peppa, scrapper2, Jethro Tull, hammerdown, abraxas, TwentyTwelve, lodwick, rack42, ALL (#525)
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#536. To: christine (#531)
it will make readers want to know who us is. i think the ad does two things which is our goal. it advertizes Ron Paul and Freedom4um both.
#544. To: Peppa (#536)
John McCain is the man to lead America By PUBLISHER JOSEPH W.
MCQUAID
#545. To: angle (#544)
John McCain is the man to lead America By PUBLISHER JOSEPH W. MCQUAID
Replies to Comment # 545. the same psychiatric lockdown that John "Yellowstain" McCain should be in.
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