March 19, 2008
Although Ron Paul's presidential hopes are rapidly fading, ConnieTalk reports that a group of "grassroots artists" have released an impressive, minute-long, video game-like commercial for the upstart Republican:
The spot--which looks like any scene from a high-quality, modern video game--utilizes portions of Ron Paul's past speeches, combined with high end computer animation and moving graphics to create scenes where a 3-D Ron Paul emerges from water, is surrounded by doves, is standing amongst money flying up into the air, and even appearing next to the founding fathers of the Constitution...
The project... took 3 months to create the 60-second feature, which Chris Rye's American Liberty Coalition PAC hopes to air in Pennsylvania leading up to PA's April 22nd primary.
Comments
It's a pretty slick video, I'll give them that much.
Beautiful video btw.
Only thing left is to see how the march turns out.
And no, Ron Paul did not "already win" anything. There's just a handful of rabid followers out there that like a few of his ideas because they sound revolutionary. In truth, almost everything he promised to do would be pretty much impossible. Abolish the IRS? Disband the Department of Education? Come on... The reason no one voted for him wasn't because there was a massive conspiracy by the media and government to silence his dangerous message. It's because most people who knew what he stood for genuinely didn't like him and his positions. I, for one, will be glad to see him fall into obscurity.
Oh and just to frame my position, I supported Dennis Kucinich. So don't accuse me of just jumping on any Obama-bandwagon or anything.
However, nice animation does not a President maketh.
However, a President who can open his mouth without putting his foot in it would be a step up, whichever one finally gets in.
So much for the suggestions he'd back off the nomination run.
But it is nice to see that the medium is getting more attention, even when it would be faster and less expensive to produce that video with more live footage.
although about a year too late... really, great ads would have done much better about a year ago when we were still in the debate phase and people were just starting to figure out who they were gonna support. great ads d not help when you've already lost the race... really, even if we see a slight improvement in the primaries in PA, it will not change the fact that McCain IS the republican candidate. Ron Paul's really got to just hang up his running shoes and think about 2012... he could probably spend the next 4 years getting some serious work done and making himself a more appealing politician... that way he might have a chance next time
Y'know, interesting question... if Ron Paul were to run as a third party... who would he steal votes from? really not sure on that... Vote stealers can cause much trouble when they steal from the better candidate in a close race.
No GlaDos has an empathy chip, politicians don't.
@TJLK
I agree completely. The messge is important. I don't agree with everything he says. But I support the message of liberty and a sound econemy. Along with getting out of Iraq.
I really liked Ron Paul and what he stood for. I thought he was pretty radical at first until I did more research. I don't agree 100% with him on everything but for the major issues he seems to make a lot of sense. He definitely got me (and a lot of others) more interested in politics so for that he did accomplish something. Though, I don't know who I'm voting for now that he's out.
The man is a genius, but no one really cares about that.
On the other hand, Obama is by far the most fucking overrated politician I have ever seen.
Hey now, don't give Obama such a hard time. Did you see his speech on either Monday or Tuesday about race? Really great stuff, but if you watch it, be forewarned...it's 37 minutes long.
Jay sums it up nicely. Ron Paul was the thinking man's candidate.