Ron Paul Blimp Flying Over Raleigh

Raleigh Chronicle ^ | 12/14/07 | Elliott West

[this is my name not yours]

RALEIGH - No, you're not imagining things. That really is a Ron Paul for President blimp flying over the City of Raleigh today.

Organizers for the blimp took off this morning at 8am at the Airship Management Hangar in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and they are on their way to Chester, South Carolina where they will make their first stop.

This afternoon, the blimp will be flying over north Raleigh and will most likely be visible from Interstate 540 at some point, said Bryce Henderson, a media coordinator for the effort.

Organizers say the current schedule has it passing over Raleigh at 1 pm, Greensboro at 3pm, Charlotte at 5pm and landing in Chester, SC around 6pm. The blimp will spend the night in Chester and then head to Columbia, South Carolina in the morning.

Organizers say that the public can follow along on the inaugural trip as the blimp’s coordinates are relayed to www.ronpaulblimp.com via GPS and a live camera feed will also be inside the blimp’s cabin, broadcasting events in real time to www.justin.tv.

Organizers cautioned that the are assuming weather conditions are agreeable.

"Simply to take the blimp out of the hanger requires the wind speed to be under 15 knots," said orgnizers in a statement to the media.

Supporter for Ron Paul, who is running for President on the Republican ballot, raised the close to $300,000 necessary to place the advertisement on the blimp. Ron Paul has been in the news quite a bit lately as a candidate who has gained much momentum via the Internet. His supporters recently made over $4 million in campaign donations in one day at his website.

Trevor Lyman, who was one of the key figures behind the massive Ron Paul fundraising effort, also helped organize the blimp trip and will be on board.

[Paleo Conservative]

[MrEdd]

I used to be a Thompson supporter, but after the poor showing at the debate, I've had enough of him. It now seems obvious to me that the only one I will be able to stomach voting for is Ron Paul.

That's why you were posting Ron Paul pieces on November fifth. you just knew Thompson would someday disappoint you in a debate.

How about just stump for your candidate, without dissembling?

[Designer]

"..some of his supporters struck me as, well, kind of nuts."

You could do as I do; simply ignore the "nuts".

I choose to be defined by my own actions, not of those who coincidentally share the same space as I.

[this is my name not yours]

The most important issue to me (as far as the presidential race) is to elect someone who will preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

[Rick.Donaldson]

I used to be a Thompson supporter, but after the poor showing at the debate, I've had enough of him. It now seems obvious to me that the only one I will be able to stomach voting for is Ron Paul. I resisted for a long time because some of his supporters struck me as, well, kind of nuts. They may or may not be. But it's not his supporters I'm voting for. If you just look at the candidates' records and what they are saying, Ron Paul is the only one who seems to be in touch with what's wrong with our country and what needs to be done to make America once again the "shining city on the hill".

You're PROBABLY a Hillary CLINTON supporter to0, smart ass. LOL! I LOVE people that call up shows and say "I was a life long Republican until...." whatever incident they want to SHOVE down someone's throat.

I will echo another, "BOVINE EXCREMENT". You were NO such thing, and Ron Paul Bot is what your name OUGHT to be.

[pissant]

That works too.

[Route66]

This "I was for Fred but now I'm for ..." is becoming a theme here lately. It's always from someone with no post history supporting Fred Thompson.

If these ploys are supposed to make us all throw up our hands and run from Fred [who had a very good showing in the debate, I might add] they don't work and they are not believed. Just honestly support your candidate of choice and Fred supporters will do the same.

[kingu]

Gosh, I look at Ron Paul’s actual introduced legislation in congress, I read his floor speeches.. What exactly are you thinking he’s going to do that he hasn’t already tried to do in Congress?

Because in Congress, he’s voted for deficit spending, he’s voted for increased size of government, he’s voted for more federal intervention into the rights of states. Just like this blimp that was supposed to be up in the air nine hours ago, he’s going no where fast.

[RedRover]

So what is Paul’s plan to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution from Islamofascists?

[Rick.Donaldson]

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I was a loyal Republican until the party drifted to the left...and left me behind. Now I’m a party of one.

(And you’re really a DummyCrat, because IF you were a REAL Republican, it WOULD be Mr. Thompson you’re supporting and NOT Anarchist Paul! Instead you’re choosing the kook to support? I hate liars and thieves, both should be hung!)

[visualops]

You are full of crap

[McGruff]

You’re not from this planet are you?

[Theresawithanh]

Very important, indeed, but isn’t having an America safe for your progeny more important? L. Ron Paul doesn’t get that we’re fighting for survival against a raging tide of islamo-nuts.

And I don’t buy your “I used to be for Fred” schtick, either.

[Sax]

"RON PAUL IN '08! VOTE RON PAAAAUL!"

[Hoffer Rand]

PULL! BOOM!

Problem solved.

[Designer]

"The most important issue in this campaign is defending this nation from the Islamofascists."

I see you have swallowed the line that is handed to you, hook, line, and sinker.

IMO, the upcoming election is much broader than that one issue.

Consider for a moment the original source of Islamofacist terrorism, and who we are calling our "friends".

They are one and the same: Russia, Iran, Syria, China, Korea, etc. etc.

We fight them with one hand, and feed them with the other.

[this is my name not yours]

I wasn’t a supporter on 11/5, but I sure did sit up, take notice and seriously start to consider him as a serious candidate after raising all of that money.

[Dan Middleton]

I suppose this is the logical extension of those pointless signs Paul supporters put on freeway overpasses. Granted, everybody uses those signs once election day gets closer, and I never have understood what they were supposed to accomplish, but the Paul people seem to be employing them earliest and most enthusiastically.

[McGruff]

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