Video: Are you ready for the Ron Paul blimp?
posted at 9:40 pm on November 26, 2007 by Allahpundit
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I’ll throw him a little extra free press tonight for that answer on medical marijuana. As endearing and impressive as it is stupid: Some idiot had a dream of seeing a blimp with Ron Paul’s name on the side flying around America and darned even if he isn’t going to make it happen. According to the clip, they need $350,000; in less than a week of fundraising they’re already more than halfway there. What better way of saying “I’m a kook and I have money” than pitching in for a Paulnut dirigible?
I love how specific the fantasy gets, too. It’s not Americans looking up at the sky and muttering “amazing” at the site of a blimp. It’s not even some nameless generic news anchor. It’s Wolf Blitzer, specifically. And why not, my friends? Why not?
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Oh dear lord. please let this jabroni start a 3rd party run.
He’ll be a H.R. Puff n Stuff to the left like
H.R. Perot was to the right.
TheSitRep on November 26, 2007 at 9:46 PM
I priced out blimp ads for my business one time. $350,000 seems like a lot more than I remembered the price to be.
The sad thing is that the only reason people consider Paul is because the elite media wants to give us Hillary vs. Rudy. Those are two of the worst candidates I can think of to choose from for president. . . and I thought Kerry vs. Bush was bad because it was worse than Bush vs. Gore.
But Hillary vs. Rudy, or Mitt, or Obama, or Edwards are all just a NO. I don’t like any of them to represent me. So even though I might say I don’t like Ron Paul to represent me, I don’t really dislike him any more than the mainstream candidates.
And that IS sad.
ThackerAgency on November 26, 2007 at 9:47 PM
I look forward to its visit to Lakewood, New Jersey.
JammieWearingFool on November 26, 2007 at 9:48 PM
I wouldn’t count Ron Paul out so quickly either. He’ll be a ‘none of the above’ type candidate.
The way the country thinks about this government (especially if we go into a recession), a ‘none of the above’ candidate looks promising. NO WAY an economy in a recession will want to elect Clinton. . . but if she’s the nom, she’ll throw enough dirt to make the R candidate seem worse than Bin Laden.
Of course Paul is going to run 3rd party. He might win too because the choices are so poor.
ThackerAgency on November 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM
I would highly doubt this blimp…which they say they only get for a month…would ever be allowed to fly over Times Square on New Years Eve, or the Superbowl.
Sorry, but what a waste of money that thing would be. If it represents the fiscal responsibility of the candidate, then he’s doomed.
But the Ron Paul circus continues…
JetBoy on November 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM
I love the metaphor…
Ron Paul, full of hot air.
FireDrake on November 26, 2007 at 9:51 PM
blimps aren’t explicitly authorized by the constitution.
its vintage duh on November 26, 2007 at 9:54 PM
Also…Wouldn’t it be a better idea to just get 5 or 6 hot air balloons, plaster Ron Paul’s head on ‘em, and fly them at different parts of the country…for the same price?
JetBoy on November 26, 2007 at 9:57 PM
AWESOME. For as crazy as his supporters often are, they’re at least making this election season enjoyable, if not unpredictable.
Vizzini on November 26, 2007 at 9:58 PM
What would the Paul campaign be without a mothership?
ReubenJCogburn on November 26, 2007 at 9:59 PM
STICK a pin in him he is done just like this blimp thang. Next he will be the Goodyear tire guy smiling and waving handing out Paul $$$ to all the ronaliens………LOL
bones47 on November 26, 2007 at 10:00 PM
Here’s how it will end.
BDavis on November 26, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Somebody get me a SAM system, STAT! Of course its a national emergency damnit!
Defector01 on November 26, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Well given his some of his supporters, I guess it could be called the “Pimp Blimp” (rim-shot)
Weight of Glory on November 26, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Gosh! I quit.
Weight of Glory on November 26, 2007 at 10:10 PM
Blimps!!11!
Don’t make laugh.
Like air could ever float steel.
billy on November 26, 2007 at 10:23 PM
led zeppelin
Hening on November 26, 2007 at 10:24 PM
Well,, it’s full of gas and it gets high! Symbolizes both him and his supporters!
JellyToast on November 26, 2007 at 10:51 PM
Goddam Lakewood is always trying to fool people into thinking they know how to blow up airships!
Look, after it visits Lakewood, and nothing happens, just casually suggest that they it fly over to Lakehurst. Then put on your blast goggles. We know how to blow them up real good!
drunyan8315 on November 26, 2007 at 10:55 PM
He’s only one step away from building a bomb and sinking the entire west coast!
You know what I’m talking about!
Nethicus on November 26, 2007 at 10:59 PM
Of course we know that modern airships use Helium, which does not burn like Hydrogen. Look, the difficult we do every day… the impossible just takes a little longer.
drunyan8315 on November 26, 2007 at 11:01 PM
Wrong song. Should be….
Up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Kini on November 26, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Are they filling it up with laughing gas?
SouthernGent on November 26, 2007 at 11:41 PM
That’s a risky, yet bold, move. But heck, ask any Paulista;
risky-bold is Ron Paul’s middle name… or was it,
whisky-bald?
Heavens forbid that a dirigible should meet it’s demise in
an unnatural and untimely manner, especially if there
were ‘collateral’ casualties, but as a candidate for the
most powerful elected post in the free world (currently
anyway), you’d have to consider the ramifications of a
foreseeable yet unforeseen disaster vs your campaign
efforts.
Anyway, pointing out the obvious aside, I wonder what the
name of his airship will be… the “rEVOLution“? I think
I like the “Pimp-Blimp” better seeing how his hard working
ho’s are kicking down the duckets for the bling..
SilverStar830 on November 26, 2007 at 11:45 PM
Pathetic AND amusing all at once.
Mojave Mark on November 27, 2007 at 12:57 AM
i made that that mistake about 4 elections ago.
amend2 on November 27, 2007 at 12:59 AM
I’m sorry…but I think this is scarier than those Guy Fawkes ads.
Where’s a big-ass injun with a pillow when you need one?
The Ugly American on November 27, 2007 at 1:51 AM
LMAO!!!!!…..
The Ugly American on November 27, 2007 at 1:52 AM
Oh, the humanity!
Sean M. on November 27, 2007 at 2:02 AM
Those of you wishing Paul would go third party, he is a more attractive Republican candidate than Rudy McRomney and will siphon off enough votes from the base to put the Dem in the Wgite House.
So let’s not kick him out of the party.
Valiant on November 27, 2007 at 7:02 AM
Paul and its Paulites must do something with all of that gas.
saved on November 27, 2007 at 7:18 AM
Woah. The Neocons and neocon-wannabes on this site are absolutely sizzling at the thought that the money they have (or hope to have one day) should be backed up by something.
Disgusting cretins.
kafiiri on November 27, 2007 at 7:35 AM
Quit giving Paul a hard time! This is part of his revolution. Nothing says “way forward” in the Paul campaign more than having your name out there on an airship design that has literally been around for about a century. If this pans out, milk wagons coast-to-coast are going to be sporting Paul slogans!
highhopes on November 27, 2007 at 8:06 AM
And the fans, of course, are driven by cranks.
James on November 27, 2007 at 8:18 AM
I am starting to think the Ronulans have some sort of inadequacy problem. First, their campaign donations are way behind the front runners, so they have a money bomb campaign to have one BIG day of donations to make them feel better. Now, they can’t seem to have as many signs as every other candidate, so they try to get the biggest sign ever. Like a bald guy in a Ferrari, I think they are compensating.
BohicaTwentyTwo on November 27, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Kucinich called and said his mothership was better.
BKennedy on November 27, 2007 at 9:23 AM
I suppose it’s no weirder than dropping leaflets saying “Don’t oppose us. We’re here to help you!”
Drum on November 27, 2007 at 10:02 AM
A co-worker just showed me a dollar bill with “RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT” stamped on it in red. The PaulNuts have resorted to defacing currency.
Brat on November 27, 2007 at 10:47 AM
>The PaulNuts have resorted to defacing currency.
Yeah, and the Feds have resorted to devaluing it, and Abu Dhabi bails out Citibank.
Think there’s a connection?
“In God We Trust … Because God Knows This Worthless Piece of Sh*t Won’t Buy Much.”
Drum on November 27, 2007 at 10:58 AM
Will it have a Cloaking Device?
Frozen Tex on November 27, 2007 at 11:19 AM
Most airships today use helium, not hydrogen.
Paul’s airship, however, will use the “hot air” (no pun intended) from those gazillion RonPaulettes shouting “…and vote for Ron Paul” as you go to the restroom.
Or perhaps, given that methane is lighter than air, they’ll fill the airbag with the output of those volunteers passing gas.
Or maybe they just need to hook a pipe up to old Ronnyboy himself, ’cause he’s so full of ….
georgej on November 27, 2007 at 3:05 PM
It’s a perfect representation of the Ron Paul campaign, inflated
RINO_Hunter on November 27, 2007 at 5:32 PM
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