You’ve got to give them credit. Ron Paul’s supporters decided they wanted a blimp, and they went out and got themselves a damn blimp. The flight plan has the airship hovering over the East Coast for as long as the money holds out, but if they can pick up another dirigible, they just might take it to the big show:
While it would be quite difficult to get the first blimp all the way across the country to the Super Bowl, we could get another blimp in Arizona for the Super Bowl, if Ron Paul supporters sponsor it. The owner of an airfield nearby has agreed to host us for free. Then we could keep this one East coast focused until Super Tuesday.
The zeppelin may be a gigantic political ad, but its backers are doing an end run around campaign finance laws, financing the gasbag through a private, for-profit advertising company:
We will not be forming a PAC (Political Action Committee) as discussed originally. Under a PAC donations to the blimp would count towards donations to the official campaign. For example, if a person contributed $100 towards the PAC then they would only be able to contribute $2,200 of the $2,300 maximum to the official campaign. Forming a PAC would also be a FEC legal nightmare due to regulations and restrictions.
We created a business plan that allows any US citizen to buy as much blimp as they want without having it count towards their current campaign contributions. Former chairman of the FEC, Brad Smith, one of the top U.S. election lawyers, has been retained as our lawyer. This updated legal arrangement offers the best of both worlds, no limits and virtually no regulations.
So, we formed a for profit company called Liberty Political Advertising, LLC. which allows a US citizen to “sponsor” a pre-selected political message.
No better way to send a political message than by renting a massive flying bladder. They’ll give this whole son-of-a-bitchin’ country something to remember Ron Paul by.
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