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| 2007-12-30 |
| ABOARD THE RON PAUL BLIMP — The big white airship heralding the "Ron Paul Revolution" dips and glides over downtown Baltimore, providing sky-high advertising for the maverick presidential contender from Texas. Paul's name is bannered on both sides of the 190-foot-long flying billboard. Inside the blimp's unheated cabin, the two young men most responsible for making the once-obscure Lake Jackson congressman into an Internet phenomenon are busy at work. Elijah Lynn, 26, a locksmith and security expert from Colorado, is providing videostreams for the Republican candidate's fans on the ground and out in cyberspace. Trevor Lyman, 37, a music promoter from Florida, is trying to chart the next day's course. The two masterminds behind this unorthodox campaign tool are clearly excited about their venture despite dealing with setbacks such as bad weather that prevented their flying to New Hampshire, and federal rules that stymied their plans to fly over the nation's capital. Both men are working without pay and are operating the blimp venture independently from the official Paul for President campaign. Their sole motivation, they say, is a newfound and passionate devotion to the libertarian-leaning GOP candidate from suburban Houston... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I thought this was Scrappleface. And on a side note, I guess that backwards L is an intentional part of the logo. I always thought that the guy who hung the cardboard sign to a lamp post had not noticed that he had accidently put the stencil on backwards. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-30 17:26 |
| #2 "The two masterminds behind this unorthodox campaign tool are clearly excited about their venture.." Yup, nothing says good taste like a 200-foot long flying sausage dipping and gliding over some city. Too bad. I really like blimps, too. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2007-12-30 17:20 |
| #1 I've noticed more and more Ron Paul banners on public property and graffiti...it'd be my pleasure to end the "adventures" of one or more of these assholes...but, nuff said |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-12-30 17:20 |