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Entry: Ron Paul Update Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/ron_paul_update#17813 Post contents: The first commenter nailed it. For all of Ron's great ideas, the message hasn't been best utilized by the campaign commercials that cost so many supporter dollars. It'd be nice to believe the ideas could sell themselves, but that's being a bit naive. Presentation isn't meaningless, for the same reasons we would have a harder time accepting Ron's ideas if he wore a wig and fake moustache. The production values of the TV spots aren't good, they come across as a bit amateurish, and ultimately are about as helpful as wigs and fake moustaches -- they are distracting and bad. I realize it is a grassroots campaign, but better to spend twice the money on a great TV spot that smacks people upside the head and wakes them up, rather than two-for-the-price-of-one that puts people to sleep. The fact is, supporters have made better Ron campaign spots *for free* and uploaded them onto youtube, than have been the actual paid campaign ads on TV presumably created and produced by professionals. (I dunno, maybe volunteers are making them??) Sent at: 2008 08 21