New Ron Paul Ad Takes It to The EXTREME!

Here's the latest ad from Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), the libertarian-leaning presidential candidate who is currently polling even with Mitt Romney in Iowa.

The ad is fun - one part Mountain Dew taking it to the EXTREME, one part Poochie from The Simpsons, and one part unabashed, actual limited-government rhetoric (cutting one trillion dollars - "with a T!" - in the first year) - but will it propel the longtime congressman to victory in Iowa and beyond?

Who knows? And in many ways, who cares? Gaze upon this 30 seconds of high-volume, high-motion libertarianism and ponder the fact that the hippest guy running for president (and I'm including Barack "Mom Jeans" Obama in this) is a 76 year old ob-gyn from Texas who served in the military and is anti-war, who increasingly looks like Timothy Leary (who once sponsored a fundraiser for Paul's 1988 Libertarian Party run at the White House), and who wants to end the Fed and packs college campuses with kids calling for drug legalization.

America ain't done yet.

Reason on Ron Paul.

Comments

[Res Publica Americana]

Holy shit. List another 50 federal departments and agencies, and I'll be even happier. Awesome.

[Rich]

Nice use of "Shih-Tzus", too!

[Kent]

Its a Youtube ad made by a supporter.

[Kent]

Sorry, wrong ad...this one is real. Good for him.

[Citizen Nothing]

Damn. Yeah.

[Citizen Nothing]

Uh, that would be incorrect, Skippy.

[Citizen Nothing]

In reply to Kent.

[Res Publica Americana]

I hope Ron Paul spends the next 20 years healthy and active, though I don't know whether he'll try again in future elections if he fails this time.

[pmp]

America ain't done yet.

I'm gonna go ahead and say it is. Banksterz win. H. Paulson and W. Buffet continue to receive their lifetime's supply of daily blowjobs unabated.

[Joe Mama]

Well I don't know what Ron Paul's chances are going up against a corrupt system. But I know if America doesn't get out there and support him, the chance is automatically 0%. Let's try and do better than that.

[rather]

That 76 year old OB/GYN from Texas needs a catchy slogan, his own Hope and Change.

Ron Paul keeps his hands South: Pro Pussy

[Citizen Nothing]

This ad is getting a lot of media attention. RP may not win, but he's getting very hard to ignore.

[Rich]

This ad is getting a lot of media attention.

I h-word it's not to the effect of "Old fart attempts pathetic pandering to young people."

[Ska]

Ron Paul is trying to sell Fords to Dennis Leary.

[Spencer]

^^THIS^^. All political ads should be like Ford Truck Commercials. TEXAS TUFF!

[Brian D]

I was really hoping to see the Ron Paul edition F-350 at the end.

[Newt Gingrich]

I'm Newt Gingrich, and my ads will be nothing like this.

[Bee Tagger]

Commercial idea for Newt: a take on the David Blaine street magician specials wherein Newt challenges random people to Lincoln-Douglas style debates.

[Fist of Etiquette]

He's already tried that.

[NadePaulKuciGravMcKi]

America ain't done yet.
have heart
have faith

[Hank]

Uh, hi. I've been doing some thinking, and I've got some ideas to improve the ads. I got it right here. One, Ron Paul needs to be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine. Two, whenever Ron Paul's not onscreen, all the other characters should be asking "Where's Ron Paul"? Three...

[NAL]

Okay, just leave it by the door on your way out.

[sarcasmic]

I can't see the ad since by liberty loving employer blocks such things, but I am sure that it could be improved with some Dave Mustaine guitar licks.

[BakedPenguin]

We'll see if peace sells.

[sarcasmic]

Who's buying?

[Dylan]

I would actually pay more in taxes if it would bring our troops home.

[sarcasmic]

You would pay more in taxes to have the government stop spending all kinds of money deploying troops overseas?
That makes sense.

[protefeed]

I think the whole point of Paul's campaign is to not feed the beast by increasing taxes.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Sunday SUNDAY SUNDAY! Watch as the Paulmeister base dives off the Washington Monument and straight through the roof of hell to arm wrestle the devil into submission. Tickets on sale today.

[mike]

Newt I am Newt and I dont need ads. Nah the man has got one add silly. Newt! It doenst matter Newt is just front to keep your eyes off or Mitt HMM he got no ground game. Please at least look at what Ron says its makes sence and well I trust him. Not that I agree with everything! How can people trust NEWT I dont get it.

[Hank]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is our cohort.

[oncogenesis]

Adjust the dosage.

[Bee Tagger]

I guess Ron Paul isn't modern enough to have an office that has gone paperless. They should have had him clicking shift + delete on that piece of Shih bureaucrat.

[Apatheist]

We need old people's votes too.

[Fluffy]

The problem is the Cain withdrawal.

I had a lot of hope for a surprise upset Iowa caucus win for Ron before Cain left, but now I think Gingrich takes it in a walk.

The only way that doesn't happen is if the Romney people decide they have to deny Gingrich Iowa at all costs, and instruct their supporters to combine with Paul's to give Ron an Iowa victory. But that would require Romney to be smart, so I give that a low probability of happening.

[Voluntaryist]

Gingrich is going to do poorly in Iowa. He not only does not resonate, his campaign office only opened there last week. Not going to happen. Ron Paul wins Iowa.

[R C Dean]

I had a lot of hope for a surprise upset Iowa caucus win for Ron before Cain left, but now I think Gingrich takes it in a walk.

What was Cain polling in Iowa before he quit? Any reason to think Gingrich can get Cainiacs to the caucuses to vote for him?

[Koan]

Here's what I think is going to happen - a complete clusterfuck in Iowa. Gingrich is peaking and is bound to do or say something that takes the shine off of his campaign. It won't sink him, but will bring him down to around 20-25% by January. Romney will hold steady around 20 %, Paul will garner nearly the same percentage, and Bachmann will be in the 15-20% range. Whoever wins will do so in lackluster fashion, and probably only by a few (perhaps as little as 1-2) percentage points.

[free2booze]

I was expecting a Jerry Crews sighting.

[Eduard van Haalen]

Next time, he should put on a backwards baseball cap, fold his arms over his chest, wear a clock around his neck, and rap about how good it is to cut the budget.

[Eduard van Haalen]

And bust a cap in the Fed's ass.

[free2booze]

And surround himself with ho's drinkin' 40's.

Some gold caps on his teeth would be a nice touch.

[free2booze]

The crop of potential nominees this year is so lack luster, could this be the year people simply say "awe, fuck it", and pull the trigger for Paul?

My advice to the GOP'ers, who are in a mass state of disappointment over your choices for a GOP nominee, is to send a big "FUCK YOU" to the establishment, by casting a vote for Ron Paul.

[Joe Mama]

LOL as opposed to what? McCain? Yeah there's some luster for ya! A real maverick! Heh.

[Joshua]

That ad rocks! Though I must say I love my shih-tzu.

[Devil Inchoate]

Best F-150 ad yet.

[Masturbatin' Pete]

Yep. Shoulda gotten Dennis Leary to do the voice-over.

[Warty]

Barack "Mom Jeans" Obama

Excellent.

[gabe]

I am happy that I posted the link to this ad on H&R yesterday...hat tip self

[Hank]

The hankering is strong with this one.

[Michael Bay]

Neecs more 'splosions

[toddb]

The little mushroom clouds are a nice touch...

[Typical Liberal]

Did you see the way those unwanted federal agencies disappeared in a cloud of smoke? Ron Paul is obviously trying to get some nutcase to bomb them!

I wouldn't be surprised if this ad causes even more carnage than Palin's map.

[ChrisO]

No, the media's character assassination campaign against Paul wouldn't begin until after he won the nomination.

[ChrisO]

I like it!

[Joe]

In other words - too much corn, not enough dog.

[Terrorific]

Kinda makes me want to buy a new truck with 0% financing.

[Mad Scientist]

Does anyone still watch the commercials on TV? Who's gonna see this ad?

[Xtab]

America ain't done yet, it's just about to run me over with a semi-truck.

[Xtab]

I guess I should say there's something unsettling about political movements which market themselves as basically apolitical, demonize their opponents as wimpy effetes, and call for a charismatic leader to roll up his sleeves and smash things. BUDGET CRISIS. NO PROBLEM. Oh my god I never knew it was so easy!

[Voluntaryist]

He's right though. Cut spending. It IS easy if you try. The current crop of politicos though just want to cut growth and call it fiscal responsibility.

[R C Dean]

I might agree, Xtab, if anyone could call Ron Paul a "charismatic leader". With a straight face.

[Masturbatin' Pete]

The ad is fun - one part Mountain Dew taking it to the EXTREME, one part Poochie from The Simpsons, and one part unabashed, actual limited-government rhetoric

Nah, it's pretty much those Ford commercials with Dennis Leary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnfE5zODgak

[new yera dresses 2012]

very catchy ad..well but take it as just an ad