NASCAR AND RON

I donated $100 for the Ron Paul superbowl ad,..only to find out they decided not to go thru with it. Does anyone know what happned to all that money donated for the commercial? I never got mine back or ever heard what they did with it. They should give all that money to this race car event

Too bad there wasn't nearly enough donations for this. There are over 250,000 people there and this is being broadcasted allllllll over. :(

Lets get this going, I'm good for $100

Please donate! This is a great opportunity...and is a MUCH better idea than the blimp ever was.

Needs $100k by Weds, so please, donate donate donate.

Ron Paul has worked his guts out to get as far as he could in the establishment system. He has run well and is continuing to run all the way to the end. If Dr Paul says it you can take it to the bank.

I see some fair-weather supporters running for the exits. I say goodbye…and good riddance.

This isn’t a campaign, it’s a movement. This movement is deep and wide and varied as it gets, it’s not going away.

We’re not going away either.

We have a chance to put the message of freedom and small, Constitutional government in front of over 75 MILLION spectators and TV viewers who love NASCAR. And we can do it without any help from the news media.

We can continue promoting this message for not just one race, but through the summer, the GOP convention, and through November 2008. We have a venue and a potential spokesman who receives attention on TV, print and radio around the world. We can get this media exposure for pennies per person through NASCAR sponsorship.

Don’t give up the fight…for the fight has just begun.

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http://www.ronpaulracing....

Thanks Granny for your previous support, Wish you all the greatness in your support of Ron Paul, and RonPaulRacing.com

Anyone remember that John 3:16 thing at every football game. Ron Paul has hit internet viral status. Now, he's becoming a cultural phenomenon. This is so cool to see. That picture is awesome.

Excellent story. It warmed me up on this cold January morning. :)

I'm a co-organizer in the DFW area. Last year, all of the DFW groups pulled together for the big NASCAR event at Texas Motor speed way here in Fort Worth. Most folks wanted to get a booth that cost $5,000! I knew that there were only four ways in and out of TMS and that with all the people in the Meetups, we could just "post" at four locations and there would be no way in or out of there without seeing us. We could save all that money by doing sign waves.

Let me show you a copy of the message I sent out to everyone when someone in one of the groups asked for feedback from the event:

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NASCAR:
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Well, boy was I wrong! I didn't see ANY reason to spend $5k for a booth when we could do sign waves at 4 key intersections, and there would be no way in or out of the place without seeing us.

As it turned out the few that showed up to do sign waves, not even enough to do 4 intersections because there were only 3, were run off by 5-0 after about an hour and a half. Two of us then manned the booth for the next two days. Thank goodness that there WAS a booth!

The booth was fantastic! Over 15,000 slim-jims given out! We picked up all the slim-jims we could find laying on the ground at the end of the last day, and there were less than 200 thrown down! That's an important fact. The VAST majority of them were kept. I kept saying as I was handing them out: "He just wants you to keep all your money, and he has a thirty year record to back that up!" Most were at least curious about my bold statement.

The part that kept me smiling was when I would say my line, some people would say: "No thank you." Imagine saying no thank you to keeping your money! Nope, please give all my money to our trusty government and let them decided how much I should be allotted. It kills me. But those were the major minority.

Others offered their opinion of Ron Paul rather than accept the slim-jim. To each his own. While I certainly cannot agree with the opinion that was offered to me (ok, it was shouted at me) that "Ron Paul HATES our troops," I must defend this person's right to have/offer that opinion, and I do. The irony is that the supporters of Ron Paul understand this as well, and that if we don't elect Ron Paul, there is the distinct probability that he WON'T be able to have, let alone express, an opinion other than that of the "Status Quo." But I digress...

The banners did indeed fly over 250,000 NASCAR fans. However, there were several other banners flying around as well. I would guess that most people saw them. Thanks to John (of the Plano group?) and the Granny Warriors for making that happen!

What also happened that is (IMO) the best thing ever, could not be planned, coordinated, or organized. It was merely divine intervention. On one side of the booth was the Scott (yes, toilet paper, and yes, that joke has been made about me for my entire life thank you very much, hehe) Booth. On the other side was Tony Stewart's stock car (a replica I'm sure). I'm not a NASCAR fan, but I've been told that Tony Stewart is the hottest name in NASCAR right now. The "Ron Paul" of NASCAR if you will. Anyway, the booth was giving away FREE pictures to anyone that wanted one. Thousands upon thousands of people had their picture taken in front of the stock car by a "stationary" camera. The line for these free pictures was "around the corner" for two days solid.

At the end of Sunday, as all booths were closing up, I asked the guys to take one last picture of me and my girlfriend as she is a "number 20" fanatic. So, they did, and when I looked at the picture my jaw dropped because of what was in this picture's (and every other picture taken there) background. Because of the relationship of the stock car, the Ron Paul booth, and the Scott booth, the background stated in HUGE letters: Ron Paul - A Winning Team!

I'm not joking here, that is CLEARLY in the background of every single picture. Everyone that looks at this picture may not say the words out loud, they probably won't even know that they "saw" them. What WILL happen is that they are associating Ron Paul as a winning team, with one of their favorite things NASCAR. I'm telling you, you cannot buy that. Call me crazy (if you haven't already), but this is an amazing event in and of itself. These pictures will be shown to thousands of others in email, mySpace, faceBook, just people putting them on their desks at work or showing them to their friends/family. WOW!

There was also a campsite at the event. I'm not sure of all or what that happened there, but my understanding is that there was a "kegger" that drew in others from the surrounding campground area. It seems Ron Paul information was available to those interested. That's what I'm talking about... Miller Light for Ron Paul! Woot!

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Here is a link to an example of the photos that went out to NASCAR fans. This picture was taken with my cell phone, not the camera that all the other pics were taken with. But it is in almost the exact spot were the camera was:
http://photos2.meetupstat...

So, I was DEAD WRONG about NASCAR. I am donating to this event, and I hope that the lesson I learned will be provide an answer to those that may be riding the fence on supporting this. I don't know the first thing about NASCAR, but I'm sure glad we had that booth and I truly feel that I'll be glad that we had that car!

Scott in Fort Worth

with Ron Paul ads in various placements and their individual costs. This will stimulate much more interest and therefore funding. In addition, once this becomes a definite go, consider funding a RPNASCAR Blimp to give better racetrack coverage to our driver and other drivers too (for a premium), plus the blimp advertising would make quite a one-two punch with that of our car!

even endorsed by "Granny Warrior"

I've volunteered with NHLA and CNHT up here in New Hampshire for a number of NASCAR events. We've raised a lot of money and had a lot of fun. You get to see everything from the stands and don't have to pay anything. They even give you free food. Pretty fun.

Join us in New Hampshire for the Free State Project. Over 514 movers!
www.pledgebank.com/Next10...

I don't care much for Nascar, but I have friends who are really into it, and they say that this can only be REALLY GOOD for the campaign. I trust them, and I trust the Granny Warriors, so I'm donating!

Keep up the GREAT WORK! :)

~Robyne

Just Donated

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Wait til after Tuesday's meeting with Doug Yates. More than likely, Yates is trying to find a FULL TIME sponsor for the entire year.

Remember, the return of the #28 Davey Allison car is going to be a big deal, so there may be big money sponsors willing to contract for a full season. As I understand it, RonPaulRacing is only looking for ONE race, the Daytona 500 due to available finances. This may be a deal stopper. I dunno, but PLEASE everyone, DO NOT get your hopes up. Pray, yes, but put yer eggs in different baskets.

bump and I'll donate

Take that logo and print it on TSHIRTS. Sell them for $15. Cost should be around $4 per shirt. Take the balance and apply it to the donations. SIMPLE!

Our Grassroot Supporters/Campaign is nothing which the World has Ever Seen in All of History. This is truly Amazing. The Bringing together people of ALL sexes, races, cultures, political parties, and so forth. The Ron Paul Blimp and Limo. The Record Breaking MoneyBombs, etc... and NOW NASCAR...wooooooohoooooooooo I feel the adrenaline it's never ending. I really can't wait until after the General Election...I can see the Front Page headlines now in every Newspaper in America "PRESIDENT RON PAUL & the Grassroot Campaign/Supporters Makes History and Embarrasses the Mainstream Media"

Go Ron Go!!! Vroom Vroom!!!-------->right to the White House!!!

Scott,
Has responded to me, and he states that he has been real busy updating post. The web site looks nice. He said he is meeting with Doug Yates on Tuesday to work out the details. I informed him I am board once I see something from Yates or Jayski.com (NASCAR insider website).

Nobody would like to see this more than I. But a email address that doent work, and not a single reponse in 17hrs. Hmmmmmm

Do not donote until proven to be real.

I hope it is.

..of keeping at the top of the list!

Keep it going!

Untold MILLIONS watch NASCAR!

DONATE...

Ron Paul Raising.
This kicks rubber and oil

Done! This could really help in the southern states especially!

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If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin. Samuel Adams

worth a donation and a bump.

MANNNNNNN! THIS is how one gets attention! MILLIONS of people watch NASCAR, on TV!

DONATE and make it REAL!

GO RP, Rock our socks!

How would you like a Ron Paul Racing Jacket for the Ol'man

HA HA HA

A LOT of people watch Nascar. Seriously.

Here is where I got my information:

http://www.daytona500.com...

http://www.vote-smart.org...

I was curious and figured others would be as well: how many states could this impact?

The Daytona 500 is scheduled for February 17th. This will miss the Super Tuesday set of states, but this will fall before the following primaries and caucuses:

Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Puerto Rico
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin

Use your best judgment, but let it not be uneducated. :-)

Addendum: to those orchestrating this effort, I would encourage you to include this information on your website and literature so that people are aware of the possible impact of this event. While missing Super Tuesday, there are still quite a few states on this list with some big ones in the south.

I will donate on Monday. Thanks for your efforts for all of us!

Boogity, Boogity, Boogity !!!!

This is more than most will understand. The blimp pales in comparison.

This needs a new header.

Bubba Bump the car boys. Beer with no taxes has great appeal.

NASCAR is SO REPUBLICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daytona History>>>>

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. President to attend a NASCAR race. The President gave the command to start the race ("Gentlemen, start your engines") by phone from aboard Air Force One. Landing at Daytona, the President proceeded to the track, and viewed the race with Bill France Jr.. During his time at the race, Reagan was interviewed by NASCAR driver Ned Jarrett, who in 1978 had begun a career as a radio race broadcaster.

I have a photograph from July 4th 1984 taken at Daytona International Speedway which shows Richard Petty's car in the foreground and Air Force One landing in the background. This was Richard Petty's 200th career win and this race was started by President Ronald Reagan from Air Force One. It is autographed by President Ronald Reagan and Richard Petty

Get off your butts and put down ten bucks you would have spent watching football this weekend.

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Live Free or Die - Amen to that