New RevPAC vid - Adherence to the Oath

[AdamT]

I think you all will enjoy this one, we've been working on it for a few weeks now. Finally able to share :) Spread it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0

[degen]

A+

[sailingaway]

Promoted to the front page

[Birdlady]

Love it!

[LibertyEagle]

Great job!!!

[Evilfox]

Very well done. A+

[TheTexan]

Brilliant, loved it!

[dbill27]

we should pay any amount to get this on national tv even once, i think this ad would seal the deal

[Lord Xar]

We need to start blogging this immediately. Various forums... including military.
Etc..

[ronpaulyourmom]

Your best work yet! Please make a one minute version and do a fundraiser for some limited airtime in SC/FL. I'm in for $150 if you do.

[teacherone]

who will see this?

[McDermit]

Awesome! Shared and tweeted.

[HOLLYWOOD]

NOW That's an AWESOME Ad! Pumps the Military Support and Slams those crony sellouts Romney and Gingrich!

Then again I may be bias with the U.S AIR FORCE. ;)

Twitter, FB, socialized...

[Uriah]

Good vid!

[TheViper]

Money well spent. That was absolutely fantastic.

My next few hours will now be spent distributing this excellent piece of work to the masses.

[Matthew Zak]

we should pay any amount to get this on national tv even once, i think this ad would seal the deal

I don't think anything seals the deal until he takes the oath, but it couldn't possibly hurt in the slightest. :)

[leetlamer]

Amazing ad. This needs to air. Seriously.

[Crotale]

Superb. Hit facebook, twitter and if there is an article about it try and Drudge Bomb it also.

[Eric21ND]

Needs to be on tv everywhere.

[SonofThunder]

That is great

[mcassidy]

At 1:04 when it lists the service branches for Paul, it reads as "2. Airforce" when it should be "Air Force." This distracts (at least for me, a Navy pilot) from an otherwise exceptional ad.

[undergroundrr]

Wonderful leading up to the big veterans event. Great job.

[Cinderella]

wow!!!

soldier + baby + Ron Paul sign & American flag = me crying like a baby....my brother leaves for Iraq again the day after Christmas. Enough is ENOUGH....Ron Paul needs to win

[idiom]

The animated pie-graph is epic.

[mport1]

I'm blown away! This is by far the best commercial put out for the campaign from anywhere. How can we shorten this to 1 minute and get it on the air? I'm sure a lot of people would be willing to fund this.

[FA.Hayek]

brilliant!!!!

[WD-NY]

I honestly teared up a little.

This ad is as good if not better than Serial Hypocrisy.

It's patient, has a clear and focused narrative and best of all, attacks without attacking. It forces the conversation into our sweet spot (the constitution + support from military) that none of the other candidates can compete with.

Think apple focusing on battery life 2 years back with the launch of their new MacBook pros. No other laptops came close.

[musicmax]

At 1:04 when it lists the service branches for Paul, it reads as "2. Airforce" when it should be "Air Force." This distracts (at least for me, a Navy pilot) from an otherwise exceptional ad.

Yes, AIR FORCE is TWO WORDS.

[musicmax]

I'm blown away! This is by far the best commercial put out for the campaign from anywhere. How can we shorten this to 1 minute and get it on the air? I'm sure a lot of people would be willing to fund this.

+1 +rep

[realtonygoodwin]

Air Force should be two words.

Otherwise, fantastic work!

[Krugerrand]

much enjoyed video.

[Dianne]

Absolutely fabulous !!

[Krugerrand]

it's good to see the RevPAC doing so many good things

[VegasPatriot]

Ron Paul is the definition of an Oath Keeper. Great ad.

[Feeding the Abscess]

Way better than "He Served," for sure.

[FriedChicken]

Holy crap. Awesome.
I'ma facebookin this. Airing this would be amazing- till then lets put it everywhere on the internet.

[ForLiberty2012]

I am an Air Force veteran and I approve this message.

[PursuePeace]

I'm blown away! This is by far the best commercial put out for the campaign from anywhere. How can we shorten this to 1 minute and get it on the air? I'm sure a lot of people would be willing to fund this.

YES!

AWESOME ad.

[harikaried]

At 1:04 when it lists the service branches for Paul, it reads as "2. Airforce" when it should be "Air Force." This distracts (at least for me, a Navy pilot) from an otherwise exceptional ad."Air Force" was correctly labeled for the title "Ret. Air Force Lt. Colonel"

Although while we're changing this segment, would be nice to line up the text after the 1. 2. 3. instead of having the U.S. shift (same for the other lists).

[Crotale]

Needs minor alterations but seriously, this is such a good ad. Well done RevPac. I just hope they can land some wealthy donors to get that running in IA, NH and maybe even SC?

[Shane Harris]

best ad this year. needs to be run on tv. everywhere

[FreedomRings]

RevPAC, is it safe to repost this on YouTube without getting hit for supposed copyright violations?

[Deborah K]

Anyone else having trouble posting it on FB?

[low preference guy]

RevPAC, is it safe to repost this on YouTube without getting hit for supposed copyright violations?

i would give it a try and see what happens

[AdamT]

RevPAC, is it safe to repost this on YouTube without getting hit for supposed copyright violations?

It's best to link to the source to build up views on the original.

[puppetmaster]

real real nice well done

[Captain Shays]

NEW VIDEO MONEY BOMB!!! Let's get it on!

[king_nothing_]

RevPAC, is it safe to repost this on YouTube without getting hit for supposed copyright violations?
What would be the point of doing that?

[Liber Team]

Oath ad chipin! http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?338013-Iowa-quot-Oath-quot-Ad-Campaign-Chip-In!

[undergroundrr]

The animated pie-graph is epic.

Brilliantly executed. Newt's little sliver made me LOL.

[D.A.S.]

That video is amazing! Great job, RevPAC! Sharing it wherever I can.

[socal]

Great ad, only substantive change I would make in retrospect would be to somehow include a minority supporter of RP in the video.

[jmdrake]

Best ad ever.

[PastaRocket848]

we need to get that on the air in iowa before the primary. that could go a LONG way towards easing foreign policy concerns.

[king_nothing_]

They need to make a condensed (60 second) version of this that can be put on TV.

[BLS]

I'd be willing to write a rather large check to get this put on TELEVISION.

[Eric21ND]

Needs a website so us serfs can donate to its airing like you guys did with the Super Voter Bomb website, people like seeing how their dollar is being spent. They also enjoy seeing their name come up on the ticker. We should definitely look to air it in SC and shore up some support there.

[AdamT]

They need to make a condensed (60 second) version of this that can be put on TV.

I think cutting it to 60 secs would be difficult.

[WD-NY]

I bet that if RevPAC cut this down to 60 seconds, upload it to youtube, then presented us with their ad buy plan, the grassroots would raise them whatever their plan called for.

Taking a page out of the RonPaulBrochure playbook, they could put their 'ad buy plan' online and break whatever they'd like to raise up into smaller and super specific 'milestones' (e.g. 10 spots during Fox & Friends in New Hampshire for $10k, 15 spots during Morning Joe in NH = $5k, etc.). Donors could then put money towards whichever shows/ad-buys they like best.

So there could be a 'macro ticker' that counts the total raised plus a bunch of 'micro tickers' that display how each specific ad buy has raised.

As for the plan that gets shared, the more specific the better imo (e.g. 'We believe this ad will play best to x & y demographics. In order to target this demo, we need $250k to play this ad on X, Y & Z channels/programs/shows because that's what they watch. This is how much running this ad during each program costs...")

[trey4sports]

so is there any plan to take this or a modified version to the TV airwaves, or just strictly online?

[AdamT]

so is there any plan to take this or a modified version to the TV airwaves, or just strictly online?

No TV plans at the moment but that may change (assuming a 60 sec re-cut is even possible). It's going to be used as pre-roll advertising though on YT in primary states.

[beardedlinen]

Wonderful job. :)

[IndianaPolitico]

No TV plans at the moment but that may change (assuming a 60 sec re-cut is even possible). It's going to be used as pre-roll advertising though on YT in primary states.
Fantastic ad! I have heard that RevPAC is running millions of dollars of online ads, is this true? Seems like alot.

[AFPVet]

I am an Air Force veteran and I approve this message.

I am also an AIR FORCE veteran and approve this message!

[trey4sports]

Fantastic ad! I have heard that RevPAC is running millions of dollars of online ads, is this true? Seems like alot.

where'd you hear that?

[IndianaPolitico]

where'd you hear that?
http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-salt-lake-city/grassroots-video-on-ron-paul-foreign-policy-converts-many

Wheeler's first Ron Paul video, "Ron Paul: The Only One We Can Trust" was posted in September and was met with a tremendous response as well. It's currently being used by a private internet company in a multi-million dollar internet marketing campaign on Facebook to target voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. Viewers of "The Only One We Can Trust" sent Wheeler YouTube links to videos about Ron Paul's foreign policy positions that helped shape the focus of the new video and were included in the final product. Wheeler noted that, in a way, it was a team effort by Ron Paul supporters.


I was guessing that was RevPAC, as they have talked about having donors lined up, but they only wanted to do interenet advertising for some reason.

[FA.Hayek]

Why can't we have a billionaire like Gingrich to just donate a couple of million bucks to us to run all the wonderful stuff RevPAC is doing? surely there's one rich guy that cares enough about this country to donate to Paul's campaign

[spudea]

amazing amazing work. thank you very much RevPac

[69360]

Good job REV pac. I'm in the ad! I saw myself in the crowd. :)

[muzzled dogg]

put on air

[Eric21ND]

I don't see any reason not to start a donation drive to get this ad playing South Carolina. If you collect enough to play the ad wonderful, if not use the funds to send brochures tailored to South Carolina. Win/Win situation no matter the outcome. If Ron wins Iowa I think this would get funded easily.

[AFPVet]

RevPAC, is it safe to repost this on YouTube without getting hit for supposed copyright violations?

Put a fair use disclaimer on it.

[gb13]

This is one of the best ads I have ever seen. Excellent work. +rep from me.

[Umbro2914]

are those soldiers violating DOD regulations by having political signs while in uniform? May turn off some veterans who take military stuff seriously. idk just asking.

[Gravik]

This needs to go viral.

[TER]

Blimp!

[Jamesiv1]

That is an AWESOME video! Emailed to all my friends.

Just one suggestion: I wish it didn't have the guy saying "Click here and share this video" at the end. The "share" button is enough.

The voice is kind of a buzz-killer.

[socal]

I think the title, Adherence to the Oath, could be improved. I'm sure the people here can come up with a good slogan like they did for the billboard with the phrase, Pro America, Anti Establishment.

All I could think of is something like Listen to our Troops.

[Gravik]

Bump to the front page

[Freedom of Speech]

I think the title, Adherence to the Oath, could be improved. I'm sure the people here can come up with a good slogan like they did for the billboard with the phrase, Pro America, Anti Establishment.

All I could think of is something like Listen to our Troops.

Great ad, but I'm surprised it doesn't even have Ron Paul in the title. Using searchable keywords wisely online, not only in videos but anywhere, is important.

[AdamT]

Great ad, but I'm surprised it doesn't even have Ron Paul in the title. Using searchable keywords wisely online, not only in videos but anywhere, is important.

Do any of the official campaign ad have RP in the title? His name is in the description and keywords, which searching will see.

[Freedom of Speech]

Do any of the official campaign ad have RP in the title? His name is in the description and keywords, which searching will see.

Some do, some don't. Newt Gingrich Serial Hypocrisy only needed newt's name.

I searched Ron Paul in YouTube and went 10 pages deep looking for this video and unfortunately it's not showing up.

Title holds a lot more weight than the description and tags.

It's still a great video!

[Freedom of Speech]

Anchor text might help a bit...

Ron Paul - Adherence to The Oath Ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0)

[Freedom of Speech]

Bump to the top for more eyes.

Merry Christmas!

[coffeewithgames]

Very nice work with the graphic showing overall donations, and the top three contributors to each.

[Jamesiv1]

That is an AWESOME video! Emailed to all my friends.

Just one suggestion: I wish it didn't have the guy saying "Click here and share this video" at the end. The "share" button is enough.

The voice is kind of a buzz-killer.

And the Ron Paul logo should be at least as big as the "Share this video" button - better if it were bigger.

[GunnyFreedom]

yummy!

[InTradePro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0


Front page!

[coffeewithgames]

So, I saw some people wanted a shortened version of this, so I got it down to 1:10, and it could be even a little shorter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTi-Iqftcb0&feature=youtu.be

[Okaloosa]

I posted this on the Five facebook pages they have two of them and I'm going to keep targeting Fox News and other media pages. Feel free to give me a like on them.

http://www.facebook.com/thefiveonfox?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/TheFiveOnFoxFans

[Freedom of Speech]

I think you all will enjoy this one, we've been working on it for a few weeks now. Finally able to share :) Spread it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0

Needs more views so please share it with everyone you know, post it on your blogs, link to it from your websites if you can, share it on other political forums, blogs if they allow it.

[sailingaway]

bump

[spudea]

this video needs more views! Is RevPac promoting this at all like they did with the Imagine video?

[Freedom of Speech]

Please share!

[sailingaway]

this really does need to be spread around. We can't just respond to the slurs on the territory they choose, we have to remind people why Ron is exciting.

[Freedom of Speech]

I would love to see people get behind this ad in addition to the compassion ad, and have RevPac get both on TV.

[Shane Harris]

I would love to see people get behind this ad in addition to the compassion ad, and have RevPac get both on TV.

same

[Freedom of Speech]

currently 35,741 views

[Freedom of Speech]

hmmmmmm

[Freedom of Speech]

38,847 views

[Freedom of Speech]

I'm curious, do people just not like this ad as much as I do or do they just like the compassion ad more and are sharing that one more or is having Ron Paul in the title of that one making a huge difference you think with the number of views?

[GunnyFreedom]

I'm curious, do people just not like this ad as much as I do or do they just like the compassion ad more and are sharing that one more or is having Ron Paul in the title of that one making a huge difference you think with the number of views?

Pretty sure people just consider Compassion more relevant at this point. I'm also guessing that Oath becomes more relevant in SC/FL.

[Freedom of Speech]

Pretty sure people just consider Compassion more relevant at this point. I'm also guessing that Oath becomes more relevant in SC/FL.

With the way everyone is attacking his foreign policy, saying his supporters are unpatriotic and other nasty words, I think Oath is just as relevant if not more so.

btw...tracking views... 39,768 for Oath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0)

[scrosnoe]

priceless!

[GunnyFreedom]

With the way everyone is attacking his foreign policy, saying his supporters are unpatriotic and other nasty words, I think Oath is just as relevant if not more so.

btw...tracking views... 39,768 for Oath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0)

I don't disagree. It's more the urgency than anything. We were already picking up Republicans and winning Iowa even with general knowledge of his foreign policy. Relevant was probably the wrong word. It's more about urgency I think. The Compassion ad strikes against the problem that is hurting us more and is more immediate in nature. Sure it's reactionary, but RevPAC can be as reactionary as they want, so the PCC doesn't have to be.

[sailingaway]

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[Freedom of Speech]

I don't disagree. It's more the urgency than anything. We were already picking up Republicans and winning Iowa even with general knowledge of his foreign policy. Relevant was probably the wrong word. It's more about urgency I think. The Compassion ad strikes against the problem that is hurting us more and is more immediate in nature. Sure it's reactionary, but RevPAC can be as reactionary as they want, so the PCC doesn't have to be.

I love both ads, it's just I have identified a lot of undecideds and supporters of other campaigns through my email list and the feedback I got was many of them liked both ads, but most liked the Oath a lot better. They identified with that one more. Almost all had absolutely no clue about the military support for Ron Paul.

[Freedom of Speech]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[USAFCapt]

If every american saw this ad we'd win.

[Freedom of Speech]

If every american saw this ad we'd win.

That's what I think too!

[Freedom of Speech]

Well people, are you now going to promote THIS video more?

I honestly can't believe this video is being ignored by so many considering how much POSITIVE feedback I've received on this video from people who I have identified as undecided and currently supporting other candidates.

Some people just need a reason like this to support Ron Paul. Don't waste an opportunity like this.

[Freedom of Speech]

Are you all going to force me to bump this every minute?

[Freedom of Speech]

With the way everyone is attacking his foreign policy, saying his supporters are unpatriotic and other nasty words, I think Oath is just as relevant if not more so.

btw...tracking views... 39,768 for Oath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhxJ1XUGLR0)

4 days later and only a few more views...

46,893

[sailingaway]

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[Freedom of Speech]

49,059 views

I'd sure love to see this on TV.

[bluesc]

Damn, the guys at RevPAC make some awesome videos.

[mullenium]

amazing video.. great work guys!

[sailingaway]

bump

[AhuwaleKaNaneHuna]

Very Powerful!!! I would send in money to support a condensed TV ad run of this!!!!

[sailingaway]

Yeah, this is really good.

[GunnyFreedom]

OK ladies and gentlemen. NOW is when OATH needs to be pushed going into SC.

[AdamT]

:60 cut is in the works, hopefully posting tonight with a new fundraising push for SC. It really rips the heart to cut this thing down.

[KingRobbStark]

The people working for RevPac should switch to the main campaign.

[AdamT]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg

[Deborah K]

Chris can you put a line across the bottom that reads: for full length viewing of this ad go to: revolutionpac.com ?

[Deborah K]

The people working for RevPac should switch to the main campaign.


why?

[AdamT]

Chris can you put a line across the bottom that reads: for full length viewing of this ad go to: revolutionpac.com?

You could, but the turnaround rate getting people from a TV to a website is very low.

[tod evans]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg


I vote to keep them, the graph shows everybody exactly what's left in the field.
By combining them into "other" the remaining cantidates are lent more creedance.

[Unknown.User]

..

[Deborah K]

You could, but the turnaround rate getting people from a TV to a website is very low.


Maybe for older folks. But as compelling as this ad is, it might be a way to get people to the internet.

[moonshine5757]

omg that was awesome. Will this play in South Carolina? It must!

[Krugerrand]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg

Merge drop outs and list them as "Unelectable"

[Shelton88]

That is an inspiring video. I may now go purchase a "Veterans for Ron Paul" T-Shirt.

[Luieburger]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?


I was tempted to say that they should be removed all together to make Ron's percentage bigger, but by the same token, having more people in there on the chart helps to show how many people Ron beats.

My final verdict, keep em all on there the way it is.

[blakjak]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg

neither. just omit them entirely.

the new graph would show just paul, romney, gingrich, santorum, and perry contributions.

[AdamT]

neither. just omit them entirely from the chart.

That messes up the percentages though.

[Krtek]

I got 3 clicks on this video from South Carolina Republicans for the facebook ad I created yesterday. See the thread on creating a $50 to 75 facebook ad campaign for free. It will get us votes. Still a lot of credit left to get more clicks on my $50 dollar campaign. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?348265-ATTN-ANYONE-w-a-FACEBOOK!-Free-25-50-Facebook-Advertising-Credit-FREE-Ron-Paul-ads!

[amonasro]

I hope to God this is running in SC.

[blakjak]

That messes up the percentages though.

just remove their numbers from the total as well. you'll have a new total and new percentages.

[Krtek]

I vote for just keeping all the candidates there. Then it shows that we outraised the dropouts by a wide margin also. More impressive in my book when you dominated all the candidates like that. Groups the flawed foreign policy amongst all of them and highlights Ron Paul as the only real change to the status qua.

[Shane Harris]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg

keep them

[Constitutional Paulicy]

Great message for South Carolina!!!

[timshanks1]

WOW! Phenomenal ad, guys!

[thesnake742]

Fantastic commercial. Get this on in SC.

[FreedomFighter1776]

Keep the slivers, shows the huge contrast between Ron Paul and any other single candidate.

[Eric21ND]

Needs to be played in South Carolina ASAP!

[Eric21ND]

How in the world are you gonna be able to cut that to 1 min?

Would it be too costly to make it into two separate videos and alternate airing both?

[Shane Harris]

make sure to fix the "Airforce" to "Air Force" in the list of top contributors

[AdamT]

make sure to fix the "Airforce" to "Air Force" in the list of top contributors

Yep, will be fixed.

[Mini-Me]

AWESOME. South Carolina NEEDS to see this one.

[seapilot]

Question: should the pie graph keep all the dropouts, or merge their bits into a section "Other"?

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/adamtro/pie.jpg

Keep it the way it is. RicK S and Newt are the smallest and they are RP two closest competitors in SC.

[Krugerrand]

Keep it the way it is. RicK S and Newt are the smallest and they are RP two closest competitors in SC.

Good point ... it highlights that they couldn't even keep up with the drop outs.

[Shane Harris]

bump when is the video coming out

[Warmon]

Well done! Thanks for being serious, positive, professional..and above all, presidential!!!

[pauliticalfan]

Video out?

[AdamT]

Tomorrow.

[Lord Xar]

Adam, will there be enough time to raise the money and get this showing?

[pauliticalfan]

I like the new version of the ad.

[AdamT]

60 sec cut is up, now accepting donations to air this in SC (http://revolutionpac.com/adherence).

Edit - mods, possible to front page this?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2iLWxc-pWM

[sailingaway]

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