Only $9,000 to go for Air Force Ron!!!

[RCA]

:eek:

[JordanL]

I just wanted to say a big thank you to the grassroots. Not just the people that donated, but also those that pointed out the flaws and got them changed. We are our own worst critic, and I think things should stay that way.

As of this writing we are a mere $10,000 from hitting the $200,000 by-end-of-Friday goal. After that, we'll need the additional $150,000 (to hit $350,000 for the month) a few weeks later.

The media are already fawning over the blimp and the variety of precidents that it sets. Thank you grassroots... its every day people that made this happen... and it's somehow comforting to know that there are enough freedom lovign people in the US left that a crazy idea like this, even when everyone doesnt agree, can still get off the ground.

You should all feel proud.

[robert4rp08]

Is Air Force Ron the official name? I hope not....

Someone suggested Freedom One (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=45057), and that's way better.

[ronpaulyourmom]

Freedom One, haha nice.

[theswedishchef]

Id vote for: Mothership Liberty

or: floating GODZILLA!!!

[ronpaulyourmom]

Id vote for: Mothership Liberty

or: floating GODZILLA!!!

lol, we need to avoid mothership, glenn beck would have a field day with it.

[robert4rp08]

Seriously, read this thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=45057&page=6

So many good reasons to go with Freedom One (for example: sounds like Freedom Won).

[FreeTraveler]

I kinda like the name "Up Yours, MSM" myself :D

[Dutch]

If the company is trying to be an unbiased company, what could (cough, cough) sell advertising space to other political candidates, the name Air Force Ron would be a no-no. Freedom One however would fit in perfectly with the Liberty name of the company.

Also, Freedom One (Freedom Won) would be a nice lead-in to Freedom Two (Freedom Too) should there ever be an east-coast sister ship :)

Dutch

[derdy]

Seriously, read this thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=45057&page=6

So many good reasons to go with Freedom One (for example: sounds like Freedom Won).

What about "Homeland One?"

Mr.Chertoff and his cronies would love to have a blimp to spy upon us all! And named so approriatley, kind of like the PATRIOT ACT! :rolleyes:

[Stealth4]

wire transfers havent been updated in almost a day. Hopefully those have gone up too.

[hasan]

how about lady liberty? the blimp is a she after all..i think

[RonPaulFTFW]

and they doubted us!

[derdy]

and they doubted us!

When I saw everyone freaking out on here, I didn't even sweat it.

I couldn't donate because of our billboard fund in St. Louis and the 16th, but I knew it would happen.

I mean come on, we're digging people outta the wood-work!

[rrcamp]

So let's say we hit 200,000 sometime Saturday... is it a big deal that we are one day late??

EDIT:

Oh my god... I thought today was Saturday. I'm sitting in my office, at work, and I somehow thought it was Saturday today... wtf.... we'll definitively hit it on time!

[DarkLaw]

lol, we need to avoid mothership, glenn beck would have a field day with it.


Bwhahahaha!

Liberty's Comet?
Freedom's Gate?

I like Liberty One best.


I checked the blimp page not long ago and it was at $75K still -
$9K left!? WhOA!

I love the blimpy - but PLEASE don't spend too much and forget about the TEA PARTY!!!

[rpfreedom08]

I think it should be freedom or liberty 1. lets get away from any huck style army associations.

[Buggan]

"The Empire Strikes Back"?

[speciallyblend]

Bwhahahaha!

Liberty's Comet?
Freedom's Gate?

I like Liberty One best.


I checked the blimp page not long ago and it was at $75K still -
$9K left!? WhOA!

I love the blimpy - but PLEASE don't spend too much and forget about the TEA PARTY!!!

never fear,i still have my 100 for the tea party,
just a lil idea about whats going to happen on DEC 16th:):)

on nov 5th my meet up group had like 12 members maybe 15,only 2 people donated to NOV 5th in our group.

Now we have 31 members and 9 going to donate that we know of:) some maybes then you have the ones that dont rsvp for our teaparty,just do the math;) this should be huge;) and im poor;)

[Pete Kay]

All that I want from the blimp is just one day, just one, where the blimp tails Rudy everywhere he goes. Every time he sets foot outside, the blimp will be there waiting and watching. I want to see Rudy running down the street with the blimp right on his ass. Maybe attach speakers and blast, "Ride of the Valkyeries" for maximum effect.

[Flirple]

"The Empire Strikes Back"?

"Strike the Empire Back"?

[hamilton1049]

All that I want from the blimp is just one day, just one, where the blimp tails Rudy everywhere he goes. Every time he sets foot outside, the blimp will be there waiting and watching. I want to see Rudy running down the street with the blimp right on his ass. Maybe attach speakers and blast, "Ride of the Valkyeries" for maximum effect.

RLMAO just way too funny!

[Falseflagop]

$7,000 K away baby !!

[RonPaulFTFW]

Mr Blimpypants?

[anewvoice]

I kinda like the name "Up Yours, MSM" myself :D

This one seems to be very popular in my office! :)

Ron Paul's grassroots support is truly unreal.

[OKRonPaul]

All that I want from the blimp is just one day, just one, where the blimp tails Rudy everywhere he goes. Every time he sets foot outside, the blimp will be there waiting and watching. I want to see Rudy running down the street with the blimp right on his ass. Maybe attach speakers and blast, "Ride of the Valkyeries" for maximum effect.

I'd like to see George Clinton and the p-funk to come out of the blimp and play once it lands. :D

[voytechs]

I like Freedom one!

[Leslie Webb]

How about the "Constitution"? Or, "Constitution 2008"?

Freedom One sounds good.

[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

I like Freedom One

How about Constitution Cruiser?

[DarkLaw]

Okay - kinda broke and planned to use my moolah for the Tea Party but I couldn't RESIST!

I gave $10. This will NOT effect my Tea Party donation, however.
Only my lunch for tomorrow. As there will be none. Bwahaha.

Let the Revolution begin! ......with ..a.....err....blimP!

[NinjaPirate]

Freedom One, haha nice.

Sounds too much like Go-bots. :p

[micahnelson]

Liberty Rising
Ron Paul One

I like either

[DarkLaw]

LESS THAN $5,995 to GO!!


c'MON!!!

[Finn]

All that I want from the blimp is just one day, just one, where the blimp tails Rudy everywhere he goes. Every time he sets foot outside, the blimp will be there waiting and watching. I want to see Rudy running down the street with the blimp right on his ass. Maybe attach speakers and blast, "Ride of the Valkyeries" for maximum effect.
HAHAHAHA!!

[Falseflagop]

BUMP, COme on people !!! We can do this its PRIORITY # 1 today!

[maeqFREEDOMfree]

my initial vote goes for up yours msm... if not i'll go for freedom one haha

[Workguy23]

All that I want from the blimp is just one day, just one, where the blimp tails Rudy everywhere he goes. Every time he sets foot outside, the blimp will be there waiting and watching. I want to see Rudy running down the street with the blimp right on his ass. Maybe attach speakers and blast, "Ride of the Valkyeries" for maximum effect.

"KILL DA WABBIT, KILL DA WABBIT"

[10thAmendmentMan]

Under $4k now.

[sharedvoice]

lol, we need to avoid mothership, glenn beck would have a field day with it.

lol agreed. A bit too Kucinich for my liking.

How about.... The "Liberty Spirit"

[shepburn]

Who is going to be the one that donates the last dollar we need to make this happen?

I'm saving my hundred bucks to the last minute ...

yep ... just to be glory hog! haha :o)

[robert4rp08]

What about "Homeland One?"

Mr.Chertoff and his cronies would love to have a blimp to spy upon us all! And named so approriatley, kind of like the PATRIOT ACT! :rolleyes:

haha! :D

[TheNewYorker]

only 1k to go!

[sgrooms]

only 1k to go!

yup yup! $1,475!!

[sgrooms]

1375 now

[reduen]

Congratulations folks, I just hope that it gets off of the ground and all goes well. Again, good job!

[speciallyblend]

This is sweet

[LibertyLu]

I'll put my vote in for....

Liberty One
or
Freedom One
or
BlimpDaddy McFreedom

I smell a poll coming....

[Noble]

$760 to go

[Noble]

Oh, and I like the name "The Liberator"

Blake's 7 was a bad ass show.

[American]

I vote for "Live free, or die"

[matthylland]

I cant believe this will really happen. Though, lets not forget about the extra 150k we need to keep it up!

[jashepard]

less than 6,000 to go, great job guys. =)

[Steve4RP]

I'm impressed, I am starting to think this effort can reach any goals it chooses...have I mentioned my idea for a billboard on the moon?

[DarkLaw]

Add the wire transfers in and you have less than $1,000.

[matthylland]

I'm impressed, I am starting to think this effort can reach any goals it chooses...have I mentioned my idea for a billboard on the moon?

Ill donate $10...haha

[pacelli]

Don't forget to add the wire transfers in the tally :) Currently at $199,910.

[matthylland]

90$ away. (plus 150k, but hopefully this will show that we mean business, and can prove to some naysayers that this is for real)

[jashepard]

anyone have their own space program? lol

[Falseflagop]

I only see 5,550 in wire transfers Am I missing something?

[Sandra]

Where is the tally located?

[Brennon]

Oh, and I like the name "The Liberator"

Blake's 7 was a bad ass show.

Probably not the best name to choose...I see you don't spend much time in sex shops. :p

[Flirple]

Mr Blimpypants?

Actually, that's not bad.

You need to think about this in a practical sense. Such as when you conversing with fellow Paulites. How does it roll off your tongue during general conversation. For example, I cant' imagine ever saying "What time will Up Yours MSM arrive in DC? You see, it just doesn't work well in normal conversation. People would instead just say "What time will the blimp arrive in DC?" On the other hand I could easily imagine people casually saying "What time will Mr. Blimpypants arrive in DC?" And I must admit I like how it is almost impossible not to smirk when I say Mr. Blimpypants.

[kotetu]

$204,405 purchased as of 2:16 pm 12/07/07 EST

Well done! Let's keep it up!

[GunnyFreedom]

Oh, and I like the name "The Liberator"

Blake's 7 was a bad ass show.

Only Sci Fi show I ever met produced on 25 cents and a pack of chewing gum that was still very, very good.

[sailingaway]

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/attachments/funny-stuff/2155d1291940875-random-picture-thread-zombie-survival.jpg

[GunnyFreedom]

LOL - it was the only mention of Blake's 7 I could find on RPF's

[jcannon98188]

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/attachments/funny-stuff/2155d1291940875-random-picture-thread-zombie-survival.jpg


It took me a minute to figure out why you posted that :P

[compromise]

What happened to this blimp?

[ChristianAnarchist]

What happened to this blimp?

The blimp was owned by an areal advertising company and I assume is still being used in that business. The banners that were on the side of it have been stored somewhere. I remember something about hoping to use the banners again in the future.

Edit: found it...
http://www.skyshipservices.com/