According to Austin Cassidy at Uncovered Politics, Freedom And Liberty PAC is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to run this ad on CNN. This is a SuperPAC which does not coordinate with the official campaign or other SuperPACs such as LASPAC.
Freedom And Liberty PAC Ad for Johnson Running on CNN
By Jordan Willow Evans on October 4, 2012 2:59 PM
Jordan Willow Evans
Jordan Willow Evans is an editor and policy analyst based in Goffstown, New Hampshire. She serves as managing editor of Independent Political Report and executive director of the Outsider Media Foundation, a nonprofit news organization focused on independent and alternative political movements. She has studied third parties and political outsiders since her student years.
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@1 If you are still having trouble with the video, on youtube it’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYfsyWfIaeM&feature=plcp
GJNY @ 16 and 17 – Great points!
silly ad – nice for somebody’s Facebook page but CNN? Unprofessional.
Anyone can adapt any ad they like and run them on their local cable or network station. For a lot less money than you may think. Have them to subtitle on the ad that you paid for the ad to keep it legal. Team up with others in your area and you can run dozens of ads for just a few hundred bucks. It WILL increase the vote totals in your area and introduce thousands to GJ and the LP. Run them on movie and sport shows also not just news and business. Independent voters don’t just watch news channels, they watch all types of channels. CARPE DIEM
Much better than none. However I say run LP ads on ESPN, TNT, TBS, etc. Reach the common INDEPENDENT voter who hasn’t decided yet. The nerds who only watch news and business channels are already set on a candidate in most cases. The vast number of Independents wait until LATE in the game (they have a life beside politics) to decide.
Obama has been running ads on ESPN for weeks, this will build his numbers in ALL states not just battleground states. The Rs and Romney are making a huge mistake by not heavily using movie and sports stations also !
A couple of Newer LP vids –>
Dream a Little: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHlpK4kxp5A&feature=em-uploademail-new
Gary Johnson: The Budget: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BbC1WB-q24&feature=relmfu
PLEASE get ALL Gary Johnson materials OUT. One month to go. PLEASE place those signs out on major highways in your area. Place pamplets in waiting rooms (hospitals, doctors, businesses, etc.) if you can’t walk a precinct. Walking a precinct is always best! Thanks for being a part of this important effort! We must endrun around the major media blackout.
Why Vote Libertarian? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s18y0xkrXQ&feature=related
I liked it, but it seemed more like something that could be applied to any third party. I wish there were more about Johnson himself in there.
Ad has been running on FNC a great amount as well
@10 no
Their other two ads are better IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/user/freedomandlibertypac
Is this the first 2012 LP presidential commercial to make it onto T.V.?
This is a GREAT 3rd party ad! This is attention grabbing and has the potential to generate a good deal of internet buzz! It kind of reminds me of Nader’s fantastic ads in 2000. Good job Johnson!
The fake accents are a little too thick. It almost needs subtitles.
Largely unpersuasive for me. Not horrible, but I don’t see this moving anyone’s dials.
I don’t see this as a waste of money. That is a GREAT ad. It will get people’s attention, and it is very memorable.
Our failure to run ads in the past has caused most voters to think we’re not a legitimate alternative. Running ads like this will help us for years!
This is where I saw that ad on CNN come from. I have been wondering since I saw it the other day where that ad came from.
What. A. Waste. Of. Money. D@mmit.
Really odd. I’d like to see these PACs run ads that voters will actually care about–his record as Governor.
It may be just your computer. It seems to work on this one in both chrome and firefox.
You can also try here:
http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2012/10/04/good-and-bad-news-gary-johnson-ads-running-on-cnn/
Paulie, the nice black rectangle above doesn’t seem to have any link … is it just my computer?
Anyway, I found three ads posted under “freedomandlibertypac” on YouTube. Is it one of these? Are any or all of these being run? Are there others?