Thursday, July 19, 2007

Buy the Sunday New York Times!

No, I'm not hitting the Jack Daniels at my desk.

This Sunday, July 22nd, the New York Times Magazine will feature an "extensive" article on Ron Paul titled, "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul."
The most radical congressman in America is a Republican from Texas. And he's running for president.

If you can stop jumping up and down, here are some interesting facts:

  • According to the Times' advertising department, the average Sunday circulation is 1,627,062.
  • From the same source: the magazine averages 2 readers per copy.
  • Average time spent reading the magazine: 1 hour and 42 minutes.

    In short, it seems fair to expect that over 3 million people will at least be exposed to the headline (Paul's name and four positions) this weekend. And that's not even online.

  • 5 Comments:

    Richard S. Land said...

    I'm fighting off my excitement because I have difficulty believing this article will be anything other than a hatchet job. Do we have reason to believe it will be positive? I know---I should wait until Sunday. But I do so not only with excitement but also with a certain amount of dread.

    July 19, 2007 1:47 PM  
    Kate said...

    The word is that it's a positive piece; hard to believe, I know. ;) We'll just have to wait and see, but I'm doing so with cautious optimism.

    Kate

    July 19, 2007 1:57 PM  
    Anonymous said...

    I wonder if they'll go into the numerous conspiracy theories that Ron Paul believes in?


    Or maybe they'll just show Ron on the Alex Jones show, and point readers to the tin-foil hat conspiracy site prisonplanet.net.

    July 19, 2007 10:56 PM  
    Kate said...

    LOL. Funny, isn't it, how people who like to lob vague attacks at Ron Paul are too chickenshit to attach their names?

    Alright, (actually good-humored) laughter aside, I'd encourage that commenter to read and listen to what Dr. Paul actually says himself. He doesn't talk about conspiracies and backstories (elaborate, contrived, or otherwise); he addresses the plain-view economic and political situation at hand. Some find that indicative of conspiracy theories; some of government incompetence; some couldn't care less.

    Point being, candidates aren't responsible for the motives of their supporters. Paul folks are Republicans, libertarians, old-school liberals, war protesters, free marketers, and god knows what else. If supporting a guy who wants to defend the Constitution makes us all crazy, sign me up for my tin foil hat.

    July 20, 2007 9:59 AM  
    George Vreeland Hill said...

    Ron Paul would make a great President.
    He knows what is wrong with America, and how to fix it all.
    He is a leader who is on the side of the people.
    Our freedoms are being taken away, and Ron Paul will give it all back, and more.
    A leader with guts!
    That is Ron Paul.
    Some people don't like him because they are afraid of change.
    They don't want to move.
    When people want to keep the "norm", they always fall victim to a government they will not fight.
    Then the wrong kind of changes happen.
    Ron Paul will change things for the better.
    I am,
    George Vreeland Hill

    July 21, 2007 6:14 PM  

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