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Post by PapaSmurerf on Nov 21, 2007 0:52:46 GMT -5
Ron Paul Backer Aims to Snag TravelersNovember 20, 2007 05:18 PM ET Larry Lepard, a venture capitalist and Ron Paul supporter from Massachusetts, has shelled out about $85,000 of his own money to throw what he told U.S. News is a "small hard rock at a good target": a full-page ad supporting Paul that will run in tomorrow's edition of USA Today—the nation's largest circulation daily newspaper—on the busiest travel day of the year.He noted that he bought a right-hand position in the newspaper's front section. "I'm trying to get maximum bang for the buck," said Lepard, 50, a Republican who says his strong opposition to the Iraq war drove him to take out the ad. His firm, Equity Management Association, invests in emerging markets, he said, adding, "I'm good at spotting early trends." The ad, presented as an open letter from the country's Founding Fathers, was designed with the help of supporters on www.RonPaulForums.com, where Paul campaign activists hold their virtual gatherings. "We think the message is beautiful and pure," said Lepard, who first met Paul nearly two decades ago at an economic conference in New York. "He's not the odds-on favorite, but people have come from relative obscurity before and done it." — Liz HalloranReposted from USNews & World Report
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Post by PapaSmurerf on Nov 22, 2007 18:56:48 GMT -5
Congratulations and Frustration Mingle for Ron Paul Ad Buyer Lepard Thursday, November 22, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com Lawrence Lepard has been deluged with congratulations for buying a nearly $100,000 full page ad in USA Today yesterday supporting presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Tex). But Lepard apparently spent part of the day in negotiations with the newspaper over what he considers to be the wrong placement of the ad. He believed it was set for the first section of the newspaper, but that’s not where it showed up, at least not in some editions. Lepard was both frustrated and surprised to find that the ad ended up in another section of the newspaper after he believed he was given assurances that the ad would be placed on the right hand page in the newspaper’s lead section. There are several sections to USA Today, including a lifestyle section, and a business section. As of press-time it was not clear what resolution might be achieved, if any. If Lepard wished to focus on the positives, he could apparently take a long look at his in-box which likely overflowed with about 1,000 e-mails by day’s end, most of them thanking him for an act of political selflessness.
Reposted from FreeMarketNews.com
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