As I searched random blogs on a sunny but chilly Sunday afternoon, I stumbled across an interesting website, Ron Paul Blimp.

The site starts off,

Imagine.. the mainstream media is mesmerized as the image of the Ron Paul blimp is shown to tens of millions of Americans throughout the day (and throughout the month). Wolf Blizter, stunned and as if in a trance, repeats the words "Amazing, Amazing".

It has various pictures of blimps with Ron Paul’s name emblazoned on it. It is a very cool idea. I have mixed feelings about Ron Paul. On some issues I like him, on others I don’t, but I do really like what his supporters are doing.

That said, the first picture on the website produced a reaction that was initially negative. The first picture of the proposed blimp made both my wife and I think of the famous Hindenburg blimp.

I looked through images online, try to find a good image to use as a contrast. As I was searching, I stumbled across a picture of Paul von Hindenburg. This led me to the title of my blog post, Ron Paul von Hindenburg and to investigations into exactly who Paul von Hindenburg was.

Wikipedia describes Paul von Hindenburg as follows:

Though 84 years old and in poor health, Hindenburg was obliged to run for re-election in 1932 as the only candidate who could defeat Adolf Hitler, which he did in a runoff. In his second term as President, he did what he could to oppose the Nazi Party's rise to power, but was eventually obliged to appoint Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933. In March he signed the Enabling Act of 1933 which gave special powers to Hitler's government. Hindenburg died the next year, after which Hitler declared the office of President vacant and made himself the "Führer", or the combination of the president and chancellor.

The famed zeppelin Hindenburg that was destroyed by fire in 1937 had been named in his honour.

Do I want a Presidential advertisement that reminds me of the great disaster that happened to the Hindenburg blimp? Do I want a Presidential candidate to remind me of the last political stand against Hitler? Some of my more conspiracy minded friends might think this is apt. I hope it is not.