Advertising:
[mass noun]
the activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services:
her father was in advertising
[as modifier]:
an advertising agency
Advertise:1) describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
2)archaic notify (someone) of something:
some prisoners advertised the French of this terrible danger
Notice the word, archaic, meaning you have to be as old or older than Brick Top to use it. Even then, you need to get with the times.
So I don't see the connection to advertising Ron Paul. None of those fit. He is using blatent favoritism in his promotion. Yours is just subtle mockery with that video. I think I told you I read the whole dictionary my senior cause school sucked.
A promoter can be for free or for hire. While advertising is always for hire. You trying to subtly trying to say he's a hired Ron Paul plant, here to sway votes for potheads?
I also never saw the word promoting until I said it. So I'm confused how you differentiated the two.
Possibly Smirgen has a mild form of autism. Or maybe he is bipolar like I am and going through a manic episode. Where you can prattle and have pressured speech. Or in this case pressured writing.