Clark Supporter Slogans

[Clark Can WIN]

I want to put up posters in my conservative state that will appeal to those who are unhappy with Bush. There are MANY, but they need solid, clear and consice ( I was thinking 60 words or less )why they should vote Democrat. The "liberal pantywaist" crap has been very effective here and now for the first time in my life I see the chance for a candidate with democratic ideals holding a chance to take the state. (NE)

The farm economy, suffering since the 80's is it's death throes. Flash in the pan does not appeal here much but patriotism and honesty are highly valued. Clark can win here with the help of dedicated "informateers".

Help me? I have posters ready to go and I need some ideas as far as what to put with them.

[jfkennedy]

1. Clark

Clark will stop terrorism and war

[DoveTurnedHawk]

2. Clark Was Getting Shot in Vietnam

While Bush Was Getting Bombed in Texas.

Can't take credit for it; it was a great one-liner by the DraftWesleyClark folks.

There are also some posters available on both the DWC website and I think Women4Clark.com.

DTH

[Julien Sorel]

3. You said 60 words; that's waaaaaaaaaaaay too many.

The most effective posters have about 3 - 8 words in them, and 8 is on the far outside. I've seen some awesome propaganda posters from WWII and the Spanish Civil War that had no words at all, just the picture of a swastika, for example, formed from snakes, with a big boot stamping on it, or the same with the words 'Step On It.'

Think of the most effective slogans: 'Don't Tread On Me;' 'Damn The torpedoes,' 'Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death,' 'No Blood For Oil,' all of them are incredibly brief. Unfortunately, the kind of people likely to be swayed by posters aren't the kind to spend time reading 60 words.

Now, my didactic moment over, I have been thinking about stuff like this for a while. My own favorite are the kind that turn Bush's own garbage around on him -- the right wing slogans that now seem hollow and ironic. 'Help Is on The Way' Bush said when he was campaigning, implying that he was pro-military. Once he got into power, though, he slashed military benefits, and launched some wars, calling up the reserve and discomfitting hundreds of thousands of military families. We now know that for Bush, it was bullshit, but coming from Clark -- former military man -- the phrase has meaning, it points out what Bush is not, what Clark is, and underlines Democratic values: a safety net for military personnel, no rash wars. It also taps into a certain defeatism that some Democrats have been wallowing in: Clark is, in this scenario, a white knight.

There have to be lots more like that. One problem you might have is that, since Clark hasn't clearly enunciated a platform yet, it's difficult to come up with slogans because we don't know specifics of the things we want to point out that make Clark compelling. I kind of like the banners that the Draft Clark people have made, which simply state the high points from his resume.

This post was kind of long on generalities (sorry for the pun), short on specifics, but I hope there's something in here that's useful to you. If not, I got to spend a few minutes rambling about propaganda, one of my favorite topics ;-)

[jfkennedy]

4. Join the Revolution

Vote Clark join the revolution
or join the revolution vote Clark

[Must_B_Free]

5. Clark: out of the dark

Clark: another white christian - (the good kind)
Clark; The difference is stark
Clark he's no longer a narc
Clark - He'll get the car out of park
Clark - his bite is better than his bark
Hit it out of the Park with Clark
He's no Lark he's Clark
Get off the Quark with Clark
On the Mark with Clark
I Clark the USA
All you need is Clark
She Clarks you, yeah, yeah, yeah
Where there's a will there's a Clark
Stop me before I Clark again...


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