I NEED YOUR HELP!!! The "No More Excuses! End The Abuses!" Campaign!

[DistressedAmerican]

Hello DU!

I need your concerted help in this and coming weeks. A Federal Judge ruled roughly three weeks ago that the Pentagon must release redacted versions of roughly 100 photos and several videos this Thursday, June 30th.

These materials are being made available as the result of a successful legal action by the American Civil Liberties Union.

This is A MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT!!!

Most of the American public and many Duers remain unaware of the scheduled release of these materials. However KKKarl Rove and these fact finding politicians touring GITMO are all WELL AWARE. They and the corporate media will try to down play the materials. The spin docs will try to excuse and dismiss it.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET THEM!

WE MUST BE PREPARED! We must be ready in advance to frame the debate. The other side is HARD AT WORK! I want them reacting to us! Not the other way around!!!

I too and doing "HARD WORK". I have produced a number of themed items so far and will continue applying the pressure hard as the photos are released and the public reaction plays out. We may well See getting ready to see the final nail in the coffin for public support of the war. We are about to see demand to close and clean these facilities.

To that end, I have spent some time working on a new campaign that I call:

NO MORE EXCUSES! END THE ABUSES!

I believe that it effectively highlights ABUSE while attempting to neutralize the Repug spin machine's excuses and bullshit. It is short and rhymes, which makes it an excellent poster, t-shirt, chant for rallies. I hope it will stick with people!

I produced two poster designs (more will follow), One color and one black and white:





And a bumper sticker design:



That is where you come in.

I need several concrete actions from you in an attempt to establish this message.

1) I encourage, beg and plead with you to spread these images around in any way you can think of.

They can be grabbed from this thread in Jpg format and I produced print Adobe Acrobat (pdf) ready versions of both the color and B&W designs:

Color: http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/distressedamerican/images/graphics/End-The-Abuses.pdf

B&W: http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/distressedamerican/images/graphics/End-The-Abuses-BW.pdf

These are 11 X 17 inch versions. So If you can print that size, you can do that. If you only have 8.5 X 11, these should scale right down on printing. Just click the link, hit the acrobat print command, type the number and print.

VERY EASY!

2) They would be great as rally posters. With the pdf you can print your own of either size. Print at home, take them to your local copy shop on disk, or you can find them at my cafepress store (link below). They should be pretty clear and readable from a distance and I have been told that TV cameras LOVE red...

3) Bumper stickers get in front of eyes, Again print away or check out the store site.

4) A lot of these showing up at your elected representatives and media outlets could well generate some recognition of the message. Greeting and post cards at the store.

5) One last thing, PLEASE post me any other ideas you have for spreading this Meme/message/debate framing language.

Oh and please do me a favor and keep this thread kicked!

The Ground Is About To Shake For The Warbirds!!! Be Ready!

Thank You DU!!! You guys mobilize like no other group I've ever seen!!!

[Hissyspit]

1. Kicked and Nominated

[Sydnie]

2. Kicked

Great phrase!! Gonna print some of those out and spread them around!

[postulater]

3. I wouldn't think of printing these on index cards and

placing them in the pharmacies, bookstores and card stores in the birthday card section. No, I certainly wouldn't think of that. ;)

[DistressedAmerican]

5. Definitely do not do THAT! ANYTHING but THAT!!!

:evilgrin: :toast:

[XemaSab]

9. Especially not

the small section of Raley's where they sell inspirational books.

Anywhere but there.

[DistressedAmerican]

13. Not The Inspirational Section! Won't Someone PLEASE Think Of The Fundies!

[XemaSab]

14. I DID think of the fundies

and that's why I suggested it.

:evilgrin:

[Pachamama]

18. Especially not inside the books, magazines etc. themselves...

I mean, the magazines especially have so many inserts in them, we wouldn't want anymore in them now would we? :eyes:

[DistressedAmerican]

19. There You Are! YOUDU Have Been Missed!

[Pachamama]

21. I've been missed - Really?

:hi:

I'm here...just taking care of the Pachababies.... :hug:

[kliljedahl]

4. Kicked & nominated

Give 'em hell DA


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[ms liberty]

6. kicked n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. In ditribution

kick

[katinmn]

8. and don't stick them on phone booths, at bus stops or on

newspaper vending boxes and mailing envelopes! :kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

10. I Have Never Done Such A Thing Nor Would I Tell Others To Do So...

It IS a free country however. :patriot:

I really have no enforcement powers over the DU community! :shrug: :evilgrin:

[katinmn]

11. kick!

[DesEtoiles]

12. kick!

[EFerrari]

15. A thought: we need a small space for this:

Call your representative today:

{space for name & number to be filled in. EX: Nancy Pelosi 555-5555)

because most people need explicit directions.

Great design!

[Swamp Rat]

16. thanks

for the grayscale ones too.

:kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

17. I Got You Covered My Man!!!

[Pachamama]

20. How about "Torture isn't an American or Christian Value"

I think we need to start playing the word games like them....touch on patriotism and what it means to be American. Plus with all this administrations play on and emphasis on "Christian values", well point out what they are doing and that real Christians wouldn't support something like that....

Can you put something like those words super imposed over the image you have there? That is something I'd love to hand out and put all over....

[kimchi]

23. Perfect campaign, thanks DA!

Pachamama, I love your idea too. I may just do that myself tomorrow. I'll check back and see if there are other versions already done first.

Didn't know you were gone, Pachamama, but you are one of my favorite posters!

[Pachamama]

24. I think we really need to have something that reaches out to many

With all the divisiveness of this administration, I just think that people who identify themselves as Americans and Christians need to ask themselves if this is a "Value" they want identified with themselves. And taking it a step further, that people start tieing it back to this administration. I saw a car the other day that had a couple of bumper sticker that said "Proud American Christian" and then a second one that said "I stand by our President George W. Bush"....I would love to have had a little flyer or index card with the image of torture and that slogan "Torture is not an American or Christian Value" on it as well as something that said "You stand by President George W. Bush - stand by what? Mounting Debt, ballooning trade deficit, increasing unemployment, 1700+ dead soldiers and 10,000+ injured soldiers in a $300 Billion Quagmire based on Lies, sky-rocketing fuel costs, declining economy, torture committed by the US, Millions without health insurance etc. Or is it the tax cuts that makes you stand behind George W. Bush? (this person had a BMW 7 Series)".

I was gone briefly...went to Washington DC last week...:patriot:

And gee (blush) I didn't realize I had people who knew me or my posts....thanks for the nice comment about my posts.... :hug:

[kimchi]

25. I agree.

I've been brushing up on my Jesus quotes and Beatitudes. I'm Pagan, and damn proud, but I love Jesus. He's right up there with Kuan Yin in my book. And sooooo many people have been brainwashed with false beliefs...it angers me that they have been abused by political leaders, much less religious leaders.

In order to communicate effectively, you must speak the same language. What they do with the information is up to them, but if I can just make them think...what would Jesus REALLY do?

I didn't understand what people were saying right after the election about having to talk to Christians because of the whole (fake) values thing. It seemed they wanted Dems to cater to religious freaks and I saw it as a sell out to get votes.

NOW I get it. Dean gets it. And thank the Goddess he is right in their faces with the truth.

P.S. Next time you go to DC, come visit me!

[Pachamama]

26. Yep - we need to speak the language!

It's the only way we will get through to people that have any moral fiber or conscious. Those we can't get through to are too far gone....

And I know what you mean about the rhetoric/talk after the election about the "values" issue. I too thought it was Dems cowering to sell out to get votes. But its precisely what we need to do if we are going to get people to wake up.

Re. DC: My family is in Chevy Chase and Potomac. And given this administration and current events, I have a feeling I'll be in DC sooner than later. I still think that just like last years "March for Women's Lives" with over a million participants, we need to have a march on Washington against the War on Iraq and all the other crap we are being heaped on by the Bush Cabal. So who knows, I may be seing you soon?

[Swamp Rat]

30. kimchi is right.

You are awesome! :D :hug:

[Pachamama]

41. Blush....

Oh stop it! Your making me Blush Swamp Rat and Kimchi....(My Pachafans) :blush:

[anarchy1999]

22. Thank you DA, you are kicking A's and taking no names plus giving us

all lots of inpiration and material to use. You're a treasure.

[dxstone]

27. Bravo, DA! Splendid work! KICKED & NOMINATED!

One idea I can share with the group, based on the fact that I have a GREAT computer, but NO PRINTER:
I can go to the library. All I need to do is go to DU on their computers, find this thread and print from there!
Of course, I can only print black & white... but for others like myself who have almost NO resources to work with money-wise, those who have computers but can't afford the damn unreasonably priced ink cartridges right now and such, this is an excellent workaround!
Necessity is the mother of invention; I've long utilized library comps for printing when I just can't afford ink (I do have an old printer, but it's for my older comp, which cannot be networked with my new one, all scsi connections, y'know?--and the printer won't work with OSX, either)...
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty... but that IS what libraries are for!
Anyway, just a thought for those who see such lack of resources as a reasonable stumbling block...
In theory then, just about ANYONE can print HUNDREDS of these things, and sneak 'em into all sorts of interesting places...
LET'S GET 'ER DONE, PEOPLE! IT WON'T BE LONG NOW!
...til we get to that place in time when we can all see THIS lovely scene:

Dateline: 2007? 2006? Maybe even SOONER?



(I know she's not a senator... not yet, anyway!)
But life goes on, and things change, don't they?
If we want them to... if we want it badly enough to MAKE IT HAPPEN!
d

[EFerrari]

28. Kick

:kick:

[I Have A Dream]

29. Kick & recommended.

This is REALLY good, DistressedAmerican. Thanks so much for your efforts. I'm ready to do my part.

[DistressedAmerican]

31. Monday Tip Of The Spear Kicker!

[katinmn]

32. Morning, DA!

I sent your link to one of the organizers of an anti-war protest taking place in Minneapolis this Thursday.

These graphics will be a timely message since the new images are being released Thursday.

Hooray for Internet networking! :kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

35. Thank You For Doing That And NOT Placing Stickers Around!

Your restraint is to be admired!

Let me know if you would like and I can make a version with a spot for rally date and time info...

UDU power!

[katinmn]

38. How about making one template

with some space for writing in the local info?

Date, time, location, sponsor.

Thanks for your work on this. :yourock: :yourock:

[bear425]

33. Everyone! Please don't ever place these flyers in the return

envelopes that the credit card companies send you all the time. You know, the ones that are postage paid and will cost the corporate masters money when they get them back?!

Don't do it! Unless you think it would be a good thing... :P



on edit: p.s DA, you're doing a great job! Thank you for all you do.

[DistressedAmerican]

34. By God DO Not Do That!!! You Credit Card Companies DESERVE THEIR

PENNIES!!!

I would also strongly advise that you do not put a quarter into a newspaper box and slip copies of these flyers between the pages of every issue!!!

Do Not Try This At Home!!!

[katinmn]

39. ooooooohhhhh. That would so bad!

:evilgrin: :kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

40. Good Morning USA Today Reader, You Won't See It Here But, We're Torturing!

DO NOT LET THEM CHEW ON THAT BRIEFLY!!!

DON'T EVER SO SUCH A THING!!!

(Can you imagine the possible letters to the editor!!!)

[I Have A Dream]

43. Wow, I REALLY like the way you think!

:evilgrin:

[ArkDem]

36. Jesse Jackson himself couldn't have come up with a better

slogan!!!!

[DistressedAmerican]

37. Thank You! It Was A Polished Version On The Text From The Last Frame Of

this animated gif I made to highlight the issue and debunk the disgusting repug spin.

Use any of the above if you can. Please spread the message. It could just catch on!

[I Have A Dream]

42. Kick

:kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

44. Just Added This NEW IMAGE TO THE COLLECTION!!!

As With The Above, Spread It Around. I'll post a link to the PDF Vertsion Shortly!!!

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[katinmn]

46. Who doesn't feel some sense of shame and outrage when seeing these?

We can't let them spin their way out of it again.

[DistressedAmerican]

47. We Are ON THEM! We Just Need To Keep It Up!!!

[DistressedAmerican]

45. Kicker!

[I Have A Dream]

48. Afternoon kick

:kick:

[DistressedAmerican]

49. If We Get These Out Now, They Will Already Be Panted In People's Mind

when they start hearing the stream of excuses on Friday!!!

Hang with me peole. Don't let this effort die!

[unhappycamper]

50. Kick for a great cause!

Kinkos here I come!

[DistressedAmerican]

51. They Will Charge You. But They Do Good Work!

Good luck soldier!!!

[DistressedAmerican]

52. Kick for Conscience!

Tell me it isn't every bit as catchy as: Hell No! We Won't go!

Tank it to the streets over this Fourth of July Weekend.

They are going for the friday afternoon news dump over the long weekend. Do not let them bury the story!

[katinmn]

53. I'm off to Kinko's, General!

I'm going to make extras to hand out to passersbys at the anti-war rally on Thursday, 4:30 p.m. in downtown Minneapolis.

No more preaching to the choir.

[I Have A Dream]

54. Yup, we're already singing your tune! n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

55. YOU ROCK!!! ONWARD UDU SOLDIER!!!

:toast:

[unhappycamper]

56. This is a most worthwhile cause, DUers!

:kick:

[katinmn]

64. Let's get more of these out tomorrow before the chimperor's

big speech on prime time. :kick:

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[Swamp Rat]

66. How does it feel...

How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?



:kick:

[Mnemosyne]

65. .

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[lonestarnot]

67. Would you mind if I use this for a freewayblogg sign? Will

add your website address @ bottom.

[DistressedAmerican]

68. PLEASE DO!!! PM Me A Shot!!!

I Would LOVE IT!!! Address is on it.

Freewayblog away!

[DistressedAmerican]

69. ...

[lonestarnot]

72. Absolutely.

:)

[dxstone]

70. Another KICK! n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

71. Recirculating...