Anyone working on a political add for MoveOn's contest?

[peabody71]

MoveOn is planning to spend millions on an add that will eventually be the winner of their new contest. A buddy of mine and I are getting started on one.
Micheal Moore, Janeane Gerafilo(whatever), and a bunch of other great folks will be the judges.
http://www.bushin30seconds.org/

Anyone else getting in on it?

[Cat Atomic]

1. I'm trying to come up with a decent concept. Something bite-sized.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

2. The Second American Revolution: Red, White and Blue=Justice!

Here’s a plan to win in ’04. I truly believe we can and we will!

WE NEED ALL THE POWER OF KNOWN TRUTHS, THE OUTRAGE OF TRUTHS REVEALED AND THE EFFICIENCY OF ADVERTISING COMBINED TO WIN IN 2004.

CHALLENGE:
The hyper-nationalistic post 9/11 uber-patriotism, whipped up to levels not seen since the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings of the 1950's needs to be directed back to the healthier origins of American civic virtue, the American Revolution and the rule of law over brute force.

SOLUTION:
To make sense to the war mindset electorate in '04, we must speak 'their language.'

>I envision a media-friendly theme park approach to alerting and educating our fellow citizens.

>There is already universal acceptance, a vocabulary, a costume, songs, storied personalities, the idea of virtuous citizens triumphing over wicked tyrants, in short: an accepted Disney-fied national mythology. It is at the core of national identity we are raised to embrace from birth. That is, RED, WHITE AND BLUE=JUSTICE!!

>So, instead of trying to pull the patriotic American mind back 350 degrees to explain how our government has abused it's power for years, let us push forward 10 degrees to come full circle with the first American Revolution.

NOW THE PLAN:
1) This election's bumper sticker themes for Democrats should be:
LET FREEDOM RING AGAIN!
TAKE BACK THE FLAG AND TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!
IMPEACH KING GEORGE AND SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

2) A symbol to wear-Liberty Bell pins? Blue ribbons?

3 All the imagery of Revolutionary times should be used, the tricorn hats, fife and drum corps, more flags than can be counted.

4) Town criers complete with bells ringing at every street corner and public event imaginable with the list of King George's crimes etc.

5) In the spirit of Keep It Simple Stupid, we have a list called the Bill of Rights to re-sell in the emotionalized market of ideas.

6) Every sympathetic, courageous journalist and activist should be apprised of this 'Talking Point' with the repetitious lock-step efficiency of the fascists we are opposing.

7) Every teacher and librarian should be asked to put up posters and pamphlets about the importance of the Bill of Rights, the US Constitution and the American Revolution.
Especially high school and college teachers this election cycle.

You get the idea. It's a theme park approach to educating our fellow citizens. Lots of potential here and I think this is our only hope to rescue ourselves and our planet from the PNAC and their corporateer backers.

[peabody71]

3. "Democracy is not a spectator sport".

It was on Dean's blog.
Good one.