Best "Bush In 30 Seconds" ad (moveon.org)

[Paragon]

Let the DU jury decide.

http://www.bushin30seconds.org/

My choice: CHILD'S PAY by Charlie Fisher of Denver, CO

Honorable mention: POLYGRAPH by Rich Garella, Adam Feinstein of New York, NY

(on edit: I liked DESKTOP by David Haynes of Dallas, TX - but POLYGRAPH is better.)

[tridim]

1. I like

"In My Country" and "Polygraph" the best, but they're all great.

[Paragon]

3. You're right - "Polygraph" is awfully good

Might have to change my Honorable Mention vote...

[Melodybe]

11. We have to buy time during the superbowl, the Oscars, and the last Friends

America has to see these commercials.

[Paragon]

22. Do you know how much it costs to advertise during the Super Bowl?

A 30-second ad run during last year's Super Bowl cost $2.1 million to air, not including production costs.

I'm sure the Oscars and similarly-rated programs are somewhere near that figure, as well.

[Terran]

36. moveon could afford to buy that time

with some of the money Soros has given them...I hope to hell that they do!

[JMac]

34. Plans are

They plan to run them during The State of the Union Address

[blondeatlast]

25. I liked "In My Country" best as well, but they were all superb.

[Jim Sagle]

2. I like (not the right word, actually) Child's Pay best as well.

It's where we're headed - a real-life horror movie.

[xray s]

4. Humor works best (the devil hates to be mocked)

I like "What Are We Teaching Our Children?", "Leave No Billionaire Behind" and "Desktop"

But they are ALL good!

This election cycle is going to break new ground. We are channeling all that frustration into creative action.

We will win!

[tridim]

7. MoveOn needs to have more of these contests IMO

We're rallying... No reason to stop now.

[Guaranteed]

5. I liked the "What are we teaching our children"

It was very believable- I hate the melodramatic ones. They lack credibility. But seeing those kids saying those things really got to me, for some reason.

I liked them all, though.

[Melodybe]

13. I like that one best too, but I think Bush's repair shop is a close second

I agree that we should pick a humorous one, otherwise we are just "angry" Democrats

[Guaranteed]

15. And I think that kids grab people's

attention, too. The kids had a lot of personality- it was kind of refreshing hearing them say these things. I think that ad would go over really well with people.

[Rooktoven]

23. Agreed

The best.

[brainshrub]

6. I'm having problems seeing images

The audio comes thru fast, but no picture. Anyone having this problem?

[Paragon]

8. The site's fine.

Check to make sure you have the most recent version of Quicktime.

[lfairban]

31. It might be your browser.

I had problems with Mozilla, so I dragged the links for the adds into a RealOne Player Media Browser.

[gun_toting_liberal]

9. I agree

Everything about Child's Pay was superior to the others. From message to production.

The lying theme(s), although entirely accurate, doesn't make a difference to a lot of people for some reason. Apathetic Americans don't seem to care, or so it would seem. People do care about their kids, regardless of their political stripes.

[Bronco69]

10. I liked

What Are We Teaching Our Children?

[crissy71]

12. i cast my vote for

Bring Em On - Imagine also great, gave me goosebumps -

all of them were AMAZING!

[teach1st]

14. So many of the clips are so powerful...

But some are preaching to the choir. Which would be best at convincing the unconvinced?

[rocktivity]

18. Originally posted by Teach1st

Which would be best at convincing the unconvinced?
That's exactly what I asked myself when every time I voted--"What would I think of this if I were a freeper?" The results? Six of my picks made the final, four of which I have given straight 5s!


rocknation

[blondeatlast]

26. Exactly what I thought of as I voted, too.

Preaching to the choir won't work; hitting 'em where they live will.

[Cheswick2.0]

37. Bring Em On

I think this is the one issue that people can understand. I think it is the thing people are already thinking.

[KCDem]

16. lots of excellent ads

I'm watching them right now so I haven't yet made up my mind. Polygraph and "What are we teaching our children?" are my two favs so far.

The ones that only talk about how Bush lies probably won't carry much weight, IMO.

Kudos to Moveon for running this campaign! I hope to see one of these commercials air. They're targeted only to certain cities, right? If so, then I'm prolly outta luck.

[economic justice]

17. Most all are good....but....

My vote goes to CHILD'S PAY. That was REALLY good. I also liked "DESKTOP"...."POLYGRAPH" is good but so much of that could very well be proven otherwise at anytime. CHILD'S PAY was powerful.

[symbolman]

19. In case you didn't know a DU'r has a dog in this fight

My ARMY OF ONE ad is on the page and we're pretty proud of it -- I do have to admit there's a LOT of good work there :)

I like the kids too, who wouldn't!

A ton of wit, power and pith - They are already worried, that's why people Like Gillespie is on CNN trashing MoveOn.org while Limbaugh takes potshots..

this ain't no coincidence, the KKKarl Rove fax machine is glowing cherry red.. they know that the unveiling of one of these ads is coming up soon..

I wouldn't be surprised if a BILLION bucks were to be whipped up for either a social program or the Veterans over these ads just as they sit right now, threatening the re-selection of bush..

[zeemike]

21. Haven’t seen Army of One yet

But I will… dial up is so slow. I liked What are We Teaching our Children best so far.

[lostnfound]

24. Army of One & What are We Teaching Our Children are my favorites

Army of One seems like it already should be an ad on TV, it's so well-done.

[blondeatlast]

27. One of my top three, guy. I think it should definitely air if MoveOn is so

inclined.

[Cheswick2.0]

39. right, I knew that was you

It is a great add. I just said in another reply that I think soldiers and civilians dying for lies is the most powerful image. All of the adds were great. I also like What are We Teaching our Children. In this election year it makes wonder what they are voting for.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

20. "No Billionare Left Behind"

and

"Army Of One."

[Ilsa]

28. I liked Imagine (Corporatism),

Leave No Billionaire Behind, Child's Pay, and What Are We Teaching Our Children.

They were all good.

[NewJeffCT]

29. I like "what are we teaching the children"

I'll have to watch that one again, as I don't recall it saying anything about * being arrested 3 times, abusing drugs & alcohol and deserting the National Guard, but still growing up to be President.

[giantrobot_2000]

30. Child's Pay

"Child's Pay" has superb production value and a simple, clear and memorable message.

It speaks to EVERY American.

This ad has stayed with me for weeks.

[nostamj]

32. "What Are We Teaching Our Children?"

was very effective, but, IMHO, more for the looks of discomfort/horror on the PARENTS faces.

[lfairban]

33. I like this thread so much . . .

. . . that I created this Poll:
What is your favorite Bush In 30 Seconds ad.

I could only list nine ads, and have a spot left for "other".

[DiverDave]

35. Bring em on

Very powerful.

[stickdog]

38. WAKE UP AMERICA is the best in terms of production values

and creative concept, although I wish it hit just a little harder.