Need help with good slogans for protesting in Ohio

[proud_Kucitizen]

First some news about the protest at Blackwells office:

I went to the protest at Blackwells offices today. There were many protesters who came and went during the day, some said as many as 40 at times. When I got there at 1:30 there were only between 7 and 10 of us. No one without a press pass was being admitted to the press conference at 3:30 to certify the vote. A couple with press passes who tried to get admission to the press conference were told they couldn't because they were probably there to cause trouble, they were finally admitted but they stalled them by shutting down the elevators until the press conference was over. They arrived at the conference just as Blackwell was leaving.

Meanwhile, the four of us who couldn't get up to the press conference were standing in the lobby with our signs and were told we had to leave the building. We didn't and the manager of the building came down with Columbus police officers whom I might add were very polite and told us we must leave and when we wouldn't they threatened arrest but told us they definitely didn't want to go that route. Just as they were about to arrest us the press came back down to the lobby and started to film and the management decided to back off.

My main objective of this post however is to get some creative ideas for protest signs when I return to protest more tomorrow.

Thanks in Advance,

[autorank]

1. Slogans below

CORPORATE AMERICA controls the media and we get MANUFACTURED NEWS.
CORPORATE AMERICA now controls the voting machines and we get MANUFACTURED ELECTIONS.

[autorank]

2. ...and WELCOME TO DU!!

[proud_Kucitizen]

3. Thanks

to both of you

[Spiffarino]

4. Here are some ideas

Who counted YOUR vote?

I voted...did it count??

Blackbox Blackwell

Blackwell - Recuse Yourself!

2 GOP SoS's = 2 stolen elections!

HAND RECOUNT NOW!

[KaliTracy]

8. an idea or two

WHY?
Why merge districts before an election?
Why make it difficult for people to vote?
Why fight a recount?


Machine Disparity = Voter Suppression.


A democracy is based on the voice of all, not the voice of one.


Citizens deserve to know the answers.

ok... maybe this give you some ideas to help you come up with something better -- it's late...

Are you going to the Sunday Rally?

[Spiffarino]

12. I'll be in Raleigh

With bells on, and maybe a really loud drum.

[proud_Kucitizen]

40. going to try

but my son and I are in a bowling leaque on Sundays and I can't prebowl on Saturday because I have training that day to help with the recount in my county.

[jsamuel]

5. You can always use our symbol

http://redhandsmovement.com

[proud_Kucitizen]

7. More good suggestions

thanks.

Going to bed now but will recheck in the morning and take the list with me for anyone wanting ideas.

[LiberalAndProud]

6. more...

Who counted my vote?

My vote counts - maybe. UNCONVINCED

[proudbluestater]

9. No More Stolen Elections!!

[mattclearing]

10. My favorite (for a t-shirt)

This one's mine, but I encourage all to use it, so long as sales proceeds get donated to DU...

"I stood in line for 10 hours to vote for John Kerry and all I got was this stupid t-shirt."

[proud_Kucitizen]

41. I must say

I really do like that one and may have a t-shirt with that put on it if you don't mind.

[bushcrab]

11. RULE!!---Buy the PEOPLE!

[Liberty Belle]

13. CROOKED GOP FIRMS OWN THE VOTING MACHINES!

Or

"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL"
THE GOP STOLE OUR VOTES

IT'S A SIN TO LET BUSH WIN

[lwesty]

14. HONESTY IS A MORAL VALUE!

"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL"
and my fav for anti-war protests: "WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?"

[Spiffarino]

15. WHO WOULD JESUS DISENFRANCHISE?

Kind of stole it from you. I hope you don't mind. :7

[New Earth]

17. lol

nm

[kainah]

16. People Died So People Could Vote

How Can We Export Democracy When We Don't Have Any?

Voting or Revolution? Your Choice

It's a Democracy -- Count Every Vote

Stolen Elections Breed Distrust

If It's Good Enough for the Ukraine, It's Good Enough for Ohio

[New Earth]

19. 2000=2004

FOOL US ONCE, SHAME ON YOU.

FOOL US TWICE? ACTUALLY, YOU DIDN'T FOOL US THE FIRST TIME.

[Spiffarino]

28. Ooh! I know! Loudspeakers repeatedly quoting Dubya...

"Ya fool me won't get fooled again!"
"Ya fool me won't get fooled again!"
"Ya fool me won't get fooled again!"

:crazy:

[nashville_brook]

37. this is my fave n/t

[MarkusQ]

32. 2000=2004

2000=2004

Or any other number you want, as long as
you lock out the public before you count.


--MarkusQ

[CraZdem4life]

18. heres one...

We the people got out the vote...Did it count?


^non-partisan...shuts the damn elephant up.

[bushcrab]

20. GOD IS WATCHING YOU

[ahyums]

21. Restore our confidence in our elections

Restore our faith in our freedom to decide.

[New Earth]

22. BUSH

UKRAINE IS WATCHING

[PaulaGem]

23. An oldie but a goodie :)

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING

[mdb]

24. Here's a well known one.

It's Not Whether You Win Or Lose But How You Play The Game

or if you can use or relate it to how Jesse Jackson said it.

"We can live with winning and losing. We cannot live with fraud and stealing," Jesse Jackson

[skids]

25. Here's a protest song to keep you warm.

Don't forget the audio component :-)

Sung to the tune of "Every breath you take" by the police.

Every vote you nip,
Every poll you tip,
Everyone you skip, every ballot blip,
We'll be watching you.

Every little quirk,
Every challenge jerk,
Every county clerk, gonna go to work,
We'll be watching you.

Oh, can you see,
Voting keeps us free,
If this thing breaks,
Everything's at stake!

Forgeries you make,
The result was fake,
Ready to retake, We are now awake,
We’ll be watching you.

[O.M.B.inOhio]

26. What we stand for is free, fair, open elections...

DUer Paligal suggested using Colin Powell as our spokesman. Hell, his
words represent to position of this administration, so applying them to the US, rather than Ukraine should show exactly principled they are. I made something for Saturday's Columbus rally that showed a photo of Powell and this text:

"What we stand for is free, fair, open elections."
Somebody tell Blackwell.

There's a jpg at

[O.M.B.inOhio]

27. the link became the host's logo! sorry.

[anamandujano]

31. a modified version

"What we stand for is free, fair, open elections."--didn't you get the memo?

[anamandujano]

29. all "glitches" favored bush or,

republicans own the machines

[Democrat Dragon]

30. LET'M FEEL THE FULL WRAITH OF DEMOCRACY!

:nuke:

[KaryninMiami]

33. Question the Election- We Demand to know the truth

On the other side you can write ; Investigate the Election- Something Went Terribly Wrong on Nov. 2.

My suggestions...

Keep us posted!

[AgadorSparticus]

34. "prove your vote counted", "paper ballots not vapor ballots",

"just because the pres. is a sham doesn't mean voting should be too"
"no recount, no democracy"
"recount for american values"
"recount for jesus" :)

[liberal43110]

35. 3 Things

1) First, good job.

2) Some ideas that I like from the list above:

• How Can We Export Democracy When We Don't Have Any?
• Voting or Revolution? Your Choice
• If It's Good Enough for the Ukraine, It's Good Enough for Ohio
• Honesty Is a Moral Value

...and some of my own:

• Democracy Demands Transparency
• Truth Is Nonpartisan
• Free + Fair = Transparent
• Transparency = Truth
• Do Not Fear the Truth
• People With Nothing To Hide Do Not Fear Transparent Elections
• Democrats Are Not the Only Ones Who Should Want the Truth
• Democrats Are Not the Only Ones Who Want the Truth
• Do the Republicans Fear the Truth?

3) Please let me know your thoughts, because I live in Columbus. The guerrilla marketing ideas like hanging signs on freeway overpasses have inspired me, and I got supplies today. So I'm going to be using some slogans there. Let me know if you'd like to use the same or different ones (my email is [e-mail]).

[Carolab]

36. VOTE FOR TRUTH!

Or: VOTE FOR FAIR ELECTIONS

[jamboi]

38. Investigate Votergate! n/t

[Tinksrival]

39. simple and to the point

BUSH LOST
AND HE KNOWS IT


BLACKWELL/BLACKBOX
CAN'T TRUST EITHER ONE

[proud_Kucitizen]

43. All the suggestions are so good

and better than I could have come up with, I am sure to have a hard time choosing which ones to use.

[Carolab]

42. OR the old standby

JUST PROVE IT!!!