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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
TX-22: Project for SSP Community
Posted by Bob BrighamOne of the most interesting aspects of post-modern politics is the potential of using Open Source message creation. While this scares the hell out of many political consultants, I'm confident enough to realize that all of you are smarter than me. It appears I'm not alone in this realization, check out this email:
From Democracy for America:
If you could say something -- in a big way -- to the people of Congressman Tom DeLay's district in Texas, what would it be?We're looking for a slogan -- something short, something memorable, and something that lets the people of his district know that it's time for him to go.
We're buying billboards in the 22nd Congressional District, and if your slogan is selected, it will be part of Democracy for America's big splash in Tom DeLay's backyard.
Suggest your Tom DeLay slogan here:
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/slogan
You have a lot of material to work with, thanks to Tom DeLay himself. Everything is fair game -- his abuse of power, his money-for-influence machine, his corporate shilling, his ethics rebukes, his foreign trips with lobbyists, his huge campaign payouts to family members, his bullying of fellow Congressmen.
You can even use his more recent threatening of judges and his wild lashing out at critics. And remember, his nickname is "The Hammer" and he's a former exterminator -- those facts might come in handy as well.
What message do you want to send?
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/slogan
With the folks at Democracy for Texas we're going to take your slogan and make a stand on DeLay's home turf -- where his political base erodes more and more every day.
You were the first to put an ad on the air in his district last year, when everyone thought Tom DeLay was untouchable. Our efforts helped give him the scare of his political life and his lowest margin of victory ever.
Now it's time to finish the job -- and have a little fun doing it.
Thank you,
Tom Hughes
Executive Director
Democracy for AmericaP.S. -- Don't forget to suggest your slogan:
My hunch is that Swing State Project has a pretty smart readership. Here is your chance to prove it. Feel free to brainstorm in the comments, maybe collectively we could both identify a line of attack and refine the message prior to submission.
Posted at 02:14 PM in 2006 Elections - House, Activism, Netroots, Texas | Technorati
Comments
How about "The Hammer has lost his head."
With a picture of a hammer with a broken neck.
Posted by: Bob Brigham at April 12, 2005 02:37 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
How about "Hammered: Drunk with Power"
Posted by: Bob Brigham at April 12, 2005 02:39 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
I like those, Bob.
Send the Bugman to Alcatraz? (Ya know, Birdman of Alcatraz. Hmm.)
Posted by: DavidNYC at April 12, 2005 02:41 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
I'd like to find the way to use the term "perp-walk"
Posted by: Bob Brigham at April 12, 2005 02:43 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Heh. How about frog-march? Let's get Joe Wilson to do an ad.
Posted by: DavidNYC at April 12, 2005 02:50 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Crooked as Texas lightning.
Posted by: Bob Brigham at April 12, 2005 03:06 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
His next term will be 15-20.
Posted by: Bob Brigham at April 12, 2005 03:25 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
I made a post about this same thing over on dKos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/12/134717/059
Got a few good suggestions. My favorites:
Just stick a nice picture of Delay with the slogan "Congressman For Sale" -chrvoel
What part of "Thou Shalt Not..." don't you understand, Congressman DeLay? -thesill
A pic of DeLay reaching for a roll of toilet paper made out of the constitution.... -smokem2271
Posted by: Fran for Dean at April 12, 2005 04:10 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
I like the simplicity of:
"National Embarassment"
Tim
Posted by: Tim Tagaris at April 12, 2005 09:21 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Judas
Posted by: Pounder at April 12, 2005 10:41 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment