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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:08 AM
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Anti Bush ad....how about this idea
Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 11:33 AM by LeftHander
Fade in

Slow-mo grainy video of Bush standing under the Mission Accomplished sign

VOice Over "President Bush declared Mission Accomplished in Iraq."

Cut to scenes of destruction in Iraq.

VOice Over: "Why don't we ask the troops about this accomplished mission"

Cut to burning Oil tanker convoy video

Voice over: :"Why don't we ask the people of Iraq about George Bush's idea of liberation"

Cut green video of Falluja burning
Cut to insurgents fighting in the streets
Cut to US soldiers breaking up demonstrations



Cut to State of the Union Address showing Bush declaring Iraq a threat to the unitied states.

Slo-mo grainy video close up of G.W. Mouth open in State of the union address

Voice over: "George Bush mislead congress and the American people to start a war. Can America survive 4 more years of mismanagement?"

Cut to Bush face close up...."Bring it on" - echo freeze fade of audio

Fade to black

Edited to ad "Bring it on" and take out Coffins...
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Not Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:10 AM
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1. I like it!
Especially your last word...mismanagement. It is a phrase that everyone can relate to and one that would put them on the defensive.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:12 AM
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2. Nah, Booker School
Show the whole clip, split screen with what was happening in NYC. Show that little bastard getting told of the second crash and displaying no curiosity, no concern. Show how he SAT THERE, didn't excuse himself to go get a thorough briefing, didn't excuse himself to go find a phone, didn't do his job. He SAT THERE.

This chilling video will hit people in the gut.
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lovedems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:14 AM
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3. Hit him where it hurts, "Can America survive 4 more years of a
Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 11:15 AM by lovedems
'war president'"? And then state something like, it is a time for peace and internationalism (if that is even a word)

Maybe you should include a republican talking about the draft, or replay a speech republican talking about the draft. Then I guess we are playing their fear game.

Great idea though. You are very creative.
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kittykitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:22 AM
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6. Symbolman already did just that
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SemperEadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:25 AM
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8. also, add to it
Edited on Wed Apr-28-04 11:26 AM by SemperEadem
a close up of an infant, say about 4 months old, with VO saying "George W. Bush wants to reinstate the draft... "
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:16 AM
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4. I like it. Can you work "Bring it on" in there, too? <nt>
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:19 AM
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5. Yeah...Added Bring it on....
hehe - Good call
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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:22 AM
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7. Bad, bad idea.
The american public doesn't like dead soldiers being used for political purposes any more than dead firefighters, and we all remember the outcry over that.

Crap like this is a good way to lose an election.
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SemperEadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:28 AM
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9. it's a sad day
when people are repelled by the truth and instead want everything sanitized and "wholesome"---Life isn't sanitized and wholesome and the sooner Americans get over this 'manufactured Disney-imagineering of reality', the better it will be for their collective mental health.
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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 02:32 PM
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11. crossed wires
It isn't a matter of wholesomeness (though in some instances your point about sanitization is very relevant.)

In this case it's a matter of apropriating images of the death of other peoples' sons and daughters for political gain. People regard it as crass. I would regard Kerry using pictures of dead veterans of the Iraq war as every bit as crass as Bush's usage of the dead firefighters from 9/11. When it gets right down to it, politics and political ads are about winning elections, and the images would be shown out of that desire, rather than in the name of some higher moral purpose or truth. The American public needs to see these images. However, they don't want to see them in ads for politicians.
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 11:31 AM
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10. yeah your right got to thinking about that....
Probably best leave that part out...

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