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Thurston Howe IV Donating Member (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 07:31 PM
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Idea for satirical ad -- looking for feedback, someone to produce it
Edited on Sun Sep-12-04 07:47 PM by Thurston Howe IV
I wrote an ad for "Billionaires for Bush" but they haven't acted on it - so screw 'em. Thought I'd share it and see what people think -- perhaps there is someone here who might want to produce it. It is based on the "Billionaire Moment" ads. Here is a link to check some out. The billionaire announcer's tone is key - she is never really nasty, just oblivious to the plight of ordinary people. Perhaps my ad was too cynical/realistic.

http://www.billionairesforbush.com/moments.php

Here's my proposed text for a new ad. It is based on the pro-business wing of the Republican party using the religious right to maintain power:

"Politics makes strange bedfellows.
Waking up next to Jerry Falwell after a night of debauchery
can be quite a shock for a billionaire.
We don’t align with the religious right
in order to ban abortion or force gays back in the closet --
good Lord no!
We push these positions precisely because they'll fail!
The bigger the defeat, the better --
it makes holy rollers madder than hornets.
Then they throw their support behind pro-billionaire candidates
in the next election.
We get bigger tax cuts -- laughing all the way
from the bedroom to the bank!
Let them keep thumping the Bible.
We'll keep thumping the servants --
while maintaining our position on top."
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 07:32 PM
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1. Brilliant! That is truly brilliant. I love it. Wish I had the money to get
it from your brain to the public airwaves. That really is excellent.
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DavidMS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 07:56 PM
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2. Cool
Best of luck... Have you shoped it to Moveon?

I would love to see it on TV.
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sweetladybug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-12-04 08:10 PM
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3. That sounds like a very good ad. Keeping sending it over and over to
Moveon and Kerry's website and The Democrat Party website
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