Need billboard ideas

[JNelson6563]

Locally a group of folks has gotten together and are working on having a billboard up year round. It's location will vary from month to month around the region and it's $900 a month (including artwork).

I met with that group today. Initial planning stages sort of meeting. All want something positive and thought provoking. Nobody wants anything that could be perceived as "sour grapes" or whining.

Not all are Dems, some are independents and they hate Bush. They want to appeal to the many independents here and the moderate R's.

Any good ideas fellow DUers? BTW, the person initiating this is a wife of a bestselling novelist and we've got some funding promised from Michael Moore.

Julie

[pinto]

1. Got WMD?

[StephanieMarie]

2. Two we have here in Georgia

"14000 Americans died at Normandy. Think about that and boycott France."

"George W. Bush, Our Leader"
(with a suitably inspiring photo of the smirking chimp)

OR
You could try, "Dude, the machine ate my vote"

[shadowknows69]

3. no, wmd's?...no shit

[StephanieMarie]

4. What state are you in?

[StephanieMarie]

7. "George W. Bush, The Real Weapon of Mass Destruction."

[JNelson6563]

24. Michigan

:-)

[pinto]

5. Who'll Pay for the Deficit? (pix of grandchildren below)

(edited to change tense)

[moggie12]

11. Oooohh, I like that one - you should go into advertising...... n't

[moggie12]

6. Is it going to focus on election reform?

I got that impression since you used the phrase "sour grapes". Or is going to be more generic anti-Bush message?

[JNelson6563]

19. It's more of a positive message

about what the anti-bush people stand for.

Julie

[PA Democrat]

8. He lied about WMD's....

He's lying about Social Security

[StephanieMarie]

9. "30,000 incidents of voting irregularities nationwide"

Support verified voting.

[mrstick]

10. go to costofwar.com and find out how much the war cost your town

for instance

San Francisco has a 250 Million dollar deficit
The war has cost San Franciscans 511 Million

[PA Democrat]

12. He was wrong about WMD's....

Can you trust him on Social Security?

[cruadin]

15. I think you're on the right track with the Social Security issue;...

the honesty and trust angle is definitely a weak spot in his plan.

[pinto]

13. I can buy an illegal drug from Afghanistan on the corner, but I can't get

a "good deal" on my prescriptions.

What's up with that?

[moggie12]

14. How about a picture of a long line of people waiting to vote

Text: Maybe the people who benefitted most from the tax cuts can afford to wait four hours to vote. Working Americans can't.

or

"Why don't the people in Washington care that millions of hard-working Americans had to wait four hours to vote?"

[EVDebs]

16. IMMIGRANTS ACCOUNT FOR BULK OF LABOR FORCE GROWTH SINCE 2000 WHILE NATIVE-

-BORN WORKERS EXPERIENCE HEAVY DECLINES



From Northeastern University's website at
http://www.nupr.neu.edu/01-04/immigration_jan.html

Immigration, uncontrolled, is how Repubs intend to 'pay' for their SS reforms. God help us all.

[pinto]

17. "Remember when Social and Security went hand in hand?"

Vote Democratic.

[PA Democrat]

18. Privatization:

neither social nor secure.

[JNelson6563]

20. Great ideas everyone!!

I'm going to share all that I get with the committee. They will love them!

Thank you! Will be checking back--

Julie

[Stepup2]

21. How bout

We are all in this together regardless of how divided our leaders tell us we are. Isn't it time to stop the hate.

[sandnsea]

22. "I ain't no milquetoast moderate"

Liberal Values:

Privacy Rights

Equitable Economy

Healthy Environment

School For All

Elder Care


Whatever else you can all agree on and phrase in a way to appeal to everybody. My personal campaign to take back the word "liberal" by applying it to "moderate" Republicans and the things they support.

[Eric J in MN]

23. How about "Join Democracy for America?" nt

nt

[buycottJoe]

25. The freeway blogger site shows a lot of signs

"Draft Bush"
"Real Soldiers are Dying in their HUMMERS so you can play soldiers in yours. 10 miles per gallon 2 soldiers per day"
"THE WAR IS NOW UNWINNABLE - CRONKITE"
"JESUS LOVES YOU. BUSH DOESN'T"
"Bombing Faluja with Morals"
"War is Terror"

http://www.freewayblogger.com/

[JNelson6563]

26. Thanks Joe

Great site!

Julie

[lawladyprof]

27. Don't fall for the piratization of Social Security

Piratization is deliberate. Could use a silhouette of a pirate ship.

I like this because it introduces the possibility that some might be/have been deceived. It is hard to admit you were conned so the introduction of that notion, although it is essential, has to be done with care.

[buycottJoe]

28. Would this work as a billboard?

The proportions might have to be changed.

Do a google search on "protest posters" or "protest signs". You can get the wording plus the graphics for a lot of different signs.

[thedailyshow]

29. go with something about Social Security

and how it should be left untouched.