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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

TX-22: Project for SSP Community

Posted by Bob Brigham

One 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 America

P.S. -- Don't forget to suggest your slogan:

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/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 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 02:37 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

How about "Hammered: Drunk with Power"

Posted by: Bob Brigham [TypeKey Profile Page] 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 [TypeKey Profile Page] 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 [TypeKey Profile Page] 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 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 02:50 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Crooked as Texas lightning.

Posted by: Bob Brigham [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 03:06 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

His next term will be 15-20.

Posted by: Bob Brigham [TypeKey Profile Page] 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 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 04:10 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

I like the simplicity of:

"National Embarassment"

Tim

Posted by: Tim Tagaris [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 09:21 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Judas

Posted by: Pounder [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 12, 2005 10:41 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment