Posted on 04/02/2007 1:21:34 PM PDT by Bob J
We are losing the media battle for the hearts and minds of Americans over the war on terrorism in Iraq. The left controls the MSM...networks, much of cable, the major newspapers, magazines, hollywood, academia, etc. Rallies get scant coverage, positive developments in Iraq get spiked and the news is ALL BAD. They are never going to report fairly until they have elected a dem as President, and then it will be too late.
Now we're never going to convince the hardcore lefties or committed dems who will support anything, no matter how much it hurts the country, as long as it helps elect dems to office. We don't need to convince those of us on the right, that is just preaching to the choir and a waste of resources.
If we want to change the course of public opinion we need to reach those middle swing voters, independents and leaning pubbies who supported the war at the beginning but are now "going wobbly" as Margaret Thatcher might say.
The only way we can reach the public is by going around the MSM. This doesn't leave many avenues but there is one...outdoor advertising. While we don't have the money to rent thousands of billboards (yet) there is one thing we can do in the next 18 months that could be very effective...bumper stickers.
BS are traveling billboards and each one can create hundreds of impressions a day. Getting 100k or 500k or even 1 million BS's out on cars before the next election might help turn the tide.
1. The goal - Reshape majority opinion on the need to stay the course in Iraq.
2. Target - Independents, right leaning dems, swing voters and wobbly pubs and conservatives.
3. Method - Create millions of impressions each day that impact people on the need to defeat terror in Iraq and to support the Iraqi people in their efforts to create a funtioning democracy.
We need to create BS "slogans" that our targets will go "hmmm" at. They can't be in your face, they can't be overtly political and they absolutely cannot make them feel like they are traitors or are being accused of not supporting the military. If that is the impression created we'll lose them before we even get a shot at them. Many if not most of these "targets" DID support the war at one time and DO feel they support the military, but the left has been effective in co-opting that theme with "Yes, support the military by bringing them home", so it's impact has been diminished. This isn't saying supporting the troops isn't a noble cause and those efforts should be terminated, as it's important for our soldiers to know they have our support. But this media effort is not targeted at the military.
So, put yourself in the shoes of someone who at one time supported the effort in Iraq and maybe now has changed their mind. What could we put in a bumper sticker that might have them saying to themselves "Hmmm, I didn't think of that", or "I think that's right".
Please keep in mind brevity is critical to success in people seeing and understanding the message. The rule of thumb in marketing is you have 3 seconds, at best, to get your point across.
NOTE - We haven't come up with a plan yet on distributing the BS. The idea is still in it's conceptual stage, but all suggestions are welcome.
my collection so far.....
Terrorists Want Hippies Dead Too
Victory in Iraq Or Terror at Home
Fight Terrorists in THEIR country
Retreat and Bullies Follow You Home
Iraq Retreat is Victory for Terror
Retreat is Aid To Our Enemies
Did We Retreat From Hitler?
Did we Retreat From Pearl Harbor?
No Surrender in Iraq
Retreat IS Surrender
Don’t Abandon Iraq
Avoid Vietnam2 No Retreat in Iraq
Jobs Not Over til Jihadis are Finished
Terrorism - Coming to a City Near You!
The Democrats - What Iran Wants!
A Democratic Congress = Desertion in the face of the enemy.
Don’t Let Them Die in Vain
“Complete the Mission “
Islam is the Problem
Not George Bush
No More Vietnams!
Win This One !
United We Cannot Lose
Divided We Cannot Win
There is No Substitute for Victory !
Thank a Democrat for the Next 9/11, Too!
Defeat Terrorism - Defeat democRATS
democRATS - soft on Terrorist, hard on Taxpayers
U.S. Travel Agents: Send Jihadis to Paradise!
Withdrawal IS Surrender: JUST SAY NO!
Victory: JUST DO IT!
Withdraw? Are we French?
Got White Flags?
Peace Thru Strength
Freedom Is Not Free
WOT: Here or There
Win The War or Lose to Jihad
Fight Jihad: Here or There
Terrorism never fed a hungry child.............
“Retreat? Are we French?”
“White Flags are for Frogs”
Prevent the second Holocaust by defeating Jihad.
Hitler killed 6 Million Jews within years.
Ahmadinejad wants to nuke 6 Million Jews within seconds.
Jihad is Nazism for bearded people
Islamic Terrorists are Nazis without fashion sense
Terrorists will kill liberals first
We didn’t surrender after Pearl Harbor.
Why surrender after 9/11?
Piss off Ted Kennedy
Win in Iraq !
Iran wants nukes, here they come
Peace or Islam,choose one!
Terrorists are outnumbered, let’s roll!
Do you want to win or lose the war on terror?
Democrats choose to lose the war on terror
Who wants to lose the war on terror besides the Democrats?
Democrats have converted to terrorism
Democrats have just ceded the U.S. to Islam
Democrats invite terrorists to come to America
Democrats pray to Allah for more power
Democrats ask terrorists to help them get reelected!
“Anti War “Peaceniks” Vandalize Cars Across Country”
What do Kennedy, Clinton and Pelosi have in common? They all want the terrorist to win.
You only support the troops if you want them to win.
Either Iraq or here...which is it?
Islamofacism or victory...Choose
Liberal leadership...a friend to islamic terror
Lying
Intently
Because
Everyone
Resists
All
Liberals
Keep terrorism there...not here
America...Quit sending quitters to Washington
Iraq...lose there...lose everywhere
When Liberals rise...terrorism thrives
Liberal cowardice is power to terrorism
“Al Qaeda & Democrats Agree:
No U.S. Victory in Iraq!”
“If other wars had been run by today’s Democrats...”
Then...
“Don’t up the ship!” (Captain James Lawrence, War of 1812)
“Give Up The Ship!” (Nancy Pelosi, 2007)
“Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!” (Admiral David Farragut, 1864)
“Damn the Torpedoes! Full Astern!” (Rep. John Murtha, 2007)
“I have not yet begun to fight” (John Paul Jones)
“I’m done fighting.” (Sen. Harry Reid, 2007)
“Retreat, hell! We just got here!” (Capt. Lloyd Williams, USMC, 1918)
“Retreat! Hell, we’ve been here long enough!” (Democrats, 2007)
WAR BUILDS CHARACTER!
A slow bleed still kills you!
“Retreat, Surrender, Slavery”
“Retreat=Surrender=Slavery”
“Win In Iraq or 911 will be back”
War kills thousands, appeasement kills millions.
No victory, no peace.
Peace comes after victory.
Are you with us or with the terrorists?
“There is No Peace in Retreat”
“Soldiers Support the War on Terror”
Hitler Redeployed All the Way Back to Berlin
Only the Insane Would Wish for Radical Islam to Win
The Democrat’s “New Vision” for Iraq looks a lot like Pol Pot in a turban.
“We Redeploy!!” [Wording on a white flag background]
Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is the absence of threat.
We shall never surrender! (We’ll just cut off funding.)
No blood for spinach!
I’m pro-caribou and we need all the Iraqi oil we can get!
YOU REAP WHAT YOU APPEASE
Surrender Pork-THE OTHER WHITE FLAG!
Vote Democrat-Youll Look GREAT In A Burqa!
Why Does Pelosi Look So Much Like My Dogs (Picture of dogs rear end and tail)
ISLAM Will Behead The Democrats who surrender First
Jihad: Coming to a School [or Mall,Theater,Stadium] Near You
Liberty...Its worth dying for!
Al Qaeda: We Deliver
Coming to your neighborhood soon.
Just as soon as you abandon Iraq...
Al Qaeda: We Deliver
Coming to your neighborhood soon.
After you abandon Iraq...
Surrender in Iraq
Because I Hate Bush
VIETNAM: Strategic Significance — LOW; Consequence of Defeat — HIGH.
IRAQ: Strategic Significance — HIGH; Consequence of Defeat — ASTRONOMICAL.
Kerry Lied
Millions Died
GO TO HELL!
Jesus!
Here are my ideas:
CUT, RUN, THEN DUCK !
(Replace the exclamation point with mushroom cloud.)
SUPPORT THE PLAYERS, AND THE TEAM - TO WIN!
(Replace “team” with your favorite local one, like : Support the players and the Pats - to win!)
Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser
Well, than we should flog you for selling bumper stickers for $3.50 each...heheh.
Thanks Race!
2 good ones NN!
You Kill The Enemy and we will kill the mainstream media
btw--great thread. Thanks for the inspiration.
heheh
AOk sweetie, thanks for the help!
When Democrats and liberals talk terrorists listen
“Did We Give Up When The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor?”
(Animal House)
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