I told a friend about this freep, and he really liked the "Shut Up and Act" theme!Our inspiration for that theme, of course, is:
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Posted on 02/22/2005 12:11:04 AM PST by RonDog
I told a friend about this freep, and he really liked the "Shut Up and Act" theme!Our inspiration for that theme, of course, is:
I will see if I can make it, the last one I attended was a blast.EXCELLENT, John!
Our CURRENT plan is this:
Ted and I (in "plain clothes") will get there VERY EARLY Sunday morning, to "reserve" a few places at the very front of the crowd at Hollywood and Highland.Some time around noon, we will surrender those positions to other FReepers (maybe Cinnamon Girl, and YOU?) who will hold signs (and "purple fingers") for the stars (and the MEDIA) to see...
...at which time Ted and I will change into "Uncle Sam" and "Michael Moore" -- and return to the REST of our team, who have gathered under the "Thank You, Hollwood!" billboard -- three blocks EAST, at Hollywood and Whitley.From Yahoo! MAPS:
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Whitley Ave At Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
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...at which time Ted and I will change into "Uncle Sam" and "Michael Moore"From LAST YEAR'S Academy Awards FReep:
Or something like that..
That is the basic idea, but we need a MUCH SHORTER message...
...perhaps only four or five words, that will generate media attention......like the one from two years ago:
I've never been a fan of the purple finger in solidarity.
As ya dance and chant have a Purple Finger for Free Iraq...PRECISELY!
We want clever signs that will cause all "great Americans" to ask Hollywood:See, for instance, explanation-guide.info:"Why are there no good movies about 9/11?"Isn't art supposed to comment upon the most important issues of our day?
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (November 22, 1890 - November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as "général de Gaulle", was a French general and politician. Prior to the Second World War, he was mostly known as a tactician of tank battles. He was the leader of the Free French Forces in World War II...And, from Casablanca (the MOVIE) -- released in 1942:
Rick: If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it.
Ilsa: No.
Rick: Maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.
Ilsa: What about us?
Rick (romantically): We'll always have Paris. We didn't have - we'd - we'd lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.
Ilsa: When I said I would never leave you...
Rick: And you never will. I've got a job to do too. Where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of.
Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble,
but it doesn't take much to see that
the problems of three little people
don't amount to a hill of beans in
this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that...
I've never been a fan of the purple finger in solidarity.Why not?
If we defer to Google, PURPLE seems to be a more prevalent.
From search Google for "blue finger" Iraq:Results 1 - 10 of about 12,600 for "blue finger" Iraq.From search Google for "purple finger" Iraq:Results 1 - 10 of about 54,500 for "purple finger" Iraq.
It has struck me from the get go much like wearing a badge that one didn't earn. It would have been different if it was being done to protect people who voted but it was done in solidarity. I don't think it would bother me if the ink were a different color. I think if family had a loved one with boots on the ground during elections a blue star on the finger would be a good idea.
From www.techcentralstation.com:
The Blue-Finger Revolution
By Ryan Sager
Published 01/31/2005
America had its Declaration of Independence, and now Iraq has had its Blue-Finger Revolution. Just don't expect those on the far left to afford the Iraqis the respect that they are due.
Just as the colonists who signed onto Jefferson's handiwork pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to each other, Iraq's bluefingers have risked their very necks -- not just in showing up at the polls on Sunday, but in the weeks and months ahead as the indelible, blue marks of their bravery slowly, slowly fade from their skin.
Though perhaps it is mawkish to dwell on the point, Americans should not forget -- and many will not be able to -- the great physical risk that each Iraqi voter willingly undertook. It's not as if they weren't warned. The blue finger was already a symbol in the weeks leading up to the election:Reportedly, al Zarqawi's men put up posters in Mosul warning, "You vote, you die." The picture accompanying that poster showed an ink-stained finger next to a headless corpse...
How about:
Be an award winner! Make a movie that is pro-America!
Donate your goodies to the troops!
It has struck me from the get go much like wearing a badge that one didn't earn...See also a SIMILAR concern voiced here, from www.timothygoddard.com/blog:
Giving terrorists the finger
Ok, that line’s been played out already, and the Iraqi elections ended only hours ago. But following the lead of 10-year old Shelby Dangerfield of Montana and Scott Sala of Slant Point, here’s my lovely wife and I, showing our solidarity with the millions of incredibly brave Iraqi voters today.
To be honest, I feel a little silly doing this. I’m nowhere near as brave as the Iraqi men and women who just risked their lives to do something I take for granted.
But who can say no to this face?
Take a moment to look at the the finger photos from braver people than I.
10-year-old supports vote of Iraqi people
By BECKY SHAY
Of The Gazette StaffIf Shelby Dangerfield were an adult in Iraq today, she would risk her life for the chance to vote.JAMES WOODCOCK/Gazette Staff
Shelby Dangerfield, 10, is displaying her
solidarity with the Iraqi voters by painting
her finger blue as a representation of the
voters fingers marked for the elections.
Because she is a 10-year-old Billings girl, Shelby won't be going to the polls. But she will be will be showing her support by wearing ink on her finger - just like those Iraqis who have voted.
"It will symbolize our support if we wear ink on our fingers," Shelby said. "We're not forcing them to vote, but they have a chance to do it and they should take that chance."
Shelby said Saturday afternoon she hoped to set up a stand at Rimrock Mall today where people could sign their names and roll their fingers on a stamp pad, but her plans were not yet inked.
She'd love to wake up Monday morning and see people around the United States with blue index fingers.
"Do you have your blue ink?" she asked. "It's food for thought."
Although Shelby seems young to be keen to politics, her parents, Robin and Tracy Dangerfield, said they already have political conversations around the dinner table. Her maternal grandfather was a "good Democrat" and her uncle, Pat Davidson, ran last year as a gubernatorial candidate with the GOP, which caused Shelby to refer to that "strong Republican" side of her family.
"Politics is interesting," Shelby said. Whether a person is Republican, Democrat or Green Party, Shelby said she likes "the idea that we can be separated into our own groups and have the free ability to decide which one we want to be."
Tracy Dangerfield is a self-described "news junkie," so Shelby and her sister, Syndey, 8, receive a daily dose of current events. They also learn about the world when missionary work is discussed at their church, Faith Chapel.
"Global awareness is so important," Tracy Dangerfield said. "The sooner you understand it's a big world the better off you're going to be as an adult."
Shelby said her first ideas about supporting the Iraqi vote came during a spelling lesson at school. Her teacher at Trinity Lutheran School sometimes sparks ideas and "one thing starts off with another thing and we get into a big conversation," the fifth-grader said.
One conversation centered on how potential voters in Iraq had their lives threatened. That made the kids wonder, Shelby said, how would anyone know who voted? The ink on their fingers, meant to ensure people only cast one ballot, would be telltale and could be a dead giveaway for days to come.
"You don't just go home and wash the ink off; it's going to be there for a while," Shelby said.
The ink will also symbolize that people had the courage to vote and were proud of it, she said. Americans complain about standing in line and waiting to vote; however, they don't seem to realize how lucky they are to be safe while standing in those lines and to be able to vote for personal rights, good schools and secure futures for their children, Shelby said.
"We take it for granted," she said about voting. "It's very important for women to be getting to vote. They risk their lives for themselves and their families.
"Usually, how they decide the leader is whoever shoots the most people and whoever has the most guns."
Pinging three of our best "creative" folks.
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