Matt -

We have to fire the advertising company! Every ad is dark. No visual interest. Predictable. Repetition works, but come on. No one enjoys watching these ads.

We need to be funny. And ironic. And sarcastic, while not personally demeaning. And visually interesting. And maybe most important, creative.

People have to want to watch.

I'll send some on tomorrow.

Shouldn't this blog have a forum for commercial ideas, with someone gleaning through them for the best?

Why not an ongoing contest? Accept text or iMovies. Select the best and showcase them. This is especially important for counter-commercials. We can use the contest to turn around a response ad in just hours.

Hawk.....

you have some great ideas. I hope you will share them with the DNC, DCCC, DSCC, and groups like MoveOn.

>> > Subject: JOE BIDEN
>>
>> This came from a reliable personal contact......draw your own
>> conclusions...
>> >
>> I feel an obligation to honesty and truth to share with you some
>> facts. My Father and Mother instilled in me the values and morals of
>> treating people fairly and always being honest. If you purchase
>> something, you pay for it. If you borrow something, you give it back.
>>
>> > I have been "stiffed" three times in my 30 year professional career by
>> someone who I rendered services to, gave a finished produ
>> ct to, but who
>> refused to pay for those services even though they acknowledged the
>> services and products were correct, were what they asked for, and were
>> never challenged for not being correct. I am lucky in having only
>> three, but those three hurt badly.
>>
>> Joe Biden was one of those people. I worked on his 1988 Presidential
>> campaign financial disclosure engagement. I busted it for him and got
>> everything right. He stiffed me for over $15,000 worth of work. He
>> refused to pay once he dropped out of the race. I did similar Capitol
>> Hill campaign financial disclosure work for Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, and
>> a Democratic candidate for Ambassador to New Zealand . All of those
>> folks paid even though they lost the election or did not get the
>> appointment. That type of work is very demanding and very tedious
>> because your efforts are scrutinized by Congress. Biden did not care.
>>
>> I am on the Board of Directors of a company that owns a majority
>> position in a private jet management company in Northern Virginia
>> . They manage jets for businesses and rich folks. They also charter
>> planes to the public. This past winter John Thompson chartered over
>> $250,000 worth of air time. He paid every penny.
>>
>> Joe Biden, in his latest unsuccessful run for President,
>> chartered over
>> $150,000 worth of air time. He PAID ZERO. He continues to refuse to
>> pay stating his race is over and he is out of money. He never once
>> complained about his flights. Joe Biden is a rich man. He could pay.
>>
>> Joe Biden is a liar and a cheat. I know it first hand. Character is
>> what life is all about. Joe Biden is a man of bad character and sets a
>> bad example for America .
>>
>> I feel compelled to share this dark side of a man who asks for your
>> vote and trust.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Bruce D. Riddle, CPA, CFP
>> BDR Associates, LLC
>> 2401 Research Boulevard, Suite 101
>> Rockville , MD 20850
>>
>> Work - (240) 631-1981
>> Cell - (301) 580-7800
>>
>> Fax - (240) 631-2778
>> Website - www.bdrtax.com

>> > Subject: JOE BIDEN
>>
>> This came from a reliable personal contact......draw your own
>> conclusions...
>> >
>> I feel an obligation to honesty and truth to share with you some
>> facts. My Father and Mother instilled in me the values and morals of
>> treating people fairly and always being honest. If you purchase
>> something, you pay for it. If you borrow something, you give it back.
>>
>> > I have been "stiffed" three times in my 30 year professional career by
>> someone who I rendered services to, gave a finished produ
>> ct to, but who
>> refused to pay for those services even though they acknowledged the
>> services and products were correct, were what they asked for, and were
>> never challenged for not being correct. I am lucky in having only
>> three, but those three hurt badly.
>>
>> Joe Biden was one of those people. I worked on his 1988 Presidential
>> campaign financial disclosure engagement. I busted it for him and got
>> everything right. He stiffed me for over $15,000 worth of work. He
>> refused to pay once he dropped out of the race. I did similar Capitol
>> Hill campaign financial disclosure work for Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, and
>> a Democratic candidate for Ambassador to New Zealand . All of those
>> folks paid even though they lost the election or did not get the
>> appointment. That type of work is very demanding and very tedious
>> because your efforts are scrutinized by Congress. Biden did not care.
>>
>> I am on the Board of Directors of a company that owns a majority
>> position in a private jet management company in Northern Virginia
>> . They manage jets for businesses and rich folks. They also charter
>> planes to the public. This past winter John Thompson chartered over
>> $250,000 worth of air time. He paid every penny.
>>
>> Joe Biden, in his latest unsuccessful run for President,
>> chartered over
>> $150,000 worth of air time. He PAID ZERO. He continues to refuse to
>> pay stating his race is over and he is out of money. He never once
>> complained about his flights. Joe Biden is a rich man. He could pay.
>>
>> Joe Biden is a liar and a cheat. I know it first hand. Character is
>> what life is all about. Joe Biden is a man of bad character and sets a
>> bad example for America .
>>
>> I feel compelled to share this dark side of a man who asks for your
>> vote and trust.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Bruce D. Riddle, CPA, CFP
>> BDR Associates, LLC
>> 2401 Research Boulevard, Suite 101
>> Rockville , MD 20850
>>
>> Work - (240) 631-1981
>> Cell - (301) 580-7800
>>
>> Fax - (240) 631-2778
>> Website - www.bdrtax.com

"OL' JOHNNY COME LATELY"

greetings mr dean/fellow demos... watchin'cnn' ballot bowl 2008 and listening to mcsame and his vp claim "change" as their new talking points...and she's not off on her own yet...guess hasn't mastered the talkin' pts yet?

suggest we have newer slogan for ol' john and his vp pick ...

"OL' JOHNNY COMES LATELY and his QUICK-PICK SIDE KICK"

"Steve Schmidt has been the catalyst behind the transformation of the McCain" cnn

suppose mclame needed a mouthpiece. can't think nor talk for himself anymore? needs a 37 yr old to do his thinking?

"his latest unsuccessful run for President"...

Posted by renaljim on September 6, 2008 at 12:30 PM

Ahem...Isn't that this campaign and isn't he still running for the office of Vice President in this current campaign?

Meanwhile and excellent article:
Palin's Speech to Nowhere by Will Bunch, Philadelphia Daily News

"This was a Speech to Nowhere.

It was a Speech to Nowhere when Palin said that "I told the Congress 'Thanks but no thanks' on that Bridge to Nowhere," because that was a lie, and the worst kind of lie in American politics, a blatant falsehood that showed utter contempt for the American people that Palin pledged to serve, assuming we are too stupid to look up or know that truth, that she pushed for those funds in Congress and while she got great political mileage out of announcing that she was killing the project, she still has not returned the funds to American people." cont...
http://www.truthout.org/article/palins-speech-nowhere

And while we're on the subject, let's call lies just what they are, lies. Rachel at work clarifying a few things...enjoy!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26578718#26567171

Oh yes, on waking up to the reality, can someone give a few million folks their homes back? A man from Cleveland, Ohio - one of the capitals of foreclosures - speaks out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4EN7ibO1ec

Some observations from the Vets on the fair deal they have gotten in the last few years from the American hero at the Republican convention...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26578718#26567208

Finally some observations by the candidate who is currently running for Vice President - obviously an astute Democrat qualified for the job and worth the salary, certainly will be taking care of the bills when he gets the time...unlike all the folks who have never been paid back by Enron or Coingate...and millions for a bridge to nowhere?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26578718#26563623

Enjoy!

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