11/11/11 - "Bring Them Home" (BTH) Moneybomb - Idea Thread

[JoshLowry]

I'm not sure who's domain we're going to end up with. But I'd recommend you not use 2012 in the url for the 11-11-11 MB.

 

[garyallen59]

"Support Our Troops Money Bomb"

Hear me out:

1. This phrase resonates well with most Americans AND it evokes a strong emotional response.
2. It evokes an even STRONGER emitonal response with Ron Paul's base (us) becuase we know that supporting troops is not the same thing as supporting unconstitutional wars.
3. We stick it to the propaganda machine (who created that phrase) by stealing thier phrase and launching a nationwide campaign around it: A campaign to teach people how to REALLY support our troops. We re-define and re-brand thier phrase, just like they re-branded and re-defined our Tea Party.

Bottom line:

If we promote this just right, I bet people who are NOT Ron Paul supporters will STILL want to share the videos. Why fight against the (well intentioned) patriotism of the general public? Why not use it? Why not tap into it? We all feel patriotism, and so does everyone else. Let's focus on helping poeple understand what true patriotism is, rather than try to separate them from somthing that runs very deep with most people.

I love the other ideas, but they will not go viral. "Support our Troops" (right around veterans day!!!!!) COULD go viral. We just need to sprinkle a little education/information on top. Ride the wave!

Thoughts??

Yes. Please go with this.

 

[IndianaPolitico]

It appears that someone has made an "official" facebook event:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163195827101460
And they also have made a pledge site: http://www.vetsforpaul.com/

 

[MrAustin]

Sorry. It doesn't because when I hear the phrase I think care packages and waving an American flag.

But doesn't it make you mad that that is what supporting our troops has been reduced to? Sure makes me mad.

 

[linusPAULing]

Sorry. It doesn't because when I hear the phrase I think care packages and waving an American flag.

I agree. "Support the Troops" is now not a well defined concept. "Bring Them Home" is clear... we don't need to teach anyone what we mean by it!

We want to raise money... and the last thing we want to do is have to teach people our intentions before we ask for money!

Keep it simple!

 

[realtonygoodwin]

"Support Our Troops Money Bomb"

Hear me out:

1. This phrase resonates well with most Americans AND it evokes a strong emotional response.
2. It evokes an even STRONGER emitonal response with Ron Paul's base (us) becuase we know that supporting troops is not the same thing as supporting unconstitutional wars.
3. We stick it to the propaganda machine (who created that phrase) by stealing thier phrase and launching a nationwide campaign around it: A campaign to teach people how to REALLY support our troops. We re-define and re-brand thier phrase, just like they re-branded and re-defined our Tea Party.

Bottom line:

If we promote this just right, I bet people who are NOT Ron Paul supporters will STILL want to share the videos. Why fight against the (well intentioned) patriotism of the general public? Why not use it? Why not tap into it? We all feel patriotism, and so does everyone else. Let's focus on helping poeple understand what true patriotism is, rather than try to separate them from somthing that runs very deep with most people.

I love the other ideas, but they will not go viral. "Support our Troops" (right around veterans day!!!!!) COULD go viral. We just need to sprinkle a little education/information on top. Ride the wave!

Thoughts??

I agree 100%

 

[chris41336]

I was going to add a poll to this thread, but it looks like there is another poll up already in another thread.

I think the catch line should be "Support the Troops: Bring them Home.

I'm going to update the OP.

 

[lucent]

orenbus said he will host the website if we get a domain. Still hoping we can get bringthemhome.com

I was going to add a poll to this thread, but it looks like there is another poll up already in another thread.

I think the catch line should be "Support the Troops: Bring them Home.

I'm going to update the OP.

Yes, but the question is what the domain should be. I say bringthemhome

 

[MJU1983]

Do we have to use the phrase "Money Bomb"? Couldn't we just emphasize what day it is: Veteran's Day and that "Ron Paul is a Veteran's Best Friend." - Rene Reyes, US Army (retired).

Obviously we could tie that into "support our troops by supporting Ron Paul" encouraging donations but I'm not entirely sure about calling it a "Money Bomb". Does that seem like we are simply trying to capitalize on the troops?

Here is a flyer I put together a couple months ago: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62880024/DrPaul-VeteransDay

 

[MJU1983]

http://www.facebook.com/ronpaul

Ron Paul

We just had a soldier in Afghanistan call and place an order for Ron Paul for President items. He ordered 15 buttons for his fellow soldiers and a shirt for his Mom. He thanked us for all of our hard work. We assured him that HE was the one who deserved our thanks.

about an hour ago

 

[lucent]

I don't see why we shouldn't use 'moneybomb'. It's our term and it specifically tells what the event is.

 

[chris41336]

I'm bumping this thread so that hopefully we can keep all of our ideas in one place.

Mods, maybe we can change the title of this thread to "official?"

 

[chris41336]

I updated the OP with this image:

This was cobbled together in paint. We can do much better once people better at this sort of thing get involved.

This image deals with the Obama problem pretty well, and keeps to our message.

 

[lucent]

Edited.

 

[TexMac]

I don't think you should mention Obama. If you do HAVE to mention him, I would ask if people trust him to bring the troops home. Did he close Gitmo?

It should be something like, "Obama says he's pulling the troops out of Iraq, where will he send them NEXT? Only Ron Paul will bring them HOME."

 

[chris41336]

I don't think you should mention Obama. If you do HAVE to mention him, I would ask if people trust him to bring the troops home. Did he close Gitmo?

It should be something like, "Obama says he's pulling the troops out of Iraq, where will he send them NEXT? Only Ron Paul will bring them HOME."

Good ideas. That image isn't the final one, just an example. I was just concerned, given Obama's recent announcements, that OBama had stolen a bit of our thunder.

Also, we can't make it seem like we are against the pull out just because it was Obama. We should be happy those troops are coming home. We just want the rest to come home too.

 

[TexMac]

He can't steal our thunder because he lies and breaks promises. Note how conveniently far away the date of withdrawal is. How many NEW places will he be at war in by then? We should stoke suspicion that he is drawing down in Iraq in order to invade somewhere new. Stay offensive against Obama. He can't be trusted, only Ron does what he says.

 

[TexMac]

We should be happy those troops are coming home. We just want the rest to come home too.

What makes you think they're coming home? Obama will have a new war to send them to, it's his track record. They'll go straight from Baghdad to Kabul or Tehran.

 

[lucent]

Here is my theme idea.

A contrasting theme. One side darkness or evil and the other light or good.

On the side of darkness is a blacked out soldier along the lines of Black This Out and our debt (debt clock maybe?) also blacked out. On the side of light is a soldier welcomed home and Ron Paul.

Our ribbon can be a glowing/lighted ribbon on black background instead of a yellow ribbon. We can call it Support the Troops (written in yellow) Bring Them Home (glowing). Nothing written on the ribbon itself. As the emphasis is bring them home, that would be our domain. So on avatars and banners it could say Support Our Troops in yellow and then BringThemHome.com underneath with a 11 - 11 - 11 and Ron Paul money bomb on it.

 

[Okie RP fan]

The idea is starting to come together. Liking the direction.