Since this is our campaign and we aren't always satisfied with our campaign ads, I'm posting these ideas because I know we have a talented pool of warriors who want to win this election.
These ideas are not my own, but were brought to my attention by someone who doesn't have an account on this site. She granted me permission to post them here saying, "The only credit I need is for Obama to be sworn in on Jan. 20th."
- Turn the copycat routine back on McCain. Start out with a Mr. Voiceover saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Then show clips of Obama saying something, followed by a clip of McCain saying the same thing. Then ask the viewer, "Wouldn't you rather have the real thing instead of a knockoff?" Obama - Biden 2008.
- Turn Palin's celebrity back on her. Show a picture of some high school hallway with kids going to class and class election posters on the wall. Then Ms. Voiceover comes on and says "Some people think elections are popularity contests, but Barack Obama knows it's about the issues." And then say something about kids or education or something.
- Turn Palin's popularity with women against her. Have some suburban white women sitting around in a kitchen hanging out. White Woman A complains that her birth control isn't covered by health insurance and she'll have to pay out of pocket. Then White Woman B says "Well how can you pay for birth control out of pocket when John McCain and Sarah Palin don't support equal pay for women?" A little 11-year-old white girl comes in, says "Hey Mom" and leaves. Then White Woman C looks over at the white girl and chimes in with "John McCain and Sarah Palin don't want women to have any choice over their bodies, even in cases of rape and incest." Then White Woman D (holding a baby) says "That's why I'm voting for Barack Obama. He supports women's choices and John McCain and Sarah Palin don't."
- Turn McCain's statements of "We'll make history" against him. Show that McCain ad that I just saw where it says "McCain Palin will make history". Echo that statement out, then show a brokedown classroom in the year 2050. The teacher lectures the class that John McCain and Sarah Palin presided over the worst times in American history. America was still involved in several wars which have completely bankrupted the country, women's rights were rescinded, gas is $10 a gallon and because the economy was destroyed most of the well paying jobs were shifted overseas. Then the teacher says, the American people voted in the McCain-Palin ticket because they wanted to make history, but look what happened. Then a clip comes on saying "Don't destroy our country's future. Obama-Biden."
If you have any creative ideas, please post them. If you know who here produces ads, please forward this directly to them.
If I had the means and the expertise, I'd produce all four of them and get them up on YouTube.
Thanks in advance for all your action.