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It all started with a parody from Tom McMahon, who was aggravated by the extremely smug and intellectually slovenly bumper sticker in which a variety of religious symbols spell out “COEXIST.” McMahon produced a parody bumper sticker with Nazi and Communist symbols substituted.

When Barack Obama was first introduced to the now famous three-word call to arms that came to define his quest for the presidency — “Yes, we can!” — his initial response could be paraphrased as “No, I won’t!”. According to a new book, when the slogan was first suggested to him he blanched, because he felt that the phrase was “corny” and “childish”. Only when his wife Michelle intervened and convinced him that it would work did he relent and use it in speeches and campaign events. “I don’t like it. Come on,” Mr Obama is quoted as saying...

A college student from Tallahassee, FL, Ashleigh Kenny, was on Fox News yesterday to discuss the popularity and controversy of her “R.I.P. U.S. Constitution” t-shirt slogan. It’s inspiring to hear this young lady’s concern about and passion for our constitutional republic. Video: Ashleigh Kenny - "R.I.P. U.S Constitution"

Obama's signature campaign slogan, Yes We Can, has been replicated by the Iranian president in a promotional video issued for Iran's presidential poll on 12 June, when Ahmadinejad is seeking reelection. The video features a cover picture of Ahmadinejad wearing his trademark white jacket and pointing to the Farsi phrase Ma Mitavanim (We Can) on a blackboard. The film is aimed at students and capitalises on his former status as a university lecturer.

I would like to submit, " We love pork" or "Good jobs for tax cheats available." What would you like to suggest? The actual contest form is located here.

“I’m so excited,” the teacher bubbled, “I’ve just composed a song for the children!” The purpose of the song, the teacher explained, was to celebrate the results of a school wide mock election in which – surprise! -- Barack Obama had come out victorious.

"0bama is not ready to lead" has been McCain's main line of attack, shown in almost every TV and web Ad that the campaign produces. While it worked well in Summer, perhaps it is time to think another line of attack. "... not ready to lead" fitted well when 0bama was seen as a newcomer in the national politics. As the campaign develops to the last four weeks, however, most people have been somewhat familiar to 0bama. They have seen a person who was lacking specificity in his answers, but still could hold himself during the debate. So, McCain's "......

Some ideas for campaign bumperstickers I came up with: - McChange - A Time for Heroes not Zeros - Democrats' Change Doesn't Add Up - Hope Doesn't Change Anything - Audacity of Hubris - Audacity of Hyperbole

China Olympics sued for copyright abuse By Mure Dickie in Beijing Published: January 30 2008 22:19 | Last updated: January 30 2008 22:19 Organisers of the Beijing Olympics have been hit by a lawsuit from a city resident who claims they violated his intellectual property rights by failing to give him credit for the event’s official ­slogan, “One World, One Dream”. The case threatens to become a serious embarrassment for the Beijing organising committee (Bocog), which has repeatedly stressed its commitment to protecting intellectual property and has hailed its two-year-old slogan as symbolising the “Olympic spirit of unity”. Fang Shouwei...

10] A pant suit in every closet! 9] Finally, a President Clinton with balls. 8] I did a good job the first time. 7] not available due to Hollywood writers strike....

OK, this is your chance to make a statement about your favorite statement! Have the last word about the last words. You get the idea. As you can tell, it’s not easy to find the right words. There’s an art to a great tagline, and these nominees are some of the best ever written. Last year, Texas Department of Transportation and FedEx entered the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. Choose your words wisely. Vote for your favorite now!

A new ARG poll has finished slouching to Bethlehem, and like all ARG polls it shows numbers for McCain that are oddly undisastrous. I think this is the perfect time for the McCain campaign to employ a new campaign slogan: “It’s Only a Flesh Wound!”

The Army, facing another tough recruiting season, launched a $200 million-a-year advertising campaign this month and unveiled a new slogan: "Army Strong." The campaign's core message is that the Army builds not only physical but also mental and emotional strength in recruits, bonding them into a powerful, close-knit team. "There's strong, and then there's Army strong," a deep male voice intones as martial music rises from a brass band in the background. The television ads, launched nationwide for Veterans Day along with Internet placements and other outreach, omit all but the most fleeting images related to the all-volunteer Army's biggest...

Shortly after the Air Force switched their slogan last month from “Cross Into the Blue” to “Do Something Amazing,” the Army is replacing the relatively new slogan “An Army of One.” The Army had to reevaluate the effectiveness of its $200 million per year advertising contract after missing its recruiting goals in 2005. The result is a new slogan with high expectations and deep meaning. The new slogan “Army Strong” was developed by McCann Worldgroup. The five-year contract with McCann Worldgroup is valued at $1 billion with the first two years guaranteed at $200 million annually. The slogan “Army Strong”...

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey: We're Not So Good With Slogans. The state has jettisoned "Come See For Yourself," its second attempt at a tagline in less than a year. It was the product of a statewide contest set up by then-acting Gov. Richard J. Codey last fall, after he rejected a consultant's offering: "We'll Win You Over." State tourism officials said legal issues led them to scrap the latest slogan, explaining that West Virginia and other states previously used "Come See For Yourself." "We are proceeding without the slogan. We will revisit the next steps at the end of...

Signature phrase of Marshfield candidate upsets Imam Talal EidMARSHFIELD - The slogan appears right below Steve Barber’s name every time he posts a message on the popular Marshfield Forum online discussion board: ‘‘Killem All Let Allah Sort Em Out.’’ Where other forum users punctuate their messages with quotations or song lyrics, Barber uses a contemporary riff on ‘‘Kill ’Em All, Let God Sort ’Em Out,’’ a war cry coined by U.S. special operations forces during the Vietnam War. ‘‘I figure we’re fighting Muslims. ‘Allah’ works,’’ Barber said. Barber, 49, is a retired Army staff sergeant who, for the third time,...

As a company truck driver, I have opinions, but I am limited in how to express them. I can't put any stickers on the truck or trailer I am with, for example. One way company drivers get around this, is to write in the dust on the back side of the trailer. Here are a few things I have written, so far, (perhaps you have seen a few of them) and some other slogans that I haven't yet, or I think would go good on some signs or bumper stickers: QUITTERS NEVER WIN (implications on the war) LIBERAL = WHINER...

Thanks to all who voted in the first Great Conservative Slogan Contest. The voting is closed and I've gathered the results. And without further ado, here are the winning slogans: Best NSA slogan [by Laer]: Bush spied, terrorists died. Best slogan about Democrats [by Kevin]: Democrats -- a 40 year war on poverty and still no exit strategy Best slogan about education [by Dennis Travis]: Help stamp out literacy -- support the teachers' union. Best slogan about life and death issues [by Patrick O'Hannigan]: Aren't you glad your mother was pro-life? Best anti-terrorism slogan [by Laer]: Give peace a chance....

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey, trying to overcome its reputation for corruption, traffic and toxic waste dumps, has rejected dozens of sardonic and sarcastic entries in a contest for a new tourist slogan. A list of five possible slogans released on Wednesday leaves out "New Jersey: We can always use another relative on the payroll," and "Come to New Jersey: It's not as bad as it smells." Voters get to pick the winner in the competition launched after Gov. Richard Codey nixed "New Jersey: We'll Win You Over," created by a consultant who was paid $260,000 (149,000 pounds). "It makes...

Recently, I watched a new Hollywood sci-fi thriller called "The Island." It had all the trademarks of the Hollywood blockbuster – big stars (Ewan McGregor, star of "Blackhawk Down" and both episodes three and four of "Star Wars"), slick production (filming techniques that gave it a "high gloss" and "futuristic" look), great editing (the story moved crisply), and action, action, action (the newest version of the impossible but entertaining car-chase).What caught my attention, however, was the film's subject. It concerns a group of people living in an underground shelter. The shelter protects them from radiation poisoning. It seems there has...

When Illinois Senator Richard Durbin apologized for his characterization of the interrogation methods used at Guantanamo Bay as being akin to those of the Nazis, Pol Pot, and Soviets, he said something that has always struck me as being odd coming from the likes of faux liberals. He said that he thought our troops were the best in the world, which is a variation on what anti-war faux liberals say when cornered with their attitudes about the war: "I support the troops." "I support the troops" is a nice, touchy-feely statement that few people can disagree with, but there is...

Olympics: 'One World, One Dream' slogan for China's 2008 Olympics BEIJING : China announced "One World, One Dream" as the official slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, local media reported. Li Changchun, a ranking member of the Communist Party, made the announcement at an elaborate show in Beijing on Sunday, according to the sina.com website. China has spent six months searching for a slogan that would suit the world's most important sports event. In late December the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) kicked off the search for the slogan, urging people to think up a catchy phrase that would...

RICHMOND, Va. – The inscription "In God We Trust" on the facade of a government building in North Carolina does not violate the U.S. Constitution's guidelines on the separation of church and state, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower judge's dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the slogan written on the Davidson County Government Center in Lexington, N.C. The inscription, in 18-inch block letters, was paid for with donations from individuals and churches in 2002. Lawyers Charles F. Lambeth Jr. and Michael D. Lea, who regularly...

The United States is currently embroiled in a national debate over the Social Security program of the nation. This national debate is being initiated and fueled by President George W. Bush because he aptly thinks that something needs to be changed. President Bush correctly stresses that the Democrat Party has been successful in growing the system into an American version of socialism. Like all prior socialistic programs in the past, it is too top heavy and will soon collapse under its own financial weight. He is traveling all around the nations speaking to anyone that will listen to him that...

T-shirts proclaiming the message "I cant ... I'm Mormon" are apparently too hot for Brigham Young University, as the college newspaper has yanked all advertisements. According to the Deseret Morning News, the paper halted the ad campaign after complaints from students, professors and administrators who felt the slogan implied a desire to engage in "objectionable" behavior. Many thought wearers of the clothing wished they could drink, smoke or have casual sex – but were prevented solely because of their membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. SPONSORED LINKS Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees Bachelor, Master and...

Dear xxxxxx, I've tried to stay passive in this campaign, but someone noticed the sign on my door and office - that is about to appear on shirts and bumper stickers (my daughter is making them) - and suggested that I do the following, which my son sent out this morning in my behalf (I'm buried!). The sign? ANYONE BUT KERRY I truly believe it will help the fence-sitters, who without doubt will decide this election. My idea permits them to take a position that is today not really on the table. Those who are uncomfortable with the war or...

You all have to check these out *****Warning****** some are not rated G!! Great slogans to use against Kerry!!!!

GREENSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - Democratic White House challenger John Kerry mocked President Bush's new "turning the corner" campaign slogan on Saturday and said he offered voters more than "little itsy bitsy" sound bites. On the second day of a 22-state, 43-city tour that will take him and running mate John Edwards from coast to coast by bus, train and boat over the next two weeks, Kerry disputed Bush's contention that "we are turning the corner and we're not turning back" on the U.S. economy. "I think the American people are a heck of a lot smarter than some of these...

We are in the process of planning a new church plant in the eastern Tennesse/western North Carolina area in the near future.Our target group will be young families with children and youth (i.e., teens), as well as the 18 - 35 age group, known as the "emerging church."If you are already familiar with the emerging church generation, then you know that they are basically resistant to the status quo of what has wrongly been called "church" (i.e., heirarchial structure organizations, non-relational, etc.) and instead are looking for real, authentic truth and relationships.What I am asking of you are ideas for...

These are tough times for President Bush and his administration. Reports and pictures of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners dominate the news. Worse images are still to come. The fighting in Iraq during recent weeks has been the deadliest so far for U.S. forces. In the minds of many people around the world, both friend and foe, the United States has forfeited the moral high ground. In his Saturday radio address, Bush declared the abuse of prisoners "a stain on our country's honor and reputation." Although the president maintains the atrocities were the work of a few, commanders in the...

PORTLAND - It worked for Nike. The advertising company that invented the phrase ``Just Do It'' for the shoe giant has coined a new tagline to sell Oregon's tourist and business potential in other parts of the country. On Monday Gov. Ted Kulongoski unveiled the new slogan: ``Oregon. We Love Dreamers.'' The slogan - which replaces the old ``things look different here'' catch phrase - was devised by Wieden+Kennedy, the Portland advertising firm that created Nike's most famous slogan. The ``dreamers'' slogan and a series of sample ads, presented at an Oregon business summit Monday in Portland, are designed for...

Penn-A-Phrase Contest underway in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA) - Pennsylvnaia Governor Ed Rendell has started a new contest in the state. They are seeking a new one-line slogan to inspire people to come to Pennsylvania. The governor says there are two catagories, one for school students the other fot everyone else. The aim is to come up with a new phrase to poost tourism in the state. Contest winners will ahve their cahce to design their own Pennslvania vacation as thei prize. SOME SUGGESTIONS... VISIT PENNSLYVANIA...BRING CASH! PENNSLYVANIA...RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO OHIO! PENNSYLVANIA...JUST LIKE CALIFORNIA BUT WITHOUT THE FUN STUFF AND...

NEW YORK - Quick: which company has the slogan "The power of dreams?" If you don't know, you're not alone. A survey released this week found that most Americans can't match even the most prominent advertising slogans with their corporate owners. On a list of tag lines for 22 of the nation's most heavily marketed brands, only six were recognized by more than 10 percent of those surveyed, while another six were identified by 1 percent or less, according to the survey by Emergence Inc., a brand consultancy based in Richmond, Va. The relatively new slogans for Circuit City Stores...

What should a political party do to minimize debate on the part of their constituents over real issues and simply pre-program voters to think and act a certain way? Well, first thing, control education at the national level where you can teach kids WHAT to think instead of HOW to think. Secondarily, feed your constituents a series of one-line bumper sticker slogans which sound great but have about as much real meat as your average soy-burger. Can there be any doubt that liberals are the masters of this art? Personally, I have, for a long time now, been very wary...

Put this new slogan in your Rock-The-Vote bowl and smoke it.

I am tired of hearing people say things like "we will never forget" and "let the healing begin", when it comes to 9/11. I propose us Freepers come up with a more significant slogan. My friend suggested "Keep the Anger Alive". I like it.