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Piss off your parents, vote Boston Tea Party and other slogans
Just moments ago, I saw an ad on Facebook for Webb Garlinghouse's LPstuff.com site. The headline was "Piss of your parents, vote Libertarian."
What a great slogan! It nicely captures the challenge to the established order we are seeking to accomplish.
Since we have a long way to go through 2009 to get back to campaigning, I thought it might be fun to come up with some great slogans. Anyone have suggestions?
I have an ounce of silver for the creator of what I consider to be the best slogan for the Boston Tea party.
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davidsongoldman:
This is not a good slogan at all. I know that parents are often make mistakes but why should we use this kind of slogan.
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gido1018:
The best straight slogan would be vote Boston tea party!lol.
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planetaryjim:
I have broken the above link which seems to be spam.
I have blocked the related account for spamming the site.
uzworm:
Boston Tea: All Natural.
Add a "since 1773" on there if you need it.
Steve Newton:
Not exactly what you were looking for here, Jim, but you inspired me in a different vein. I was thinking something like "Sticking it to the State since 1773" and then I realized that we need a way to make the connection between 1773 and later periods.
As a nod toward L. Neil Smith and others, I'm trying to think of a way to fit in the Whiskey Rebellion Caucus or the Haymarket Caucus of the BTP...
One of the things we can do with both slogans and names is educate a lot of Americans about the secret history of fighting against the State for liberty....
planetaryjim:
Good ones.
Here are some variations on that theme:
http://www.cafepress.com/bostontee/5904996
http://www.cafepress.com/bostontee/5904995
http://www.cafepress.com/bostontee/5904982
http://www.cafepress.com/bostontee/5904997
On the Whiskey Rebellion caucus, something like, "If a tax on tea was worth fighting over, so was a tax on whiskey."
Steve Newton:
I figure starting with Shays' Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Door Rebellion in Rhode Island, the Anti-Renter Rebellion in New York; maybe we could somehow incorporate significant historical references into the names of affiliates
The Pennsylvania "Whiskey Rebellion" Affiliate of the Boston Tea Party
Unfortunately, I can't immediately think of anything very revolutionary about Delaware in this vein, but will keep looking
planetaryjim:
No draft riots? No "gangs of New York" fun?
Would Pontiac's rebellion count? It involved "Delaware Prophet" and Delaware Indians. No?
Wasn't Bacon's Rebellion near Delaware? Virginia colony was huge at the time.
There was a riot in Seaford in 1906. For sure not what you were looking for, though.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E3DB1F3EE733A2575AC1A...
Wilmington had a riot in 1968 in reaction to MLK, Jr. being assassinated.
I think in terms of caucuses, you've got something. I'm not sure there would be rebels in every state to convince the state affiliate in each case to make a new name. But it is an idea. And I did call for innovation, didn't I?
Steve Newton:
That Seaford riot in 1906 was, uh, related to a lynching, so I'm not sure I want that image.
The Wilmington riot in 1968 resulted, among other things, in the National Guard occupying the Delaware State University campus for several weeks.
We're not a really colorful society in that regard... so I'm going to have to be truly creative here....
planetaryjim:
As I said, I'm sure you don't want Seaford 1906 to be your call to arms.
There are probably some forgotten rebels who once stood for freedom somewhere in Delaware. Whether it boots anything to find them, or enable their reputations, I dunno.
Matty1019:
How about,
If Samuel Adams could change the world because of tea, why can't you change the world because of politics? Vote Boston Tea.
or
Tea changed the world, so can you. Vote Boston Tea.
planetaryjim:
Snappy.