Principles and FAQ

Lizzy Gore Sep 14, 2008
Posted by Lizzy Gore

  • Statement of Principles and Campaign FAQ

    I think the best way to write an ad that reflects the sentiments of the community is to develop it during the course of our campaign using a wiki. And while the specific copy of the ad will evolve, these principles, which serve as the foundation of the ad, will not.

    Just the facts

    Spin and half-truths aren’t necessary to discredit Palin’s candidacy; indeed, they’re the primary source of the popularity she currently enjoys. We believe that all it takes to dissuade voters from supporting Palin is telling them about her. In particular, her frightening lack of experience or understanding of the issues that face our nation.

    Written for independent voters

    This ad will steer clear of partisan arguments. Palin’s position on abortion or gun control are pros or cons depending on one’s beliefs. This ad will focus on the elements of a Palin candidacy that should universally terrify Americans.

    FAQ

    How will copy and ad design will be determined?

    We will use the wiki to edit the copy during the life of the campaign. When the campaign tips, I will be responsible for determining the final ad copy and sending it to the Enquirer (You can read more about me and see other successful campaigns I’ve run here

    What will happen when the campaign tips?

    Your credit cards will be charged, and The Point will send the check directly to the Enquirer. I will send them the ad art and post an announcement when I know what day the ad will run.

    How was the campaign tipping point determined?

    The cost of a weekday full-page ad in the Cincinnati Enquirer is $20,565.18, as told to me by Adele (513.768.8326). The Point charges 3.5% to process the credit cards (less than PayPal or anything else out there), hence the campaign tipping point of $21.285.

    What’s Next?

    If this campaign goes well, we’ll take the ad we designed together and start campaigns to run it in more papers.

  • Do you want to “really see a change” in the world as we now know it?

    VOTE FOR YOUR MARIJUANA PARTY CANIDATE IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS!

    And then,

    are you ready to deal with the consequences of this change?

    It actually is a very easy thing to accomplish.

    QUIT BUYING THEIR GOODS!

    In order to really bring back freedom to all people and the true “right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
    happiness”, you only have to do one thing…

    QUIT BUYING THE GOODS OF CORPORATE AMERICA (and everywhere else)!

    There are only three things that we have to have in this world until we die. And paying taxes
    is definitely not one of them as we have been led to believe since 1776 in this country, alone…

    The only real needs that we have are food, clothing and shelter. Which can all be derived from
    the “earth” God gave us.

    Secondary are medicines, which are given to us by God, in the form of herbs.

    What else is left? Capitalism. In a word, capitalism has destroyed the world we live in.

    In order to get back what we have lost, we will also have to give up some major conveniences
    that were created “for us” by “capitalists”, such as:

    Electricity, and everything that has been brought forth thereof, (think about it)…

    Pre-prepared foods, which are killing us,

    and

    manmade “drugs” which are just variations of the natural herbs to begin with, with the
    exception of a few, that have been “chemicalized to specification” by the pharmaceuticals.

    If you really want your freedom back there is a really safe and easy way to do it.

    Stop working for the “man”, and quit drawing border lines and quit accepting anything
    from the government also. (That will happen automatically when everyone stops going
    to work. No taxes, no benefits, even if they are shitty ones).

    Agrarian is our word for the day.

    Here is my way to end the madness:

    1. Stop going to work, and stay at home and work: i.e., anyone that has a piece of land
    should work it for self-survival, and allow (some) others to share (in the work) and the
    land to live on. If you own a house in a subdivision, you have most likely 1/4 of acre at least.
    You can grow a lot of food on your own property.

    2. Immediately after everyone (and I do mean everyone) stops working for the capitalists,
    the stock market will crash and you will have no more (or very little) cash that is usable.
    Therefore bartering will become viable once more. You might want to ‘cash out’ your bank
    accounts a few days prior, if possible. If not, thats o.k. too. Because it won’t be worth
    much anyway.

    3. No more gas or gas stations, fast food, or even disposable diapers. No more drugs at
    the pharmacy, and no more electric and gas for heating, cooking, etc., We will have to
    fire up the fireplace again. Hmm, I wonder when the last time was that I cleaned it?

    4. Since all the money is for the most part unusable, we will own the land once more.
    The man will not have the “manpower” to overthrow the whole country again.
    Remember that previous civil engagements were fought in “sections” of the country one
    at a time. Not the whole country at once.

    *Remember, this will only work if EVERYONE joins in at one time!

    Otherwise, the State will still be able to use the power of the Armed Forces, and there
    are too many divisions to even name.

    5. Soliders who are tied up in this “mans army” will also have to “quit” the state and will
    no longer be associated with a government entity like the armed forces. However, each
    individual state is entitled to it’s own militia!

    They will be “home” working their land and protecting their families and surrounding
    communities instead of following orders from an idiot!

    However, even though we “quit” the government all together, that doesn’t mean that
    we “quit” each other.

    We will still have ourselves and each other and everything that God gave us to begin
    with. Everything we need for survival until it is our turn to return home….

    We will still have all of our God given “knowledge”.

    We still own the “earth”, even though some capitalists tried to made us think we had to pay for it!

    Even though electricity will cease (for all practical purposes), we do not need it.
    Think about all the Universities and Libraries that still exist. BOOKS, not computers will rule the day.

    Schools with good teachers will open in every area, by former “capitalist” teachers.

    Stores will open, with farm goods to trade.

    Of course Hemp and Marijuana will flourish once again, which will help compact the “global
    warming problem”.

    There will still be doctors, and “healers” with no formal education that chose to learn on their
    own. But who will be willing to “care for people” as the hipocratic oath originally intended.
    Not the capitalist way.

    Individuals will own the world again, NOT government in any form.

    In order to survive, we must back up and start over. I promise it won’t be as bad as it seems.
    After a few days of freedom, you will literally be able to “breathe easier”. No more smokestacks
    or chemical spills. No waking up to an alarm clock and bad news on the T.V.

    The sun will be our clock. How about a sun-dial! In each “town”.

    Power will be gradually re-introduced through wind power, and hydro-power.

    However, there will be no passenger aircraft, and so no flying to NYC for a meeting at 2:00pm
    and back home in time for dinner in Chicago by 6:00pm!!

    All those wild horses that are being killed because there are too many of them will have
    new homes! Hopefully, we won’t be using cars much anymore.

    We will look better, feel better and live better. We won’t have to “want” for some new electronic
    “trinket” that the media has been brainwashing us into thinking that we need.

    Yes, there will always be those who for some reason feel the need to inflict pain or death on another
    person for no apparent reason. We will use the old jails for them, because there will be
    plenty of room after all the “pot-heads” are released! And of course, we reserve the right
    to self protection!

    We will have, effectively, turned the capitalists own agenda against them and we will have
    defeated them. They brought us into this matrix, but we can take them out.

    And all we have to do is stay home.

    Think about it.

    This has been a presentation of “WHAT IF?” by SMKrider