"Forward." as the new slogan.

[Gaspar]

While the Obama theme is still "Fairness," the new slogan caught me off guard.  I would have thought it would be more subtile.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-campaign-video-focuses-achievements-ignores-romney-140409923.html
Forward.

It's strong, and will most certainly appeal to his youthful base.  Beyond that, the "Forward." slogan has stood the test of time as a very powerful political slogan dating back to the late 19th century.  

[AquaMan]

While the Obama theme is still "Fairness," the new slogan caught me off guard.  I would have thought it would be more subtile.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-campaign-video-focuses-achievements-ignores-romney-140409923.html
Forward.

It's strong, and will most certainly appeal to his youthful base.  Beyond that, the "Forward." slogan has stood the test of time as a very powerful political slogan dating back to the late 19th century.  

It provides great contrast to the Republican theme. I even remember an oil company using it iirc, "Lean Forward". Someone should copyright the word.

[Hoss]

It provides great contrast to the Republican theme. I even remember an oil company using it iirc, "Lean Forward". Someone should copyright the word.

Hmm...I believe a cable news channel uses that...   

[Gaspar]

I'ts been around as a political slogan for a long time. . . and as the central slogan for a media outlet (since the early 1900s).  

[AquaMan]

Hmm...I believe a cable news channel uses that...   

Oh, yeah. The one I watch most of the time. Maybe I should buy the domain name....

[Gaspar]

This new slogan will be gone in a week.

Aqua,
Not copyrightable.  You would need to be able to establish claim to the slogan as unique or as a marketing construct related to an individual product (or campaign).

"Forward."  exactly as the President is using it, has been used as a political slogan before.  It is also the name of the official publication of the European Socialist party (Vorwärts).  It was the media outlet that Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Georg Weerth and Georg Weber wrote for.



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[AquaMan]

Is BACKWARDS available? Or have the Republicans made that their unique marketing product.

[Gaspar]

Is BACKWARDS available? Or have the Republicans made that their unique marketing product.

"Reverse" may be appropriate!   

[we vs us]

This new slogan will be gone in a week.

Aqua,
Not copyrightable.  You would need to be able to establish claim to the slogan as unique or as a marketing construct related to an individual product (or campaign).

"Forward."  exactly as the President is using it, has been used as a political slogan before.  It is also the name of the official publication of the European Socialist party (Vorwärts).  It was the media outlet that Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Georg Weerth and Georg Weber wrote for.



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Let's assume that the President's re-election team knows the formative history of the Soviet Union, has a grasp of the Revolution, and lionizes Marx, Engels, Lenin et al.  Let's assume that they specifically chose "Forward" to reflect their Communist lineage  Let's assume that all of this is an intentional dogwhistle to summon to their sides all the true believers, the brothers in arms, the fellow travelers.  Will this Red Army of Darkness amount to more than fifteen, twenty people?  Or do all us godless libs have the commie gene, and, when summoned, will find ourselves irresistibly drawn to the collective farms that Obama's sure to build?  I guess I'm trying to understand the threat you're seeing.  Because you specifically seem to think that Obama's going to activate his sleeper cells for the next election, who will sneek through the cul de sacs of your neighborhood in the black of night, and sap you of your precious bodily fluids while you sleep.  With, like, a 32% marginal tax rate or something. 

[Teatownclown]

"don't look back, something may be gaining on you" Satchel Paige

[Gaspar]

Let's assume that the President's re-election team knows the formative history of the Soviet Union, has a grasp of the Revolution, and lionizes Marx, Engels, Lenin et al.  Let's assume that they specifically chose "Forward" to reflect their Communist lineage  Let's assume that all of this is an intentional dogwhistle to summon to their sides all the true believers, the brothers in arms, the fellow travelers.  Will this Red Army of Darkness amount to more than fifteen, twenty people?  Or do all us godless libs have the commie gene, and, when summoned, will find ourselves irresistibly drawn to the collective farms that Obama's sure to build?  I guess I'm trying to understand the threat you're seeing.  Because you specifically seem to think that Obama's going to activate his sleeper cells for the next election, who will sneek through the cul de sacs of your neighborhood in the black of night, and sap you of your precious bodily fluids while you sleep.  With, like, a 32% marginal tax rate or something.  

Nah.  He's not that smart.  He's a dolt, surrounded by dolts with little understanding of basic economics, political philosophy or the direction their own political path points towards.  I am convinced that they came up with this slogan completely independently through adoption of the same value system that enabled other similar political movements to arrive at it.  

The exact same evolution of thought.  

[RecycleMichael]

Romney campaign slogan on his website is "Believe in America"

What a copycat.

http://ibelieveinoklahoma.com/

[Gaspar]

Romney campaign slogan on his website is "Believe in America"

What a copycat.

http://ibelieveinoklahoma.com/

I really think he should have made "Reverse." his slogan.  It would be the perfect comeback.

The ad could be completely silent, all they would need to do is go line by line through all of the policies of President Obama.

Stimulus
ObamaCare
GM Bailout
Cash for Clunkers
Fast & Furious
$16 Trillion in debt by September
Inability to propose a budget in 3 years that even his own party is willing to swallow

Then scroll the logos of all of the pay-for-play campaign donor companies that cost tax payers billions and then billions more in bankruptcy:
Solyndra
SunPower
First Solar
Ener1
Evergreen Solar
SpectraWatt
Beacon Power
Abound Solar
Amonix
Babcock & Brown
A123 Systems
Solar Trust for America
Nevada Geothermal

Then he could just do a quick scroll of all the K Street lobbyists he hired (gotta fit this thing into 30 seconds):
Barnes, Melody
Barrien, Jacquelin
Beliveau, Emmett
Butts, Cassandra
Corr, William
Coven, Martha
Crowley, Phillip J.
Donilon, Thomas
Douglas, Derek
Frye, Jocelyn
Gaspard, Patrick
Gomez, Gabriella
Harden, Krysta
Harris, Scott
Hayes, David
Hirschhorn, Eric L.
Hoffman, Alan
Kennedy, Sean
Klain, Ron
Liebowitz, Jon
Litt, Robert
Lynn, William J.
Marantis, Demetrios J.
McDonough, Dennis
Munoz, Cecilia
Patterson, Mark
Perciasepe, Robert
Perrelli, Thomas J.
Poneman, Daniel
Punke, Michael
Ricchetti, Steve
Rundlet, Peter
Sapiro, Miriam
Sebelius, Kathleen
Sher, Susan
Siddiqui, Isi
Singiser, Dana
Stoner, Nancy
Strautmanis, Michael
Strickland, Thomas
Sussman, Robert M.
Sutphen, Mona
Taylor, Michael
Thompson, Karl R.
Trasvina, John
Turton, Dan
Varney, Christine
Verma, Richard
Vilsack, Thomas
Wilkins, William J.

Then show his slogan like this Forward?
Then end the spot with No. . .Reverse!

[Ed W]

It doesn't fit well on a bumper sticker, but I'm kinda fond of "Osama Bin Laden is Dead and GM is Still Alive.  Deal With It!"

[Gaspar]

It doesn't fit well on a bumper sticker, but I'm kinda fond of "Osama Bin Laden is Dead and GM is Still Alive.  Deal With It!"

He should SO use that.

Now that this has FAIL written all over it, I wonder what they will come up with next?

Hey, this is funny.  It was also the slogan for the Hitler Youth.

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