[Lnc-business] [Lnc-votes] Libertarian Party TV commercial idea
Brett Bittner
brett.bittner at lp.org
Thu Aug 11 15:33:01 EDT 2016
There is a lot to be said for commitment beyond coming up with a concept.
If you have an idea, and you are passionate enough to find funding and do
some of the "grunt work," I've found people are a lot more open to adopting
that idea.
For years, I've heard good ideas, including one similar to this that I'm
already working on, that never go anywhere because they don't get past the
concept stage.
Take the adoption of the new logo as an example... After I spent the
afternoon discussing it with Will Taylor back in December of 2013, I could
have left things at "here's some contact info for people who might be able
to get this done." Instead, I joined the LNC, introduced the idea, served
on the committee, and worked to get it adopted, and we've worked to brand
the Party with it. To this day, I'm still active in the branding
opportunities and discussion. Had I not? We'd probably still be using the
old logo and hearing people like me that didn't like it complain but never
act.
My two cents,
Brett C. Bittner
Region 3 Representative
Libertarian National Committee
**This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.
On Aug 11, 2016 15:01, "Joshua Katz" <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think Starchild is right. I also think, although I spent the summer
> doing otherwise, that it would be wise for the LNC to focus on board
> activities as such. If an LNC member also volunteers in other ways, that's
> great, but we exist to provide governance and oversight, not project
> management.
> On Aug 11, 2016 2:46 PM, "Starchild" <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Sam,
>>
>> A lot of people also act without having good original ideas, and expect
>> others to do their thinking for them. But I generally try not to diminish
>> their contributions by characterizing them in such terms. My view is that
>> both having good ideas, and acting on good ideas, are valuable even if not
>> vertically integrated (i.e. even if one person doesn't do everything from
>> start to finish). Division of labor.
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>> ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>> (415) 625-FREE
>>
>>
>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
>>
>> Starchild,
>>
>> I think any effort to produce and purchase time for a national TV spot is
>> well worth the effort. A lot of
>> people have great ideas and expect others to bring them to fruition.
>>
>> If you can get this done you would have my approval and thanks.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>> Sam Goldstein
>> Libertarian National Committee
>> Member at Large
>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>> 317-850-0726 Phone
>> 317-582-1773 Fax
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sam,
>>>
>>> Do you really like it and would like to see the LP produce it, or are
>>> you just being dismissive?
>>>
>>> Love & Liberty,
>>> ((( starchild )))
>>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 11:20 AM, lnc-votes at hq.lp.org wrote:
>>>
>>> Great idea, Starchild. Now raise the money and organize the effort to
>>> get it on the air.
>>>
>>> Live Free,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sam Goldstein
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>> Member at Large
>>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>>> 317-850-0726 Phone
>>> 317-582-1773 Fax
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I love it.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:51 AM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Just wanted to share a random idea I had for a possible LP
>>>>> television ad. This would be kind of a seasons greetings spot to air as
>>>>> close as possible to the holidays while still before the election, ideally
>>>>> on Election Day (Nov. 1) itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> The spot would open with the camera panning over a beautiful
>>>>> scene evoking – the snow-covered streets and buildings at dusk/early night
>>>>> in a quaint small town (perhaps in New Hampshire which has plenty such
>>>>> atmosphere?). Playing in the background is a recording of the instrumental
>>>>> music from John Lennon's Christmas song "War Is Over (If You Want It)".
>>>>>
>>>>> Gradually the sound of people singing another song becomes
>>>>> audible, and grows stronger to become dominant as the camera approaches the
>>>>> source of the sound. The camera comes around a corner and we see a group of
>>>>> Libertarian carolers proceeding down a snow-covered street, dressed up in
>>>>> holiday finery, ringing bells and carrying signs (including signs for
>>>>> Johnson/Weld and one or more candidates local to the actual location where
>>>>> the ad is filmed, along with signs "End the Drug War!" and "Stop the
>>>>> Wars/Troops Home Now!" to subtly match the theme of the Lennon song).
>>>>>
>>>>> The Libertarian carolers would be heard and then seen singing
>>>>> the lines, "We wish you a lot of freedom, we wish you a lot of freedom, we
>>>>> wish you a lot of freedom – and a happy new year!" At the end of which, the
>>>>> whole group would stop and wave their signs, ring their bells, bang on
>>>>> drums, use other noise-makers, etc., facing the camera now, with everyone
>>>>> smiling and laughing and toasting each other with glasses of egg nog or
>>>>> other libations and obviously having a great time.
>>>>>
>>>>> This milieu would be frozen in a final snapshot enclosed in a
>>>>> decorative holiday frame on the screen, and then text would appear across
>>>>> the screen in cursive as if someone were writing it, "Libertarian Party",
>>>>> with a heart symbol (♥ ) appearing in front of the words after the script
>>>>> has fully appeared, to the accompaniment of the sound of a little bell or
>>>>> chime. At the bottom of the screen would be any required legalese (e.g.
>>>>> "Paid for by the Libertarian National Committee"), our website, along with
>>>>> the prominently displayed words, "Please vote responsibly."
>>>>>
>>>>> Love & Liberty,
>>>>> ((( starchild )))
>>>>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>>>> (415) 625-FREE
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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