Radio Spots – It is go time.
It is time for final edits. The first script was far too long. The second script was too short. A :60 spot should be about 195 words. I made some edits. The all caps is kinda tough to read, but do your best.
[MX: SOME FINGER PICKING GUITAR IN THE BACKGROUND]
POLITICIANS LIKED THE WAY THINGS WERE A FEW YEARS AGO. WHEN PEOPLE DEPENDED ON THE NEWSPAPER TO GET THEIR POLTICAL NEWS THEY KNEW YOU WERE GETTING THE SPIN THEY WANT YOU TO HEAR. AND THEY LOVED ONLY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VOTES DURING ELECTION SEASONS.AT DELAWARE LIBERAL DOT NET WE WANT TO MAKE POLITICIANS LIKE MIKE CASTLE AND GEORGE BUSH ACCOUNTABLE ALL YEAR ROUND. AND UNLIKE TRADITIONAL MEDIA WE DON’T JUST TRANSCRIBE A POLITICIAN’S PRESS RELEASES AND PRETEND IT IS NEWS. SO IF YOU ARE TIRED OF READING NEWS MANUFACTURED BY POLITICANS OR SOME GIANT CORPORATION’S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE, JOIN THE DISCUSSION AT DELAWARE LIBERAL AND TAKE PART IN SHAPING THE NEWS. THE LIVELY DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES AND ACTION ITEMS – WHICH ARE READ BY DELAWARE’S POLITICIANS AND TOP OPINION MAKERS – HAVE A REAL IMPACT AND HAVE HELPED TURN UP THE HEAT ON OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ISSUES SUCH AS WIND POWER FOR DELAWARE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT.
IT’S FREE, EASY, AND PRICED AT ZERO DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS IT IS A UNBEATABLE BARGAIN. AT DELAWARE LIBERAL WE NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY, BUT WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE CHANGE.
(IN THE FORM OF A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. HUSHED SOBER VOICE.)
DID YOU KNOW THAT 6 OUT OF 10 AMERICANS ARE LIBERALS? LIBERALISM CAN STRIKE AT ANY TIME AND ANY PLACE WITHOUT WARNING. CHECK YOURSELF FOR THESE SIGNS OF LIBERALISM. DO YOU THINK AMERICAN WORKERS SHOULD BE TREATED FAIRLY? DO YOU THINK POLITICIANS LIKE MIKE CASTLE AND GEORGE BUSH SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALL YEAR ROUND AND NOT JUST DURING ELECTION SEASONS? DO YOU WANT THE UNITED STATES TO GET OUT OF IRAQ? AND DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT BUSH IS DOING A INCREDIBLY HORRIBLE JOB?IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, YOU MIGHT BE A LIBERAL. IF YOU SEE SIGNS OF LIBERALISM IN YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY, DON’T WORRY. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
GET TO THE BLOG DELAWARE LIBERAL DOT NET AND JOIN THE DISCUSSION. THE LIVELY DEBATES AND ACTION ITEMS – WHICH ARE READ BY DELAWARE’S POLITICIANS AND TOP OPINION MAKERS – HAVE HELPED TURN UP THE HEAT ON OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ISSUES SUCH AS WIND POWER FOR DELAWARE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT. STILL PRICED AT ZERO DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS IT IS A UNBEATABLE BARGAIN. AT DELAWARE LIBERAL WE NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY, BUT WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE CHANGE. LOGON TODAY!!
Tags: Delaware Blogosphere, Delawareliberal Business, Local Media Sucks!
Supposing . . .
You substituted the word “intelligent” for “liberal” in the second script.
Just a thought.
Onward!
I’m struggling with the first ones opening…dang.
it doesn’t flow right for some reason.
POLITICIANS LIKED THE WAY THINGS WERE A FEW YEARS AGO. WHEN you DEPENDED ON THE NEWSPAPER TO GET your POLTICAL NEWS. Politicians KNEW YOU WERE GETTING THE SPIN THEY WANTed YOU TO HEAR. THEY LOVED ONLY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE DURING an ELECTION SEASON.
AT DELAWARE LIBERAL DOT NET WE WANT TO MAKE POLITICIANS LIKE MIKE CASTLE AND GEORGE BUSH ACCOUNTABLE ALL YEAR ROUND. AND UNLIKE TRADITIONAL MEDIA WE DON’T TRANSCRIBE A POLITICIAN’S PRESS RELEASE then PRETEND IT’S NEWS. iF YOU ARE TIRED OF READING what a politicians says is news or tired of reading a GIANT CORPORATION’S PR departments latest talking point then JOIN THE DISCUSSION AT DELAWARE LIBERAL AND TAKE PART IN SHAPING THE NEWS.
THE LIVELY DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES AND ACTION ITEMS – WHICH ARE READ BY DELAWARE’S POLITICIANS AND TOP OPINION MAKERS – HAVE A REAL IMPACT AND HAVE HELPED TURN UP THE HEAT ON OUR locally ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ISSUES like WIND POWER and OPEN GOVERNMENT.
Yes, IT’S FREE and EASY. AT DELAWARE LIBERAL WE NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY, BUT WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE CHANGE.
Add #1 sounds like a plug for a candidate running against Bush or Castle.
I like #2. However, I note that you don’t mention the whole aim of the add, Delaware Liberal, until almost the end.
Edit the first sentence to get your name in right away: “According to the blog Delaware Liberal dot net, 6 out of 10 Americans are liberals.”
Answer the questions posed in the first paragraph with the name of the blog, i.e., “Do you think American workers should be treated fairly? We do at Delaware Liberal dot net.” etc., etc.
In order to get people to remember the address, say your name a lot. And then say it some more.
You are right Disbelief!
Thanks all. I’m away today so we’l wrap this up tomorrow.
I’m liking Rebecca’s idea to swithc to intellegence. I’ll drop the “american workers” line since we’ll need room to add in “at delaware liberal dot net” here and there.
Othrwise I think that does it.
DV – soryr about butchering yours. I tried a couple of ways to get it to 195 words and I screwed it up pretty badly.