****** DU May 2009 T-Shirt Slogan Contest: And The Winners Are... ******

[EarlG]

"Democrats: Cleaning Up After Republicans Since 1933"
slogan suggested by SnowCritter

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"Freedom Isn't Free. You Have To Pay Attention."
slogan suggested by dalaigh lllama

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"Support The Troops, Pay Your Taxes"
slogan suggested by Hubert Flottz

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Designs are available now in the http://www.cafepress.com/du_store">DU Store!
Congratulations to the top three vote-getters: you win an item of your choice from the DU Store with your slogan on it. Winners will receive a private message shortly.

Congratulations also to the top 10 finalists, and thanks to everyone for taking part by making suggestions and voting. We'll be back next month for the June contest!

[flvegan]

1. Excellent! Kudos to the submitters and the designers.

These are great!

[prairierose]

2. These are all great...thanks to those who created these and..

those who are making them available.

[cbayer]

3. Great work! Congratulations to all the winners.

:toast:

[bigwillq]

4. Congrats to the winners!

:toast:

[Number23]

5. LOVE that last one

Well done, everyone!

[Cha]

6. Yeah, I like the

patriotic logic:patriot:

[Cha]

7. Oh, I see it's Hubert

Flottz'! Way to Go, HF!:fistbump:

[jeff30997]

8. May 2009 T-Shirt Slogan Contest ?

But,but...How can we compete in a contest that starts and ends the same day ???

If I had been informed about this erlier I wouda kicked evry body's arses!1!! Not Fair!!!

Hey,congratulations everybody.I always admire creativity and I'm impressed by all those great ideas.:)

[dalaigh lllama]

9. Yay! Thanks EarlG!

and thanks to everyone who voted!

[rosesaylavee]

16. Excellent!

Congratulations! I am getting a couple tote bags with this one. I think they are all pretty awesome tho.

[jillan]

10. I would love the last one on a bumpersticker.

Perfect for my next door teabagging neighbor . . .

[Sequoia]

39. Yes, how about a bumper sticker for that last one.

I like the use of the color green.

[AwakeAtLast]

11. All are great!

And the designs are awesome! :bounce:

[arcadian]

12. I don't like the third one.

Isn't that another way of saying, "Pay Your Taxes, Fund the Next War."

[Hawkeye-X]

13. Yo - you might want to move out of CafePress

A lot of people are - due to CafePress' greedy money... I ordered a button from Zazzle.com - or hell, CREATE your own.. use one of your old servers... *wink*

[Hubert Flottz]

14. Thanks everybody...

DUers DU it best!

It feels nice to walk away a winner once in a while ;c)

[EFerrari]

15. LOL! All three are great.

:applause:

[rosesaylavee]

17. Just placed my order.

What an excellent idea to do this every month! But then, you guys know that don't you? And, have to say I really like your personal icon at the moment EarlG. :P

Congratulations to all three DUers! These are all very witty and will represent us very well out there in the world.

[Mayor McCheez]

18. Congrats everyone

WTG Hubert, I'm going to get a T-shirt with your logo.

[Hubert Flottz]

19. Thanks for saying so Dude...

And welcome to DU...

That shirt should make those rich right wing bastids who cry about paying their fair share of the tax burden, after they all were in favor of Bush's starting two wars and egging on a third one in Iran or North Korea and then gladly taking bush's 5 tax cut/welfare offerings for the wealthy. The GOPers all claim to Support the Troops, but when it comes to their own money funding them, the GOPers simply don't walk the walk! The republick'ems, in truth, won't even half way support the veterans, even though some of the Veterans often, quite stupidly, support them.

So this T shirt should disrupt and annoy the selfish, narrow minds, of those among us who in my opinion, should bear the guilt for placing greed far ahead of any real honor, love, respect and support, for the ones who fight to keep America safe today and for those Veterans who have sacrificed so much time, sweat, blood and tears for their fallen brothers in arms, to keep us safe in the past. How does hiding your money in an offshore bank support the troops.

NeoCONs do not only dodge the draft when the country is in trouble, but they dodge paying their fair share of the money it takes to support the troops in the field fighting to keep their fat asses safe.

[sellitman]

20. Who were the finalists?

Just wondering....

[EarlG]

25. I should have made note of that.

The poll for the 10 finalists is here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5565221

The finalists were:

"The G.O.P. Has Whigged Out" (dalaigh lllama)

Image: Fish to amphibian to neanderthal to Bush to Obama above slogan "Evolution of Progress" (Mulehead)

"Palin-Bachmann 2012: For a permanent Democratic majority" (sellitman)

"I was tortured by Republicans for eight years" (L. Coyote)

"Freedom isn't free, you have to pay attention" (dalaigh lllama)

"Palin 2012, Apocalypse 2013" (Initech)

"Marry me in Iowa" (LeftHander)

"Democrats: Cleaning up after Republicans since 1933" (SnowCritter)

"Nobody expected the American Inquisition" (dalaigh lllama)

"Support the troops, pay your taxes" (Hubert Flottz)

[sellitman]

37. Semi-fame!

:party:

[awoke_in_2003]

40. You've made the big time now

:hi:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. WOW Who designed the graphics?

GREAT work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!

[L. Coyote]

22. Congratulations to the winners. Can we please sell Democrats shampoo and soap too?

I know a few Rs that want to take that old, stale stink off! :rofl:

[Divine Discontent]

23. that last one is abfab... congrats all. eom

[valerief]

24. These are just FABULOUS. nt

[Jackeens]

26. BRILLIANT slogans! Especially from the legend that is dalaigh lllama!

[dalaigh lllama]

29. LOL! I am a legend in my own mind

Thanks for the kind words, Jackeens. :loveya:

I'm not any good at posting pictures or writing thoughtful essays or finding breaking news, but I can come up with slogans, evidently. This is the second time I've been one of the winners in the slogan contest! The first time was back in 2005 with "Manifest Density" as a Bush descriptive. These are so much fun.:D

[Jackeens]

32. And in mine, you modest fecker you!

:toast:

[rosesaylavee]

30. ...

:spray: :rofl:

I SO agree! Ordered my stuff this am - I think dalaigh lllama should just get on staff. 3 slogans in the final running! She is one of the best punsters I know.

[dalaigh lllama]

31. Aw, thanks rosie

:hug:

[OnyxCollie]

27. Nice work.

I like "Freedom Isn't Free..."

[Scurrilous]

28. K & R

Pay your taxes! :thumbsup:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

33. Great job DU!!

So many great ideas. :)

Congrats to the winners and applause to all. :yourock:

[shireen]

34. EarlG, a request ....

could you add those designs to bumperstickers and stickers? The "Freedom isn't free ..." would be perfect as a bumpersticker.

Very nice. Thanks so much to everyone involved.

[Beaverhausen]

35. any way to get licence plate frames?

anyone?

[rasputin1952]

36. Great job...and a hearty thanks to all who contributed...

:hi:

[SnowCritter]

38. Many thanks to everyone who voted for my slogan!

The resulting T-shirt will go over big at the local DFL meetings and I'm sure it will be a hit at the State Central Committee Meetings, too. I also expect to wear it a lot in public, just to "cheese-off" the opposition here in Bachmann land.