It's tax time again... i think we should produce a little ad inspired by George Lakoff and the Christian Childrens Fund.
Hopefully it will get the Fox news type to support a more socialized system. Three things are necessary for this commercial to be successful patriotism, Jesus and cute kids.
** start with a sweeping shot of New York city
Announcer:
America is truly the greatest nation in the world, but there is much to do...
** fade to a shot of poor children in cities decimated by economic turmoil... eg; Flint, MI
Announcer:
For pennies a day we can give these children proper schooling, food, clothes and medical insurance.
** cut to a non-threatening bald middle aged man with a beard walking through the slums
Bald Man:
These children are being punished for being born poor in a system that views them as morally bankrupt.
**Bald Man picks up a little boy
Bald Man:
Please help little Patrice and his friends live happy and healthy lives. In exchange for your support you will recieve a picture of a child you sponsored and progress reports of other children in the area.
**Cut to children playing on dilapidated play ground equipment
Announcer:
These children deserve a chance at a normal life you are not only investing in the future of these children but in the future of America itself.
fade to black
Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation.
--Lois McMaster Bujold
God bless america and god bless the children.
Hopefully it will get the Fox news type to support a more socialized system. Three things are necessary for this commercial to be successful patriotism, Jesus and cute kids.
** start with a sweeping shot of New York city
Announcer:
America is truly the greatest nation in the world, but there is much to do...
** fade to a shot of poor children in cities decimated by economic turmoil... eg; Flint, MI
Announcer:
For pennies a day we can give these children proper schooling, food, clothes and medical insurance.
** cut to a non-threatening bald middle aged man with a beard walking through the slums
Bald Man:
These children are being punished for being born poor in a system that views them as morally bankrupt.
**Bald Man picks up a little boy
Bald Man:
Please help little Patrice and his friends live happy and healthy lives. In exchange for your support you will recieve a picture of a child you sponsored and progress reports of other children in the area.
**Cut to children playing on dilapidated play ground equipment
Announcer:
These children deserve a chance at a normal life you are not only investing in the future of these children but in the future of America itself.
fade to black
Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation.
--Lois McMaster Bujold
God bless america and god bless the children.
clidna:
Very creative... maybe that kind of commercial would get the point across, people always say those Christian Children's Fund ones make them cry!
attack_macaque:
Whatever you do, don't use the word "socialized" in there anywhere - the Faux news types have been trained to slobber like Pavlov's dog every time they hear "social-" anything. And by slobber I mean foam at the mouth and bark. 
Good stuff, though.
Good stuff, though.