{"id":273,"date":"2007-03-25T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/25\/help-washington-dc-choose-a-new-motto\/"},"modified":"2007-03-25T22:39:43","modified_gmt":"2007-03-26T03:39:43","slug":"help-washington-dc-choose-a-new-motto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/25\/help-washington-dc-choose-a-new-motto\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Washington, DC Choose a New Motto!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The District of Columbia is trying to fix its image.\u00a0 Thus, it is spending $150,000 to choose a new motto for the city.\u00a0\u00a0The Washington Post reports,<\/a><\/strong> “Civic leaders say they are looking for more than just a snappy line.”<\/p>\n

The Post<\/em> notes that other states and cities are seeking to rebrand themselves with slogan.\u00a0\u00a0 The state government of New Jersey\u00a0“recently embraced — and just as quickly abandoned — two new slogans: ‘We’ll Win You Over’ and ‘Come See for Yourself.'”<\/p>\n

Likewise, “Baltimore recently spent 18 months and about $500,000 on a campaign that resulted in, among other things, a new logo (a sailboat) and a new tag line, ‘Get in on It’ — as in ‘get in on a city that has a lot going for it,’ said Nancy Hinds of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association.”\u00a0 Hinds’s explanation is helpful, less people assume that the ‘it’ referred to a drug deal or drive-by shooting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But – back to DC.<\/p>\n

It pains me deeply but some people doubt my patriotism.\u00a0\u00a0I see this DC slogan contest as a chance for me to help my country by helping the nation’s capital boost its image.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the suggestions readers have already posted on the Washington Post<\/em> website:<\/p>\n

*Where Some Tourists Come to Die<\/p>\n

*Zimbabwe Without the Passport<\/p>\n

*Eat here and get shot<\/p>\n

*The Most Self-Important City in the World<\/p>\n

*Criminals without Prosecution<\/p>\n

*Come to DC…we’ll build you a stadium<\/p>\n

*Leave your guns at home and let our criminals take
\ncare of you<\/p>\n

*Wee Kan Reed<\/p>\n

***
\nOf course, not everyone on the Washington Post<\/em> website favored such slogans.\u00a0 One person lamented, “There is a lot of hatred on this site. To all you haters, know that we consider the source. Your messages speak about you, not to us.”<\/p>\n

I guess not\u00a0everyone likes\u00a0political humor.<\/p>\n

What other suggestions do people have for a new motto for DC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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