TUESDAY UPDATE: Gov. Jared Polis responds:
Our nearby states have set a bizarre low bar with their outreach mottos. South Dakota has launched a “Meth-we’re on it” (anti?) drug campaign, and Nebraska has launched a “Nebraska: Honestly, it’s not for everyone” toursim(?) campaign. What should Colorado’s response be?
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) November 19, 2019
Answer: something better.
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As the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports, this is really real:
Gov. Kristi Noem has a message for South Dakota: “Meth. We’re On It.”
Noem launched her new anti-meth campaign on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota that will include a new TV ad, billboards, posters and website. The campaign’s motto features the phrase, “Meth. We’re on it,” over an outline of South Dakota, and the ad and posters feature people of differing in ages and races saying, “I’m on meth…”
“This is our problem and together, we need to get on it,” Noem said.
You bet Governor, that’s the first thing we thought too! It’s either the worst PR campaign in “War on Drugs” history, or in some kind of extremely well thought out game of eight-dimensional mnemonic chess we’ll never understand…one of the best?
It’s probably not one of the best.
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South Dakota is the Alabama of the northern plains on drug policy. Hell, they're arresting people for possession of CBD oil.
Is CBD oil illegal? Confusion reigns over South Dakota's law
lol
Now there's taxpayer money well spent!
I see a HUUUUGE South Dakota promotional campaign
– state motto
– license plates
– tv, radio – the ads write themselves
– national exposure: Colbert and the Jimmies, SNL,
-international exposure: Cobert and the Jimmies, eh, and whoever else they got in Canada
I mean, they already got Sturgis, but that's so seasonal. this is year round
At last, a suitable slogan for my new meth kit business, where we'll put all the ingredients like brake fluid, Sudafed, sulfuric acid, etc. in a bag and sell it without instructions at Walgreens to maybe take advantage of a loophole in the law!
Here ya go, professor. Just learn from these bozos and don’t spill the benzyl chloride.
Thanks for the tip kwt – like Professor Rowland, “I enjoy helping people and I love to disseminate science and scientific thinking…"
Nearly a half million dollars. That will go a LOONNNNGGGGGGGG way in South Dakota media buys. And the actual figure may be quite a bit more: "The state's contract with Broadhead, effective until May 31, 2020, states that the contract shouldn't exceed $1.4 million."
. . . I mean, hell, they even paid to trademark it!
Top ten rejected slogans: . . .
Meth: It’s what’s for dinner!
Meth: It’s like crack for farmers!
Where’s my Meth?!
Meth: Now even methier!
Meth: maybe scientists finally got something right?
¡Yo quiero Meth!
Meth, baby, meth!
Meth: It’s not just for breakfast anymore.
Got Meth?
Meth: Just do it!
Meth: the other white powder.
Well, as Joe Biden says: “Meth, the gateway drug”.
Melania chimes in: “Be Best on Meth!”
Why didn't they go with a jingle? Think: "1-877-meth 4 kids"….
Dear Governor Polis,
Please exhibit your usual good sense and discretion by not making any “response” to either of our idiot northern neighbors (other than maybe a quiet nod and a smirk)
Not on Twitter, nor will I ever be, but I hope this still reaches you.
Sincerely,
Diogenesdemar
A proud Coloradan (and a long-ago, gladly former, Nebraskan)
PS. I wouldn’t be opposed to building a (no-fanfare) wall, on our northern and eastern borders, as long as they pay for it . . . cash . . . in advance.
Meth. Made in America. MAGA.