Sound Politics: WaTF?

October 15, 2006

WaTF?

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development has yanked the "Say WA" tourism marketing slogan

What Say WA mostly evoked was not a discussion about the state's tourism attractions but about the slogan itself. Most opinions were not complimentary.

Oh, well. Next time bureaucrats want to pick a slogan they should just survey the Sound Politics readers. They'd save a lot of money and get better results.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at October 15, 2006 11:14 PM | Email This

Comments

1. It took THEM this long to figure out what the rest of us already knew?

Posted by: Michele on October 16, 2006 12:41 AM

2. And how many millions of dollars were spent by these goombas before arriving at the obvious?

Posted by: ERNurse on October 16, 2006 12:54 AM

3. This was from the same group of people who brought you the infamous white dots on I-5 by Olympia a little while back. Any guesses as to what will be next? After all, we're footing the bill, not them.

Posted by: Doug Peterson on October 16, 2006 06:55 AM

4. When Money is not an object, you can dream forever.

Take note of the Viaduct Issue. In Today's Seattle Times article called - Mayor firm: No new viaduct:

"Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee, agreed. "I don't want to start studying anything more. It's time to put money into building something," Haugen said.

Oh Really...........

Voters prefer a new viaduct to a more expensive tunnel by a 2-1 ratio.

Read it all here, it is quite an article on another massive cost overrun project.

This one will make the Boston Big Dig look like Chump Change.

Posted by: gs on October 16, 2006 07:22 AM

5. Here's the Link to the Seattle Times Viaduct article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003306657_viaductreax16m.html

Posted by: GS on October 16, 2006 07:23 AM

6. Hey, I never got my medal!!

And unfortunately, my dad, who sometimes spells his name rossi and also as roosi, has been committed and internet privileges cut.

Posted by: roosi trey on October 16, 2006 07:28 AM

7. Methinks the same dim bulb who came up with Say WA was hired by Washington Mutual to come up with WA MU. I say BS.......

Posted by: Hank on October 16, 2006 07:46 AM

8. It's not that this department comes up with bad ideas, the existance of this department is a bad idea.

Posted by: Gary Bezowsky on October 16, 2006 08:12 AM

9. At least the public did not spend $400k to come up with "WAMU", which I actually kind of like. But anyways, Say WA was doomed for failure from the start simply because it's a poor slogan. The website for Washington tourism is "Experience Washington" - why not just use that? It's as good as anything else they've come up with...

Posted by: Palouse on October 16, 2006 08:49 AM

10. This is what you get when you smoke pot at work. Crap.

Posted by: Mark on October 16, 2006 10:10 AM

11. Say Duh!

Posted by: Steve on October 16, 2006 10:14 AM

12. well, in Seattle City Council fashion, I'm all for a blue ribbon committee to study what the first study REALLY found and if it was independent, or some right-wing consipracy by the current DC Administration.

then, i want a (new) tax on Seattle real estate ("only 1% & it's for the children") to fund my class action suit against WA with me & every visitor to a dentist or doctor during the Say WA campaign.

suit basis: "Say WA" sounds too much like "Say ahhh" and I want punitive damages paid to medical personnel & patients hurt by the confusion of saying the wrong phrase just before a painful medical procedure.

i sense emotional suffering from linking "ahh" & "WA" & tourism--no wonder no one wanted to discover WA's sights. it reminded them of root canals & tonsils! i want justice!!

Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on October 16, 2006 10:27 AM

13. Jimmy can you SAY HA-larious!

Of course in our litigious society, I wouldn't put it past some young attorney trying to make a name for himself.

Posted by: Ken on October 16, 2006 11:54 AM

14. The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development must be the same outfit that recommended self-cleaning toilets to attract downtown tourists. 0 for 2.

Posted by: Organization Man on October 16, 2006 09:43 PM