Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 > h > Sun, 17 Oct 2004 07:11:44 -0700 (PDT) > Granny D on TV > > Greetings Caring Americans, > > Below is a press release about the TV ad fundraising > that Doris Granny D > Haddock has launched. I'd like to add my thoughts > about this campaign and > offer my perspective on contributing to this ad buy. > > Granny D is best known for walking across the > country from Pasadena to DC > in her 90th year, to bring attention to campaign > finance reform. Now she > is taking the next step. Her campaign for a Senate > seat is important to > all Americans because New Hampshire is a swing state > (Bush snagged the > popular vote in 2000 by a mere 7,211). Also, the > balance of power in the > U.S. Senate affects all of us, particularly since > the Senate has the right > to confirm Supreme Court justices. Doris will not be > influenced by > lobbyists which will leave her a lot of time to > listen to the people. > > Here's the really good stuff. This campaign is even > more significant > because of what it represents in the move away from > the control of big > moneyed special interests. Doris made her walk > across the country as a > first step - to help get legislation to limit the > influence of big money > in politics. She is now taking the next step in > this process which is the > practical (or not so practical!) experiment of > running a campaign on > individual contributions of whatever people can > afford, $5, $20, $50, > $100, $500, up to $2,000. > > If we are going to stop the control of special > interests we have to have an > alternative way to represent the common person - > that works! Makes sense, > doesn't it? > > We are in that experiment now, with not much time > left. If you believe > that we need to get our political system out of the > control of big moneyed > groups, now is the time to get behind Granny D and > show your support by > going to the website and making a donation of > whatever size you can. She > needs to reach more people through TV ads and is > targeting raising money > for that. Granny D can't do this just by being the > special person that she > is. She needs others to work with her by donating to > her campaign. > This isn't about one person making a difference it > is about each of us > taking responsibility and making a difference. We > can all show that a > campaign without big money can work and be powerful > which in turn empowers > each of us. > > Will you be a part of this historic experiment? You > can do it from > anywhere across the country. Please follow this link > to learn more and add > some of your energy behind this effort. > > http://www.grannyd.com/alerts/grannyd1.htm. > > We appreciate all the support and donations the > campaign has received from > across the country. We wouldn't be this far without > all of you. Volunteers > have shown up from around NH and from as far as CA. > All this energy is > making this happen! We're asking if you can focus an > addional donation > toward purchasing advertising so that Granny can > reach the entire state in > the final week of this campaign. > > Thank you for your support!!! > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > October 13, 2004 > > > > Granny D on TV Fundraiser Launched Today > > > > DUBLIN - Doris " Granny D " Haddock, candidate for > U.S. Senate in New > Hampshire, sent an email to her supporters today > announcing her effort to > raise money specifically for a TV ad campaign to > help educate voters on > why she is their best choice. > > > > The 94-year-old activist has been a strong > supporter of campaign finance > reform, and believes that running for office should > not be restricted to > the wealthy. At age 89 she walked across the United > States to bring > attention to the issue. > > > > Granny D is now appealing to her supporters to > help raise money to air > TV ads, as she accepts no money from political > action committees or > corporations. > > > > If the money is raised, the ads will air on local > New Hampshire > affiliates in the 2 weeks prior to the November 2 > election. > > > > More information about the Granny D on TV > initiative can be found on her > website, http://grannyd.com . > ---------- > > > > This email sent by: > > > > Haddock for U.S. Senate > > http://www.grannyd.com > > P.O. Box 492 > > Dublin, New Hampshire 03444 > > > > > > > Jane Cowan > Scheduler > Doris Granny D Haddock for U.S. Senate > www.GrannyD.com > 603-563-8086 headquarters > 603-582-5010 cell > jcowan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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