i’m a TV advertiser now!

by jackie sheeler on October 28, 2008

yep, i just bought and paid for an ad that’s going to run in denver this week, and it didn’t even cost that much, just a hundred bucks. and, though this had nothing (well, maybe 5%) to do with my decision to buy this ad, at the end of it will be a tag screen that says “paid for by jackie sheeler”, as if i’m some kind of one-woman ObamaPAC.

i bought the ad through women against sarah palin, which has produced two devastating spots focusing on palin’s horrific opposition to choice even in cases of rape and incest. check out the family values spot (ads run just 30 seconds). it’s got sort of a surprise ending, and is quite devastating.

i have never been as involved and engaged in an election as i am in this one; i believe no election in my life has ever offered such clear choices, nor had the potential to make as vast a difference to the way that this country will be run (george fucking bush notwithstanding).

everywhere in this country, people are rising up and demanding that their voices be heard, like the call-center workers who walked off the job yesterday rather than record a slanderous, inaccurate message on behalf of the mccain campaign — even mccain’s republican peers are speaking out against his robocalling. last month, coalminers also walked off the job, shutting down the entire operation in protest after their employer sponsored an anti-obama visit from the NRA. independent artists are writing songs for and about obama (as well as songs against mccain). yesterday, the 109-year-old daughter of a slave put her vote in the mail for That One.

meanwhile, the republicans fight amongst themselves and do their best to prevent people from voting. nothing positive, no fresh ideas at all, have come from the mccain campaign, where john lives in the past and lies about the present; where palin worries more about her wardrobe malfunction than articulating any kind of policy for the future.

barack obama is the smartest, most ethical and most inspiring leader that has entered american politics in my lifetime. but don’t take my word for it, just listen for a moment to him:

i agree with frank schaeffer when he says that obama is going to be one of the greatest and best-loved presidents. ever.

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Collin October 28, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Go, Jaxx, go!!!

Can’t wait to dish more politics with you this weekend!

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Luca October 30, 2008 at 9:48 am

Hey there. I live in Canada and boy do I wish I could vote in the U.S. this year. Go Barack Go.
I beleive that most Canadians support the Democratic ticket. The best thing that Mcain did was to pick Palin for running mate. It shows how desperate he is and has made people wonder what kid of judgment he has.
Can’t wait to hear the words President Barack Obama.

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