We made the nightly news in Missouri

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 6:12 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 18:12

I returned last night from our trip to Missouri. It was great to meet Dana Snodgrass & his family at the rally in Springfield (will post some pictures later). He & the other "Local Voices" have become heroes of mine.

Dana was featured on the nightly news last evening, so take a look: http://www.koamtv.com/... - I had to click through & then on "harassment over politics" for the story.

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 12:03 PM PDT

2008/11/01 · 12:03

I've just returned to the hotel & wasn't planning to post, but I need to share some of what I've witnessed here in Missouri. Myself & the local voices team are on the ground for the Obama event tonight in Springfield, plus we're going on television with Dana Snodgrass tomorrow in Joplin, MO.

For the day we're passing out flyers for the event, as well as monitoring our progress with funding the ads we bought. Let me tell you some of the hate that has been thrown in our faces:

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 7:19 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 19:19

Just a quick diary, it's been a hectic last couple days making our buys & now myself & the Local Voices team are in Missouri ahead of the Obama rally tomorrow & then on Sunday we're heading to Joplin where this project started to meet with Dana Snodgrass & interview with the local television stations sharing our story & more importantly his!

However we're in a bind: I've used the monies raised to buy network airtime in Joplin, Springfield & Jackson, MO as well as Columbus & Cincinatti, OH & Reno NV. But, 3 of 5 promised 5k contributions did not arrive so I'm faced with having to pull back our buys if we cannot make up the difference.

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 6:56 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 18:56

We received a nice shot in the arm in the form of a significant contribution from REM's Michael Stipe! Today I purchased network airtime in Missouri, Ohio & Nevada for our 'Local Voices' project. There's still time to do more. With our ads trafficked, I've confirmed that I can ad time with each station tomorrow or even Monday morning & wire the funds, so the opportunity to give the last impression to those undecideds is still there in these crucial states.

Other than that update, I'm going to repost my text & video from yesterday. The diary has nearly made the rec list the last 3 days (with updates each day) & details the impact we're having in a real way in Missouri, also with a note from Lee Hirsch to all of us about said impact. Naturally I want a rec list diary for financial support (big surprise) but I really want to share the stories from on the ground in Missouri, so you'll know the impact we're having & the opportunity for this community to support Dana Snodgrass & the other "local voices" like I know you will when you hear the story, especially since this site gave us a boost from the start & our first ad was from a Kos diarist.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 1:57 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 13:57

I want to share what is happening to Dana Snodgrass & what he is enduring from the GOP hate machine in Joplin, Missouri after he shared his story of why he is supporting Obama for one of our "Local Voices" TV ads:

A news article about our work in Missouri appeared on the front page of the Sunday edition of the Joplin Globe, as well as it's online arm. The article features Dana Snodgrass, which was the first ad we aired in this series. Some of the choice comments on the Globe's website are:

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 11:59 AM PDT

2008/10/28 · 11:59

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 1:15 PM PDT

2008/10/27 · 13:15

Yesterday a news article about our work in Missouri appeared on the front page of the Sunday edition of the Joplin Globe, as well as it's online arm. The article features Dana Snodgrass, which was the first ad we aired in this series. Some of the choice comments on the Globe's website are:

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 10:09 AM PDT

2008/10/26 · 10:09

Our work on the Local Voices project is featured on the front page of the Joplin Globe online right now & is on the front page of the Sunday print edition as well!

This is grassroots in action! Here's the link to the whole story on their site where you can comment as well. See snips & the videos below:

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 4:33 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 16:33

It's crunch time. We have ads ready that can make a difference in the states still up for grabs. Here's some of our newest work for Missouri, Ohio & Nevada:

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 7:53 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 19:53

I'm proud to share these three new Local Voices commercials, one each for Missouri, Ohio & Nevada. I feel these are the most powerful pieces yet, and hope you feel the same.

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62 votes Show Results

Best new Local Voices Ad

62 votes Vote Now!

Best new Local Voices Ad

Darrell

15 votes

Barclay

28 votes

Walt

8 votes

Sharon

11 votes

New TV ADS for Florida - "Elders for Obama"

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 8:46 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 20:46

Once again we have some great new material, targeted for one of the battlegrounds states. This time it is Florida, where Dan Tilson of Tilson Films, Inc. has been shooting a series of ads titled Elders for Obama. Here are the first four, with another two to follow:

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26 votes Show Results

Which is your favorite Elders Ad?

26 votes Vote Now!

Which is your favorite Elders Ad?

Ad 1

8 votes

Ad 2

6 votes

Ad 3

5 votes

Ad 4

7 votes

Watch our new Local Voices TV AD for Nevada

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 2:06 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 14:06

We've just posted a new Local Voices AD to help in the fight for Nevada.

Keith Howell from Fallon Nevada owns a rock crushing equipment repair business with his wife and son. His small business is among the first to feel the economic downturn because as he puts it, if they're not building houses, their not pouring concrete and if they're not pouring concrete, there is no need for crushed rock, and if they're not crushing rock, the machines don't break and they don't need me.

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21 votes Show Results

Which is your favorite Local Voices AD

21 votes Vote Now!

Which is your favorite Local Voices AD

Keith Howell

9 votes

Commander Dalton

4 votes

Kyle Snodgrass

3 votes

Dana Snodgrass

5 votes

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