cartwrightdale's ad was featured on the recommended diary list [1, 2] and will be on TV in Dayton, Ohio this week [3].
In true grassroots fashion, small donations are fueling this advertising effort.
cartwrightdale first posted this video in a diary on August 13th [1].
Then a couple weeks later cartwrightdale posted a diary [2] to explain the advertising effort that is being funded through a reinvigorated organization called Truth and Hope. By the next day, they had "brought in $6,200 from Kos members, well over half way to [their total goal for that weekend]" [4].
Truth and Hope is "going on the air in the Dayton area of Ohio on Monday [9/15/08], airing the first spot 'Judgment - The Public V McCain' 110 times through Sunday" [3].
watch the one minute ad here:
In addition to getting the above ad on the air, Truth and Hope is also going to run another ad by Kossack ourhispanicvoices. Watch the 30 second 'Community' ad:
On September 4th, ourhispanicvoices wrote a diary and announced the creation of this ad [5]. Then after Truth and Hope also picked up this ad, ourhispanicvoices was on the rec list two days letter with the news [6].
and both carwrightdale and ourhispanicvoices listened to the feedback of Kossacks, who helped them improve their videos.
So on Friday, TruthandHope wrote a diary because cartwrightdale's ad is going up in Ohio and because we need DONATIONS "to air these [two] spots in Michigan & Virginia" [3]:
[TruthandHope has] a breakdown of time slots & stations & will be glad to share that with anyone in the area (or otherwise) so you can hopefully see the ad you've helped make possible.
We're looking at Michigan and Virginia for our buy next week, rotating both ads. We will be expanding to other important swing states in the coming weeks, but are focusing on the early voting states for now to maximize our direct impact.
we're willing to "go there" with powerful media [snip] We're working on three new spots right now which will with different approaches directly confront the McCain/Palin agenda & force them to try and defend their record, their campaign tactics & their extremist views.
And from the Truth and Hope website:
If you have suggestions on what specific information the new ads should contain, be sure to email us with your thoughts.
DONATE
Links to cited diaries:
1. "Approval Ratings: The Public v John McCain (VIDEO)"
by carthwrightdale, 13 August.
2. "Our anti-McCain ads our going on the air! (w/your help!!)"
by cartwrightdale, 30 August.
3. "Final Version of our 'Community' TV ad & On air report for Ohio!"
by TruthandHope, 12 September.
4. "Update from yesterday's post - Kos member created, grassroots funded anti-McCain TV ad"
by TruthandHope, 31 August.
5. "Because you asked for it, PASS IT ON!"
by ourshispanicvoices, 4 September.
6. "MY BREAKING NEWS, My spot making it to T.V."
by ourhispanicvoices, 6 September.
Also, Truth and Hope is on
facebook and myspace
Note: slinkerwink wrote a recommended diary today encouraging people to "donate to Defenders of Wildlife and Planned Parenthood, TruthAndHope, and BraveNew Films Pac..." and the diary had the latest commercials from these groups. My diary joins in this spirit.
Update:
AndrewMC posted a diary about how the funder(s) of the swiftboat group gave millions to a new attack group 527. Surprise, surprise.
AndrewMC asks for donations to the SEIU, which is also going up with ads on Monday.
Update II:
in slinkerwink's diary today, TruthandHope said they are working on a hard-hitting ad in response to McCain/Palin's views on protecting kids from rape, etc....
Also, TruthandHope commented that:
527's can take unlimited funds. Many groups are both, for example we have a 527 arm as well. It's not on the website, because contributions over 5k are rare & usually involve some contact, but we do take checks which go into the 'non-federal' account & can be unlimited.
The difference is the PAC money can go to airing the ads, because they mention federal candidates within 60 days of an election, but the non-federal or 527 money can be used to pay the bills, etc. so that 100% of the PAC money raised can go into buying air time.
[emphasis mine b/c i bet the AIP's anti-Obama ads will mention him and b/c they're millionaires/billionaires]