I have no idea whether this is running on the networks or cable or what, but I do know it's up on the internets via YouTube.
And let me tell you, this is one of very few political ads I've ever seen that have sent chills down my spine. Video over the bump.
This will be a short diary and I'll just let the video speak for itself.
It is so refreshing to see a direct appeal to stop the kind of insane, racist, un-American voter suppression tactics that persist to this day. I think the most effective part about this ad is that it correctly ties today's shameless tactics right back to their Jim Crow heritage. It is so wrong that these tactics continue to survive and thrive in America in 2008.
One astute commenter on the YouTube video:
The GOP engages in such voter suppression tactics for two reasons: It works. There are no significant consequences. We need to change BOTH of those facts!
The GOP engages in such voter suppression tactics for two reasons:
We need to change BOTH of those facts!
And if you still haven't seen this video about ACORN's voter registration work, give it a watch. It's a little longer at about 5 minutes.
As a progressive movement, we have rallied around ACORN, and I am so proud of that. Let's help get this ad out, on the air, and support ACORN's work by donating here.