Can One Person Make a Difference in the Presidential Race? Why Not Run Your Own Commercial and Find Out.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- A presidential election makes many people passionate. And this year, with the radically different visions presented by President George W. Bush and his challenger, Senator John Kerry, the discourse has been particularly intense. Witness the recent exchanges flying between Jon Stewart of Comedy Central and Tucker Carlson of CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. . In this overheated o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. atmosphere, what's a civilian to do? Advertising veteran Jordin Mendelsohn thinks he's found an answer. Mendelsohn has created his own commercial and he's paying to air it. While it's not unusual for private citizens with an axe to grind Axe to grind Used in context of general equities. Involvement in a security, whether through a position, order, or inquiry. to take out full-page ads in major newspapers, Mendelsohn contends that this is the first time a private citizen has created and run a television commercial in support of a presidential candidate. The spot, entitled "Tribal Sovereignty," uses footage from a CSPAN CSPAN Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network interview with President Bush in which he responded to a question regarding sovereignty for Indian tribes. It ends with a simple appeal to "Vote for John Kerry." It will run on local cable in Los Angeles during this coming Saturday's USC Trojans -- Washington Huskies football College football has a long and storied history at the University of Washington. Over the years the Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific Ten Conference Championships, 7 Rose Bowl Titles and 2 National Championships. game, and on Monday, October 25th on CNN's Larry King Live Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. The show premiered in 1985, and is CNN's most watched program, with over one million viewers nightly. . "People need to understand who and what they're voting for," said Mr. Mendelsohn. "I've probably done thousands of commercials in my career, but none more important than this." Could this start a trend? "I hope so," opines Opines are low molecular weight compounds found in plant crown gall tumors produced by the parasitic bacterium Agrobacterium. Opine biosynthesis is catalyzed by specific enzymes encoded by genes contained in a small segment of DNA (known as the T-DNA, for 'transfer DNA') Mr. Mendelsohn. "Average people shouldn't feel that it's too big for them. They need to support what they believe. Free speech is for everyone."
TEXT OF COMMERCIAL
"TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY"
10/19/04
VIDEO AUDIO
ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF GEORGE W. BUSH TRAHANT: Mr. President, what do you
BEING ASKED A QUESTION BY MARK think tribal sovereignty means in
TRAHANT, SEATTLE POST- the 21st Century?
INTELLIGENCER, EDITORIAL PAGE
EDITOR BUSH: Yeah. Ah...tribal sovereignty
means that...it's sovereign.
(SOURCE: 2004 VOTE, CSPAN2) It's... You're a...you're
a...you've been given sovereignty
and you're ...viewed as a
sovereign...entity.
TRAHANT: OK
BUSH: And therefore the relationship
SUPER: Vote for John Kerry between the Federal Government
and...tribes is one
LEGAL: Paid for by private between...sovereign entities.
citizen, Jordin Mendelsohn.
VO: Paid for by private citizen,
Jordin Mendelsohn
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