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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:00 PM
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Symbolman offering 15 Ads FREE to Kerry Campaign - listed Here
You've all see some of my work at one time or another.

I've actually won awards in Hollywood for some of my earlier pieces (http://www.symbolman.com) and my creation was one of the 16 finalists out of about 1600 submissions sent to the Bush in 30 seconds contest http://www.bushin30seconds.org hosted by MoveOn.org's 527 organization - my production pals (peopletopeople.tv) and our Guardian Angel (the man who paid $100,000 dollars, along with donations sent to our site to Air ARMY OF ONE on cable TV 3000 times) went to the MoveOn gala event in NYC and were happy to be in the same room with Michael Moore, Janeane Garofalo, Moby, and a long list of other progressive luminaries. We were in Heaven and MoveOn changed the polititcal landscape that night.

Even tho we didn't win the the Big Prize that night, the next evening I appeared on Joe Scarborough's show on MSNBC where he threw me for a loop. I was expecting to get slammed for my "Bush is Not a Nazi - So Stop saying that.." flash movie - Right wing media had been all over MoveOn for two Bush/Nazi entries that had dropped like a rock when submitted, and were beating the subject like a circus donkey...

Scarborough showed my ARMY OF ONE (30sec) version and Loved it. So all my witty repartees got kicked to the curb. Oh well, at least our work go shown on National TV, and the very next day. http://www.bushin30seconds.org/view/11_small.shtml

Soon after that, we all headed up to New Hampshire to chase presidential contenders all over the area with video cameras - on one of those occasions I was lucky enough to strike up a conversation with Teresa Heinz (knowing nothing about her) while she was hanging onto John Kerry's belt and being SO funny, warm, and graceful that I immediately fell in love with her - I think everyone will once she is better known.

Also had the pleasure of meeting with "Marvelous Marvin:, their huge (but not ungainly), very cool and hep, personal security guard. Teresa invited us all to go hang with them at the Carole King concert that night, but given that it was the coldest weather to hit the east coast in history, and that we were all sniffling and exhausted we graciously turned down the offer. I killed me as I really wanted to GO and get better acquainted with these wonderful folks. I like them a lot, I expect Kerry to be a great President and Teresa to be one of the BEST First Ladies the country has ever known.

While I talked to them I gave them one of my Take Back the Media business cards and told them that ARMY OF ONE was running on cable TV during the Primaries 3000 times and that it was just the ticket for Mr Kerry to kick Bush's ass a few of the major military issues.

I offered the ad FREE OF CHARGE to the Kerry team - told Teresa and "Marvelous Marvin" that it was THEIRS if they wanted it.

NOW I'm seeing commercials run by Bush that use nearly the same messages to Trash Kerry. The right wing smear machine is all over Kerry's illustrious and noble military career and it's sickening to watch. The Bush people have no message but FEAR and have to denigrate an actual HERO to try and re-steal the White House.

SO, I'm livid and I want to throw my full support behind Mr John Kerry, but I've been out of the political loop for a few months (moving, trying to make ends meet, etc) so I have no Contact information for the Kerry crew, and I want to get some facetime with Teresa, or someone near to the top. I met their campaign manager, or one of them and was blown off and that soured me a bit, so I need to get to someone that's is willing to take an honest look at what I do and what I'm good and and potentially USE some of my material.

HERE are 15 of what I consider my Best flash movies. They've been seen willie-nillie on the web (some have been slayed in the LATIMES, National Review, etc) - linked on Michaelmoore.com, Howardstern.com and many more Great sites. One of them has been downloaded nearly a million times - I'll let you guess which one, but one clue would be to say that the GERMANS Loved it. :)

"Bush Knew - An American Requiem"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/true911.html
Music: Beethoven's Requiem in D major - "LaCrimosa"

WARNING: GRAPHIC

I created this exactly one year after the actual horror took place on 911. I found it absolutely impossible to believe that Bush would sit on his butt in a schoolroom KNOWING that one of the World Trade Center towers had been taken out by an airliner - and STILL sit there (even AFTER Andrew told him personall that the SECOND tower had been hit) and READ A BOOK ABOUT A GOAT FOR OVER A HALF AN HOUR.

Think about that. I've included all the information by the media that shows that he had FULL KNOWLEDGE of our country being under attack when he walked INTO that school (placing all those kids in danger - his whereabouts were well known - this was a planned photo op.

This flash may be disturbing to some people. It involves a split screen that shows Bush reading on the left while the buildings burn and poor souls are leaping to their death. The death that in my opinion was allowed to happen at a minimum and at a maximum shows utter incompetence by Bush, who as we have learned recently had MANY warnings in presidential briefs right up to the cataclysm. BUSH KNEW - AND DID NOTHING.

This flash was made possible by the use of actual footage made at the Booker Elementary school by local media that morning that shows CONCLUSIVELY that Bush SAT on a chair, looking mighty guilty to many of us.

"Bush is Not a Nazi - So Stop Saying That.."
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/bushnonazi.html

"ARMY OF ONE"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/onearmy.html
or VIEW the 30 second TV ad
here: http://www.bushin30seconds.org/view/11_small.shtml

"Murder By Numbers"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/murderby.html

"CondoLIESa"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/condosleeza.html

"ChickenHawk - Hall of Shame"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/chickenhawks.html

"Triumph of the Wimp"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/triwimp.html

"Pentagoon"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/pentagoon2.html

"VoteREvolution"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/voterevolution.html

"Duct Tape Theater"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/dtape1.html

"Hate Radio Called.."
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/hateradio1.html

"Baghdad Snapshot Action"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/iraqkids.html

"Warnography"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/warnography.html
This is a Quicktime

"The Protest that Never Was"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/noprotest.html

"One Hundred Lies In 30 Seconds"
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/100lies.html

I'm not beating my drum here, these are available for everyone to view (if you haven't seen some of them, then here is your chance)

But mainly this is a plea to anyone that views this page to CONTACT the Kerry Team and help them make use of some of my work and style - I'm offering these works for FREE use by them - we need to get the Beasts out of OUR Precious White House.

The ARMY OF ONE ad comes in 30 and 60 seconds flavors and is already Vetted by the cable companies.

John, Teresa, Marvelous Marvin? Give me a call - we love you and we want to help, and it's time to hit them back HARD with facts, wit, and truth.

Anyone else viewing this page, Please pass it along - THIS is another way to fight these creatures, blanket the WEB with these Flash Attack Ads!

As you can see, WE DELIVER :)

Symbolman co founder of Take Back The Media.com
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:09 PM
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1. John Kerry
How do we get around the election rules, so we dont get in
trouble supporting Kerry campaign with our Ads.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:12 PM
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2. your stuff is incredible. Love you, symbolman. My mom and I are
watching these, army of one, the 9/11 one. Lots of tears.

What do you want us to do? Email massively to the Kerry campaign?

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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:19 PM
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3. YES!
PLEASE do that, and get friends to do that to if you will and their friends as well :)

I want to get the word out that Take Back the Media has the goods and we deliver.. we want to knock these NASTY Bush ads on their collective butts..

any and all help is appreciated..

hopefully your mom and you will be crying tears of JOY come November, eh?

thanks!
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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:58 PM
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4. I emailed them
Hope you hear from them...
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 08:09 PM
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5. Have you gotten in touch with NYCPete?
He's working with the Kerry dbunker website.
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 08:14 PM
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6. Good idea
I'll look for him..

thanks!
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 08:23 PM
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7. yo sym!
if you missed my post in an earlier thread.

I have a contact with the 'media' side of the national Kerry campaign.

will talk to her tomorrow and make sure her husband gets the word. (he's working on Kerry's media/web stuff, she's in my 'revue') she's already helped get Bev Harris in touch with the campaign already.

good luck!

your stuff certainly should be 'in play'

nost
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Failure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 08:45 PM
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8. I know we'll get on it...many thanks, Symbolman...
n/t
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 09:01 PM
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9. and thanks
Edited on Mon Apr-26-04 09:02 PM by symbolman
to all of you -- it's up to US, the PEOPLE to inform all the rest of THE PEOPLE, eh?

Appreciate any leads or help in contacting, esp you nostamj!
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 09:24 PM
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10. hope to have an update
LATE afternoon or early evening EST tomorrow.

I know that they are planning some major web stuff to coincide with the repub convention here. (we may get some serious support for the revue and, maybe, by then, I'll have the video elements (inc. some TBTM stuff) in place. working with andre (thebigidea) on that very soon.)

we'll see!
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:00 PM
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11. thanks nos
but that's it for postings.

this is my entire body of work for over a year.

I have been wondering for the last few flash movies if I've been wasting my time.

I guess you get what you pay for.
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 10:19 PM
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12. You are not wasting your time, you are trying to save your country
And there's not much time left. You can be proud of the work you have done. You put others in the media who have more resources to shame.

I think even the founding fathers had moments of doubt. And the task that has been set before our generation is every bit as important as theirs was. Didn't Washington say of Valley Forge that "it was the winter of our discontent"? He knew how discouraging the day to day struggle could be. But he won. And so will we.

You are a patriot with much to say. Kerry should listen.

I will write too.

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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-04 05:02 PM
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13. bump
need to get this out please..
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-04 05:08 PM
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14. good response from my contact.
her husband won't see it until tomorrow though--out of town.

I need your direct email (sorry, thought I had it in my address book) so they can reach you without the nost/DU interface.

you can PM it and I'll make sure they get it.

nost
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-27-04 05:22 PM
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15. I hope like hell the Kerry team pays attention.
Kerry has to utilize EVERYthing available to him to fight the Rightwing Smear machine.

In the past, I've emailed friends, relatives, and co-workers Symbolman's flashmovies and I always get a great response back. They are moving and memorable. That's what we need.

I hope this happens. Not only for Symbolman, but for ALL of us.

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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-28-04 06:00 PM
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16. Sent this link to the "Rock Against Bush" album people
The package consists of 26 anti-Bush songs by punk and alternative bands, plus a DVD with previews from Uncovered: The Whole Truth about The Iraq War and the five winning Bush In 30 Seconds commercials among other things. They're putting out Volume Two in August, and maybe they'll have room for a TBTM vid or two...

:headbang:
rocknation
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