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SUBJECT: Watch Kerry's big speech together.

A week from today, John Kerry will give the climactic speech at the Democratic National Convention, and the race to win the general election will be officially on. The speech will be one of the biggest political moments we'll have between now and the election, and it'll offer Kerry an opportunity to lay out his vision for the future of our country.

The Kerry-Edwards campaign wants to kick off this final phase of the campaign with a burst of grassroots energy, so all over the country folks are holding house parties to watch the speech. The parties will be linked together by a nation-wide conference call with John Edwards.

Hosting or attending a Kerry-Edwards house party is a great way to celebrate this fun and important event. To attend a party, just go to:

https://volunteer.johnkerry.com/event/search/?MilesFrom=25&Zip=&TimeSpan=WholeCampaign

To host a party of your own, go to:

http://www.johnkerry.com/convention

Hosting is easy – all you need to do is sign up on the Kerry website and offer people a place to watch. We've copied an email from Mary Beth Cahill, Kerry's Campaign Manager, with more information about the parties.

We'll be headed to house parties on Thursday night, and we hope you can make it too.

Sincerely,
--Eli Pariser and the MoveOn PAC Team
  July 22nd, 2004

Next Thursday night, July 29, while John Kerry gives the most important speech of this campaign, our supporters everywhere will be gathering to watch from convention parties in thousands of homes, restaurants, and public meeting halls across the country. This is the first time a presidential campaign has ever kicked off the general election with so much energy and grassroots support.

You can set up your own convention party in minutes here:

http://volunteer.johnkerry.com/

Or find one to attend in your town here:

http://johnkerry.com/parties/

For millions of Americans, next Thursday night is the beginning of the presidential election. It's an opportunity to bring hundreds of thousands of new people into our campaign. When a presidential candidate accepts his party's nomination, it is a special moment -- his one chance to lay out his vision for the country, uninterrupted, and with the undivided attention of the nation.

At nearly 3,000 events in 50 states, Washington, D.C., and three territories, our supporters are going to convert this night into an organizing opportunity. Last week we set a goal to sign up 100,000 new volunteers in one night at our convention parties. Now we're poised to blow past that goal.

Help us seize this opportunity in a way that's never been done before by any presidential campaign. Sign up to host your party here:

http://johnkerry.com/parties/

Sincerely,
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager

Dear MoveOn member,

Our Fox campaign is becoming a major fight. The attacks are now coming from Fox -- in an attempt to intimidate other media outlets. We need your help. It's time to take this to Congress. On Friday, we'll deliver our Fox petition to members of Congress and we need to have at least 250,000 comments from across the nation. We're pushing members of Congress to make Fox come clean about its rank partisanship. Go to:

http://www.moveon.org/fox/

At first, Fox's strategy was to ignore our charges. But it didn't work. Outfoxed is now the best-selling DVD on Amazon.com. All the major newspapers are asking whether Fox is "fair and balanced." Editorial cartoonists are poking fun at Fox's Republican slant. We've attached links to a few of the best stories and cartoons below.

Last night on Fox News, Bill O'Reilly exploded over all the criticism, declaring war between his network and the New York Times in an attempt to distract from the charges made in the film. This is typical, of course. But no one at Fox has answered any of the charges: Why are there so many Republican commentators and guests compared to Democrats? (The media monitor FAIR reports five to one.) Why does Fox business management dictate how the news is framed in its daily memos? Why would Fox assign a reporter whose wife was out campaigning for Bush at the time to conduct an exclusive interview with him? How can Fox's slogan "Fair and Balanced" be anything other than an attempt to deceive viewers and advertisers?

So instead of responding, Fox is going to try to bully other media outlets into going silent on this story. We've got to fight back. Please join our petition now at:

http://www.moveon.org/fox/

The timing of this petition is perfect, because Congress is beginning to take up the issue. This afternoon, dozens of members of Congress will be viewing Outfoxed in a special showing. Several members of the House have drafted a letter asking Rupert Murdoch to come before them to discuss how he'll correct the partisan bias at Fox.

After you sign the petition, let friends know about the campaign. People are furious when they see how Fox does business.

If you haven't seen the movie, you can get a copy now by making a contribution of $30 or more to AlterNet at:

http://www.alternet.org/donate/

As part of this campaign, we've got to support good media, and AlterNet is a great independent outlet. But even more importantly, AlterNet is leading the challenge by other media outlets of Fox's outrageous attempt to hold the trademark "Fair and Balanced." Believe it or not, if Fox succeeds in holding that trademark, it can sue to keep all others from using these words.

Let's keep up the pressure. Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely,
--Carrie, Joan, Lee, Marika, Noah, Peter, and Wes
  The MoveOn.org Team
  July 21st, 2004

Winning back the U.S. Senate starts in Alaska.  The GOP is fractured because the current Republican Senator is only there because she was recently appointed by her daddy.

Lisa Murkowski is the poster child for nepotism.

Blog Swarm - "Poster Child"

Add the following links to your blog:

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Murkowski
Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski
Murkowski

Also add poster child for nepotism which links to her website.