Maybe I'm an idealistic softie, but this ad actually makes me cry every time I watch it. Possibly because it reminds me of my mom (though she would never vote for George Bush.)

Connie Cominsky "Proud".mov

See all of the powerful "Switch" ads by Academy award-winning documentary film director Errol Morris (who also happened to direct Apple Computer's Switch ads) here, as featured in last week's New Yorker magazine.

Also, I'm passing the following message from MoveOn to all our Detroit area readers. I'm elated that the country is finally angry enough at the disastarous state of both domestic and world affairs to make a big impression on the mainstream media, but there's a lot of important stuff we can do with very little effort to get the destructive Bush agenda out of Washington. Even Republicans should be infuriated that the current administration has betrayed your core values with massive spending and intrusive policies. G.W.'s term expires soon, but we all need to do our part in critical swing states like Michigan to ensure we don't have four more years of fear, war, ecological rape, deception, and catastrophic national debt.

Dear MoveOn member,

Last week, we launched Leave No Voter Behind, our huge, ambitious battleground-state plan to turn out over 400,000 new voters for Kerry. As you know, Michigan is one of the most important swing states in this election, and it could go either way. Together, we can win it for John Kerry. But it's an "all hands on deck" situation, and we all need to help.

On September 2, 2004, we're holding an urgent community meeting to discuss how folks here can play a key role. At the meeting, MoveOn staff will explain how we can turn out dozens of new voters in each of our neighborhoods, with help from new technology and folks in non-battleground states. Even if you're not certain you can commit to being part of this program, please come - we'd love to share our plan with you and get your feedback. Here are the details:

Leave No Voter Behind Kickoff Meeting

Thursday September 2, 2004
7:00 PM
The Birmingham Unitarian Church
38651 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

If you can come, please sign up at:

http://action.moveon.org/lnvb/

If you can't make the meeting but would still like to play a key role in this campaign, please click here:

http://www.moveonpac.org/lnvb/

Florida taught us in 2000 that just a handful of votes can decide a presidential election and the fate of a nation, and it may come down to a handful again this year. Through personal contact with voters as a part of Leave No Voter Behind, you can make that difference. Together we plan to take our country back. This is our chance to make history - with your help.
Please join your neighbors in launching this exciting new program in your community.

We've done bake sales. We've done house parties. We've run great ads. Now it's time for the home stretch - getting out each and every vote where it counts.

Thanks for everything that you do.

Sincerely,

- Adam Ruben, National Field Director
Erin Eccleston, Michigan Field Organizer
MoveOn PAC
August 31, 2004

As much as we love to discuss music and design and subcultures here at Burnlab, this is something that really counts for the greater socitey. See you all in Birmingham Thursday at 7. If you're not in Michigan, see the MoveOn PAC site for ways you can get involved.

Cheers