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Dear Libertarian:
Victory!
A few minutes after 3:30 pm, we got a call from USA Today. They WILL
run our full-page advertisement!
The advertising sales representative said the ad was "a little racy,"
and said they had to run it by their legal department AND a vice
president -- but it was approved.
So, on Tuesday, 2,197,275 USA Today readers will see our ad making the
case that Drug Czar John Walters financially aids terrorists.
More good news!
Just an hour earlier, we got a call from the Washington Times. They
approved our ad, too!
The Times advertising sales representative said, "Boy, this ad is
going
to raise some hell, isn't it?"
We sure hope it will. We're hoping it will create a national
controversy that will get us into newspapers, on talk radio shows, and
on television.
More good news!
As of noon, we raised $69,315 in contributions to pay for these two
ads.
That's just a whisker shy of the $69,800 we were originally quoted for
the ads.
Thank you so much to everyone who made a donation.
When we started this project, the nay-sayers said it was impossible to
raise that much money that quickly. You proved them wrong.
Your help -- and the bold ads we will run tomorrow in USA Today and
the
Washington Times -- will give hope to millions of Americans who are
fighting to end the destructive War on Drugs.
And your help will send a shockwave through the Office of National
Drug
Control Policy when they open their copy of the Washington Times
tomorrow.
Don't you wish you could be a fly on the wall when some staffer goes
running into Drug Czar John Walter's office, a copy of the ad in his
sweaty hand, shouting, "Boss! You've got to see this!"
Your help made it possible.
If you haven't seen our ad yet, view the full-size .pdf file at:
http://www.lp.org/issues/drugczarad.html
Or, buy a copy of USA Today tomorrow!
To everyone who helped: You are true Libertarian heroes. Thank you.
Ron Crickenberger,
Libertarian Party Political Director
PS: The final cost of the two ads was $71,297.
The Washington Times ad was a little cheaper than we expected (because
we qualified for a not-for-profit discount), while the USA Today ad
cost a little more than we planned (because we paid a premium to
guarantee a spot in the most-read "A" news section).
So, our fundraising efforts ended up a couple of thousand dollars
short
of the actual ad cost. That's not a big problem, because we can cover
the difference out of our general fund.
However, if you wanted to make a contribution earlier but didn't get a
chance to, and would like to help us close the gap, that would
certainly be appreciated. You can make a secure online donation at:
http://www.lp.org/contribute?prog=drugwarad
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