From the IL Kucinich Yahoo Group:
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 13:47:33 EDT
From: runswithglitter@aol.com
Subject: American Candidate
(from my friend Gilda)
Apparently the revolution WILL be televised, after all!
Keeping in mind that more Americans cast votes for the American Idol than for
George W. Bush, this new reality TV show, American Candidate, may be the way
that crucial issues finally get into the spotlight.
The website lists hundreds of Americans, each with their own webpage, who are
in the running for one of the 12 positions in this show. I didn't find a
place where someone could sign up, but I was able to click on a link to the "most
recent applicants for the last seven days", so maybe they are still taking
applicants.
It's a creative way to get the important issues talked about!
Out of the pool of applicants, the show will choose twelve to begin with, and
that number will be whittled down each week this fall, leading up to
November. Based on the popularity of American idol, oddly enough, it might be
possible for the winner of this to actually make a splash in Nov. as a write-in
candidate.
Selected candidates receive a stipend of $500/week, and the winner gets
$200,000 and a nationwide media appearance after the election.
American Candidate - About political reality tv series
http://www.americancandidate.com/about_about_ac.php
Meryl Ann
A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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