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Get FISA Right launches new pro-Constitution video on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, and Comedy Channel

Washington DC -- Less than a week after being voted one of the top ten "Ideas for Change in America" in change.org's competition, the Get FISA Right activism movement is launching its new cable TV ad "Congratulations, President Obama. Please get FISA right," here on Inauguration Day.

The video, developed collaboratively with longtime partner SaysMe.tv and written collaboratively by the group's members, features members' photos along with headlines from the group's meteoric rise to the #1 group on my.barackobama.com last July. A voiceover addresses the new President directly:
"Even though we disagreed with your position on FISA last July, we worked for your election victory and are excited to be part of the change you're bringing to Washington. We're ready to help, and look forward to working with you to restore our Constitution and the rule of law. Congratulations, President Obama. Please ... get FISA right."

"Rather than trying to explain all the complexities of FISA in a 25-second ad, we decided that our best bet was to try to resume our dialog with President Obama," says Get FISA Right strategist Jon Pincus. "We think Obama's respectful response to our open letter last summer, and his hat-tip to us in his Netroots Nation video, point towards a willingness to engage. Even though there's a lot on his plate, we hope he'll decide to prioritize civil liberties in his first 100 days -- and if he does, we want to work with him."

Written collaboratively by about 30 Get FISA Right members in December, the broadcast-quality video was produced by SaysMe.TV, who provides individuals the unique ability to get their ads on the cable networks of choice across the country. Sparked by a post from Jason Rosenbaum on The Seminal, the group easily exceeded its initial goal of raising enough to air the ad on the the three major cable news networks in DC for the inauguration. Plans are still being finalized for the next round of fundraising. For now, a post on Get FISA Right's blog asks people to contribute via SaysMe.tv's site and sign up for a moneybomb event on Facebook.

"The Get Fisa Right campaign is an ideal use of SaysMe's online platform for people-powered politics. The members of Get Fisa Right immediately understood the potential to deepen citizen engagement by offering their supporters the opportunity to place their own personalized TV ads. Now citizens can take advantage of the new administration's willingness to engage in a dialogue about how to change America," said Lisa Eisenpresser, CEO of SaysMe.TV.

Previous Get FISA Right projects with SaysMe garnered substantial media attention, including posts in Wired's Threat Level, Ars Technica, the National Journal, Off the Bus, Third Pipe, and a coveted Slashdot link. Promotion of the latest ad will be propelled by new partnerships with change.org and MySpace Impact (a result of the group's top-ten finish in the Ideas for Change in America competition). WIth new "pooling" functionality from SaysMe.tv that allows supporters to contribute a few dollars to help, rather than having to pay for an entire ad themselves, this campaign is on track to be even more successful.

"We're still learning how to use video and cable TV effectively," Pincus notes. "By the time Congress starts debating the PATRIOT Act renewal and FISA reform later this year, we'll have even more experience under our belts. We're already working a next round of ads, setting these abstract issues in real-world terms. Stay tuned."

About Get FISA Right


Get FISA Right is a proud group of Obama supporters who believe in his call for hope and a new kind of politics. We ask President-elect Obama and Congress to reject the politics of fear on national security, and work to get FISA right.

Please se the About us page on the Get FISA Right wiki, Jon Pincus’ blog post Turning the Page on FISA on change.org, and our blog at http://getfisaright.wordpress.com for recent news. Our Idea for Change in America summarizes our “asks” for the Obama administration in the first 100 days, and was delivered to Obama transition team new media director Macon Philips at the change.org event last Friday.

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JoanM The press release 2 Jan 22 2009, 2:08 PM EST by eggy1943
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The first paragraph, the lead, the entree is not as simple as it probably should be. Can it be? Don't know. I took the following stab, with which I'm not terribly happy, but nevertheless, here it is:

New pro-Constitution video on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News and Comedy Channel demonstrates the commitment and activism President OBama has asked for. Less than a week after being voted one of the top ten "ideas for Change in America" in change.org's competition, the Get FISA Right activists are launching their new cable TV ad "Congratulations, President Obama. Please get FISA right". Maintaining their connections and exploration of new methods, the group is first out of the starting gates in demonstrating its beliefs to the new administration.

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