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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Previous Rock the Vote honorees include: Neil Young, Wyclef Jean, Sting, Bono, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Beastie Boys, Peter Gabriel, President Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Aaron Sorkin.

Nice list of Leftists

Aren't Rock The Vote suppose to be nonpartisan ??

15 posted on 01/16/2004 7:47:23 AM PST by Mo1 (Join the dollar a day crowd now!)
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To: Mo1
They are supposed to be a 501(c)3. This requires them to be non-partisan. They aren't.

Here's some of their recent activity:

AMERICA ROCKS THE VOTE video contest

**Disclaimer

Don’t get confused about this: the candidate who wins this contest in no way gets an endorsement or any other indication of support from Rock the Vote, at all. Rock the Vote is a strictly nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate for any office anywhere at any time. We just endorse voting. This contest is for entertainment purposes.

Results Are In!

On November 4, 2003, Rock the Vote brought the Democratic presidential candidates together for a forum with the new generation of voters. It was aired live and prime time on CNN and millions of viewers tuned in. Nothing quite like that had ever happened before.

As part of this groundbreaking event, Rock the Vote challenged every candidate to produce a 30 second video that would appeal to young people and encourage them to vote. Candidates never do that kind of thing targeted at young people, so this was completely new.

Of course there were no NON-DEMOCRAT candidates approached to submit videos and no NON-DEMOCRAT PARTY candidates received any votes, but the again, RTV doesn't "endorse" any party. Right.

Take a look at the way "issues" are approached. There are links to everyone from the ACLU and NOW to Sierra Club, Greenpeace, the People For The American Way, and AFL-CIO. There are no organizations that reflect the OTHER position on the issues.

25 posted on 01/17/2004 4:38:04 PM PST by weegee
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