Centrist Messenger: Make Your Own Ads, Get Paid For Your Idea

Here's a way for us to produce ADS and if our Campaign Loses, we don't have to PAY.

Centrist Messenger is a political advertising company that exists to offer a non-partisan channel for political messages to reach their intended audience. Centrist Messenger is not a political action committee or affiliated with any party or candidates, Centrist Messenger simply offers an outlet for the centrist views of the large majority of Americans who do not identify with extreme advertising messages that are now typical of campaigns in America. Centrist Messages can still make strong advocacy of a position and candidate. However, this advocacy cannot demonize the other side, focus solely on personality, or make false representations of the candidates' positions.

Centrist Messenger is a for profit company, but has no full time employees. It is the result of the dedicated work and imagination of friends and family who hold different political ideas, but similar beliefs about the way public policy should be discussed.

Founded by C. Brandon Fletcher, Centrist Messenger was the result of a desire to bring key policy issues to mass media and to enable any eligible citizen to participate in the political debate. Mr. Fletcher holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Political Science and Economics degree from Northwestern University. His interest in public policy and belief in the power of great ideas was enriched by the Northwestern debate team, where Mr. Fletcher and his partner captured the CEDA national championship in 1997. His early years working on the Chicago Board of Trade lead him to the incredible creative potential of futures markets. These experiences and ideas come together in Centrist Messenger, LLC.

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Money Back Policy

http://www.centristmessenger.com/cmmoneyback.asp

Please visit Intrade.com to see how political markets function as it will help you understand how the money back guarantee is possible. These markets are futures markets similar to financial or commodity markets, but are distinct as there are no physical goods being exchanged. Note, that Centrist Messenger is not trading these futures or indirectly taking a speculative position on the outcome of the election. Centrist Messenger is only an advertising company. Our partner, Event Futures, LLC simply hedges our risk so that we have sufficient funds to honor our money back obligations no matter who wins.

Money Back Policy Summary:

Centrist Messenger will issue a refund of the purchase price of the advertisement, if and only if the single candidate that you selected as being supported by your ad does not win the general presidential election of the United States and the other candidate wins. This refund only applies to Obama and McCain. Our partners to hedge risks related to the election itself between Obama and McCain. Our partners provide a political hedge, not insurance on the life or health of the candidate. We cannot provide financial protection against acts of terrorism, party or God that would lead to different candidates in the election. If another person becomes the major party candidate, we cannot offer a refund. Therefore, very specifically, we only deal with two most likely scenarios, One, McCain wins the election; Obama supporters as marked on their ad purchases get their money back. Two, Obama wins the election; McCain supporters as marked on their ad purchases get their money back. For more details, please review the agreement below. A detailed notice of key terms and effective dates will also be provided by email to all customers who complete a transaction. Refunds will most likely be checks sent to the address listed on the purchase form. When efficient, we will simply reverse the credit card charges. Assuming normal election determinations, these payments should be made in mid November, but may be as late as December due to electoral college formalities.

Money Back agreement:

This Money Back Agreement (”MBA”) is an agreement between Centrist Messenger, LLC, a Delaware company, Event Futures, LLC, a Federation of Nevis and St. Kitts company, and the Customer (identified as each natural person completing and meeting all required legal disclosures, FEC regulations qualifying that person to make independent expenditures, and other requirements including completing payment with a credit card that matches the name and address of the natural person making legal independent expenditures. Any person or entity that uses the Centrist Messenger, LLC site or any of its services, but does not meet the criteria of a Customer is defined as a User. All Customer and Users agree that the effective date of this agreement is upon the first day of use of the Centirst Messenger, LLC web sites or services. This agreement was written and posted as of September 8, 2008. All Users agrees that they have no right or claim to any refunds, payments, or other compensation in any election outcome or event. All Customers and Users agree to be bound by the terms of this MBA. All Customers and Users agree that the jurisdiction for any dispute related to the MBA will be the Federation of Nevis and St. Kitts as Event Futures, LLC provides the hedging services that enable the money back feature. For all other issues of simple performance by Centrist Messenger, LLC of the Customer request to play the purchased advertisement will be determined to occur in and be within the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware. All Customers and Users agree that in the event of any dispute, the forum for resolution will be mediation using a professional mediation firm selected by Centrist Messenger. The Customer acknowledges that Centrist Messenger, LLC and Event Futures, LLC are limited in liability to the assets in possession of the respective companies, and the Customer or User waives all claims to the assets of the owners or members of the LLC. The following are terms that each Customer agrees to and represents to understand about the functions and process of any money back.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Centrist Messenger will notify each customer of the effective date of the money back guarantee. We try to complete this notification within 7 business days. However, in the event that we cannot provide and effective date within 10 business days, we will cancel the advertising transaction and refund the purchase price. Centrist Messenger’s agreement with Event Futures, LLC only covers transactions a week after they are initiated. In most cases the political markets are stable enough that the delay is not of material concern. However, political futures markets are like any other markets and may face substantial variations. In the event that Event Futures, LLC cannot provide the hedge to Centrist Messenger, we cannot in good faith accept the advertising transaction.

WINNER DETERMINATION: The winner will be determined by Centrist Messenger’s review of all applicable public sources including national media organizations, individual state Board of Elections and state Secretary of State, and state or US Supreme Court rulings. Centrist Messenger anticipated making this determination in its sole authority by December 15 but may make it as early as November 5th 12:01am EST at its sole discretion (“Determination”). However, if recounts or other issues delay the clear winner, Centrist Messenger may delay the Determination until clarity of the victor is established. Furthermore, once Centrist Messenger makes its Determination of the winner, the decision will not be reversed due to unforeseen circumstances following Centrist Messenger’s Determination, i.e. terrorist attack, assassination, or other act of man or God. Following Centrist Messenger’s Determination of the winner which will be announced on the web site, money will be returned in full to those individuals whose candidate selected as being supported by their ad did not win the presidential election. Fund will be dispersed by the most efficient means determined by Centrist Messenger which may include reversal of payment on a credit card, check, money order, pre-paid check card, or other tender type that is equivalent to these monetary instruments. Refunds will be provided or sent given address filed during the original purchase.

ELECTION POSTPONMENT If the election is postponed until another date, then the Determination date will be moved according.

RETURN OF FUNDS: For Customers who are qualified to receive a return of funds as determined above, funds will be dispersed by the means determined by Centrist Messenger in its sole discretion. The funds will be returns in US currency through check, credit card refund, direct bank deposit, wire, or other negotiable instrument that has value equivalent to cash. The funds will be returned to the person and address listed in the purchase process. Centrist Messenger, LLC will not be held liable for any falsifications on the initial purchase. Furthermore, the Customer agrees that if Centrist Messenger sends a check to the listed address or refund the credit card, that Centrist Messenger, LLC is not liable for address changes, changes in credit card ownership, or other scenario where Centrist Messenger, LLC acts in good faith to return funds based on the information on file.

COUNTER PARTY RISK: Centrist Messenger, LLC’s agreement with Event Futures, LLC contains limitations based on counter party risk that Event Futures, LLC faces as it engages in transactions on political futures exchanges like Intrade, PLC. Exchanges are by their nature dependant on each exchange participant fulfilling their obligations and on the continued operation of the exchange to guarantee the trades of the participants. While Event Futuers, LLC believes in the stability of the exchanges used, a failure of the exchange, regulatory action, or other event, or Act of God may prevent Event Futures, LLC from fulfilling its obligations to Centrist Messenger, LLC. In the event, Centrist Messenger, LLC will not able to fulfill its customer obligations for the refund of advertising purchases due to exchange failure, the Customer and Users agree have no further obligations to provide the refund and that the Customers waive all rights to pursue actions against Centrist Messenger, LLC, Event Futures, LLC or an members or owners there of. The Customer retains the right to participate in any settlement or refund from these exchanges pro rata to their loses they experienced.

SEVERABILITY:If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible, and the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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