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Heal This Nation

Please check out my new commercials for a certain presidential candidate that I happen to favor. If you like them, pass them on to everyone you know!
Thanks!

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THE STORY BEHIND THE ADS (continued)
When I first gave a donation to Barack Obama earlier this year, I was led to a questionnaire that asked me if I was willing to volunteer. Sure, why not. After entering my email, I was directed to a screen that asked all kinds of questions about my skill set. They didn't just ask for money, but asked specifically what I could DO for the campaign and for community service. I wrote down that I could write, direct, and produce videos. While Barack never personally contacted me and told me to get going, filling out that form made me consider my responsibility in our political system and in our nation. It made me think about community organizing and the need for all of us to do what we can to help heal this nation. It led me to not only create these commercials in support of Obama, but to start a small nonprofit called Heal This Nation using new media to promote social awareness. Now, you might say that Obama's ability to inspire people is just a smoke screen, a distraction from what is really important. But I would argue that it's his most important quality. If he's got me doing this, imagine a nation of people contributing in their own personal ways. Imagine a world of people working together toward the common goals that unite us all. You may say I'm a dreamer, but... well you know how it goes.

Eli Craig
www.HealThisNation.org

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