FRANK MOORE FOR PRESIDENT 2008 BLOG

From: Brian Berg
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:28 PM
Subject: Platform on Illegal Immigration

What is your stance on this issue?

Frank Moore wrote:

hi, brian.

I believe we as citizens of the world should have the right of travel/movement. I believe we need immigrates. So I believe in fairly open borders.using our historical relationship with Canada as the model. I would remove racist filters. I would deny entry to those with criminal records. I would seriously beef up the security and inspections at our ports.

All businesses selling their products in the U.S. will have to certify that their products were manufactured in accordance with this country’s labor, wage, environmental, and safety laws … that they meet or exceed these … no matter where they were produced. This would curb people’s desire to come to this country for a better life. It would also remove the motivation of the corporations to drain jobs from this country. Businesses would pay non-citizen workers at least the minimum wage which would be tied to the cost of living. Businesses that hire non-citizen workers would pay a tax to cover the additional costs to our educational and health systems. This tax couldn’t be taken out of the wages of the workers.

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

From: Jope, Penny
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:49 PM
Subject: Australian Travel TV – Filming Campaign Trail

Dear Mr Moore,

We produce the Australian TV travel series Getaway and will be filming a story on the US presidential campaign this year. Getaway is Australia’s highest rating travel program and has been running for 15 years. We will be sending a crew of four to the US from May 5 to 18, 2008.

We are seeking to film with at least two different candidates who will be campaigning during those weeks. Our crew and presenter, Ben Dark, would be interested in shadowing you and Dr Susan Block on your campaign tour for 2 to 3 days. The story will show Ben Dark joining candidates out on the campaign trail, show a personal account of the election race, and visit a cross section of communities and towns in the US.

I have attached a profile on the show, you can also visit our website http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/ for further info on the show.

I would be happy to discuss the opportunity with you further. I am based in Sydney Australia and can be reached on +61 2 9965 2871 or via this email. Alternatively you could email me a convenient time and phone number to reach you on.

I look forward to hearing from you.

With thanks,
Penny

Penny Jope
Getaway – Researcher

Frank Moore wrote:
of course, penny, i would love to have ben shadow me! keep in mind that i’m not running a traditional campaign. a swedish tv crew was just here filming. we’d need to firm up dates soon so that i can arrange events for you shoot.

suzy, my running mate, lives in l.a.. i’ll talk to her about the possibility of her coming up for the filming.

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

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The Getaway website is a popular travel planning tool for holidaymakers as it enables people to browse Getaway stories aired over the past decade as well as find destination-specific information such as visa requirements, shopping and sightseeing in most of the popular holiday destinations. Other features include a currency converter, worldwide weather updates and interactive mapping.

Viewers who do not have internet access can write in to receive Fact Sheets for each story.

Getaway is nationally and internationally recognized for the quality of its TV production and the excellence of its highly experienced camera crews.

Getaway typically sends a four-person crew to international destinations – a producer, a presenter, a cameraman and a sound recordist. The crew films with just one digital camera, a tripod and one boom microphone. Similar to a news crew, they do not require cranes, scaffolds, large transport trucks or lighting. The crew travels in a minivan, usually a 10-12 seater vehicle and always takes a local guide.

Frank Moore Still Running For President

Last year, we told you about a presidential bid by Frank Moore, a man known to some as “the Stephen Hawking of performance art.” And you might be pleased to learn that, while many White House aspirants have fallen to the wayside, Moore’s unique campaign continues steaming ahead. The Just Makes Sense candidate tells Radar, “The response of people on the street to our platform is overwhelming,” and he’s currently in the process of lining up electors in upcoming primary states who would be willing to stand for him in the Electoral College … read more>

Check it out! It only took us 11 years! So BUY BUY BUY! you will know your money will go for subversive change!

Here’s grand opening of our new online store:
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In Freedom,
Frank Moore

From: Nick Curran
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 6:47 AM
Subject: inquiry from Radar magazine

Mr. Moore:

As you may or may not recall, I’ve written about your presidential campaign previously for Radar magazine.

I’m wondering if you might be willing to give an update on your recent campaign activities. Specifically, I’d be interested in a few things:

First, your feelings on the response you seem to be getting to your candidacy. I notice from your blog that there are Moore supporters near and far, and see that you just recently put out a call for electors in various states – what kind of response have you gotten thus far? How has your work as an artist played into the campaign – is it something that comes up frequently in discussions with voters?

Secondly, do you have any thoughts you’d like to share on the candidates who are getting most of the media attention? Anything you’d like to say to Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? Mike Huckabee?

Finally, I see that Dr. Susan Block is your running mate. What kind of role has she played in your campaign, and what has she brought to your efforts? Do you think her addition makes your ticket even sexier than the Bush-Cheney ticket of 2000/2004? Is that even possible?

Thanks much for your attention. Look forward to hearing from you.

Nick Curran

Frank Moore wrote:
well, nick….there are levels of response. the response of people on the street to our platform is overwhelming. it gives them hope. they know it is practical, doable…except in the present political unreality. they like the direct talk about what affects their/our lives.

the media’s response… there has been no coverage, with a few exception, in the u.s. traditional mainstream media…which was expected. but there is an amazing amount of interest both on the web and in europe. i get requests for interviews almost daily…including a polish magazine and a german film company. a swedish t.v. crew shot a segment about me. a piece about my campaign is coming out in a british magazine. maybe the u.s. media will discover me in europe! hey, they are debating my platform on the k.c. chiefs’ site!

we have just started trying to get electors…really we haven’t finished figuring out what each state requires. in fact we have forced a couple of states to change/clear up their write-in rules. quite a few states either outright ban write-ins or make it almost impossible to qualify. so their voters are locked in to the present two mainstream parties and thus are disinfranchised. this is the major block to a third-party candidate winning.

people get so into my platform that my being a performance artist, etc. doesn’t come up…which is good art. in my art i stretch reality to expand possibilities. this might be the best performance i have ever done!

i picked suzy as my running mate because of her powerful intellect that allows her to run deep with the concepts we are representing. of course her sexiness and humor oil the gears! mmmmmm….are you suggesting bush and cheney have played together. suzy and i have!

i want to invite all of the other candidates to get together with me on my show to explore the real issues!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Nick Curran wrote:
Mr. Moore:

Thanks so much for the response. Having worked on some elections, I can sympathize with your frustration dealing with state election laws – they’re a mess.

And here’s the resulting post on Radar. Perhaps it will provoke some media outlets to take a closer look at your candidacy?

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/02/
rank-moore-still-running-for-president.php

Please keep me posted on your activities; we’d be interested in keeping our readers apprised of your campaign work.

Thanks again.

Nick Curran

Frank Moore wrote:
this is a great piece, nick. thanks!

we checked…and your piece last year was the very first bit of coverage the campaign received.

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

From: Dr Susan Block Institute
To: ‘Frank Moore’
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:57 PM
Subject: radar on frank

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/02/
frank-moore-still-running-for-president.php

xo S

Frank Moore wrote:
yep…it’s getting intense! just wait to read what came in today!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Nick Curran wrote:
Right on. Hope more attention comes your way – and please keep me posted on what’s up. I’d love to write more about your campaign exploits.

Thanks again,
Nick Curran

Frank Moore rote:
i just put you on my e-salon so that you’ll get all the campaign news!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

From: Blue House
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 7:22 PM
Subject: Art & Politics Series at CounterPULSE

What do you think of this? … I would email it to Loren Robertson loren@counterpulse.org, the Program Manager at CounterPULSE (http://counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml) … a request to book Frank for one of their “Art & Politics” series nights at CounterPULSE, which is in the Mission … CounterPULSE is an offshoot of 848 …

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Hi Loren,

I’m not sure if you are the right person to talk to about this, but I am writing to see if it would be possible to book performance artist and 2008 presidential candidate Frank Moore as a presenter for one of your “Art & Politics” nights at CounterPULSE.
(see: http://www.frankmooreforpresident08.com/ )

Looking through the other presenters that you have scheduled since last fall and into the first months of this year, I think Frank would fit very well into this series. You may know of Frank from all of the work he did at 848 some years ago. As an artist engaged now in what he has called a “2-year performance” otherwise known as “Frank Moore for President 2008”, which is a reality-performance in which he is actually running for President, Frank can discuss the ways in which his candidacy has created both change and community in the same ways as his other performance work has done … he can show slides/video of his political/art events that have been transformative on many levels, humanistically and politically. But more than anything, Frank will want to use his night as an opening for a deep discussion of the core issues facing all of us today, and a way to bring people together … he will be available to be grilled on his presidential platform! The presentation will also reveal the political structures in place that seek to prevent the people from truly gaining political power in our current system by looking at the process for a write-in Presidential candidate in California and the rest of the U.S..

Thanks!
— Corey

Frank Moore wrote:
great, corey!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

From: “Łukasz Figielski / AKTIVIST”
To: Frank Moore
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:39 AM
Subject: Interview for Aktivist mag (Poland)

Hallo there,

im the Editor-In-Chief of Polish biggest city/nigtlife magazine (www.AKTIVIST.pl), which deals a bit with politics as well. Would you (would Frank Moore) be so kind to give us an interview – regarding upcoming elections, of course? Via mail, skype, whatsoever…

Kind regards
Lukasz Figielski I Editor-In-Chief
www.AKTIVIST.pl

Frank Moore wrote:
i would love to! by e-mail works the best for me.

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Frank,

One more presidential issue to think about.

Rich (Dr. Richard Kerbavaz)

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Dear Laura,

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Frank Moore wrote:
and i have thought a lot about it!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Frank Moore wrore:
as president, i will liberate science…as well as art, media, education, and other aspects of our culture…from the distorting, limiting dictatorship of corporate search for huge profits. science should be the exploring of all possibilities and not the search for the next cash cow!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Dear Mr. Moore.

We represent a German internationally involved production company, Selkirk Pictures, which produces high-class documentary films for the leading state broadcasting networks. We would like to release a documentary about you and your election campaign and implicate it with the forthcoming presidential election.

Although the election is extremely important to most Europeans, the majority do not realize that third or independent parties, which you represent, even exist in the American political landscape. Our documentary plans to bring you and the matter of your party up front to them before the election in November.

We would appreciate working with you a lot. Please let us know via email when we can arrange an appointment for an interview with you.

Best regards,

William Cochran

P.S.: For further information please visit our Website at www.selkirk-pictures.com

Frank Moore wrote:

I would love to!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

William Cochran wrote:
Dear Mr. Moore,

thank you for your prompt reply. First of all, we are very happy to hear that you are interested in our documentary.

At this very moment we are working on our travel time schedule. We are planning to visit the US at the end of August/beginning of September. Would this be a convenient time for you? Are you preparing any specific campaign actions, since this will be a major part in our film?

I will give you explicit information about our time schedule in the next two weeks, so we can arrange an appointment.

Thank you for your patience in advance.

Best regards,
William Cochran

Frank Moore wrote:
that works for us. we will set up campaign events for then. keep in mind i’m a “third-party” candidate. so everything we do is intimate, not large.

In Freedom,

Frank Moore

Jesse Beagle wrote:
It’s wonderful they want to make known that USA DOES HAVE third parties and happy they chose you as that 3rd party example. HURRAY HURRAY OH HAPPY DAY!

jESSE