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	Rock the Vote - About Rock the Vote
		Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 1990 in response to a wave of attacks on freedom of speech and artistic expression.
		Rock the Vote mobilizes young people to create positive social and political change in their lives and communities.
		Rock the Vote coordinates voter registration drives, get-out-the-vote events, and voter education efforts, all with the intention of ensuring that young people take advantage of their right to vote.
	www.rockthevote.com /rtv_about.php (203 words)

	The Raw Story \| MTV's Rock the Vote: Beyond useless
		Rock the Vote (RtV), the MTV-themed campaign to channel youthful energy into electoral politics through the power of celebrity and the cachet of cool has proven over its nearly fifteen years of existence to be useless.
		A real revolution by RtV would be to make sure that its celebrity spokespeople actually vote, since flag-draped Madonna failed to after her RtV commercials in 1990 and Ben Affleck voted only once the previous decade according to The Smoking Gun, after admonishing others to vote in the 2000 campaign.
		RtV claims that in 1992 it registered 350,000 young people and help lead over two million new young voters to the polls and that these young people reversed a 20-year cycle of declining participation with a 20 percent increase in youth turnout compared to the previous Presidential election.
	www.rawstory.com /exclusives/softley/mtv_rock_vote_useless_801.htm (1387 words)

	AlterNet: Does 'Rock the Vote' Miss the Boat?
		Rock the Vote's aesthetic trades heavily on a punk/hip-hop anti-establishment look, but its message is strictly work-within-the-system: Vote every four years, wear a $14.99 "Give a Shit" T-shirt, watch MTV and buy 7UP and Motorola phones.
		Despite all of this, Rock the Vote and other organizations have begun an ambitious campaign called 20 Million Loud, which seeks to use a variety of promotions to increase youth voter turnout for the 2004 race by two million voters, to 20 million.
		Rock the Vote has organized 75 street teams to encourage face-to-face contact, and other groups in the 20 Million Loud Coalition, including the New Voters Project (an offshoot of the successful grassroots organizer Public Interest Research Group), are relying almost exclusively on street teams and door-to-door efforts to help meet their targets.
	www.alternet.org /story.html?StoryID=18745 (1771 words)

	The Smoking Gun: Archive
		MARCH 26--Rock the Vote, which recruits celebrities to try and convince young people to register to vote and get involved in the political process, announced yesterday that singer Lenny Kravitz has recorded an anti-war song that's now available exclusively on the group's web site.
		Since the rock star has also lived in Miami Beach (where he bought a $8.95 million home in October 2001) and Los Angeles, TSG checked with election boards in Dade County and L.A., but neither agency had a record of Kravitz ever being registered in its respective locale.
		Kravitz's new song, "We Want Peace," is "an urgent call...for America to be a peaceful leader in the world," according to Rock the Vote, which refers to the musician as a "true patriot." Kravitz wrote and performed the song with Kazem Al Sahir, one of Iraq's leading pop music artists.
	www.thesmokinggun.com /archive/kravitzvote1.html (278 words)

	Rock the Vote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rock the Vote is a non-profit political advocacy organization founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by Jeff Ayeroff, co-chief of Virgin Records.
		Rock the Vote coordinates voter registration drives, get-out-the-vote events, and voter education efforts, all with the intention of ensuring that young people take advantage of their right to vote.
		Rock the Vote replied pointing out that General John Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff of the US army "says the continued success of the all-volunteer military is not guaranteed” Keane has told Congress that adding more than 50,000 troops to the Army would require thinking about a return to the draft”"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock_the_Vote (547 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Mock the Vote by Chris Arabia
		Under the altruistic guise of registering America’s youth to vote, radical organizations are indoctrinating and recruiting a new generation of activists.
		Rock the Vote confirmed its antiwar, leftist partisanship by co-sponsoring a newspaper advertisement with
		While Rock the Vote and its member organizations enjoy some success in disguising their leftist proclivities, the more radical Left is forthright about its politics when trying to recruit college students.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10330 (2117 words)

	V-Day: "Vaginas Vote, Chicks Rock" to Take Place Monday, September 13 at the Apollo Theater
		Rock the Vote and Chicks Rock, Chicks Vote: Founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry, Rock the Vote is a non-partisan, non profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world.
		Vote, Run, Lead: Vote, Run, Lead is a national nonpartisan initiative to ignite and mobilize the power of women's votes and women's voices.
		Vote, Run, Lead is recruiting more than 25,000 women across the country to get-out-the-vote and training and mobilizing 1,000 women to become political leaders.
	www.vday.org /contents/vday/press/release/0408181 (1049 words)

	Youth Vote Coalition Board Members - Rock the Vote
		Rock the Vote was founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry in response to a wave of attacks on freedom of speech and artistic statement.
		In less than a decade, Rock the Vote has become a leader in the effort to increase youth participation in the political process.
		With the approach of the new millennium and the 2000 elections, Rock the Vote is focusing its efforts on a campaign, called Rock the Vote Everyday, to increase civic engagement among young adults.
	www.youthvote.org /site1/members/coalition/rockthevote.htm (168 words)

	Cincinnati Public Library Cancels "Rock The Vote" Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A "Rock the Vote" organizer said she was disappointed by the decision.
		Rock the Vote is registered as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization aimed at young people.
		The Rock the Vote web site includes a statement by the Dixie Chicks, who were criticized after they said last year they were embarrassed that President Bush was from Texas.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2004/local/10/15/rockthevote.html (524 words)

	The American Spectator
		Published 2/10/2006 12:04:34 AM The Rock the Vote movement, which began in 1990 in an effort to get young people to register to vote for any candidate they wished as long as it was a Democrat, is in dire straits.
		Rock the Vote, the group already has plenty of money and there's no reason to donate.
		Rock the Vote could soon be on to the final chapter in its life -- Chapter 7.
	www.spectator.org /dsp_article.asp?art_id=9396 (582 words)

	Rock the vote? Maybe not - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Megan Brown, 18, made her way down the line, asking "Are you registered?" and carrying a clipboard full of voter registration forms with a "Rock the Vote" sticker on the back.
		I really feel like it's something I'm doing for me." Rock the Vote loves volunteers like Brown: Not only is she a young hipster in an Urban Outfitters T-shirt, she's cheerful, approachable and undaunted by giggly rejections ("I'm only 12!" one Death Cab fan protests).
		Rock the Vote, with MTV (and its corporate parent, Viacom) as a prominent sponsor, has laid down the blueprint for today's high-profile register-to-vote crusades: a flashy Web presence, TV and print public service announcements, and celebrity-studded live events.
	dir.salon.com /story/mwt/feature/2004/04/23/youth_voting/index_np.html (714 words)

	MTV's Rock the Vote Spreading to Teens Everywhere
		MTV's own ""Rock the Vote"" had a pre kickoff in Times Square to their annual fund-raiser as they try to raise $5,000 dollars.
		"Rock the Vote" is a non-profit organization, which seeks to get younger people from ages 16 to 25 to become active.
		"Rock the Vote" was founded in the early 90's by members of the recording industry in response to a wave of political attacks on freedom of expression.
	www.harlemlive.org /community/activist/rockthevote (280 words)

	Wired News: Rock the Vote Goes IM
		Wired News: Rock the Vote Goes IM Note: You are reading this message either because you can not see our css files (served from Lygo, a lycos image service, for performance reasons), or because you do not have a standards-compliant browser.
		All year, Rock the Vote has been trumpeting its goal to get 20 million 18- to 24-year-olds to the polls.
		Along the way, it has unveiled initiatives like Rock the Mobile Vote, using mobile phones and text messaging to spread the word to young would-be voters about political issues, voter registration and the importance of voting.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,64580,00.html (754 words)

	Rock The Vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ARE YOU READY TO Rock The Vote believes the empowerment of young people is critical to having a government that acts in the interests of all people.
		Rock The Vote or if you want to volunteer, write to:
		Rock The Yote is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)3 organization.
	www.sonypictures.com /classics/living/misc/rockvote.html (188 words)

	Rock the Vote: Keeping it Unreal on Social Security
		Under Riemer’s leadership, Rock the Vote earlier this year joined with AARP to commission a nationwide poll on “Public Attitudes Towards Social Security and Private Accounts.” Far from a scientific study of popular opinion, this study adopted a hopelessly flawed methodology.
		Rock the Vote’s press release about this poll trumpets three conditions under which variously 63, 70, or 65 percent of young voters would oppose a system of personal accounts.
		Worse, though, is the fact that Rock the Vote would betray its professed constituency for the sake of a partisan platform.
	www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed021805b.cfm (750 words)

	FOXNews.com - Rock the Vote Regroups to Emerge From Debt - Politics \| Republican Party \| Democratic Party \| Political ...
		LOS ANGELES — Rock the Vote is turning 16 this year, but the birthday for the organization that has used Madonna, R.E.M. and other music stars to get millions of young people involved in politics is shaping up to be anything but sweet.
		Rock the Vote founder Jeff Ayeroff and board chairman Fred Goldring declined to comment.
		Ayeroff was co-chief of Virgin Records when he founded Rock the Vote — the first organization to effectively use the media to engage young voters.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,184841,00.html (703 words)

	Cornell News: Rock The Vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rock The Vote is a partnership with MTV's campaign "Choose or Lose: 20 Million Loud" to encourage young people throughout the United States to register to vote.
		The Rock The Vote bus stop in Ithaca is the first event organized in coordination with the Cornell Mock Election Committee, a student group that is planning lectures, debates and book signings during the fall that relate to the election season.
		Young people have an unprecedented opportunity to be the swing vote in this election, says Jehmu Greene, president of Rock The Vote, in the organization's press materials.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/Aug04/RockTheVote.bpf.html (376 words)

	The American Spectator
		What's most entertaining about Rock the Vote, however, is the complete morbid seriousness that the organizers bring to their jobs.
		Still, Rock the Vote maintains in bold, conspicuous lettering that it is a "strictly nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate for any office anywhere at any time.
		You'd think that Rock the Vote would send traffic to organizations like the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, the National Association of Scholars, and, say, the Center for Individual Rights, which stick up for freedom of thought on campus.
	www.spectator.org /dsp_article.asp?art_id=5775 (940 words)

	Dixie Chicks--Rock the Vote-- GirlSite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thanks to their involvement with Rock the Vote, the Dixie Chicks are taking part in public service announcements and a special Web site that encourages you to speak out and learn about all the issues, which is being funded by a special $100,000 donation to Rock the Vote from the Dixie Chicks.
		Rock the Vote’s online voter registration brings the national voter registration forms directly to you on the Internet and allows you to complete the forms through an interactive web-based application.
		Founded in 1990 by leaders of the recording industry, Rock the Vote is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world.
	www.girlsite.org /gs_network/rockthevoteevent.html (487 words)

	Voters Information Guide for the 2004 US Election
		To register to vote, enter your zip code on the Just Vote site (la guía de votación está disponible en español) and it will guide you through the creation of a PDF document which you can print out, sign, and send to the appropriate address for your state.
		If you are unable to vote in person on election day in your state of residence, are living or stationed abroad, or just wish to not worry about going to the polls on election day, you may vote by absentee ballot.
		To obtain an absentee ballot for your state, enter your zip code on the Just Vote site and it will guide you through the creation of a PDF document which you can print out, sign, and send to the appropriate address for your state.
	www.kottke.org /plus/vote2004 (788 words)

	Mexico's Rock the Vote
		Only 30% of young voters voted the last election and we figured out that doing something with artists like the Rock the Vote campaign would make a difference, a couple of tequilas and a couple of phone calls we started the project....today more than 30 major artists participate....
		The results were disappointing, only 43,000 Mexicans living in the US will vote this elections, more than 10 million papers were sent to the US but the amount of bureaucracy and tramits made it almost impossible for Mexicans in the US to vote.
		Voting is just the first step in democracy, from there on we have to pressure our representatives to commit and serve the people.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/06/28/DI2006062801307.html (2886 words)

	Rock the Vote - Home
		Brought to you by Rock the Nation.org and EDUN.CA The Hippies Were Right!
		What is our proper place, then, between the rock of our technological prowess and the hard place of our biological vulnerability and profound interconnection with the rest of creation?
		All of these questions are critical in coming to grips with the enormity of the ecological challenge before us; they constitute a summons to fashion a new human/non-human relationship.
	www.rockthevote.ca (777 words)

	Every Vote is Wasted by J.H. Huebert
		In its appeal for participation, the official "Rock the Vote" website informs: "Your vote is your voice.
		To say that "not voting is just like voting for the winner" is silly.
		Reducing all that is your voice to a vote turns you from a unique human being into a digit in a ones column.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig3/huebert7.html (590 words)

	The Sun Online - Election: Your country needs you
		Today The Sun is launching a Rock The Vote campaign to get our readers and every other able-bodied person out on the big day to say who they want in Parliament.
		Voting is a privilege our forefathers literally fought and died for.
		The Rock The Vote movement was set up with the simple aim of combating young people’s apathy and convincing them that they had a stake in America’s future.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2005173123,00.html (975 words)

	Rock the Vote! - KFBA: The Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It turns out that celebrities in Oregon really are like the rest of us: Many of them, especially the younger ones, fail to vote in a lot of elections, for reasons as mundane as a recent move, a trip out of town or simple failure to tune in to the issues.
		Failing to vote is not a statement or a point of pride for well-known Oregonians willing to discuss their voting history.
		The Oregonian's inquiries about the spotty voting records of Blazers coach Nate McMillan and several of his young star players -- none of whom turned out to be registered to vote -- prompted the team to add registering to vote to its protocol for players who join the franchise, said spokesman Art Sasse.
	kfba.net /Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=16961 (904 words)

	CNN.com - Dems face off in 'Rock the Vote' - Nov. 6, 2003
		Dubbed "America Rocks the Vote" and moderated by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, the forum was designed with a town-hall format.
		Past presidential campaign events sponsored by Rock the Vote have provided some unconventional moments, as in 1992 when candidate Bill Clinton was asked by an MTV audience whether he preferred boxers or briefs.
		A nonprofit organization, Rock the Vote wants to change that image by bringing younger voters into the political process.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/04/elec04.prez.rock.vote/index.html (1310 words)

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