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Part II: Interview With Tom Sheridan, Lobbyist to the Stars
Here's the continuation of our interview with Tom Sheridan, the lobbyist who works with Bono on his ONE campaign to end global poverty. Liberty took in a ONE campaign panel with Ben Affleck, Madeleine Albright, and Tom Daschle at the convention yesterday — more details on that event soon! Here's the continuation of our conversation with Tom:
Who else do you work with?
Meet a Celebrity Lobbyist Committed to Star-Powered Activism
Parked in the intersection of politics and pop culture is the celebrity activist. There all kinds of ways celebrities get involved in causes from serving on boards to inspiring laws on Capitol Hill, and Tom Sheridan knows how to harness that fame and make the issue the real star. A lobbyist based in DC, he represents Bono and his work on the ONE campaign against global poverty.
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Day 1: Checking In and Convention Swag!
We just had a great interview with Tom Sheridan that we can't wait to tell you all about! We're all checked in, and press-credentialed! Now Citizen and I are headed into the thick of the convention action .
Day 1: Here's What We're Checking Out at the Convention
Good morning politics fans! We're up bright and early and raring to go — the convention is a like a politico's Olympics and Super Bowl all rolled into one, and we have big plans today:
- We have an interview with Tom Sheridan, an expert on celebrity activism.
- Morgan Spurlock is giving a Q&A on Where in the World is Osama bin Laden.
- We're checking out the Google and Huffington Post "retreats" for political bloggers. After all even the New York Times says this is the year of the blogger.
- Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Obama, Jimmy Carter — and I hear rumors of a live appearance by Ted Kennedy — are all speaking tonight on the convention floor.
- Rock the Vote's Ballot Bash featuring Fall Out Boy is tonight
- Planned Parenthood is hosting a "Sex and Politics" cocktail party that we hear Aisha Tyler and Ashley Judd will be attending.
Ad-Rageous: Matt Damon Channels Michelle & Cindy for ONE
This new ad from ONE just hit this morning, and it stars Matt Damon's face uttering a slew of famous voices. Damon opens the spot saying, "thanks to everyday Americans who chose to make a difference, millions of lives have been saved in the world's poorest countries." Then words from Michael Bloomberg, Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain and more are heard.
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