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Press Releases | In the News | Media Contact Info Press Release Political Opposites Find Common Ground at SpeakOut.com WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 10, 2000 -- Terry McAuliffe and Ralph Reed will serve as counter-weight political advisors to the Internet activism website, SpeakOut.com. McAuliffe and Reed will serve as strategic advisors to the company, joining the ranks of SpeakOut’s all-star, bipartisan political advisory board chaired by Tom Downey, former member of Congress; Rich Bond, former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Michael K. Deaver, former deputy chief of staff to Ronald Reagan; William Diefenderfer, a senior official in the Bush Administration; Carter Eskew, an advisor to Vice President Gore; Ed Gillespie, former director of communications and congressional affairs for the Republican National Committee; Susan Molinari, former member of Congress; and Jack Quinn, former White House counsel to President Clinton. "SpeakOut.com is about engaging people in the issues that affect their lives and encouraging them to 'Speak Out' and be heard. We help people find their individual and collective voices," said Ron Howard, chairman and CEO of SpeakOut.com, Inc. "Terry McAuliffe and Ralph Reed make their opinions heard loud and clear within their parties and throughout Washington. Their counsel will allow SpeakOut.com to raise the voice of every American." The purpose of the SpeakOut.com bipartisan board of advisors is to help guide and counsel the growing Internet company on how to effectively deliver activism tools to the American people and to prepare the Washington political and media establishments for the oncoming era of local and national citizen activism. "The rules of the game are rapidly changing, and companies like SpeakOut are leading the way in bringing politics back to the people," said McAuliffe upon his acceptance of the new position. Terry McAuliffe, advisor, friend and fundraiser to President Clinton, has been actively involved in Democratic politics for over two decades. He served as national co-chairman and national finance chairman of President Clinton’s re-election campaign in 1996, national finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee in 1994 and finance chairman for the Gephardt for President campaign. He is currently the chairman of the American Heritage Corporation, a premier builder of single family homes in Central Florida. "More than just through surveys and polls, the American people have clear and distinct opinions on the issues that we face, and the internet is letting them make their voices heard," said Reed. Ralph Reed is widely acknowledged as one of the most important Republican political strategists in the nation. As executive director of the Christian Coalition, from its founding in 1989 until 1997, Reed built one of the most effective grassroots organizations in the history of modern American politics. Newsweek named Reed one of the top ten political newsmakers in America, and Time named Reed one of the fifty future leaders in the country. He is currently president of Century Strategies, a public relations and public affairs consulting firm. About SpeakOut.com Based in Washington, DC, SpeakOut.com (www.speakout.com) is a new Internet activism Web site whose primary mission is to enhance the democratic process by enabling citizens access to non-partisan, independent content and providing an effective medium for transmitting their opinions to the decision makers of Washington and beyond. Contacts
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