Forget Big Brother; This Is a Job for Big Mother

0 Comments | Insight on the News, Feb 15, 1999 | by John Elvin

Entertainer Steve Vauss is raising money in an attempt to get his anti-Clinton message across to mainstream America. The singer says he's been "preaching to the choir" with ads and promotions on conservative talk shows and Websites, so now he's going to try a "Dear Mr. President" campaign in major metropolitan markets. The idea, which he hopes conservative donors will support by sending him a buck toward the cause, is to catch the general public's attention with letters from kids to President Clinton.

In one of the proposed ads, a kid explains that he was playing ball in the house when "a vase got busted." He admits he threw the ball that knocked it over, but "it was the floor that actually broke it." Despite the technical accuracy of his explanation, the kid says, his mother has "grounded" him for lying.

"Mr. President," the kid asks, "could you call my mom? Maybe get her just to censure me? I know you can explain lying better than anybody." The ad goes on with a chorus of one of Vauss' songs, "Wrong's Not Right." Vauss can be reached at Dear Mr. President, P.O. Box 28700, San Diego, CA 92198, or by calling (800) HITSONG.