1 Dear Miss Atila, this is from the Americans for Dr. Rice group. I am posting it to share information with you and your readers. I hope this is ok, and that you celebrate free speech as much as I do. Americans for Dr. Rice leaves for a trip to Iowa this weekend. Your readers in Iowa a might enjoy coming to this event. Here is the message I am sending out on behalf of our new spokeswoman in DC, Jessie Jane Duff. This trip to Iowa will give us a chance to speak directly with the people of Des Moines about our nationwide effort instead of drowning by the power of the mass media in Iowa. That was one of the motives to advertise our TV ad promoting Condoleezza Rice as our next president on the ABC show, "Commander in Chief", to get our message out to the audience. The group purchased ads on ABC in Des Moines for 2 weeks on television. That is also why we paid for radio ads in Des Moines for over 6 weeks on WHO, to plant the seeds of this great vision for our nation's future. Here is the list of our events this weekend. On Sunday, January 15, there will be a public meeting at the Quality Inn on the 2nd floor, Room 208 in downtown Des Moines starting at 2pm. This is part of informing Iowa voters about the Americans for Dr. Rice grassroots effort for 2008. Since we have a booth at the Iowa Caucus on January 16, this meeting will be a venue for those who are not coming to the Caucus at the HyVee Events Center downtown on Monday. Our speaker, Jessie Jane Duff will provide the pubic with a chance to collect information about the Draft Condi 2008 movement, ask questions, and get a bumper stickers or a campaign buttons. On January 16, a press conference will be held at 9AM with the Americans for Dr. Rice spokeswoman Jessie Jane Duff at the podium. Martin Luther King's birthday is a day to honor the success of minority representation in local governments, state governments, and for those holding national positions of power, like Secretary Condoleezza Rice, who help create policy for leaders on both sides of the aisle. In Iowa, we celebrate the recent election of Ross Wilburn as the first black mayor of Iowa City. There are now 3 black mayors serving in Iowa, including LaMetta Wynn and Reagan Banks. On this wonderful day, we will speak about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and why we believe she is the most qualified and strongest leader for our nation in 2008. This is a horserace, and we are betting on the filly with the best legs. this note was written on behalf of Jessie Jane Duff the new leader for Americansforrice.com