WITH THE MID-TERM ELECTION LESS THAN
THREE WEEKS AWAY, SINGER/SONGWRITER
JOHN CHAFFEE’S INDEPENDENT LION IS
ROARING LOUD AND CLEAR TO VOTERS
TIRED OF THE GOVERNMENT’S FREESPENDING
WAYS WITH ‘EASY MONEY’

As the mid-term Election on Tuesday, November 2 inches closer by the day, Americans fed up with the U.S. government’s freewheeling spendthrift ways are finding ways even before casting their ballots to vent their frustrations.

Entrepreneurial singer/songwriter John Chaffee ^[1] has been getting plenty of people talking with his rollicking country flavored satire tune “Easy Money,” whose biting, infectious chorus says it all: “Easy Money/We print it, we mint it, we give it all away/Easy Money/Easy come, easy go, we just have hell to pay/…We grow our government big and bigger, we add more rules no one can “figger…”

Fresh off his win for “Best Country Song” at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) for the biting and satirical “Play By The Rules” ^[2]—whose video, featuring Chaffee dressed as Uncle Sam, has been viewed close to 30,000 times on YouTube—he also recently launched www.independentlion.com ^[3] to help disenchanted Americans express their feelings.

The Independent Lion website sells T-shirts featuring a trademarked red, white and blue lion (styled like the Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant) underscored by a memorable catchphrase that sums up what millions are thinking as we approach the 2010 midterm elections: “Not Left. Not Right. Not Satisfied.”

As Chaffee’s lion continues to roar, the media at large is also trying to zero in on new ways to keep this national conversation going and engage people in the political process.

In the Marina Del Rey area of Los Angeles, October 14-16, Talk Show Boot Camp’s Second Event joins forces with Al Peterson’s Talk Media Conference to present “The Largest Talk Event Ever!”

According to its website, “The 2010 Talk Media Conference & Talk Show Boot Camp is designed to provide format-focused learning sessions and thought provoking speakers targeting Talk radio professionals and other related industry executives. Whether you are a News/Talk/Sports programmer, manager or on-air talent, TMC&TSBC 2010 offers new research, insights and the information needed to navigate the changes and challenges of Talk media today and tomorrow.”

Also making waves in the media this week is Ray Griggs’ provocative documentary film “I Want Your Money,” which contrasts the two paths the U.S. can take using the words and actions of Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan.

The film’s iconic promotional Uncle Sam image is very similar in look to Chaffee as he appeared in the video for “Play By The Rules.”

“I Want Your Money” uses interviews from well-known public figures, experts, movie clips, dramatic portrayals, music, graphics and even comedic animation to tell the story in the plainest terms of the choice between the Obama and the Reagan views of the role of the federal government in our society.

It also examines how these big government programs have been tried in the past at great moral and financial cost to the nation. California is offered as a case-in-point in understanding what economic challenges might face the nation, if we choose the larger government path.

Among those interviewed for the project are: Mike Huckabee, Michael Reagan, William Voegeli, Stephen Moore, Star Parker, Edwin Meese III, Newt Gingrich, Pete Wilson and Steve Forbes.

Much like the followers of the Independent Lion, “I Want Your Money” is a call to action for those who care about the future of the United States.

Listen to “Easy Money” at http://luckmedia.com/projects/johnchaffee/ ^[1].