<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16609" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic"><STRONG><FONT color=#000080 size=4>UPDATE FROM SHEPARD FOR CONGRESS 2008</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG><A href="http://www.shepard2008.com/">http://www.shepard2008.com/</A></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008> <HR> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Greetings Friends, Family and Supporters!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>This message is going out to a great many more people than the last one!  </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>So far our campaign is going better than we could have hoped going into this.  We have gotten lots of support from not only Libertarians but many Republicans and Democrats as well.  Several precinct committeemen from other parties have contacted us to offer support.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>COMMENTS AFTER THE LAST DEBATE</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>"Shepard can eloquently and intelligently address any issue...  he is well-studied on all the issues" - Gary Welsh of Advance Indiana.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2>"...he's got an amazing command of issues which I did not expect." - posted at the Democrat run Taking Down Words BLOG.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2>"acknowledges that our elected leaders in DC aren’t taking us in the right direction. He alluded to the fact that we shouldn’t send the same Republicans and the same Democrats to Washington when they are part of the problem." - Hoosier Access</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>ANOTHER ON-LINE POLL!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic">We are continuing to do much better than expected in on-line polls and here is another one that has two days left to go.  <STRONG>Please take a quick moment to go and cast a vote for me: </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/"><FONT face="Century Gothic"><STRONG>http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/</STRONG></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>WTHR (Channel 13) HAS CHANGE OF HEART</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>After the Indiana Equality debate, numerous calls and e-mails from supporters and possibly polling information that shows us doing much better than expected WTHR has now extended an invitation for me to participate in the February 24 (Sunday) forum starting at 9:00 AM.  This is great news.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>FOOD, FUN AND FUND-RAISER!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>It takes money to get our message of smaller government, lower taxes, humble foreign policy, fiscal stability, school choice and lower cost healthcare.  With no straight party voting in this election we have an excellent opportunity to really compete but since we are not beholden to special interests and big money lobbyists, we depend on individual supporters who agree with our message.  Radio and TV advertising, bumper stickers, yard signs, flyers, mailings, polls and phone banks all cost money unfortunately.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>We're currently planning to hold a dinner/fund raiser on <STRONG>Thursday, February 28th</STRONG> near downtown Indianapolis.  We're planning a special guest, will be inviting the media and hope you'll be able to join us.  Stay tuned for details!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic">And in the event you just can't wait to help us out, please feel free to contribute on-line at </FONT><A href="http://shepard2008.com/contribute/"><FONT face="Century Gothic">http://shepard2008.com/contribute/</FONT></A><FONT face="Century Gothic">  </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Getting the message out is very important!<STRONG>  My Republican opponent who acts like he doesn't even want to be in this race is neither fiscally nor socially conservative and has already picked up one of my policy points related to getting government out of the marriage business and adopted it as his own.</STRONG> <STRONG> </STRONG> My Democrat opponent wouldn't even be in this race if not for having the right last name.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=3><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>ON-LINE VIDEOS!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>The following videos are now on YouTube (more to come as well):</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Century Gothic"><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>YouTube Commercial 2 (newer): <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mssmN8yDHTI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mssmN8yDHTI</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>YouTube Commercial 1 (different audio track):  <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUymFX-u0k">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUymFX-u0k</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2>WISH (Channel 8 - CBS) coverage of the first formal debate: <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCzqiCsdL0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuCzqiCsdL0</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2>From the first Forum (two of us showed up to that one): <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWRpBhcYV_o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWRpBhcYV_o</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2>Speaking to attendees after that first forum: <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZ2x1FEb1Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZ2x1FEb1Q</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>FEBRUARY 24th FOX59 INTERVIEW</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM on Tuesday, February 26th I'll be live on Fox 59.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>MARCH 6th DEBATE AT IUPUI</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>We received word today that the debate at IUPUI will be on Thursday, March 6th at 7:30 PM.  We will have 50 tickets to give to supporters.  The event will be held in the 350 seat University Place Auditorium.  WISH's Jim Shella and WTLC's Amos Brown will be moderating the discussion. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic"><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><STRONG>DON'T WANT CAMPAIGN UPDATES OR GOT IT TWICE?</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>We've been limiting these to only every couple or few days, but if you really prefer not get an update on how the campaign is going and what events are scheduled, absolutely just reply back and ask to be dropped from the list.  If you got this message twice, let us know also it just means your on two different lists and we need to get you off of one of them!  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>As always, thank you to everyone for their support and good wishes!  March 11th is going to be a landmark day in Indiana!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Sean Shepard, Candidate</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>U.S. House of Representatives</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Indiana's 7th District</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Vote MARCH 11 In the Special Election</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><A href="http://www.shepard2008.com/">http://www.shepard2008.com/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008><A href="mailto:sean@shepard2008.com">sean@shepard2008.com</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Lower Taxes, Sound Fiscal Policy, Lower Cost Health Care, School Choice,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic" size=2><SPAN class=298140603-23022008>Border Security, Humble Foreign Policy, Strong National Defense</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>