Wondering about all those ads paid for by “independent” groups?

Here’s a quick list, drawn from FEC files, of groups reporting independent expenditures in the 1st District Congressional Race just over the past two weeks.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE – C00000935
View    Download   FEC-504419 Form F24 – filed 10/18/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   1. Opposes Candidate: Charles Kong Djou (H0HI01157)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: MSHC Partners Inc.
        Date Expended = 10/18/2010      Amount Expended = $13151.74
        Purpose: Mail Services

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE – C00000935
View    Download   FEC-499980 Form F24 – filed 10/14/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   1. Opposes Candidate: Charles Kong Djou (H0HI01157)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: MSHC Partners Inc.
        Date Expended = 10/14/2010      Amount Expended = $15284.06
        Purpose: Mail Services

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE – C00000935
View    Download   FEC-499389 Form F24 – filed 10/14/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   1. Opposes Candidate: Charles Kong Djou (H0HI01157)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: Dixon / Davis Media Group, LLC
        Date Expended = 10/13/2010      Amount Expended = $12325.00
        Purpose: Media Production

   2. Opposes Candidate: Charles Kong Djou (H0HI01157)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: MSHC Partners Inc.
        Date Expended = 10/12/2010      Amount Expended = $16613.42
        Purpose: Mail Services

   
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND – C00053553
View    Download   FEC-502083 Form F24 – filed 10/15/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

4. Supports Candidate: Mr. Charles Djou
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: Master Print, Inc.
        Date Expended = 10/14/2010      Amount Expended = $597.97
        Purpose: Print 4 Color Cards

   12. Supports Candidate: Mr. Charles Djou
          Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
          Payee: Prolist Inc.
          Date Expended = 10/14/2010      Amount Expended = $4730.71
          Purpose: Postage

   13. Supports Candidate: Mr. Charles Djou
          Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
          Payee: Prolist Inc.
          Date Expended = 10/14/2010      Amount Expended = $311.30
          Purpose: Postcards

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE – C00075820
View    Download   FEC-503013 Form F24 – filed 10/16/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   3. Opposes Candidate: COLLEEN WAKAKO HANABUSA (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: DMM MEDIA LLC
        Date Expended = 10/16/2010      Amount Expended = $4000.00
        Purpose: MEDIA

   4. Opposes Candidate: COLLEEN WAKAKO HANABUSA (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: DMM MEDIA LLC
        Date Expended = 10/16/2010      Amount Expended = $20312.00
        Purpose: MEDIA

   5. Opposes Candidate: COLLEEN WAKAKO HANABUSA (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: NATIONAL MEDIA RESEARCH PLANNING & PLAC
        Date Expended = 10/16/2010      Amount Expended = $97166.73
        Purpose: MEDIA

AMERICAN CROSSROADS – C00487363
View    Download   FEC-502378 Form F24 – filed 10/15/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   1. Opposes Candidate: Colleen W. Hanabusa (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: Crossroads Media LLC
        Date Expended = 10/15/2010      Amount Expended = $92750.00
        Purpose: TV/Media Placement

   2. Opposes Candidate: Colleen W. Hanabusa (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: Hackney & Hackney
        Date Expended = 10/15/2010      Amount Expended = $10782.00
        Purpose: TV/Media Production

 NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA – C90004185
View    Download   FEC-502098 Form F5N – filed 10/15/2010 – OCT QUARTERLY

293. Supports Candidate: Coleen Hanabusa (H2HI02110)
          Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
          Payee: NARAL Pro-Choice America
          Date Expended = 09/17/2010      Amount Expended = $8.75
          Purpose: List rental

WORKING FAMILIES FOR HAWAII – C00490193
View    Download   FEC-499860 Form F24 – filed 10/14/2010 – 24 HOUR NOTICE

   1. Supports Candidate: Colleen Hanabusa (H2HI02110)
        Office Sought: House of Representatives, Hawaii District 01
        Payee: HENDRIX MIYASAKI SHIN ADVERTISING
        Date Expended = 10/13/2010      Amount Expended = $99970.74
        Purpose: Television Ads

Here’s a link to an html version that preserved the links back to original documents.

A reader noted the full color printing in the Longs ad on Sunday.

Didja see the new Long’s ad insert? Full color! Did CVS and OPI make a special deal or will we consumers be getting a “special” deal to help pay for it?

Yes, quite a dramatic change. We’re so used to seeing the old Longs inserts that Meda wondered if she would be able to handle the color…

And speaking of change, or lack of it, did you see the story about the artist who bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal, set it out one a plate, and has been photographing it weekly for six months? And it hasn’t changed? This stuff was apparently mummified from the get go.

You can also jump ahead directly to the photos of the Happy Meal Project. Ah, where art meets life.

Yes, the U.S. Cyber Command is part of the Department of Defense! A lot of people still think about this as science fiction, but we’re obviously well into the era of potential cyber warfare. It’s interesting to see all the things going on in this area.