Actually, you just might be able to do that -- walk up to the mic, etc.  I
stumbled accross some [spam] that was promoting "your chance to voice your
opinion on the radio"  For $35, you can say anything you want [within
certain FCC imposed legalities]  for up to 30 seconds.  (if you go to 31
seconds, it'll be $70 -- they cut you off at 2 minutes, however...)  The
"ad" will run during one of their talk shows via a 50,000 watt station [and
broadcast over the internet]

Sorry I don't remember any more specifics than that, but while you could
probably do this, I personally doubt it will reach your "intended audience",
or even if you did, it'd be buried under the avalanche of "happy birthday"
or "so-and-so rules/bites" types of ads that nobody would notice.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>
[...] It's
> unlikely that any of us
> will ever get to walk up to the microphone during one of Carly's press
> conferences and say, "Excuse me, Ms. Fiorina, but would you
> kindly explain to
> these ladies and gentlemen of the press why you insist on
> ignoring the HP3000
> and its many loyal users?"  The WSJ ad can accomplish much
> the same thing, and
> before a much greater audience.
>