Doug Henwood wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 28 March 2006
>
> CONTACT: Tim Bueler
> (530) 401-3285
>
>
> HILLARY IS GOING TO JAIL, AND CHARITY WILL BENEFIT
>
> Winning bidder of charity auction will be turned into a cartoon hero
> who apprehends liberal villain Hillary in an upcoming kid's book.
> Proceeds from the eBay auction will benefit a charity supporting U.S.
> soldiers. A chance to become a role model for kids across the country.
>
>
> Los Angeles, CA - All signs indicate that a liberal politician from
> Congress named Hillary might be going to jail, and charity is going to
> benefit. But it may not be the Hillary that you think.
>
> Hillary Clunkton, the fictional cartoon villain from the children's
> books "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" (Kids Ahead;
> hardcover; ISBN 0976726904) and "Help! Mom! Hollywood's in My Hamper"
> (Kids Ahead; hardcover: $15.95; ISBN 0976726912), will get her
> comeuppance later this year in an upcoming "Help! Mom!" book by author
> Katharine DeBrecht. And the hero who apprehends the tax-and-spend
> liberal in the kid's book will be the real-life winner of a charity
> auction that is currently open for bids on eBay.
>
> The high bidder of the auction will be caricatured by Reuben
> Award-winning artist Jim Hummel and written into DeBrecht's upcoming
> illustrated children's book--which will be published by Kids Ahead and
> sold in bookstores nationwide in late-2006--as the hero who finally
> gives Hillary what she deserves for being bossy and constantly trying
> to tell families what to do.
>
> All proceeds from the eBay auction will go to benefit Operation
> Gratitude, a charity that sends care packages to U.S. troops stationed
> overseas.
>
> "I can't publicly reveal what the cause of Congresswoman Hillary
> Clunkton's downfall will be," says DeBrecht, whose first book featured
> the Hillary Clinton look-alike joining with a Ted Kennedy doppelganger
> to tax and regulate a lemonade stand. "Maybe she'll be sent to
> detention for demanding that kids hand over their lunch money as
> campaign donations. Or perhaps she'll be sent up the river for trying
> to snatch gifts from Santa's sleigh for an affirmative action program
> for naughty kids. You just never know what a liberal like Hillary is
> going to do next!"
>
> DeBrecht's conservative children's books have been warmly received by
> families who support traditional values since her first title debuted
> last fall. "Liberals Under My Bed" hit #1 on the Barnes & Noble
> website while drawing praise from Rush Limbaugh and scorn from
> liberals, including Alan Colmes, Ron Reagan, Andrew Sullivan, the
> Daily Kos blog, and Hillary Clinton's press secretary. Her new book,
> "Hollywood's in My Hamper," lampoons left-wing celebrities such as
> Madonna, Barbra Streisand, and Sean Penn, while teaching children that
> Hollywood stars don't always know best.
>
> "Liberals have been targeting children in their war on traditional
> values for years," says DeBrecht, a mother of three. "Since they can't
> persuade adult voters to abandon personal responsibility and embrace
> the welfare state, they have instead chosen to flood our classrooms
> and libraries with books about gay kings, socialist fish, and even
> marijuana use. It's time to put a stop to it--and ironically Hillary
> is going to help us do just that!"
>
> The charity auction--which is titled "Star in a Kid's Book & Send
> Hillary to Jail"--will be accepting bids on eBay from now until April
> 6. The winning bidder, who will be immortalized as a
> sure-to-be-legendary children's hero, will also receive an autographed
> copy of the illustration depicting him or her apprehending Hillary.
>
> About Kids Ahead: Kids Ahead is an imprint of Los Angeles-based World
> Ahead Publishing, the West Coast's leading publisher of conservative
> books. Visit http://www.helpmombooks.com to learn more.
>
> World Ahead Publishing, Kids Ahead, and Katharine DeBrecht are not
> affiliated with Operation Gratitude or eBay.
>
> Contact Information: To interview author Katharine DeBrecht, contact
> Tim Bueler at (530) 401-3285.
>
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