Contact: Noel Zimmerman, NewsGuests.com, 800-486-0176, Noel@NewsGuests.com

MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Monday, February 19, RapidResponse Media, Inc. and Grassfire.org will begin a major national advertising campaign to urge President Bush to provide a Presidential Pardon to Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. The 30- and 60-second TV spots were produced by Demos Chrissos of RapidResponse Media in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Similar radio spots are planned for release later this week.

They feature ordinary citizens expressing outrage over an admitted Mexican drug smuggler who was shot resisting arrest and then given immunity to return to the US and testify against the two Border Patrol agents who tried to arrest him. They express concern that the Border Patrol agents are in serious danger of attack in prison, and they ask that the agents be given a Presidential Pardon and released.

The spots were filmed near Washington's Union Station as commuters were entering or leaving the Metro. One of the persons interviewed says, "I think they're marked men ... Because there's enough drug dealers in prison that they'll go after them." Another interviewee says: "They shouldn't even be in jail. It shouldn't have gotten this far." The spot closes with an appeal to sign a Grassfire.org petition to President Bush at www.PardonTheAgents.com and add their names to the over 325,000 petition signers to date.

Broadcast-quality versions of the spots may be viewed here.  Note: This link is for broadcast media only. The public may view the spots at www.PardonTheAgents.com. 

Demos Chrissos, the author/producer of these self-financed spots and Steve Elliott, President of Grassfire.org, are available for immediate interviews by calling Noel Zimmerman of NewsGuests.com at 800-486-0176 (toll free), extension 3. TV interviews can be arranged at any studio in the greater Washington, DC area.

Radio interviews can be arranged by landline telephone, and a radio version of the TV spot, currently in production, should be ready for review Tuesday.