Posted on 09/30/2004 12:01:08 PM PDT by Cucullain
Terry McAuliffe has issued instructions for his troops to spend the first 10 minutes following the debate tonight voting in online polls, emailing media outlets and calling talk radio stations to “spin” the outcome. Power Line provided the following text of McAuliffe’s letter:
Tonight, don’t let George Bush’s henchmen steal another victory. We need your online help immediately after the debate, so save this email, print it out, and have it ready with you as you watch the first Presidential debate tonight.
We all know what happened in 2000. Al Gore won the first debate on the issues, but Republicans stole the post-debate spin. We are not going to let that happen again, and you will play a big role.
Immediately after the debate, we need you to do three things: vote in online polls, write a letter to the editor, and call in to talk radio programs. Your 10 minutes of activism following the debate can make the difference.
Vote
National and local news organizations will be conducting online polls during and after the debate asking for readers’ opinions. Look for online polls at these national news websites, and make sure to vote in every one of them:
ABC News: http://www.abcnews.com/ CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/ CNN: http://www.cnn.com/ Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/ MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/ USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/
And be sure to check the websites of your local newspapers and TV stations for online polls. It is crucial that you do this in the minutes immediately following the debate.
Write
Immediately after the debate, go online and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for fixing the mess in Iraq, put it in your letter. If you feel George Bush dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn’t level with voters, put it in your letter.
With just a few clicks, you can write your letter at our online media center:
http://www.democrats.org/media/
Call
Do you listen to national or local call-in shows on the radio? How about on TV? Call them and let them know what you thought of John Kerry’s plan to keep America secure and George Bush’s continuing refusal to admit the truth about his record.
Here are some national shows to get you started. (All times are Eastern.)
Air America (all day): 646-274-2346 Alan Colmes (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.): 212-301-5900 Ed Shultz (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.): 701-232-1525 Bev Smith (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.): 412-325-4197 Doug Stephen (5 a.m. 10 a.m.): 1-800-510-8255 Find shows in your area on our media website:
http://www.democrats.org/media/find.html
Your actions immediately after the debate tonight can help John Kerry win on November 2. Make your voice heard!
Don’t forget to visit our 2004 Debate Center before, during, and after the debate for important information, including questions Bush must answer, a Bush/Kerry contrast on keeping America safe, and Bush Debate Bingo, a game you can play with friends during the debate.
http://www.democrats.org/debates/
And after the debate, check your email for a very special message.
Thank you,
Terry McAuliffe Chairman
PS: Make sure to forward this email to at least 10 other people who will be watching the debate. Also, give printed out copies to your friends, family members, coworkers and neighbors and get them involved.
These people are absultely pathetic!
They are pathetic, but they could also be effective. We can't leave the spinning of this thing just up to the guys in Arlington. We've gotta counter all this shit.
No matter what happens, the dims will say Lurch won. We've goota be ready with the truth.
Yo, Terry, we were just wondering if the SEC has been in contact with you about that eighteen million dollar return you made off of a 100K investment with Global Crossing???
BTW, the only poll I'll be voting in will come November second...
look forward to seeing the Traitor go down in flames!!!
Kerry lied while good men died!
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Semper Fi,
Kelly
Conservatives don't spin. No need to.
how do they see the future ?
'Immediately after the debate, go online and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for fixing the mess in Iraq, put it in your letter. If you feel George Bush dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn’t level with voters, put it in your letter.'
This is disgusting. They've actually got letters to the editor ready before the debate even starts!!
The Democrates "write-a-letter-to-the-media" link above also includes a sample letter to be sent. It reads:
In the first presidential debate, I was hoping to hear two things.
First, I wanted to hear John Kerry lay out his plans for Iraq and for winning the war on terror. I wasn't disappointed. Kerry staked out a strong plan to bring peace to Iraq and to refocus our efforts to fight terrorists around the world.
Second, I wanted to hear President Bush tell the truth about Iraq, but he refused. While his own intelligence services, military advisers, Republican colleagues, and even his Secretary of State have said that Iraq is in chaos, Bush still presents a version of Iraq seen through rose-colored glasses.
This debate made it clear: John Kerry is a leader we can trust to tell us the truth when it comes to our nation's security. George Bush has had his chance; I'm ready for a new direction.....
So when you see this letter in your local paper, you'll know it not only came from a Democrat, but one with a complete lack of imagination.
Any exposure of Kerry means less votes for Kerry, The Unlikeable One!
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