Here are the new blaster letters - Any input?

[tommcintyre]

This first one is to be sent to the National media. The second (posted immediately below) is to "Tell a friend" to come and use the blaster too. (And of course educate them, raise their awareness, etc.)


Subject: Please Cover all the Breaking “Election Questions” Stories!

On Monday, at least three very important stories are going to break regarding potential 2004 Presidential election irregularities/fraud. How you handle these stories will be critical, both for the American people, and very possibly your organization. These stories are too big. It will be impossible to “keep a lid on them”. The news organizations that take the initiative, and report on them, will be far ahead of any that don’t.

Here are the stories:
1 - Representative John Conyers will be conducting a second forum on the Ohio election questions. This time it will be held on Monday, December 13th, in Columbus, Ohio.
Excerpt from the press advisory:
“Rep. John Conyers, Jr, and other Representatives along with Rev.
Jesse Jackson will be holding a congressional forum in Columbus concerning
new evidence of election irregularities and fraud in Ohio and to discuss
legislative and other responses to the problems.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=138875
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=138255&mesg_id=138255
(more links below)
2 - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democrat John Kerry is asking county elections officials to allow his witnesses to visually inspect the 92,000 ballots cast in Ohio in which no vote for president was recorded, a Kerry lawyer said Sunday night.
The request is one of 11 items that Kerry is asking for as part of the recount that Ohio's 88 county boards of election will begin this week, according to a letter sent to the boards over the weekend.
<snip>
http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=2682767

Also, in an interview with Laura Flanders on Air America on Sunday, it was stated: “this investigation will involve enough votes "to possibly change the outcome." Although this is not the current position of the Kerry camp. (The interview should be available online on Monday.
http://www.airamericaradio.com/shows/lauraflanders/

3 – Alliance Co-Chair Cliff Arnebeck to File "Contest of Election" Lawsuit in Ohio Supreme Court will be filed at 9 am, Monday December 13th. Conyers is sending a letter requesting injunctive relief of the Ohio electors - ie that they either step aside or vote provisionally pending the outcome of the case. The case will be filed amid much media attention and should be a front page story in major newspapers across the country on Monday. It is now representing 40 Ohio citizens. http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=137659

Will you be among the media that gives these stories the coverage they deserve?

More links:
Link to watch the Conyers Forum online (click on House Forum on Ohio Election Voting Procedures (12/08/04):
http://www.c-span.org/ Or paste the direct link below into the Address window of your Internet browser:
rtsp://cspanrm.fplive.net/cspan/project/c04/c04120804_conyers.rm

Judiciary Democratic Forum - Preserving Democracy - What Went Wrong in Ohio - December 8, 2004
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/voteforum.html

From Selma to Ohio: A Report from the Conyers Hearing
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120904W.shtml

Rep. Conyers et al.: 34 Election-Related Questions for Kenneth Blackwell (Ohio Secretary of State) Submitted 12-2, still no response.
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohblackwellltr12204.pdf

Link to over 100 under-reported election irregularities/potential fraud stories (11-2 to present):
http://www.independentmediasource.com/election_art_1128_1204.htm

[tommcintyre]

1. The "Tell a friend" letter

I’m emailing you to ask that you join me in urging our national media to cover the 2004 Presidential Election problems. These problems are so serious that they have put the results into question. At the request of 12 Congressmen, the GAO (the Congressional investigative department) has agreed to an unprecedented investigation of the 57,000 reported irregularities. THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN OR INDEPENDENT ISSUE. It is an issue that must concern all voters. It calls into question the results of the 2004 election, and potentially jeopardizes our future elections. Please go to the url below and send the following letter to our national mainstream media.
http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity.htm

P.S. If you would like to know more about all this, please watch the 12-8-04 Conyers Forum online (link below).

You can also read short summaries (or the full articles) of the Under-reported stories, and see for yourself how the National Media has been neglecting this important story (link below).

Sincerely,


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Please Cover all the Breaking “Election Questions” Stories!

On Monday, at least three very important stories are going to break regarding potential 2004 Presidential election irregularities/fraud. How you handle these stories will be critical, both for the American people, and very possibly your organization. These stories are too big. It will be impossible to “keep a lid on them”. The news organizations that take the initiative, and report on them, will be far ahead of any that don’t.

Here are the stories:
1 - Representative John Conyers will be conducting a second forum on the Ohio election questions. This time it will be held on Monday, December 13th, in Columbus, Ohio.
Excerpt from the press advisory:
“Rep. John Conyers, Jr, and other Representatives along with Rev.
Jesse Jackson will be holding a congressional forum in Columbus concerning
new evidence of election irregularities and fraud in Ohio and to discuss
legislative and other responses to the problems.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=138875
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=138255&mesg_id=138255
(more links below)
2 - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democrat John Kerry is asking county elections officials to allow his witnesses to visually inspect the 92,000 ballots cast in Ohio in which no vote for president was recorded, a Kerry lawyer said Sunday night.
The request is one of 11 items that Kerry is asking for as part of the recount that Ohio's 88 county boards of election will begin this week, according to a letter sent to the boards over the weekend.
<snip>
http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=2682767

Also, in an interview with Laura Flanders on Air America on Sunday, it was stated: “this investigation will involve enough votes "to possibly change the outcome." Although this is not the current position of the Kerry camp. (The interview should be available online on Monday.
http://www.airamericaradio.com/shows/lauraflanders/

3 – Alliance Co-Chair Cliff Arnebeck to File "Contest of Election" Lawsuit in Ohio Supreme Court will be filed at 9 am, Monday December 13th. Conyers is sending a letter requesting injunctive relief of the Ohio electors - ie that they either step aside or vote provisionally pending the outcome of the case. The case will be filed amid much media attention and should be a front page story in major newspapers across the country on Monday. It is now representing 40 Ohio citizens. http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=137659

Will you be among the media that gives these stories the coverage they deserve?

More links:
Link to watch the Conyers Forum online (click on House Forum on Ohio Election Voting Procedures (12/08/04):
http://www.c-span.org/ Or paste the direct link below into the Address window of your Internet browser:
rtsp://cspanrm.fplive.net/cspan/project/c04/c04120804_conyers.rm

Judiciary Democratic Forum - Preserving Democracy - What Went Wrong in Ohio - December 8, 2004
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/voteforum.html

From Selma to Ohio: A Report from the Conyers Hearing
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120904W.shtml

Rep. Conyers et al.: 34 Election-Related Questions for Kenneth Blackwell (Ohio Secretary of State) Submitted 12-2, still no response.
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohblackwellltr12204.pdf

Link to over 100 under-reported election irregularities/potential fraud stories (11-2 to present):
http://www.independentmediasource.com/election_art_1128_1204.htm

[senegal1]

2. Very good -- strong, catchy and not too long.

Might even get read. Only suggestion is that you call the GAO investigation "unprecedented". Otherwise great writing.

[tommcintyre]

3. Thanks for the input.

I added unprecedented. Good suggestion. I also changed the order to the forum first. Even though the Kerry story will cause more needed heat; I think, in the long run, the forums will provide the esential substence.

[senegal1]

4. Good point plus the Kerry letter is less time sensitive.