RNC offers "Marlboro points" for conservative LTEs and radio call-ins

[pilsner]

Here's one reason conservative letters to the editor outnumber progressive LTEs in most newspapers:

Here's a snippet from a front-page Wall Street Journal article from Jan 20, 2005 (Bush's second Inauguration Day:

Republicans also are trying to organize activists who were mobilized for the 2004 presidential campaign into a standing political army. Its ranks potentially include 1.4 million volunteers and 7.5 million "e-activists" linked to the Bush team by campaign e-mail lists. They will be urged to call radio talk shows, write to newspapers and contact their elected representatives. In return, activists can earn points, in a system akin to a frequent-flier program, which can be used to buy gear from the Republican National Committee.

It ran under this headline:
"New Battlefield:
To Enact Second-Term Agenda, Bush Keeps on Campaigning:
Activists and Advocacy Groups Will Pitch Ideas to Voters;
First Up: Social Security
Seeking a Permanent Majority"

Also, the RNC still has the "George W. Bush Store" open at its website.

[Ganja Ninja]

1. I wonder if you could redeem points for a free bag of Cheeto's?

Better not give them any ideas.

[pilsner]

2. I'll bet the points can be redeemed for more than just gear

1,000 GOP points = 2 hours with Jeff Gannon

500 GOP points = 1 hour of household chores done by Armstrong Williams